NBC bets on Godfather Saga to spark fall schedule
NBC plans a nine hour Godfather Saga across three or four nights including The Godfather and The Godfather Part II plus over two hours of outtakes. The strategy aims to lift flagging ratings amid a slate of specials and mini series while potential Italian American backlash looms.
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Aristocratic beatnik Loudon Wainwright II on Soundstage
The post psychedelic aristocratic beatnik Loudon Wainwright II performs a lively one hour set on Soundstage tonight at 10 3000 Channel 25 featuring his distinctive folk rock style and witty delivery as part of the channel’s late evening lineup.
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Man From Atlantis rises again on NBC
Knight Ridder notes NBC revived the mythic tale with The Man From Atlantis, a “Six Million Dollar Man” style debut starring Patrick Duffy as the last Atlantis survivor Mark Harris. Dr Elizabeth Merrill guides research at the Foundation for Oceanic Research as Harris battles Cataclysmic events, with a fall timetable against Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.
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Pryor signs five year NBC contract for TV work
Richard Pryor, already set for a TV series next fall, signs a five year exclusive NBC deal. He will star in two specials yearly plus develop a third standalone project. NBC network president Robert T. Howard says Pryor has captivated national audiences with satirical and topical humor in distinct characters.
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Cicely Tyson stars as Wilma Rudolph in TV film
Cicely Tyson portrays Wilma Rudolph, American track star with three Olympic gold medals from the Rome Games, in the TV movie Wilma. The biopic highlights Rudolph’s rise from adversity to sprinting fame.
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