Kate Mulgrew played Kate Columbo in the 1979 TV series, ‘Mrs. Clumbo’. Created as a spin-off of the earlier, far more popular show ‘Columbo.’ ‘Mrs. Columbo’ had a big budget and quite a decent production, but the characters just weren’t good enough.
NBC canceled the show after just 13 episodes, realizing the story wasn’t interesting enough and receiving very low ratings coupled with intense criticism.
The Brady Bunch Hour
This one-of-a-kind, 1976 TV show was not only short-lived, but it also made TV Guide's list as one of the five worst TV shows ever created...many times. 'The Brady Bunch Hour' was basically a show about the Brady family starring in their own TV variety show, which ended up being a complete flop.
Apart from a weak storyline, the show featured a lot of song-and-dance routines that made it feel like a cheap musical more so than a show. With only 9 episodes being filmed, 'The Brady Bunch Hour' barely lasted a few months and received awful reviews before ABC pulled it off the air altogether.
Get Christie Love!
The beautiful Teresa Graves played detective Christie Love in ABC's 1974 show, 'Get Christie Love!'. The show might have not been a hit, but it is still a memorable show. Detective Love was a tough police officer who worked for the LAPD's Special Investigations Division.
Unfortunately, the show was canceled after just one season, but Graves did a fine job nonetheless. Other cast members included Jack Kelly, Michael Pataki, Charles Cioffi, and more. Still, it wasn't enough to keep this crime-drama show from being canceled just a few short months after its release.
The Andros Targets
The CBS show 'The Andros Targets' premiered in January 1977, and it only lasted until July. Released as a midseason replacement for another show, the series told the story of Mike Andros (James Sutorius), a NY Times reporter that is seeking to expose corruption in New York. His assistant, Sandi Farrell ( Pamela Reed), is his right hand and friend, but even the on-screen sidekick relationship wasn't enough to keep the show on the air.
With a cast that included Jordan Charney, Alan Mixon, Roy Poole, and Ted Beniades, many viewers liked the storyline, but the production just wasn't good enough. After a few episodes, production wasn't the only issue since many people started to criticize the show for its unrealistic portrayal of investigative reporting.
Lanigan's Rabbi
The American crime drama series 'Lanigan's Rabbi' was more of a film series than a TV show, and it aired as part of NBC's Sunday Mystery Movies. It had a hilarious and talented cast that included Art Carney, Bruce Solomon, Janet Margolin, and Janis Paige, and it centered around a rabbi that helped the police solve several crimes.
Unfortunately, only four episodes were ever aired since the plot, and the production just weren't good enough to keep up with viewers. The original story was inspired by Harry Kemelman's mystery novels, which were a huge hit, contrarily to the show.