<P> `` The Finale '' is the twenty - third episode of American television series Will & Grace 's eighth season , which originally served as the series finale prior to the announcement of a 16 - episode ninth season revival slated for the 2017 -- 18 TV season . It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) in the United States on May 18 , 2006 , when it was watched by an average of eighteen million viewers , making it the most watched episode of the final two seasons of Will & Grace . In the finale , Will and Grace have a falling - out that lasts for years . They each have a child with their respective partners , and eventually reconcile when their children ( Laila and Ben ) meet at college . Meanwhile , Karen 's arch - enemy Beverley Leslie makes an offer to Jack which ultimately leads to Jack inheriting Beverley 's fortune . </P>
<P> `` The Finale '' is the twenty - third episode of American television series Will & Grace 's eighth season , which originally served as the series finale prior to the announcement of a 16 - episode ninth season revival slated for the 2017 -- 18 TV season . It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) in the United States on May 18 , 2006 , when it was watched by an average of eighteen million viewers , making it the most watched episode of the final two seasons of Will & Grace . In the finale , Will and Grace have a falling - out that lasts for years . They each have a child with their respective partners , and eventually reconcile when their children ( Laila and Ben ) meet at college . Meanwhile , Karen 's arch - enemy Beverley Leslie makes an offer to Jack which ultimately leads to Jack inheriting Beverley 's fortune . </P>
when did will and grace end the first time
when did will and grace end the first time
May 18 , 2006
May 18 , 2006