The McLean Stevenson Show

The McLean Stevenson Show
Genre Sitcom
Created by Norman Barasch
Carroll Moore
Directed by Alan Myerson
Starring McLean Stevenson
Barbara Stuart
Theme music composer Paul Williams
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 12 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s) Monty Hall
Producer(s) Arnold Margolin
Don Van Atta
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network NBC
Original release December 1, 1976 (1976-12-01) – March 3, 1977 (1977-03-03)

The McLean Stevenson Show is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Wednesday nights from December 1, 1976 to March 3, 1977.[1]

Premise

The series centered on Mac Ferguson, the owner of a hardware store in Evanston, Illinois. Mac lived with his wife Peggy and two grown children, divorced daughter Janet, and son Chris. Also living in the household were Janet's two children, David and Jason, and Mac's mother-in-law.

Cast

Episode list

Title Air date
1"Who Do You Trust?"December 1, 1976 (1976-12-01)
2"Oldie But Goodie"December 8, 1976 (1976-12-08)
3"Going My Way"December 22, 1976 (1976-12-22)
4"Mac's Fatal Charm"December 29, 1976 (1976-12-29)
5"The Great Rift"January 19, 1977 (1977-01-19)
6"Janet Leaves Home"January 26, 1977 (1977-01-26)
7"Mac and Big Mac"February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09)
8"What Makes Mac Run?"February 16, 1977 (1977-02-16)
9"Grandma's Secret"February 23, 1977 (1977-02-23)
10"Money Troubles"March 2, 1977 (1977-03-02)
11"Strangers in the Night"N/A
12"Say It Isn't So"N/A

Ratings

It was hoped that Stevenson's popularity on M*A*S*H would draw viewers in, but the actor's first starring vehicle failed to find an audience and was cancelled after three months, with only ten of its twelve produced episodes airing. The series would be the first of a string of shows Stevenson would star in that would be canceled after short runs (followed by In the Beginning, Hello, Larry, his stint as a panelist on the final season of Match Game, Condo, and the TV adaptation of Dirty Dancing).

References

  1. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 760. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
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