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On the Air

In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.

Not Rated Comedy Drama

Starring: Ian Buchanan, Marla Rubinoff, Nancye Ferguson, Miguel Ferrer, Marvin Kaplan

Writer: Mark Frost, Lisanne Sartor

Release Date:
June 20, 1992
Ratings:
6.2 / 10
Creator:
Mark Frost, David Lynch
Networks:

Overview

The year is 1957. The cast and crew of the Lester Guy Show are extremely apprehensive about their upcoming live television broadcast on the Zoblotnick Broadcasting Co. network. Lester Guy despises fellow cast member Betty Hudson for unknowingly becoming more popular than him and schemes to destroy her career. Only two of the seven episodes were written by David Lynch.