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TVFactFan · 06-11-2022, 02:00 AM

Show started on Mondays at 8pm and remained in same time slot until cancellation

The show was ranked in the top 34 after first two weeks even though its final rankings was #89 out of 104 tv shows for 1977-78 season

Fred Silverman, Boss of ABC at the time was a huge fan of the show and was determined to support it as long as he could

Show could not compete with Little House on the Prairie on NBC

Complete Directory to Primetime TV shows
Philadelphia Daily News, Nov 10, 1977

TJ · 06-11-2022, 04:33 PM

They had a lot of guest stars for a first season show. It was kind of like The Love Boat.

The "Angels" – Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd – guest-star as themselves, along with Herb Edelman and Jenny Sherman.

Frank Gifford guest-stars as himself. Denny Evans, Martin Kove, Richard X. Slattery, Roger Callard, and Tim Rossovich also guest-star.

Cliff Norton, Dee Wallace Stone, Joe Bennett, and Theodore Bikel guest-star.

Bob Corso, Dick Balduzzi, Parley Baer, Rachel Longaker, and Roger C. Carmel guest-star.

Allan Rich, Elya Baskin, Larry Hankin, and Pavla Ustinov guest-star.

Arlene Golonka, Keene Curtis, Paulene Myers, and Regis Philbin guest-star.

Dennis Robertson, Jane Zachary, and Lyle Waggoner guest-star.

The still relatively unknown Arnold Schwarzenegger guest-stars as "Muscleman". Eileen Barnett and Lloyd Bochner also guest-star.

06-11-2022, 02:00 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,031	TV Facts Show started on Mondays at 8pm and remained in same time slot until cancellation The show was ranked in the top 34 after first two weeks even though its final rankings was #89 out of 104 tv shows for 1977-78 season Fred Silverman, Boss of ABC at the time was a huge fan of the show and was determined to support it as long as he could Show could not compete with Little House on the Prairie on NBC Complete Directory to Primetime TV shows Philadelphia Daily News, Nov 10, 1977

06-11-2022, 04:33 PM	#2
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,671	They had a lot of guest stars for a first season show. It was kind of like The Love Boat. The "Angels" – Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd – guest-star as themselves, along with Herb Edelman and Jenny Sherman. Frank Gifford guest-stars as himself. Denny Evans, Martin Kove, Richard X. Slattery, Roger Callard, and Tim Rossovich also guest-star. Cliff Norton, Dee Wallace Stone, Joe Bennett, and Theodore Bikel guest-star. Bob Corso, Dick Balduzzi, Parley Baer, Rachel Longaker, and Roger C. Carmel guest-star. Allan Rich, Elya Baskin, Larry Hankin, and Pavla Ustinov guest-star. Arlene Golonka, Keene Curtis, Paulene Myers, and Regis Philbin guest-star. Dennis Robertson, Jane Zachary, and Lyle Waggoner guest-star. The still relatively unknown Arnold Schwarzenegger guest-stars as "Muscleman". Eileen Barnett and Lloyd Bochner also guest-star.