ABC originally planned to cancel the show at the end of the seventh season but that the producers were able to convince the network to renew the show for an eighth season. As part of the deal to renew the show (and to revive fan interest) it was decided to base the entire eight season around Tony and Angela finally becoming a couple. When ratings for the eighth season failed to increase, the show was cancelled. The original ending for the series, as proposed by the writers, was for Angela a ...[Read Story ]