Editing Paul Lynde (section)

=== ''The Paul Lynde Show'' and ''Temperatures Rising'' ===
In 1972, Lynde starred in a short-lived [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom, ''[[The Paul Lynde Show]]''. The series was a contractual fulfillment to ABC in place of an aborted ninth season of ''Bewitched''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/paul-lynde-9542425#synopsis|title=Paul Lynde|website=Biography.com|language=en-us|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

Lynde starred as Paul Simms, an uptight attorney, and father who was at odds with his liberal-minded son-in-law. The family included wife Martha ([[Elizabeth Allen (actress)|Elizabeth Allen]]), daughters Sally ([[Pamelyn Ferdin]]) and Barbara ([[Jane Actman]]), Barbara's husband Howie ([[John Calvin (actor)|John Calvin]]) and Howie's parents ([[Jerry Stiller]] and [[Anne Meara]]).

Critics considered the show to be derivative of ''[[All in the Family]],'' television's then most-popular primetime program, although many admitted the writing was excellent and that the sexual innuendoes gave it an extra note of spice. Lynde was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor Golden Globe]] for the show. Scheduled opposite the first half of the top-30 hit ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' on [[CBS]] and the top-20 hit ''[[Adam-12]]'' on NBC, the series garnered low ratings and was canceled after one season.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Drushel|first1=Bruce|last2=Park|first2=Shelley|date=January 1, 2016|title=Classic Media Reviews|url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/qsmpc/2016/00000001/00000001/art00010;jsessionid=3d12mnu7n7jvr.x-ic-live-03|journal=Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture|volume=1|issue=1|pages=123–128|doi=10.1386/qsmpc.1.1.123_5}}</ref>

Contemporaneous media reports showed that viewers liked Lynde, but not ''The Paul Lynde Show'' and liked another ABC show, ''[[Temperatures Rising]]'', but disliked co-star [[James Whitmore]]. Unhappy himself, Whitmore left the show and ABC moved Lynde to ''Temperatures Rising'' for the 1973{{ndash}}74 season. This move came despite the objections of [[William Asher]], producer of both shows, who also quit in protest of ABC's meddling.

Ratings for ''The New Temperatures Rising'' were even lower than the previous season, in part because Asher's replacements shifted the show's tone to a much darker one than the previous season. ABC canceled the show and its time slot was taken by mid-season replacement ''[[Happy Days]]''.

ABC later decided to resuscitate the program, with additional cast changes (most notably, Alice Ghostley, who replaced Sudie Bond in the role of Lynde's sister, Edwina). ABC also convinced Asher, who admitted Lynde's presence likely saved the series, to come back. Seven further episodes were produced for summer 1974 airings, after which the series was permanently canceled.