Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday August 28, 1976:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Lionel's Problem
Season 2, episode 22 W: James Ritz D: Jack Shea Lionel, upon graduation, begins to worry about becoming as successful as his father. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/21/1976)
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| [ABC 8:00] It's Tough To Make It In This League [special]
An examination of the physical and emotional punishment and the financial factors involved in shaping a pro football career. Walt Garrison narrates.
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| [NBC 8:00] TV Movie: Law And Order (1976)
W: E. Jack Neuman D: Marvin Chomsky With Darren McGavin, Keir Dullea, Robert Reed, Suzanne Pleshette, Teri Garr, James Olson, Scott Brady, Will Geer, Jeanette Nolan, Art Hindle, Whitney Blake, James Whitmore Jr. Three generations of New York City cops are the focal point of this saga revolving primarily around the Deputy Chief of Public Affairs caught up in the politics and intrigue of the department, the discovery that his father had been on the take, and the news that his youngest son is having second thoughts about carrying on the family tradition.
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| [CBS 8:30] Ivan The Terrible
Second of five episodes in a comedy series about a headwaiter of a hotel in Moscow.
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| [CBS 9:00] The Mary Tyler Moore Show [Reg]: Mary Richards: Producer
Season 5, episode 16 W: David Lloyd D: Norman Campbell With Anthony Holland (Mel Peters), Phillip R. Allen (Gus Brubaker), Fred Festinger (Drunk), Joe Scott (Bartender). Producer of WJM-TV's news program in name only, Mary asks Lou for the chance to actually produce the show on her own, and she gets it -- along with all the last minute problems. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/4/1975)
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| [ABC 9:00] Preseason Football
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Bob Newhart Show [Reg]: Who Is Mr. X?
Season 4, episode 9 W: Bruce Kane D: Peter Bonerz With Jennifer Warren (Ruth Corley), Alan Manson (Congressman Avery), Claudette Duffy (Sister Mary Katherine), John Fiedler (Mr. Peterson), Howard Hesseman (Augie [voice]). Bob accepts an seemingly innocent invitation to appear as the guest on a TV discussion program, then discovers the program host has the disposition of a shark. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/8/1975)
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| [CBS 10:00] Diahann Carroll Show
With Anne Meara, Johnny Mathis, The James Cleveland Choir.
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