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Seriously, not even a mention for the series premiere of Imaginary Mary? I understand the absence of Nature and Secrets of the Dead, but there's even a review to go along with Mary.

According to TV grids of the day, yes.

NBC THURSDAY, 5 April 1984 (next time: The Duck Factory)

NBC THURSDAY, 29 March 1984
(Ratings ranking out of 69 programs)

NBC THURSDAY, 22 March 1984
(Ratings ranking out of 72 programs)

In honor of Bones' finale, a favorite line of mine from Raising Hope:
Burt: A crisis is when they move your favorite show to Friday night. Now I don't know whether Booth and Bones are still boning on Bones.

They seemed to think the genre could save their non-Thursday (and sometimes Wednesday) programming holes. After The Golden Girls, the network scaled back.

NBC tried so hard to find successful family-friendly sitcoms.

Matthew S: AWAKE. He knew NBC's real agenda.

Starting Wednesday, The Duck Factory will be fully reviewed as part of the lineup — or at least until it was yanked and moved to Wednesday.

Tomorrow, I wrap up Buffalo Bill.

NBC THURSDAY, 15 March 1984
(Ratings ranking out of 69 programs)

Late Night Roll Call
Jimmy Fallon: Scarlett Johansson, Richard Dreyfuss, and Dan White
Stephen Colbert: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, Jay Chandrasekhar, Aimee Mann
Seth Meyers: Craig Ferguson* **, Rachel Dratch*, and George Saunders
James Corden: J.J. Redick, leaper Scott Bakula, Pete Holmes**, and MisterWives
Carson Daly:

It is easier to tell them — I was told before I even understood what it meant — but at the same time, there was a time when adoption was looked down upon in certain circles and families. Unable to conceive meant you were a lesser human being, so for the parents' own social standing, the might hide the adoption. I

Thoughts On for all of 2018: the 340+ episodes of Knots Landing

And also on the bubble at NBC was Silver Spoons, which had two more seasons at NBC and then another in syndication.

Eh. It can be 2 things. I considered the first modifier in relation to the present day.

I've got nothing to lose…

Only one tonight because I wasn’t in a writing mood this afternoon. This season should wrap up in the Friday WOT. Then I’ll probably take a week off before starting fall 1984 — and I’ll be taking two months to cover a season. In the meantime, a story I forgot to share last time…

NBC THURSDAY, 8 March 1984
(Ratings ranking out of 72 programs)