Star Wars loses TV premiere to Lace on NBC networks
CBS ABC and NBC saw blockbuster films fall to a first run ABC miniseries Lace with Star Wars drawing 42 million viewers to 39 percent. The piece notes audience fatigue for theatrical films on regular networks and references Superman II and Master of the Game as prior examples. It highlights network pricing and scheduling shifts for Buffalo Bill and Night Court, and mentions Anne Garrels joining ABC's Central America bureau with a Marcus Welby return movie planned for ABC.
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Darth Vader
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International Velvet and Pirates of Penzance on TV Highlights
A dense schedule lists film titles and star casts including International Velvet with Tatum O Nea l and Anthony Hopkins, The Pirates of Penzance with Kevin Kline and Angela Lansbury, and Savannah Smiles with Mark Miller. It also notes a 7 PM to midnight lineup featuring The Master, Benson, The Dukes of Hazzard, Without a Trace, Magic, Triumphs of a Man Called Horse, Legmen, Blue Thunder, Dallas, Masterpiece Theatre, Matt Houston, Emerald Point N.A.S., The Big Brawl, Friday the 13th, To Catch a King, Fatso, Beverly Hillbillies, Patrick, The Land That Time Forgot and Solid Gold among others.
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Tatum O'Neal
Anthony Hopkins
Showtime
Kevin Kline
Angela Lansbury
HBO
Savannah
Mark Miller
Donovan Scott
Ima
Cinemax
Edward G. Robinson
Rod Steiger
Entertainment Tonight
Tina Turner
David Steinberg
Max
Green Berets
Vegas Casino
Benson Clayton
Benson
Dukes OF Hazzard
Hogg
Enos
Weo
Kate Nelligan
Judd Hirsch
Ann-Margret
Webster Webster
Katherine
William J. Ruger
Dean Witter Reynolds
Lovely
Blue Thunder
Rhal
Chaney
Dallas
Cliff
J.R
Masterpiece Theatre
R.M
Sally Knox
Tom Sheehy
Matt Houston
Matt
Emerald Point
NAS
Mallory
Maggie
David
Jackie Chan
Jose Ferrer
Batties
Robert Shaw
Jacqueline Bisset
Bermuda
Betsy Palmer
Adrienne King
Robert Wagner
Teri Garr
U.S
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
John Ritter
Robyn Douglass
Jimmy Aleck
Dom DeLuise
Anne Bancroft
America
Nancy Kulp
Jane Hathaway
Beverly Hillbillies
U.S. Congress
Pennsylvania
Patrick
Susan Penhaligon
Robert Helpmann
Doug McClure
Kenny Loggins
Stevie Nicks
Shannon
Christopher Cross
Ozzy Osbourne
Kool & the Gang
Duran Duran
Ane
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WVII
Vain
Wera
ESPN
Atla
Sports
Cleveland
Cleveland Lorain
Love
WKAP
Wister
Daniel Lite Connection
Cinca
the Electric
Fragge Jeffersons Company
Battlestar
Los Angeles
Wall Street
New Jersey
Generals
New York
Hogan's
Knicks
Thunder Theatre Heroes
Jacksonville
Detroi
Pistons
Eimerald
INN
Gayle
Phoenix Investment
Bra
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TV listings tease for late night cinema and stand up specials
Late night program guide shows Spaceship with Leslie Nielsen and Cindy Williams on TMC at 12:30 deep into Friday. World premiere videos on World and classic films The Happy Hooker and The Man Who Would Be King. HBO showcases The Great Stand Ups and Bus Stop. Showtime offers Hardcore with George C Scott at 1:05. Cinemax features International Velvet and Hold That Baby. TMC repeats Doctor In The House and a Velvetevelvet entry.
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Leslie Nielson
Cindy Williams
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Vertigo
Lionel Richie
Roger Daltrey
Pat Benatar
Cinemax
Lynn Redgrave
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Will Rogers
Lenny Bruce
Bill Cosby
Jonathan Winters
Red Skelton
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Dirk Bogarde
Margot Kidder
Tim Matheson
Sean Connery
Michael Caine
Bowery Boys
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