Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday January 27, 1970:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:30] Lancer [Reg]: The Lorelei
Season 2, episode 16 W: Samuel Roeca D: Christian Nyby With Anthony Eisley (Jess Barton), Winnie Collins (Anne 'Gus' Guthrie), Leonard Stone (Bertram Ames), Roy Jenson (Otto Spangler), Nina Shipman (Millie Barton), Debi Storm (Mary Anne Barton), Arthur Malet (Footman). Jelly Hoskins becomes one of the idle rich when he wins an abandoned gold mine that develops into a bonanza for him -- and a dire threat to all the neighboring ranches.
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| [ABC 7:30] The Mod Squad [Reg]: A Town Called Sincere
Season 2, episode 17 W: Gwen Bagni, Paul Dubov D: Earl Bellamy With Ford Rainey (Garrett), Tom Stern (Kurt), Maggie Malooly (Mrs. Zamaron), Lee de Broux (Jump), J. Kenneth Campbell (Sooey), Gregory Sierra (Zamaron), Peter Mamakos (Sgt. Ruiz), Lisa Gaye (Yolanda), David Renard (Father Lopez), Frances Fong (Sgt. Imoto). On assignment in Mexico, Pete and Linc are trapped by a motorcycle gang terrorizing a small town.
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| [NBC 7:30] Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey Circus [special]
Dale Robertson hosts taped highlights of the 100th anniversary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, a special program celebrating the centennial of the "greatest show on earth". Featured are several acts from behind the Iron Curtain in their first appearance before a U.S. audience.
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| [CBS 8:30] The Red Skelton Show: Charity Begins At Home, But Nowadays Who Can Afford A Home?
Season 19, episode 18 W: Seaman Jacobs, Bob O'Brien, David O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Mort Greene D: Howard A. Quinn With Jan Arvan, Ray Kellogg, Jane Powell, James Millhollin, Barbara Morrison. Jane Powell portrays a rich socialite whose masquerade ball is invaded by Freddie the Freeloader; Miss Powell sings "The Lady Is A Tramp" and performs "Carnival", a song-and-dance number; Silent Spot features Skelton as a trouble-prone bus passenger.
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| [ABC 8:30] TV Movie: Carter's Army (1970)
W: Aaron Spelling, David Kidd D: George McCowan With Stephen Boyd, Robert Hooks, Susan Oliver, Roosevelt Grier, Moses Gunn, Richard Pryor, Glynn Turman, Billy Dee Williams, Paul Stewart. A tough, bigoted World War II officer is assigned to command an all-black unit.
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| [NBC 8:30] Julia [Reg]: Sioux Me, Don't Woo Me
Season 2, episode 18 W: Harry Winkler, Harry Dolan D: Hollingsworth Morse With Paul Winfield (Paul Cameron), Mel Stewart (Larry Russell), Eddie Quillan (Eddie Edson). An aggressive but charming admirer maneuvers himself into the role of father-for-a-night to Julia's son, Corey.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Kings Go Forth (1958)
W: Merle Miller D: Delmer Daves With Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Leora Dana, Karl Swenson, Eddie Ryder. Two soldiers stationed in France during World War II compete for the same girl -- one knowing the facts of her interracial background and the other unaware.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Governor & J.J. [Reg]: The Tic Toc Tale
Season 1, episode 18 W: Earl Barret D: Dan Dailey With Alan Rafkin (Jeweler). George mistakes J.J.'s expensive gift for her father's birthday as one honoring his decade with the governor.
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| [CBS 10:00] The Day They Had To Close The Schools
CBS News probes the growing crisis in public education in America -- lack of funds to keep school systems operating. Examining the widespread reluctance of taxpayers to support bond issues and increases in school taxes, the special looks into the problem of why -- for the first time in history -- the American people decided they can no longer support public education. Interviews feature HEW secretary Robert Finch, Gov. Ronald Reagan and educator James Conant. Daniel Schorr reports.
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| [ABC 10:00] Marcus Welby, M.D. [Reg]: The Legacy
Season 1, episode 17 W: John Dugan D: Daniel Petrie With Russell Arms (Dr. Buckley), Janet Blair (Ann Ferris), Helen Hall (Nurse Peters), Miguel Angel Landa (Antonio Novarro Suarez), Ines Pedroza (Margarita de Novarro), Peggy Rea (Mrs. Barker), Dolores del Rio (Carlotta Lopez de Guadelupe), John Roper (Ricardo Guadelupe Lopez). Two hospitalized patients of Dr. Welby must -- each in her own way -- decide whether to risk death in order to continue living.
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