Tartikoff's back, and MCA's got him. (former Paramount Pictures chairman Brandon Tartikoff will produce MCA television comedy show)(includes related article)

Broadcasting & Cable, October, 1993 by Freeman, Mike

Former NBC and Paramount chief to produce fall 1994 late-night ensemble comedy strip for syndication MCA TV executives wanted a bankable producer to launch a fall 1994 syndicated comedy strip into the hotly contested late-night daypart, so the "first call" to produce Last Call went to former NBC Entertainment and Paramount Pictures Chairman Brandon Tartikoff.

MCA TV's entry is not the only recent move into the daypart. The Chris-Craft/United Television and Paramount Stations Group have made a preliminary pilot commitment to The Newz, a topic-driven comedy strip being developed by former Viacom Enterprises executive Michael Gerber (see story, page 22). MCA-Universal Television Executive Vice President Ned Nalle describes the show as an ensemble comedy...

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