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.
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Eric McCormack
Will Truman
Debra Messing
Grace Adler
Sean Hayes
Jack McFarland
Megan Mullally
Karen Walker
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22 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pilot (Love & Marriage) | Sep 21, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 2 | A New Lease on Life | Sep 28, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Head Case | Oct 5, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Between a Rock and Harlin's Place | Oct 12, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Boo! Humbug | Oct 26, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 6 | William, Tell | Nov 9, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Where There's a Will, There's No Way | Nov 16, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 8 | The Buying Game | Nov 30, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 9 | The Truth About Will and Dogs | Dec 15, 1998 | 7.7 |
| 10 | The Big Vent | Jan 5, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Will On Ice | Jan 12, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 12 | My Fair Maid-y | Feb 2, 1999 | 7.4 |
| 13 | The Unsinkable Mommy Adler | Feb 9, 1999 | 8.1 |
| 14 | Big Brother Is Coming (1) | Feb 16, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Big Brother Is Coming (2) | Feb 23, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 16 | Yours, Mine or Ours | Mar 2, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Secrets and Lays | Mar 23, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Grace, Replaced | Apr 8, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 19 | Will Works Out | Apr 22, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 20 | Saving Grace | Apr 29, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 21 | Alley Cats | May 6, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 22 | Object of My Rejection | May 13, 1999 | 8.0 |
24 episodes • 1999Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner | Sep 21, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Election | Sep 28, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Das Boob | Nov 2, 1999 | 8.4 |
| 4 | Whose Mom Is It Anyway? | Nov 9, 1999 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Polk Defeats Truman | Nov 16, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 6 | To Serve and Disinfect | Nov 23, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Homo for the Holidays | Nov 25, 1999 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Terms of Employment | Nov 30, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 9 | I Never Promised You an Olive Garden | Dec 14, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 10 | Tea and a Total Lack of Sympathy | Jan 11, 2000 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Seeds of Discontent | Jan 25, 2000 | 7.4 |
| 12 | He's Come Undone | Feb 8, 2000 | 7.7 |
| 13 | Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm So Sad | Feb 15, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Acting Out | Feb 22, 2000 | 7.9 |
| 15 | Advise and Resent | Feb 29, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Hey La, Hey La, My Ex-Boyfriend's Back | Mar 14, 2000 | 7.4 |
| 17 | The Hospital Show | Mar 28, 2000 | 8.3 |
| 18 | Sweet & Sour Charity | Apr 4, 2000 | 7.2 |
| 19 | An Affair to Forget | Apr 18, 2000 | 7.9 |
| 20 | Girls, Interrupted | May 2, 2000 | 8.1 |
| 21 | There But for the Grace of Grace | May 9, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 22 | My Best Friend's Tush | May 16, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 23 | Ben? Her? (1) | May 23, 2000 | 7.7 |
| 24 | Ben? Her? (2) | May 23, 2000 | 7.7 |
25 episodes • 2000Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Will City | Oct 12, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Fear and Clothing | Oct 19, 2000 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Husbands and Trophy Wives | Oct 19, 2000 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Girl Trouble | Oct 26, 2000 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Grace 0, Jack 2000 | Nov 2, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Love Plus One | Nov 9, 2000 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Gypsies, Tramps and Weed | Nov 16, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1) | Nov 23, 2000 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Lows in the Mid-Eighties (2) | Nov 23, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Three's a Crowd, Six Is a Freak Show | Dec 14, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Coffee & Commitment | Jan 4, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Swimming Pools... Movie Stars | Jan 11, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Crazy in Love | Feb 1, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 14 | Brothers, a Love Story | Feb 8, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 15 | My Uncle the Car | Feb 15, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 16 | Cheaters (1) | Feb 22, 2001 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Cheaters (2) | Feb 22, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 18 | Mad Dogs and Average Men | Mar 15, 2001 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Poker? I Don't Even Like Her | Mar 29, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 20 | An Old-Fashioned Piano Party | Apr 19, 2001 | 7.5 |
