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The South Bend Tribune, Saturday, June 9, 1979 The hit-and-miss of TV production By Tom Jory NEW YORK (AP) While the TV networks were busy putting together their fall time schedules, Lee Rich was playing a waiting game. "We know we've got three programs renewed for next season," said Rich, president of Lorimar Productions, lat month while the networks were mulling over cancellations and renewals, "but for the rest of our shows, we've just got 1 to wait until they decide. While they do that, we're working on new ideas all the The Waltons, which recently completed its seventh season on CBS, is perhaps the biggest success for Lorimar, one of the industry's most prominent independent producers. The firm also produces Eight is Enough for ABC and Dallas for CBS. All three will return in the fall.

IT IS, INDEED, a chancy business. Lorimar spent about $100 million in the last fiscal year to produce the three programs as well as the moderately successful Kaz, which lasted a full season, and several others that did not The Waverly Wonders with Joe Namath, Married: The First Year and Flatbush. At the same time, Lorimar provided the networks with at least three major miniseries, "Studs Lonigan" for NBC, "Mr. Horn" for CBS and the upcoming "A Man Called Intrepid," also for NBC. Rich spent several years in advertising, including 13 with Benton Bowles, at the time TV's leading agency.

He helped set up Mirisch-Rich Productions, returned briefly to advertising, and with Merv Adelson organized Lorimar in Feburary 1969. Lorimar's credits include several specials "Sybil" with Joanne Woodward and Sally Field, "Helter Skelter" on the Manson murders, "Eric," and "Green Eyes" starring Paul Winfield. "THERE ARE SO many factors that determine whether a show will make it or not," says Rich, "and despite the fact you make shows as good as you can, you have no control over a lot of the other considerations, like pre-emptions, the schedule and things like that. "We thought Kaz was an- outstanding program" the critics, for the most part, did, too "but the show was pre-. empted nine times.

That didn't give it much of a Lorimar's job is, to interest the networks in ideas for programs or series, negotiate contracts for production and provide the shows on time. "We try for as broad a range of programming as we can," says Rich, "but we seem to end up for the most part with people-type shows. Right now we're trying to expand our base, to get more into comedy and certain kinds of dramatic situations for next year." RICH ISN'T ABOUT to lay out Lorimar's plans for the the next several years, but he says the company has a Dallas-type program on the boards, "lower-income, more realistic situa-. tions," and "a story about a father-son relationship." The secret to Lorimar's success? "You've got to guess pretty well," Rich says, "try to figure out what the public is looking for and what will sell. "I wish there was a formula.

I guess it's more a feel for what the people want. I can't put my finger on it." It's now 'ficial; Brit singers wed LONDON (AP) Singer Marianne companion to rock star Mick Jagger Faithfull wore scarlet for her wed- in the 1960s. ding to punk rock guitarist Ben E. The whose stage name Ficial. groom, "It's a color that seems to suit is Ian Brierly, is 27, and performs with a group called Front.

me," she told reporters Friday after the wedding at Chelsea register of- Miss Faithfull's first husband, art fice. dealer John Dunbar, and their Miss Faithfull, 32, made her name 13-year-old son Nicholas, were among as a singer, actress and five-year guests at the reception. FCC approves broadcasting plan WASHINGTON (AP) The Feder- vision, four AM radio and four FM al Communications Commission 'has radio. The FCC approved the transgiven Shamrock Broadcasting Co. action on the condition that Starr Inc.

