Will & Grace premiered 20 years ago today

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See how Grace Adler, Will Truman, Karen Walker and Jack McFarland have evolved since the hit NBC sitcom debuted on Sept. 21, 1998. Debra Messing recalls her doubts that the sitcom featuring a gay lead character and a gay supporting would find an audience, while her co-star Eric McCormack was much more confident. “I distinctly remember after the pilot, sitting with Eric in the double chair on the set in front of the TV, and him turning to me and saying, ‘I think we’re going to be around for a long time.’ And I turned to him and I said, ‘Really?’ And he said, ‘Yes,'” Messing said.