When does Christy return?

The series was based on the 1967 novel Christy by Catherine Marshall, inspired by the experiences of the author's mother. The show starred Kellie Martin as Christy Huddleston, a new teacher in the fictional Appalachian village of Cutter Gap, Tennessee, in 1912. It was an initial ratings success, with the pilot episode placing fifth in the weekly Nielsen ratings and inspiring hundreds of letters to CBS from grateful viewers. It later faltered, as it came on in a period of two years where CBS lost strong affiliates to Fox due to NFL football rights.