"Stand by. Five seconds to air."<br > Just out of camera range， the studio floor manag，<br >waved his open hand at the three television correspon，<br >ents， dropping one finger at a time as he counted off tt<br >final seconds to 10 P.M.<br > "Five... four..， three..， two..， one..， he1<br >we go.<br > In fifteen million homes across America， TV screm<br >were filled with a close-up picture of a utilitarian stud:<br >clock， its second hand sweeping silently around the fac<br >The words THE HOUR， in red， were superimposed ov(<br >the clock.<br > "Stand by announcer，" the director said into tl:<br >intercom.<br > Out of the way in a corner of the studio， the m<br >nouncer watched the clock pictured on his monito<br >When the second hand circled past the 1， a red ligl<br >beside his TV set flashed on.<br > "Cue announcer!"<br > The Continental Broadcasting Network pre-<br > sents The Hour， television s number-one investi-<br > gative news program. Every Sunday night at<br >