Editing Frasier (section)

== Reception ==
=== Critical reaction ===
''Frasier'' is one of the most critically acclaimed comedy series of all time and one of the most successful spin-off series in television history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Waters|first=Darren|date=July 24, 2003|title=TV's obsession with spin-offs|work=[[BBC]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3089767.stm|access-date=January 4, 2010|archive-date=April 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429225007/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3089767.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics and commentators have broadly held the show in high regard.<ref>{{cite web | last = Mandese | first = Joe | title = Frasier Move May Put NBC on the Couch | url = http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/6150/frasier-move-may-put-nbc-on-the-couch.html | work = Media Daily News | publisher = MediaPost Publications | date = January 12, 2004 | access-date = June 28, 2014 | archive-date = February 7, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005412/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/6150/frasier-move-may-put-nbc-on-the-couch.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

Caroline Frost said that the series overall showed a high level of wit but noted that many critics felt that the marriage of Daphne and Niles in season ten had removed much of the show's comic tension.<ref>{{cite news | last = Frost | first = Caroline | title = Frasier: Goodnight Seattle... | work = BBC News | publisher = BBC | date = January 24, 2003 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/2691735.stm | access-date = April 22, 2009 | archive-date = February 18, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210218033527/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/2691735.stm | url-status = live }}</ref> Ken Tucker felt that their marriage made the series seem desperate for storylines, while Robert Bianco felt that it was symptomatic of a show that had begun to dip in quality after so much time on the air.<ref name="Tucker1">{{cite magazine | last = Tucker | first = Ken | title = TV Review: Frasier | magazine = Entertainment Weekly | date = November 18, 2003 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,543175,00.html | access-date = April 22, 2009 | archive-date = October 16, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141016115251/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,543175,00.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Bianco | first = Robert | title = Sophisticated 'Frasier' signs off | work = USA Today | date = May 12, 2004 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-05-12-frasier-main_x.htm | access-date = April 22, 2009 | archive-date = November 30, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111130204241/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-05-12-frasier-main_x.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Kelsey Grammer acknowledged the creative lull, saying that over the course of two later seasons, the show "took itself too seriously".<ref name="Levin">{{cite news | last = Levin | first = Gary | title = 'Frasier' has left the building | work = USA Today | date = March 29, 2004 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-03-29-frasier_x.htm | access-date = April 22, 2009 | archive-date = September 5, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120905044619/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-03-29-frasier_x.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Commentators acknowledged that there was an improvement following the return of the writers [[Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)|Christopher Lloyd]] and [[Joe Keenan (writer)|Joe Keenan]], although not necessarily to its earlier high standards.<ref name="Tucker1" /><ref name="Levin" /><ref name="Cherry">{{cite web | last = Cherry | first = Kevin M. | title = Four for the Road: Frasier Crane won't die this season | work = National Review | publisher = National Review Online | date = January 16, 2004 | url = http://www.nationalreview.com/nr_comment/cherry200401160813.asp | access-date = April 22, 2009 | archive-date = February 14, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090214113854/http://www.nationalreview.com/nr_comment/cherry200401160813.asp | url-status = live }}</ref>

