Frasier (1993)

Comedy

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (104,283 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 11
Streaming (US): Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 11 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

8.02 avg 24 episodes 8.5 → 8.7 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Good Son	8.5	2,196
2	Space Quest	7.9	1,672
3	Dinner at Eight	8.1	1,678
4	I Hate Frasier Crane	7.8	1,559
5	Here's Looking at You	7.8	1,498
6	The Crucible	7.6	1,470
7	Call Me Irresponsible	7.8	1,466
8	Beloved Infidel	8.0	1,443
9	Selling Out	7.9	1,394
10	Oops	7.9	1,374
11	Death Becomes Him	7.6	1,361
12	Miracle on Third or Fourth Street	8.4	1,607
13	Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast	7.9	1,385
14	Can't Buy Me Love	7.6	1,360
15	You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover	7.7	1,342
16	The Show Where Lilith Comes Back	8.3	1,475
17	A Mid-Winter Night's Dream	8.6	1,527
18	And the Whimper Is...	7.7	1,276
19	Give Him the Chair!	8.0	1,364
20	Fortysomething	7.5	1,302
21	Travels with Martin	8.7	1,631
22	Author, Author	8.1	1,397
23	Frasier Crane's Day Off	8.5	1,499
24	My Coffee with Niles	8.7	1,596

Season 2 (1994)

8.07 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 8.1 26 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Slow Tango in South Seattle	7.7	1,371
2	The Unkindest Cut of All	7.6	1,241
3	The Matchmaker	9.2	2,171
4	Flour Child	8.1	1,381
5	Duke's, We Hardly Knew Ye	7.6	1,180
6	The Botched Language of Cranes	7.9	1,245
7	The Candidate	8.1	1,400
8	Adventures in Paradise: Part 1	7.8	1,210
9	Adventures in Paradise: Part 2	8.0	1,231
10	Burying a Grudge	7.5	1,139
11	Seat of Power	8.2	1,305
12	Roz in the Doghouse	7.8	1,143
13	Retirement Is Murder	8.1	1,245
14	Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice...	7.6	1,133
15	You Scratch My Book...	7.8	1,176
16	The Show Where Sam Shows Up	7.9	1,259
17	Daphne's Room	8.8	1,500
18	The Club	8.0	1,180
19	Someone to Watch Over Me	7.9	1,147
20	Breaking the Ice	8.2	1,244
21	An Affair to Forget	8.8	1,516
22	Agents in America: Part 3	8.2	1,254
23	The Innkeepers	8.9	1,699
24	Dark Victory	8.1	1,204

Season 3 (1995)

7.92 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 26 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	She's the Boss	8.0	1,281
2	Shrink Rap	7.9	1,155
3	Martin Does It His Way	7.8	1,203
4	Leapin' Lizards	7.5	1,111
5	Kisses Sweeter Than Wine	7.9	1,104
6	Sleeping with the Enemy	8.1	1,158
7	The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl	8.3	1,283
8	The Last Time I Saw Maris	8.1	1,148
9	Frasier Grinch	8.0	1,230
10	It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave	7.4	1,052
11	The Friend	7.1	1,125
12	Come Lie with Me	7.6	1,072
13	Moon Dance	9.1	1,764
14	The Show Where Diane Comes Back	7.8	1,217
15	A Word to the Wiseguy	7.9	1,179
16	Look Before You Leap	8.2	1,259
17	High Crane Drifter	8.3	1,271
18	Chess Pains	8.2	1,234
19	Crane vs. Crane	7.6	1,090
20	Police Story	7.6	1,037
21	Where There's Smoke, There's Fired	7.9	1,168
22	Frasier Loves Roz	7.7	1,058
23	The Focus Group	8.0	1,134
24	You Can Go Home Again	8.2	1,141

Season 4 (1996)

8.08 avg 23 episodes 9.1 → 7.8 26 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Two Mrs. Cranes	9.1	1,891
2	Love Bites Dog	7.8	1,115
3	The Impossible Dream	7.9	1,207
4	A Crane's Critique	7.8	1,102
5	Head Game	8.1	1,232
6	Mixed Doubles	8.8	1,436
7	A Lilith Thanksgiving	8.1	1,244
8	Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven	7.7	1,094
9	Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine	7.8	1,071
10	Liar! Liar!	7.4	1,016
11	Three Days of the Condo	7.9	1,071
12	Death and the Dog	8.1	1,227
13	Four for the Seesaw	8.1	1,185
14	To Kill a Talking Bird	8.6	1,331
15	Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead	7.9	1,144
16	The Unnatural	7.5	1,012
17	Roz's Turn	7.7	1,043
18	Ham Radio	9.4	2,402
19	Three Dates and a Breakup	8.1	1,171
20	Daphne Hates Sherry	8.4	1,190
21	Are You Being Served?	8.4	1,186
22	Ask Me No Questions	7.4	1,001
23	Odd Man Out	7.8	1,051

