Good Advice staff writers included Michael Patrick King (Sex & the City) and Max Mutchnick (Will & Grace).
Good Advice was intended to debut at the very beginning of the 1992-1993 season, but became a mid-season replacement on CBS in spring 1993 because the network's fall schedule was overcrowded. The initial order garnered solid ratings and generally positive critical reviews.
CBS renewed the series for a second season, set to premiere Friday, Oct. 22, 1993, but production was halted after Long became sick with the flu. Long's illness prompted the network to put the show on indefinite hiatus; the season premiere aired in the summer of 1994, but the show was canceled after the season ended.
For the second season, Estelle Harris as Artie's mother and Christopher McDonald as Susan's ex-husband Joey were cut as regulars in lieu of bringing in Teri Garr as Susan's sister. Henriette Mantel also joined the cast in season 2.