2 hours ago, Khan said:

I wonder, too, whether "Us" would've been another hit for Landon (and his first on a network other than NBC) had his cancer diagnosis not curtailed everything. Say what you will about the mawkishness of "Little House on the Prairie" and "Highway to Heaven," but Landon seemed to know better than a lot of others what people wanted to see every week on TV.

Had Landon lived, I wonder if Us would have made it to the other side of CBS ill-fated attempt at being hip and trendy, the 1995-96 season. Michael Landon being a guy probably would have helped him with Les Moonves.

12 minutes ago, Franko said:

Had Landon lived, I wonder if Us would have made it to the other side of CBS ill-fated attempt at being hip and trendy, the 1995-96 season. Michael Landon being a guy probably would have helped him with Les Moonves.

It probably would have been paired with Touched by An Angel (the female version of Highway to Heaven).

31 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

["Us'] probably would have been paired with Touched by An Angel (the female version of Highway to Heaven).

I think so, too. Numbers-wise, Saturdays weren't great for any network by that point, but CBS still performed decently there, even if their shows tended to lean toward conservative.