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Whatever other effect the CBS hubbub had, noted an ABC vice president, it "gave the impression of a shop being out of control." In this rival view, a new problem began to loom for Wyman and his lieutenants: "What was at stake here was the perception of the ability to govern." The attacks on Wyman's authority, in other words, were hurting, particularly as they gathered media attention...
...those in attendance described the meal as a "brainstorming session." The main topic: CBS's continued independence. Said the board source: "We just didn't want the company to go the way of ABC and NBC. We didn't want CBS to be part of a big conglomerate...
...Robert Daly, a former CBS entertainment president who is currently head of Warner Bros., and Douglas McCorkindale, vice chairman of Gannett. Daly has declared publicly that he is not interested, while McCorkindale reportedly said he had not been approached. Another possible candidate: Michael Eisner, a former ABC executive who is now chairman of Walt Disney Productions...
...programming plans. Only last month he invited CBS Entertainment President B. Donald ("Bud") Grant to his Southampton summer home on Long Island to discuss the fall schedule. But Paley's dissatisfaction grew as he watched the network's fortunes decline. In a recent interview, he voiced disappointment that rival ABC had succeeded in wooing Lucille Ball, one of CBS's first TV stars, back in a sitcom this fall. "I think our people were stupid not to think of it first," he said. Age has begun to take its toll. Though in apparent good health, Paley has slowed down considerably...
Crusading professionals are out in force on TV screens again this fall, but most seem untouched by the winds of change. CBS's Kay O'Brien, about a female surgeon, is Dr. Kildare crossed with Cagney & Lacey. In ABC's Jack and Mike, a newspaper columnist rushes to help folks in trouble while trying to keep her marriage afloat, a yuppie update of Hart to Hart. In CBS's Downtown, a tough cop gets crime-fighting help from four oddball parolees, a sort of B-Team. In addition to the routine fare, however, Bochco and Mann are introducing second- generation...