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SimpsonsFan · 04-24-2005, 05:31 PM

Can anyone tell me why Fraiser ended after 11 seasons and how well it did in the ratings it's last season?

barwars · 04-24-2005, 07:13 PM

I believe it was the #4 sitcom (behind Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and Two & A Half Men), but I'm not sure what the overall rank was.

The ratings certainly weren't dreadful, they were much better than Scrubs is doing in the timeslot.

Anyways, the series ended because NBC was just tired of paying for it. From what I've read/heard, almost everyone on the show had hoped to go on for at least one more season. The show was by no means a dud at the end, with both Grammer and Pearce winning their 4th Emmy each. With the rut NBC is in this season, I bet they would have loved it if they could have had Frasier help ground their Tuesday lineup.

SimpsonsFan · 04-25-2005, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by barwars

I believe it was the #4 sitcom (behind Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and Two & A Half Men), but I'm not sure what the overall rank was.

The ratings certainly weren't dreadful, they were much better than Scrubs is doing in the timeslot.

Anyways, the series ended because NBC was just tired of paying for it. From what I've read/heard, almost everyone on the show had hoped to go on for at least one more season. The show was by no means a dud at the end, with both Grammer and Pearce winning their 4th Emmy each. With the rut NBC is in this season, I bet they would have loved it if they could have had Frasier help ground their Tuesday lineup.

It would have been nice if Fraiser had at least 1 more season, most sitcoms don't make it to 12 seasons and it would have been nice if Fraiser did. I think I heard that the cast of Fraiser was making alot of money by the end of the series, if they had been getting paid less, do you think NBC would have given it one more year?

Brian Damage · 04-25-2005, 10:51 AM

I think NBC would've given it one more year if Kelsey really wanted it. I think they ended it at the right time.

TripperFan · 04-25-2005, 11:12 AM

I agree. And I thought Kelsey wanted it to end then. He was ready to move on and do other things. It marked his 20th year playing the character so that probably also had something to do with it.

barwars · 04-25-2005, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I think NBC would've given it one more year if Kelsey really wanted it. I think they ended it at the right time.

Kelsey actually really wanted to go on for another season. $48Million a season isn't a bad deal. NBC just wasn't willing to pay for it.

drew8804 · 04-29-2005, 12:48 AM

I thought I heard Kelsey say in an interview that 11 seasons was the plan all along. Once they became on ongoing hit with great ratings that they decided it would end 11 seasons, to match it with the number of seasons Cheers ran. I remember even when it was in its 9th season only expecting it to run 11, so they knew pretty early how long the show would go.

TV DVD Fan · 04-29-2005, 10:33 AM

makes sense

pat

SimpsonsFan · 04-29-2005, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

I agree. And I thought Kelsey wanted it to end then. He was ready to move on and do other things. It marked his 20th year playing the character so that probably also had something to do with it.

Does Kelsey Grammar have the record for playing the same character for the longest period of time(Frasier-20years), or is there another actor in television history that played a character that long or even longer.

barwars · 04-29-2005, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SimpsonsFan

Does Kelsey Grammar have the record for playing the same character for the longest period of time(Frasier-20years), or is there another actor in television history that played a character that long or even longer.

He has to record for a sitcom character, and its tied with somebody from Gunsmoke for the record for a primetime character.

Daytime (Soap) characters have run much longer though.

Anyways, I've heard that Kelsey Grammer wanted to do a twelve season, simply to be able to say "I win".... in regards to how long Cheers ran.

SimpsonsFan · 05-01-2005, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by barwars

He has to record for a sitcom character, and its tied with somebody from Gunsmoke for the record for a primetime character.

Daytime (Soap) characters have run much longer though.

Anyways, I've heard that Kelsey Grammer wanted to do a twelve season, simply to be able to say "I win".... in regards to how long Cheers ran.

I thought the same thing too when I found out how many seasons both show had. Although he did win more emmy's for Fraiser.

mt · 05-07-2005, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by drew8804

I thought I heard Kelsey say in an interview that 11 seasons was the plan all along. Once they became on ongoing hit with great ratings that they decided it would end 11 seasons, to match it with the number of seasons Cheers ran. I remember even when it was in its 9th season only expecting it to run 11, so they knew pretty early how long the show would go.

I thought I heard this too about Kelsey wanting to go out in the 11th season, and I thought I heard him say once in a different interview that he wanted to go out while the series was still good rather than in a decline phase. Maybe he felt it would've started declining before too much longer. The characters had gradually been going in separate directions for a while.

treky · 05-07-2005, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by barwars

He has to record for a sitcom character, and its tied with somebody from Gunsmoke for the record for a primetime character.

Daytime (Soap) characters have run much longer though.

Anyways, I've heard that Kelsey Grammer wanted to do a twelve season, simply to be able to say "I win".... in regards to how long Cheers ran.

I think I heard him say that he ties with Jack Benny for playing the same sitcom character the longest on TV. In prime time, James Arness is the only other actor who played a TV character longer.

I saw Kellsey on "Ellen" once during the shows last season, and he was saying that he was scheduled for an interview on "The Today show" about it, and they thought it would be interesting to have James Arness appear with him. But, when they called him up and asked him, he said he couldn't make it. But before he hung up, he said "Oh, by the way-one more thing. Tell Kellsey Grammer **** you!!" (he was only kidding)

Scoobiedoo30 · 04-02-2006, 12:45 PM

I would Love to sere Frasier Stay on for one more Year as well.

BensonFan · 04-18-2006, 07:54 PM

Being the huge "Frasier" fan that I am, I would have loved to see the show continue but let's face it, no show can last forever no matter how good it is. It's tough for the writers to keep the storyline at a high interest and eventually people start watching other new shows.

I'm actually glad that "Frasier" had a good ending, or something that I think made some sense, unlike the ending to "Seinfeld" which I was very disappointed in (just my opinion!)

04-24-2005, 05:31 PM	#1
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04-18-2006, 07:54 PM	#15
BensonFan Board Psychologist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 16, 2004 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 2,733	Being the huge "Frasier" fan that I am, I would have loved to see the show continue but let's face it, no show can last forever no matter how good it is. It's tough for the writers to keep the storyline at a high interest and eventually people start watching other new shows. I'm actually glad that "Frasier" had a good ending, or something that I think made some sense, unlike the ending to "Seinfeld" which I was very disappointed in (just my opinion!)
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04-24-2005, 07:13 PM	#2
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	I believe it was the #4 sitcom (behind Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and Two & A Half Men), but I'm not sure what the overall rank was. The ratings certainly weren't dreadful, they were much better than Scrubs is doing in the timeslot. Anyways, the series ended because NBC was just tired of paying for it. From what I've read/heard, almost everyone on the show had hoped to go on for at least one more season. The show was by no means a dud at the end, with both Grammer and Pearce winning their 4th Emmy each. With the rut NBC is in this season, I bet they would have loved it if they could have had Frasier help ground their Tuesday lineup.

04-25-2005, 10:51 AM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I think NBC would've given it one more year if Kelsey really wanted it. I think they ended it at the right time.

04-29-2005, 12:48 AM	#7
drew8804 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 24, 2005 Location: Wausau, WI Posts: 52	I thought I heard Kelsey say in an interview that 11 seasons was the plan all along. Once they became on ongoing hit with great ratings that they decided it would end 11 seasons, to match it with the number of seasons Cheers ran. I remember even when it was in its 9th season only expecting it to run 11, so they knew pretty early how long the show would go.