Ratings dropped during the third season. Jackson began to complain about the show's diminishing script quality (she once complained, "The scripts are so light it would take a week to get to the floor if you dropped it from the ceiling.") and further stated that initially the series focused on "classic detective work", but had become more of a "cop story of the week". During the third season, Jackson was offered the part of Joanna Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979) with Dustin Hoffman but the "Charlie's Angels" producers refused to reorganize the shooting schedule to allow Jackson time off to shoot the film (the part of Joanna ultimately went to Meryl Streep, who won an Academy Award for her performance). Upset by this situation and her negative opinion of the scripts, Jackson became problematic (she admitted, "I guess I did cause a few problems.") and she was let go. In a statement, Spelling said, "Due to problems on the set, Kate is being dropped for the good of the show."