Will & Grace (1998)
Where there's a Will there's a Grace.
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 21 September 1998 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 18 May 2006 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Max Mutchnick and David Kohan |
| Starring | Eric McCormack, Debra Messing and Sean Hayes |
| Seasons | 8 seasons, 194 episodes |
| Episode length | about 22 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 71 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 6.9/10 |
Where to watch Will & Grace
Will & Grace is streaming on Hulu ($21.49 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 2 months of Hulu, or $42.98 at list price.
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Where to watch Will & Grace in 4 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Australia | ARD/ZDF |
| India | Jiohotstar |
| Ireland | Skygo |
| United Kingdom | Skygo |
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What kind of watch this is
Will & Grace is a 1998 New York comedy where a gay lawyer and his interior-designer best friend navigate dating, careers, and the occasional engagement disaster. Created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, the series runs 8 seasons and 194 episodes, totaling 71 hours of banter. The hook is the chemistry between Eric McCormack and Debra Messing, supported by Sean Hayes as the chaotic actor who refuses to be ignored. It treats its characters as fully formed people rather than punchlines, letting the wit emerge from genuine friendship rather than forced gags. The pacing is brisk, the jokes land with a dry precision, and the ensemble dynamic keeps the 71 hours feeling like a long, hilarious weekend with friends who happen to have excellent lawyers.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users rate the series 6.9 out of 10. That is a solid mark for a show that spent eight years in the top 20, though it peaked at No. 9. From 2001 to 2005, it was the highest-rated sitcom among adults aged 18–49. Losing its lead-in program eventually cost it the top spot. The finale drew over 18 million viewers, but "A Chorus Lie" remains the most watched episode. It ended as NBC's most watched comedy.
What came next for the cast
Debra Messing arrived with A Walk in the Clouds and left for The Mothman Prophecies. Megan Mullally entered with Risky Business and exited into The Disaster Artist. The credits list the dates, not the causality. One moved from romantic drama to supernatural thriller; the other from teen comedy to meta-comedy. The show did not build them, but it did place them on the map.
Where it left its mark
Will & Grace became the first prime-time American series to star openly gay lead characters, a leap past the 1997 Ellen coming-out. Critics credit it with paving the way for shows like Queer as Folk and Queer Eye. The cast landed on Bravo’s 100 Greatest TV Characters list, and the Smithsonian now houses its scripts and props. In 2012, Vice President Joe Biden told Meet the Press that the show educated the public on LGBT rights, noting that people fear difference but are beginning to understand.
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