Paramount Domestic Television announced it will digitally restore and remaster all 275 episodes of Cheers in what is billed as the most expensive restoration in television history. Paramount and Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions will share costs, with cable network Nickelodeon set to air the remastered series beginning fall 2001.
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Paramount Remasters Cheers for HDTV
Syndicator Paramount Domestic Television announced it will digitally restore and remaster its entire Cheers library. Billed as the most expensive restoration in television history, Paramount and Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions will share the cost of remastering all 275 episodes of the classic NBC series to meet HDTV broadcast standards. Cable network Nickelodeon acquired Cheers for a seven-year run that will begin this fall. The show remains cleared in broadcast syndication in 80 percent of the country. |
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