Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday September 15, 1977:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Hawk
Season 6, episode 1 W: Andy White D: Tony Brand With Peter Fox (Rev. Hank Buchanan), George Wallace (Dean Beck), David Frankham (Neville Chamberlain). Season premiere. With the outbreak of World War II, Rev. Fordwick enlists in the Army. His chosen replacement is a good-looking, charming young rebel who wins the approval of Olivia but is opposed by Corabeth.
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| [ABC 8:00] Welcome Back, Kotter [Reg]: And Baby Makes Four (1)
Season 3, episode 2 W: Eric Cohen D: Bob Claver With Mike Darnell (Bennie Moretti), Christopher Stryker (Fearless Feldman). The pregnant Julie is on Gabe's mind on the first day back at school; being left back is on Barbarino's mind.
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Pilot
Season 1, episode 1 W: Paul Playdon D: Paul Krasny With Tommy Huff (Mike), Paul Mantee (Eddie), Brooke Bundy (Carol), Michael Christian (Jerry), Hoke Howell (Tex), Eric Server (Biker). Series premiere. Two bachelor motorcycle officers take on a sophisticated car theft ring and a load of industrial glue spilled on the L.A. freeway.
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| [CBS 9:00] Hawaii Five-O [Reg]: Up The Rebels
Season 10, episode 1 W: Robert Janes D: Don Weis With Lee Stetson (Jim Ryan), John Stalker (Captain Watson), Ed Sheehan (Commander Sprague), Elayne Heilveil (Casey Fogarty), Stephen Boyd (Father Costigan), Johnny Walker (Sergeant Tillman). Season premiere. A ruthless Irish terrorist uses disguise and deception in order to hijack and smuggle an exotic new explosive out of Hawaii to Northern Ireland.
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Goodbye, Mr. Fish (1)
Season 4, episode 1 W: Reinhold Weege, Danny Arnold D: Danny Arnold With Stanley Brock (Bruno Bender), Arny Freeman (Mr. Roaten), Jack Somack (Mr. Cotterman), Gregory V. Karliss (Harold Stimple). A neighborhood vigilante group runs amok, and Fish is AWOL on the day of his retirement.
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| [NBC 9:00] Rock Music Awards [special]
With Olivia Newton-John. Peter Frampton hosts the third annual event, live from the Hollywood Palladium.
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| [ABC 9:30] Carter Country [Reg]: Hail To The Chief
Season 1, episode 1 W: Douglas Arango, Phil Doran D: Bud Yorkin With Michael Durrell (Kaplan), Michael Alldredge (Murphy), Gordon Hurst. Series premiere. Plains' First Citizen is scheduled to pass through town and everyone -- including the Klan -- wants to make a good impression. Mayor Burnside wants a token black on the platform when the President arrives.
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| [CBS 10:00] Barnaby Jones [Reg]: Death Beat
Season 6, episode 1 W: Larry Alexander D: Michael Caffey With Richard Derr (Charlie Monahan), Robert Reed (Devitt Robinson), Katherine Justice (Libby Price), Anthony Geary (Jim Anders), Anne Lockhart (Wendy Millikan), Rolly Fanton (Margie Hall), Brendan Dillon (Jonathan Archet), Michael Bond (Father Moore), Donovan Jones (Steve Croyden). Season premiere. An unethical newscaster, in his attempt to create news, causes the death of a salesman and a priest.
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| [ABC 10:00] The Redd Foxx Show
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