Prime time schedule for 19771978 in the seventies this is a list of the programs that were shown during prime time hours of the seventies. Saturday morning is the greatest morning of them all. Abc weekend special is a weekly 30minute american television anthology series for children that aired saturday mornings on abc from 1977 to 1997, which featured a wide variety of stories that were both liveaction and animated. A space odyssey aired for the last time before a movie debut, abc was airing a movie either original or theatrical. Here are 12 tv shows that were on abcs tgif lineup. Obsession 1978 abc friday night movie promo youtube. Nbc movie nights of the 1960s and beyond television obscurities. Cbs, 60 minutes, mary, all in the family, alice, kaz. For us kids growing up in the 70s and early 80s, the 4. The wheels segment of nbc novels for television was a rerun of the 1978 television miniseries.
The nbc saturday night at the movies ran through the 19771978 season and nbc shifted its original movie night by reviving the nbc wednesday night at the movies for the 19781979 season. Late 1970s abc friday night movie introduction and closing. Prime time schedule for 19721973 in the seventies this is a list of the programs that were shown during prime time hours of the seventies. Get exclusive videos, blogs, photos, cast bios, free episodes. When we come back after her smash success in the film a quiet place actress millicent simmons on the movie siegel. Welcome to inthe70s, prime time schedule for 19771978 in the. Welcome to inthe70s, prime time schedule for 19721973 in the. Just added films shown 197576 season and not sure if all of them are right. Feb 14, 2019 on the heels of the 30th anniversary of ted bundys execution, abc is airing a new 2020 special on friday at 9 p. List of television films produced for american broadcasting. Find out when and where you can watch halloween on tv with the full listings schedule at. Tvs alltime greatest openings friday night abc 197172. Abc, the hardy boys, battlestar galactica, the abc sunday night movie. The nbc saturday night at the movies ran through the 1977 1978 season and nbc shifted its original movie night by reviving the nbc wednesday night at the movies for the 1978 1979 season.
Complete abc tv guide, catchup tv, download or subscribe. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the cbs late movie. On halloween night in 1963, a sixyearold boy in a halloween mask stabs his sister to. Abc commercial breaks december 2, 1979 the man with the golden gun duration. List of movie umbrella titles in north america wikiwand. History of awesome is ign s 38part trip down memory lane each week were covering a new years most important, influential, or justplainawesome movies, games, tv shows, comics, and more. Brief closing theme from abcs premiere broadcast of invasion of the body snatchers on 102480. Wfdf was originally in the flint radio market before moving to farmington hills in the detroit radio market in 2006. This list is to try and identify those films a lot of which were made for tv movies. Jonestown paradise lost will have new details, new interviews with family and survivors on friday, sept.
Series ending their original runs are in italics each of the 30 highestrated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by nielsen media research. Paulis, friends and colleagues of his late father, and joins them on a quest for gigantic sea creatures. Though its broadcasting facilities are located at the walt disney studios in burbank. The abc friday night movie tv series the movie database. Friday night movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Abc friday night movie opening the alamo july 4,1980 duration. The american broadcasting company, owned by the walt disney company since 1996, was spun off from nbc where it originated as the nbc blue radio network as the result of an antitrust ruling in 1943. Abcs fall tv schedule to retain 84% of present prime. At the bermuda biological station, he finds eric and dr. The nbc tuesday night at the movies ended after the 19701971 season and nbc was back to just two movie nights. It was a most memorable trip to the hospital as the car crept through the city and the maze of. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta bring back their.
The initiation of sarah1978 abc friday night movie youtube. Abc s aggressive, starstruck friday night movie introclosing started in 1977 and lasted into the early 1980s. Ted bundy survivor cheryl thomas describes terrifying. By 1975, when the abc movie of the week logo itself noteworthy, in that it was an early use of slitscan technology, still used today in imax special effects and famously used in the ending sequence of the classic film 2001. Traumatized, orphaned college dropout magnus dens returns to bermuda to find the cause of his fathers mysterious death years before. Launched in 1969, the abc movie of the week banner ran for six seasons through 1975, during which time it proved immensely popular and spawned the movie of the week craze which would persist until 2006, when cbs ended the last time slot set aside for tv movies in american network primetime. Welcome to inthe70s, prime time schedule of the seventies.
