TV Tonight February 14 1979 Schedule Highlights
A dense evening listing across NBC CBS and ABC with primetime blocks featuring From Here to Eternity on NBC and The Rockford Files reruns. Notable items include Mary Tyler Moore, Charlie’s Angels, MASH, Gunsmoke, Kojak and a Bugs Bunny Valentine special. The schedule spans 6:00 PM to after midnight with multiple news and educational programs.
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OOOD
Johnny Carson
Charlton Heston
Mannix
Angie
Rockford
Kojak
Telly Savalas
Kevin Dobson
NBC to air From Here to Eternity miniseries
Natalie Wood leads an all star cast including William Devane Peter Boyle Andy Griffith and Roy Thinnes in a six hour NBC miniseries based on James Jones novel. Aired over three Wednesdays February 14 21 and 28 the program promises an unabridged adaptation not a remake of the 1953 film with focus on a Honolulu Army base before Pearl Harbor.
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Natalie Wood
William Devane
James Jones
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Peter Boyle
Andy Griffith
Roy Thinnes
Nbc-Tv
Deanne Barkley
Jones
Honolulu
Ms. Wood
Karen Holmes
Milt Warden
Devane
Elvis TV movie draws Emmy talk from Presley aide
Charlie Hodge, longtime Presley guitarist, credits Kurt Russell with a strong Elvis portrayal in the ABC film Elvis. Hodge, who handed Presley's scarves to fans and served as technical adviser, says Russell could win an Emmy and praises the movie's warm dramatic tone. Ronnie McDowell provides Elvis singing voice.
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Joe Edwards
Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Kurt Russell
Charlie Hodge
Presley
Elvis
ABC
Hodge
Kurt
Russell
Memphis
Ronnie McDowell
Most successful of season's new shows
New York AP story credits Robin Williams as the energy behind ABCs Mork and Mindy. Pam Dawber calls him the driving force and notes their essential team dynamic. Dawber recalls how the concept surprised viewers and how improvisation helped shape the show.
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Tom Jory
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Robin Williams
ABC
Mork
Mindy
Pam Dawber
Williams
Miss Dawber
Wark
Robin
Mark
Orb
Boulder
Colo
Earth
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report details
National health statistics from the MMWR, a 26 year old CDC publication mailed weekly to 85 000 subscribers. The issue covers outbreaks in the US and abroad and features disease statistics from measles to influenza with a notable Table No 4. The monthly threat reports are used by physicians journalists coffin aspirin makers and travel agents as early warnings.
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Jack Stillman
Associated Press
Atlanta
National Center For Disease
Control
CDC
Bureau of Epidemiology
MMWR
Colorado
Alaska
U.S
United States
Michael Gregg
Epidemiology Bureau
Gregg
Toledo
Ohio
Epider
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Public Health Service
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta, Ga
From Here to Eternity TV miniseries arouses strong editing debate
NBCs six hour miniseries of From Here to Eternity features William Devane Natalie Wood and Kim Basinger in a bolder retelling of the classic. The nude elements were heavily edited to appear non explicit. The cast includes Steve Railsback Roy Thinnes Joe Pantaliano Andy Griffith and Peter Boyle. The first episode airs Wednesday opening NBCs Novels for Television series with subsequent installments to follow on the next two Wednesdays.
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Maggie
Donna Reed
Lorene
NBC
Miss Wood
Karen Holmes
Devane
Sgt
Milt Warden
Steve Railsback
Robert E. Lee Prewitt
Roy Thinnes
Capt
Dana Holmes
Joe Pantaliano
Angelo Maggio
Kim Basinger
Lorene Rogers
Peter Boyle
Fatso Judson
Andy Griffith
Gen. Slater
Thinnes
Miss Basinger
NBCs new shows drag in Nielsen ratings for week
Nielsen figures for the week ending Feb 4 show NBC failing to lift overall ratings as three JanuaryIntroduced programs Turn about Hello Larry and Sweepstakes ranked among the bottom six. Backstairs at the White House briefly rose to 11th but NBC finished last for the 15th straight week with ABC leading and CBS also posting top ten programs.
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NBC
A.C. Nielsen Co
The
White House
ABC
CBS
Best
Diff’rent Strokes
Nielsen
Katherine Hepburn
Viva_ Knievel
Liberace
Mork
Mindy
Charlie’s Anglers
Love Boat
Makin
the White House
Diff'rent Strokes
Fever
Mr. Horn Part I
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