Original title
Delta
Released
9/15/1992
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
22
Delta is a short-lived U.S television sitcom series produced by ABC starring Delta Burke. Burke plays a woman who leaves her life behind to pursue her dream as a country music singer. Burke, most popular for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the popular CBS sitcom Designing Women, reportedly utilized her own singing talents for the role of Bishop, and dyed her familiar brunette hair blonde to play the role. The series premiered September 15, 1992, to healthy ratings following the ABC blockbuster Roseanne. The series then moved to Thursday nights opposite FOX's The Simpsons, and ratings began to sink. The show was pulled from the schedule and returned to ABC the following Spring for six episodes before finally being canceled. In an attempt to infuse ratings, Burke brought her brunette hair back that spring, in the sake of familiarity, but it did little to save the series. The theme song for the show was Reba McEntire's 'Climb That Mountain High' which was not a charted Reba single. The tune appears on the 1990 MCA album Rumor Has It. The show received one Golden Globe Award nomination, to co-star Earl Holliman for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a TV-Series".
Dreaming of a career in country music, Delta Bishop leaves her unsupportive husband and moves to Nashville -- taking a job waiting table at a country-music bar, where she signs up for armature night. But will her husband still dash her dreams?
Delta would kill for an audition with a record producer, and he believes it when she punctuates her plea with scissors.
Although Delta hasn't slept for days, her insomnia wreaks havoc at work and during an audition.
Delta makes plans to throw Lavonne a surprise birthday party, but when Buck refuses to attend, it breaks Lavonne's heart, so he finally admits to Delta that he can't dance.
Delta talks a very reluctant Darden into participating in a charity bachelor auction -- with disastrous consequences for both of them.
Delta and Connie compete against Buck and Deke in a basketball game.
Delta suspects there may be strings attached when country star Jimmy Word (John Schneider) offers her a job as a backup singer.
A childhood neighbor who fawned over Delta, Eugene Dorr ""the bore,"" learns of her recent divorce so he shows up at The Green Lantern hoping for a date. At the urging of Thelma and Lavonne, Delta reluctanly agrees, thinking that the date will be awful. That is, until Eugene shows up at the door with candy, flowers, perfume, photos, and even a love seat. When they arrive (via limo) at the ritzy Magnolia, Delta finds that Eugene's rented out the entire resturaunt for the evening -- and he's even hired Willie Nelson to sing.
Darden wants to buy a cabin and Delta wants a credit card, so they pretend to be married.
Charlie won't sign the divorce papers until she returns the only items she took: her wedding ring and the car.
When Darden's daughter, Taliam, visits for Christmas, Delta realizes that her perfect image is only a façade.
Still desperate for a break, Delta jumps through hoops and bends the truth to impress a transplanted L.A. musical agent to get him into the Green Lantern to hear her sing.
Delta enlists everyone's help to occupy her visiting mother and keep her out of her hair. But things go sour when her mother announces that she's found an apartment for them to share.
Delta competes with Sandy's secretary Tess at the amateur-night contest.
Delta has mixed feelings about her mother dating Sandy's boss; Buck is the new chef at The Green Lantern.
Delta upsets Thelma and Lavonne's plans to see Tanya Tucker's concert in Washington, D.C. and insists on a detour to visit Patsy Cline's grave.
A smitten Delta uses songwriting to get closer to a local performer, but just as she's feeling vulnerable, her ex-husband shows up to try to win her back.
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