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| The cast of "Will & Grace," from left Eric McCormack, Megan Mullaly, Debra Messing and Sean Hayes (NBC Photo). |
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — TV fans rejoice! For the first-time
ever, all 194 episodes of the Emmy Award-winning pop-culture phenomenon “Will
& Grace” will be available to stream and on-demand. The iconic series will
be available on the NBC app, Hulu and on-demand through satellite, cable and
telco pay TV providers, beginning Thursday, September 21, one week ahead of the
return of “Will & Grace” on NBC.
Hulu will be the exclusive SVOD partner for the original
eight seasons, which will also be available on the NBC App and pay TV providers
with authentication.
The original eight seasons ran from 1998 to 2006, and in to
addition quickly earning its place as a critic and fan favorite, “Will &
Grace” was nominated for 83 Emmy Awards, winning 16 of them including
Outstanding Comedy Series. This digital distribution deal, which will get 194
episodes of “Will & Grace” into nearly 100 million homes across platforms
nationwide, marks an opportunity to introduce a new generation of audiences to
original episodes of the show that have been largely unavailable for the past
11 years. The deal will go into effect one week before “Will & Grace”
rejoins the NBC lineup with all new episodes Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m.; each
week, following their broadcast airing, new episodes will also be available to
stream across the aforementioned digital platforms.
“As we gear up for the launch of the upcoming season
premiere, I can’t think of a better way to reintroduce ‘Will & Grace’ to
the cultural zeitgeist than by giving audiences the opportunity to watch this
historic and hilarious series wherever and whenever they want,” said NBC
Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt. “With its witty comebacks,
pop-culture references and social commentary, ‘Will & Grace’ is one of the
most binge-able comedies in television history, and I am certain fans both old
and new will jump on this opportunity to devour it.”
“There’s no question that ’Will & Grace’ has resonated
with audiences since the series made its broadcast premiere. To be able to
bring such an iconic show into the streaming universe for the first time ever
is an opportunity we couldn’t pass up,” said Joel Stillerman, Chief Content
Officer, Hulu. “This landmark deal will allow fans to re-watch their favorite
moments ahead of the series premiere, as well as bring ‘Will & Grace’ and
its cast of characters to a whole new audience.”
The new season of “Will & Grace” will begin its
16-episode run on September 28, 2017 and has already been picked up for a
second season with 13 additional episodes. Both the original and new episodes
of “Will & Grace” are written and executive produced by Max Mutchnick and
David Kohan, and directed and executive produced by James Burrows.
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