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Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: TV This Week (April 11 - 17, 1992)
Date: 9 Apr 92 05:01:27 GMT
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TV This Week (April 11 - 17, 1992)
==================================

During the recent NBC affiliates meeting in LA, the peacock network reveals
that it is studying the idea of occasionally omitting the usual station
breaks on the half-hour.  The affiliates are happy that NBC is dropping
"In the Heat of the Night" and "Matlock" in favor of "very demographically
focused programs".  It is also noted that Steve Bochco will be in charge
of four orginal episodes of "L.A. Law" in May, and that Johnny Carson
will appear on the May 7th editon of "Cheers", entited, "Heeeere's Cliffie!"
As usual, the network has no comments on the rumor that NBC is up
for sale.

Also from NBC "One on One With John Tesh" (NBC weekday mornings) will end this
summer.  Beginning June 15, Dr Dean Edell will host a new health information
half-hour program in replacement.

Chevy Chase has signed to star in, produce and develop a late-night comedy-talk
show on the Fox Network.  This will debut in the fall of 1993, six nights
a week.  (And Letterman has one less network to jump to...)  Fox said that
the show "will feature its own brand of subversive, irreverent humor with
a variety of comedy, sketches, and conversations with celebrity guests
targeted at a young adult audience."

The NCAA basketball championship game has earned the title of most-watched
basketball game ever.  CBS wishes to tell you that 53 million watched
at home, and another 10 percent watched "out-of-home".  The national
Nielsen rating is 22.7/35 between 9:17 and 11:16...

ABC has announced its fall Saturday morning lineup.  (Those with good
memory will remember that NBC has removed Saturday morning cartoons
with "Satuday Today"...)  Gone are "Hammerman", "Pirates of Dark Water"
and "Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters".  New are "Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of
Moo Mesa" (what sort of stupid title is that?), "The Addams Family",
and "Goof Troop".

CBS will announce its Saturday morning lineup April 9th.  For prime time,
ABC will announce the schedule on May 12, NBC on May 19, Fox on May 26,
and CBS on May 27.                                                 [WP]

And more useless information for 'ya...  Pay-TV has finally arrived
in Singapore, with the introduction of three channels between Apr 1st
and June 1st this year.  NewsVision is a 24-hour news and information
channel in English.  It will have 3 1/2 hours of ITN News and 1/2 hour
of SBC (Singapore Broadcasting Corporation) News per day -- the rest
being filled by CNN International.  VarietyVision will have Mandarin
programs from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China -- telecasting 18 hours
daily except Saturday where it will be 24 hours.  MovieVision will
be operated by HBO, telecasting 12 hours daily.  It will feature
30 movies per month -- but all of them will be censored for television.
Even though R-rated movies are allowed in Singapore, it is still only
G and PG (No such rating of PG-13 in Singapore) stuff on TV.  (NB:
"Termiinator 2" was rated PG...)                          [Var,STOE]

This week: the return of "Dear John..." (actually, this has already
returned last Wednesday) and "Sibs", both on Wednesday.  Begining
this week: "Code 3" (following the success of "Cops"), "The Human
Factor",  "The Fifth Corner", and "Sightings"...

Also, the opening of Euro-Disney on CBS, with hosts Don Johnson, Melanie
Griffith, and Pat O'Brien, with guests Jose Carreras, Cher, Paul
and Isabelle Duchesnay, Gloria Estefan, The Four Tops, The Gipsy Kings,
Angela Lansbury, The Temptations, Tina Turner... and of course, Mickey
and Minnie.                                                [TVG,Net]

This weekly posting is off Rec.Arts.Tv soon... but reality shows are
definitely here to stay...  Sit back, and enjoy more horrible real life
dramas...

