Ratings
This episode aired on NBC on May 20, 1993, at 9:22 p.m. instead of 9:30 p.m., a regular time for Cheers, as the episode was scheduled to run 98 minutes. The overall Nielsen rating was 45.5 (approximately 42.4 million households), "share of the viewing audience was 64 percent," and amount of viewership was 93 million.
The finale from 29 major markets resulted an overnight Nielsen rating of 46.7, or 22 million households, and a share of 62 percent. In the Los Angeles area, the finale scored a 44.5 rating from Los Angeles (KNBC). In the Minneapolis–St. Paul market (KARE), it scored a 54.8 rating and 72 share. In New York City (WNBC), it scored a 45.6 rating. In the Hartford–New Haven (WVIT) area, it scored a 48 rating and 63 share. In Boston (WBZ-TV), where the series was fictionally set, it scored a 54.1 rating.
The finale reran on Sunday, May 23, 1993, from 7:22 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET and received a Nielsen rating of 10.0; Cheers: Last Call! reran at 7 p.m. and received a rating of 7.4. The finale reran again on Thursday, August 19, 1993, in a 90-minute format from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and received a rating of 9.4.
The retrospective, Cheers: Last Call!, hosted by Bob Costas, tributed 11 years of Cheers and aired on 9:00 p.m. before the 9:22 p.m. finale. It received an overall rating of 39.6 (approximately 36.9 million households); the Los Angeles rating was 40.0.
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