| 21 | The Young and the Tactless | Apr 26, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Alice Doesn't Lisp Here Anymore | May 3, 2001 | 7.5 |
| 23 | Last of the Really Odd Lovers | May 10, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Sons and Lovers (1) | May 17, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 25 | Sons and Lovers (2) | May 17, 2001 | 8.2 |
27 episodes • 2001Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Third Wheel Gets the Grace | Sep 27, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Past and Presents | Oct 4, 2001 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Crouching Father, Hidden Husband | Oct 11, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Prison Blues | Oct 18, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Loose Lips Sink Relationships | Oct 25, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Rules of Engagement | Nov 1, 2001 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Bed, Bath & Beyond | Nov 8, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Star-Spangled Banter | Nov 15, 2001 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Moveable Feast (1) | Nov 22, 2001 | 8.4 |
| 10 | Moveable Feast (2) | Nov 22, 2001 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Stakin' Care of Business | Dec 6, 2001 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Jingle Balls | Dec 13, 2001 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Whoa, Nelly | Jan 10, 2002 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Grace in the Hole | Jan 17, 2002 | 7.4 |
| 15 | Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard | Jan 31, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 16 | A Chorus Lie | Feb 7, 2002 | 8.7 |
| 17 | Someone Old, Someplace New | Feb 28, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Something Borrowed, Someone's Due | Mar 7, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 19 | Cheatin' Trouble Blues | Mar 28, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Went to a Garden Potty | Apr 4, 2002 | 7.4 |
| 21 | He Shoots, They Snore | Apr 11, 2002 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Wedding Balls | Apr 18, 2002 | 7.3 |
| 23 | Fagel Attraction | Apr 25, 2002 | 8.1 |
| 24 | Hocus Focus | May 2, 2002 | 7.9 |
| 25 | A Buncha White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin' | May 9, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 26 | A.I.: Artificial Insemination (1) | May 16, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 27 | A.I.: Artificial Insemination (2) | May 16, 2002 | 7.8 |
24 episodes • 2002Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ...And the Horse He Rode in On | Sep 26, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Bacon and Eggs | Oct 3, 2002 | 8.4 |
| 3 | The Kid Stays Out of the Picture | Oct 10, 2002 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Humongous Growth | Oct 17, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 5 | It's the Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown | Oct 31, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Boardroom & a Parked Place | Nov 7, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 7 | The Needle & Omelet's Done | Nov 14, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Marry Me a Little (1) | Nov 21, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Marry Me a Little More (2) | Nov 21, 2002 | 7.9 |
| 10 | The Honeymoon's Over | Dec 5, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 11 | All About Christmas Eve | Dec 12, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Field of Queens | Jan 9, 2003 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Fagmalion Part One: Gay It Forward | Jan 16, 2003 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Fagmalion Part Two: Attack of the Clones | Jan 30, 2003 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Homojo | Feb 6, 2003 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Women & Children First | Feb 13, 2003 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Fagmalion Part Three: Bye, Bye, Beardy | Feb 20, 2003 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Fagmalion Part Four: The Guy Who Loved Me | Mar 13, 2003 | 8.1 |
| 19 | Sex, Losers, & Videotape | Apr 3, 2003 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Leo Unwrapped | Apr 17, 2003 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Dolls and Dolls | Apr 24, 2003 | 7.8 |
