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Apr 28, 2022 · CBS's Angela Lansbury-led murder mystery series Murder, She Wrote ran for 12 seasons before finally ending its run. Here's what happened to the show and why.
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CBS elected to return Murder, She Wrote to Sundays for the last four episodes of the series, which began on April 28. Three of the four episodes drew over sixteen million viewers and the finale, which aired on May 19, 1996, finished in the top 20 of that week's ratings.
- William Fischer
- It was the second stab at mystery by its creators. The creators of "Murder, She Wrote" were no strangers to the mystery genre. Richard Levinson and William Link were friends and writing partners since junior high according to The New York Times, and they were lifelong fans of mysteries.
- It all came back to Agatha Christie. The immediate inspiration for "Murder, She Wrote" came when producer Richard Levinson happened to catch a movie on TV one night.
- Angela Lansbury wasn't the first choice for Jessica Fletcher. The character of Jessica Fletcher was inspired by mystery author Agatha Christie (via The New York Times).
- Angela Lansbury was a long time in coming to TV. These days, it's no strange thing to see major movie stars on television and vice versa. But in the 1980s, the big names in film were extremely reluctant to get involved with TV, let alone hour-long dramas like "Murder, She Wrote."
Nov 13, 2020 · Here’s how TV movie Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle concluded the classic crime drama. Airing for twelve seasons and over 260 episodes between 1984 and 1996, Murder, She Wrote is one of the longest-running murder mystery shows in television history.
- Helen Armitage
Murder, She Wrote: Created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson, William Link. With Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum. Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.
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After the final episode aired in 1996, Angela Lansbury sporadically reprised the character of Jessica Fletcher in a handful of feature-length Murder, She Wrote specials starting in 1997. The last TV movie aired in May 2003.
3 days ago · In 1988, after five seasons on ‘Murder She Wrote’, Tom Bosley made the decision to leave the show. The departure of his character, Sheriff Amos Tupper, left fans shocked and saddened. The reasons behind Bosley’s departure from the iconic TV series were not publicly disclosed at the time.
