CHEERS MARATHON
Decades, 12:00 p.m. ET
Cheers premiered in 1982, lasted for 11 years, and launched a spinoff series, Frasier, starring Kelsey Grammer, that lasted just as long. The expanded 1993 Cheers finale remains one of highest-rated sitcom episode of all time – not as popular as the finale of M*A*S*H, but what is? (Answer: nothing.) This Decades weekend marathon of Cheers begins with Season 8, the Kirstie Alley years as Rebecca, and samples episodes of the series up to, and including, its finale, which makes room for the return of Shelley Long as Diane. It’s shown in three parts, beginning at 4:30 a.m. ET on Monday morning, in case you’re interested. I am…