approval to take control of Starr agree to abide by any policy the Broadcasting Group, Inc. commission may adopt in the future The decision announced Friday in- that would bar common ownership of volves 12 broadcast stations in the United States and Hawaii four tele- NBC TIMEWNDU-TV 16 WSBT-TV 22 EST South Bend South Bend SATURDAY AFTERNOON 4:00 (2) 30 15 22 THE BELMONT STAKES SPECIAL Live coverage of the 111th running of the Belmont Stakes airs from Belmont Park, New York. 5 00 16 33 PRO GOLF Nancy Lopez defends her title i in the third round of play in the LPGA Championship from the Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island, Ohio. 70 20 28 WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Featured: Individual apparatus competition in World Cup Gymnastics from Tokyo. 9 SOUL TRAIN 11 PAINT ALONG WITH NANCY KOMINSKY (34 SOCCER MADE IN GERMANY 4 YANCY DERRINGER 46 TARZAN 4:30 10 CROCKETT'S VICTORY GARDEN 16 HOGAN'S HEROES LUCY SHOW HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL 5:00 (2) CHANNEL 2: THE PEOPLE FUTURETALK 9 PHIL SILVERS JULIA CHILD COMPANY 15) LOCAL NEWS 16 STUDIO 16 22 ASSIGNMENT 22.

32 BEVERLY HILLBILLIES 34 MARY FISCHER (Captioned.) 40 THE UNTOUCHABLES 60 46 DAKTARI 5:30 20 3) 5 16 33 NETWORK NEWS HOLLYWOOD SQUARES GONG SHOW MY THREE SONS CD TIME EXPOSURE 15 MEET THE MANAGER (20 DANCE FEVER 22 LOCAL NEWS 28 WILD, WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS BRADY BUNCH 34 ANOTHER VOICE EVENING 6:00 (2) LOCAL NEWS 3 20 22 LAWRENCE WELK 5 ON New Maverick ready for mid-year HOLLYWOOD (AP) Charles Frank and Susan Blanchard, husband and wife in real life, star in the new series Young Maverick, set as a midseason replacement for CBS. Frank plays Ben Maverick, a relative of Brett and Bart in the earlier Maverick series on ABC. Miss Blanchard portrays Nell McGarahan, his partner in fleecing the guilty. They were first teamed in a movie with James Garner and Jack Kelley, the original Mavericks, for ABC. That network decided against a series.

Harris to Toronto TORONTO (UPI) Richard Harris costars next month in Toronto with Katharine Ross in Richard Gutt- man's "Highpoint." BUDDY DOUGLAS, behind the hardware, and Kevin Brando are two occupants of an interstellar hotel in Arthur Kopit's comedy, "Starstruck," at 7:30 p.m. EST today on CBS and Channel 22. Kuhn says cablecasts hurt baseball's gate WASHINGTON (UPI) Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn says cable television's freedom to pick up distant games for rebroadcast cuts deeply into ticket sales for major league home games. In fact, Kuhn charged, the gate may be reduced enough to force some clubs into bankruptcy unless Congress passes legislation to give them control over the telecasting of their games. "Congress should not await an before acting," he said.

The charges were disputed by Robert Schmidt, president of the National Cable Television Association, who said professional baseball was in "good health" but that Kuhn was suffering from "paranoia." Kuhn demanded that cable TV get the consent of program producers and pay more for what it picks up for. rebroadcast, while Schmidt urged continuation of the present system under which only modest payments are made to copyright owners. Everett H. Erlick, senior vice president of American Broadcasting Companies, said there was "a pressing need for antisiphoning to prevent the shift of many sports events from free television to pay cable TV. At present, he said, cable TV gets a "massive federal subsidy" through the licensing system and by paying only "token" compensation to copyright holders.

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CBS NBC ABC TV C20 WMAQ-TVC5 WLS-TV Chicago Chicago Chicago Pluto. Beeson Carroll, Meegan King, Tania Myren and Kevin Brando star. Robin Strand and Sarah Kennedy guest. 9. THAT NASHVILLE MUSIC (34 CROCKETT'S VICTORY GARDEN 44 BASEBALL Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee.

(2) "Forever." 15 22 MOVIE 3 LADIES NIGHT 5 8 16 33 BJ THE BEAR "Never Give a Trucker an Even BJ's entanglement with a daredevil motorcyclist leads him into wild chase scene and a 2500-foot leap off a cliff. 7. 20 28 LOVE BOAT 9 KICKS 10 ONCE A DAUGHTER SPECIAL Four real-life portraits 34 THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE Part 5 of 6. "Dorothy and Juliet." Inspired by Dorothy's gymnastic skill and grace, Miss Brodie goes to great lengths to obtain tickets for the girls to see the great ballerina, Anna Pavlova. 46 DR.