Highlights
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1.  Special programs this week includes:
      The Grand Opening of Euro-Disney (CBS) Sat 8/7
      Brooklyn Bridge (CBS) Mon 8:30/7:30
      What About Me? I'm Only Three! (CBS) Wed 9/8
2.  The following programs are returning/starting on regular schedule:
      Code 3 (Fox) Sat 9/8
      Dear John... (NBC) Wed 9:30/8:30
      Sibs (ABC) Wed 9:30/8:30
      The Human Factor (CBS) Thu 10/9
      The Fifth Corner (NBC) Fri 9/8 (2 hr) (Reg Time Slot: Fri 10/9)
      Sightings (Fox) Fri 9/8
3.  The following programs are showing up twice this week:
      Totally Hidden Videos (Fox) Sat 9:30/8:30 Fri 9:30/8:30
      Room for Two (ABC) Tue 9:30/8:30 Wed 9/8 (New Time Slot: Wed 9/8)
4.  The following programs are moved to a new time this week:
      Movie: The Ten Commandments (ABC) Sun 7/6 (4 hours 35 mins)
      Movie: Broadcast News (ABC) Mon 8/7 (3 hours)
5.  The following programs are not seen this week:
      CBS Saturday Movie (CBS)
      Life Goes On (ABC)
      America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
      America's Funniest People (ABC)
      FBI: The Untold Stories (ABC)
      American Detectives (ABC)
      Major Dad (CBS)
      Night Court (NBC) (Returning in May for final episodes)
      The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (ABC) ("Completed Spring run")
      Jake and the Fatman (CBS)
      Knots Landing (CBS) (Renewed for next season)

Do send all comments, suggestions, complains, and corrections to me.
This article is also sent out by e-mail for those who cannot check
on rec.arts.tv regularly, or news arrive too slow.  Send your request
to me at leong@wam.umd.edu.

Sources: TV Guide
         Variety Weekly
         Washington Post
         Networks' Commercials
         Straits Times Oversea Edition
         <mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> (Mark A. Holtz>
         <bhoward.685389252@Neon.Stanford.EDU> (Brian Howard)
         <gaetz@julian.uwo.ca> (Terry Gaetz)

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Format of Alphabetical Listing
------------------------------
Network/Date/Day_Number/Day/ET/CT/Title_of_Program
NB: 1. All times in PM except after late night programs (12MN - 1:35AM)
    2. Late night programs listed as the day before. (E.g. late
       night Friday/Early Saturday is listed as Friday)
    3. Programs on and after 1 am will not include the leading 0. (E.g. 1:35
       instead 01:35)
    4. PBS Schedule may not be complete or accurate.  Time and day
       may also varies at your local PBS station.
    5. To sort by day, time, and then by network:
         sort +2 -3 +4 -5 +0 -1 input_list > output_list
    6. To sort by day, network, then by time:
         sort +2 -3 +0 -1 +4 -5 input_list > output_list
    7. Note that on some machines, the -b flag must be used with sort.

