Cheers (season 1) the pub, but on the Stage 25 lot of Paramount Studios with the set decoration of "Cheers". The Bull & Finch Pub was later renamed Cheers Beacon Hill. The entire season is set exclusively in the bar, its office, and the billiard room; no locations outside the bar were used until Diane Chambers' apartment is seen in the second season. In the pilot episode's original script, there were only four principal characters: Sam Malone, Diane Chambers, Carla Tortelli, and Ernie "Coach" Pantusso. Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin were absent from the original script. George Wendt and John Ratzenberger had auditioned
Cheers (season 8) Cheers (season 8) The eighth season of "Cheers", an American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 21, 1989 and May 3, 1990. The show was created by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles under production team Charles Burrows Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Television. This season premiered on September 21, 1989 and aired at Thursday 9:00 pm Eastern / 8:00 pm Central slot. Besides "Cheers" , other series in the Thursday night lineup for the 1989–90 season were "The Cosby Show", "A Different World", "Dear John" and "L.A. Law". Rebecca