


After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

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24 episodes • 1993Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Good Son | Sep 16, 1993 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Space Quest | Sep 23, 1993 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Dinner at Eight | Sep 30, 1993 | 8.1 |
| 4 | I Hate Frasier Crane | Oct 7, 1993 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Here's Looking at You | Oct 14, 1993 | 7.8 |
| 6 | The Crucible | Oct 21, 1993 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Call Me Irresponsible | Oct 28, 1993 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Beloved Infidel | Nov 4, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Selling Out | Nov 11, 1993 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Oops | Nov 18, 1993 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Death Becomes Him | Dec 2, 1993 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Miracle on Third or Fourth Street | Dec 16, 1993 | 8.4 |
| 13 | Guess Who's Coming To Breakfast? | Jan 6, 1994 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Can't Buy Me Love | Jan 20, 1994 | 7.6 |
| 15 | You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover | Jan 27, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 16 | The Show Where Lilith Comes Back | Feb 3, 1994 | 8.3 |
| 17 | A Midwinter Night's Dream | Feb 10, 1994 | 8.6 |
| 18 | And the Whimper is... | Feb 17, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Give Him the Chair! | Mar 17, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Fortysomething | Mar 31, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Travels with Martin | Apr 14, 1994 | 8.7 |
| 22 | Author, Author | May 5, 1994 | 8.1 |
| 23 | Frasier Crane's Day Off | May 12, 1994 | 8.5 |
| 24 | My Coffee with Niles | May 19, 1994 | 8.7 |

24 episodes • 1994Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slow Tango in South Seattle | Sep 20, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 2 | The Unkindest Cut of All | Sep 27, 1994 | 7.6 |
| 3 | The Matchmaker | Oct 4, 1994 | 9.2 |
| 4 | Flour Child | Oct 11, 1994 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Duke's We Hardly Knew Ye' | Oct 18, 1994 | 7.6 |
| 6 | The Botched Language of Cranes | Nov 1, 1994 | 7.9 |
| 7 | The Candidate | Nov 8, 1994 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Adventures in Paradise (1) | Nov 15, 1994 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Adventures in Paradise (2) | Nov 22, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Burying a Grudge | Nov 29, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Seat of Power | Dec 13, 1994 | 8.2 |
| 12 | Roz in the Doghouse | Jan 3, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Retirement Is Murder | Jan 10, 1995 | 8.1 |
| 14 | Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice... | Feb 7, 1995 | 7.6 |
| 15 | You Scratch My Book... | Feb 14, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 16 | The Show Where Sam Shows Up | Feb 21, 1995 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Daphne's Room | Feb 28, 1995 | 8.8 |
| 18 | The Club | Mar 21, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Someone to Watch over Me | Mar 28, 1995 | 7.9 |
| 20 | Breaking the Ice | Apr 18, 1995 | 8.2 |
| 21 | An Affair to Forget | May 2, 1995 | 8.8 |
| 22 | Agents in America, Part III | May 9, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 23 | The Innkeepers | May 16, 1995 | 8.9 |
| 24 | Dark Victory | May 23, 1995 | 8.1 |

24 episodes • 1995Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She's the Boss | Sep 19, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Shrink Rap | Sep 26, 1995 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Martin Does It His Way | Oct 10, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Leapin' Lizards | Oct 31, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Kisses Sweeter Than Wine | Nov 7, 1995 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Sleeping with the Enemy (1) | Nov 14, 1995 | 8.1 |
| 7 | The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl (2) | Nov 21, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 8 | The Last Time I Saw Maris | Nov 28, 1995 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Frasier Grinch | Dec 19, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 10 | It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave | Jan 9, 1996 | 7.4 |
| 11 | The Friend | Jan 16, 1996 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Come Lie with Me | Jan 30, 1996 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Moon Dance | Feb 6, 1996 | 9.1 |
| 14 | The Show Where Diane Comes Back | Feb 13, 1996 | 7.8 |
| 15 | A Word to the Wiseguy | Feb 20, 1996 | 7.9 |
| 16 | Look Before You Leap | Feb 27, 1996 | 8.2 |
| 17 | High Crane Drifter | Mar 12, 1996 | 8.4 |
| 18 | Chess Pains | Mar 26, 1996 | 8.2 |
| 19 | Crane vs. Crane | Apr 9, 1996 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Police Story | Apr 23, 1996 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Where There's Smoke There's Fired | Apr 30, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Frasier Loves Roz | May 7, 1996 | 7.7 |
| 23 | The Focus Group | May 14, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 24 | You Can Go Home Again | May 21, 1996 | 8.2 |

