Drescher and “Cheers” star Ted Danson discussed the future of sitcoms in a new interview.

Fran Drescher gives sad update on her future in sitcoms after The Nanny

Drescher and "Cheers" star Ted Danson discussed the future of sitcoms in a new interview.

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February 18, 2026 11:21 a.m. ET

Fran Drescher in 'The Nanny'. Credit:

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Television icon Fran Drescher has given a sad update on her future in the medium, years after courting fans at the center of the beloved sitcom *The Nanny*.

In a new interview with *Cheers* star Ted Danson on his *Where Everybody Knows Your Name* podcast, the *Marty Supreme* star admitted that she probably won't perform on the small screen in a way that fans are used to seeing from her.

"Well, I don't see myself doing another sitcom," the 68-year-old said, while Danson, 78, added, "Nor I — at least the three-camera live. That takes a lot."**

'The Nanny' stars Fran Drescher and Charles Shaugnessy.

Drescher, who starred on CBS' *The Nanny *sitcom from 1993-99, added, "You know, it's just the idea of going into the soundstage every day" that largely influenced her stance.

"The last one that I did wasn't my show. I played the mom in it, and I really didn't... I loved the people, but I didn't enjoy the experience that much because we were shooting it over the winter months," Drescher said. Though she didn't name the project, the last sitcom she was a series regular on was Dan Levy's 2020 NBC comedy *Indebted*, on which she played Adam Pally's mother across one season before the show was canceled.

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Drescher lamented, "It was pretty dark when I entered the stage and it was dark when I left it," leading her to feel like "I just lost the whole day."

She asked, "Was this worth it? Is this how I would have wanted to spend the day if it turned out to be the last day of my life? And it wasn't."

Still, Drescher said that there's a world in which she might return to television, but it would have to be under her specific terms.

"Now, maybe when I'm writing and executive-producing, directing, all of those hats that I wore in my own shows, maybe it would be more stimulating and, you know, gratifying," Drescher elaborated. "But in this situation, I think just playing the mom in it, it just wasn't enough for me. And I felt like I could've been doing other things during my day."

While she voiced concerns about returning to sitcoms in the future, Drescher reunited with her *Nanny* costars in last September, with Charles Shaughnessy — who played Drescher's love interest on the program — sharing a reunion photo on Instagram, writing, "Getting the band back together….?!" he wrote in his caption. "A great night out with Susan and *The Nanny* gang!!"

Watch Drescher and Danson discuss their future in sitcoms in the *Where Everybody Knows Your Name* clip above.**

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