Television Obscurities - Exhibit: Network Television Promotion

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Exhibit Opened June 22nd, 2008

Here's a collection of network promotional spots, primarily from the 1960s through the 1980s, broken into four distinct categories.

The Series Or Season Premiere Promo

Funny Face (CBS, 1972)

The Fitzpatricks (CBS, 1978)

The Episode Preview

Adventures in Paradise - "The Violent Journey" (ABC, March 28th, 1960)

Lost in Space - "The Space Creature" (CBS, November 15th, 1967)

Thriller - "The Grim Reaper" (NBC, June 13th, 1961)

Gibbsville - "All the Young Girls" (NBC, December 16th, 1976)

ER - "Blizzard" (NBC, December 8th, 1994)

Ford Theatre - "The Ardent Woodsman" (NBC, January 14th, 1954)

The Defenders - "The Hidden Fury" (CBS, March 28th, 1964)

The Generic Promotional Spot

The Brady Bunch (CBS, 1970)

The Green Hornet (ABC, 1966)

The Wild, Wild West (CBS, 1967)

The Odd Couple (CBS, 1970)

The Network Line-Up

ABC Thursday Night Line-Up (1967)

CBS Wednesday Night Line-Up (1978)

ABC Saturday Night Line-Up (1963)

NBC Tuesday Night Line-up (1994)

Partial NBC Saturday Night Line-up (1984)

Last Updated June 22nd, 2008