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TVFactFan · 06-09-2022, 11:11 PM

Show competed with the Waltons on Thursday Night at 8:30pm

NBC made the decision to cancel the show after weeks due to the show ranking #68 out of 70 shows after the second episode

The actress who played Fay lashed at NBC executives after finding out the news while appearing on Johnny Carson. She made an obscene gesture toward NBC which was only seen by the studio audience not viewers on TV

The show also had lower ratings than other new show in the same time slot called On the Rocks on ABC

The Guy who played Schnieder on One Day at a Time appeared in 1 episode

Norman Fell and Audra Lindley who from Three's Company would also play a married couple on this show featured in episode Lillian's separation

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opus · 06-09-2022, 11:28 PM

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The woman who played Mrs Roper on Three's Company appeared in 8 eps

The guy who played Mr. Roper on Three's Company appeared in 1 ep

Were they in the same episode?

TVFactFan · 06-09-2022, 11:49 PM

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Were they in the same episode?

They actually did, in episode 7. Just made the update

opus · 06-10-2022, 12:26 AM

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They actually did, in episode 7. Just made the update

Good trivia. You have any clue if they had scenes together?

TVFactFan · 06-10-2022, 12:42 AM

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Good trivia. You have any clue if they had scenes together?

They actually played a married couple on this show and she walks out on him. Another update lol

DJM77 · 06-11-2022, 04:38 PM

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The actress who played Fay lashed at NBC executives after finding out the news while appearing on Johnny Carson. She made an obscene gesture toward NBC which was only seen by the studio audience not viewers on TV

Lee Grant talks about this here.

TVFactFan · 06-11-2022, 05:13 PM

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Lee Grant talks about this here.

Nice find

Duster76 · 08-12-2022, 11:21 PM

In a large majority of cases stars tend to present self-serving facts to excuse any failure they are associated with, all that said I think Lee Grant makes some valid points. In addition, NBC as a network seemed uniquely ill-suited to put this series over. The network had only four half hour series scheduled at the start of the 75-76 season. All four were scheduled during the 8pm-9pm timeslot. Sanford and Son and Chico and the Man were logically coupled together on Fridays, and The Montefuscos and Fay were scheduled to play in the 8pm-9pm slot on Thursdays. Fay was the backend of the hour, The Montefuscos was a show about a multigenerational family dinner on Sunday evenings. A family show against the mega family hit The Waltons on CBS, what kind of counter-programming strategy was that. Those two shows should have been scheduled between 9pm-10pm with Fay leading off at 9. NBC could have moved Ellery Queen the 9pm show to 8. I think the show would have had an uphill battle but scheduled at 8:30 on Thursdays the show had no chance.

06-09-2022, 11:11 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,966	TV Facts Show competed with the Waltons on Thursday Night at 8:30pm NBC made the decision to cancel the show after weeks due to the show ranking #68 out of 70 shows after the second episode The actress who played Fay lashed at NBC executives after finding out the news while appearing on Johnny Carson. She made an obscene gesture toward NBC which was only seen by the studio audience not viewers on TV The show also had lower ratings than other new show in the same time slot called On the Rocks on ABC The Guy who played Schnieder on One Day at a Time appeared in 1 episode Norman Fell and Audra Lindley who from Three's Company would also play a married couple on this show featured in episode Lillian's separation Complete Directory to Primetime TV shows Philadelphia Dailynews, Sept 26, 1975 New York Times, Oct 3, 1975 IMDB.com
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08-12-2022, 11:21 PM	#8
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,639	In a large majority of cases stars tend to present self-serving facts to excuse any failure they are associated with, all that said I think Lee Grant makes some valid points. In addition, NBC as a network seemed uniquely ill-suited to put this series over. The network had only four half hour series scheduled at the start of the 75-76 season. All four were scheduled during the 8pm-9pm timeslot. Sanford and Son and Chico and the Man were logically coupled together on Fridays, and The Montefuscos and Fay were scheduled to play in the 8pm-9pm slot on Thursdays. Fay was the backend of the hour, The Montefuscos was a show about a multigenerational family dinner on Sunday evenings. A family show against the mega family hit The Waltons on CBS, what kind of counter-programming strategy was that. Those two shows should have been scheduled between 9pm-10pm with Fay leading off at 9. NBC could have moved Ellery Queen the 9pm show to 8. I think the show would have had an uphill battle but scheduled at 8:30 on Thursdays the show had no chance.