24 episodes • 1996Avg: 8.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Two Mrs. Cranes | Sep 17, 1996 | 9.1 |
| 2 | Love Bites Dog | Sep 24, 1996 | 7.8 |
| 3 | The Impossible Dream | Oct 15, 1996 | 7.9 |
| 4 | A Crane's Critique | Oct 22, 1996 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Head Game | Nov 12, 1996 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Mixed Doubles | Nov 19, 1996 | 8.8 |
| 7 | A Lilith Thanksgiving | Nov 26, 1996 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven | Dec 10, 1996 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine | Jan 7, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Liar! Liar! | Jan 14, 1997 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Three Days of the Condo | Jan 21, 1997 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Death and the Dog | Feb 11, 1997 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Four for the Seesaw | Feb 18, 1997 | 8.1 |
| 14 | To Kill a Talking Bird | Feb 25, 1997 | 8.6 |
| 15 | Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead | Mar 11, 1997 | 7.9 |
| 16 | The Unnatural | Apr 1, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Roz's Turn | Apr 15, 1997 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Ham Radio | Apr 22, 1997 | 9.4 |
| 19 | Three Dates and a Breakup (1) | Apr 29, 1997 | 8.1 |
| 20 | Three Dates and a Breakup (2) | Apr 29, 1997 | 8.5 |
| 21 | Daphne Hates Sherry | May 6, 1997 | 8.4 |
| 22 | Are You Being Served? | May 13, 1997 | 7.4 |
| 23 | Ask Me No Questions | May 20, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 24 | Odd Man Out | May 27, 1997 | 8.4 |

24 episodes • 1997Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frasier's Imaginary Friend | Sep 23, 1997 | 8.5 |
| 2 | The Gift Horse | Sep 30, 1997 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Halloween | Oct 28, 1997 | 9.1 |
| 4 | The Kid | Nov 4, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 5 | The 1000th Show | Nov 11, 1997 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Voyage of the Damned | Nov 18, 1997 | 8.1 |
| 7 | My Fair Frasier | Nov 25, 1997 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Desperately Seeking Closure | Dec 9, 1997 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Perspectives on Christmas | Dec 16, 1997 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name | Jan 6, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Ain't Nobody's Business if 'I Do' | Jan 13, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 12 | The Zoo Story | Jan 20, 1998 | 7.7 |
| 13 | The Maris Counselor | Feb 3, 1998 | 8.1 |
| 14 | The Ski Lodge | Feb 24, 1998 | 9.5 |
| 15 | Room Service | Mar 3, 1998 | 8.9 |
| 16 | Beware of Greeks | Mar 17, 1998 | 7.4 |
| 17 | The Perfect Guy | Mar 24, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Bad Dog | Apr 7, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 19 | Frasier Gotta Have It | Apr 21, 1998 | 7.4 |
| 20 | First Date | Apr 28, 1998 | 8.6 |
| 21 | Roz and the Schnoz | May 5, 1998 | 8.4 |
| 22 | The Life of the Party | May 12, 1998 | 8.2 |
| 23 | Party, Party | May 19, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 24 | Sweet Dreams | May 19, 1998 | 7.6 |

