European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On Tolate nights on an a More program changes Sarah Bottorff to plus editor so you re in heaven with triple header sports saturday night but you can to figure out what happened to quantum leap so you tuned in Early one sleepless morning and there was Good of Jack Kugman playing Quincy a How a he get on an and what a this new show goodnight bean town Welcome to More programming changes on an to. You May recall late last month an announced it was turning to All or nearly All sports for saturday and sunday nights. The programs like quantum leap that used to he sandwiched into the weekend nights after games would find a spot on the weeknights and programmers would no longer have to agonize Over whether to air the first or the second game in a doubleheader. Now they air them both with a third game a night often thrown in for Good measure. Great so everybody a Happy and an got a lot of Calls from people with positive feedback right lots of people May be lots of Happy but the notion that they d Call and say so strikes an broadcast operations chief Tom Baxter As somewhat funny. A people done to Call to congratulate you Quot he said last week a they Call to  the bulk of the complaints not surprisingly comes from people who think an has gone sporting mad. A some of the audience seem to perceive that we be Cut programming for sports a said Baxter. A a that a no True. We be moved programs to the weekdays. But now we be also decided to extend the programming a few More hours everyday to give the audience All we can give in the Way of programming a the upshot of All this is 24 hour programming something an had until a year ago and Cut due to personnel reductions. Baxter said the personnel reductions have not been made up but the station is stretching the existing staff anyway to stay on the air longer. The solution Isnit perfect however. Something a got to give when you done to put dramas and sitcoms on the weekends and when the Early and mid evenings on the week nights Are filled. What so a Given so far ending up airing after Midnight on tuesday and wednesday respectively Are the Afore mentioned quantum leap and Falcon Crest. There a just not space for them before Midnight says Baxter. Several quantum leap fans have written stars and stripes As Well As an in protest. The Falcon Crest fans Are not As vocal but programmers at an Are not backing Down. Quantum leap is suffering badly in the Nielsen ratings in the states and Falcon Crest rated so poorly it was cancelled by its network a and the ratings in the states form the basis for an programming decisions to a great extent. A a that a the Only objective Way to discriminate Between programs a said Baxter. A we realize we re disappointing some quantum leap fans a he added. A but there Are 600,000 people out there a at least there used to be before the saudi conflict buildup. A we think there Are Many More of those people who Are interested in the shows that we Are now putting in prime  a third casualty of a sort is Paradise a family Western starring Lee Horsley that was due to Start its second season on an this week. There was just no place to put it on the schedule and its too family oriented to put on after Midnight said Baxter. So its being postponed until a spot can be found on the schedule with Luck sometime in the next few weeks. So meanwhile what is on in All these new Early morning hours of programming armed forces radio and television service has Cut bade by about 10 percent on the shows it s sending to stations like an so an has pulled a few classics from the video Library to air after Midnight Here a a Brief guide for those whose memories of old shows have faded somewhat Baretta after Midnight thursday a from the late 1970s. The adventures of a big hearted big City undercover cop with a Funky lifestyle and a cockatoo for a companion starring Robert Blake. Quincy after Midnight wednesday a late �?T70s to Early �?T80s. The Slob Side of the Odd couple Jack Klugman takes on a somewhat More serious role As Quincy m.e., a medical examiner who refuses to stay in the . County coroners office and instead is careening All Over the City solving murders. Barney Miller after Midnight tuesday As Well As its regular spot Friday mornings a also late �?T70s to Early �?T80s. Ensemble comedy cast plays police detectives in a crumbly new York station House dealing with whatever nut cases and serious social issues walk in the door. Goodnight Beantown after Midnight tuesday a lasted one and a half seasons in the Early 1980s. Bill Bixby and Marietta Hartley Star in this  in Cincinnati sort of sitcom about a to newsroom in Boston. Oregon Trail after Midnight monday a extremely Brief one month Western of the late 1970s. A lot like Paradise actually. Here Rod Taylor plays a single father on a Wagon train. 12 of cock High after Midnight monday a mid-6ds. The Story of the men of the 918 the bombardment group of the . Eighth air Force stationed in England during world War ii and risking their lives in bombing raids. Also appearing after Midnight Are monday night football and other sports news shows quantum leap on tuesdays and Falcon Crest on wednesdays Arsenio Hall on mondays tuesdays and wednesdays and late night with David let Terman on mondays. The tonight show does not appear in the current programming. Worth watching this week on Souther european broadcasting in addition to the thanksgiving specials noted in the caption below Are go Johnny go fabulous �?T50s music no plot on wednesday and the last Ever episode of family ties Friday in which the Long running sitcom ends with Alexis departure for new York. The tenth Man also wednesday is a Good mystery based on  Greene novel. Under the Volcano sunday is a Good drama starring Albert Finney. And Battle of Britain sunday stars an amazing number of people fighting off the nazis attempted air invasion. A a Charlie Brown thanksgiving is among a number of thanksgiving specials planned for thursday by an to seb Nbs-tv4 in Iceland rv2 in Rota Spain ebs to in Torrejon Spain and ebs to in Turkey. Most will carry the Macy a thanksgiving Day Parade live at 3 . Central european time. Other shows on some or All of the stations Check the listings a a Garfield a thanksgiving a a bugs Bunny a thanksgiving a a Daffy ducks thanksgiving a a thanksgiving Promise a family film starring Lloyd Bridges and sons and wife and two nil games Denver at Detroit at 6 30 . Get and Washington at Dautas at . Cd Page 10 c to plus sunday november 18,1990