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<blockquote data-quote="Chris2" data-source="post: 321644" data-attributes="member: 495">Lou Grant was cancelled when it was 43rd in the ratings, and had fallen In viewership during its last two seasons. So I think the cancellation was justifiable. Creatively, I think it was a five year show&nbsp; and ran the right amount of time.Re: Too Close for Comfort. I don’t think it has aged well, but the early years were kind of dumb fun. When it moved from ABC into first-run syndication, the writing staff changed and they tried tackling more serious topics, which was a mistake for such a lightweight show. Also, way too much Monroe. Lydia Cornell said that Knight told new the new writers that he was the center of the show, and the parts for the daughters were diminished. The actress playing the brunette daughter actually left the show over this, early in the fifth season. And of course the sixth season/sequel series (originally called “The Ted Knight Show”) had neither daughter. They brought in Pat Carroll which was a head scratcher in terms of lowering the demographics for an aging series.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chris2, post: 321644, member: 495"] Lou Grant was cancelled when it was 43rd in the ratings, and had fallen In viewership during its last two seasons. So I think the cancellation was justifiable. Creatively, I think it was a five year show and ran the right amount of time. Re: Too Close for Comfort. I don’t think it has aged well, but the early years were kind of dumb fun. When it moved from ABC into first-run syndication, the writing staff changed and they tried tackling more serious topics, which was a mistake for such a lightweight show. Also, way too much Monroe. Lydia Cornell said that Knight told new the new writers that he was the center of the show, and the parts for the daughters were diminished. The actress playing the brunette daughter actually left the show over this, early in the fifth season. And of course the sixth season/sequel series (originally called “The Ted Knight Show”) had neither daughter. They brought in Pat Carroll which was a head scratcher in terms of lowering the demographics for an aging series. [/QUOTE]

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