24 episodes • 1998Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Grief | Sep 24, 1998 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Frasier's Curse | Oct 1, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Dial M for Martin | Oct 8, 1998 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Hot Ticket | Oct 15, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 5 | First, Do No Harm | Oct 29, 1998 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Secret Admirer | Nov 5, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 7 | How to Bury a Millionaire | Nov 12, 1998 | 8.1 |
| 8 | The Seal Who Came to Dinner | Nov 19, 1998 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Roz, a Loan | Dec 10, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz | Dec 17, 1998 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Good Samaritan | Jan 7, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Our Parents, Ourselves | Jan 21, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 13 | The Show where Woody Shows Up | Feb 4, 1999 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Three Valentines | Feb 11, 1999 | 8.9 |
| 15 | To Tell the Truth | Feb 18, 1999 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Decoys | Feb 25, 1999 | 8.4 |
| 17 | Dinner Party | Mar 11, 1999 | 8.2 |
| 18 | Taps at the Montana | Mar 25, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 19 | IQ | Apr 8, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Dr. Nora | Apr 29, 1999 | 8.1 |
| 21 | When a Man Loves Two Women | May 6, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 22 | Visions of Daphne | May 13, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 23 | Shutout in Seattle (1) | May 20, 1999 | 8.1 |
| 24 | Shutout in Seattle (2) | May 20, 1999 | 8.3 |

24 episodes • 1999Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Momma Mia | Sep 23, 1999 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Father of the Bride | Sep 30, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Radio Wars | Oct 7, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Everyone's a Critic | Oct 14, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 5 | The Dog That Rocks the Cradle | Oct 21, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Rivals | Nov 4, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 7 | A Tsar is Born | Nov 11, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 8 | The Late Dr. Crane | Nov 18, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 9 | The Apparent Trap | Nov 25, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Back Talk (1) | Dec 9, 1999 | 8.8 |
| 11 | The Fight Before Christmas (2) | Dec 16, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 12 | RDWRER | Jan 6, 2000 | 8.3 |
| 13 | They're Playing Our Song | Jan 13, 2000 | 8.1 |
| 14 | Big Crane on Campus | Feb 3, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Out With Dad | Feb 10, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Something About Dr. Mary | Feb 17, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Whine Club | Feb 24, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 18 | Hot Pursuit | Mar 23, 2000 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Morning Becomes Entertainment | Apr 6, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 20 | To Thine Old Self Be True | Apr 27, 2000 | 8.3 |
| 21 | Three Faces of Frasier | May 4, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Dark Side of the Moon | May 11, 2000 | 8.4 |
| 23 | Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (1) | May 18, 2000 | 8.7 |
| 24 | Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (2) | May 18, 2000 | 9.1 |

24 episodes • 2000Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1) | Oct 24, 2000 | 8.1 |
| 2 | And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2) | Oct 24, 2000 | 8.3 |
| 3 | The Bad Son | Oct 31, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 4 | The Great Crane Robbery | Nov 14, 2000 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Taking Liberties | Nov 21, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Legal Tender Love and Care | Nov 28, 2000 | 7.3 |
| 7 | The New Friend | Dec 5, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Mary Christmas | Dec 12, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Frasier's Edge | Jan 9, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Cranes Unplugged | Jan 16, 2001 | 7.2 |
| 11 | Motor Skills | Jan 30, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 12 | The Show Must Go Off | Feb 6, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Sliding Frasiers | Feb 13, 2001 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Hungry Heart | Feb 20, 2001 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Hooping Cranes | Feb 27, 2001 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Docu Drama | Mar 6, 2001 | 7.3 |
| 17 | It Takes Two to Tangle | Mar 27, 2001 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Forgotten But Not Gone | Apr 17, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 19 | Daphne Returns | May 1, 2001 | 8.3 |
| 20 | The Wizard and Roz | May 8, 2001 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Semi-Decent Proposal (1) | May 15, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 22 | A Passing Fancy (2) | May 15, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 23 | A Day in May | May 22, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 24 | The Cranes Go Caribbean | May 22, 2001 | 7.5 |

