Stars who didn't conquer TV

[Forever8]

What happened with him at Crossing Jordan?

[Taoboi]

I never got around to watching it to be honest. Iol. I was interested, but never found the time. 

[Forever8]

I was talking about what happened Behind The Scenes with him? 

[Taoboi]

LOL!!! My bad. The BTS has to do with SLIDERS. 

[Paul Raven]

Dorothy Louden garnered attention in the early 60's on Broadway that led to her taking over for Carol Burnett on the Gary Moore show, which had given Carol national attention.

Dorothy also got a sitcom pilot at this time.

But nothing came of that.

Then after her Broadway run in Annie in 77 which earned her a Tony she was back on TV in 'Dorothy' a sitcom that CBS played off over Summer.

[Paul Raven]

In the mid 60's both Maureen O'Hara and Janet Leigh had sitcom pilots that weren't picked up.

[will81]

I will put Whoopi Goldberg here too. I know The View is successful, but that was long established before she came on. None of her sitcom attempts, Bagdad Cafe which lasted 15 episodes or Whoopi which lasted one full season only, nor her own talk show took off. 

[Liberty City]

Sandra Bullock with Working Girl.

[Paul Raven]

But Sandra was an unknown at that point.

We're talking about well known/successful performers giving a TV series a whirl.

[John]

If I remember right there was BTS stuff at Cafe and Both leads wanted out

[will81]

Do you think it would have lasted if not for that? I actually looked into it more. CBS put it on Fridays at 8:30. Though it didn't lose much of its lead in from Evening Shade, neither show did well in the ratings, then again nothing was going to beat ABC's TGIF line-up

[Paul Raven]

Broadway legend Ethel Merman had a sitcom pilot around 1977.

[Paul Raven]

Janet Leigh's pilot was 'Meet Maggie Miller' in 1964.

Broadway legend Carol Channing piloted 'The Carol Channing Show' around that time.

[John]

Whoopi has said that Whoppi ended on NBC because of her vocals about Politics

[Errol]

The ratings were trash.