@BestMovieMom It was way funnier than that! Remington Steele was effectively cancelled after its fourth season, but NBC revived it after the publicity around Pierce Brosnan becoming the likely new Bond. Because Brosnan was still under contract to the show, he had to stay on.
@TheCinesthetic Season 1 ran like a clockwork - meticulously adding new complications over the whole season. Then they grew too bold, overcomplicating season 2. Then overcompensated the other way in season 3 with the plot being spoon fed. And season 4 was just a mess.