Alphabetical Listing
--------------------
PBS 16 6 Thu 08:00/07:00 *** UNKNOWN TO ME, SORRY ***
PBS 17 7 Fri 09:00/08:00 *** UNKNOWN TO ME, SORRY ***
ABC 17 7 Fri 10:00/09:00 20/20: Terry Waite
CBS 15 5 Wed 10:00/09:00 48 Hours (Repeat) Family Secret
CBS 12 2 Sun 07:00/06:00 60 Minutes
Fox 17 7 Fri 08:00/07:00 America's Most Wanted
Syn 15 5 Wed 11:00/10:00 Arsenio Hall
Syn 17 7 Fri 11:00/10:00 Arsenio Hall (Repeat) Cindy Crawford, Marky Mark
Syn 12 2 Sun 11:00/10:00 Arsenio Hall (Repeat) Suzanne Pleshette, Grant Shaud
Syn 13 3 Mon 11:00/10:00 Arsenio Hall: Dyan Cannon
Syn 14 4 Tue 11:00/10:00 Arsenio Hall: Jeff Goldblum
Syn 16 6 Thu 11:00/10:00 Arsenio Hall: Patrick Swayze, Kris Kross, Joe Public
ABC 17 7 Fri 09:30/08:30 Baby Talk (Repeat) If only he really can talk...
Fox 16 6 Thu 09:00/08:00 Beverly Hills, 90210 (Repeat)
ABC 11 1 Sat 08:30/07:30 Billy (Part 1 of 2)
NBC 13 3 Mon 08:30/07:30 Blossom (Repeat) Nick's girlfriend
CBS 13 3 Mon 08:30/07:30 Brooklyn Bridge
Syn 17 7 Fri 11:00/10:00 Byron Allen: Gladys Knight, Michael Dorn
NBC 16 6 Thu 09:00/08:00 Cheers (Repeat) Halloween's horror
ABC 14 4 Tue 10:00/09:00 Civil Wars
Fox 11 1 Sat 09:00/08:00 Code 3: Honolulu
ABC 16 6 Thu 08:00/07:00 Columbo (Repeat/From 1979)
Fox 11 1 Sat 11:00/10:00 Comic Strip Live (Repeat) Sue Kolinsky, Rocky LaPorte
ABC 11 1 Sat 10:00/09:00 Commish
Fox 11 1 Sat 08:30/07:30 Cops: Boston (Repeat/Viewer's Discretion Advised)
Fox 11 1 Sat 08:00/07:00 Cops: Florida (Viewer's Discretion Advised)
NBC 16 6 Thu 08:00/07:00 Cosby Show (Repeat) Miriam Makeba
CBS 15 5 Wed 11:30/10:30 Dangerous Curves
CBS 17 7 Fri 11:30/10:30 Dark Justice
NBC 14 4 Tue 10:00/09:00 Dateline NBC: Lois Gibson, police sketch artist
CBS 15 5 Wed 08:30/07:30 Davis Rules (Repeat)
NBC 15 5 Wed 09:30/08:30 Dear John
Syn 15 5 Wed 11:00/10:00 Dennis Miller: David Feldman
Syn 16 6 Thu 11:00/10:00 Dennis Miller: Ivana Trump, Taylor Negron
Syn 14 4 Tue 11:00/10:00 Dennis Miller: Joe Walsh, Timothy Daly
Syn 13 3 Mon 11:00/10:00 Dennis Miller: Lynn Redgrave
Syn 17 7 Fri 11:00/10:00 Dennis Miller: News of the Week (NB: Also on Tue)
CBS 13 3 Mon 09:30/08:30 Designing Women
NBC 16 6 Thu 08:30/07:30 Different World (Repeat) Dwayne and Lena and calculus
ABC 17 7 Fri 09:00/08:00 Dinosaurs (Repeat) Switched babies? Again!
ABC 15 5 Wed 08:30/07:30 Doogie Howser, M.D. (Repeat/Part 2 of 2)
Fox 16 6 Thu 08:30/07:30 Drexell's Class (Repeat)
NBC 12 2 Sun 07:00/06:00 Eerie, Indiana
NBC 12 2 Sun 07:30/06:30 Eerie, Indiana (Going on Hiatus)
NBC 11 1 Sat 09:00/08:00 Empty Nest (Repeat)
CBS 13 3 Mon 08:00/07:00 Evening Shade (Repeat/Part 1 of 2) Camping tricks
ABC 17 7 Fri 08:00/07:00 Family Matters (Repeat) Carl and the young cop
NBC 17 7 Fri 09:00/08:00 Fifth Corner (2 hours/Reg Time Slot: Fri 10/9)
NBC 13 3 Mon 08:00/07:00 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Repeat) Actress nextdoor
NBC 17 7 Fri  1:35/12:35 Friday Night Videos: Prince, Bruce Springsteen
