CBS adds seven shows in bid to catch ABC
CBS announces a fall lineup adding seven new series including Trapper John M D Paris Were Cruisin and Working Stiffs while dropping The Paper Chase and several other longtime programs. The network will keep most current time slots with only The Jeffersons moving and All in the Family replaced by Archie Bunker's Place as Jean Stapleton makes guest appearances. Mary Tyler Moore will join later with a new sitcom and Stockard Channing returns in Just Friends.
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NPR Leads A New Radio Renaissance With Star Wars Drama
NPR plans a satellite era and major drama projects including Star Wars on air. Programs like Masterpiece Radio Theatre Anna Karenina and Fitzgerald short stories aim to broaden appeal beyond elite listeners. Public network hopes enhanced sound and new series revive radio drama nationwide.
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Anatomy of a Seduction TV film ranks high in drama
CBS TV movie Anatomy of a Seduction centers on Maggie Kane a 38 year old architect who falls for Ed a 20 year old college student. Her friend disapproves while Ed initiates the seduction. Rita Moreno co stars as Eds mother with Ed Nelson as Maggies ex husband and Susan Flannery in the lead role. The program airs Tuesday night drawing praise for its intelligent believable storytelling and midlife romance angle.
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Weekly TV Highlights Tonight on Channel Box
A lineup of evening programs includes CHIPS with a drug bust vendetta plot, ROY CLARK SPECIAL Flying Down to Provo, BAD NEWS BEARS detective subplot, and classic films Things to Come and Night Flight from Moscow. Also BEANE’S OF BOSTON previews German Week with notable cast. Saturday Night Live features Tig Fisher and Blues Brothers guest lineup. Fantasy Island plot involves pen pals and a romance twist.
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