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fin LnJ The Knoxville News-Sentinel hfiTV-l SmfeT ferf 21 1171 ELI Knoxville TV Situation: People Networks Keep Shifting nouncement was that he ia on vacation andor assignment but then la ako a rumor ha isi looking at another station This sort of people shifting ia not unusual Dor local TV stations which five and die by Arbitral surveys and Nielsen at el ratings But the recant flurry of changes may have in part by the network The Knoxville MwMm situation contin-' use to be pretty mueh inklhd with not- works and on-camara pananaBHaa playing a swift garna of musical chairs: Runois ara rampant tallowing tha recent announcement that ABC-TV is dropping WTVK-TV Channel 26 hr a new contract with WATE-TV Chamal I and the aubaa-quent switch by Channel ft top personality woathorgM Margie laow to WBIR-TV Channel 10 and tha switch of WBIR-lVs co-anchor nows personality Elda Brown to a Nashville TV job And don't expect tha music to stop Than will be Anther on-camara personality Job changes acconflng to insidera at tha local run in says East void "People may not be wanting the same sort of drivel two years from now" Dollars were tha obvious prime consideration in Channel ft switch With ABC-TV for ahead in the ratings race reports indicate Channel could get a healthy increase in payments for prime-time national advertising (for the period S-ll pm) One report indicated Channel ft national rata win result in them getting about 11600 an hour compared to approximately 61100 an hour from NBC This is in addition to local ad revenue The idea of ABC-TV sweetening the pot for Channel 6 galled EastvokL "ABC-TV never gave Channel 20 a rata increase in its more than 20-year association with the he said ABCs raid here has been typical of tha national picture during tha past year Many NBC -TV affiliates are being courted and uron by ABC due to NBCs continued poor third in the ratings derby 1 Ethel Kirvner official of NBC-TV says her See KNOXVILLE Page TV-0 ABCs dropping of Channel 21 incensed officials them "This ia a hedniva of a way to treat a station that has been a loyal ABC affihate for more than 20 says Chamal 21 station manager Duane East void didn't oven teS us they ware negotiating with Channel 4 1 was out of state at the time but rm told that someone from ABC called shortly before Channel 0 announced the change on their news And we didn't even get the offi- dai announcement in the mail until several weeks East void says Channel ia obviously taking a gamble in switching from NBC to ABC counting on ABC to continue leading toe ratings race as it has for the past two years for several years to come "But ratings tend to said a station official "Scott Same (1ft currant weatherman) gate about two and a half nrinutaa Air Us report 1 understand Margie will get 4 to 5 minutes" Sams who aspires to be a network game show beta has been returned to tba reporter tanka at tha station Reports indicate he-ia looking for greener pastures elsewhere And Sam Brown the news anchorman at Oiannel I for tha past few years has been out of town the past few days The public pro- Officials ha vs denied that EMa Broom loft Channel 10 because of jealousy over the hiring of Margie Ison And station officials at Channel 10 say they have no plana to move Margie into any co-anchor news rota "But the station (Channel 10) does plan to capitalize on Margie's popularity by increasing the amount of time given the weather on the 'Walk in Spring Rain7 Strolls Home Again 'Ike7 Premieres Television Movies i Ten years ago today Ingrid Bergman and Frits Weaver were finishing a scene Air "A Walk in tha Spring at the Becky Cable house in Cades Cove Tha next day their Columbia Pictures crow would pick up its gear and move nearby to the Joe Caughron house the movie home of Anthony Quinn Two woeks earlier nearly 1000 people had stood in line for hours at toe River Terraco Motel in Gatlinburg for a chance to be a face in a crowd and earn 111 a day in tha Stirling Siliiphant-Guy Green production It was Mine first film in the United States in 20 yean Hollywood has aent 70 of its actors and technicians to East Jones as 18th-century pirataa who try to thwart tha plans of a corrupt island governor Genevieve Bujold and Peter Boyle costar The ABC Msvle is "The Master Tom Laughfin stars in this 1976 Western about a man srho wipes out bufiana and other folk by using Ms pistol and a deadly Samurai sword 0 11 The Showcase Movie is 1971b "The previously announced for last Thursday George Scott and Diana Rigg star in this Oscar-winning screenplay by Paddy Chayefrky about a hospital beset by incompetence and stoteftdnaaai a a 1 monaay 440 pjn The Early Show Is ance of Flight 412" a 1174 science-fiction film starring Glenn Fbrd and Bradford DiU- man Air Fores personnel become involved with a mining aircraft which may have tangled with UFOs The ABC Movie Double Featsre opens with "Beach Patrol" starring Christine De-Lieta and Richard HOL Special notice teams in dune buggies hunt a fugitive drug pu The bright lights of fibndora came to the south side of UTs Ayres Hall and sawmill in Wears Valley as well as Gatlinburg Cades Cove and other area localesL On April 1170 "A Walk in the Spring Rain" had its world premiere at tha Capri-70 Theater On Kingston Pikai A searchlight fennad the sides with a spear of white as onlookers watted mors than an hour to see the primary attraction Mias Bergman At the entrance she paused to write and leave her hand prints in gooey Oar a permanent record of tha Thursday 4 am The Early Shew presents "Medical starring Beau Bridges Carl Reiner and Claude Akins: