The Beginning of the End
Now on CBS, Family Matters was only a modest success. It started losing its viewership. Near the end of the ninth season, the cast was informed that a tenth and final season was going to be filmed. Scripts and plot synopses were even written for the show.
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But, after the holiday special season, CBS added the show Kids Say the Darndest Things to the lineup, replacing Family Matters’ 8/7c time slot. Family Matters was thus pushed back an hour and paired with Step by Step. That’s when the ratings for Family Matters fell even further. Eventually, the entire Block Party (except for Kids Say…) was canceled in spring 1998.