Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday September 8, 1982:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Scruples: Part 2 [special]
W: James Lee D: Alan J. Levi With Lindsay Wagner, Barry Bostwick, Marie-France Pisier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Robert Reed, Connie Stevens, Nick Mancuso. Conclusion of the original television drama based on the novel by Judith Krantz. Billy's marriage to Vito is threatened when his latest film becomes a huge success and is nominated for an Oscar, and "Scruples" itself is jeopardized when Spider quits after a fight with Valentine. (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 8:00] The Phoenix [Reg]: In Search Of Mira
Season 1, episode 1 W: Leigh Vance D: Douglas Hickox With John Vernon (Harry Atkins), Bert Remsen (Hal Massey), Britt Leach (Sheriff), Terry Willis (Woods), Sandy Ward (Unger). Series premiere. Bennu befriends a farming family after he witnesses a drug-related murder and must seek refuge. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/26/1982)
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| [NBC 8:00] Real People
A woman who refused to sell her home to make way for a casino; a kissing contest; motorized roller skates; football in the mud. (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 9:00] The Fall Guy [Reg]: Child's Play
Season 1, episode 18 W: Nick Thiel D: Paul Stanley With Buck Taylor (Clyde), Dick Durock (Stewart), Thomas Rosales Jr. (Louis), James Booth (Ian Graham), Steven Hirsch (D.A.), Sari Price (Dottie), Leslie Vallen (Libby's Aunt), Dana Hill (Libby). A precocious 11-year-old girl with a photographic memory holds the key to the case of a man nabbed by the mob while preparing to testify against them. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/24/1982)
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| [NBC 9:00] The Facts Of Life [Reg]: Read No Evil
Season 3, episode 24 W: Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert D: Dolores Ferraro With Roger Perry (Charles Parker), Geri Jewell (Geri Tyler), Susan Davis (Betty Schuster). When the school library institutes a censorship policy, Natalie is bounced from the school paper for speaking out against it. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/5/1982)
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| [NBC 9:30] Love, Sidney [Reg]: The Activist
Season 1, episode 21 W: Thelma Herman, David Lyn D: Mel Ferber With Joanna Gleason (Gail), Larry Joshua, Helen Hanft, Bill Luhrs. Laurie's bringing Patti to an anti-nuclear protest rally doesn't sit well with Sidney when both of them wind up being arrested.
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| [ABC 10:00] Dynasty [Reg]: The Shakedown
Season 2, episode 20 W: Daniel King Benton D: Philip Leacock With Paul Keenan (Tony Driscoll), Steve Marachuk (Duane), Ken Swofford (Lt. Holliman), Fred Lerner (Arresting Officer). Claudia remains confused following the accident; Jeff urges Fallon to reconcile; Steven is blackmailed by a young drifter. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/14/1982)
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| [NBC 10:00] Atomic High School
A WNBC documentary (picked up by some NBC affiliates on this date; others aired a "Quincy, M.E." rerun) on how teenagers perceive the issue of nuclear arms proliferation. Gabe Pressman is the reporter. The youngsters talk with Hans Bethe, who was involved in the development of the first atomic bombs; Dr. Helen Caldicott, an anti-nuclear activist; and Thomas Graham of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
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