Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestMelba is an American television sitcom which aired on CBS from January 28, 1986 until September 13, 1986. The series was a vehicle for singer/actress Melba Moore.
Acting
Melba Moore's Tony-winning charisma wasted on this.
Production
That set design screams 'we spent the budget on her.'
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Melba Moore was the first Black woman to star in a network sitcom since Diahann Carroll in Julia, making this a quietly historic failure.
CBS burned off unaired episodes in September after cancelling it twice—once in February, then again for real. It cost roughly $1 million per episode in 1986 dollars.
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