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Entertainment Leader Press 13d Wednesday, November 12, 1 9SfO CBS takes name- recognition gamble with eEnos' "rl tt." I ll m. CfcaaBel J. is made-for-TV film about migrant workers, starring Ralph Wait, Paul and Jennifer Warren. Th drama, unavailable for preview depicts, vs. the of W.pr kept "pnvner by uncaring, money-hungry contractors in its account of a mountain family who leave their impoverished West Virginia home to seek a livelihood, but find themselves trapped at a locked labor camp.

vTatum i i i i I tr tlv UL -y i "Sap." i p.m. Ckaiiel 27, settle the question of whether Jessua Tate will live or die and (Tneftdes Jodie custody battle for his daughter. "QiiiBfy," III p.m. Ckaaael 1. deals with our intreped autopsy specialist and the case of a man freed from a charge of rape after Quincy shows teeth mark on the victim do not exactly match the teeth of the suspect.

A short time later the suspe't i arretted again on another rape fount, and Quincy is lam LATE MGHT DELIGHT: The Martin Scorsese film, starring Fllen Burstyn, that provided fodder for TV series mediwrity in "Alice" airs tonight on the CBS Late Movie. "Ae Dra't Uvf Here Aiymtrc," till 12 a.m. Ckaiael II, a fine and earing film about a woman who findi herwlf alonf and broke after her husband dies. She takes her vn and hits the road in pursuit of a singing basted for allowing the man to be released, but further investigation wive the crimes and re- veals a criminal with a roost unusual operandi. The 1975 film is touching, funny and relevant.

Kris 1vr.istoffervm and Diane Ladd are among costars. i It a gamble to title a TV show with a one-word name Titles are often all the newer sees when he scans TV listings, and unless a name has a re-semor of connotations behind it. that viewer won't be prompted tojook any further or flip on Names like "Hazel." "Batman." "Marty" and "lassie" all worked their magic in getting viewers to give their shows a chance fiecauxe, in part, those names were famous from fiction or film Ditto for two-word names like "ferry Mason" and "Hopalong Cassidy." "Lucy" was an adequate title after the viewer learned the background from several seasons of "I Love Lucy" and "Gomcr Pyle" was a familiar name from "The Andy Griffith Show." Tonight, CBS tries the one-name gimmick with "Kit," 7-8 p.m. C'bamrl II, and gamble on the recognition factor from their successful comedy "The Dukes of llazard." Fnos is that rube deputy who has gone around mugging and stumbling through two seasons of Tonight Fnos, played by Sonny Shroyer, lands in Los Angeles, an angel unaware and innocent abroad on the police force of a metropolitan city. Samuel plays.

Fnos car buddy and John Dehner reprises his "Doris Day Show" curmudgeon character as the chief of police. Tonight's premiere episode has Fnos single-handedly capturing two of the nation's most wanted criminals, with the aid of some stunt driving threats and fortuitous coincidence. The "Dictionary of Common Names" tells me that Fnos is a Hebrew name meaning "mortal man" or "forgetful." You'd never know Fnos was mortal from all the car crashes he's survived in ilazzard County As for forgetfulness, I never noticed Fnos being short on memory. One needs a brain to forget with. r.

Three successful series from seasons past return tonight in new season premieres: f'Diff'rrnt Strokes." 8 p.m. to Lhaurl has Arnold kidnapped in a bank robbery when he goes to the bank to withdraw his life savings for a hot date. Musician strike hangs up on residuals if I Sonny Shroyer, right, as Ens Strate, deputy from 'Dukes of meets his new partner, Samuel E. Wright, as Turk Adams. Mystery of J.R.'s shooting sends CBS to top in ratings HOLLY WOiD (LPI) Striking movie and television musicians say producers refuse to discuss residual payment in negotiations for a new contract.

About 200 of Hollywood 3,500 film musicians picketed Monday to the accompaniment of a ja. band in front of Paramount Studios, where many of the television shows are taped. Musicians make $111.07 for a three hour sev sion. but a spokesman said they may only work one or two sessions a week, or less. The strike began July 31 when the last contract expired and during the strike of actors who were also seeking larger residual Actors have since gone back to work The musicians want residual payments, or repay for replay, for their work in television films and motion pictures; It was tbe 102nd day on strike for local musicians, members of Local 47 of the American Federation of Musicians International president Victor Fuentealba said tbe purpose of the picket line was to demonstrate that musicians "are not giving in to their unreasonable demands." The unreavmable demands." said local president Max Herman, is a proposed agree-m-nt providing for no residuals at all which, he says, the producers are' demanding before they will negotiate.

A spokesman for producers was not available for comment. Musicians have presented no pay demands but have asked "T-r an offer' which can be presented to the union membership. Herman said, even if it is an offer which does not include residual payments "They haven't offered anything." he said. Talks broke off Oct. 27 when.

Herman Mid, producers gave the union a "mandate." NKVV YORK (AP) To thousands of "Dallas" fans. "Who Shot J.R.?" may be the most burning 'question of all prime- watched show in the penoo, with a rating of 40. Nielsen says that means of all the nation's. TV-cqutpped homes, 40 percent saw at least part of the Sunday night show. Fans of "Dallas" will have to wau until Nov.

21 for the solution to the mystery has become an international fascination. NBC maintains its programming for 19K0-81 began Sept. 15, with the mimsenes "Shogvin," and by that standard, NBC leads in the race by more than two points over No, 2 CBS. Both CBS and ABC say the season, delayed by the 10-week actors' strike, began Oct. 27.

ABC's "Love Boat" was the only nun-- CBS show to crack th; Top 111, Here are the week's HI highest-rated shows. "Dallas," Sunday, with a rating of 40 representing 31 1 million homes. "Dallas." 9-0 p.m. CST Friday. 38.2 or 29.7 million, "The Jeffersons," 32 I or 25 million, "Dallas," 8-9 p.m.

CST Friday. 31.8 or 24.7 million, 31 2 or 24 3 million, "60 Minutes," 29.7 or 23.1 million. "One Day at a Time," 29.2 or 22.7 million. time and CBS is dragging out the answer with ratings points as the big reward. The network whetted viewers' appetites for the denouement in the week ending Nov.

9 and came out in first place in the prime-time ratings race, according to figures from the A Co. Fach of four episodes of the prime-lime soap opera finished among the week's 10 highest-rated programs. In fact, CBS listed nine of the Top 10 shows and 12 of the first 13 to win the networks' ratings competition for the second straight week, CBS' rating for the week as 22.2, to 17.9 for ABC and 14.8 for NBC. The networks say that means in an average prime-time minute during the 22.2 percent of the homes with TV were tuned to CBS. The.

"Dallas" series focuses tin the wheelings and dealings of the Fwmg klan. R. Ewing, perhaps the meanest man on TV, was shot and seriously wounded last season, thill culpnU out been gered. Sunday night's episode, the last of the lion, and Dallas'," Thursday, 24.7 or 19.2 million, all CBS. and "Love Boat," 24.4 or 19 million.

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