Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday August 31, 1977:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Energy - The Facts, The Fears, The Future
Walter Cronkite anchors an assessment of worldwide energy supplies and an examination of President Carter's legislative proposals.
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| [ABC 8:00] Eight Is Enough [Reg]: V Is For Vivian
Season 1, episode 7 W: Rod Peterson, Claire Whitaker D: Harry Harris With Janis Paige (Auntie V), Michael Thoma (Dr. Maxwell), Stephen Johnson (Leonard), Virginia Vincent (Daisy Maxwell). Tom's flamboyant sister Vivian shows up for a visit and turns the Bradford home upside down by encouraging the kids to follow their dreams. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/26/1977)
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| [NBC 8:00] The Life And Times Of Grizzly Adams [Reg]: Adam's Cub
Season 1, episode 1 W: Arthur Heinemann D: James L. Conway With Lucky Hayes (Mary Bowker), Kristen Curry (Eliza Bowker), Hank Kendrick (Mr. Bowker). Debut of a series which provides a fictionalized portrait of a 19th century fugitive wildlife adventurer. Dan Haggerty stars as James "Grizzly" Adams, a fur trapper and mountain man who is pursued for a crime he did not commit. In the premiere episode, a young girl traveling west with her parents in a covered wagon gets lost in the vast mountain wilderness. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/9/1977)
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| [ABC 9:00] Charlie's Angels [Reg]: I Will Be Remembered
Season 1, episode 20 W: Melvin Levy D: Nicholas Sgarro With Richard Libertini (Ed), Ida Lupino (Gloria Gibson), Peter MacLean (Frank Ross), Alfred Ryder (Barkley), Jan Peters (Galbraith), Wynn Irwin (Barney), Louis Guss (Lunchie), Cathy Amsterdam (Kathy), James Dogans (Asst. Director), Diane Duncan (Daughter), Ray Middleton (Jardine), Aharon Ipale (Marinelli). An aging movie queen hires Charlie's three gorgeous sleuths to find out who is trying to drive her insane just as she is about to make a big comeback. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/9/1977)
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| [NBC 9:00] C.P.O. Sharkey [Reg]: Sharkey Finds Peace And Quiet
Season 1, episode 11 W: Ted Lang, Aaron Ruben, Rick Mittleman With Merie Earle (Landlady), Phillip Simms (Apodaca). Seeking privacy and place to entertain his lady friend, Sharkey rents an apartment off base, only to be harassed by his men when they discover his hideout. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/2/1977)
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| [NBC 9:30] The Kallikaks
With Jay Robinson. (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 10:00] TV Movie: The Love Boat (1976)
W: Dawn Aldredge, Carl Kleinschmitt, Marion C. Freeman, Bob Illes, James R. Stein D: Richard Kinon, Alan Myerson With Ted Hamilton, Dick Van Patten, Teddy Wilson, Sandy Helberg, Karen Valentine, Harvey Korman, Tom Bosley, Florence Henderson, Don Adams, Gabe Kaplan, Cloris Leachman, Hal Linden. The adventures of the passengers and crew aboard a luxury liner on a cruise from California to Mexico. Pilot movie for the series.
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| [NBC 10:00] The Making Of 'A Bridge Too Far' [special]
Documentary about the creation of the recently released World War II movie.
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