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WKRP premiered on September 18, 1978, on the CBS television network and aired for four seasons and 90 episodes, ending on April 21, 1982. Starting in the middle of the second season, CBS repeatedly moved the show around its schedule, contributing to lower ratings and its eventual cancellation.
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Apr 21, 2022 · By the time the last episode of WKRP in Cincinnati aired on April 21, 1982, the network had pulled the plug, a fate the classic sitcom’s titular radio station had managed to avoid for four,...
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WKRP in Cincinnati is an American situation comedy television series that features the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and originally aired on CBS from September 1978 to April 1982.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Pilot"22"Pilot, Part 2"33"Les on a Ledge"44"Hoodlum Rock"Michael ZinbergApr 21, 2022 · The "Up and Down The Dial" episode which aired April 21, 1982 — 40 years ago today — was the last original episode on CBS after four seasons of WKRP In Cincinnati.
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- From Brotherly Love to the Second City to the Queen City. The adventures of the fictional radio station sometimes mirrored reality in Cincinnati, such as when 11 people were trampled to death as fans rushed into a concert by The Who in 1979.
- Film versus video. Unlike most other sitcoms from MTM Productions, “WKRP” was shot on videotape as opposed to film, giving a different visual quality. Kampmann said he’s two-minded about whether he would have pushed for film had he been showrunner.
- Intentional reality. Although he gravitated toward writing the fictional characters of Herb Tarlek, Les Nessman and Mr. Carlson, Kampmann often wrote episodes featuring celebrities such as Dr. Joyce Brothers and Bert Parks.
- Only 17 plots? After 90 episodes, "WKRP" came to an end on April 21, 1982. “I've always said that it went for four years, but it was really built to go for seven or eight.
Mar 27, 2024 · End date: Apr 1982. Status: cancelled/ended. Network (s): CBS ( US) Run time: 30 min. Episodes: 90 eps. Genre (s): Comedy. Credits: regulars: Gary Sandy as Andy Travis, program director. Gordon Jump as Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson, general manager. Loni Anderson as Jennifer Marlowe, receptionist. Richard Sanders as Les Nessman, news director.
The arrival of new programme director Andy Travis (Gary Sandy), brought sudden and dramatic changes to WKRP, a small Cincinnati-based AM radio station (1530 on the dial) that had been losing money for years by playing sedate easy-listening music.
