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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1977
Page
12
Primetime listings show NBC CBS ABC and more with classic episodes such as Andy Griffith Show and Up Stairs Downstairs. Features include news programs dramas sports movies and special broadcasts with guest stars and premieres through late night.
NBC offers CHIPs a fast paced debut with two cheerful cops led by Wilcox and Estrada, while ABC greets Carter Country a Southern humor attempt and a Redd Foxx hour struggles with censors and stale sketches. Foxx shows brief sparks but relies on dated props.
A dense listing shows day by day programs across networks featuring PORKY PIG, CAPTAIN KANGAROO, MERV GRIFFIN, PHIL DONAHUE, FAMILY AFFAIR, DIALING into midmorning to late evening with NEWS, game shows like $20,000 Pyramid, GENERAL HOSPITAL, and classic reruns including GUNSMOKE and BONANZA. Networks outline children’s blocks, daytime soaps, and prime time staples.
Friday evening lineup features 7:00 PM news on 6 ABC and 7:30 PM NBC News with The Andy Griffith Show on 13. Special programs include Contras dance tradition, Truth or Liars Club, Muppets Show, Greatest Sports Legends, and Equal Justice Under Law. Prime time includes Star Wars making-of, Wonder Woman adventures, Rockford Files, Quincy cases, and late-night imports from ABC CBS and NBC with movies Dracula’s Castle and The Pit and the Pendulum. Local stations listed: WCHS Charleston, WBNS Columbus, WOWK Huntington, WTAP Parkersburg, WHIZ Zanesville, WOUB Athens.
The AP lists the top 10 singles and albums. Notables include I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb, Fleetwood Mac Rumours, Star Wars soundtrack, and Elvis Moody Blue. Other entries feature Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Foreigner, CSN, Commodores, Yes, and Shaun Cassidy.
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