Life with Lucy and Ellen Burstyn Shows Dropped from ABC Saturday
ABC will drop Life with Lucy and The Ellen Burstyn Show from Saturday nights with final airings on November 15. Brandon Stoddard cited low Nielsen ratings and critical reception, while Lucille Ball and ABC officials expressed continued collaboration. Ball’s husband Gary Morton declined comment.
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Bruce Springsteen E Street Band Live 1975 85 set released
The long awaited Bruce Springsteen live collection Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Live 1975 85 arrives with 40 tracks. Columbia printed 750000 sets and tapes and discs for a likely 5 million units in holiday demand. All format prices range 24 to 40 dollars.
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Unnatural Causes review handles Agent Orange tale
NBC television film Unnatural Causes is a forceful drama arguing for veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Alfre Woodard and John Ritter portray a Chicago benefits counselor and a dying Vietnam veteran who unite to expose corporate and VA obstacles.
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Record price for Cosby reruns sets TV deal record
WOR TV agreed to about 2.75 million for 342 years of Cosby reruns, a record price for a 30 minute comedy. Viacom Enterprises had offered 125 thousand per week for three and a half years and NBC's Cosby ratings drive the show to top 10 status. The syndication begins fall 1988 with Viacom retaining much of the commercial time.
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