
Overview
The New Show is a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, which ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in format to SNL. It was the lowest rated of 94 programs that aired during the 1983-84 television season, averaging a dismal 7.81 household rating. It was opposite 20/20 & Falcon Crest.
Cast
Catherine O'Hara
10 episodes
Dave Thomas
10 episodes
Buck Henry
10 episodes
Maggie Wheeler
10 episodes
John Candy
10 episodes
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