Also on the program were the radio actors who played The Shadow and The Green Hornet. ABC-TV has fired Les Crane as host of its new late-night show because the network brass feels he has not cut deeply enough into the ratings of his long-established competitor NBC TV's Johnny Carson. Crane will wind up his role as host this Friday but ABC-TV will continue the late-night entry he inaugurated just three and a half months ago. Starting Monday its title will be changed from "The Les Crane Show" to "ABC's Nightlife" and will feature alternating hosts who will preside until perhaps one of them is chosen as a permanent replacement.
—RFox