‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ series debuts on CBS-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1978)


Video: 'WKRP in Cincinnati S01E01 Pilot'

(Monday, September 18, 1978, 8:40-9:10 p.m. EDT, delayed by President Carter’s address to Congress)WKRP in Cincinnati, an American prime time television sitcom series that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio, debuted tonight on CBS.

Created by Hugh Wilson, the series starred Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders, Frank Bonner, Jan Smithers, Tim Reid and Howard Hesseman.


Video: 'WKRP in Cincinnati: The Complete Series (1978) Opening Sequence'