Moonlighting (TV series)

Cancellation

In the 1988-1989 TV season, the show's ratings declined precipitously. The series went on hiatus during the February sweeps, and returned on Sunday evenings in the spring of 1989. Six more episodes aired before the series was cancelled in May of that year.

Related Topics:
1988 - 1989 - February sweeps - May

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In keeping with the show's tradition of "breaking the fourth wall", the last episode featured Maddie and David returning from Bert and Agnes' wedding to find the Blue Moon sets being taken away, and an ABC network executive waiting to tell them that the show has been cancelled. The characters then race through the studio lot as the world of Moonlighting is slowly dismantled and another executive lectures them on the perils of losing their audience and how fragile romance is. The final scene is a message stating that Blue Moon Investigations ceased operations on the 14th May, 1989 — and the Anselmo case was never solved.

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As the show had not produced enough episodes to gain a syndication contract, following its original run it was not widely seen until its DVD release, although it occasionally appeared on cable channels (including W in Canada) in the late 1990s.

Related Topics:
Syndication - Cable - W - Canada - 1990s

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One Moonlighting fan website has compiled several additional "seasons" of fanfic.

Related Topics:
Website - Fanfic

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