"Skinny" was also the last episode produced by series co-creator Peter S. Fischer, and featured the final appearance of Jerry Orbach as private eye Harry McGraw, too. In the next season, David Moessinger ("Quincy," "In the Heat of the Night") would take over as EP/Showrunner, Jessica Fletcher would relocate to NYC "part time" (initially, to teach criminology at Manhattan University, although that career appears to be phased out by the end of S8) and the show itself would rebound in the ratings, rising to #8 after a couple of seasons outside the Top 10, thanks in large part to the end of the "bookend episodes," and Universal revamping the show's production schedule to allow Angela Lansbury adequate time off while still appearing in every episode.
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