'When we came on, we knew that we were trying to do something risky. It was just one year after Ellen Morgan became the first character to come out on TV - a move that subsequently tanked 'Ellen's' rankings and likely led to the show's cancellation.īut 'Will & Grace,' a show that largely focused on two gay men, was so popular that it was revived 20 years later.ĭebra Messing, who plays Grace, told TheWrap that she originally saw their gay lead (Eric McCormack's Will) as the most 'revolutionary' aspect of the show. NBC's Will & Grace' was an unlikely anomaly when it first aired in 1998. Eric McCormack as Will and Sean Hayes as Jack on 'Will & Grace.'
