Frasier
Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 10/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.This show: 9/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 9/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 9/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Kelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PiercePeri GilpinJohn MahoneyPaul Cusimano
Written by
David AngellPeter CaseyDavid Lee
Starring
Kelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PiercePeri GilpinJohn MahoneyPaul Cusimano
Written by
David AngellPeter CaseyDavid Lee
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Frasier Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | |
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.1 | |
| S3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | |
| S4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | ||
| S5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |
| S6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
| S7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.1 | |
| S8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |
| S9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |
| S10 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | |
| S11 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 |
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About
"Sibling rivalry and snobbery played as high art"
After his marriage collapses, snooty Seattle psychiatrist Frasier Crane moves home to host a call-in radio show, sharing an apartment with his gruff ex-cop father, quirky live-in physical therapist, and his equally pretentious brother Niles. It's a talky, character-driven farce built on wordplay, mistaken identities, and class friction between the Crane brothers' opera-and-wine snobbery and their father's beer-and-game-show world. The pace is brisk and theatrical, almost like a stage comedy, carried entirely by sharp writing and a cast with flawless comic chemistry. It rewards patience with dialogue over slapstick.
Watch it for
the note-perfect ensemble chemistry between Frasier, Niles, Martin, and Daphne.
Maybe skip if
you prefer visual or physical comedy over dense, fast dialogue and wordplay.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11993
8.136K249h 51m
The first season of Frasier originally aired from September 16, 1993 to May 19, 1994 on NBC.
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Season 21994
8.131K2410h 20m
In season 2, Frasier Crane, returns for another hilarious round of comedy that has him ice fishing with Marty and Niles and taking a girlfriend on an ill-fated trip to Bora Bora.
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Season 31995
8.028K2410h 30m
The third season of Frasier originally aired from September 19, 1995 to May 21, 1996 on NBC.
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Season 41996
8.228K2310h 6m
The fourth season of Frasier originally aired from September 17, 1996 to May 20, 1997 on NBC.
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Season 51997
8.229K249h 39m
The fifth season of Frasier originally aired from September 23, 1997 to May 19, 1998 on NBC.
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Season 61998
8.027K2410h 5m
The sixth season of Frasier originally aired from September 24, 1998 to May 29, 1999 on NBC.
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Season 71999
8.126K249h 59m
The seventh season of Frasier originally aired from September 23, 1999 to May 18, 2000 on NBC.
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Season 82000
7.724K249h 55m
The eighth season of Frasier originally aired from October 24, 2000 to May 22, 2001 on NBC.
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Season 92001
7.623K2410h
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Season 102002
7.723K249h 38m
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Season 112003
8.025K249h 35m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kelsey Grammer Dr. Frasier Crane
Jane Leeves Daphne Moon, Coffeeshop Customer
David Hyde Pierce Dr. Niles Crane
Peri Gilpin Roz Doyle
John Mahoney Martin Crane
Paul Cusimano Waiter, Barista, Manager of Cafe Nervosa
Moose Eddie
Dan Butler Bulldog Briscoe
Tom McGowan Kenny Daly
Edward Hibbert Gil Chesterton
Crew
David Angell
Peter Casey
David Lee
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