in a tale that encompasses the whole

of contemporary television, The Sweeps will

introduce you to all these people and more:

Ed Asner Head of the Screen Actors Guild and former star of

Lou Grant, Asner found himself."graylisted" in the industry

because of his politicsmmade, by his own lights, close to un-

employable.

Allan Katz Former producer of some of the most popular

shows on television, including M*A S*H and Rhoda, Katz

has staked his future on the production of a feature film, The

Hunchback of UCLA, in which he plans to star.

Fred Silverman The only man in history to have, over a

period of years, directed programming for all three networks,

Silverman was the major shaping force in network television.

Ted Danson Star of the struggling NBC comedy series

Cheers, the laid-back former high-school jock found himself

an overnight sex symbol thanks to the awesome powers of

network television.

Steve Cannell The most successful young independent tele-

vision producer in Hollywood, CanneH was the man behind

shows like Baretta, The Rockford Files, and The A-Team. In

less than two and a half years, his production company gen-

erated over $100 million.

Harry Anderson The studious former magician-con man-

comedian who found himself elevated overnight to star and

kingpin of one of NBC s few successful new shows, Night Court.

Corky Hubbert At four feet, eight inches tall, the manic and

voluble Hubbert is the closest thing to a rising superstar

midget in Hollywood. Watch him claw his way to the top.

Karen Salkin The first true cable-television starlet, whose

public access show, Karen s Restaurant Revue, made her the

toast of hip Los AngeleS.