Writing about the first season, John O'Connor described ''Frasier'' as being a relatively unoriginal concept, but said that it was generally a "splendid act," while Tucker thought that the second season benefited greatly from a mix of "high and low humor".<ref>{{cite news | last = O'Connor | first = John J. | title = Review/Television; A 'Cheers' Spinoff, Set in Seattle | work = The New York Times | place = New York | pages = 22 | date = October 21, 1993 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/21/arts/review-television-a-cheers-spinoff-set-in-seattle.html | access-date = April 22, 2009 | archive-date = December 25, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211225085024/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/21/arts/review-television-a-cheers-spinoff-set-in-seattle.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last = Tucker | first = Ken | title = TV Review: The Crane Gang | magazine = Entertainment Weekly | date = April 28, 1995 | url = http://www.ew.com/article/1995/04/28/frasier | access-date = April 22, 2009 | archive-date = June 2, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130602075853/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297028,00.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Tucker's comment is referring to what Grammer described as a rule of the series that the show should not play down to its audience.<ref>{{cite web | title = Listening to Kelsey Grammer | work = WSJ Opinion Archives | publisher = The Wall Street Journal | date = April 22, 2004 | url = http://www.opinionjournal.com/medialog/?id=110004986 | access-date = April 22, 2009 | archive-date = August 5, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070805011145/http://www.opinionjournal.com/medialog/?id=110004986 | url-status = live }}</ref> Kevin Cherry believes that ''Frasier'' was able to stay fresh by not making any contemporary commentary, therefore allowing the show to be politically and socially neutral.<ref name="Cherry" /> Other commentators, such as Haydn Bush disagree, believing the success of ''Frasier'' can be attributed to the comedic timing and the rapport between the characters.<ref>{{cite web | last = Bush | first = Haydn | title = TV Review: 'Frasier' romance critical for series | work = University Wire | date = February 8, 2000 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-24892863.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511203937/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-24892863.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 11, 2011 |access-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref> Joseph J. Darowski and Kate Darowski praise the overall message of the series, which across eleven seasons sees several lonely, broken individuals develop warm, caring relationships. While individual episodes vary in quality, the series as a whole carries with it a definitive theme and evolution from pilot to finale.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Darowski|first1=Joseph J.|last2=Darowski|first2=Kate|title=Frasier: A Cultural History|date=August 2017|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1442277960}}</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' devoted an article to the 25th anniversary of the show's premiere stating, "it is clear that audiences still demand the sort of intelligent and heartfelt comedy that ''Frasier'' provided."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2018/09/14/frasier-was-a-paragon-of-warm-clever-comedy|title='Frasier' was a paragon of warm, clever comedy|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=December 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225085224/https://www.economist.com/prospero/2018/09/14/frasier-was-a-paragon-of-warm-clever-comedy|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite the criticisms of the later seasons, these critics were unanimous in praising at least the early seasons, with varied commentary on the series' demise ranging from believing, like Bianco, that the show had run its course to those like Dana Stevens, who bemoaned the end of ''Frasier'' as the "end of situation comedy for adults".<ref>{{cite web |last = Stevens |first = Dana |title = Where Have All the Grown-Ups Gone |work = Slate Magazine |publisher = Washington Post |date = May 12, 2004 |url = http://www.slate.com/id/2100411/ |access-date = April 22, 2009 |archive-date = May 11, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511132636/http://www.slate.com/id/2100411/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Critics compared the [[Farce|farcical]] elements of the series, especially in later seasons, to the older sitcom ''[[Three's Company]]''.<ref name="NBC News">{{cite news |title=''Frasier'' finale didn't need gimmicks |date=May 14, 2004 |url=http://www.today.com/id/4970925#.Uo7Z_J3Tm1s |first=Wendell |work="Today" from [[NBC News]] |last=Wittler |access-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-date=August 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808065725/http://www.today.com/id/4970925#.Uo7Z_J3Tm1s |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.philly.com/2004-05-02/entertainment/25382144_1_friends-and-frasier-popular-sitcoms-jon-hein |title=Fading fast ''Friends'' and ''Frasier'' follow a long line of sitcoms that wilted before they went |first=David |last=Hiltbrand |date=May 2, 2004 |work=Philly.com |access-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232328/http://articles.philly.com/2004-05-02/entertainment/25382144_1_friends-and-frasier-popular-sitcoms-jon-hein |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g1vz5WfHojIC&q=%22three%27s+company%22+frasier&pg=PA11 |title=1998.6 |last=Roberson |first=Matthew |year=2002 |isbn=1-57366-102-3 |page=11 |publisher=Fiction Collective Two |location=[[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]] |access-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210160311/https://books.google.com/books?id=g1vz5WfHojIC&q=%22three%27s+company%22+frasier&pg=PA11 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[NBC News]] contributor Wendell Wittler described the moments of misunderstanding as "inspired by the classic [[comedy of manners]] as were the frequent deflations of Frasier’s pomposity".<ref name="NBC News" />

In 2017, 13 years after the show ended, ''Frasier'' was said to have experienced a "renaissance" on [[Netflix]] and "achieved a second life as one of the streaming service's most soothing offerings".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knibbs|first=Kate|date=2017-11-24|title=How 'Frasier' Found a Second Life on Streaming|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2017/11/24/16686386/frasier-second-life-streaming|access-date=2020-08-14|website=The Ringer|archive-date=December 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225085138/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2017/11/24/16686386/frasier-second-life-streaming|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Frasier}}

The series won a total of 37 [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s during its 11-year run, breaking the record long held by [[CBS]]' ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' (29). It held the record until 2016 when ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' won 38.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4498870/emmys-2016-game-of-thrones-most-wins/ |title=Game of Thrones Now Has the Most Emmy Wins Ever |first=Eliana |last=Dockterman |date=September 18, 2016 |magazine=Time |access-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919042453/http://time.com/4498870/emmys-2016-game-of-thrones-most-wins/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Grammer and Pierce each won four, including one each for the fifth and eleventh seasons. The series is tied with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Modern Family]]'' for the most consecutive wins for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]], winning five from 1994 to 1998.

Grammer has been Emmy-nominated for playing Frasier Crane on ''Cheers'' and ''Frasier'', as well as a 1992 [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] appearance on ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'', making him the only performer to be nominated for playing the same role on three different shows. The first year Grammer did not receive an Emmy nomination for ''Frasier'' was in 2003 for the 10th season. However, Pierce was nominated every year of the show's run, breaking the record for nominations in his category, with his eighth nomination in 2001; he was nominated a further three times after this.

