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In 1949, Sothern appeared in the Oscar winning film, A Letter to Three Wives. The film earned her excellent reviews, but failed to stimulate her career. During the 1950s, she made a few movies, including The Blue Gardenia (1953), but mainly appeared on television shows. In 1953, she landed the lead in the series Private Secretary. After Private Secretary ended in 1957 due to a contract dispute between Sothern and producer Jack Chertok, she appeared in her own show, The Ann Sothern Show, from 1958 to 1961. Both were successful and earned Sothern four Emmy Award nominations. Ann Tyrrell and Don Porter were her co-stars in both series.

The Ann Sothern Show is an American sitcom starring Ann Sothern that aired on CBS for 93 episodes. The series began on October 6, 1958, and ended on September 25, 1961. The Ann Sothern Show was Sothern's second sitcom for CBS. Her first series, Private Secretary, ended in 1957 after a contract dispute occurred between Sothern and Secretary's producer Jack Chertok.

Storylines usually revolved around the personal lives of the staff and guests of the Bartley House. Throughout the three-year run, a storyline of potential romance between Katy and Mr. Devery lingered. The romance of Katie and Jim Devery was finally brought to fruition at the conclusion of The Ann Sothern Show. On the original CBS broadcast, after the sponsor's commercial for Johnson's Wax (Glo-Coat and Pledge wax), the scene returns to Katy and Mr. Devery, who were kissing, where the scene was left off before the sponsor's tag appeared. The fourth wall was broken as Sothern turns to the audience and says, Well, good night everybody. Stay happy . The two began to kiss yet once again. This leaves a final scene showing the airplane the two were on, accompanied by a tag The End? . This was intended to be a cliffhanger sequence, but Sothern did not return for another season, so this was considered the final episode.

During its first two seasons, The Ann Sothern Show was seen on Monday nights at 9:30 P.M. on CBS immediately following The Danny Thomas Show (Make Room For Daddy). It received decent ratings, however, at the start of the 1960-1961 season, the series moved to Thursday nights at 7:30 P.M. The ratings plummeted and CBS canceled the show in the spring of 1961.