Cheers first airs.

The NBC network comedy series it is set in a fictional Boston bar fashioned after the Bull & Finch Pub at 84 Beacon Street. It subsequently becomes the No. 1-rated show on television and winner of 28 Emmy awards, and features cameo appearances by local politicians and sports figures. The final episode, one of the most-watched shows in television history, airs on May 20, 1993.*