TV listings and night schedule highlights of ABC NBC CBS
A dense TV guide excerpt lists program blocks and episodes for networks. It notes Tonight Show and Merv Griffin style entries along with Masterpiece Theatre Upstairs Downstairs and various soap and game show items, mixing film and drama titles across late evening slots.
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Circle of Children Drama Competes With Cole Porter Music Night
CBS offers A Circle of Children at 9 p.m. about a suburban woman visiting a school for emotionally disturbed youths. Jane Alexander leads, with Helga played by Rachel Roberts. The plot follows her return as a teacher’s aide amid evolving bonds and lessons. ABC follows at 10 p.m. with Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme in a Cole Porter musical.
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Carson Reverses on Live Tonight Show Telecast
NBC says Johnny Carson has altered plans for live broadcast of The Tonight Show. The show remains taped at 5 30 p m in Burbank with no definite live air date. Carson is on vacation and unavailable for comment.
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Marcel Duhamel Dies Founding Black Series Creator
Marcel Duhamel, founder of the Black Series murder mystery books with more than 1,700 titles, died at his villa in southern France. He built a renowned catalog shaping crime fiction.
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ABC Holds Top Rating As NBC Slips In Nielsen Figures
ABC leads season to date with 22.1 ratings while CBS at 18.7 and NBC at 18.4. For the March weekend, ABC averaged 21.4 rating in 15.2 million homes, CBS 17.9 in 12.7 million, NBC 17.8 in 12.6 million. The top shows include Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley on ABC with high ratings. MASH and Six Million Dollar Man also charted for CBS and ABC respectively.
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Infants Under Five and a Half Pounds Born Nationwide
The National Foundation March of Dimes reports about 233000 newborns weigh less than five and a half pounds each year. The figure highlights ongoing concerns over low birth weight and infant health initiatives nationwide.
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