Nbc movie nights of the 1960s and beyond television. The following season, the saturday installment was moved to wednesday night, and the titles were adjusted to tuesday movie of the week and wednesday movie. This is my favorite network movie opening of all time. This was the television schedule on all three commercial television networks in the united states for the fall season beginning in september 1978. May 30, 2010 this is my favorite network movie opening of all time. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn recreated their iconic grease characters, danny and sandy, on friday night in west palm beach, florida. This was the television schedule on all three united states television networks for the fall season beginning in september 1977. Actorsinger kenny rogers, the smooth, grammywinning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as lucille, lady and islands in the stream and embraced his persona as the gambler on record and on tv, died friday night. This is a list of television films produced for american broadcasting. It was a most memorable trip to the hospital as the car crept through the city and the maze of downed trees that night. Prime time schedule for 1977 1978 in the seventies this is a list of the programs that were shown during prime time hours of the seventies. This is from echoes of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s commercials and promos. Creative cows tim wilson takes a highly personal trip through a single night that offered five great theme songs in five great opening sequences, in five shows that have largely stood the test of time and certainly had a profound impact on. Abc friday night movie 91479 bad news bears in breaking training.
List of television films produced for american broadcasting company. The abc sunday night movie is a television program that aired on sunday nights, first for a brief time in 1962 under the title hollywood special to supposedly. Abcs friday night movie always seemed to be some kind of science fiction or supernatural fair from 1975 to at least 1982. Dennis weaver starred in a famous abc movie of the week, steven spielbergs duel, which premiered in canada november 10, 1971, was telecast in the united states three days later and had a theatrical release in europe in early 1973. This is a list of television films produced for american broadcasting company abc. Similar to both abc afterschool special and the abc saturday superstar movie, the abc weekend special differed in that it was primarily aimed at.
Abcs aggressive, starstruck friday night movie introclosing started in 1977 and lasted into the early 1980s. Keep reading below for detail on each year, from 19701979, listing the most popular 1970sera television shows. A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident and the investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined. Home abc television australian broadcasting corporation. Margot kidder does lois lane make up and wardrobe tests. Dec 02, 1978 friday a night on which nbc has decided to unleash a barrage of comedies because, in mr. Dreamy and slightly ominous, this very french story of the brief encounter between a lonely woman and a handsome stranger rejects histrionics, moralizing and shocking plot twists in. On the heels of the 30th anniversary of ted bundys execution, abc is airing a new 2020 special on friday at 9 p. This one is for the death of ocean view park on 101979. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to the abc friday night movie. Late 1970s abc friday night movie introduction and. Nbc saturday night at the movies was the first network movie anthology series to run two hours and occasionally longer, so that almost all of the films could be shown in one evening, the films being edited especially in later years only to remove objectionable content.
Abc s friday night movie always seemed to be some kind of science fiction or supernatural fair from 1975 to at least 1982. Thank god its friday friday night programming in 1988. But the movie tanked in the ratings in part because it aired opposite a rerun of abcs roots, and in part because audiences didnt know what to make of the cerebral, slowmoving tale about a. A friday in the life of the disco club the zoo, where the staff and clients meet and dance their their lives away. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from oct, 1978 or search by date, day or keyword. Prime time in the us is defined as 8pm to 11pm every night, although on sundays its considered to start at 7pm on some networks.
The easter weekend ice storm of 1978 the visual journal. This block of tv was full of family friendly tv shows that probably shaped your childhood. All three were on at the same time between sep 1978 and dec 1979. A prime time tv schedule for the 80s, a list of what shows where on tv and at what time they showed in addition to the channel they were on. How to pick up girls 1978 abc friday night movie promo.
Filming the terrace sequences for superman and superman ii. The nielsen rating averages for the period, compiled by abc tv researchers, put laverne and shirley at the top of the. Friday a night on which nbc has decided to unleash a barrage of comedies because, in mr. Abc fridays 1970 1971 by anthony strand, september 12, 2012 by anthony strand. Welcome to inthe70s, prime time schedule for 19771978 in. Forty years after the largest mass murdersuicide in u. Love story, with most of its sexy footage intact, chalked up a 42. As a result of the stations move to detroit, wfro in the toledo market as well as another station in northern michigan also on 900 were taken off the air to allow wfdf to increase its broadcast power. Promo for the madefortv movie how to pick up girls starring desi arnaz, jr. Relive the 1980s by visiting our growing up in the 80s pages home. Eager to bank off the success of the brady bunch, abc decided to give the cast its own variety show, involving a multitude of songanddance routines and. It changed its name to abc the following year, and launched its television network in 1948. Tuesday was the first night covered followed by friday, then wednesday, thursday, saturday, sunday and finally monday.
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