CLYDE (32) UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS "A House Divided." 46 J.D. REDMON 3 BASEBALL Detroit at California. 50 16 33 SUPERTRAIN "The Queen and the Improbable Knight." While writing a story about Supertrain, a reporter meets a young woman who is posing as a schoolteacher to hide her true identity. Paul Sand and Mary Louise Weller star. 7 20 28 FANTASY ISLAND 9 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE TO PREVIN THE PITTSBURGH.

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin guests 34 A PLACE TO BE SPECIALI Workers unite with artists Henry Moore and Jean Dubuffet and architect I.M. Pei to display the talent and workmanship that went into the construction of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. 46) GERALD DESTINE BEST OF GROUCHO 46 GOOD NEWS SPOTLIGHT 12 OFF 00 007 THIS WEEK THE SALE SPOTLIGHT IS ON WASHERS DRYERS Each week one item will be featured in our Sale Spotlight. If you have such an item and would like to put it up for sale in our classified section, you will receive off the regular classified rate. Simply call the Tribune and place your ad to begin running before Monday, June 18th.

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ABC PBS IND. WSJV-TV 28 WHIT-TV 34 WHME 46 CABLE (3) South Bend, South, Bend South Bend South Bend cancer. 44 SPORTS SPOTLIGHT 46 SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT (7) EYEWITNESS CHICAGO 8 116 DICK MUPPET VAN DYKE SHOW 60 (15) HEE HAW (28 33 STAR TREK (32) BRADY BUNCH (34 CONSUMER SURVIVAL KIT "Retirement Planning; Water Filter Systems and Batteries. 8:00 44 DRAGNET 46 UNDERSEA WORLD OF JACQUES COUSTEAU 6:30 MOPPET SHOW (5) DANCE FEVER (7) WEEKEND EDITION 8 BUGS BUNNY 9 ODD COUPLE 11 SNEAK PREVIEWS 16 SHA NA'NA (32 SOCCER Chicago vs. Atlanta.

34 MEDIX HEALTHTIME 44 SCIENCE FICTION THEATER 7:00 2 3 15 22 BAD NEWS BEARS 5 00 16 33 CHIPS "Down Time." Ponch's, vacation plans are ruined when a female gang of car thieves takes off with his newly rebuilt auto. Brianne Leary, Brodie Greer and Randi Oakes guest. (7) 20 28 BATTLESTAR 8:30 GALACTICA (R) Conclusion. "The Living Legend." Commander Adama reluctantly 9:00 joins forces with the glory-hungry commander of the Pegasus when they are surrounded by Cylon warships. Lloyd Bridges guests.

9 WILD KINGDOM (10 BILL MOYERS' JOURNAL "The Sleuth of Oxford." 34 DEFUSING CANCER'S TIME BOMBS SPECIAL This documentary explaining governmental regulations of potential cancer-causing chemicals, focuses on the Ames test, a short-term method for screening agents which may cause human 40 ON DECK 2 0 15 22 STARSTRUCK SPECIAL in the 22nd century, the McCallister family operates a combination hotel, restaurant and saloon on a space station doing business between Earth and PBS IND. CBS ABC NBC NBC TV WITW OD 32 WSNS-TV 40 WANE TV 15 WPTA-TV ED WKJG-TV 33 WIZO-THED WOTV Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Ft. Wayne Ft. Wayne Ft. Wayne Kalamazoo Grand Rapids 10:00 25 1 1 0 15 16 20-22 ing killer--a man he's seen dead (33) MOVIE LOCAL NEWS and lying in the morgue.

