Monday Night Baseball Tries to Hit CBS Ratings
ABC's Monday Night Baseball struggles in prime time as CBS shows like WKRP in Cincinnati MASH and Lou Grant pull high Nielsen ratings. Despite weak summer numbers for baseball, ABC hopes the World Series will boost viewership while NBC benefits from Saturday games.
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TV Tonight Guide Highlights Many 80s Favorites
A dense TV schedule lists guests on Merv Griffin and many prime time shows. Highlights include The Runaways, Happy Days, Wonder Woman, Once Upon a Classic, Billy Graham Crusade, Taxi, Three's Company, Speedtrap, The Monkey Hustle, The Lazarus Syndrome, U.S. Open tennis highlights, Barnaby Jones, Africa Texas Style, Forbidden Planet, Mr Denning Drives North, and Phil Donahue with a panel discussing private life and employment.
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TV stars push women to lead in dramatic TV fare
James Earl Jones notes TV offers steady work and creative control for actors and that women have long found stronger roles on television. The season features Vanessa Redgrave in Playing for Time Jane Fonda in several ABC pictures Carol Burnett in The Tenth Month Bonnie Franklin in The Remarkable Mrs Sanger with birth control history themes and Mary Martin in Valentine.
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