Television networks will throw around more money this fall and winter than ever before, put on more spectaculars, more color, more old movies ($150 million worth) than have ever been seen. It will, quite obviously, be the biggest season to date. A sampling of shows to come:
ABC will put on a nighttime version of Omnibus, the best of the highbrow shows, which moved over from CBS. Programs include a re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg as directed by Delbert (Marty) Mann and a look at the history of U.S. musical comedy through the...
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