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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.
Apr 22, 2022 · It's a plot twist which fits perfectly for the crazy gang at WKRP In Cincinnati: Forty years after the show's last original telecast on April 21, 1982, we learn that it WASN'T the final new...
- John Kiesewetter
Apr 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.
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,...
- Dennis Perkins
Sep 18, 2023 · On this day 45 years ago, WKRP In Cincinnati began living on the air on the CBS Television network. Although it lasted only four seasons (1978-82), the situation comedy is still beloved...
The show ended production in 1993 after two seasons and 47 episodes. Only the "original three" characters of Mr. Carlson, Herb Tarlek, and Les Nessman remain with the program for the entire run and are seen in every episode.
