Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday January 5, 1980:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Energy Crunch -- The Best Way Out
CBS news special report centered around the energy crisis and the burgeoning forms of alternative energy, hosted by Dan Rather. The documentary also examines informative and practical approaches to energy conservation.
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| [ABC 8:00] The Ropers [Reg]: The Doris Letters
Season 1, episode 4 W: Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke D: Dave Powers With Alice Hirson (Mrs. Eastham), Don Chastain (Keith). Helen believes Stanley is having an affair when she finds a batch of love letters he's written to another woman. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/3/1979)
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| [CBS 8:30] Republican Candidates Debate
The Des Moines Register and Tribune candidate forum, in which six of the Republican presidential candidates participate in a debate at the Des Moines, Iowa Civic Center. Participating will be Rep. John Anderson of Illinois, Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee, George Bush, John Connally, Rep. Philip Crane of Illinois and Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas.
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| [ABC 8:30] Republican Candidates Debate
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| [NBC 8:30] Republican Candidates Debate
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