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...Gibson and Brock, lately of Whitey Herzog and Ozzie Smith, are back in the play-offs for the second time in three years and the third in six. The Mets may do most of the talking (and publishing), but the Cardinals clearly do most of the winning, and outdrew New York to boot, 3 million plus a little to 3 million plus less. "If we win, just say we win, that's all we ask," says Smith, who remains galled by last year's champions, particularly his old teammate Keith Hernandez. "He did his drugs here, but he apologized...
Another of Ferraro's strengths turned out to be a star-quality ability to attract crowds, which were consistently larger than forecast in her many miles of travel: 15,000 in Seattle; 18,000 in Atlanta; 50,000 in Amherst, Mass. In fact, stop for stop, she frequently outdrew Mondale. That was doubtless due in part to the novelty of her candidacy, but Ferraro also became a consummate pro at working audiences, acknowledging chants of "Gerry! Gerry!" with a rakish wave and confident smile...
That pell-mell derring-do is not for the courts but for the cameras. It is the climax of a television pilot called Today's FBI. Two Sundays ago the show's first appearance in its weekly time slot outdrew in ratings another durable American institution, Archie Bunker. As the age of antiheroes apparently gives way to a public hankering for heroism, FBI Director William Webster and his beleaguered colleagues are seeking to resume their legendary role. So Webster has given free use of the agency's name and seal to the ABC network and Hollywood Producer...
...message reached a surprising number of viewers. Heavily promoted, the first two programs in the series outdrew the movies and entertainment shows spotted against them, attracting 30% of the viewing audience. That is a virtually unheard-of performance for a documentary...
...dramatic opening of mysterious jungle drums. The kids loved them. He also bought old adventure films, such as Robin Hood and Tom Sawyer. Renaming them Family Classics, he dared to run them on Friday nights, usually the province of action and comedy. He had another smash, and Family Classics outdrew even Bob Hope. WON is still running the series...