PBS 14 4 Tue 09:00/08:00 Frontline: American Game, Japanese Rules (Repeat)
PBS 15 5 Wed 09:00/08:00 Frontline: The Betrayal of Democracy
ABC 14 4 Tue 08:00/07:00 Full House (Repeat) How to ride a bike?
Fox 12 2 Sun 10:30/09:30 Get a Life (Repeat) Chris and the beautiful doctor
NBC 11 1 Sat 08:00/07:00 Golden Girls (Repeat) The snoop on Miles
CBS 11 1 Sat 08:00/07:00 Grand Opening of Euro-Disney
ABC 11 1 Sat 09:30/08:30 Growing Pains
Fox 12 2 Sun 09:30/08:30 Herman's Head (Repeat) Herman and Jay in therapy
ABC 14 4 Tue 08:30/07:30 Home Improvement (Repeat)
ABC 15 5 Wed 10:00/09:00 Homefront
Syn 12 2 Sun 11:00/10:00 Howard Stern (Repeat) Deney Terrio
CBS 16 6 Thu 10:00/09:00 Human Factor
ABC 17 7 Fri 12:00/11:00 In Concert: Johnny Lydon, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Fox 12 2 Sun 08:30/07:30 In Living Color: "Best of" compilation
NBC 14 4 Tue 08:00/07:00 In the Heat of the Night (Repeat) Poker party
NBC 16 6 Thu 10:00/09:00 L.A. Law
NBC 16 6 Thu 12:35/11:35 Late Night (Repeat) Dwight Gooden
NBC 13 3 Mon 12:35/11:35 Late Night (Repeat) Fats Domino, Cal Ripken Jr
NBC 15 5 Wed 12:35/11:35 Late Night (Repeat) Jim Palmer
NBC 14 4 Tue 12:35/11:35 Late Night (Repeat) Phil Donahue, Hank Aaron
NBC 17 7 Fri 12:35/11:35 Late Night (Repeat) Tom Hanks, Natasha Richardson
NBC 13 3 Mon  1:35/12:35 Later: Elie Wiesel (Repeat/Part 1 of 2)
NBC 14 4 Tue  1:35/12:35 Later: Elie Wiesel (Repeat/Part 2 of 2)
NBC 16 6 Thu  1:35/12:35 Later: John Goodman
NBC 15 5 Wed  1:35/12:35 Later: Michael Moriarty
NBC 14 4 Tue 09:00/08:00 Law & Order
PBS 14 4 Tue 10:00/09:00 Listening to America: America: What Went Wrong?
PBS 13 3 Mon 09:00/08:00 Machine that Changed the World: Inventing the Future
PBS 13 3 Mon 10:00/09:00 Madness by Jonathan Miller
NBC 12 2 Sun 08:00/07:00 Mann & Machine
Fox 12 2 Sun 09:00/08:00 Married... With Children (Repeat) Bud in nude bar
PBS 12 2 Sun 09:00/08:00 Masterpiece Theatre: Clarissa (Part 2)
NBC 17 7 Fri 08:00/07:00 Matlock
PBS 14 4 Tue 08:00/07:00 Memory and Imagination: The Library of Congress
ABC 13 3 Mon 08:00/07:00 Movie: Broadcast News (3 hours)
CBS 17 7 Fri 09:00/08:00 Movie: Murder Times Seven (Repeat)
CBS 14 4 Tue 09:00/08:00 Movie: Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life
NBC 13 3 Mon 09:00/08:00 Movie: Parker Kane (Repeat) s/ Jeff Fahey
Fox 13 3 Mon 08:00/07:00 Movie: Say Anything... : s/John Cusack, Ione Skye
CBS 12 2 Sun 09:00/08:00 Movie: Stompin' at the Savoy: s/ Lynn Whitfield
NBC 12 2 Sun 09:00/08:00 Movie: The Keys: s/ Ben Masters
ABC 12 2 Sun 07:00/06:00 Movie: The Ten Commandments (Repeat/4 hrs 35 mins)
CBS 12 2 Sun 08:00/07:00 Murder, She Wrote (Repeat) Men's club murder
CBS 13 3 Mon 09:00/08:00 Murphy Brown (Repeat) Murphy on the tabloid
PBS 16 6 Thu 09:00/08:00 Mystery!: Masonic Mysteries
PBS 12 2 Sun 08:00/07:00 Nature: Land of the Eagle: Conquering the Swamps (R)
Syn 17 7 Fri 11:00/10:00 Night Flight (Repeat) Prince, Billy Idol
CBS 13 3 Mon  1:00/12:00 Night Games
