''Four in One'' is the
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Uses of ...
for a
wheel series
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broadcast in the
United States
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on the
NBC
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television network
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as part of its
1970-71 schedule in the Wednesday 10 PM Eastern time slot.
''Four in One'' consisted of six
episode
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s of each of four
drama
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tic series: ''
McCloud'', ''
San Francisco International Airport'', ''
Night Gallery
''Night Gallery'' is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC from December 16, 1970, to May 27, 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, ''The Twilight Zone ...
'' and ''
The Psychiatrist''. All six episodes of each program were run in order; then all were
rerun
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Variations
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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
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'', while ''Night Gallery'' was picked up as a stand-alone series. The other two elements, ''San Francisco International Airport'' and ''The Psychiatrist'', were cancelled.
Episodes
References
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''
''
NBC original programming
1970 American television series debuts
1971 American television series endings
Television series by Universal Television
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