>>> I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS
SEGMENT.
I, LIKE SO MANY OF YOU, WATCHED
"WILL & GRACE" RELIGIOUSLY.
MY FAVORITE EPISODE, FAVORITE
EPISODE EVER, JACK WAS THE
BACKUP DANCER AT KAREN'S
WEDDING.
I NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD, IN MY
LIFE.
IF YOU WATCH NOTHING ELSE IN
YOUR LIFE, PROMISE YOU GIVE
YOURSELF THE 30 MINUTES.
BEFORE THEY ALL COME OUT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT WHY WE
LOVED IT SO MUCH.
>> ARE YOU HUNGRY?
>> I'M GAY.
>> ARE YOU HUNGRY?
>> I'M GAY.
>> WHAT?
>> Reporter: FOR EIGHT YEARS, IT
DEFINED MUST-SEE TV.
"WILL & GRACE" BURST ON TO THE
SCREEN AND WITHIN WEEKS, IT WAS
A GROUNDBREAKING PHENOMENON.
>> I WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG I
HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I SEE TWO GAY
MEN KISS ON NETWORK TELEVISION.
>> NOT AS LONG AS YOU THINK.
>> Reporter: IT WAS A MATCH MADE
IN NEW YORK CITY.
WILL TRUMAN, A GAY LAWYER.
HIS BEST FRIEND, GRACE, A
STRAIGHT INTERIOR DESIGNER.
>> I WANTED TO RAISE THE KIDS
JEWISH.
WANTED TO SLEEP WITH MEN.
>> Reporter: AND NEVER TOO FAR
AWAY, WILL'S OUTLANDISH FRIEND,
JACK.
AND GRACE'S ASSISTANT, KAREN.
>> DENIED.
APPROVED.
>> Reporter: THE HUGELY POPULAR
SHOW BECAME A MAGNET FOR A-LIST
GUEST STARS TO DROP BY, LIKE
J. LO, MATT DAMON, MADONNA AND
CHER.
>> I DO A BETTER CHER THAN YOU.
>> YOU THINK SO.
>> ACTUALLY, IT'S YOU THINK
SO --
>> Reporter: AFTER EIGHT YEARS,
THE SHOW ENDED.
OR SO WE THOUGHT.
LAST YEAR, THE CAST REUNITED TO
GET OUT THE VOTE.
AFTER 11 YEARS, "WILL & GRACE"
IS RETURNING TO PRIMETIME.
>> WE SHOULD JUST BE WHAT WE'VE
ALWAYS BEEN.
>> A SAD, MIDDLE AGED LADY.
AND GRACE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> PLEASE WELCOME ERIC
McCORMACK, DEBRA MESSING, SEAN
HAYES AND MEGAN MULLALLY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> HI.
>> I KNOW.
WE ALL FEEL IT.
>> WAIT.
THIS IS OUR --
>> YES.
>> THIS IS THE COUCH.
AND --
>> WE ARE IN THE LIVING ROOM
WITH "WILL & GRACE."
>> I KNOW.
>> THEY STOLE IT.
>> NBC SPARES NO EXPENSE.
>> HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE FIRING
UP THESE CHARACTERS AFTER ALL
THIS TIME?
>> AWESOME.
>> IT'S SO MUCH FUN, YEAH.
WE'RE HAVING A BLAST.
>> I HAVE TO SAY, WERE YOU
WORRIED ABOUT ALL ABOUT THE
MAGIC WOULDN'T BE THERE AFTER
ALL THIS TIME?
>> I DIDN'T THINK SEAN WOULD BE
AS GOOD.
>> WE ALSO THOUGHT I WOULDN'T BE
HERE.
>> YEAH.
>> THAT WAS MY BIGGEST FEAR.
I THINK WE -- WE ALL KEPT IN
TOUCH.
BUT WE HAVE NOT -- THE FOUR OF
US, BEEN IN A ROOM TOGETHER, IN
TEN YEARS.
SO, THAT -- YEAH.
THAT WAS KIND OF AMAZING THE
FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENED.
>> THE CHEMISTRY.
I'VE SEEN THE FIRST COUPLE
EPISODES.
BUT YOU HAVE NOT.
>> NO.
>> THEY SHOWED IT TO PEOPLE LIKE
ME.
THE CHEMISTRY IS STILL THERE.
WE HAVE A LONG TIME WITH THESE
GUYS.
BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD
TO?
ANY TEASER ON CURRENT EVENTS?
>> WHAT YOU MEAN?
EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT.
>> YEAH.
THERE'S A FEW THINGS.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT STRANGELY,
THE CHARACTER OF KAREN IS, SHE'S
BEST FRIENDS WITH DONNIE AND
MELAN
MELANIA.
>> AND DEBRA, GRACE IS NOT.
GRACE IS NOT.
>> NO.
GRACE IS NOT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT DOESN'T GET FULL-ON
POLITICAL.
BUT IT GETS POLITICAL IN ONLY
THE WAY "WILL & GRACE" CAN.