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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1987
Page
8
NBC has not decided on renewing St Elsewhere for a sixth season as ratings sag. The time slot may temporarily shift to The Bronx Zoo, with Ed Asner starring, depending on audience reception. When St Elsewhere returns April 29 it will feature a greatest hits episode with notable cameos.
The column tracks NBC and CBS scheduling jitters detailing the fates of Remington Steele Hill Street Blues Scarecrow and Mrs King and Cagney and Lacey. It notes a hoped two hour Hill Street finale and potential returns by Dan Travanti and Pierce Brosnan amid network wrangling and actor shifts.
In a two hour encore Matlock has Andy Griffith defend Jose Ferrer who plays a syndicate kingpin on trial for murder. The defendant’s family offers little help as the case unfolds. A TV movie follows with Robert Hays portraying a writer detective in a missing persons case.
A TV critic survey notes Mick Belker’s shooting on Hill Street Blues and a no-holds-barred Buntz search. The Quiet Man airs on WFBS with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. The piece also pessimistically analyzes Cagney & Lacey and Simon & Simon Nielsen trends.
TV reports say The Colbys failed to draw audiences despite a $100,000 per episode investment in Chariton Heston. Spenser For Hire faces uncertainty about a third season despite Robert Urich and Avery Brooks strong Hawk support. Saturday nights show declines.
Five months into The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers there is no clear verdict on success. Ratings show a sinking audience from the premiere, with a 2.1 household rating versus Carson and Tonight Show levels, while Fox notes some value in younger, advertiser-friendly viewers. Industry observers question renewal prospects and Rivers’ ability to sustain the outrageous persona daily.
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