Battle of the Network Stars: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Battle of the Network Stars was a series of competitions where television stars from ABC, CBS, and NBC would compete in various sporting events. A total of nineteen of these competitions were held, all of which were aired by ABC. The show aired sporadically airing between 1 and 2 specials a year with a total of 19 episodes from 13 November 1976 to 10 December 1988.

Series details

• Title: Battle of the Network Stars
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1976-11-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-12-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 27101
• IMDb ID: tt0321394
• TVDB ID: 70506

Cast and credited roles

• Howard Cosell — Host
• Caitlyn Jenner — Co-Host (as Bruce Jenner)
• John Madden — Commissioner
• Shari Belafonte — Co-Host
• Scott Baio — Co-Host
• Debby Boone — Co-Host
• Marcus Allen — Football Commissioner
• Robert Conrad — Co-Host
• Donna Mills — Co-Host
• Morgan Fairchild — Co-Host
• Rona Barrett — Co-Host
• Reggie Jackson — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-11-13; final listed air date 1988-12-10; episode order: 19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Battle of the Network Stars on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.