The Superstars continued on and off at different times on ABC, CBS and NBC through 2009.Ģ) The first Battle of the Network Stars on Novembegan with the following narration by William Conrad (of then Cannon and later Jake and the Fatman fame) as if he were setting the scene for King Lear: In the first Superstars in 1973, this premise came close to tragedy, as heavyweight champion boxer Joe Frazier nearly drowned in a 50 meter swim race only afterwards did Frazier admit that he didn’t know how to swim and added, “How was I to know I couldn’t unless I tried it?” After that producers no doubt were a lot more careful in vetting event participants.
Here are 10 fun facts about the show that lasted over a decade (with one or two episodes a year) in its original run: Let The Games Begin!ġ) Battle of the Network Stars started as a sort of spin-off of the popular ABC show, The Superstars, in which professional athletes competed in sports outside of their normal realm. When the Battle of the Network Stars premiered in 1976 it was instant television gold for several reasons, including: the 3 major networks competing dominated television, the stars on them were extremely famous because of that dominance, the events they participated in could be fun or serious (and sometimes both simultaneously), and combining sports and celebrity simply worked.īe sure to add your comments in the “Leave a Reply” section at the bottom of this page
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