Editing The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (section)

===Seasons 2–4===
[[File:David McCallum Man From UNCLE 1965.JPG|thumb|160px|David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin]]
Switching to color, ''U.N.C.L.E.'' continued to enjoy huge popularity. When Rolfe left the show at the conclusion of the first season, David Victor became the new [[showrunner]]. Over the next three seasons, five different showrunners would supervise the ''U.N.C.L.E.'' franchise, and each one took the show in a direction that differed considerably from that of the first season. In an attempt to emulate the success of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s mid-season hit ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', which had proved hugely popular with its debut in early 1966, ''U.N.C.L.E.'' moved swiftly towards self-parody and slapstick.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> In contrast to other seasons, the fourth and final season had a recurring female character, Lisa Rogers, played by Barbara Moore in ten episodes.<ref>Barbara Moore, imdb biography, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600923/?ref_=tt_cl_t10</ref>

During the third season the producers made a conscious decision to increase the level of humor.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> This new direction resulted in a severe [[Nielsen ratings]] drop, and again nearly resulted in the show's cancellation. It was renewed for a fourth season and an attempt was made to go back to more serious storytelling, but the ratings never recovered and ''U.N.C.L.E.'' was finally cancelled midway through the season.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>