The networks were so busy this week preening themselves for their big fall showings that they all but forgot about the dreary ruins of summer. From a distance, the 1957-58 schedule promised TV's most Special Spectacular season.
ABC, with some of the top crooners in show business under contract, also plans to tame the wild frontier with some likely-looking cowpokes from the stables of Warner Bros. Biggest and most expensive property is tantrum-prone Frank Sinatra, who will headline two live hour-long spectaculars, 13 half-hour musicals on film and 23 filmed dramatic shows. Frankie's...
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