Q 01/05

Cheers ran on NBC for how many seasons?

A) Eleven

B) Nine

C) Seven

D) Thirteen

Answer · why

A) Eleven

From September 30, 1982 to May 20, 1993, spending most of its run in the Thursday 'Must See TV' line-up.

Q 02/05

Cheers was created by James Burrows and which pair of brothers?

A) Tom and Dick Smothers

B) Glen and Les Charles

C) Jerry and David Zucker

D) Marshall and Garry Herskovitz

Answer · why

B) Glen and Les Charles

Burrows directed most episodes and insisted on shooting on film rather than videotape.

Q 03/05

How did the Cheers premiere rank in the ratings, nearly getting the show cancelled?

A) 40th out of 77 shows

B) 12th out of 77 shows

C) 74th out of 77 shows

D) Dead last, 77th of 77

Answer · why

C) 74th out of 77 shows

NBC president Brandon Tartikoff and early Emmy wins kept it alive; it later spent one season at number one.

Q 04/05

Which season of Cheers, beginning in autumn 1990, was its only year as America's number one show?

A) Ninth

B) Third

C) Sixth

D) Eleventh

Answer · why

A) Ninth

It made the top ten in eight of its eleven seasons.

Q 05/05

Before owning the bar, Sam Malone was a relief pitcher for which team?

A) The Red Sox

B) The Braves

C) The Yankees

D) The Orioles

Answer · why

A) The Red Sox

He wore number 16 and was on the 1975 pennant-winning side; his nickname was 'Mayday'.