Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday December 9, 1973:
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Program details:
| [CBS 7:30] The New Perry Mason [Reg]: The Case Of The Spurious Spouse
Season 1, episode 11 W: Larry Alexander D: E.W. Swackhamer With Carl Betz (Clint Exeter), Irene Tsu (Nhi Khanh), James Hong (Nhi's Brother), Alan Oppenheimer (Spencer Phillips), Jennifer Rhodes (Dina Landon), Vernon Weddle (Dr. Glober), John Holland (Judge Earnshaw), Zack Taylor (Royce Landon). A Vietnamese girl is charged with murdering a man she claims is her husband, and Mason is hard pressed to prove her innocence when it turns out the man already had a wife.
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| [ABC 7:30] The F.B.I. [Reg]: The Killing Truth
Season 9, episode 10 W: Irv Pearlberg D: Lawrence Dobkin With Lloyd Nolan (Judge Harper), Jack Bender (Joe), Tim O'Connor (Taylor), Anna Lee (Susan Harper), Audrey Landers (Janine Winchell). Inspector Erskine investigates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on a judge by a man out to avenge the unjust imprisonment of his father 15 years before.
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| [NBC 7:30] The Little Drummer Boy [special]
W: Romeo Muller D: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. With Greer Garson, Jose Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray, Teddy Eccles, The Vienna Boys Choir. Sixth consecutive telecast of the animated musical Christmas story of a little drummer boy who arrives at a manger in Bethlehem and sees the Three Kings preparing to offer their gifts to the newborn Christ Child. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 8:00] Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show [special]
With Connie Stevens, John Byner, Michael Landon, Jan Mischa Petkevich (Skater). A Bell System Family Theater presentation of Crosby's 38th annual Christmas show emanating from Sun Valley, Idaho. Among the features will be the Crosby clan singing "Christmas in Sun Valley"; an ice fantasy number featuring Petkevich; and Crosby's traditional rendering of "White Christmas".
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| [CBS 8:30] Mannix [Reg]: Cry Danger
Season 7, episode 12 W: Robert W. Lenski D: Don McDougall With Peter Donat (Endicott), Diana Muldaur (Jan), Allen Joseph (Alfie), William Boyett (Morgan), Jack Murdock (Lt. Lebeaux), Fred Beir (Carter Elliott), Tom Reese (Springer), John Milford (Stan Forrester). A routine trip to San Francisco and an unexpected encounter with a girlfriend catapults Joe Mannix into the midst of two rings of smugglers in deadly competition.
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| [ABC 8:30] Movie: The Brotherhood (1968)
W: Lewis John Carlino D: Martin Ritt With Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas, Luther Adler, Susan Strasberg, Murray Hamilton. An old-time Mafia syndicate leader comes into conflict with many of the new ideas of the organization - finally throwing himself into a confrontation with his own brother when a contract is put out to liquidate him.
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| [NBC 9:00] Bob Hope Special [special]
With Lucille Ball, Shirley Jones, Marie Osmond. The problems of hiding Christmas gifts from your wife, Yuletime difficulties at the White House and a presentation of the AP All-America football team are highlights of Hope's Christmas show.
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| [CBS 9:30] Barnaby Jones [Reg]: Fatal Flight
Season 2, episode 12 W: Calvin Clements D: Michael Caffey With Richard Anderson (Frank Cassidy), Pippa Scott (Janice Harley), Murray Hamilton (Clete Belford), Jerry Douglas (Bill Claymore), Eugene Peterson (Theodore Gordon), Jerry Ayres (Dan Foley), Joan Tompkins (Miss Wilson), Russ Conway (Mr. Drexel). Barnaby Jones investigates the death of a corporation president in a plane crash and turns up three suspects within the organization with reasons to murder.
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