CBS 14 4 Tue  1:00/12:00 Night Games
CBS 15 5 Wed  1:00/12:00 Night Games
CBS 16 6 Thu  1:00/12:00 Night Games
CBS 17 7 Fri  1:10/12:10 Night Games
CBS 13 3 Mon 10:00/09:00 Northern Exposure (Repeat) Frozen corpse
NBC 11 1 Sat 09:30/08:30 Nurses (Repeat) Hank is jealous
Fox 12 2 Sun 07:30/06:30 Parker Lewis Can't Lose: Geek Tragedy
ABC 11 1 Sat 09:00/08:00 Perfect Strangers
CBS 13 3 Mon 12:30/11:30 Personals
CBS 14 4 Tue 12:30/11:30 Personals
CBS 15 5 Wed 12:30/11:30 Personals
CBS 16 6 Thu 12:30/11:30 Personals
CBS 17 7 Fri 12:40/11:40 Personals
NBC 11 1 Sat 08:30/07:30 Powers That Be
NBC 15 5 Wed 10:00/09:00 Quantum Leap (Repeat) Sam's a detective to be murdered
CBS 14 4 Tue 08:00/07:00 Rescue 911 (Repeat)
Fox 12 2 Sun 08:00/07:00 Roc (Repeat) Romance and problems
ABC 14 4 Tue 09:30/08:30 Room for Two (Moving to Wednesday)
ABC 15 5 Wed 09:00/08:00 Room for Two (New Time Slot)
ABC 14 4 Tue 09:00/08:00 Roseanne (Repeat) Thanksgiving time
CBS 15 5 Wed 08:00/07:00 Royal Family
NBC 11 1 Sat 11:30/10:30 Saturday Night Live: Sharon Stone, Pearl Jam
CBS 14 4 Tue 11:30/10:30 Scene of the Crime
NBC 15 5 Wed 09:00/08:00 Seinfeld (Repeat) George and the holistic healer
ABC 15 5 Wed 09:30/08:30 Sibs
Fox 17 7 Fri 09:00/08:00 Sightings: Near Death Experience
CBS 16 6 Thu 11:30/10:30 Silk Stalkings
Fox 16 6 Thu 08:00/07:00 Simpsons (Repeat) Lisa's Pony
Syn 12 2 Sun 11:00/10:00 Siskel & Ebert: "Newsies", "Ferngully..."
NBC 11 1 Sat 10:00/09:00 Sisters
Fox 12 2 Sun 10:00/09:00 Stand by Your Man
ABC 17 7 Fri 08:30/07:30 Step by STep (Repeat) Where is the car?
CBS 16 6 Thu 09:00/08:00 Street Stories: High cost of drugs
CBS 13 3 Mon 11:30/10:30 Sweating Bullets
CBS 17 7 Fri 08:00/07:00 Tequila & Bonetti
NBC 13 3 Mon 11:35/10:35 Tonight Show (Repeat) Albert Brooks, Yakov Smirnoff
NBC 17 7 Fri 11:35/10:35 Tonight Show: Don Johnson, Amanda Plummer
NBC 14 4 Tue 11:35/10:35 Tonight Show: Jay Leno, Dick Clark, John Goodman
NBC 15 5 Wed 11:35/10:35 Tonight Show: Rodney Dangerfield, Bernadette Peters
NBC 16 6 Thu 11:35/10:35 Tonight Show: Tom Selleck, Ray Charles, John McEnroe
CBS 16 6 Thu 08:00/07:00 Top Cops (Repeat)
Fox 11 1 Sat 09:30/08:30 Totally Hidden Video (Repeat)
Fox 17 7 Fri 09:30/08:30 Totally Hidden Videos (Repeat)
PBS 13 3 Mon 08:00/07:00 Travels: The Voyage of the Mir El Lah
CBS 11 1 Sat 10:00/09:00 Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Fox 12 2 Sun 07:00/06:00 True Colors
NBC 15 5 Wed 08:00/07:00 Unsolved Mysteries
PBS 15 5 Wed 08:00/07:00 Voices in Celebration of Education
PBS 17 7 Fri 08:30/07:30 Wall Street Week: Small stocks
PBS 17 7 Fri 08:00/07:00 Washington Week in Review
CBS 15 5 Wed 09:00/08:00 What About Me? I'm Only Three!: Environment issues
ABC 11 1 Sat 08:00/07:00 Who's the Boss? (Repeat/Part 2 of 2) Marriage?
NBC 16 6 Thu 09:30/08:30 Wings (Repeat) Brian hypnotizes Roy
ABC 15 5 Wed 08:00/07:00 Wonder Years(Repeat) Jack and Karen
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