Tim Reid on why Frank's Place was canceled after only one season

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Walter Cronkite told him that the episode "The King of Wall Street" upset at least one person on the CBS Board of Directors. It was axed just as filming for Season 2 was to begin.

[king of comedy]

I never knew that.

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Originally Posted by king of comedy

I never knew that.

15 Weird Facts About Frank’s Place (1987–1988) You Never Knew

Think you know everything about nineteen eighties television? Think again. Behind CBS's critically acclaimed but tragically short-lived Frank's Place lies a treasure trove of bizarre secrets that would make even the most seasoned TV historians do a double-take. From a CEO's personal vendetta that killed the show to a corpse who breaks the fourth wall, these jaw-dropping revelations prove that sometimes the most compelling stories happen behind the camera.