FOX announced today that Bob's Burgers has been renewed for a sixth season. The show needs extra lead-time to get ready so it often is the recipient of an early renewal. Bob's Burgers started the season as an afterthought, airing on Sundays at 7:30pm when there wasn't an NFL doubleheader. Then, Mulaney was an instant bomb at 9:30pm and FOX chose to give it the dead 7:30pm slot while Bob's got an upgrade to 9:30pm. It has been much stronger since then and will air there for awhile until the new Last Man on Earth comes in March. This is a great utility player for FOX and it's youngest cartoon, so its renewal was a slam dunk.
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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