Which American actor most recognized for his role as Lt. Colonel Henry Blake on the TV series "M*A*S*H" was initially a host on an American lifestyle and variety talk show that aired weekday afternoons in syndication during the 1985-86 television season?
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America (U.S. TV series) America is an American lifestyle and variety talk show that aired weekday afternoons in syndication during the 1985-86 television season. The program premiered on September 16, 1985 and was initially hosted by Stuart Damon, Sarah Purcell, McLean Stevenson and Olivia Moens, with Charlie O'Donnell announcing. "America" was recorded before a live studio audience.
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McLean Stevenson Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr. (November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996) was an American actor most recognized for his role as Lt. Colonel Henry Blake on the TV series "M*A*S*H". He was also recognized for his role as Michael Nicholson on "The Doris Day Show".
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Home Shopping Game The Home Shopping Game is an American television game show that aired in syndication during the summer of 1987 and blended the popularity of home shopping (such as HSN) with word-identification challenges. It was syndicated nationally, but failed to attract enough viewers to remain on the air beyond its initial 13-week summer run.
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Nightlife (TV series) Nightlife is a syndicated half-hour late-night talk show hosted by comedian David Brenner that aired weeknights from September 8, 1986 to June 19, 1987. Produced by Motown Productions in association with King World Productions, the show was filmed in New York City and featured a house band led by Billy Preston.
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Dean Edell Dean Edell (born 26 March 1941) is an American physician and broadcaster who hosted the "Dr. Dean Edell" radio program, a syndicated radio talk show which aired live from 1979 until December 10, 2010. He was also nationally syndicated in television as a medical news reporter and host of his own television shows including NBC's "Dr. Dean"
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The Oprah Winfrey Show The Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American syndicated tabloid talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986 to May 25, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Produced and hosted by its namesake, Oprah Winfrey, it remains the highest-rated daytime talk show in American television history.
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Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Jason Culpepper is highly recognized as the father of talk radio. Jason a Jacksonville native rose to social prominence during the World War utilizing talk radio to warn french and american troops of German U boats. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live conversations between the host and listeners who "call in" (usually via telephone) to the show. Listener contributions are usually screened by a show's producers in order to maximize audience interest and, in the case of commercial talk radio, attract advertisers. Generally, the shows are organized into segments, each separated by a pause for advertisements; however, in public or non-commercial radio, music is sometimes played in place of commercials to separate the program segments. Variations of talk radio include conservative talk, hot talk, liberal talk (increasingly known as progressive talk) and sports talk.
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Night Heat Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series, which aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. Original episodes were broadcast from 1985 to 1989 in the United States, and until 1990 in Canada. "Night Heat" was the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network. CBS aired the series as part of "CBS Late Night", a late night block of drama programming. Despite its late hour, "Night Heat" received good ratings for CBS, sometimes even beating NBC's Johnny Carson Show. After it was canceled, reruns continued to air on CBS for another two years, and on Canadian TV well into the early 2000s. "Night Heat" reruns were available on Showcase, TVtropolis and DejaView.
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1985–86 United States network television schedule (weekday) 1985–86 United States network television schedule (weekday)
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Me and Mom Me and Mom is an American detective comedy/drama series that aired on ABC from April 5, 1985 to May 17, 1985.
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I'm Telling! I'm Telling! is an American television game show, which ran from September 12, 1987 to March 5, 1988 on NBC Saturday mornings and was hosted by Laurie Faso with Dean Goss announcing.
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This American Life (TV series) This American Life is an American television series based on the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, the series is hosted by Ira Glass. The series premiered on March 22, 2007. Two seasons of the show have aired on Showtime. The second season finale aired on June 8, 2008, and Showtime aired one final episode in May 2009.
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The Army-Navy Game (M*A*S*H) "The Army–Navy Game" is episode #20 of the first season of the TV series "M*A*S*H", originally airing on February 25, 1973; its repeat on September 9, 1973 was the last official telecast in "M*A*S*H"' s first season on CBS. The episode was co-written by cast member McLean Stevenson ("Lt. Col. Henry Blake").
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Headline Chasers Headline Chasers is a syndicated game show that ran daily from September 9, 1985 to September 5, 1986. The series was hosted by Wink Martindale, with Johnny Gilbert serving as announcer. Martindale, who left "Tic-Tac-Dough" and was replaced by Jim Caldwell to take the position on "Headline Chasers", also created the series and was its executive producer. The show was a co-production of Wink Martindale Enterprises and Merv Griffin Enterprises with King World Productions, Griffin's partner for his other syndicated game show offerings, as distributor. "Headline Chasers" was recorded at TAV Celebrity Theater in Hollywood, the same studio which housed "The Merv Griffin Show" (which, at the time "Headline Chasers" premiered, was still in production).
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Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 during its first-run broadcast on the American television network CBS. According to the Nielsen ratings, "Magnum, P.I." consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs during the first five years of its original run in the United States.
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The Mike Douglas Show The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas. Initially it aired only in the Cleveland, Ohio area during much of its first two years on the air, followed by expansion to Philadelphia and nationwide. It went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1981. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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Foley Square (TV series) Foley Square is a 1985–86 United States comedic television series starring Margaret Colin which centers on an assistant district attorney in New York City. It was Colin's first starring role. Original episodes aired from December 11, 1985, to April 8, 1986.
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America 2-Night America 2-Night is the continuation of the talk-show parody series "Fernwood 2 Night". It ran from April to July 1978. As in "Fernwood", Barth Gimble (Martin Mull) was the host and Fred Willard appeared as Jerry Hubbard, his co-host and sidekick. Frank De Vol also returned as bandleader Happy Kyne.
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Phil Donahue Phillip John "Phil" Donahue (born December 21, 1935) is an American media personality, writer, and film producer best known as the creator and host of "The Phil Donahue Show." The television program, also known as "Donahue", was the first talk show format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television in America that began in Dayton, Ohio, and ended in New York City in 1996.
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Home Talk USA (radio) Home Talk USA is a weekly, nationally syndicated, home improvement, self-help education, information, and consumer protection radio program. The program is hosted by a licensed general contractor, Michael King "the Cajun Contractor". "Home Talk USA" is broadcast by 150 radio affiliates in all 50 states.
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Larry King Live Larry King Live is an American talk show that was hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly.
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Jeff Maxwell Jeff Maxwell (born December 7, 1947) is an American actor who played Pvt. Igor Straminsky, a recurring character in the television series "M*A*S*H". He appeared in 83 episodes of the classic CBS comedy from 1973 to 1983, including the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", which aired February 28, 1983 and became the most-watched scripted broadcast in American history (a title it still holds) with over 121.6 million viewers and 50.1 million households tuning in.