https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-455%e2%80%93melba/

Broadway legend Melba Moore (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdZ6p7s4gXE) was given (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecrfEdmxJ2Y) a starring vehicle for her own CBS (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Melba%22+CBS+1986&sca_esv=297f8d6bee6ef7a9&tbs=bkt%3As&tbm=bks&sxsrf=ACQVn0_XyxhH9poCrvUUlw56gN8iiutYSQ%3A1708427864352&ei=WIrUZbCSFfTGp84Ptq2eoAw&ved=0ahUKEwiwnurf5bmEAxV048kDHbaWB8QQ4dUDCAk&uact=5&oq=%22Melba%22+CBS+1986&gs_lp=Eg1nd3Mtd2l6LWJvb2tzIhAiTWVsYmEiIENCUyAxOTg2SLwTUPUFWNEQcAF4AJABAJgBjwGgAZsCqgEDMC4yuAEDyAEA-AEBiAYB&sclient=gws-wiz-books) sitcom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melba_(TV_series)) in Early 1986 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cZHZvWMa2I). Sadly, it had the misfortune (https://www.google.com/search?q=Melba+CBS+1986+Challenger&sca_esv=297f8d6bee6ef7a9&sxsrf=ACQVn09nh9-U9OPJndq8iBFqoYPXeePaeQ%3A1708427854466&ei=TorUZYyKHPqmkPIP09Ck8Ac&ved=0ahUKEwiM6Y7b5bmEAxV6E0QIHVMoCX4Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=Melba+CBS+1986+Challenger&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGU1lbGJhIENCUyAxOTg2IENoYWxsZW5nZXIyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUjYNVAAWL80cAN4AZABAJgBrgSgAZUwqgEMMC4xNC43LjMuMS4xuAEDyAEA-AEBqAIRwgIHECMY6gIYJ8ICExAAGIAEGIoFGEMY6gIYtALYAQHCAhwQLhiABBiKBRhDGMcBGNEDGMgDGOoCGLQC2AECwgIEECMYJ8ICChAjGIAEGIoFGCfCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIREC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYxwEY0QPCAg4QLhiABBiKBRixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGMcBGNEDwgIKEAAYgAQYigUYQ8ICERAuGIAEGIoFGJECGMcBGNEDwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAhAQABiABBiKBRhDGLEDGIMBwgIREC4YgAQYigUYkQIYsQMYgwHCAgsQLhiABBiKBRiRAsICEBAuGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwHCAgoQLhiABBiKBRhDwgINEAAYgAQYigUYQxixA8ICEBAuGEMYgwEYsQMYgAQYigXCAhAQLhiABBiKBRhDGMcBGK8BwgIWEC4YgAQYigUYQxixAxiDARjHARivAcICDRAuGIAEGIoFGEMYsQPCAg0QLhiABBgUGIcCGLEDwgIFEAAYgATCAgUQLhiABMICBhAAGBYYHsICCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDwgIFECEYnwW6BgYIARABGAG6BgYIAhABGAg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#ip=1) of premiering the same day (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1986/01/28) as a tragic news story.

However, was the news story the reason the show failed or something else entirely?