Sharon Gless friends with them. While under contract with Universal, she co-starred in a number of properties, including the 1979 Steven Bochco television sitcom, "Turnabout" (based on the Thorne Smith 1931 novel about a husband and wife who temporarily switch bodies), which failed to be a ratings blockbuster, and, briefly in the sitcom "House Calls" (in which she replaced Lynn Redgrave, who'd left due to a contract dispute). Beginning with the series' seventh episode/first full season, Gless replaced actress Meg Foster in the role of NYPD police detective Christine Cagney on "Cagney & Lacey." (The role had been originated, in the pilot
Burn Notice Comedy or Drama Series for "Burn Notice" at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008. Composer John Dickson won 2008 and 2009 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Top TV Series. Craig S. O'Neill and Jason Tracey were nominated for a 2009 Writers Guild of America, USA award for Episodic Drama (episode "Double Booked"). In 2010, the show received its first Emmy Award nomination for acting, as Sharon Gless was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama. Burn Notice has also been nominated for Favorite TV Obsession at the 37th Peoples Choice