| 22 | May Divorce Be with You | May 1, 2003 | 8.1 |
| 23 | 23 | May 8, 2003 | 8.2 |
| 24 | 24 | May 15, 2003 | 8.3 |
24 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dames at Sea | Sep 25, 2003 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Last Ex to Brooklyn | Oct 2, 2003 | 8.9 |
| 3 | Home Court Disadvantage | Oct 9, 2003 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Me and Mr. Jones | Oct 23, 2003 | 7.6 |
| 5 | A-Story, Bee-Story | Oct 30, 2003 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Heart Like a Wheelchair | Nov 6, 2003 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Nice in White Satin | Nov 13, 2003 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Swimming from Cambodia | Nov 20, 2003 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Strangers with Candice | Dec 4, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Fanilow | Dec 11, 2003 | 8.1 |
| 11 | The Accidental Tsuris | Jan 15, 2004 | 7.3 |
| 12 | A Gay/December Romance | Jan 22, 2004 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Ice Cream Balls | Feb 10, 2004 | 7.4 |
| 14 | Looking for Mr. Good Enough | Feb 19, 2004 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Flip-Flop (1) | Feb 26, 2004 | 7.2 |
| 16 | Flip-Flop (2) | Mar 4, 2004 | 7.3 |
| 17 | East Side Story | Mar 11, 2004 | 7.9 |
| 18 | Courting Disaster | Mar 18, 2004 | 7.6 |
| 19 | No Sex 'N' the City | Mar 25, 2004 | 7.9 |
| 20 | Fred Astaire and Ginger Chicken | Apr 1, 2004 | 7.5 |
| 21 | I Never Cheered for My Father | Apr 8, 2004 | 7.3 |
| 22 | Speechless | Apr 22, 2004 | 7.1 |
| 23 | I Do (1) | Apr 29, 2004 | 7.4 |
| 24 | Oh, No, You Di-In't (2) | Apr 29, 2004 | 7.6 |
24 episodes • 2004Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FYI: I Hurt, Too | Sep 16, 2004 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Back Up Dancer | Sep 23, 2004 | 7.5 |
| 3 | One Gay at a Time | Sep 30, 2004 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Company | Oct 7, 2004 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Key Party | Oct 14, 2004 | 7.6 |
| 6 | The Newlydreads | Oct 21, 2004 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Will & Grace & Vince & Nadine | Nov 4, 2004 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Saving Grace, Again (1) | Nov 11, 2004 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Saving Grace, Again (2) | Nov 18, 2004 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Queens for a Day (1) | Nov 25, 2004 | 8.1 |
| 11 | Queens for a Day (2) | Nov 25, 2004 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Christmas Break | Dec 9, 2004 | 7.3 |
| 13 | Board Games | Jan 6, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Partners | Jan 13, 2005 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Bully Woolley | Feb 3, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Dance Cards & Greeting Cards | Feb 10, 2005 | 7.9 |
| 17 | The Birds and the Bees | Feb 17, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 18 | The Fabulous Baker Boy | Feb 24, 2005 | 7.9 |
| 19 | Sour Balls | Mar 17, 2005 | 7.6 |
| 20 | The Blonde Leading the Blind | Apr 21, 2005 | 7.3 |
| 21 | It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World | May 5, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 22 | From Queer to Eternity | May 10, 2005 | 7.2 |
| 23 | Friends with Benefits | May 19, 2005 | 7.6 |
| 24 | Kiss & Tell | May 19, 2005 | 7.4 |
24 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alive and Schticking | Sep 29, 2005 | 8.4 |
| 2 | I Second That Emotion | Oct 6, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 3 | The Old Man and the Sea | Oct 13, 2005 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Steams Like Old Times | Oct 20, 2005 | 7.2 |
| 5 | The Hole Truth | Nov 3, 2005 | 7.1 |
| 6 | Love Is in the Airplane | Nov 10, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Birds of a Feather Boa | Nov 17, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Swish Out of Water | Nov 24, 2005 | 7.6 |
| 9 | A Little Christmas Queer | Dec 8, 2005 | 7.6 |
| 10 | Von Trapped | Jan 5, 2006 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Bathroom Humor | Jan 12, 2006 | 8.1 |
| 12 | Forbidden Fruit | Jan 19, 2006 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Cop to It | Jan 26, 2006 | 7.7 |
| 14 | I Love L. Gay | Feb 2, 2006 | 7.5 |
| 15 | The Definition of Marriage | Feb 9, 2006 | 7.6 |
| 16 | Grace Expectations | Mar 16, 2006 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Cowboys and Iranians | Mar 23, 2006 | 7.4 |
| 18 | Buy, Buy Baby | Mar 30, 2006 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Blanket Apology | Apr 6, 2006 | 7.5 |
| 20 | The Mourning Son | Apr 27, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Partners 'n' Crime | May 4, 2006 | 7.4 |
| 22 | Whatever Happened to Baby Gin? | May 11, 2006 | 7.8 |
| 23 | The Finale (1) | May 18, 2006 | 8.4 |
| 24 | The Finale (2) | May 18, 2006 | 8.0 |
