Mary Hartman Moves to 7:39 PM Sparking Local Backlash
Cleveland's WJW-TV shifts Mary Hartman to an earlier prime time slot 7 39 pm weekdays based on ratings from Washington DC and New Orleans prompting criticism from the Catholic Diocese official Rev Joseph H Kraker who questions family hour erosion. He urges viewers to pressure sponsors and managers while noting Nielsen ratings drive decisions. The syndicated Norman Lear soap operates from Fernwood Ohio and centers on a factory town community.
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Saturday Night TV Highlights From Classic Lineup
A bustling schedule lists dozens of programs across channels 3 13 5 25 and 43. Highlights include Sanford and Son and Chico and the Man evenings with guest stars James Watson and Jack Albertson, plus Quincy and American Bandstand specials featuring top performers and legends from The Great Race to Panic in Needle Park and The Searchers in late night blocks.
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Millions hooked on TV ping-pong
Ralph Baer, inventor of TV games, is credited with sparking a nationwide late night craze as millions of Americans play paddle games on screen. From German exile to Nashua engineer, Baer’s work at Sanders Associates led to a catalog of pong like games proving a home arcade revolution.
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TV Tidbits Oval Hollywood Sparks For ABC Movie
A chaotic collage mentions Billie Jean King starring in an ABC biopic scripted by Judith Parker Fisher and Debbie Reynolds kin, plus Laurence Olivier in a college drama. NBC previews Come Back Lite and Victoriza Whitfield, while PBS taps Wilson as Festival 77 spokesman amid March fund drive. Football great Jim Brown to be featured on Police Story. Washington aide Richard Stanhope is buried near Heathtown Champaign County.
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