Nbc sunday night mystery movie brad schulz yamaha elx 1 by brad schulz. Columbo, mccloud, mcmillian and wife and a couple others that didnt last as long as these primary three shows. Mccloud, columbo, mcmillan and wife, hec ramsey, and. Nbc 1970s prime time schedule quiz stats by swissvale. The series starred dennis weaver, and for six of its seven years on the air it aired as part of the nbc mystery movie rotating wheel series that was produced for the network by universal television. The disney sunday movie 19861988 after the studio which was rechristened as the walt disney company in 1986 underwent a change in management, disney sought to bring back some sort of programming to broadcast television. The dick van dyke show won an emmy just about every year it seems. The three original elements were moved to sunday night retitled the nbc sunday mystery movie and three new ones were introduced on wednesday, under. The nbc mystery movie was a wheel show, or umbrella program.
Much like the cbs late movie, nbc late night movie often ran films that were too hot for prime time television and which was also chock full o public service announcements. The show was centered on deputy marshal sam mccloud of. The series, starting in 1972 and ending in 1974 was part of the nbc mystery movie and was shown on a rotating basis, sharing its time slot with banacek, tenafly and faraday and company. Their efforts led to the premiere of the disney sunday movie, which debuted on february 2, 1986, on abc. The nbc mystery movie was the umbrella title for one of many mystery series shown on a rotating basis known as a wheel series, in the same time slot on sunday nights on nbc. Mystery movie theme henry mancini 1970s vinyl lp nbc tv columbo. Diffrent strokes is an sitcom that aired on nbc from 1978 to 1985, and on abc from september 1985 to march 1986. Imagine my surprise to once again, see this wonderful theme is by henry mancini, truly one. The nbc mystery movie opening theme the datalounge. Mar 19, 2020 i loved the movie of the week when i was a kid abc would play the same movie at 4 p. The national broadcasting company nbc is an american englishlanguage commercial terrestrial radio and television network that is a flagship property of nbcuniversal, a subsidiary of comcast.
I loved the movie of the week when i was a kid abc would play the same movie at 4 p. The nbc mystery movie was a wheel show, or umbrella program that. I used to love this tune when it was part of the nbc mystery movie theme. This was nbc s counterprogramming to the cbs sunday movie. The original three series were mccloud, columbo and mcmillan and. Besides these movie shows, there was also the nbc late night movie which ran on sunday nights after the late news, from 1977 to 1984. Ponch was the comedian, always getting himself in some sort of trouble. Charlies angels intro 1976 erik estrada starred as francis ponch poncherello and larry wilcox as jon baker, patrolman for the california highway patrol.
The nbc mystery movie music and the theme to night gallery still give me anxiety the remind me of the times when i had insomnia as a kid and hearing that music coming from the living room meant it was already 10 oclock and i would probably not be sleeping that night. Mccloud,mc millian and wife and of course hec ramsay. Prime time in the us is defined as 8pm to 11pm every night, although on sundays its considered to start at 7pm on some networks. During the mid70s nbc had the sunday mystery movie that was a. Original nbc wednesday mystery movie theme, by quincy jones. Tv shows in the early 1960s were mostly in black and white. Nbc sundays 1960 1961 by anthony strand, september 18, 20. Stream original nbc wednesday mystery movie theme, by quincy jones by jpwrites from desktop or your mobile device. During the mid1980s the sunday night movie was aired consistently enough to be ranked in the top 30 highest rated programs for 19851988 between 1976 and 1981, the sunday night movie was replaced by an umbrella program, the big event. Columbo nbc sunday mystery movie emmy awards, nominations. Aug 14, 2012 9pm the nbc sunday mystery movie 1971 1977 the family holvak seems like a pretty transparent attempt to attract fans of the waltons. Causing the broken hearts of many, nbc announced in november that bonanza would go off the air in january, 1973. There were a number of tv casualties in 1964, including the judy. This is the original, quincy jonescomposed theme from that nbc tv wheel series.
The nbc wednesday mystery movie 19711977 managerlazy. The nbc mystery movie is the general name of an american television series, produced by universal studios, that was broadcast by nbc from 197177. See results from the nbc 1970s prime time schedule quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. The nbc mystery movie is the umbrella title of an american television series produced by universal studios, that was broadcast by nbc from 1. It aims to examine the shows in relation to one another, tv as a whole, and sometimes even the culture as a whole. Launched in 1971, nbc mystery movies was an umbrella show rotating shows through one time slot. This is a list of the programs that were shown during prime time hours of the seventies. Thanks for the wonderful 70s childhood memories of sunday nights at the movies. The last film to air was friday night lights with 2. May 25, 2010 memories of the 70s nbc mystery movie posted on may 25, 2010 by waheeda harris i love a mystery and certainly my young self benefitted from the nbc mystery movies series, which brought many actors and shows to my attention each week. A young kindergarten teacher is found dead on a virginia road five miles from her home. Mccloud is an american police drama television series created by herman miller, that aired on nbc from september 16, 1970, to april 17, 1977. Love story, with most of its sexy footage intact, chalked up a 42. Movies, aired in prime network time seven nights a week, were bigger than ever.
