Family Tunes: The Linda Chronicles

Family Tunes: The Linda Chronicles was a proposed spin-off to Family Tunes which would have aired during the 1999-2000 television season. It was set to star Julie Walters who would have been reprising her role from the original series and short lived spin-off, The Tessies. The pilot followed Linda after she turns 50, dealing with a mid-life crisis, her new husband, ex-husband and 3 kids.

It was pitched to CBS, who originally gave it a straight-to-series order but, then cancelled the project after filming of the season finale had ended. Rumors popped up about ABC, NBC and FOX being possible saviors for the show, but these rumors were false. Before being cancelled, Paige Turco had confirmed that she would star in the pilot alongside Julianne Moore and Robin Williams, who would've all returned as their respective characters from the original series. According to A.M, the show's entire first season (which was set to comprise of 13 episodes) had been completely planned out and scripted even before filming began.

In 2014, CBS announced that they had made HD renders of all the episodes and that they would begin airing on September 22, 2014. The pilot attached just shy of 6 million viewers and a 1.4 rating. Obviously, this was a disappointment to the network but they allowed all remaining 12 episodes to air.