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DAYTIME CHILDREN’S SHOWS 3:30 G MAIN STREET Scheduled: report on high-school fitness programs; interviews with Justine Bateman ("Family Ties”) and “Muppets” creator Jim Henson; free-style bicycle riding; the reaction of students at Concord (N.H.) High School since the death of teacherastronaut Christa McAuliffe. (1 hr.) 4:00 © THE INCREDIBLE BOOK ESCAPE The voices of Ruth Buzz!, George Gobel, Tammy Grimes and Arte Johnson are featured in this special which combines live action and animation in the story of a girl (Quinn Cummings) who meets a host of literary characters after hours in a library. DAYTIME MOVIES 7:00 ® "The Ratings Game” (1984, Comedy) Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman. (2 hrs.) 9:00 © ★★Vfe “It All Came True” (1940, Drama) Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan. (1 hr., 37 min.) 11:30 (D *** "Mass Appeal” (1984, Drama) Jack Lemmon, Zeljko Ivanek. (1 hr., 40 min.) 1:30 (D AW "The Incredible Shrinking Woman” (1980, Comedy) Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin. (1 hr., 28 min.) EVENING 6:00 GODS) NEWS CD YOU CANT DO THAT ON TELEVISION O DIFF’RENT STROKES Q ABC NEWS g O CBS NEWS ® BARNEY MILLER Q 3 MACNEIL / LEHRER NEWSHOUR © THE ROPERS © 700 CLUB @3 STAR TREK 6:30 G ® WHEEL OF FORTUNE ® DANGER MOUSE O THREE’S COMPANY Q ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Interview with Rod Stewart. ® IT’S SHOWTIME O $1,000,000 CHANCE OF A LIFETIME ® 808 NEWHART © NEWLYWED GAME © TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Muriel moves out when she and Henry disagree over Sara's new job. 7:00 G © KNIGHT RIDER The FLAG team uses bizarre disguises to prevent the smuggling of a lethal bacteria strain. In stereo. (R) d hr.) O MOVIE WWW "The Howling" (1981, Horror) Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee. (2 hrs.) Q © WEBSTER Katherine and Webster cheat on their school assignments, g ® MOVIE ★ ★Vi “The Ratings Game" (1984, Comedy) Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman. (2 hrs.) O © CHARLIE & COMPANY Charlie and the kids begin to wonder why Diana's acting so strange, g ® MOVIE WWW “Rio Lobo” (1971, Western) John Wayne, Jennifer O'Neill. (2 hrs., 25 min.)

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© WASHINGTON WEEK IN REVIEW g © LESTER SUMRALL TEACHING © TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT When Mildred Rafkin comes back searching for her mother’s brooch. Jackie suggests hiring a medium for help. 7:30 Q MR. BELVEDERE While preparing for his parents' anniversary party, Kevin finds an error in their marriage certificate. (R) g O © LEO & LIZ IN BEVERLY HILLS Everyone except Leo wants to celebrate his birthday. © WALL STREET WEEK "1985’s Leader: Can He Do It Again in '86?" Guest: Integrated Asset Management President Harvey Eisen. © MOVIE ★ ★★★ "Vertigo" (1958, Mystery) James Stewart, Kim Novak. (2 hrs., 30 min.) © TODAY IN BIBLE PROPHECY ©TAXI 8:00 G © LAST PRECINCT The crazy cops are in hot pursuit of a modern-day Count Dracula. (1 hr.) O MR. SUNSHINE Grace and Leon offer culinary tips to Paul, g O © DALLAS Clayton and Ray hire an older cowboy to take over the horse-breeding chores; Angelica rigs the interior of a briefcase. g (1 hr.) © GREAT PERFORMANCES Dance in America: Choreography By Jerome Robbins With the New York City Ballet" Two of choreographer Jerome Robbins’ works - "Fancy Free” and "Antique Epigraph" - are performed by the New York City Ballet. In stereo. (1 hr.) © LESEA ALIVE 59 HITCHCOCK THRILLER VERTIGO 8 O'CLOCK MOVIE WXIN Adv. © MOVIE ★ ★★★ “Vertigo" (1958, Mystery) James Stewart, Kim Novak. (2 hrs., 30 min.) 8:30 O JOE BASH Joe's first partner drops dead at a banquet honoring his promotion, g 9:00 G © MIAMI VICE Modern-day buccaneers are pillaging the cargoes of independent drug dealers on the high seas. In stereo. (1 hr.) ONEWS O FALL GUY Colt goes after drug peddlers who are preying upon unsuspecting teen-agers, g (1 hr.) CD JAY LENO AND THE AMERICAN DREAM The comedian examines attitudes, leisure time and culinary tastes in this hour that intersperses both stand-up material with Chicago on-location footage. (1 hr.) O © FALCON CREST A court order is issued to prevent Jeff from seeing Maggie; Angela orders Eric out of the house, g (1 hr.) © MING GARDEN This film documents the installation of the Astor Court at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, a permanent cultural exchange between China and the United States. (R) © DWIGHT THOMPSON 9:25 ® NEWS 9:30 © SKY DISK Sculptor Howard Rosenthal's dream of creating a means to experience the sky is chronicled from initial inspira-

tion through completion of the sculpture, g 10:00 GOO©© NEWS O SANFORD AND SON QD MOVIE ★ * “Hot Dog... The Movie” (1984, Comedy) David Naughton, Patrick Houser. (1 hr., 36 min.) ® BASEBALL Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants (Live) (3 hrs.) © BUSINESS REPORT © THREE’S COMPANY © PRAISE THE LORD 10:30 G © TONIGHT Guest host: Joan Rivers. Scheduled: actors Mark Harmon and Charles Nelson Reilly. In stereo. (1 hr.) O JEFFERSONS O BENSON O HOGAN’S HEROES © MAGNUM, P.l. Magnum investigates a murder at a lavish costume party. (R) (1 hr., 10 min.) © MACNEIL / LEHRER NEWSHOUR © NIGHTLINE © MATT HOUSTON 11:00 O MOVIE "The Navy Vs. The Night Monsters” (1966, Science Fiction) Mamie Van Doren, Pamela Mason. (2 hrs.) Q POLICE WOMAN Q MAGNUM, P.l. Magnum investigates the kidnapping of a young prince visiting Hawaii. (R)(1 hr., 10 min.) © MOVIE ***l4 "Jezebel" (1938, Drama) Bette Davis, Henry Fonda. (1 hr., 45 min.) © PRAISE THE LORD 11:30 G © FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS In stereo. (1 hr., 30 min.) © DAD’S ARMY © HONEYMOONERS 11:40 ffi MOVIE ★ ★ “The Incredible Shrinking Woman ' (1980, Comedy) Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin. (1 hr., 28 min.) © MCGARRETT A kidnap victim s husband resents Hawaii Five-O’s involvement in the case. (R)(1 hr., 5 min.) 12:00 Q NIGHTLINE © PRAISE THE LORD © BENNY HILL 12:10 O MCGARRETT McGarrett and a member of a crime syndicate pursue a supposedly reformed counterfeiter. (R)(1 hr., 5 min.) 12:30 Q ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Interview with Rod Stewart. © FRIDAYS 12:45 © JIMMY SWAGGART 1:00 G © NEWS O MOVIE ★ "The Astounding She Monster" (1957, Science-Fiction) Robert Clarke, Marilyn Harvey. (1 hr., 15 min.) Q CHILDREN: CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE ® rawhide © JIMMY SWAGGART 1:15 ® MOVIE ★ ★ "The Perils Of Gwendoline” (1984, Adventure) Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff. (1 hr., 28 min.) ©FAME 1:30 © NEWS © TODAY IN BIBLE PROPHECY © MOVIE ★★★'4 "Suspicion" (1941, Suspense) Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine. (2 hrs.) 2:00 ONEWS ® COMEDY BREAK © MANNA FOR MODERN MAN 2:15 O MOVIE *★'4 "The Desperate Ones” (1968, Drama) Maximilian Schell, Raf Vallone. (2 hrs., 15 min.) 2:30 ® INDEPENDENT NEWS 2:50 ® MOVIE ★★★ "Mass Appeal" (1984, Drama) Jack Lemmon, Zeljko Ivanek. (1 hr., 40 min.) 3:00 ® MOVIE A* “The Oregon Trail” (1959, Western) Fred Mac Murray, Gloria Talbot. (2 hrs., 30 min.) © LESTER SUMRALL TEACHING 3:30 © MARILYN HICKEY © MOVIE ★★★ "The Carey Treatment" (1972, Mystery) James Coburn, Jennifer O'Neill. (2 hrs.) 4:00 © LESEA ALIVE 4:30 O MUSIC CITY U.S.A. © PICK ME UP AT PEGGY’S COVE While visiting his aunt in a small Nova Scotia fishing village, a boy learns to view the world from a new perspective after he meets a variety of people.

