Waybury Inn Click to see full answer. Considering this, where did the Newhart show take place? Chicago Secondly, what channel is Newhart on? CBS Also to know, what was the name of the Inn on The Bob Newhart Show? The Waybury Inn Why did Kirk Devane leave Newhart?One was an article about Kampmann from Jul 28, 1988 in the Los Angeles Daily News; it was about something else, but he mentioned in it that he was let go from Newhart because “Newhart decided he didn’t like the focus being put on my character.” (The second season of Newhart included a surprising number of episodes