Cheers (season 5)
| Cheers (season 5) | |
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Region 1 DVD
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| Starring |
Ted Danson Shelley Long Rhea Perlman John Ratzenberger Woody Harrelson Kelsey Grammer George Wendt |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 25, 1986 – May 7, 1987 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Cheers, an American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 25, 1986 and May 7, 1987. This season marks the departure of Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, bringing an end to the Sam and Diane relationship (although Long would return for the series finale). The show was created by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles (as Charles Burrows Charles Productions), in association with Paramount Television.
After two seasons of struggle with low ratings and schedule shiftsNBC's Best Night of Television on Television 1984–85 Thursday lineup, consisting of (from 8 pm Eastern) The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court and Hill Street Blues, was a ratings success. After two years with the same lineup, the crime series Hill Street Blues moved to Tuesdays in November 1986 to compete with Moonlighting, while the court series L.A. Law moved from Fridays to Hill Street Blues' former slot. In April 1987 Nothing in Common replaced Night Court, which had moved to Wednesdays.
Before the season began, a telephone survey asked callers whom they thought Sam was calling in the last episode of the previous season: politician Janet Eldridge or his on-and-off girlfriend, Diane Chambers. Nearly 140 picked Diane, while almost 60 chose Janet. Callers who voted for either woman expected the love triangle to continue during this season, or felt that Sam and Diane should live happily ever after.
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