What is the title of the Cheers series finale?

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The title of the Cheers series finale is “One for the Road.”

“One for the Road” is the concluding episode of Cheers and resolves the series’ long-running character stories, especially the complicated relationship between Sam Malone and Diane Chambers. Diane returns to Boston, prompting Sam to confront the possibility of leaving the bar and his old life behind.

The finale aired on NBC on May 20, 1993, after 11 seasons and 275 episodes when the series’ double-length and triple-length installments are counted. Its broadcast version ran approximately 98 minutes, making it much longer than a normal Cheers episode.

The title echoes the familiar bar phrase “one for the road,” giving the finale a fitting farewell quality. “Home Is the Sailor” was an earlier Season 11 episode, while “Thanksgiving Orphans” is a famous earlier installment. “I Do, Adieu” is not the title of the series finale. The finale was followed by the retrospective special Cheers: Last Call!.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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