Ahead of a week where we will surely see a ton of pickups, renewals, and cancellations, CBS made the inevitable move of renewing Criminal Minds for a 12th season. CBS renewed the bulk of their shows in one fell swoop but Minds was missing because it always have a difficult negotiation thanks to being produced by ABC studios and expensive contracts for their veteran cast. However, a renewal was never in doubt especially after the show had a strong second half of season 11. The Criminal Minds renewal leaves the bubble shows being CSI: Cyber, The Odd Couple, and all their freshmen: Supergirl, Limitless, Life in Pieces, Code Black, and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
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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