Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday April 20, 1980:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
Mike Wallace investigates Omega 7, a clandestine group of anti-Castro Cuban terrorists in the U.S.; Morley Safer interviews Anne Morrow Lindbergh, widow of one of America's greatest heroes; Harry Reasoner looks into TVA's controversial Columbia Dam federal water resource project.
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| [ABC 7:00] Galactica 1980 [Reg]: The Night The Cylons Landed (2)
Season 2, episode 8 W: Glen A. Larson D: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. With Val Bisoglio (Arnie), William Daniels (Norman Blore), Marj Dusay (Mildred), Wolfman Jack (Himself), Lara Parker (Shirley Blore), Peter Mark Richman (Col. Briggs), Roger Davis (Andromus), Ken Lynch (Grover), Heather Young (Star), Bernie Hamilton (Police Chief). The planet's future hangs in the balance when Troy and Dillon alert Galactica that they are pursuing two enemy Cylons bent on commandeering a powerful New York City broadcasting facility to transmit earth's location to their hostile forces in space, which could lead to the destruction of Earth.
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| [NBC 7:00] Wonderful World Of Disney: The Sultan And The Rock Star
Season 26, episode 14 W: Steve Hayes D: Edward M. Abroms With Timothy Hutton (Paul Winters), Ken Swofford (George McKinzie), Bruce Glover (Alec Frost), Ned Romero (Big Joe Ironwood), Richard Paul (Al Mathews), Pat Delaney (Mrs. Winters), Shug Fisher (Motel Owner), Brendan Dillon (Hicks), Wayne Winton (Jake). A runaway rock star befriends a 400-pound Bengal tiger when he finds himself stranded on the island fortress of a ruthless millionaire hunter.
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| [CBS 8:00] The Dukes Of Hazzard [Reg]: Carnival Of Thrills
Season 2, episode 24 W: William Raynor, Myles Wilder D: Dick Moder With Robin Mattson (Diane Benson), Vernon Weddle (John Zimbra), Don Stroud (Carl), Richard Jensen (Bob Dexter), Greg Finley (Proprietor). Shapely carnival stunt show operator Diane Benson offers Bo the opportunity of a lifetime: being the star of the headline act. The act involves a stunt driver jumping over a row of 32 cars.
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| [ABC 8:00] Movie: The Sting (1973)
W: David S. Ward D: George Roy Hill With Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould. In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Family Crisis
Season 2, episode 3 W: James Doherty, William D. Gordon D: Phil Bondelli With Michael Potter (Detective), Leslie King (Betsy), Joan Crosby (Manager), Shell Kepler (Gail), Don Stark (Officer Allen), Gene Dynarski (Capt. Grube), Denise Dubarry (Sue), Jack Carter (Salesman), Christopher Knight (Wes Miller), Danny Bonaduce (Fred). A gang of thieves stage a series of daring robberies and make their getaway in a stolen movie stunt car, and Baker's nephew falls in with a reckless crowd and worries the family. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/30/1978)
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| [NBC 9:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Supercycle
Season 2, episode 11 W: William D. Gordon, James Doherty, Barney Slater D: Phil Bondelli With Jason Evers (Gesslin), Karen Carlson (Sheila Evans), George O'Hanlon Jr. (Ray Yarnell). A motorcycle stuntman and his shady promoter stage spectacular stunts on the city streets, much to the chagrin of Jon and Ponch. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/2/1978)
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| [CBS 10:00] Alice [Reg]: Mel's In The Kitchen With Dinah
Season 4, episode 8 W: Charles Isaacs, Tom Whedon D: Norman Abbott With Dinah Shore (Herself), Ronnie Schell (Ken Baldwin), Guich Koock (Lonesome Larry). Mel's famous chili recipe gets him an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood and an invitation to cook up a batch on Dinah Shore's show -- but trouble develops when he tries to decide who to take with him. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/18/1979)
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| [NBC 10:00] Beyond And Back [special]
People who have been declared medically dead but have revived tell of their feelings and experiences.
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| [CBS 10:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Joltin' George
Season 6, episode 8 W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally With Ernest Harden Jr. (Marcus Henderson), Vernon Washington (Leroy), Luis Avalos (Boxer). George's big mouth and matching ego are challenged when he talks himself into a fight with an obviously better boxer. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/18/1979)
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