Final judgments on TV season amid cancellations and replacements
A veteran TV critic reflects on watching new series thrice before judging and laments network cancellations. Dundee and the Culhane dies at CBS, with Dundee replaced by Jonathan Winters hour. ABC drops Good Company and Legend of Custer, Hondo, and Iron Horse, while replacing them with ABC's Operation: Entertainment and The Avengers. The Invaders undergoes a time and format shift.
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Network lineup shifts and hostilities in TV season
TV critic notes NBC plans to shift schedules from 8:30 to 10 PM on Tuesdays dislodging Hollywood Palace for a new Invaders slot. It Takes a Thief debuts Jan 9 in the Invaders lead slot with a 90 minute premiere then 60. Also dropping Accidental Family and Maya while Jackie Gleason remains a fixed time slot target.
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John Wayne TV Series Canceled Amid Movie Rivalry
Hollywood update reports ABC-TV canceled John Wayne and Andrew Fenady produced western Hondo after 17 episodes. Wayne’s Batjac Co. faced competition from CBS Friday night movies The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and McClintock. Wayne finishes The Green Berets while Fenady stays optimistic, citing waning action adventure series and loss of control over feature pictures.
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Diary of Anne Frank on ABC TV Elevates Theatre Night
ABC-TV delivered a two hour adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank with Diane Davila in the title role supported by Max von Sydow Lilli Palmer and Donald Pleasance. The reviewer praised Davila's depth despite age, lauded director Alex Segal for capturing the play's positive tone, and condemned a deodorant commercial aired near the climax.
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