Monday, September 23, 2013

50 Years Ago This Evening: The Debut of "East Side West Side" on CBS



Among the cast members:  George C. Scott as a social worker and Cecily Tyson as his office secretary.

A short-lived series, and The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows tells us why.

Critics appreciated the gritty realism of this series in the midst of TV's land of make-believe, but its downbeat subjects proved deadly with viewers and it was dropped after a single season.

The 10:00-11:00 p.m. (Eastern) broadcast time -- I lived in Warren PA  at this time -- and the responsibility of a morning paper route meant that I was in bed by this time.

Downtown Warren PA -- as circa 1963 as I can get



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