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The New Show

1984 · 1 season · 1h per episode · Comedy

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.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 10 episodes (January 6, 1984)

Cast

• Catherine O'Hara
• Dave Thomas
• Buck Henry
• Maggie Wheeler
• John Candy

Details

First aired

January 6, 1984

Episodes

10

Genres

Comedy

Network

NBC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

4.8 / 10 from 6 votes