Show made its debut on Sept 19, 1979 on CBS on Wednesdays at 8pm

Show competed with Eight is Enough on ABC and Real People on NBC

After 1st episode, the ranking for the show was 55 out of 67 shows

After 2nd episode, the ranking for the show was 65 out of 66 shows

After the 3rd episode, the show ranked 57 out of 67 shows and was pulled off the CBS schedule

The show returned to the schedule after a 2 month hiatus in December of 1979
and was airing on Monday Nights at 830pm

The return date for the show was December 17, 1979

The show aired after WKRP and competed with Little House on the Prairie on NBC and Movies and specials on ABC

The show would stay in the same time slot for the remainder of the show's run

The final ranking for the show for the 1979-80 season was #67 out of 101 shows.

Hartford Courant's Owen Mcnally said....."CBS falls flat with Last Resort

Philadelphia Inquirer's Lee Winfrey said......"The Last Resort should be just that"

Fort Lauderdale's David Biancculli said..."Last Resort is truly desperate"

Judd Hirsh from Taxi appeared in the last episode



Indianapolis News, Sept 26, 1979
Indianapolis News, Oct 3, 1979
Fort Worth Star Telegram, Oct 10, 1979
Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept 19, 1979
Fort Lauderdale News, Sept 19, 1979
Hartford Courant, Sept 19, 1979
Kansas City Times, April 24, 1980
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