Darth23
Dec 18th, 2001, 07:16:30 AM
NETWORKS EYE BURNETT'S ACCOMPLISHMENT
Today's Headlines
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Hoping to reproduce the success of last month's Carol Burnett special on CBS, other networks are mounting either reunion specials or movies based on past hits such as Happy Days, The Cosby Show, M*A*S*H, Three's Company, The Waltons, The Monkees and Batman, Mediaweek reported today (Monday). It quoted ABC Co-Chairman Stuart Bloomberg as saying, "Certainly the response to Carol Burnett has caused all of the networks to check on the status of popular shows, to examine their highlights and to explore the possibility of producing a reunion." The trade publication noted that since several of the programs were produced by studios that now have close ties with other networks, many of the specials could wind up airing on outlets other than the ones that broadcast the original shows.
Today's Headlines
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Hoping to reproduce the success of last month's Carol Burnett special on CBS, other networks are mounting either reunion specials or movies based on past hits such as Happy Days, The Cosby Show, M*A*S*H, Three's Company, The Waltons, The Monkees and Batman, Mediaweek reported today (Monday). It quoted ABC Co-Chairman Stuart Bloomberg as saying, "Certainly the response to Carol Burnett has caused all of the networks to check on the status of popular shows, to examine their highlights and to explore the possibility of producing a reunion." The trade publication noted that since several of the programs were produced by studios that now have close ties with other networks, many of the specials could wind up airing on outlets other than the ones that broadcast the original shows.