"One for the Road" is the final episode of the American television series Cheers. It was the 271st episode of the series and the twenty-sixth episode of the eleventh season of the show. It first aired on NBC on May 20, 1993, to an audience of approximately 42.4 million households in a 98-minute version, making it the second-highest-rated series finale of all time behind the series finale of M*A*S*H and the highest-rated episode of the 1992–1993 television season in the United States. The 98-minute version was rebroadcast on May 23, 1993, and an edited 90-minute version aired on August 19, 1993.
"One for the Road", the series finale of American television sitcom Cheers, was watched by 42.4 million American households on its original airing.
On May 20, in the year 1993, "One for the Road", the series finale of American television sitcom Cheers, was watched by 42.4 million American households on its original airing. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of May 20, one of 424 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on May 20, 1993 (AD era).
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