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...equally weepy goodbye to family, friends and Indianapolis apartment as she left for a new job in London, bringing to a close nine seasons of One Day at a Time. But the most heartfelt lamentations may be taking place offscreen, in the executive suites at ABC, CBS and NBC. The demise of those two long-running shows is the latest evidence that hard times have hit one of TV's most durable genres, the half-hour situation comedy...
Cable television has been a money-consuming swamp for the companies that own the three major networks. CBS folded its cultural channel in 1982 after losing an estimated $30 million. RCA, the parent company of NBC, dropped $17 million on the Entertainment Channel before closing it last year. ABC and its partner, Westinghouse, gave up on their Satellite News venture last October, selling out to Turner Broadcasting System for $25 million. Despite all that, ABC last week plunged into the coaxial morass again with its biggest cable venture ever. The company paid $202 million for the U.S.'s most...
...questioning the fairness of TV news he was merely reflecting "grumblings around the country." In particular, Fowler criticized news programs for showing President Reagan relaxing at his California ranch last September while a voice-over described the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. He also singled out NBC Correspondent Roger Mudd for a needling interview of Senator Gary Hart in March. "Is it political reporting worthy of Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite," Fowler wondered, "to ask a presidential contender, during the first serious public scrutiny of his candidacy, to do a comedy impression of Ted Kennedy during...
Indeed, corporate pay can seem modest by comparison with what entertainers, athletes and TV personalities earn with their mass appeal. Former Beatle Paul McCartney croons to the tune of an estimated $45 million a year. NBC Anchorman Tom Brokaw makes a reported $2.2 million, almost three times as much as his boss, RCA Chairman Thornton Bradshaw. Running Back Herschel Walker gets $3.9 million over his three-year contract with the New Jersey Generals. Team officials point out that Walker easily earns his salary by boosting ticket sales...
...NBC'S Boston affiliate, showed a half-hour program last week called This Secret Should Be Told, featuring Therapist-Ventriloquist Susan Linn and her two star puppets, a girl duck and a boy lion. The puppets encourage children to "tell a trusted adult" whenever they have been touched in a peculiar...