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.
The New Show (Season 1)
Steve Martin, Jeff Goldblum, Catherine O'Hara (Episode 1)
Air date: 1984-01-06
Runtime: 60 min
John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Paul Simon (Episode 2)
Air date: 1984-01-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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)
Kevin Kline, Gilda Radner, John Candy (Episode 3)
Air date: 1984-01-20
Raul Julia, Penny Marshall (Episode 4)
Air date: 1984-02-03
Randy & Dennis Quaid, Catherine O'Hara (Episode 5)
Air date: 1984-02-10
Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara (Episode 6)
Air date: 1984-02-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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"
Best Of (Episode 7)
Air date: 1984-02-24
Candice Bergen, Steve Guttenberg (Episode 8)
Air date: 1984-03-09
Laraine Newman, John Candy (Episode 9)
Air date: 1984-03-16
Teri Garr (Episode 10)
Air date: 1984-03-23
