Goodnight, Beantown

Goodnight, Beantown was a critically acclaimed but short-lived American situation comedy that aired on CBS for two brief seasons in 1983 and 1984.

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American - Situation comedy - CBS - 1983 - 1984

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The series starred Bill Bixby as Matt Cassidy and Mariette Hartley as Jennifer Barnes, two news anchors at a fictional Boston, Massachusetts television station. Matt is a longtime fixture at WYN-TV, but when the ratings for his news broadcast begin to drop, the station pairs the reluctant host with a female co-anchor. The series follows their rocky relationship. Co-stars included Tracey Gold and George Coe

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Bill Bixby - Mariette Hartley - Boston, Massachusetts - Tracey Gold - George Coe

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Bixby and Hartley had previously worked together in a fondly-remembered episode of Bixby's The Incredible Hulk, and at the time of making Goodnight, Beantown, Hartley was appearing in a popular series of television commericals for Polaroid cameras with James Garner.

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The Incredible Hulk - Television commericals - Polaroid - James Garner

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The series first aired in the spring of 1983 for a limited run of five episodes. When it returned in the fall, it lasted only 13 more episodes before being cancelled due to low ratings.

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