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Tuesday
Night 1997/1998
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ABC:
Tuesday at 8:30pm (Half Hour Sitcom)
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Premise
After
actor Simon Ferguson (Tim Curry) is fired from
his soap opera job, he turns to his ex-wife for
help. Despite her better judgement, Kate (Annie
Potts) decides to let her ex-husband work at her
struggling hotel
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Hotel
sitcoms have been a plot device in a number of
shows including Hot L Baltimore (1975),
Last Resort (79/80) Checking In
(1981), and the Golden Girls spin-off Golden
Palace
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Familiar
Faces
Movie
actor Tim Curry, Annie Potts (Designing Women)
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Our
Take
Against
NBC's strong 8pm-9pm programming, Over the
Top faces an uphill battle
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Expect
to Hear
<<Unavailable for Preview>>
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ABC:
Monday at 8pm (Hour Drama)
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Premise
Ted
Hiller (Kevin Nealon) and Neil Diller (Richard
Lewis) are partners both at work (as TV writers)
and at home. While Hiller is a stable, family
man, Diller has no clue how to fit the children
he recently received custody of into his irresponsible
lifestyle
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The
Odd Couple meets The Dick Van Dyke Show/The
Jackie Thomas Show
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Familiar
Faces
Richard
Lewis (Anything But Love), Kevin Nealon
(Saturday Night Live)
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Our
Take
Hiller
& Diller benefits from a strong cast and
an excellent time slot between Home Improvement
and NYPD Blue
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Expect
to Hear
Lizzy
(Hiller's Daughter): "Daddy, can you help me
study History later?"
Hiller: "Okay, but not too much later or there'll
be more to study"
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CBS:
Tuesday at 9pm (Hour Drama)
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Premise
Former
NYPD Blue star David Caruso plays Michael
Hayes, an ex-cop turned federal prosecutor in
this drama
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The
short lived 1997 series Feds also followed
the trials and tribulations of federal prosecutors
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Familiar
Faces
David
Caruso (NYPD Blue)
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Our
Take
Michael
Hayes will face tough competition from proven
9pm winners Home Improvement and Frasier
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Expect
to Hear
“I believe this is the reason I was given the
position and I believe this is the result we were
after”
- Michael Hayes
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CBS:
Tuesday at 10pm (Hour Drama)
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Premise
Anthony
Dellaventura is a veteran police detective who
found that the system did not always work for
him. Now operating as a private detective, Dellaventura
continues to help people that have no where else
to turn
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Where
Have We Seen This Before - The Equalizer
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Familiar
Faces
Danny
Aiello (The Last Don)
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Our
Take
ABC
owns 10pm with NYPD Blue and NBC has found
their own success in this time slot with Dateline
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Expect
to Hear
“Don't you know tough guys don't dance and
Italians don't eat sushi”
- Dellaventura
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