Goodnight, Beantown

Goodnight, Beantown
Genre Sitcom
Written by AJ Carothers
Elias Davis

Bill Greer
Kathy Greer
Steve Kline
Ron Osborn
David Pollock
Jeff W. Reno
Directed by Alan Bergmann
Peter Baldwin
Alan Bergmann
Bill Bixby
Kim Friedman
David Nelson
Will Mackenzie
Dick Martin
Bob Sweeney
Harry Winer
Starring Bill Bixby
Mariette Hartley
Composer(s) Dennis McCarthy
Country of origin USA
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 18
Production
Executive producer(s) Bill Bixby
Paul Treva Brandon
AJ Carothers
Producer(s) Elias Davis
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Bill Greer
Kathy Greer
David Pollock
Cinematography Richard C. Glouner
Running time 30 mins.
Production company(s) Bixby-Brandon Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network CBS
Original release April 2, 1983 – August 29, 1984

Goodnight, Beantown is an American sitcom that aired on CBS for two brief seasons in 1983 and 1984.

Synopsis

The series starred Bill Bixby as Matt Cassidy and Mariette Hartley as Jennifer Barnes, two news anchors at a fictional Boston, Massachusetts television station. Matt is a longtime fixture at station WYN-TV where he anchors the evening news broadcasts, but when the ratings for his news broadcast begin to slide, the station management pairs the reluctant anchor with a female co-anchor, Jennifer.

The series follows their rocky relationship as they are not only co-workers, but are also across-the-hall neighbors in the same building. Although slightly antagonistic at work, they don't let that stand in their way of being attracted to one another.

The series title comes from Matt's sign off on the nightly newscasts, "Goodnight, Beantown."

Co-stars included Tracey Gold as the divorced Jennifer's daughter, Susan; and George Coe as station manager, Dick Novak. Over the two seasons, Charles Levin, G. W. Bailey, Jim Staahl, Stephanie Faracy and Todd Susman played their co-workers at WYN.

Bixby and Hartley had previously worked together in an episode of The Incredible Hulk, and at the time of making Goodnight, Beantown, Hartley was appearing in a series of television commercials for Polaroid cameras with James Garner.

The series first aired in the spring of 1983 for a limited run of five episodes. When it returned in the fall, it lasted 13 more episodes before being cancelled due to low ratings.

Cast

Episode guide

Season 1

Episode # Production Code Episode Title Airdate
1 167901 Pilot April 2, 1983
2 167902 "The Out-of-Towner" April 9, 1983
3 167904 "The Source" April 16, 1983
4 167903 "Custody" April 23, 1983
5 167905 "Please Stand By" April 30, 1983

Season 2

Episode # Production Code Episode Title Airdate
6 185334 "Hooking for Mister Goodbar" October 1, 1983
7 185333 "What's Good for the Goose" October 8, 1983
8 185331 "A Felon Needs a Girl" October 15, 1983
9 185332 "Invasions of Privacy" October 22, 1983
10 185335 "Popsicle" October 29, 1983
11 185336 "Our Man in the Slammer" November 5, 1983
12 185338 "Looking Forward to the Past" November 12, 1983
13 185338 "Happy Medium" November 19, 1983
14 185340 "Valerie's Fan" December 3, 1983
15 185337 "An Old Flame Flickers" December 17, 1983
16 185341 "Peace on Earth (aka Deadline)" January 4, 1984
17 185342 "The Consumer's Best Friend" January 11, 1984
18 185343 "Lost and Foundering" January 18, 1984

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Category Recipient
1983 Emmy Award Nominated Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mariette Hartley
1984 Young Artist Award Winner Best Young Actress in a New Television Series Tracey Gold
Best New Television Series
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