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dumb luck, changes wrought by volatile times and a few smart moves by Tinker at NBC, most out of sheer desperation. For years, the networks were run according to the Least Objectionable Program Theory. Aside from public TV, the only choices were ABC, NBC and CBS and when there was nothing on that was any good, we settled for what was least repugnant. Came the revolution: cable TV, VCRs and home satellite dishes. The choices are vast, though many of them aren’t any good either, and we no longer had to watch junk out of default. When Tinker assumed control of floundering NBC in 1981 the joke was that NBC was the fourth-rated network, behind CBS, ABC and Atari one of his goals was to lure the upscale literati who had deserted the networks back into the fold. With miserable ratings, NBC preached demographics. It was a convenientthing to do but slowly it began to work because that trendsetting, upscale audience is a beloved target of advertisers. If a show reached the right audience, it didn’t need big ratings. Commercials could be sold at premium rates and with patience it might evolve into a hit anyway. The formula worked for “Hill Street Blues,” “Miami Vice” and “Moonlighting.” “St. Elsewhere” ratings have always been low. But it’s a little gold mine because its fans are in the same tax bracket as the doctors on the show. NBC’s fat bottom line illustrates how well the strategy worked. In 1981, NBC staggered to a puny $48.1 million profit. By 1985, profits had soared to a robust $333 million. Hay that ain’t. None of this means that the networks will lead the nation to a new renaissance. As a mass medium, commercial TV will nevvr be on the cutting edge of anything. One of Tinker’s favorite sayings is that he runs

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a department store, not a boutique, and stocks something for everyone. Remember that “The A Team” was his baby, too. Perhaps the most profound trend of last season is that the networks discovered they were part of the inventory and could be bought and sold like anything else. In fact, two of them changed hands. ABC was bought lock, stock and Roone Arledge by Capital Cities Communications, Inc. and NBC’s parent company, RCA, was purchased by General Electric. CBS fought off a takeover bid from Southern-fried eccentric Ted Turner, but worries about other unfriendly invaders. Changes have been internal so far at ABC and it’s too early to say when they will effect what’s on the air, as they undoubtedly will. It’s expected that ABC’s prime-time lineup will include more informational programming, which is cheap and pretigious, but mostly cheap. Tight-fisted Capital Cities, an outfit that throws nickles around like manhole covers, waded into ABC like the wrath of an angry god, slashing more than 800 positions from a staff of 13,000. Arledge, who created TV sports as we know it, stayed on as news chief but lost his sports fiefdom, in part because ABC Sports lost an estimated SSO million and even “Monday Night Football” looked expendable as one way to stem the tide of red ink. Finally, the traditional TV season itself is a dinosaur, a September-to-April contrivance designed to confirm to advertising budgets and the start of new-car sales. The networks no longer kiss off the summer, a time to experiment with shortrun series and specials. So if the furor over the end of the season seems contrived and obscure, unless you’re a network employee or stockholder, it probably doesn’t matter very much anyway.