In 1994, the episode "[[The Matchmaker (Frasier)|The Matchmaker]]" was ranked number 43 on ''TV Guide''{{'}}s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |issue=June 28 – July 4 |url= <!--|access-date=October 4, 2011-->}}</ref> In 2000, the series was named the greatest international programme of all time by a panel of 1,600 industry experts for the [[British Film Institute]] as part of [[BFI TV 100]].<ref name="Barnes">{{Cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Anthony|date=September 6, 2000|title=Just don't tell the Major, Fawlty is our favourite|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Just+don%27t+tell+the+Major%2C+Fawlty+is+our+favourite.-a065007413|newspaper=[[Birmingham Post]]|issn=0963-7915|oclc=500151397|access-date=October 18, 2016|archive-date=December 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225090641/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Just+don%27t+tell+the+Major,+Fawlty+is+our+favourite.-a065007413|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, ''Frasier'' was ranked number 34 on [[TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|''TV Guide''{{'}}s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tv-guide-names-top-50-shows/|title=TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows|date=April 26, 2002|work=CBS News|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-date=September 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904061715/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/26/entertainment/main507388.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2006 poll taken by [[Channel 4]] of professionals in the sitcom industry, ''Frasier'' was voted the best sitcom of all time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wezzo |url=http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.22029 |title=Channel 4's Ultimate Sitcom |publisher=Listology |date=January 3, 2006 |access-date=February 25, 2008 |archive-date=November 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120150943/http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.22029 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, the [[Writers Guild of America]] ranked it #23 on their list of the 101 Best Written TV Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/list|title=101 Best Written TV Series|website=Writers Guild of America West|date=June 2, 2013}}</ref>

=== Fanbase and cultural impact ===
''Frasier'' began airing in [[Broadcast syndication|off-network syndication]] in March 2006.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/frasier-has-entered-lifetimes-building-102546|title=Frasier Has Entered Lifetime's Building|publisher=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=March 23, 2004|access-date=July 4, 2023|archive-date=January 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126231750/https://www.nexttv.com/news/frasier-has-entered-lifetimes-building-102546|url-status=live}}</ref> It is available on [[Cozi TV]], [[Hallmark Channel]], [[Amazon Prime Video]], [[Hulu]], [[CBS All Access|Paramount+]], [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], [[SkyShowtime]], [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], [[Pluto TV]] and [[Crave (streaming service)|Crave]] in select countries. [[Netflix]] stopped offering the show in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title='Frasier' Is Leaving Netflix|url=https://decider.com/2019/12/03/frasier-is-leaving-netflix/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Decider|archive-date=December 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225085212/https://decider.com/2019/12/03/frasier-is-leaving-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The show's popularity has resulted in several fan sites, podcasts, and publications. Podcasts that look primarily at the show include ''Talk Salad and Scrambled Eggs'' with [[Kevin Smith]] and Matt Mira and ''Frasierphiles.''

A soundtrack to the series was released in 2001.<ref>{{cite book|title=Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs|date=2001|publisher=Lifetime}}</ref>

==== Books ====
* ''Cafe Nervosa: The Connoisseur's Cookbook,'' claimed to be authored by Frasier and Niles Crane and published while the show was still in production.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Crane|first1=Frasier|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780848715502|title=Cafe Nervosa: The Connoisseur's Cookbook|last2=Crane|first2=Niles|date=1996|publisher=Oxmoor House|isbn=0848715500}}</ref>
* ''Frasier: A Cultural History'' by Joseph J. Darowski and Kate Darowski, published by Rowman & Littlfield in 2017 as part of their ''Cultural History of Television'' series, analyzes the show and offers insights into onscreen stories and behind-the-scenes efforts to shape it.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Darowski|first1=Joseph J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MQglDwAAQBAJ|title=Frasier: A Cultural History|last2=Darowski|first2=Kate|date=2017-08-07|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-4422-7797-7|language=en|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=February 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210085556/https://books.google.com/books?id=MQglDwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Frasier: The Official Companion to the Award-Winning Paramount Television Comedy'' by Jefferson Graham offers a behind-the-scenes look at the series and several collections of scripts.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Graham|first1=Jefferson|url=https://archive.org/details/frasiergrah00grah|title=Frasier: The Official Companion to the Award-Winning Paramount Television Comedy|date=1996|publisher=Pocket Books|isbn=0671003682}}</ref>
* ''My Life as a Dog'', published as an autobiography of Moose, the dog who played Eddie in the first several seasons.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hargrove|first1=Brian|title=My Life as a Dog|date=2000|publisher=HarperEntertainment|isbn=0061051721}}</ref>