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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 19 Jun 1981, p. 46

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MMM WIDNtSDAY, JUNK 24 •(tclniM Flctton) "Fran­ kenstein CruM Woman" 1M7 Peter Cuahing, Susan Den- berg. Or. Frankanatain, exper­ imenting with thebodieaofayoung woman and a young man, gats the eexeamixedup.(2hrs., 2mins ) 12JO0 ASC CapHonad Naws 00 RoaaBegley Show 12:35 0 Movla -(Comady) ** "Sarlal" 1960 Martin Mull. Tues­ day Weld. An amorous, episodic series of funny scenes that play­ fully poke fun at family life in Marin County with its fads snd colorful lifestyles. (Rated R) (95 mins.) 12:45 9 News 1:00 0 WBBM Editorial Q Marcus Welby.M.D. 0 Movla -(Comady) ** "Smo- keyAndTheBandltll" 1980 Burt Reynolda, Sally Field. Further ad­ ventures of a trucker, his girlfriend and the law. (Rated PG) (2 hrs ) 0 Atlanta Bravaa Baaaball Re­ play Atlanta Braves vs San Fran­ cisco Giants IB Joe Franklin Show 0 After Banny 1:05 0 ft Movla -(Drama) •• "Friandly Parauaalon" 1975 Richard Kilay. Shirley Knight. A Quaker family atruggles to msin- tain its identity amid the confusion snd chaos of the Civil War. (2 hrs , 8mins.) Njflhtbeat 1:10 0 Green Acres 1:15 tiT® News 1:30 0 Health Field 0 99 HI Doug 0 King Of Kensington MEDIA MONITOR By STEVE K. WALZ -TELEVISION WRITER Tighter race forecast for fall battle New York--For the second year in a row, CBS has emerged as the king of the prime-time television, using a lethal combination of trashy but classy dramas like "Dallas" and "Knots Landing," pro­ vocative comedies such as "M'A'S'H" and "One Day At A Time" and rip-roaring adventure series as in "Magnum P.I." and "Dukes of Hazzard." Provided that the fall season kicks off on time in September, being that the writers and directors (like their acting counterparts of a year ago) have decided to picket for more wampum, CBS still looks as if it has a solid inventory of pro­ gramming to stave off any attempt by ABC and NBC to knock them off their Nielsen throne. But it won't be easy. Both ABC and NBC have finally put together strong development depart­ ments which are working around the clock to secure new properties and talent. Let us take a closer look at the fall prime-time scheme in order to point out the strengths and weaknesses of each network. Peter Barton Kevin Dobson Tuesday An ABC stronghold with "Happy Days" helping the network score good numbers right through the glossy caper series "Hart to Hart " NBC will come in second with its revamped sked showing the new "Father Murphy" series, "Quin- cy" and "Flamingo Road." CBS is offer­ ing "Simon and Simon," an offbeat detective series and a TV flick. This is CBS' achilles heel. Wednesday ABC got a scare when the "Angels" and "Eight is Enough" faltered, but "The Greatest American Hero" came to the rescue. With the addition of Lee Majors' "Fall Guy." cotipledl with the return of "Dynasty," the netyvork will win the evening. NBC sho pie," "Facts of Lif "Rock Hudson," showing much pro meek offerings of" ptude "Real Peo- ney" and tter two will have erlin," "WKRP," Sunday CBS has dominated with its tough-to- beat lineup of "60 Minutes," followed by four top-notch sit-coms and "Trapper John." ABC has never been able to make a substantial dent into CBS' sked, but they'll try and counter with "Code Red," a firefighter's saga, "Today's FBI," and their improving "Sunday Movie." NBC has had a better time of it with "CHiPs" and the "Sunday Movie" doing fairly well. And since "Disney" has*^ 1 departed, the network will offer a teerT^Tv Thursday sci-fi show, "Star Prince" opposite "60 ^ne most competive evening in prime- Minutes" and "Code Red," which should time ABC should win by a whisker with "Nurse" and "Shannon," another private eye series starring Kevin Dobson. do all right. Monday NBC's "Little House on the Prairie" will begin to falter, which will also deflate their "Monday Movie." ABC's "That's In­ credible" should also begin to lose its luster, although "Monday Night Football" will continue to score a sizeable share. This leaves CBS in the driver's seat again with "Private Ben­ jamin" leading off the evening and en­ ding with "Lou Grant." a revamped "Mork and Mindy" leading into the hilarious "Best of the West," "Barney Miller," "Taxi" and the newsy "20/20 " CBS has a chance to beat out ABC it "Magnum P.I." gives enough lead-in'^strangth to "Knots Landing," which then kegues into the new "Jessica Novak" program NBC will be hurt as "Harper yalley," "Gabe and Guich," "Diff'renr Strokes" and "Gimme A Break" exhibit their weaknesses. "Hill St*eet-6lues" might do well in the latter part of the evening. Friday A CBS monoploy with "Dukes of Haz zard." "Dallas" and a new lusty drama called "The Vintage Years" starring Jane Wyman ABC will be left picking up the pieces with "Benson." "Open All Night," "Maggie" and "Living It Up" all going down to defeat Only "Strike Force" with Robert Stack has a chance of surviving. NBC offers a weak lineup of "Mickey Rooney," "Chicago Story" and "James Arness." Saturday The most uncreative evening in TV ABC will win with "King's Crossing," "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island," with NBC coming in second with the "Man drell Sisters," "Maverick" and "NBC Magazine " CBS will be hammered, as they offer a revamped "Disney" and a movie. Next week- We'll look at the networks backup program development. coawutoo *f rvtci* mc

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