History's problems repeat with Paley at CBS helm again
CBS faces long standing questions of profits, command, and program quality as William S. Paley returns as temporary chairman with Laurence Tisch as interim CEO. The piece recalls Paley’s past leadership and the era of Edward R. Murrow while weighing how CBS might restore its formerly dominant image and ratings.
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CBS Faces Turnaround Tests in 1986 under Paley and Tisch
The piece outlines CBS's struggles to reclaim prime time quality and ratings as NBC leads and ABC strengthens. It discusses cost cutting, staff layoffs, reorganization, freeing CBS News from profit pressures, and reviving See It Now under new leadership. It notes Paley's past decisions and potential lessons for the 1986 revival plan.
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TV Highlights Evening Schedule Teems With Classic Films
A dense TV guide lists films and programs across networks. Highlights include Midnight Lace with Doris Day and Rex Harrison, The Rainmaker with Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and various talk shows, dramas, and documentaries airing from 7 PM to beyond midnight. The slate features notable actors Carl Reiner, James Coburn, Morgan Fairchild, Rodney Dangerfield, and Cary Grant among others.
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Evening TV Listings Of Comedy Dramas And Sci Fi Films
Tonight features a mix of classic films and TV movies across channels. All Of Me with Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin plays in the early evening, alongside Barry Lyndon and Electric Dreams. Saturday schedule includes Harry In Your Pocket, One Is A Lonely Number, Home From The Hill, The Men, Star Trek II The Search For Spock, and Tork 182 with a CINEMAX Comedy Experiment segment following.
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