Editing Designing Women (section)

==Critical reception==
When the show debuted in CBS's Monday-night lineup in 1986, it garnered respectable ratings; however, CBS moved the show several times to other time slots. After dismal ratings in Sunday night and Thursday night time slots, CBS<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/hulu-pluto-tv/designing-women-streaming/ |title=TV Rewind: When ''Designing Women'' Put Georgia on Everyone's Mind |publisher=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine]] |last1=Kostakis |first1=Katy |date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022}}</ref> placed it on hiatus and was ready to cancel the show, but a viewer campaign saved the show and returned it to its Monday night slot. The show's ratings solidified, and it regularly landed in the top 20 rankings.<ref name="DW">{{cite news |url=http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyNzImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTMxNTE0MDcmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5 |title='Once & Again' won't be back |author=Virginia Rohan |publisher=North Jersey Media Group |date=April 14, 2002 |access-date=July 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610000913/http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyNzImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTMxNTE0MDcmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5 |archive-date=June 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> From 1989 through 1992, ''Designing Women'' and ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' (which also centered around a strong, opinionated female character) aired back-to-back, creating a very successful hour-long block for CBS, as both shows were thought to appeal to similar demographics. The show was a top 30 hit for three seasons, from 1989 to 1992, in which the 1989–1992 seasons made it the most successful of the time and helped CBS, which struggled in the ratings around the late 1980s. A move to the [[Friday night death slot]] in fall 1992 caused ratings to fall again and the series to be canceled.<ref>Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable Shows 1946–present," 7th edition</ref>