TV retreads linger as cable reairs aging shows
Scripps Howard observer notes cable networks revive off network series to fill cheap programming. Lifetime brings Leg Work and E R while USA replays Diamonds and Private Eye. Leg Work with Margaret Colin ran nine CBS episodes last season and returns Oct 22 Saturdays at 9 p.m.
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Lifetime and USA lineup notes for 1990s crime/drama shows
TV critic surveys current and upcoming cable and network offerings. Lifetime pursues Margaret Colin led crime dramas like Partners in Crime and Cagney & Lacey style fare while considering Leg Work and E/R options. USA eyes Private Eye and a revived Diamonds with 18 new Canadian crime drama episodes. Molly Dodd favored, E/R disliked, overall channel habits vary with audience taste.
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Murder at the Bridge Table on Thames TV debuts Donahue spoof
The Thames TV program Murder at the Bridge Table features a spoof by Matt Granovetter about scientific bidding and cue-bidding. It recounts a bridge grand slam by South, with West discards and a final diamond trick, while Donahue parodies Shakespearean vibes and to be or not to be.
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Astrology Forecast for Friday September 9 1988
Daily guidance by zodiac signs. Virgo through Pisces advise action on facts finances optimism and realistic promises. The sheet ends with a numeric 53 indicating page or puzzle reference.
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Racing With the Moon and Open Admissions Opened Night TV
TV listings feature Racing With the Moon a 1984 comedy drama about adolescent romance in a WWII town with Sean Penn and Elizabeth McGovern. 48 Hours returns for season two, examining cigarette smoke and nonsmokers’ rights. Bob Hope News Network spoof includes Fritz Coleman. Jane Alexander stars in Open Admissions.
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Critic's Choices Cable Rivalry and Onscreen Romance
Bob launches HM to challenge cable mogul Ted Turner while a starry cast including Morgan Fairchild Brooke Shields Tony Randall Phyllis Diller and Yakov Smirnoff appears. In Cheers Rebecca Alley schemes to confess love to Evan Drake by hijacking his limousine after a going away party in a season finale repeat.
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