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Falling in love and becoming a couple have long been a staple of television series. In 1972, CBS, after the overwhelming success of a controversial sitcom in All in the Family, added this show (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125231/http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/bridgetlovesbernie.htm), another controversial entry (https://www.google.com/search?q=Bridget+Loves+Bernie&tbm=bks&tbs=bkt:s&source=newspapers) which was about (https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/my-latest-obscure-sitcom-discovery-bridget-loves-bernie.360547/) an interfaith relationship (https://michaelfairmantv.com/david-birney-love-is-a-many-splendored-thing-and-bridget-loves-bernie-star-dies-at-83/2022/05/03/). Despite (https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/p4nsot/til_bridget_loves_bernie_was_the_5_tv_show_of_the/) superb ratings (http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2018/01/beyond-grave-cbs-bridget-loves-bernie.html), the series (https://jacksonupperco.com/2014/07/23/love-is-crazy-a-look-at-bridget-loves-bernie/) lasted (https://www.tellytalk.net/threads/bridget-loves-bernie.11400/) one year (https://www.tvtango.com/series/bridget_loves_bernie/episodes/sort/network/type/asc) due to (https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-the-early-70s-American-television-sitcom-Bridget-Loves-Bernie-starring-Meredith-Ann-Baxter-and-David-Birney-last-more-than-one-season) said controversy (https://www.nytimes.com/1973/02/07/archives/bridget-loves-bernie-attacked-by-jewish-groups.html).