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07-13-2023, 04:28 AM
This is according to TV Tropes (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/EightSimpleRules):
After Ritter's death, Michael Eisner (https://www.google.com/search?q=Michael+Eisner+8+Simple+Rules+John+Ritter&sxsrf=AB5stBjb1ijrZFVpg9UeDuIuZ0-FP115Gw%3A1689236859085&ei=e7WvZInmBJ2sqtsP9OCGiAQ&ved=0ahUKEwjJj7XXoYuAAxUdlmoFHXSwAUEQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Michael+Eisner+8+Simple+Rules+John+Ritter&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzoLCAAQigUQhgMQsAM6BQghEKABOgUIIRCrAkoECEEYAVDAAliQFWCGGmgBcAB4AIABkAaIAYAhkgELMi01LjAuMS4zLjGYAQCgAQHAAQHIAQI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#ip=1) proposed a plotline involving his character's widow discovering that she's pregnant, and eventually having the baby during sweeps week to rally ratings. The showrunners and producers found this disgusting and tasteless and refused to write the plotline, which infuriated Eisner, though he later reneged after the broadcasted episodes were critically acclaimed.
After Ritter's death, Michael Eisner (https://www.google.com/search?q=Michael+Eisner+8+Simple+Rules+John+Ritter&sxsrf=AB5stBjb1ijrZFVpg9UeDuIuZ0-FP115Gw%3A1689236859085&ei=e7WvZInmBJ2sqtsP9OCGiAQ&ved=0ahUKEwjJj7XXoYuAAxUdlmoFHXSwAUEQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Michael+Eisner+8+Simple+Rules+John+Ritter&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzoLCAAQigUQhgMQsAM6BQghEKABOgUIIRCrAkoECEEYAVDAAliQFWCGGmgBcAB4AIABkAaIAYAhkgELMi01LjAuMS4zLjGYAQCgAQHAAQHIAQI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#ip=1) proposed a plotline involving his character's widow discovering that she's pregnant, and eventually having the baby during sweeps week to rally ratings. The showrunners and producers found this disgusting and tasteless and refused to write the plotline, which infuriated Eisner, though he later reneged after the broadcasted episodes were critically acclaimed.