Phyllis (TV series) had higher overall ratings than "Rhoda" that season, as well as equal ratings with its parent show, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". The stigma of the deaths of several cast members during the show's run, as well as the ill health of actress Jane Rose, are also said to have been factors in the series' cancellation. The final episode ("And Baby Makes Six") had Bess announcing that she and Mark were expecting their first child. This installment aired Sunday, March 13, 1977. The same week, on Saturday, March 19, Leachman made her last appearance as Phyllis Lindstrom on the final
1977–78 United States network television schedule (weekday) ♦ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast 1977–78 United States network television schedule (weekday) These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season Beginning in September 1977. All times are Eastern. Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold. NOTE: On November 7, 1977, CBS expanded "Guiding Light" from 30 minutes to 1 hour. Also, on December 2, 1977, Chico