Five years later, the NFL changed the blackout rule, rendering this whole episode obsolete.
Ronnie Schell, on the DVD commentary for the series, claimed that the show had been on the bubble for a second season renewal on CBS, but the network was also not entirely satisfied with the main cast, either Baker, who had an issue of remembering his lines in front of a live audience, or Parrish who had a small stroke between the pilot and subsequent episodes that dampened her energy as the season progressed. The show was up against the Tuesday Night Movie, which showed first run movies on TV for the first time (it was a big deal then). Never had ratings against the competition and the show was never tried at another time. Had they had more faith in the cast, it may have succeeded in another time slot.