Will & Grace: Season 1

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NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 21, 1998

Starring: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally

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

Genre(s): Comedy, Health & Lifestyle

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Object Of My Rejection
Air Date: May 13, 1999
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S1:E21. Alley Cats
Air Date: May 6, 1999
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S1:E20. Saving Grace
Air Date: April 29, 1999

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Critic Reviews

Ann Hodges

Jul 9, 2013

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]

Gail Pennington

Jul 9, 2013

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

Robert P. Laurence

Jul 9, 2013

Witty and interesting. ... If comedy dialogue, slapstick and emotional moments continue to be handled with the skill displayed in the pilot, "Will & Grace" could emerge as one of the season's survivors. [21 Sep 1998]

Hal Boedeker

Jul 9, 2013

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

Phil Rosenthal

Jul 9, 2013

"Will & Grace" so far is sophisticated and funny. [21 Sep 1998]

Terry Kelleher

Jun 27, 2013

The show needs to guard against the cutesies ... and allow both principals to do more than talk about their sex lives. Read full review

Tom Shales

Jul 9, 2013

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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matrix19

Nov 27, 2011

Just simply amazing!!! thing i love the most about that tv show is that they laugh at everything and everyone!!!The cast couldn't be better- will always stay as one of my favourite

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smijatov

Aug 12, 2010

A funny show that uses its cast to its fullest, but the screenplay writers are the deserving starts of the show. Very witty, very entertaining it leaves you with wanting and needing more and more. For a first season it is excellent and it makes great space for future seasons to come.
DebraA funny show that uses its cast to its fullest, but the screenplay writers are the deserving starts of the show. Very witty, very entertaining it leaves you with wanting and needing more and more. For a first season it is excellent and it makes great space for future seasons to come.
Debra Messing, as Grace, is excellent and is definitely the best one of the cast. Eric McCormack is the underused potential, as Will, but that is mainly due to his character - he's just not that funny.
Sean Hayes' Jack is brilliantly funny and refreshing as an over-the-top gay man. Mullally's transformation as Karen Walker is quite interesting and one can see that the character was being developed as the show went on and as the audience responded to her different character traits - she will definitely be much different and more prominent in the later seasons, for Mullally manages to take the best of her character and channel it brilliantly!… Expand

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ItsRaininMen

Jun 20, 2013

Will and Grace is a good show- it's funny, the characters are fun, and, it's good to have shows with gay characters, considering we are still living in a time where homophobia is lurking everywhere. However, one thing that bothers me is how, the characters are fun on the show, but, in realWill and Grace is a good show- it's funny, the characters are fun, and, it's good to have shows with gay characters, considering we are still living in a time where homophobia is lurking everywhere. However, one thing that bothers me is how, the characters are fun on the show, but, in real life, I'd honestly find these people snooty and annoying. The references also feel obscure, making the viewer feel left out of a lot of jokes if they aren't especially well read.… Expand

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joef123

Nov 24, 2012

I defiantly didn't like the first season, watch the pilot, so you can know the characters. Then start season 2 where it gets better.

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Napleswag

May 22, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing acting, wry wiring, secondary actors slapstickly funny and the cast & crew connects carefreely and comically for shows filled with belly laughs and guffaws! Jokes are in context with the show and each actor gives audience their own hillarious back stories, We enjoy the narcisist, the martyr, the happy drinker and hopeful. Have fun choosin!

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Trigger1231

Sep 29, 2017

I turned it off and stopped future recordings. I live poilitics 24/7 and wanted to escape into a light-hearted comedy. Instead, the writers brought poitics into the script! No thank you. The characters timing, delivery was good but the script ruined it!

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 9

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  Air Date: September 28, 2017
Season 8

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  Air Date: September 29, 2005
Season 7

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  Air Date: September 16, 2004
Season 6

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  Air Date: September 25, 2003
Season 5

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  Air Date: September 26, 2002
Season 4

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  Air Date: September 27, 2001
Season 3

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  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
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  S1:E22. Object Of My Rejection
  Air Date: May 13, 1999
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  S1:E21. Alley Cats
  Air Date: May 6, 1999
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  S1:E20. Saving Grace
  Air Date: April 29, 1999
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  S1:E19. Will Works Out
  Air Date: April 22, 1999
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  S1:E18. Grace, Replaced
  Air Date: April 8, 1999
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  S1:E17. Secrets & Lays
  Air Date: March 23, 1999
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  S1:E16. Yours, Mine Or Ours
  Air Date: March 2, 1999
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  S1:E15. Big Brother Is Coming (2)
  Air Date: February 23, 1999
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  S1:E14. Big Brother Is Coming (1)
  Air Date: February 16, 1999
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  S1:E13. The Unsinkable Mommy Adler
  Air Date: February 9, 1999
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  S1:E12. My Fair Maid-y
  Air Date: February 2, 1999
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  S1:E11. Will On Ice
  Air Date: January 12, 1999
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  S1:E10. The Big Vent
  Air Date: January 5, 1999
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  S1:E9. The Truth About Will & Dogs
  Air Date: December 15, 1998
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  S1:E8. The Buying Game
  Air Date: November 30, 1998
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  S1:E7. Where There's A Will, There's No Way
  Air Date: November 16, 1998
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  S1:E6. William, Tell
  Air Date: November 9, 1998
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  S1:E5. Boo! Humbug
  Air Date: October 26, 1998
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  S1:E4. Between A Rock And Harlin's Place
  Air Date: October 12, 1998
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  S1:E3. Head Case
  Air Date: October 5, 1998
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  S1:E2. A New Lease On Life
  Air Date: September 28, 1998
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  S1:E1. The Pilot (Love & Marriage)
  Air Date: September 21, 1998