1970PT Watching Project Addendum

[Watching Project]

The shooting of hoDS impacted the taping schedule of the daytime show significantly, with many eps being taped out of sequence. And it began to impact taping weeks before shooting began on March 23, 1970. Here's how the daytime show was taped, broken down by weeks (and when the actors appearing in hoDS exited before shooting, appeared during shooting, and returned after shooting their parts):

Ep #0975  Taped: 03/02/70  Aired: 03/20/70  Leviathans
Ep #0977  Taped: 03/03/70  Aired: 03/24/70  Leviathans
Ep #0980  Taped: 03/04/70  Aired: 03/27/70  Leviathans
Ep #0981  Taped: 03/05/70  Aired: 03/30/70  1970PT
Ep #0982  Taped: 03/06/70  Aired: 03/31/70  1970PT  Karlen exits

Ep #0976  Taped: 03/09/70  Aired: 03/23/70  Leviathans
Ep #0974  Taped: 03/10/70  Aired: 03/19/70  Leviathans
Ep #0978  Taped: 03/11/70  Aired: 03/25/70  Leviathans  Frid exits
Ep #0979  Taped: 03/12/70  Aired: 03/26/70  Leviathans  Barrett, Edmonds exit
Ep #0983  Taped: 03/13/70  Aired: 04/01/70  1970PT  Bennett exits

Ep #0984  Taped: 03/16/70  Aired: 04/02/70  Henesy exits
Ep #0985  Taped: 03/17/70  Aired: 04/03/70  Briscoe, Hall, Scott exit
Ep #0986  Taped: 03/18/70  Aired: 04/06/70
Ep #0987  Taped: 03/19/70  Aired: 04/07/70
Ep #0988  Taped: 03/20/70  Aired: 04/08/70

hoDS Shooting Begins:
Ep #0993  Taped: 03/23/70  Aired: 04/15/70
Ep #0989  Taped: 03/24/70  Aired: 04/09/70  Barrett, Karlen appear
Ep #0991  Taped: 03/25/70  Aired: 04/13/70  Henesy appears
Ep #0992  Taped: 03/26/70  Aired: 04/14/70  Henesy appears
Ep #0990  Taped: 03/27/70  Aired: 04/10/70  Bennett, Edmonds appear

Ep #0994  Taped: 03/30/70  Aired: 04/16/70
Ep #0995  Taped: 03/31/70  Aired: 04/17/70

Production Of The Daytime Show Goes Dark: 04/01/70 - 04/10/70

Ep #0996  Taped: 04/13/70  Aired: 04/20/70
Ep #0997  Taped: 04/14/70  Aired: 04/21/70
Ep #0998  Taped: 04/15/70  Aired: 04/22/70
Ep #0999  Taped: 04/16/70  Aired: 04/23/70
Ep #1000  Taped: 04/17/70  Aired: 04/24/70

Ep #1003  Taped: 04/20/70  Aired: 04/29/70  Henesy returns
Ep #1004  Taped: 04/21/70  Aired: 04/30/70
Ep #1005  Taped: 04/22/70  Aired: 05/01/70
Ep #1002  Taped: 04/23/70  Aired: 04/28/70  Henesy
Ep #1001  Taped: 04/24/70  Aired: 04/27/70  Briscoe returns

Ep #1007  Taped: 04/27/70  Aired: 05/05/70  Bennett, Hall return
Ep #1008  Taped: 04/28/70  Aired: 05/06/70  Hall, Henesy
Ep #1006  Taped: 04/29/70  Aired: 05/04/70
Ep #1009  Taped: 04/30/70  Aired: 05/07/70  Edmonds returns
Ep #1010  Taped: 05/01/70  Aired: 05/08/70
hoDS Shooting Wraps...

Ep #1011  Taped: 05/04/70  Aired: 05/11/70  Frid, Barrett, Karlen return
Ep #1012  Taped: 05/05/70  Aired: 05/12/70
Ep #1013  Taped: 05/06/70  Aired: 05/13/70
Ep #1014  Taped: 05/07/70  Aired: 05/14/70
Ep #1015  Taped: 05/08/70  Aired: 05/15/70

Ep #1016  Taped: 05/11/70  Aired: 05/18/70  Scott returns

[Gothick]

This is fascinating.  I never knew there was a week-and-a-bit period where the show went dark completely.

I had also not know until some years ago that Lela Swift had to help out in T'town as DC's unofficial AD. 

All this adds fuel to my argument that one of the most pressing reasons to pull the plug on the series for good was the imminent beginning of the NoDS shoot.  But I'm sure that no documents exist to ever prove such a notion...

G.

[Taeylor Collins]

I concur G. This is a lot of fun to read! THANKS! I too had no idea that the show went dark for so long or that stuff was taped out of order!  I bet the poor actors were confused doing both and out of order!