Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday September 17, 1978:
Program details:
| [ABC 7:00] Lassie: The New Beginning, part 1 [special]
With Sally Boyden, Shane Sinutko. Lassie needs all her intelligence, bravery and devotion to help two children reach California and their uncle.
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| [NBC 7:00] 25th Anniversary Salute To The World Of Disney: Part 2 [special]
Ron Howard and Suzanne Somers host the conclusion of the four-hour special, featuring scenes from some of Disney's most famous animated films.
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| [CBS 7:30] 60 Minutes
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| [ABC 8:00] Battlestar Galactica [Reg]: Saga Of A Star World
Season 1, episode 1 W: Glen A. Larson D: Richard Colla With Ray Milland (Sire Uri), Lew Ayres (President Adar), Rick Springfield (Zac), Norman Stuart (Statesman), Paul Coufos (Pilot), Bruce Wright (Deck Hand), Jane Seymour (Serina), Sarah Rush (Rigel), David Greenan (Omega), Ed Begley Jr. (Greenbean), David Matthau (Operative), Sandy Gimpel (Seetol). In a special three-hour movie introduction to the new series, a starfleet is engaged in a desperate battle against a robot empire, and the human population is forced to flee to a distant planet and start civilization anew. Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict star. The special effects are by John Dykstra, who won an Academy Award for his work in "Star Wars".
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| [CBS 8:30] Emmy Awards [special]
With Robert Alda, Edward Asner, Carol Burnett, Julia Child, Olivia Cole, Phyllis George, Kate Jackson, Harvey Korman, Linda Lavin, Norman Lear, Michael Learned, Hal Linden, Jack Lord, Steve Martin, Mary Tyler Moore, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Lily Tomlin, Lindsay Wagner. Alan Alda is host for the 30th annual Emmy Awards ceremonies honoring excellence in the television industry, live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: King Kong (1976), part two
W: Lorenzo Semple Jr. D: John Guillermin With Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, John Randolph, Rene Auberjonois, Ed Lauter, Dennis Fimple, Julius Harris, Garry Walberg, Jack O'Halloran. A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.
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