{"id":15214614,"date":"2026-07-18T01:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/greatest-sitcom-ever-made-won-outstanding-comedy-emmy-5-years-in-a-row\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:33:35","slug":"greatest-sitcom-ever-made-won-outstanding-comedy-emmy-5-years-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/greatest-sitcom-ever-made-won-outstanding-comedy-emmy-5-years-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"'Greatest Sitcom Ever Made' Won Outstanding Comedy Emmy 5 Years in a Row"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frasier<\/em> premiered on NBC in 1993 as a spin-off of Cheers<\/em><\/a>. The show followed Dr. Frasier Crane, a radio psychiatrist who returns to his native Seattle after his marriage ends.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He shares his apartment with his retired police officer father, Martin, and Martin’s physical therapist, Daphne Moon. His equally pompous brother, Niles, adds fuel to the sibling rivalry throughout the series.<\/p>\n

In 2006, the British television network Channel 4 released the results of The Ultimate Sitcom<\/a>. The poll asked working comedy professionals to name the greatest sitcom ever made.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Frasier<\/em> claimed the top spot, beating out Fawlty Towers<\/em> and Seinfeld<\/em>. Porridge<\/em>, The Larry Sanders Show<\/em> and The Office<\/em> also cracked the top 10. Only six of the 20 shows were American.<\/p>\n

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Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane in the Frasier <\/em>episode, “Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice. . .” <\/p>\n

CBS Photo Archive &sol; Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How Frasier <\/em>Rewrote Emmy History in One Night<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Frasier delivered its most historic night on September 13, 1998, at the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards<\/em>. It was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The NBC sitcom won Outstanding Comedy Series for a fifth consecutive year<\/a>. No comedy had ever won that category five years running. The record stood alone until Modern Family<\/em> matched it in 2014.<\/p>\n

Kelsey Grammer added to the milestone that night. He won his third Emmy as lead actor in a comedy series for playing Dr. Frasier Crane.\u00a0<\/p>\n

David Hyde Pierce won his second Emmy as supporting actor for playing Niles. The victories highlighted another dominant night for Frasier <\/em>at television’s most prestigious awards ceremony. <\/p>\n

The show’s ensemble cast, including Jane Leeves and Peri Gilpin, helped sustain the quality that fueled the streak.<\/p>\n

The streak began in 1994 and ran uninterrupted through 1998. Over that stretch, Frasier <\/em>edged out fellow nominees year after year. The streak included beating Seinfeld<\/em>, which never captured the top comedy prize during Frasier’s reign.<\/p>\n

Frasier<\/em> concluded its 11-season run in 2004 with 37 Emmy wins. That total remains the most Emmys ever earned by a single comedy series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The five-year streak still ranks among the most dominant runs in Emmy history, matched only once and never broken outright.<\/p>\n

Related: Beloved Sitcom Aired Its Final Episode 22 Years Ago<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Source: Life \u2013 Fitness \u2013 mensjournal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frasier premiered on NBC in 1993 as a spin-off of Cheers. The show followed Dr. Frasier Crane, a radio psychiatrist who returns to his native Seattle after his marriage ends.  He shares his apartment with his retired police officer father,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15214616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[317],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15214614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles.jpg",1200,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-620x349.jpg",620,349,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-940x529.jpg",940,529,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles.jpg",1200,675,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles.jpg",1200,675,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-998x665.jpg",998,665,true],"ignition_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-670x446.jpg",670,446,true],"ignition_item_lg":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles.jpg",1200,675,false],"ignition_article_media":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-510x510.jpg",510,510,true],"ignition_minicart_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-160x160.jpg",160,160,true],"profile_24":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15214614-46th-emmy-awards-ceremony-in-los-angeles-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"news.iNthacity","author_link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/author\/atombo\/"},"category_info":"Fitness<\/a>","tag_info":"Fitness","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15214614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15214614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15214614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15214615,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15214614\/revisions\/15214615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15214616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15214614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15214614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15214614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}