Season 5 (1997)

8.04 avg 24 episodes 8.5 → 7.6 24 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Frasier's Imaginary Friend	8.5	1,301
2	The Gift Horse	8.2	1,138
3	Halloween	9.1	1,626
4	The Kid	7.8	1,077
5	The 1000th Show	7.6	1,138
6	Voyage of the Damned	8.1	1,197
7	My Fair Frasier	7.7	1,023
8	Desperately Seeking Closure	7.2	967
9	Perspectives on Christmas	8.5	1,244
10	Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name	7.6	1,022
11	Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do	7.6	978
12	The Zoo Story	7.7	1,059
13	The Maris Counselor	8.1	1,125
14	The Ski Lodge	9.5	2,573
15	Room Service	8.9	1,495
16	Beware of Greeks	7.4	1,196
17	The Perfect Guy	8.0	1,175
18	Bad Dog	7.6	1,017
19	Frasier Gotta Have It	7.4	1,020
20	First Date	8.6	1,252
21	Roz and the Schnoz	8.4	1,372
22	The Life of the Party	8.2	1,115
23	Party, Party	7.6	996
24	Sweet Dreams	7.6	966

Season 6 (1998)

7.99 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 25 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Good Grief	7.7	1,070
2	Frasier's Curse	7.6	1,029
3	Dial M for Martin	8.6	1,301
4	Hot Ticket	7.5	1,027
5	First Do No Harm	7.4	1,013
6	Secret Admirer	7.6	975
7	How to Bury a Millionaire	8.1	1,092
8	The Seal Who Came to Dinner	8.2	1,221
9	Roz, a Loan	7.5	952
10	Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz	8.7	1,433
11	Good Samaritan	7.8	1,033
12	Our Parents, Ourselves	7.5	1,008
13	The Show Where Woody Shows Up	7.3	1,042
14	Three Valentines	8.9	1,645
15	To Tell the Truth	8.2	1,111
16	Decoys	8.4	1,132
17	Dinner Party	8.2	1,137
18	Taps at the Montana	7.9	1,030
19	IQ	8.0	1,057
20	Dr. Nora	8.1	1,254
21	When a Man Loves Two Women	7.9	990
22	Visions of Daphne	8.3	1,061
23	Shutout in Seattle: Part 1	8.1	1,014
24	Shutout in Seattle: Part 2	8.3	1,052

Season 7 (1999)

8.03 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 9.1 25 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Momma Mia	8.1	1,115
2	Father of the Bride	7.6	962
3	Radio Wars	7.8	1,088
4	Everyone's a Critic	7.5	961
5	The Dog That Rocks the Cradle	7.6	961
6	Rivals	7.6	996
7	A Tsar Is Born	8.3	1,180
8	The Late Dr. Crane	7.9	956
9	The Apparent Trap	7.7	982
10	Back Talk	8.8	1,247
11	The Fight Before Christmas	8.3	1,071
12	RDWRER	8.3	1,184
13	They're Playing Our Song	8.1	1,135
14	Big Crane on Campus	7.6	1,027
15	Out with Dad	9.0	1,593
16	Something About Dr. Mary	7.6	1,063
17	Whine Club	7.8	978
18	Hot Pursuit	7.7	937
19	Morning Becomes Entertainment	7.5	951
20	To Thine Old Self Be True	8.2	1,092
21	The Three Faces of Frasier	7.5	951
22	Dark Side of the Moon	8.4	1,156
23	Something Borrowed, Someone Blue: Part 1	8.7	1,205
24	Something Borrowed, Someone Blue: Part 2	9.1	1,381

Season 8 (2000)

