Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday September 27, 1979:

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
CBS	The Waltons: The Kinfolk		Barnaby Jones: Nightmare In Hawaii
ABC	Laverne & Shirley: Fat City Holiday	Benson: The President's Double	Barney Miller: Vacation	Soap: Episode 51	20/20
NBC	Buck Rogers In The 25th Century: Planet Of The Slave Girls (1)				Quincy, M.E.: Dead Last

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[CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Kinfolk
Season 8, episode 1
W: E.F. Wallengren D: Philip Leacock The peaceful Walton household is transformed into chaos when Olivia's cousin brings her two wayward grandchildren for a visit.

[ABC 8:00] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: Fat City Holiday
Season 5, episode 3
W: Roger Garrett D: Joel Zwick
With Donovan Scott, Rosemary Prinz, Sally Kellerman. Laverne and Shirley, hungering for a change in their lives, take jobs as weight counselors at a fat farm.

[NBC 8:00] Buck Rogers In The 25th Century [Reg]: Planet Of The Slave Girls (1)
Season 1, episode 2
W: Steve Greenberg, Aubrey Solomon, Cory Applebaum D: Michael Caffey
With David Groh (Duke Danton), Roddy McDowall (Governor Saroyan), Brianne Leary (Ryma), Macdonald Carey (Dr. Mallory), Karen Carlson (Stella Warden), Michael Mullins (Regis Saroyan), Buster Crabbe (Brigadier Gordan), Jack Palance (Kaleel), Sheila DeWindt (Major Fields), Robert Dowdell (Galen), Don Marshall (Julio). Buck and Wilma join forces with an aging fighter pilot and a doctor to help save Earth from a massive attack involving a poisoned food supply.

[ABC 8:30] Benson [Reg]: The President's Double
Season 1, episode 3
W: Tom Reeder D: Jay Sandrich
With Mel Stewart (Lerome), Wendell Wright (Caldwell). While posing as a third world dignitary for a state dinner, Benson learns he is the target of a hit man.

[CBS 9:00] Barnaby Jones [Reg]: Nightmare In Hawaii
Season 8, episode 2
W: Robert Sherman D: Michael Caffey
With Tom Mason (Michael Spencer), Devon Ericson (Toni Spencer), Dan O'Herlihy (Philip Spencer), Richard Lynch (Terry Shaw), Ben Masters (Andy Spencer), Charles Tyner (Sam Finney), Tara Buckman (Linda Wolsey), Lyle Bettger (Capt. Groden), Victoria Young (Sally), Bob Basso (Henry Doran), Danny Kamekona (Hirito), Michael Vedrell (Lars Jensen), Kima Kahoano (Ivan), Christerpher Neddels (Alex Stone), Harry Chang (Lopata), Larry Duran (Joe Kamani), Kathy Paulo (Miss McKay), Ernest Chan (Officer Lelana), Robert Silva (Officer Daggett). J.R., in Hawaii to help an old friend with problems, is jailed on charges of narcotics smuggling and murder.

[ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Vacation
Season 6, episode 3
W: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein D: Noam Pitlik
With Jack Bernardi (Abner Gelman), Bruce Kirby (Frank Rossman), Ben Slack (Leo Rossman). Two brothers arguing over a kidney donation, a troublesome vacation schedule, and a rash of false alarms keep Barney and his men busy.

[ABC 9:30] Soap [Reg]: Episode 51
Season 3, episode 4
W: Susan Harris, Stu Silver D: Jay Sandrich
With John Byner (Detective Donahue), Marla Pennington (Leslie Walker), Jack Gilford (Saul), Frank Coppola (Mel), Candy Azzara (Millie), Hector Elias (Federal), Mark Rhudy (Cellkeeper). Jessica has a confrontation with Donahue; Burt and Saul escape from the aliens; Chester encounters an old mistress.

[ABC 10:00] 20/20 Profile of Ed McMahon; a school for teaching anti-terrorist tactics.

[NBC 10:00] Quincy, M.E. [Reg]: Dead Last
Season 5, episode 2
W: William T. Zacha, E. Nick Alexander D: Ray Danton
With Joseph Sirola (Ron Henner), Austin Willis (DeGrew), Red West (John Culligan), Frank McRae (Mr. Butterworth), Lou Wagner (Billy McGinn), Don 'Red' Barry (Charlie Turner), Howard Dayton (Benny), Daniel Faraldo (Julio Ruis), John Furlong (Dr. Harrison). When a jockey dies after he's been trampled by a racehorse, Quincy suspects the use of amphetamines on horses.