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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1977
Page
10
A dense TV grid lists ABC News at 6, then a mix of programs including The Environment and Pesticides, Cross Wits, Liars Club, The Tonight Show, My Three Sons, and various dramas and educational offerings. Notable entries include The Oregon and Upgraded episodes, Charlie's Angels, and a two hour film A Killing Affair. The schedule features premieres and a range of entertainment from news to mystery.
NBC premieres two new series Oregon Trail and Big Hawaii as part of a ratings push against ABC. Oregon Trail follows a 1842 wagon train led by Rod Taylor with family and rivals, while Big Hawaii centers on a ranching clan led by Cliff Potts facing a cane blight and financial troubles.
A dense listing of TV programs and time slots across morning to evening hours. It mentions shows such as Good Morning West Virginia Good Morning Tri State CBS News PORKY PIG Captain Kangaroo MERV GRIFFIN The Mike Douglas Show The Tonight lineup includes I Love Lucy Dancing items and game shows like The $20,000 Pyramid and The Gong Show alongside soaps like General Hospital.
TV guide notes NBC CBS ABC early evening blocks with The Andy Griffith Show and Gadgets. Highlights include The Little Lord Fauntleroy final episode and Upstairs Downstairs Will Ye No Come Back Again. Prime time features Kolchak style thrillers and lineup across NBC ABC CBS with sports and roster of guest stars.
Billboard lists top 10 singles and top 10 albums with artists and labels. Notable entries include Fleetwood Mac, Moody Blue by Elvis Presley, Shaun Cassidy, Foreigner, CSN, and Star Wars soundtrack.
Los Angeles AP report says singer Freda Payne gave birth to a boy named Gregory Joel Abbott Jr at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Payne, married to songwriter Gregory Abbott, records for Capitol and is known for Band of Gold and Bring the Boys Home.
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