ABC Puts Faith in Risky Fall Schedule Amid Heat and Hopes
ABC Entertainment President Brandon Stoddard spoke to ad executives about a tough year, noting low ratings and production woes. He outlined a fall lineup with bold moves, including Dolly Parton’s variety show and returns of Dynasty stars, aiming to lift ABC from third place.
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Hooperman Leads ABC Fall Lineup As New Sitcoms Debut
ABC unveils Hooperman a half hour comedy drama starring John Ritter as a detective who inherits a dilapidated building. New shows include Thirtysomething and I Married Dora with ad execs praising the fall schedule. Dabney Coleman promotes Slap Maxwell while Sledge Hammer targets The Cosby Show slot.
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LeVar Burton Hosts Readings Rainbow Debut on WVIZ
LeVar Burton appears as Eye TV reporter in Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, a half hour Read ing Rainbow episode kicking off the fifth season today at 6 p.m. on WVIZ TV Channel 25. Burton has led the show since its start and guides viewers to a chicken farm in the segment.
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TV Tonight Highlights Charlton Heston Channel Offerings
TV listings detail 8 P M programs featuring Kate and Allie where Chip faces a bully in a school setting and discovers the tormentor is a girl. At 9 P M The Long Hot Summer adapts Faulkner in two parts with Don Johnson Cybill Shepherd and Judith Ivey. a southern town drama on morning schedule includes American Play.
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William Faulkner
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Blue Window and Cagney & Lacey TV Critics Picks
Critics spotlight cross section pieces with Blue Window showing a New York cocktail party where seven guests clash ideologies. Cagney and Lacey features Chris and Mary Beth guiding a TV star through precinct routines in an encore episode.
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Celebrity Q and A about Rae Rappaport Bell and Roth
A digest of TV and film tidbits covers Charlotte Rae leaving Facts of Life after eight seasons, Cloris Leachman taking over as Beverly Ann, David Rappaport’s career and Star Wars near miss, Steve Bell moving to KYW Philadelphia, and a note on David Lee Roth’s name structure with a Franklin Delano Roosevelt comparison.
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