Because many ABC stations in major Eastern Time markets carried local news at noon, which was a major problem among the three networks throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the show was mostly seen in smaller markets and on independent stations in some larger markets without network clearances (which had affected the previous occupier of the time slot, soap opera "Ryan's Hope"), and was canceled after one season. The show's 250th and final episode aired on July 12, 1991. Ross Shafer announced that the show would be moving to "another channel, another time, very shortly" on the finale, but this never materialized. The following Monday, "Home" was temporarily expanded to 90 minutes to fill the show's time slot (ABC returned the noon time slot to its affiliates in 1992). "Match Game" was ABC's last daytime game show.