 Also, on December 2, 1977, Chico and the Man reruns aired its final episode on NBC.After the show's end, NBC returned the 4 PM timeslot to its affiliates, making it the first network to do so.In exchange for this, NBC took back the 1 PM slot from its affiliates and it chose to place its ten-month soap opera show, For Richer, For Poorer in that timeslot.