the sitcom premiered september 15, 1992, to healthy ratings following "roseanne". it then moved to thursday nights opposite fox's "the simpsons", and ratings began to sink. it was pulled from the schedule in december 1992 and returned to abc the following spring 1993 for six episodes before finally being canceled. in an attempt to infuse ratings, burke brought her brunette hair back that spring (even refilming the opening credits to correspond with the change in hair color), in the sake of familiarity, but it did little to save it.