Welcome to inthe70s, prime time schedule for 19741975 in. Right on schedule is a series looking at a networks primetime schedule for one night during one tv season. The series premiered on september 23, 1961, and ran until october 1978, spawning many imitators. Although many big events were film premieres, made for tv movies and installments of. Welcome to inthe70s, prime time schedule for 19741975 in the. At times, it was divided into several versions that were broadcast concurrently during different nights of the week and were entitled the nbc sunday mystery movie and the nbc wednesday mystery movie. Its use of a rotation of different shows under an umbrella title was an nbc innovation during this era, and followed on the heels of the networks 1968 umbrella series, the name of the game which ran each of its different segments under the same title. Bewitched, andy griffith and i spy all enjoyed great runs. Shortlived and easily forgotten tv series from the 70s. A single program of a series with continuing characters andor theme 1973.
Later, several other often shortlived series were added to the rotation including hec ramsey 1972, amy prentiss 1974. Rca records 74321664972 country spain format cd release date 1999 upn 743216649723. The 10 best mystery movies of the 1970s omnivorous cinephile. During the mid70s nbc had the sunday mystery movie that. Aug 22, 2014 during the mid70s nbc had the sunday mystery movie that was a rotation of several popular detective style shows including. This is the original, quincy jonescomposed theme from that nbctv wheel series.
Previously, television stations had been only been able to show older, lowbudget, blackandwhite films that wouldnt. Internal affairs season 2016, episode 514 of dateline or get episode details on nbc. Death of a golden girl season 2016, episode 402 of dateline or get episode details on nbc. The increases nbc experienced in the 201011 season compared to 200910 were almost entirely attributable to the rising viewership of nbc sunday night football. Murder, adapted by richard levinson and william link from their stage play before becoming part of the wheel in its initial season following a.
Then it would be a unanimous decision for the nbc sunday mystery movie. The series stars gary coleman and todd bridges as arnold and willis jackson, two african american boys from harlem who are taken in by a rich white park avenue businessman named phillip drummond conrad bain and his daughter kimberly dana plato, for whom their deceased mother. She is an apparent victim of a hit and run, but little about the accident scene makes sense. The wednesday mystery movie theme was composed by quincy jones for its. Best of 70s tv classic tv database tv shows, theme. Nbc mystery movie opening with henry mancini theme. Movie employed the classic henry mancini theme from the original mystery movie. In 1971, nbctv and universal studios introduced the nbc mystery movie, a wednesdaynight umbrella series comprising three. Imagine my surprise to once again, see this wonderful theme is by henry mancini, truly one of the most brilliant composers of our time. Cbs sundays 1960 1961 by anthony strand, august 14, 20. The nbc mystery movie this did not have the definite title, in spite of the page heading was a wheel program that ran on nbc from 197177 the most famous element was columbo, which came to television in a madefortv movie in 1968 prescription. But color started to catch on in the mid60s and by 1967 every show was broadcast in color. The three original elements were moved to sunday night retitled the nbc sunday mystery movie and three new ones were introduced on wednesday, under the new blanket title the nbc wednesday mystery movie. Egan stayed on the acting side, playing cops in films and on tv series, while grasso became a producer of tv movies and series, usually with a crime theme.
The nbc sunday night movie was a weekly film block which ran on nbc on sunday nights from 911pm or 8. The nbc mystery movie is the umbrella title of an american television series produced by universal studios, that was broadcast by nbc from 1971 to 1977. The cops who were actually involved in the case, eddie egan and sonny grasso, appeared in the movie and then made the move from new york to hollywood. Due to the popularity of the mystery movie concept in the 197172 season, nbc decided to try another one. The nbc tuesday mystery movie tv series 19711977 imdb. The nbc mystery movie this did not have the definite title, in spite of the page heading was a wheel program that ran on nbc from 197177. May 27, 2015 a young kindergarten teacher is found dead on a virginia road five miles from her home. Prime time in the us is defined as 8pm to 11pm every night, although on sundays its considered to. I love a mystery and certainly my young self benefitted from the nbc mystery movies series, which brought many actors and shows to my attention each week. The nbc sunday mystery movie and the nbc wednesday mystery movie.
The series also made quite a bit of stir when they had as a guest star popular 70s rock star alice cooper in an episodes titled the devil made me do it. At times throughout its run, it split into several versions that ran concurrently on different nights of the week and were entitled the nbc sunday. What i always recalled was seeing it in a video bit on captain kangaroo, which of course aired on cbs. Nbc mystery movie tv series the movie database tmdb. Nbc movie nights of the 1960s and beyond television obscurities. Much like the cbs late movie, nbc late night movie often ran films that were too hot for prime time television and which.
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