On This Day: September 30, 1982 — Cheers Premieres on NBC
Cheers premiered on NBC on September 30, 1982, and finished dead last in the Nielsen ratings that first season. A surprise Emmy win for the pilot’s writing convinced NBC to renew it anyway, and by its third season it was a top-20 hit. The Cheers premiere eventually grew into an eleven-season run, 28 Emmy Awards,…