MOESHA (1996-2001)
Moesha was new and on-air for more than half of UPN’s life, representing the network’s foundation of contemporary issues and urban comedy. Thus, audiences who had journeyed with Brandy as the title character from her Leimert Park origins to early college life had every reason to expect resolution to the season 6 cliffhanger, featuring a discarded positive pregnancy test in Moesha’s dorm room, and her little brother’s kidnapping by a rival recording artist. UPN cancelled the show due to faltering ratings and when network promises to resolve the story on spin-off The Parkers failed to materialize, Brandy apologized for the fan treatment in 2014.