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<blockquote data-quote="AndyB2008" data-source="post: 310115" data-attributes="member: 26097">I think that&#039;s why ABC programmed Mission Impossible there, to try to attack A Different World, as they thought it was still weak and had no idea of Bill Cosby&#039;s changes.A fatal miscalculation there. Well it was obvious from MSW at the start that going against a successful show like the Bill Cosby ones was a no no. Surprised Peter Graves never criticised the dumb scheduling decisions by ABC, given he was vocal about Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner and Brian DePalma ruining the Jim Phelps character.Out of The Blue starred Dixie Carter, Eileen Heckart (later of The 5 Mrs Buchanans, which came from Jamie Wooten and Marc Cherry, the same two who had a hand in The Golden Palace) and Tammy Lauren and was a bit like a comedy version of Highway to Heaven, but was doomed anyway because ABC put it up against 60 Minutes.Blansky&#039;s Beauties aired on Saturdays against Mary Tyler Moore and Emergency so you can write the rest. The same year, Nancy Walker headlined her own show, The Nancy Walker Show, which ABC put on Thursday nights against Hawaii Five-O, thus being doomed (the lead out to TNWS was The Streets of San Francisco). Didn&#039;t help her lead in was Tony Randall, who also had to face H5-0 and was clashing with the show&#039;s writers (Tony&#039;s show went to CBS for one more season after ABC canned it, and put against The Bionic Woman!).&nbsp; Not long afterwards, she returned to Rhoda and stayed until the end.M&amp;M and L&amp;S suffered because of moved timeslots and network meddling. And Joanie Loves Chachi got put against Magnum PI later, which tells you all you need to know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AndyB2008, post: 310115, member: 26097"] I think that's why ABC programmed Mission Impossible there, to try to attack A Different World, as they thought it was still weak and had no idea of Bill Cosby's changes. A fatal miscalculation there. Well it was obvious from MSW at the start that going against a successful show like the Bill Cosby ones was a no no. Surprised Peter Graves never criticised the dumb scheduling decisions by ABC, given he was vocal about Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner and Brian DePalma ruining the Jim Phelps character. Out of The Blue starred Dixie Carter, Eileen Heckart (later of The 5 Mrs Buchanans, which came from Jamie Wooten and Marc Cherry, the same two who had a hand in The Golden Palace) and Tammy Lauren and was a bit like a comedy version of Highway to Heaven, but was doomed anyway because ABC put it up against 60 Minutes. Blansky's Beauties aired on Saturdays against Mary Tyler Moore and Emergency so you can write the rest. The same year, Nancy Walker headlined her own show, The Nancy Walker Show, which ABC put on Thursday nights against Hawaii Five-O, thus being doomed (the lead out to TNWS was The Streets of San Francisco). Didn't help her lead in was Tony Randall, who also had to face H5-0 and was clashing with the show's writers (Tony's show went to CBS for one more season after ABC canned it, and put against The Bionic Woman!). Not long afterwards, she returned to Rhoda and stayed until the end. M&M and L&S suffered because of moved timeslots and network meddling. And Joanie Loves Chachi got put against Magnum PI later, which tells you all you need to know. [/QUOTE]

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