Television Guide Highlights Major Network Lineup
A dense schedule listing ABC NBC CBS PBS and local channels with prime time segments. Notable shows include The Roger Griffith Show Andy Griffith Show Hogan's Heroes Happy Days Star Trek MASH and Wildlife features plus documentaries and movies such as Inside Daisy Clover Androcles and the Lion and The Incredible Machine. The guide notes guest appearances and program notes across the 8 to 11 PM window.
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MY Three Sons
Gong
Andy Williams
Wright State Presents
WPTD
WPTO
el Salvador
San Salvador
Costa Rica
Hallmark Hall OF ME
All Creatures Great
Simon Ward
Anthony Hopkins
James Herriot
England
CBS News
Dan Rather
Best of Ernie Kovacs returns to TV with Lemmon hosting
Jack Lemmon hosts ten Friday shows guiding viewers through Ernie Kovacs legacy. Kovacs 40s 50s humor includes Nairobi Trio and Percy Dovetonsils. Lemmon recalls Kovacs as crazy brilliant and a camera wizard who helped pioneer early TV. Kovacs died in 1962 at age 43 in an auto accident in Chicago.
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Jay Sharbutt
Los Angeles
Ernie Kovacs
Public TV
Jack Lemmon
Kovacs
Nairobi
Miklos Molnar
Percy Dovetonsils
Buster Keaton
Keaton
Ernie
Public Broadcasting Service
WTTW
Itago
Lemmon
Pay Cable Rules Tossed Out by Appeals Court
A federal appeals court voided FCC rules on pay cable restrictions, saying the agency lacked proof that allowing more films and sports on pay channels would harm broadcast TV. The decision notes potential for future rulemaking if harm is clearly shown and requires records of private meetings with industry.
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District of Columbia
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