Another little summer show that could has gotten renewed by NBC this summer as Undateable secured a second season. Like The Night Shift, Undateable seemed to be a summer dump by NBC but then it surprised everyone by getting a 1.3 demo for its double episode premiere. That might not sound like much but it had minimal promotion and was dumped on Thursday night in late May. The ratings didn't hold up that well but it did better than current occupants Welcome to Sweden and Working the Engels. It also shows that NBC is committed to multi-camera comedies despite not picking up many at upfronts.
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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