24 episodes • 2001Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Juan in Hell (1) | Sep 25, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Don Juan in Hell (2) | Sep 25, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The First Temptation of Daphne | Oct 2, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 4 | The Return of Martin Crane | Oct 9, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Love Stinks | Oct 16, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Room Full of Heroes | Oct 30, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Bla-Z-Boy | Nov 6, 2001 | 8.3 |
| 8 | The Two Hundredth Episode | Nov 13, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Sharing Kirby | Nov 20, 2001 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Junior Agent | Nov 27, 2001 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Bully for Martin | Dec 11, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Mother Load (1) | Jan 8, 2002 | 7.1 |
| 13 | Mother Load (2) | Jan 15, 2002 | 6.8 |
| 14 | Juvenilia | Jan 22, 2002 | 7.5 |
| 15 | The Proposal | Feb 5, 2002 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Wheels of Fortune | Feb 26, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 17 | Three Blind Dates | Mar 5, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 18 | War of the Words | Mar 12, 2002 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Deathtrap | Apr 2, 2002 | 7.8 |
| 20 | The Love You Fake | Apr 9, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Cheerful Goodbyes | Apr 30, 2002 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Frasier Has Spokane | May 7, 2002 | 7.4 |
| 23 | The Guilt Trippers | May 14, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 24 | Moons Over Seattle | May 21, 2002 | 7.5 |

24 episodes • 2002Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ring Cycle | Sep 24, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Enemy at the Gate | Oct 1, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Proxy Prexy | Oct 8, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Kissing Cousin | Oct 15, 2002 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Tales from the Crypt | Oct 29, 2002 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Star Mitzvah | Nov 5, 2002 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Bristle While You Work (1) | Nov 12, 2002 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Rooms With a View (2) | Nov 19, 2002 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart (3) | Nov 26, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 10 | We Two Kings | Dec 10, 2002 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Door Jam | Jan 7, 2003 | 8.2 |
| 12 | The Harassed | Jan 14, 2003 | 7.3 |
| 13 | Lilith Needs a Favor | Feb 4, 2003 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Daphne Does Dinner | Feb 11, 2003 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Trophy Girlfriend | Feb 18, 2003 | 7.9 |
| 16 | Fraternal Schwinns | Feb 25, 2003 | 7.7 |
| 17 | Kenny on the Couch | Mar 4, 2003 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Roe to Perdition | Mar 18, 2003 | 8.2 |
| 19 | Some Assembly Required | Apr 1, 2003 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Farewell, Nervosa | Apr 22, 2003 | 7.3 |
| 21 | The Devil and Dr. Phil | Apr 29, 2003 | 7.2 |
| 22 | Fathers and Sons | May 6, 2003 | 8.6 |
| 23 | Analyzed Kiss | May 13, 2003 | 7.2 |
| 24 | A New Position for Roz | May 20, 2003 | 7.4 |

24 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Sex, Please, We're Skittish | Sep 23, 2003 | 7.9 |
| 2 | A Man, a Plan and a Gal: Julia | Sep 23, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Doctor Is Out | Sep 30, 2003 | 9.1 |
| 4 | The Babysitter | Oct 7, 2003 | 7.7 |
| 5 | The Placeholder | Oct 14, 2003 | 7.3 |
| 6 | I'm Listening | Oct 28, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Maris Returns (1) | Nov 4, 2003 | 8.4 |
| 8 | Murder Most Maris (2) | Nov 11, 2003 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Guns N' Neuroses | Nov 18, 2003 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Seabee Jeebies | Dec 2, 2003 | 7.5 |
| 11 | High Holidays | Dec 9, 2003 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Frasier-Lite | Jan 6, 2004 | 7.4 |
| 13 | The Ann Who Came To Dinner | Jan 13, 2004 | 6.8 |
| 14 | Freudian Sleep | Feb 3, 2004 | 6.8 |
| 15 | Caught in the Act | Feb 24, 2004 | 8.1 |
| 16 | Boo! | Mar 2, 2004 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Coots and Ladders | Mar 16, 2004 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Match Game | Mar 30, 2004 | 7.6 |
| 19 | Miss Right Now | Apr 6, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 20 | And Frasier Makes Three | Apr 20, 2004 | 8.1 |
| 21 | Detour | Apr 27, 2004 | 7.7 |
| 22 | Crock Tales | May 4, 2004 | 7.6 |
| 23 | Goodnight, Seattle (1) | May 13, 2004 | 8.6 |
| 24 | Goodnight, Seattle (2) | May 13, 2004 | 9.2 |