The New Show
The New Show is a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, which ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in format to SNL. It was the lowest rated of 94 programs that aired during the 1983-84 television season, averaging a dismal 7.81 household rating. It was opposite 20/20 & Falcon Crest.
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Season 1
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E1
Steve Martin, Jeff Goldblum, Catherine O'Hara
Jan 6, 1984 · 60m -
2
E2
John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Paul Simon
Ruth Gordon and Orson Welles (VB, Candy) Why don't you check on the baby? (Fisher) Paul Simon performs Hearts and Bones Mountain Mike (DT, Simon, Candy) Time Truck (everyone) Andropov faking illness (everyone) Weekend Tonight (BH, DT, Candy as Pavarotti) Paul Simon debuts music video for Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War Roy's Food Repair (everyone)
Jan 13, 1984 -
3
E3
Kevin Kline, Gilda Radner, John Candy
Jan 20, 1984 -
4
E4
Raul Julia, Penny Marshall
Feb 3, 1984 -
5
E5
Randy & Dennis Quaid, Catherine O'Hara
Feb 10, 1984 -
6
E6
Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara
Jim McKay at the Olympics (DT, VB) Steve Martin asks "What Kind of Guy Watches the New Show?" Couple seeing the doctor about "going unconscious" (DT, O'Hara, BH) Steve Martin as Italian gigolo (also with O'Hara) Cyndi Lauper performs New York Daily Bugle (Martin, O'Hara, BH, DT) Weekend Tonight (BH, DT, O'Hara as Julie Andrews, DT as Boy George) Problem with extras (everyone) New employee (DT, BH, Moynihan) Cyndi Lauper performs Film segment: "The Day Before"
Feb 17, 1984 -
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E7
Best Of
Feb 24, 1984 -
8
E8
Candice Bergen, Steve Guttenberg
Mar 9, 1984 -
9
E9
Laraine Newman, John Candy
Mar 16, 1984 -
10
E10
Teri Garr
Mar 23, 1984