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* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: Most of ''CBS'' (daytime) was destroyed, with the last season put into syndication. ''ABC'' is even worse off, with only '''four''' episodes circulating and not many others held by archivists (plus the 1972 episode of ''[[ |
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: Most of ''CBS'' (daytime) was destroyed, with the last season put into syndication. ''ABC'' is even worse off, with only '''four''' episodes circulating and not many others held by archivists (plus the 1972 episode of ''[[The Odd Couple]]'', which occasionally shows up on [[TV Land]]). |
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** ''CBS''' downfall can be traced back to the morning of July 11, 1966, when it was pre-empted in favor of a press conference by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara regarding the progress of the Vietnam War; viewers began defecting to both [[NBC]]'s recently-debuted ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' and the debut of ''[[The Newlywed Game]]'' on [[ABC]]. Further problems arose when network head Fred Silverman wanted the show permanently moved to Television City and [[Mark Goodson]] refused. |
** ''CBS''' downfall can be traced back to the morning of July 11, 1966, when it was pre-empted in favor of a press conference by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara regarding the progress of the Vietnam War; viewers began defecting to both [[NBC]]'s recently-debuted ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' and the debut of ''[[The Newlywed Game]]'' on [[ABC]]. Further problems arose when network head Fred Silverman wanted the show permanently moved to Television City and [[Mark Goodson]] refused. |
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** ''ABC'' went into a massive gimmickfest on July 15, 1974, then changed to ''All-Stars'' on November 18 and drove even more viewers away. Unlike many other games which went to an all-celebrity format, ''ABC'' changed on February 24, 1975 to a big-money civilian-based format...but at that point, despite getting another 18 weeks, it was too late. |
** ''ABC'' went into a massive gimmickfest on July 15, 1974, then changed to ''All-Stars'' on November 18 and drove even more viewers away. Unlike many other games which went to an all-celebrity format, ''ABC'' changed on February 24, 1975 to a big-money civilian-based format...but at that point, despite getting another 18 weeks, it was too late. |
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