Frasier is also the name of the revival spin-off series that premiered on Paramount+ on October 12, 2023. It also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years. Dan Butler's role as Bob 'Bulldog' Briscoe, a sports talk show host on Frasier's station, was later upgraded from a recurring to main character.įrasier received critical acclaim, with the series and the cast winning thirty-seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a record at the time for a scripted series. Included in the series cast were Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer Roz Doyle, and Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon, Martin's live-in caregiver. He reconnects with his father, Martin ( John Mahoney), a retired police officer, and his younger brother, Niles ( David Hyde Pierce), a fellow psychiatrist. It continues the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane ( Kelsey Grammer), who returns to his hometown, Seattle, as a radio show host. The series was created as a spin-off of the sitcom Cheers. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub Street Productions), in association with Grammnet (2004) and Paramount Network Television. It aired from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. Frasier ( / ˈ f r eɪ ʒ ər/) is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons.