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Gnnton City Telegram luifsHny, May 3,1979 Run at Ratings: Out with the Old, On with the New LOS ANGELES (AP) CBS, seemingly in a strong position to make a run at ratings-leader ABC, has added seven new series to its fall schedule and done away with "The Paper Chase," the law school drama loved by critics but ignored by viewers. Also absent from CBS' lineup when the fall season begins next September will be Mary Tyler Moore Hour," "Good Times," "Billy," "Dear Detective" and "Time Express," the network announced Tuesday. CBS, second to ABC in the ratings for most of the 1978-79 Nielsens season, will add seven new shows to its lineup four hour-long dramas and three half-hour sitcoms. CBS strengthened its programming in the latter half of the current season with the addition of replacement series that became hits: "White Dukes of Hazzard" and "WKRP in Cincinnati." Those programs will return, along with 10 other series. Most will be back in their current time slots.

Only "The Jeffersons" will be moved, from Wednesday to Sunday. "All in the Family," the net- work's top comedy hit through most of the decade, will not be back, as such. It will be replaced by "Archie Bunker's Place," a sitcom featuring Carroll O'Connor, the last original member of the "All in the Family" cast. Jean Stapleton, who played Edith Bunker, will make some guest appearances on the show, the network announced, Mary Tyler Moore, who failed in two series with variety themes, will join the schedule later in the year with a sitcom. CBS did not touch its pro- grams on Monday, Thursday and Friday nights, the network's strongest nights.

The new series: "Trapper John, Pernell Roberts as the modern-day Trapper John practicing medicine 28 years after leaving the Korean War military hospital portrayed in the current series, "M-A-SH." Sunday at 10. "Big Shamus, Little Shamus" Brian Dennehy as a hotel dick and Doug McKeon as his son. Saturdays at 9. "Paris" James Earl Jones, the acclaimed stage and screen actor in his first TV series. He plays the captain of detectives for the Los Angeles Police Department.

Saturdays at 10. "We're Cruisin'" Stars James Vincent McNichol (Kristy's big brother) and Marc McCIure as two adolescents doing adolescent things. Tuesdays at 8. The comedies: "Working Stiffs," starring Jim Belushi and Michael Keaton, Wednesdays at "The Last Resort," Wednesdays at 8:30, and by Lightning," of its life battling ABC's "Lavefne and Shirley," and Jack Elam and popular "Happy Days" and finally, it lost. "Struck starring Jeffrey Kramer, Saturdays at 8:30.

CBS said that "Stockard Channing in Just Friends," a midseason show that was a mild hit in the ratings, will be back on the schedule at the end of 1979. "Paper Chase" was considered a favorite of CBS Chairman William Paley, a status that saved the show from cancellation for a year. In the end, though, ratings had the final say. "Paper Chase" spent Just a Hint for Trailing NBC NEW YORK (AP)-It was little more than a hint that something from NBC might catch on, but for the No. 3 network, even that might be a good sign.

NBC listed but one show in MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL "Mirrors On Sale" at Harding Glass 105 N. 8th 276-3253 the A.C. Nielsen Top 20 for the week ending April 29 "CHiPs" in 20th place but between there and 30th place the network had six programs, including four introduced since the end of 1978. ABC, as usual, was a runaway winner in the networks' competition, with NBC still a distant third behind CBS. "Three's Company" on ABC was the week's most-watched show, with CBS' "M-A-S-H" second.

NBC programs bunched between 20th place and 30th were "Diff'rent Strokes," No. 21, "The Duke," 22nd, "B.J. and the Bear" 26th, and "Hello Larry" 27th. Two other shows "Little House on the Prairie" ranked 25th and "The Rockford Files" in 28th place are long-running NBC series. Most programs aired during the week were reruns, but there were important exceptions.

"Sanctuary of CORRAL CLUB Proudly Presents THE GEORGE KENT SHOW Featuring George Kent and his 8 piece show band "Direct From Nashville" with JENA ST. JOHN A Sat May 2,3,4 5 Cover Charge-Members Guests Fear," a two-hour NBC pilot starring Barnard Hughes as O.K. Chesterton's priest- private eye, Father Brown, finished the week No. 40. CBS' "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," based on Maya Angelou's book, was 47th, And a variety show, "Presenting Susan Anton" on NBC, did even worse, 54th.

The rating for "Three's Company" was 28.6. Nielsen says that means of all the homes in the country with TV, 28.6 percent saw at least part of the ABC show. ABC's rating, meantime, was 17.7, with CBS second al 16.6 and NBC third at 14.3. The networks say that means in an average prime-time minute during the week, 17.7 percent of the homes in the country with TV were tuned to ABC. NBC and ABC each had two shows at the bottom of the ratings, and "CBS Reports: Boston Goes to China" was the week's lowest-rated program, No.

67. No. 63 was an NBC News- special, "College Sports, followed by "What's Happening" and "John Denver Special," both from ABC, and "Highcliffe Manor" on NBC. Here are the week's Top 10 shows: "Three's Company," with a rating of 28.6 representing 21.3 million homes, ABC; "M-A-SH," 26.4 or 19.7 million, CBS; "Laverne and Shirley," 26.3 or 19.6 million, and "Mork and Mindy," 26.2 or 19.5 million, both ABC; "60 Minutes," 25.6 or 19.1 million, CBS; "Angle," 24.8 or 18.5 million, "Happy Days," 24.4 or 18.2 million, "Charlie's Angels," 24.1 or 18 Dole to Make It Official May 14 WASHINGTON (AP) -Sen. Bob Dole will go to his hometown of Russell, on May 14, to announce that he is a candidate for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination.

The Kansas senator plans to announce his candidacy at a news conference in the Russell Fire Hall. Dole was the GOP vice presidential nominee in 1976. The announcement from Dole's Washington campaign headquarters said that after the news conference Dole will make "traditional campaign stops at the Russell Hospital, a local nursing home and Dawson's Drug Store, a gathering place for local political leaders, where Dole worked as a youngster." This Week's Interest Rate On Western State's 6-Month MONEY MARKET CERTIFICATE is MONEY MARKET CERTIFICATES of $10,000 or more which are purchased this week at Western State earn at the above rate. 9 Federal regulations prohibit compounding of interest Call 275-4128 For Further Information MHUESTERnSTHTEBHnhUi Effective: May3- May 9 1402 E. Kansas Garden City, Kansas MEMBER FDIC Substantial penalty required for early withdrawal million, and "Taxi," 23.4 or 17.4 million, all ABC, and "WKRP in Cincinnati," 23 or 17.1 million, CBS.

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