An idealistic intern jea-pordizes his career by opposing a noted -physician RM The NBC Mevte is "The Castaways on starring Bob Denver and Alan Hale Six cast members from the series are again rescued from their "uncharted desert and then turn it into a tourist resort 9 a three-pert production about the World War yean of Gen Dwight Eisenhower makes its debut on The ABC Mevte: Robert Duvall and Lee Remick star In the opening segment an untested Eisenhower leads Allied forces against Rommel in North Africa The film continues Friday and concludes next Sunday 0 1130 The CBS Late Mevte is a double feature First is a 1975 episode of starring Alan Alda A homeaick BJ writes to his wife and recounts some of the newsworthy events of the 4077th Second feature is "McCloud: The Barefoot Stewardeee (1972) starring Dennis Weaver Attractive airline -stewardesses double as cat burglars in an international Jewel theft ring (R)O Friday 4 pirn The Early Shew is 'Gall Me starring Bob Hope ss an author-explorer seeking a lost mom capsule and forestalled by a beautiful Russian anthropologist 9 The ABC Movie presents the second part of "Ike" Although troubled by innuendo over his relationship with driver Kay Summersby Elsenhower prepares for the invasion of Europe 0 Saturday 3 pjn Actios Theater presents "The (1960) starring Chariton Heston and Susan Morrow A man raised by the Sioux is tom between loyalties when war threatens between the Indians and the whites 69 9 The CBS Mevte is "Take a Hard (1975) starring Jim Brown Lee Van Cleef and Fred Williamson a Western about a trail boas pursued by a gang of cutthroats: 1130 The Local Late Movie is "Chuka" a 1967 Western starring Red Taylor and Ern- est Borgnine The climax comes when Taylor and his lady love (Lueiana Puhizzi) are holed up in a fort waiting for the Indians to attack 0 1 am The Showcase Mevte is 0 James Mac investigates shady dealings surrounding a pro football team (R) Tuesday 4 pirn The Early Shew is for the (1675) starring Stephen McHattie and Kurt Russel Three people find an ancient medalhon linked to prehistoric space visitors to Earth 9 The CBS Mevte is Charles Allison's (1977) starring Peter Fox and Gregory Harrison Cliff Robertson narrates this drama about college life in the 1950s 9 The Big Event presents (1976) starring Jeff Bridges Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger a yam about the world of bodybuilding 1130 The CBS Late Mevte ia a double feature: First is "Barnaby Jones: Friends Till (1974) starring Buddy Ebeen and Lee Meriwether Barnaby investigates the desth of Betty's former college roommate The second feature is "Love Boat (1977) starring Ken Berry Celesta Holm Bert Convy and Kristy McNichoL A diverse group has Am with romance end matchmaking uoard a cruise ship: (R) 0 1130 Tuesday Movie of toe Week presents 19721s "Junior starring Steve McQueen Robert Preaton and Ids Lupino Determined to both prove himeelf and to reconcile his fondly a down-on-Me-hick rodeo rider insists upon riding the bull that once almost killed him (R) Wtdnudoy 4 pm The Early Shew is "A Walk in the Spring (1970): starring Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman It ia sensitive love story about aging adults filmed largely with the Smoky Mountains providing the background 9 The CBS Merle is "Torn Between Two starring Lee Remick George Pep- nerd and Joseph Bologna An everyday housewife loves Mr accountant husband and also loves her lover an architect 69 11:30 The CBS Late Movie is a double feature First is "The Rockford Files: Class of (1176) starring James Gamer buddy Angel tries to swindle a fondly in a real estate deal and finds been outsmarted Second feature is "Hawaii Five-0: Mother's Deadly (1974) starring Jack Lord Anthony Zerbe guest stars as a right-wing extremist who takes matters into his own hands when he feels thst taw enforcement agencies are too lenient (R) "A Walk in the foxing based on a novel by Rachel Maddux is scheduled to return home aggin at 4 pun Wednesday whan Channel 6 presents it on Earty a love story Involving a professor (Weaver) his unhappy wife (Misa Bergman) and a mountaineer (Quinn) and it was going before the cameras hereabouts only a decade I0 War also comas to home screens this week a three-part production admit the World War years of Gen Dwight Eisenhower makes its debut on Channel 21 at pm Thursday with Robert Duvall in tha title ratal The production uses some actual battle footage which has been converted to color by a mw fifan tidmiqua Lae Remick portrays Kay Summersby the British chauffeur on whose controversial memoirs tha film ia partly baaed Following ia a day-by-day look at movies scheduled for television this week: 930 Monday Night at the Movies offers "Macon County (1974) starring Max Baer and brothers Alan and Jeaea Vint A sheriff conducts a vendetta against two Joyriding brothers whom he mistakenly behoves murdered Ms wife (NBC elms an announcement warning that the film may not be suitable for all family members) (R) RM The second film on The ABC Movie Doable Featsre is starring Joe Penny and Janies SMgsta A young assistant district attorney in San Francisco uses karate to stop a real estate tycoon who possesses an earthquake-causing machine: 0 1130 The CBS Late Mevte is a double feature: First is "The Rockford Files: The Becker Connection" (1177) starring James Gamer Jim tries to find the culprit who framed Detective Becker in a drag case: Second feature is "McMillan and Wife: Death Is a Seven-Point (1071) starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint mday The Big Event offers "Swashbuckler" 1176) starring Robert Shaw and James Eari.