Hockey on ABC draws pro and con amid Olympic games
Chronicle-Telegram notes fans complain ABC coverage of the XV Winter Games. It argues hockey is a regional sport with slow puck action and no NBC CBS or ABC network contract outside Los Angeles, and cites viewers upset that four Czech game goals and two Soviet game goals were not shown live. Nielsen ratings from Calgary are referenced.
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ABC cuts away from hockey drew mixed Olympic ratings
TV ratings show audiences drop when hockey airs and rise when it does not. On the first Saturday with hockey, 8 to 11 p.m. averaged 9.9, while Sunday without hockey rose to 19.7. Monday with hockey fell to 18.1, Tuesday peaked at 25.5 with Gordeeva and Grinkov winning, and Wednesday dipped to 22.0 as hockey returned.
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ALF Learns Independence in Humorous Apartment Plot
A serious matter becomes funny as ALF learns self reliance with a sightless friend portrayed by Andrea Covell After plans to convert her apartment building into condominiums ALF asks her to move in with him The telecast also schedules coverage of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games events across three hours including ice dancing speed skating alpine skiing cross country and short track events.
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Critic TV Choices Examines McCarthy Kennedy Nixon Influence
The program surveys how TV news shaped political careers of Joseph McCarthy, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon. Pierce Bronson stars in James Clavell's Noble House at 10:00 PM. Wiseguy teases a potential finale as Mel Profitt faces renewed peril.
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Jackie Mason TV special boosts Broadway comeback
Jackie Mason, once sidelined, rides a Broadway revival to superstardom as critics shape hits. HBO airs his Broadway show On Location from Florida where Caddyshack II is in production. Mason, now famed again, notes critics wield strong power and reflect changing morals in comedy.
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What became of Johnny Johnston and Larry Parks
Johnny Johnston, NBC Chicago singer guitarist of the 1930s, moved to Hollywood and acted in films. once married to MGM star Kathryn Grayson, later owned a Phoenix sporting goods factory. Larry Parks, who starred in The Jossor Story, died in 1975.
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