Lucy was disappointed that she had yet to score a critical hit in the two years since Here's Lucy left the airwaves.  For her follow-up to the panned Three for Two, Lucy chosed this 'dramedy' about "a middle-aged divorcee coming to grips with life on her own" (TV Guide), Catherine Curtis.  The magazine went on to describe the special's three seriocomic vignettes.  "In 'First Night,' Catherine is alone in her new apartment in New York, waging a steady battle against 'terminal self-pity.' But 'First Affair' brings Catherine back into the swing, as she seeks romance with a widowed, down-to-earth carpenter (Art Carney). A little older and wiser, Catherine Curtis next finds 'First Love.' Peter (Joseph Bologna) is charming, witty, devoted, attractive -- and 14 years younger than she is. He's willing to give her anything; but she desperately fears the difference in their ages."  Three for Two's director, Charles Walters, was back for this one -- and the pair scored a hit.  Variety prasied Lucy, saying she delivered "an outstanding performance as a middle-aged divorcee emotionally shattered by the end of a twenty-year marriage."