Television Tonight January 25 1979 Highlights
TV listings draft for Thursday night showings include Batman and Robin in a roast, Mork and Mindy wedding, The Waltons episode, Gunsmoke, Quincy M.E. episode, The Rockford Files, Starsky and Hutch, Mannix, CBS late movie M A S H, Columbo, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart Show, The Tonight Show guest Rich Little, and various daytime programs. Notable guests include Jane Greer Robert Vaughn, and Carolyn Jones with multiple 60 minute telecasts across networks.
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Bones
S End
Mary Tyler Moore
Joker's Wild
Acneil Lehrer
Carol Burnett and Friends
MY Three Sons
DREAM
Legends OF the
Eugene
Newsday
THE
Waltons
Jim-Bob
Bob Newhart
Jim Nockford
Family
Nancy
Avid Birney
Rooues Cousteaus
Barnaby Jones
Aronn Ford
Carolyn Jones
Freddy Fender
Afternoon Hollywood Squares and Daytime Schedule Mix
A TV grid lists afternoon film slots and daytime serials across networks. Programs include All My Children, Days of Our Lives, As the World Turns, General Hospital themes, plus classic shows like Gidget, Bewitched, Gunsmoke, Gilligan’s Island, and The Brady Bunch with notes of time, channels, and scheduling changes.
Turnabout TV premiere stars John Schuck and Sharon Gless
NBC TV debut of Turnabout a half hour fantasy comedy premiering Friday January 26 stars John Schuck and Sharon Gless as a couple who swap lives after a casual wish outwardly they stay the same but inside become each other the cast includes past credits from McMillan and Wife The Immigrants The Switch Marcus Welby M D.
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Nbc-Tv
John Schuck
Shaunn Gless
Osmetics
Oesse
Schucks
Right Place at the Right Time Pushes Nicolette Larson Forward
Nicolette Larson moved from Kansas City to California seeking harmony work and quick stardom. Her debut album Nicolette nears gold, with hits from Lotta Love Rhumba Girl and duets with Neil Young Comes a Time. A Rolling Stone honor as top female vocalist in 1978 helped propel her rising career.
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Yardena Arar
Associated Press
Hollywood
Nicolette Larson
Kansas City
California
Miss Larson
Nicolette
Neill Young
Rolling Stone
West Coast
Hoyt Axton
Radio theater returns not nostalgia trip but serious business
AP writer Peter J. Boyer notes CBS Radio Mystery Theatre's success and Sears Radio Theater set to debut February 5 on CBS. He argues radio's "theater of the mind" grips attention, offers better ad time, and deserves serious consideration by networks, actors, and advertisers alike. Lorne Greene Cicily Tyson Andy Griffith Vincent Price Richard Widmark lead hosts.
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Peter J. Boyer
Los Angeles
America
The
Shadow
Charlie McCarthy
Jack Benny
CBS Radio Network
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre
E.G. Marshall
Mystery Theater
Sears
Sears Radio Theater
CBS
Lorne Greene
Cicily Tyson
Andy Griffith
Vincent Price
Richard
Widmark
Elliot Lewis
Lewis
Malibu Canyon
NBC
ABC
Arctic haze linked to air pollution in ice melt study
New York AP reports a Arctic Circle haze tied to sulfur dioxide emissions from fossil fuels. Dr. Kenneth Rahn notes prediction limits and highlights Antarctic contrast. Findings trace haze to sulfuric acid and ammonium sulfate from industrial centers, carried north by global weather in winter and spring.
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New York
Arctic
Kenneth Rahn
Rahn
University of Rhode Island School of Oceanography
Antarctic
Arctic Circle
New York Academy of Sciences
Disney Makes Family Movie Ey
Disney makes a broad comedy about a new minister who recruits housewives to expose a gambling ring. The action is brisk and funny with frequent belly laughs and well drawn characters led by Edward Herrmann supported by Barbara Harris Susan Clark Cloris Leachman Virginia Capers and Patsy Kelly. The film carries a G rating with standard MPAA guidelines.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
North Avenue
Edward Herrmann
Franklin Roosevelt
Reverend
Barbara Harris
Susan Clark
Cloris Leachman
Virginia Capers
Patsy Kelly
Nazi Holocaust TV airing sparks controversy in West Germany
News reports detail mixed reactions to NBC's Holocaust miniseries in West Germany. Viewers phoned stations with fear of remembering past horrors and questions about German culpability while critics called the program melodramatic. Police suspect neo Nazi groups after transmitter bombings as broadcasts continued with security stepped up.
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Nick Staudinger
Associated Press
Bonn
West Germany
Cologne
Ivo Frenzel
Frenzel
Germany
Eugen Kogon
Buchenwald Concentration
Edith Keller
U.S
Munich
Deutche Zeitung
Gerald Green
Kurt Rebmann
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Energy War film frames Carter bill saga in PBS series
Documentary by D A Pennebaker follows Carter energy bill through Congress revealing the legislative maze and backroom bargaining. Five hour PBS presentation in three parts begins Sunday at 10 p m EST with co producer Pat Powell noting the filmmakers uncover deals while shaping vast material into a coherent narrative.
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Associated Press
NEW York
D.A. Pennebaker
Carter
Congress
Pennebaker
Public Broadcasting Service
PBS
Senate
Nal
Children’s Theater
John Donaghue
Washington
Pat Powell
Billboard top twenty list for week ending January 27
The Associated Press compilation shows HOT SINGLES led by Chic with Le Freak and Bee Gees Too Much Heaven. Other top ten include Village People Y M C A Rod Stewart Do You Think I'm Sexy Billy Joel My Life Olivia Newton John A Little More Love Linda Ronstadt Ooh Baby Baby Toto Hold The Line Hot Chocolate Every One's A Winner Earth Wind Fire and more. LPs feature 52nd Street Billy Joel Brief Case Full of Blues Blues Brothers Greatest Hits II Barbra Streisand You Don't Bring Me Flowers Blondes Have More Fun Earth Wind Fire Chic Backless Greates Hits Barry Manilow Double Vision Eric
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Associated Press
Billboard
Billboard Magazine
le Freak
Atlantic
Bee Gees
RSO
Y.M.C.A
Village People
Casablanca
Rod Stewart
Warner Bros
Columbia
Barbra Streisand
Neil Diamond
Earth, Wind & Fire
Clapton
Barry Manilow
Arista
Double Vision
Foreigner
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Jane Greer
Barney Miller
12Th Precinct
Wojo
NOVA
B.F. Skinner
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Steve McGarrett
Obert
Hawkeye
Trapper John
Peter Falk
Anne Baxter
Fy Maverick
FAI Thruthurs
Wall Street
TODAY
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CBS News
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Lin the Family
Price IS
Girl
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Wheel OF Fortune
Family Feud
LOVE
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Ryan's Hope
Moftkow
ALL MY Children
Mexico Today News
Gidget
FBI
Doctors
Guiding
Lilias
Griffin Krofft
NBC News
ABC News
Ces News
K van Dyke
T ¥ Compulog Services Inc
Axton
Commander Cody
Linda Ronstadt
Thad
Roy Clark
Russia
Ronstadt
Radio Theater
Disney
Motion Picture Association of America
Chicago
Eric
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc
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