Cher was broadcasted in 1987.
 Its companion television special, Cher: Live in Concert  From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (1999), was the highest rated original HBO program in 199899, registering a 9
In 1987, Cher signed with Geffen Records and revived her musical career with what music critics Johnny Danza and Dean Ferguson describe as "her most impressive string of hits to date", establishing her as a "serious rock and roller 