7.67 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 7.5 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon: Part 1	8.1	1,060
2	And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon: Part 2	8.3	1,106
3	The Bad Son	7.5	961
4	The Great Crane Robbery	7.4	955
5	Taking Liberties	8.5	1,222
6	Legal Tender Love and Care	7.3	926
7	The New Friend	7.6	925
8	Mary Christmas	7.0	1,003
9	Frasier's Edge	7.8	1,059
10	Cranes Unplugged	7.2	919
11	Motor Skills	7.6	1,016
12	The Show Must Go Off	8.1	1,206
13	Sliding Frasiers	7.7	996
14	Hungry Heart	8.2	1,089
15	Hooping Cranes	8.2	1,118
16	Docu.Drama	7.3	890
17	It Takes Two to Tangle	7.2	882
18	Forgotten But Not Gone	7.3	905
19	Daphne Returns	8.3	1,090
20	The Wizard and Roz	7.5	900
21	Semi-Decent Proposal	7.4	881
22	A Passing Fancy	7.6	879
23	A Day in May	7.4	917
24	Cranes Go Caribbean	7.5	865

Season 9 (2001)

7.62 avg 24 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 25 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Don Juan in Hell: Part 1	7.4	953
2	Don Juan in Hell: Part 2	8.0	1,071
3	The First Temptation of Daphne	7.6	933
4	The Return of Martin Crane	8.1	967
5	Love Stinks	7.6	920
6	Room Full of Heroes	8.2	1,080
7	Bla-Z-Boy	8.3	1,087
8	The Two Hundredth	7.6	943
9	Sharing Kirby	7.2	863
10	Junior Agent	7.3	883
11	Bully for Martin	7.3	882
12	Mother Load: Part 1	7.1	904
13	Mother Load: Part 2	6.8	911
14	Juvenilia	7.5	927
15	The Proposal	8.2	992
16	Wheels of Fortune	7.7	1,067
17	Three Blind Dates	7.6	889
18	War of the Words	7.3	936
19	Deathtrap	7.8	942
20	The Love You Fake	8.0	919
21	Cheerful Goodbyes	7.7	1,004
22	Frasier Has Spokane	7.4	846
23	The Guilt Trippers	7.7	859
24	Moons Over Seattle	7.5	875

Season 10 (2002)

7.70 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 7.4 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Ring Cycle	8.0	954
2	Enemy at the Gate	7.6	1,022
3	Proxy Prexy	7.6	890
4	Kissing Cousin	7.2	968
5	Tales from the Crypt	7.8	976
6	Star Mitzvah	8.3	1,116
7	Bristle While You Work	7.4	897
8	Rooms with a View	8.5	1,358
9	Don't Go Breaking My Heart	7.6	874
10	We Two Kings	7.4	876
11	Door Jam	8.2	1,106
12	The Harassed	7.3	892
13	Lilith Needs a Favor	7.6	908
14	Daphne Does Dinner	8.5	1,154
15	Trophy Girlfriend	7.9	979
16	Fraternal Schwinns	7.7	915
17	Kenny on the Couch	7.2	857
18	Roe to Perdition	8.2	1,072
19	Some Assembly Required	7.0	841
20	Farewell, Nervosa	7.3	901
21	The Devil & Dr. Phil	7.2	893
22	Fathers and Sons	8.6	1,099
23	Analyzed Kiss	7.2	809
24	A New Position for Roz	7.4	833

Season 11 (2003)

7.93 avg 24 episodes 7.9 → 9.2 24 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Sex Please, We're Skittish	7.9	932
2	A Man, a Plan and a Gal: Julia	8.0	977
3	The Doctor Is Out	9.1	1,715
4	The Babysitter	7.7	883
5	The Placeholder	7.3	897
6	I'm Listening	8.0	911
7	Maris Returns	8.4	1,095
8	Murder Most Maris	8.4	1,030
9	Guns 'N Neuroses	8.2	978
10	Sea Bee Jeebies	7.5	865
11	High Holidays	8.6	1,209
12	Frasier-Lite	7.4	888
13	The Ann Who Came to Dinner	6.8	919
14	Freudian Sleep	6.8	1,074
15	Caught in the Act	8.1	1,192
16	Boo!	8.3	1,061
17	Coots and Ladders	7.2	902
18	Match Game	7.6	894
19	Miss Right Now	8.0	981
20	And Frasier Makes Three	8.0	953
21	Detour	7.7	952
22	Crock Tales	7.6	944
23	Goodnight, Seattle: Part 1	8.6	1,192
24	Goodnight, Seattle: Part 2	9.2	1,569