Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mary (1978 TV series)


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 18:01, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Mary (1978 TV series)

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Too short-lived to have made an impact. Prod contested because it aired on CBS Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:26, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:26, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep All prime time TV shows received coverage, especially in the era before the internet and when there were only 3 networks. Does anyone really think this show had NO coverage, no reviews, no attention? It was MTM's first show after her hugely successful Mary Tyler Moore Show, and received tons of coverage (but almost impossible to find online being that it was only 3 episodes and aired in 1978!). TV Guide ran a cover story for the show the week it premiered .  It is often mentioned in contemporary coverage about how it helped kick off the careers of David Letterman and Michael Keaton, who both appeared in it. One such article is cited in the article.  Here is an article from the Salina Journal in Sept 1978, Calgary Herald , Dayton Daily News , The Columbia Record  just to name a few.  Donald D23   talk to me  01:40, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * This is a fiendishly hard show to search for and I couldn't find a single way to include keywords in a way that didn't return a billion false positives. What was your trick? Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:47, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I used "Mary Tyler Moore" + variety, and limited the search to September 1978. Donald D23   talk to me  01:56, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per DonaldD23's sources. matt91486 (talk) 18:21, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. A mainstream television series starring Mary Tyler Moore is necessarily notable, to the point that it is difficult to regard this as a good-faith nomination. Newyorkbrad (talk) 07:55, 14 May 2022 (UTC)


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