ABC Targets Teens In Fall TV Schedule
ABC unveils 10 new series for the 1985 86 season aiming to win the teen and young adult 18 49 demos. New comedies dramas and action adventures replace canceled classics as ABC seeks to rebound from NBC driven teen ratings with Gary Coleman led appeal and strategic time blocks.
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ABC
New York
Gary Coleman
NBC
Lewis H. Erlicht
ABC Entertainment
T.J. Hooker
Matt Houston
John Ritter
Coleman
Kevin Hooks
Mr. T
Growing Pains
Alan Thicke
Joanna Kerns
Williams Expected To Testify In Cy Howard Case
Testimony details Williams's planned appearance after the Five Notch Road shooting that killed Cy Howard. Witnesses describe Cy Howard's size and temper, the interlinked affair with Williams, and the weapon, blood traces, and bank accounts tied to the case.
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Daddy
Joel Howard
Cy Howard
Howard
Five Notch Road
Coventry Circle
Aiken County
Sheriff’s Department
Wayne Huff
Huff
Richard Treat
State Law Enforcement Division
Columbia County Sheriff’s Department
Martinez
Georgia Railroad Bank
Curry
School board debates redistricting and minority representation
The board weighs altering election districts while preserving attendance and administrative zones. Burkhalter advises seeking eight or nine districts to aid minority strength and suggests plans along county council lines or new within existing board districts. NAACP representatives push for justice and equality as public input is sought.
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General Assembly
Justice Department
Burkhalter
Robert H
Bob) Slay
Slay
Education Center
James A. Moore
Moore
Chris Verenes
NAACP
E.A. Vance
Aiken
Vance
Augusts T. Stephens Jr
Fall Schedules for ABC CBS and More Weekly Lineups
The schedule lists ABC CBS and other networks with nightly lineups across the week. Notable entries include Ripley’s Believe It or Not MacGyver Growing Pains Dynasty Hotel The Fall Guy Dynasty II The Colbys 60 Minutes Murder She Wrote Dallas and Falcon Crest among the prime time offerings.
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MacGyver
ABC
The
Insiders
Dynasty
Dynasty II
Colbys
Airwolf
60 Minutes
Trapper John, M.D
CBS Grows Nostalgic Lineup With The Twilight Zone Return
CBS unveils its 1985 86 fall slate introducing six new series and a nostalgia push headlined by The Twilight Zone revival. George Burns returns in George Burns Comedy Week with Steve Martin as executive producer. The network also debuts 60 minute comedies as it reshapes its prime time offerings.
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New York
John Sisk
J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency
NBC
CBS
George Burns
Ae Wilson
Alfred Hitchcock
Steven Spielberg
Burns
Steve Martin
Gracie Allen
Burns and Allen
Network
The Pill Turns 25 Years Marking A Turning Point
New York AP notes the pill approved in 1960 spurred rapid adoption with 1.2 million users by 1962 and 10 million by 1973. Experts discuss freedom and career planning, plus evolving safety, dosage reductions, and varied risks across age groups.
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New York
United States
National Academy of Sciences
Bruce Stadel
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Susan Scrimshaw
Anthropol
Stadel
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Falcon Crest
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Whitewall
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