TV bloopers and blunders loom in new season
TV critics note NBC plans a weekly bloopers and commercials hour hosted by Dick Clark and Ed McMahon while ABC drops Just Our Luck for Foul-Ups Blunders. Bob Hope soldiers on with Christmas Lebanon trip amid aging star talk. Dorothy Lyman exits All My Children for NBC Momma's Family. Today Show reshuffles guest anchors with Mary Nissenson and Carol Marin substituting for Jane Pauley.
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Today Show anchors face demotion amid talent shifts
TV news returns to The Today Show in April while NBC may demote a current female anchor for a more talented replacement. The Today beat also hires Ron Hendren as a freelance show business reporter, a move criticized as a major blunder due to his perceived lack of industry nuance and robotic on air presence.
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NBC Friday lineup struggles amid revolving schemes
NBC has cycled through a string of profitless Friday shows since 1980, from Mr. Smith and Jennifer Slept Here to Manimal and For Love and Honor, while CBS maintains steady hits like The Dukes of Hazzard and Dallas. Knight Rider and Remington Steele escaped the chaos, moving to safer time slots as NBC questions the effectiveness of First Camera and other newsmagazines.
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