Friday, June 17, 2011

TV Rewind 1.02 - 1980-81

What would Abaza TV's lineup have looked like in 1980-81?

Network points awarded 1 for each hour on the schedule, 1/2 point for a half hour show.
Bold is the pick of the night bringing the network a bonus of 1 point regardless of length of show. Sports programs are not eligible to be the pick of the night.
After feedback from episode #1, 1979-80, I've decided to no longer allow time shift or day shift. All programs will only be available in their fall lineup spot or their replacement winter spot. So some split hours will happen where a sit-com will take the first half hour, then a drama will be joined in progress (if that's how I would have watched it).

Sunday
7:00pm Disney's Wonderful World (NBC)
8:00pm Charlie's Angels (ABC)
9:00pm Alice (CBS)
9:30pm The Jeffersons (CBS)
10:00pm Trapper John M.D. (CBS)

Monday
8:00pm Flo (CBS)
8:30pm That's Incredible! (ABC) (joined in progress)
9:00pm M*A*S*H* (CBS)
9:30pm ABC Monday Night Football (ABC) (joined in progress)

Tuesday
8:00pm Happy Days (ABC)
8:30pm Laverne & Shirley (ABC)
9:00pm Three's Company (ABC)
9:30pm Too Close For Comfort (ABC)
10:00pm Hart to Hart (ABC)

Wednesday
8:00pm Real People (NBC)
9:00pm Diff'rent Strokes (NBC)
9:30pm The Facts of Life (NBC)
10:00pm Quincy, M.E. (NBC)

Thursday
8:00pm Mork & Mindy (ABC)
8:30pm The Waltons (CBS) (joined in progress)
9:00pm Barney Miller (ABC)
9:30pm Magnum P.I. (CBS) (joined in progress)
10:00pm Knots Landing (CBS)

Friday
8:00pm Benson (ABC)
8:30pm The Incredible Hulk (CBS) (joined in progress)
9:00pm Dukes of Hazzard (CBS)
10:00pm Dallas (CBS)

Saturday
8:00pm WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS)
8:30pm The Tim Conway Show (CBS)
9:00pm The Love Boat (ABC)
10:00pm Fantasy Island (ABC)

Battle of the Network Stars;
CBS  13.5
ABC 10.5
NBC 5

2 year total
ABC  23.5
CBS  25.0
NBC   9.5

After two years CBS holds a slight advantage over ABC, and NBC is far behind.

This year had some interesting battles as ABC's sit-com blocks of pairing an established sit-com with a new one was pitted against CBS's dramas. ABC swept Tuesday night, while NBC's one island seems to be Wednesday night where they swept.

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