Goodnight, Beantown: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Goodnight, Beantown (1983): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Matt Cassidy and Jennifer Barnes are two news anchors at a fictional Boston, Massachusetts television station. Matt is a longtime fixture at station WYN-TV where he anchors the evening news broadcasts, but when the ratings for his news broadcast begin to slide, the station management pairs the reluctant anchor with a female co-anchor, Jennifer.
Series details
- Title: Goodnight, Beantown
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1983-04-03
- Final broadcast date listed: 1984-01-15
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 65040
- IMDb ID: tt0085024
- TVDB ID: 71724
Cast and credited roles
- Mariette Hartley — Jennifer Barnes
- Bill Bixby — Matt Cassidy
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1983-04-03; final listed air date 1983-05-01; episode order: 5.
- Season 2: premiered 1983-10-02; final listed air date 1984-01-15; episode order: 13.
Source and licence
Adapted from Goodnight, Beantown 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.
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