Show started on Thursdays at 8:30pm and stayed in same time slot until cancellation and competed with the Waltons on CBS

The show aired after Barney Miller and both shows finished with low ratings. Barney Miller #68 and Karen #71

Philadelphia Daily News critic Jim Obrien stated........"Its an amusing show with two principal assets, it has Ms. Valentine and a promising premise and setting(do-gooders in present-day Washingtonm D.C)

Chicago Tribune's Gary Deeb stated........."Karen's too cute for a substantial role"

The character who played Karen appeared on front of the TV guide two months after the show made it debut on ABC