NBC to swap daytime lineup with Golden Girls replacing Wheel
NBC announces daytime shift with The Golden Girls replacing Wheel of Fortune and Jay Leno moving Tonight Show from Mondays to Tuesdays. Carson stays midweek, Wheel canceled, Pat Sajak exits NBC version for CBS syndicated edition, while NBC adds Golden Girls reruns and focuses on reviving Days of Our Lives.
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Generations Promotes Soap Growth With Stars on Tour
John Darling and Sally Sussman discuss expanding Generations by turning Santa Barbara into a Peyton Place style 1990s soap. Sussman seeks affiliate cooperation and a new promo campaign sending local stars to Burbank for small roles. Generations will tour with its stars including Taurean Blacque and other cast members across the country for publicity. John Candy addressed affiliate managers on the strategy and promotion.
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NBC to roll out live action saved by the bell and news show
NBC plans a slate of summer and fall premieres led by a new live action series titled Saved by the Bell for youth viewing and a one hour primetime news program Yesterday Today and Tomorrow anchored by Mary Alice Williams Maria Shriver and an unnamed third host. The network aims to recapture the Saturday morning audience and test a weekly future news show.
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TV ratings eye new face scanning device
Nielsen and the David Sarnoff Research Center test a camera based system to measure TV audiences by recognizing family faces. It would replace diaries and meters, counting who watches while respecting privacy by not recording actions. Installation requires family consent and faces a three year development horizon.
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Tour of Duty Tet Cease Fire Stirs Looming Attack
In a two part episode the Saigon platoon awaits the Tet cease fire while preparing for a Vietcong strike. Anderson receives troubling news from his wife as the storyline advances toward a pivotal moment.
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Critics Choice NBA Finals Game One Lead Night Lineup
Prime time features the NBA Finals Game One with champions meeting in a best of seven series. Hubie Brown and Dick Stockton will provide play by play as viewers consider the climactic title tilt. Also Midnight Caller follows a radio host seeking justice amid new murder evidence.
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Premier defensive misplay earns Levi bridge award nod
Italian expert Primo Levi, East, earns praise for a famed defensive play in a four spade contract. The narrative details a sequence where clever ruffing and careful counting secure the defense, with Levi’s play likened to a La Scala triumph and hailed by the International Bridge Press Association.
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Zodiac Outlook for June 7 1989 Personalities at Play
Daily astrology notes exciting social trends for Gemini and cautious financial hints for Cancer. It flags potential manipulation for Gemini and urges prudence in business with questionable partners for Capricorn and patience in boss relations for Aquarius.
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