"Cisco Pike." IMAGE UNION (32) MOVIE 12:15 28 LOCAL NEWS (28 (32) COMEDY SHOP "Captive Wild Woman." 12:20 9) LOCAL NEWS 34 DAVID SUSSKIND (44) MOVIE 12:30 (3) BASEBALL 46 ERNEST ANGLEY "Big Deal on Madonna Street." (Replay.) Atlanta at Philadelphia. 10:15 20 NETWORK NEWS 10:45 (2) MOVIE (5 BONKERS! 44 BASEBALL REPORT "Hands of the Ripper." 16 IRONSIDE 10:30 5 8 28 33) SATURDAY 11:00 34 SECOND CITY TV 44 DIMENSIONS '79 NIGHT LIVE 11:30 3) MOVIE 12:35 (2) COMMON GROUND LIVE Eric Idle hosts. "The Deadly Bees." 12:50 9) MOVIE 7 MOVIE (D DAVID SUSSKIND 1:00 30 MOVIE "Morituri." 11:40 22 MOVIE "Five Card Stud." 9 MOVIE "All the Brothers Were Valiant." (5) SHA NANA 3. 12:00 (3) JUKE-BOX 1:05 CD MOVIE 10 KUP'S SHOW (5 SECOND CITY TV MI "Where the Sidewalk 15 MOVIE IRONSIDE 1:30 05 MOVIE "The Proud the Damned." 28 NETWORK NEWS "Angela." 16 MOVIE 32 ORAL ROBERTS 3:00 (3) 12 O'CLOCK HIGH "Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring." (21 MOVIE "Finians Rainbow." FOR COMPLETE DAYTIME 22 NIGHT STALKER PROGRAMMING "The While covering REFER TO THE SATURDAY TV MAGAZINE himself against an aveng- Stations reserve the right to make last-minute changes. gangland reporter Koichak finds up designates.

repeat programs; indicates special children's programming; is recommended for family viewing, and designates programs with mature themes. Movies on TV Good Excellent 8:00 (2) 15 22 FOREVER ('78 drama) Until 10:00. A young girl, who pledges her eternal love to the first boy in her life, comes to the realization that one's first love is not necessarily one's last Stephanie Zimbalist, Dean Butler, Jordan Clark, Friedrich, Beth Raines, Diana Scarwid. 10:30 7 MORITURI ('65 drama) Until 1:05. German, opposed to Nazis and masquerading as a Swiss, is blackmailed into aiding capture of German cargo ship hunted by the British.

Marion Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet -Margolin. 1 WINCHESTER 73 ('50 western) Until 12:20. Man, out to settle old score, tracks down his ex-buddy who escapes, taking prized Winchester rifle. Gun passes into many hands until score is settled. James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, John Mcintire, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis.

15 THE PROUD THE DAMNED ('72 drama) Until 12:30. Five Civil War veterans in Latin America hire out their guns to a military dictator in fear of their lives. Chuck Connors, Jose Greco, Anita Quinn. 16 MAYBE I'LL COME HOME IN THE SPRING ('70 drama) Until 12:15. A teenage runaway returns home and desperately tries to rebuild her life in her parents' world.

Eleanor Parker, Jackie Cooper, Sally Field. (32) ('43 CAPTIVE mystery) Until WILD 12:00. WOMAN A doctor 60 steals an orangutan and takes it to his underground laboratory where he transplants its glands into a human, creating a wild woman. Evelyn Ankers, John Carradine: 44 BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET ('56 comedy) Until 12:30. Pawn shop that seems a cinch for burglarizing is about to be robbed by a gang of burglars short on experiene.

Adventure in comic suspense. (Italian with English subtitles.) Vittorio Gassman, Toto, Rosanna Rory, Renato Salvatori, Marcello Mastroianni. 10:45 2) HANDS OF THE RIPPER (72 horror) Until 12:35. Jack the Ripper's daughter becomes a fake medium who is spurred to murder after being obsessed by various friends and finally by her own guardian, whom she stabs. Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow, Keith Bell.

11:40 22 ALL THE BROTHERS WERE VALIANT ('53 adventure) Until 1:16. Brothers, both New England whaling captains, come to grips when they decide to hunt for treasure instead of whales. Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth..