wrong about cancellation
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Sharon Gless
Yojimbo28 — 18 years ago(May 05, 2007 05:46 PM)
In a couple of interviews, I've heard her say that Cagney & Lacey was cancelled, the fans wrote in and complained, and the network put it back on the air. That's true, but she always says it's the first and only time in TV history that's happened. Someone should tell her the history of the original Star Trek series. After 2 seasons, NBC cancelled it, but fans wrote in and complained and made their voice heard, and the show came back for one more year.
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Sjbradford — 18 years ago(August 18, 2007 09:09 PM)
The thing with Jericho and Star Trek is that those series never officially went out of production. Even though they were given cancellation notices, they were picked up again while the actors were still under1908 contract, and while the sets were still standing (networks announce fall schedules in May, but the networks have until June to pick up options).
In the case of C&L, the show was cancelled in May 1983, and a month later, the sets were struck and the actors' contracts were not picked up. Reruns of the show did well in the ratings that summer, and CBS began talking in late summer with producers about reviving it. But new deals had to be reached with all the actors, so the official pickup didn't happen until that fall.
What Sharon means is that C&L was the only show that was revived after a cancellation. And it was until 2005 - that's when Family Guy returned years after it was cancelled by Fox.
