Will & Grace – Season One on DVD

NBC Enterprises and Lions Gate Home Entertainment are releasing the first season of the Emmy Award-winning comedy WILL & GRACE on DVD on Tuesday, August 12, 2003. The DVD will include all 22 episodes that aired on NBC during the debut season of Will & Grace and added-value programming that includes interviews with the cast, creators, and director, plus 11 themed-featurettes that capture the funniest moments of the season. The four-disc set will be available in stores and at shopnbc.com on Tuesday, August 12. ($44.99)

“The first season of Will & Grace on DVD is definitely Must See viewing for fans of this series,” says Kim Niemi, Senior Vice President Video, Music, and Product Development, NBC Enterprises. “‘Will & Grace’ has a very loyal audience and the DVD, which includes all 22 original episodes from the first season, as well as a variety of entertaining special features, should satisfy even the show’s most die-hard fans.”

“Lions Gate couldn’t be more excited to be associated with a quality program of this magnitude,” stated Peter Block, President of Home Video, Acquisitions and New Media for Lions Gate Entertainment. “With its broad awareness and longevity, ‘Will & Grace’ is every bit as important as the biggest motion picture titles that Lions Gate Home Entertainment has released.”

Now entering its sixth season, the Emmy Award-winning series has enjoyed both critical acclaim and ratings success as one of the centerpieces of NBC’s “Must See TV” Thursday lineup. In its most recent season, “Will & Grace” was prime time’s No. 3 show among adults 18-49 and number-two comedy in that category — as well as network television’s most upscale-skewing comedy. The comedy led its time period last season among adults 18-49, defeating “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”