<P> As the third season concluded in the spring of 1996, Jon Paul Steuer left the series . Sources have speculated that Steuer's mother pulled him out of the show after an incident with Butler, who allegedly flashed her breasts at the 12 - year - old actor . At the start of Season 4, Sam Horrigan became the third actor to play Quentin Kelly, and with him in the role, the character's age advanced to 16 . </P> <P> In the fourth and fifth seasons of the show, Butler was fighting a painkiller addiction, for which she eventually sought medical help . Cast member Julie White left the show after Season 4, also citing Butler's behavior as the reason . The show, which had been a Top 20 series for its first three seasons, began to take a significant drop in the ratings during season four, from 13th place to 45th . </P> <P> Butler's first round of treatment and rehab delayed the start of the 1997--98 season until November . After Grace Under Fire resumed production on season five, a newly clean Butler struggled to stay that way; the morale on the set was little better than in the previous season, due to the star's erratic behavior . Around the holidays, Butler relapsed again, and although the producers were as committed as ever to continuing the show, ABC was becoming concerned about Butler's overall health, and was less patient with her accelerated amount of missed tapings . </P> <P> The show's ratings continued to fall dramatically, which may have well been attributed to Butler's reputation in the press, the longer - than - usual hiatus the series took between seasons four and five, and the fact that the character of Grace Kelly no longer went through the kinds of struggles that had made the show successful earlier on . The addition of Julia Duffy several episodes into the fifth season was a last - ditch attempt to improve the ratings, but with Butler in her current state, the network was not inspired to continue on . Rather abruptly, with the February 17, 1998 telecast, ABC canceled the series . The three - month - long final season averaged at #68 in the 1997 - 98 Nielsen ratings . </P>

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