On the subject of Bonanza, Lorne Greene's failed to land a hit series after 14 years on the show.

Immediately following Bonanza's cancellation he starred in the short lived detective series Griff. Then Battlestar Galactica -78/79 Galactica 80 and Code Red 81/82.

Cicely Tyson was a master of television movies, but only was a regular on two series, the acclaimed but short lived "East Side West Side" and the one season "Sweet Justice" with Melissa Gilbert. That was Gilbert's second attempt at another series post "Little House" after a flop sitcom on Fox called "Stand By Your Man".

Robert Urich had an interesting trend of his biggest success being two to three season shows, "S.W.A.T", "Vega$" and "Spenser: For Hire". He had plenty of flops, including the "Bewitched" spinoff "Tabitha, a "Love Boat" revival on UPN and his final TV series role was in "Emeril".

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2 hours ago, te. said:

David Boreanaz has had a similar run, starting with Buffy (1997-1999), Angel (1999-2004), Bones (2005-2017) and SWAT (2017-2024). This year is the first time he's not had a lead role on a television series in 27 years!

Wow, I had not thought of him, but that's an incredible run. The lawsuit he and Emily Daschenel had to file against Fox in 2019 for concealing profits has likely hurt their careers, but the settlement they reached after Fox appealed the $179 million judgment rendered in arbitration likely ensured that they're now very rich.

35 minutes ago, ReddFoxx said:

Robert Urich had an interesting trend of his biggest sucess being two to three season shows, "S.W.A.T", "Vega$" and "Spenser: For Hire". He had plenty of flops, including the "Bewitched" spinoff "Tabitha, a "Love Boat" revival on UPN and his final TV series role was in "Emeril".

And let's not forget the ill fated sitcom he endured with Faye Dunaway: It Had To Be You.

Regarding Loni and Burt, both she and Burt were hurt with the constant tabloid frenzy, but I think, as @DaytimeFan and @Khan among others mentioned, what hurt her most of all was never really finding a real role after WKRP. At her career peak, she did a number of TV-movies that were focused on her sex appeal, when Jennifer worked because it was about her being more than just a sex symbol. Then she had a short-lived sitcom or two to finish out the '80s. After that was the divorce, and many of her roles just seemed like ways to earn money, rather than showcases.

There was a very cruel Mad TV sketch I watched recently, from fall 2001, that was mainly just taking shots at celebrities pretending they were on the Weakest Link, and they had Mo Collins as Loni devastated by plastic surgery. It made me feel sad because I know she was more than that, but she never really got the chance to show that by this point.

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8 minutes ago, DaytimeFan said:

Wow, I had not thought of him, but that's an incredible run. The lawsuit he and Emily Daschenel had to file against Fox in 2019 for concealing profits has likely hurt their careers, but the settlement they reached after Fox appealed the $179 million judgment rendered in arbitration likely ensured that they're now very rich.

And let's not forget the ill fated sitcom he endured with Faye Dunaway: It Had To Be You.

I'd forgotten about that lawsuit. Bones was a huge moneymaker for FOX. Emily and David deserved every penny.

I think Robert was also on that much-too-late Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice show.

Robert Urich

Bob & Carol...72 ABC

SWAT 75/76 ABC

Soap S1 77 ABC

Tabitha 78 ABC

Vegas 78- 81 ABC

Galvilan 83 NBC

Spencer for Hire 85-88 ABC

American Dreamer NBC 90-91

Crossroads ABC 92-93

It Had to be You CBS 93

Lazarus Man TNT 96

Love Boat Next Wave 98-99

Emeril 2001

Would Urich hold the record for most primetime shows?

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If Urich doesn't hold the record then he probably he is very close to it because that is a lot of shows.

Carol Burnett is another successful icon who tried and failed with ventures after her big hit. "Carol & Company" was an comedy anthology series that lasted 33 episodes. After that failed, Burnett went for a revival of the "The Carol Burnett Show" but it didn't catch on.

11 hours ago, DRW50 said:

After that was the divorce, and many of her roles just seemed like ways to earn money, rather than showcases.

What Loni really needed, IMO, was a talk show: something that would have allowed her to rebuild her career, while also keeping herself and her family afloat financially. And before anyone scoffs at the idea of Loni Anderson hosting a talk show...

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11 minutes ago, ReddFoxx said:

Carol Burnett is another successful icon who tried and failed with ventures after her big hit. "Carol & Company" was an comedy anthology series that lasted 33 episodes. After that failed, Burnett went for a revival of the "The Carol Burnett Show" but it didn't catch on.

"Carol & Company" had a really novel premise, but I could see why Carol herself elected to end it. Essentially, they were doing a new pilot every week, which must have been one hell of a grind. Perhaps, if it were done now, when doing 12-13 episodes per season is more the norm, it'd be more sustainable.

I really wanted to like the "Carol Burnett Show" revival, but comedy had changed so much by that time, and it just seemed like she couldn't keep up.