Prime-time network TV listings for Monday January 9, 1978:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Variety '77: The Year In Entertainment [special]
With Peter Frampton, Barry Manilow, Steve Martin, Judd Hirsch, Anita Gillette, Kenny Rogers, Uri Kulachov, Dionne Warwick, The Sex Pistols. A review of the significant entertainment events of 1977. Telly Savalas, Alan King, Sada Thompson and Valerie Perrine host.
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| [ABC 8:00] Lucan [Reg]: How Do You Run Forever?
Season 1, episode 4 W: Elliot West D: Barry Shear With Monte Markham (Steven Demaree), Diana Muldaur (Carol Demaree), Percy Rodrigues (Arthur Dreber), Michael Swan (Hartley), Gail Landry (Dr. Flemming), Bill Fletcher (Mr. Jones). Lucan's reunion with a couple claiming to be his lost parents abruptly ends when hired gunmen appear to settle an old score.
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| [NBC 8:00] Little House On The Prairie [Reg]: The Rivals
Season 4, episode 14 W: John T. Dugan D: William F. Claxton With Leon Belasco (Monsieur Frantois), Chris Petersen (Jimmy Hill), Sam Gilman (Si Perkins), Seeley Ann Thumann (Samantha Higgins), Don Starr (Zucker). Laura, suddenly realizing she's in love with her old pal and fellow fisherman Timmy Hill, decides to shed her tomboy image to impress him.
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| [ABC 9:00] TV Movie: Superdome (1978)
W: Barry Oringer D: Jerry Jameson With David Janssen, Ken Howard, Susan Howard, Tom Selleck, Ed Nelson, Donna Mills, Clifton Davis. Terror strikes the general manager of a Super Bowl-bound team when he learns there is someone who will stop at nothing to keep his team from winning.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Car Wash (1976)
W: Joel Schumacher D: Michael Schultz With Richard Pryor, George Carlin, The Pointer Sisters, Garrett Morris, Ivan Dixon, Franklyn Ajaye, Tracy Reed, Antonio Fargas. A street-wise tale of a workday at a Los Angeles car wash -- involving radio contests, religion, politics, put-downs and prostitutes.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Betty White Show [Reg]: The Stunt Woman
Season 1, episode 14 W: David Lloyd D: Noam Pitlik With Sam Ingraffia (Jack Fields), Paul Marin (Chase), Pat Sturges (Audrey). The cast of the "Undercover Woman" show panics when they hear that the network is planning to cancel the series. (Last show of the series.)
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| [CBS 10:00] Switch [Reg]: The Death Tong
Season 3, episode 10 W: Peter Allan Fields D: Ray Danton With Barbara Luna (Sgt. Lee), Philip Ahn (Charlie Kuang), John Fujioka (Nin Tung Fat), James Hong (Wang), Carlene Watkins (Shirley), William Bryant (Lt. Shilton). Pete and Mac are surprised to discover that the cook at the Bouzouki bar is a high-ranking member of a Chinese tong.
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