Well CSI: NY has cheated death yet again. CBS has renewed the long running spinoff for a ninth season despite the fact that it has somewhat languished on Friday nights recently (including a series low Friday if preliminary numbers hold up). The show got renewed over the more expensive but better rated CSI: Miami as it benefits from airing on a night with lower expectations. The show aired on Wednesdays for years but moved to Friday nights in 2010 and will likely stay there next season. With this news, the only CBS show still awaiting its fate is Rules of Engagement.
On Thursdays, I go through classic series with a critical look at each season. Today I am looking at Season Five (the final season) of Rhoda ! RHODA: SEASON FIVE 1978 13 episodes Rhoda' s final season was a truncated one as the show was cancelled in December 1978 after only 13 episodes had been produced (and only nine had aired). This feels like a continuation from season four in many ways except with the ill-advised split between Ida and Martin (more on that below). While Rhoda has an occasional good moment and even a couple decent episodes, it is a show that seems so wildly different from season one and not in a good way. Rhoda could never figure out what it fully wanted to be and only made it four and a half seasons as a result. Starring Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern (13 episodes) Julie Kavner as Brenda Morgenstern (13 episodes) Ray Buktenica as Benny Goodwin (11 episodes) Kenneth McMillan as Jack Doyle (9 episodes) Nancy Wa...

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