Ad agency predicts only three hit fall TV series
Saatchi & Saatchi DFS Compton forecasts three hit programs from NBC and ABC among 22 new fall series. NBCs My Two Dads and A Different World and AB Cs Hooperman top the agency’s 1 to 10 scale, with Slap Maxwell Franks Place and Private Eye as solid contenders. Two niche fantasy shows Once a Hero and Beauty and the Beast are long shots. The report notes a transitional 1987 88 season with more male leads and nontraditional families, a rise in dramas especially police fare, and fewer movie slots. A Nielsen Peoplemeter shift could favor younger urban male audiences. Betsy Frank and Debbie Myers authored the study.
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TV schedule forecasts mix of NBC, CBS and ABC shows
NBC leads with Family Ties and A Year in the Life moving into strong spots. Hooperman stars John Ritter as a San Francisco cop in a comedy drama. Slap Maxwell and Frank's Place rated highly. CBS and ABC add new and returning names, including Tour of Duty and The Dolly Show.
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CBS Stakes Big Run To Top NBC In 87 88
CBS chief Laurence Tisch pledges a long shot chance to beat NBC in the 1987 88 season by spending top dollar on a bold slate led by Tour of Duty a Vietnam drama aimed at under 50 male viewers. The plan centers on adult cop and crime shows while CBS bets on Beauty and the Beast Frank's Place and a reinvigorated news unit anchored by 60 Minutes.
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TV Listings Blip: Boss, Nova, Houst on Knights, Spenser
Evening schedule shows Who's the Boss with Angela's wardrobe crisis at 8 00 PM Nova explores embryo formation from a single cell through experiments at 8 45 PM Houston Knights follows La Fiamma as he clashes with a cop and rescues a heiress daughter Spenser for Hire at 10 00 PM features a troubled father son bond and a delinquent athlete case
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Wayne Newton’s first TV break via Jackie Gleason in 1962
The exchange notes Gleason discovered Newton at a San Francisco Gala, leading to Newton’s appearances with Gleason on CBS in 1962, then Ed Sullivan and a featured I Love Lucy role. It also confirms Newton’s later TV exploits beyond early nightclub work.
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