The New Show 1984
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Topic: Television series "The New Show" (1984). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1984
- First aired
- Jan 6, 1984
- Genres
- Comedy
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 4.8/10
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Topic: Television series "The New Show" (1984).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: The New Show.
Year: 1984.
Network: NBC.
Genre: Sketch comedy.
Producer: Lorne Michaels (creator of Saturday Night Live).
Run duration: One season, from January 6 to March 23, 1984.
Format: 60 minutes in length, entirely pre-recorded, similar to Saturday Night Live.
Ratings/Performance: Lowest rated of 94 programs that aired during the 1983-84 television season.
Average rating: 7.81 household rating.
Competition (Opposite): 20/20 and Falcon Crest.
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The New Show is an NBC sketch comedy program produced by Lorne Michaels. (13 words)
Should you watch it?
“Lorne Michaels created this short-lived 1984 NBC sketch comedy series featuring a pre-recorded format.”
- Produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels
- Presents a format similar to Saturday Night Live
- Consists of 60-minute pre-recorded episodes
- It was the lowest rated of 94 programs that aired during the 1983-84 television season.
Watch it if you want to explore television history from Lorne Michaels and the 1983-84 season.
The tone and pacing reflect a 60-minute pre-recorded sketch comedy format that aired on NBC in early 1984.
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It was the lowest rated program of the 1983-84 television season, averaging a 7.81 household rating while airing opposite 20 and 20 and Falcon Crest.
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The series ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984, with 60-minute episodes.
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