Goodnight, Beantown
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Goodnight, Beantown is an American sitcom that aired on CBS for two brief seasons in 1983 and 1984.
Synopsis
The series stars Bill Bixby as Matt Cassidy, and Mariette Hartley as Jennifer Barnes: two news anchors at WYN-TV, a fictional television station in Boston, Massachusetts. Matt is the station's evening news anchor and a longtime fixture at the station. However, when Matt's ratings begin to slide, the station management pairs the reluctant anchor with female co-anchor Jennifer.
The series follows their rocky relationship as they are not only coworkers but neighbors in the same building. Although slightly antagonistic at work, they are attracted to each other.
The series title comes from Matt's signoff at the end of the nightly newscasts, as "Beantown" is a common nickname for Boston (despite locals' disdain for the appellation).[1]
Co-stars included Tracey Gold as the divorced Jennifer's daughter Susan and George Coe as station manager Dick Novak. Over the two seasons, Charles Levin, G. W. Bailey, Jim Staahl, Stephanie Faracy and Todd Susman played their co-workers at WYN.
Bixby and Hartley had previously worked together on an episode of The Incredible Hulk, and at the time of making Goodnight, Beantown, Hartley was appearing in a series of television commercials for Polaroid cameras with James Garner.
The series first aired Sundays at 8:00 p.m. in the spring of 1983 for a limited run of five episodes. When it returned in the fall, it aired Sundays at 9:30 p.m. for 13 more episodes before being canceled because of its middling ratings.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Cast
- Bill Bixby as Matt Cassidy
- Mariette Hartley as Jennifer Barnes
- George Coe as Dick Novak
- Tracey Gold as Susan Barnes
- G. W. Bailey as Albert Addelson
- Stephanie Faracy as Valerie Wood
- Charles Levin as Sam Holliday
- Jim Staahl as Frank Fletcher
- Todd Susman as Augie Kleindab
US television ratings
| Season | Episodes | Start Date | End Date | Nielsen Rank | Nielsen Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | 5 | April 3, 1983 | May 1, 1983 | 21 | 18.6[2]Template:Refn |
| 1983-84 | 13 | October 2, 1983 | January 15, 1984 | 34 | 16.6[3]Template:Refn |
Episodes
Season 1 (1983)
Season 2 (1983–84)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Emmy Award | Nominated | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mariette Hartley |
| 1984 | Young Artist Award | Winner | Best Young Actress in a New Television Series | Tracey Gold |
| Best New Television Series | - Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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References
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External links
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- Fan site
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- 1983 American television series debuts
- 1984 American television series endings
- 1980s American sitcoms
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
- Television news sitcoms
- American English-language television shows
- Television shows set in Boston
- CBS sitcoms