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Will & Grace

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Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Ratings

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Will & Grace

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Will & Grace

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NBC | Release Date: September 21, 1998

Summary: Will & Grace is a hilarious series about two best friends. The twist is that Will is gay Grace is a straight interior designer. More than friends, but less than lovers, the two share a special bond and their personalities easily balance one another's. In addition to the stable Will and Grace, the show features Will's flamboyantly gayWill & Grace is a hilarious series about two best friends. The twist is that Will is gay Grace is a straight interior designer. More than friends, but less than lovers, the two share a special bond and their personalities easily balance one another's. In addition to the stable Will and Grace, the show features Will's flamboyantly gay friend, Jack and Grace's sarcastic, spoiled, and boozy assistant, Karen.
Will & Grace is the only series of such length (8 years) to have all of its episodes directed by the same director, in this case the talented James Burrows. Will & Grace is also one of the three series in which all of the main cast memebers won Emmy awards, with the other two shows being The Golden Girls, and All in the Family.
Throughout its 8-year run, Will & Grace has been nominated for 83 Emmys, 24 Golden Globes, 14 SAG Awards and six People's Choice Awards. Among its 12 Emmy wins, the show won as Outstanding Comedy Series in 2000. In 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006, it had more Emmy nominations than any other comedy series. Additionally, it's been nominated for an American Comedy Award, three GLAAD Media Awards and a Founders Award from the Viewers for Quality Television. NBC Broadcast History
September 1998-November 1998 – Monday 9:30
December 1998-March 1999–Tuesday 9:30 April 1999-May 1999 – Thursday 8:30
September 1999-May 2000 – Tuesday 9:00
October 2000-January 2004 – Thursday 9:00 January 2004-April 2004 – Thursday 8:32
April 2004-September 2004 – Thursday 9:00
September 2004-December 2005 – Thursday 8:30
January 2006-May 2006 – Thursday 8:00 … Expand

Creator: David Kohan and Max Mutchnick

Genre(s): Comedy, Health & Lifestyle

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S9:E16. It's a Family Affair
Air Date: April 5, 2018
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S9:E15. One Job
Air Date: March 29, 2018
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S9:E14. The Beefcake and the Cake Beef
Air Date: March 15, 2018

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Metascore

75

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Critic Reviews

91

Houston Chronicle

Ann Hodges

Jul 9, 2013

Season 1 Review: A show for grown-ups, with a witty script, a charismatic cast and the good sense to leave the messages on the cutting-room floor. [21 Sep 1998]

90

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gail Pennington

Jul 9, 2013

Season 1 Review: Smart, sweet and often hilarious, "Will & Grace" is everything a sitcom needs to be. [21 Sep 1998]

88

USA Today

Robert Bianco

Jul 9, 2013

Season 1 Review: With a sure and witty touch, Will captures the way gay men and their straight female friends make an asset of their gender differences and romantic similarities. [21 Sep 1998]

80

Orlando Sentinel

Hal Boedeker

Jul 9, 2013

Season 1 Review: [A] pleasant sitcom ... The bawdy asides sound witty rather than smutty, and the show has been shrewdly assembled. [20 Sep 1998]

75

Dallas Morning News

Ed Bark

Jul 9, 2013

Season 1 Review: Sean Hayes, as Jack, is the overriding reason to watch. [21 Sep 1998]

60

Philadelphia Inquirer

Jonathan Storm

Jul 9, 2013

Season 1 Review: Kindness is the true beauty of Will & Grace, and it may be that kindness, in the midst of so much of the mean-spirited, demeaning stuff that passes for comedy on TV, will carry the day. [21 Sep 1998]

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Washington Post

Tom Shales

Jul 9, 2013

Season 1 Review: Its premise is humdrum, its two co-stars lack chemistry, and it seems essentially indistinguishable from most of NBC's other slipshod tripe. [21 Sep 1998]

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kyle20ellis

Mar 20, 2022

I don't think Will and Grace is quite as good as Frasier, but it is a great sitcom nonetheless. The writing is actually funny, though in Frasier, I can't count the number of times I've fallen off my chair laughing. Will and Grace does do that, but not all the time. The characters areI don't think Will and Grace is quite as good as Frasier, but it is a great sitcom nonetheless. The writing is actually funny, though in Frasier, I can't count the number of times I've fallen off my chair laughing. Will and Grace does do that, but not all the time. The characters are memorable and engaging. Eric McCormack is great and perfectly nuanced as Will, who happens to be gay, yet he is best friends with a woman named Grace, played by Debra Messing. Both stars are great, but the most laughs goes to Megan Mullally as Karen, and Sean Hayes has his moments as Jack, who is a very weird character you are never too sure whether you love or hate him. There have also been guest stars like Minnie Driver, Tim Curry, Harry Connick Jnr, Bernadete Peters, Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin,Jack Black, Lesley Ann Warren and my favourite John Cleese as Lyle,who have brought a pleasing shine to the show. And actually the Las Vegas wedding episodes were actually the most memorable highlights of Season 6(of which I have the box set). In conclusion, a great comedy, a little in the shadow of Frasier, but well worth watching for entertainment value. 9/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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BarbaraD

Jan 23, 2021

I'm growing up with this show. And now that I'm older I can see why I still remember about all the characters. Is well written and well acted, sometimes a little be to much goofy but still a good shot! We all should rewatched it...

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09291946

Sep 14, 2019

The Series was great until they messed with the dynamic by having Grace get married.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 28, 2017
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  S9:E16. It's a Family Affair
  Air Date: April 5, 2018
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  S9:E15. One Job
  Air Date: March 29, 2018
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  S9:E14. The Beefcake and the Cake Beef
  Air Date: March 15, 2018
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  S9:E13. Sweatshop Annie & The Annoying Baby Shower
  Air Date: March 8, 2018
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  S9:E12. Three Wise Men
  Air Date: March 1, 2018
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  S9:E11. Staten Island Fairy
  Air Date: February 1, 2018
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  S9:E10. The Wedding
  Air Date: January 18, 2018
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  S9:E9. There's Something About Larry
  Air Date: January 11, 2018
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  S9:E8. Friends and Lover
  Air Date: January 4, 2018
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  S9:E7. A Gay Olde Christmas
  Air Date: December 5, 2017
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  S9:E6. Rosario's Quinceanera
  Air Date: November 2, 2017
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  S9:E5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying
  Air Date: October 26, 2017
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  S9:E4. Grandpa Jack
  Air Date: October 19, 2017
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  S9:E3. Emergency Contact
  Air Date: October 12, 2017
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  S9:E2. Who's Your Daddy
  Air Date: October 5, 2017
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  S9:E1. 11 Years Later
  Air Date: September 28, 2017
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 2005
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 2004
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2003
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2002
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2001
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 12, 2000
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 1999
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 1998