Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday May 22, 1975:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Birthday
Season 3, episode 15 W: Nancy Greenwald D: Ivan Dixon With Rance Howard (Dr. McIvers), Brion James (Henry Ferris Jr.). Grandpa suffers a heart attack just before his 73rd birthday and is convinced he is going to die. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/19/1974)
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| [ABC 8:00] Primal Man: The Human Factor [special]
Alexander Scourby narrates the exploration of the differences between early man and other creatures, starting with the discovery of fire and tracing man's achievements over the years.
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| [NBC 8:00] Sunshine [Reg]: Leave It To Weaver
Season 1, episode 12 D: Bernard L. Kowalski With Kim Milford (Eric), Burke Byrnes (Eddie), Dave Morick (Dentist). Weaver thinks Sam's having to take care of Jill is keeping the group from making it big, so he quits.
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| [NBC 8:30] The Bob Crane Show [Reg]: An American Fiasco
Season 1, episode 11 W: Martin Donovan D: Norman Powell With Barry Gordon (Gordon), Carole Ita White (Nadine), Harold Gould (Dr. Strauss), Will Seltzer (Schmidt), Christopher Barrett (Reporter). The descent of a pair of young documentary film-makers on the Wilcox household wreaks havoc with domestic tranqulity for Bob and Ellie.
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| [CBS 9:00] It's Good To Be Alive [special]
W: Steve Gethers D: Michael Landon With Paul Winfield, Ruby Dee, Lou Gossett Jr., Ramon Bieri, Ketty Lester, Ty Henderson, Joe De Santis, Julian Burton, Lloyd Gough. A G.E. Theater drama-documentary based on the life of Roy Campanella, the former Brooklyn Dodgers catcher whose great baseball career was brought to a sudden halt in a tragic auto accident in 1958. The story traces Campy's life from the night of the accident to a second eventful night almost two years later at the Coliseum in Los Angeles.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Streets Of San Francisco [Reg]: Bird Of Prey
Season 3, episode 11 W: Guerdon Trueblood D: Virgil Vogel With Eric Server (Sgt. Rogers), Dennis Cole (Col. Johnson), Christopher Stone (Jim Danielson), Brendan Burns (Harry Cord), William Watson (Dick Higgins), Kaz Garas, Vivi Janiss (Thelma Danielson), Martin Braddock (Dr. Brice), Pat Delaney (Judy), Francine York (Marcia Harrington). Steve poses as an Air Force officer in an attempt to apprehend a former POW suspected of murder. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/21/1974)
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| [NBC 9:00] The Mac Davis Show [Reg]
Season 2, episode 17 With Charlie Rich, Gladys Knight and the Pips, McLean Stevenson, Billie Holliday. Davis sings "Let the Good Times Roll", "Whoever Finds This I Love You" and, with Gladys Knight and the Pips, "Feelin' All Right". Mac is joined by his guests for takeoffs on television vs. real-life doctors, home movies and restaurants.
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| [ABC 10:00] Harry O [Reg]: Ballinger's Choice
Season 1, episode 8 W: Gene Thompson D: Jerry Thorpe With Juliet Mills (Mildred Ballinger), Paul Burke (Philip Ballinger), Tim McIntire (Burt Rosten), Lisa Gerritsen (Michelle March), Tom Atkins (Sgt. Cole), Mel Stewart (Ray Bardello), Victor Caroli (Harbor Master), Ken Johnson (Mechanic), John McLiam (Old Salt). When a young woman with whom an older publisher has been having an affair is murdered, his wife is the prime suspect and his own life is endangered. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/31/1974)
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| [NBC 10:00] Movin' On [Reg]: High Rollers
Season 1, episode 11 W: Ken Kolb D: Leonard Horn With William Bailey (Foreman), John C. Barone (Gossett), Scott Brady (Murphy), Robert F. Lyons (Chuck), Cristina Raines (Rita). Will, in an attempt to win enough money for the down payment on a truck-tractor, goes on a gambling spree in Las Vegas. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/5/1974)
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