Editing Cheers (section)

===Production team===
The crew of ''Cheers'' numbered in the hundreds. The three creators—[[James Burrows]] and [[Glen and Les Charles]]—kept offices on Paramount's lot for the duration of the ''Cheers'' run. The Charles Brothers remained in overall charge throughout the show's run, frequently writing major episodes, though starting with the third season they began delegating the day-to-day running of the writing staff to various [[showrunner]]s. [[Ken Estin]] and [[Sam Simon]] were appointed as showrunners for the third season, and succeeded by [[David Angell]], [[Peter Casey (screenwriter)|Peter Casey]] and [[David Lee (screenwriter)|David Lee]] the following year. Angell, Casey and Lee would remain as showrunners until the end of the seventh season when they left to develop their own sitcom, ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'', and were replaced by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner and [[Phoef Sutton]] for the eighth through tenth seasons. For the final season, Tom Anderson and [[Dan O'Shannon]] acted as the showrunners.

James Burrows is regarded as being a factor in the show's longevity, directing 243 of the 270 episodes and supervising the show's production.<ref name=B2>Bjorklund, p. 2.</ref> Among the show's other directors were [[Andy Ackerman]], Thomas Lofaro, Tim Berry, [[Tom Moore (director)|Tom Moore]], Rick Beren, as well as cast members John Ratzenberger and George Wendt.<ref name="chardevelop">The Museum of Broadcast Communications (2006).</ref>

[[Craig Safan]] provided the series' original music for its entire run except the theme song. His extensive compositions for the show led to his winning numerous [[ASCAP]] Top TV Series awards for his music.