Cagney & Lacey 5" was canceled by ABC just weeks into the 1983–84 season. "Cagney & Lacey" went back into production in January 1984 and returned to air on March 19 of that year. "TV Guide" celebrated the show's return with the cover reading "Welcome Back, "Cagney & Lacey" – You want them! You've got them!". The show finished in the top 10 for the 1983–84 season, and went on to earn 36 Emmy Award nominations and 14 wins throughout its run until 1988, including six nominations for stars Daly and Gless: four wins for Daly and two for Gless. The series itself
The Stepford Husbands third sequel in a string of stories based on the original concept of the novel. The first sequel, "Revenge of the Stepford Wives" (1980), starred Don Johnson, Sharon Gless, and Julie Kavner and suggested a similar drug-induced compliance. The second sequel, "The Stepford Children", (1987) starred Barbara Eden and hewed closer to the original. The third sequel basically reverses the roles, with the women being the oppressors. Louise Fletcher's role, in particular, recalls the role of "Diz", the Men's Club President, in the original. The Executive Producer for the film is Edgar J. Scherick, who produced the first film. "The