Long played Diane on the show's first five seasonsCheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley Long left — but the show’s success was anything but certain. Glen and Les Charles, ...

Long, 75, left the show in 1987 to focus on her family and her film career. The “Cheers” cast had a reunion at the 2024 Emmys — but Long didn’t attend. “Shelley really gave the first ...

Cheers creators Glen and Les Charles discuss the initial concerns that they had that the sitcom's future was tied to Shelley Long.

"Cheers" star John Ratzenberger recalled an "odd" fan encounter while filming the hit TV show. Ratzenberger, who starred as Cliff Clavin, had noticed an audience member fixated on Shelley Long and ...

Brothers Glen and Les recall feeling "sheer panic" when Long announced her decision to leave the sitcom after five seasons.

Cheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley Long left — but the show’s success was anything but certain. Les, 76, said that brothers’ mindset was “sheer panic.” ...

Harrelson, 63, said that when Long, 75, left after the show’s fifth season, that loss seemed “insurmountable.” NBCU Photo Bank Shelley Long in 'Cheers' in 1987 Les, 76, said that brothers’ mindset was ...