Next Year's TV Programs Keep Music and Variety Strong
George Gent reports that last season's hits will become staples as the 1968 69 season starts in September. NBC outlines 71 plus 14 15 specials and CBS plans 45 47 entertainment specials with new dramas and animated features, while ABC trims specials. The season foregrounds Negro visibility, political coverage, primetime movies, and continuing experimental formats as the Olympics and election campaigns shape scheduling.
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CBS Plans Nighttime Schedule Shift For Playhouse and Specials
CBS aims to televise at least four original plays in the CBS Playhouse series with possible six. It also catalogs varied specials from Dick Van Dyke to Horowitz, and a Royal Shakespeare production, while network debates race representation and Negro visibility in Primetime.
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Durante's Lively Las Vegas Dinner Show Life
Jimmy Durante performs nightly in Las Vegas, sustaining a multi‑week road schedule from Lake Tahoe to San Juan. He commands top price for appearances, relies on annuities for taxes, and remains a beloved, soft‑hearted show business figure with a loyal entourage.
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Kennedy Coverage: TV's role in Kennedy assassination aftermath
Ray Martin reflects on television's handling of Senator Kennedy's shooting. Coverage is thorough and, at times, repetitive yet enlightening, offering a comforting national response. The piece compares current broadcasting to 1963 coverage of President Kennedy's death and notes the media's duty to inform.
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