TBH, @bongobong , I've never had a subscription to Starz, so I can't say whether "Survivor's Remorse" was any good. I just know Tichina Arnold was on it and that it ran for, I think, four seasons?
IMO, Jean Smart's departure was a much bigger blow to the show than Delta Burke's. You could have spun off Delta/Suzanne or just wrote her out altogether, as they did, and the show would've been fine. JS/Charlene, however, was DW's real heart and the glue that held the rest of that cast together. (Just as it was Betty White, IMO, who provided the heart and soul to "The Golden Girls"). Without her, it was left up to Meshach/Anthony to keep Dixie/Julia and Annie/Mary Jo from spinning out of control, which was a mighty big task, to say the least, lol.
I'd say "Hacks" has been JS's first, really successful series since leaving DW back in '91, though. She's had a ton of great roles in between - and not just in TV either, but also in theater and film - but as far as TV goes, it seems like she has a better track record as a guest or recurring actor on established series ("Frasier," "24," "Fargo," etc.) and limited series ("Watchmen" and "Mare of Easttown").
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