Four in One
Encyclopedia
Four in One was the umbrella title
for a wheel series
broadcast in the United States
on the NBC
television network
as part of its 1970-71 schedule
in the Wednesday 10 PM Eastern time slot.
Four in One consisted of six episode
s of each of four drama
tic series, McCloud, San Francisco International Airport
, Night Gallery
and The Psychiatrist
. All six episodes of each program were run in order; then all were rerun
interspersed with each other with a different series being shown each week.
After the season, McCloud had proven sufficiently popular to be included as an element in a new wheel-format series, NBC Mystery Movie
, while Night Gallery was picked up as a stand-alone series. The other two elements, San Francisco International Airport and The Psychiatrist, were cancelled.
Umbrella title
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for a wheel series
Wheel series
A wheel series is a term applied in the broadcast television industry to a television program in which two or more regular series are rotated with the same time slot...
broadcast in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
as part of its 1970-71 schedule
1970-71 United States network television schedule
This was the television schedule on all three United States commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1970. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football....
in the Wednesday 10 PM Eastern time slot.
Four in One consisted of six episode
Episode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
s of each of four drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
tic series, McCloud, San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport (TV series)
San Francisco International Airport was a television drama aired in the United States by NBC as a part of its 1970-71 wheel series Four in One....
, Night Gallery
Night Gallery
Night Gallery is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, The Twilight Zone, served both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major contributor of scripts, although...
and The Psychiatrist
The Psychiatrist (TV series)
The Psychiatrist is an American television series about a young psychiatrist with unorthodox methods of helping his patients. Roy Thinnes played the title role of Dr. James Whitman. Luther Adler co-starred as Dr. Bernard Altman, the older psychiatrist with whom Whitman worked...
. All six episodes of each program were run in order; then all were rerun
Rerun
A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a radio or television broadcast. The invention of the rerun is generally credited to Desi Arnaz. There are two types of reruns—those that occur during a hiatus, and those that occur when a program is syndicated. Reruns can also be, as the...
interspersed with each other with a different series being shown each week.
After the season, McCloud had proven sufficiently popular to be included as an element in a new wheel-format series, NBC Mystery Movie
NBC Mystery Movie
The NBC Mystery Movie is the general name of an American television series, produced by Universal Studios, that was broadcast by NBC from 1971-77...
, while Night Gallery was picked up as a stand-alone series. The other two elements, San Francisco International Airport and The Psychiatrist, were cancelled.