Editing Charlie's Angels (section)

===Public reception===
''Charlie's Angels'' proved to be a runaway hit in the 1976–1977 season in its first of five time slots, Wednesdays at 10:00pm, where it followed ''[[Baretta]]''. Facing little competition from [[CBS]] and [[NBC]], ''Charlie's Angels'' finished fifth in [[Nielsen ratings]] in the spring of 1977 with an average 26.0 rating. The three lead actresses were suddenly propelled to stardom, with [[Kate Jackson]] later commenting that the first few months were like being in the eye of a storm. [[Farrah Fawcett]] became hugely popular and was branded a phenomenon. However, the situation off screen was not as rewarding. The long working hours on set, combined with numerous calls for photo shoots, wardrobe fittings, and promotional interviews, took their toll on the trio. Jackson was especially unhappy as she felt the quality of scripts was declining and the format was now more "cop story of the week" rather than classy undercover drama, which had been the intention with the [[Pilot episode|pilot film]].

With season two, the series moved up an hour to the Wednesday 9:00pm time slot, where it stayed for three years. During that time, the series competed with such popular shows as ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'', ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' (on CBS), and ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' (on NBC). The transition from Fawcett to [[Cheryl Ladd]] in the second season proved to be popular with viewers. While viewership dipped marginally in the second season, the series still remained in the top five for the 1977&ndash;78 season, placing fourth in the ratings, tying with ''[[60 Minutes]]'' and ''[[All in the Family]]''. In the third season, viewership stabilized, but the series began losing traction as it ranked twelfth behind newcomers ''[[Mork & Mindy]]'', ''[[The Ropers]]'', and ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' (all on ABC) for the 1978&ndash;79 season. With Jackson's departure and [[Shelley Hack]] entering the cast, the show's fourth season saw some ratings erosion as it ranked twentieth for the 1979&ndash;80 season, tying with ''[[Barney Miller]]''.

The fifth season saw the final cast change with Tanya Roberts. The final season was plagued by the [[1980 actors strike]], causing a delayed premier date. In addition, the series was shuffled around with three different time slots: Sundays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 8:00pm, and finally Wednesdays at 8:00pm, where it remained for the remainder of its run. Despite generally receiving mild competition from its rival networks on these time slots, ''Charlie's Angels'' placed fifty-ninth out of sixty-five shows for the 1980&ndash;81 season. ABC thereby canceled the series after five seasons and 115 episodes.