The series was preempted in December 1973 for the pilot of ABC's Matinee Today, another dramatic anthology series. The pilot ran daily for five days, but never returned to the ABC schedule. The five episodes are frequently listed as part of The ABC Afternoon Playbreak.[2]
"I Never Said Goodbye" (December 3, 1973)
"The Other Woman" (December 4, 1973)
"Alone with Terror" (December 5, 1973)
"My Secret Mother" (December 6, 1973)
"The Mask of Love" (December 7, 1973)
Awardsedit
The 14 episodes of these two related anthologies won 18 Daytime Emmy Awards and were nominated an additional 16 times.[3]
Cathleen Nesbitt, Outstanding Actress in Daytime Drama (Special) Cathleen Nesbitt, Daytime Actress of the Year Bill Jobe, Outstanding Costume Design Douglas D. Kelly, Outstanding Makeup
"Miss Kline, We Love You"
1973-1974
H. Wesley Kenney, Outstanding Directing in a Special Program H. Wesley Kenney, Daytime Director of the Year Outstanding Editing
"Mother of the Bride"
1973-1974
Lila Garrett, Sandy Krinski, Outstanding Writing in a Special Lila Garrett, Sandy Krinski, Daytime Writer of the Year
Kay Lenz, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Special[3] Audrey Davis Levin, Outstanding Writing in a Special
Referencesedit
^Terrace, Vincent (1976). The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs, 1947-1976 (Volume 1). South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Company. ISBN0-498-01561-0.
^Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-3305-6.
^ abcdO'Neil, Thomas (2000). The Emmys (3rd ed.). New York: Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN0-399-52611-0.
afternoon, playbreak, american, television, anthology, series, that, broadcast, from, 1973, 1975, ninety, minute, dramas, aired, once, month, featured, some, more, popular, television, film, stars, 1970s, diana, hyland, bradford, dillman, patty, duke, diane, b. The ABC Afternoon Playbreak is an American television anthology series that was broadcast on ABC from 1973 to 1975 The ninety minute dramas aired once a month and featured some of the more popular television and film stars of the 1970s Diana Hyland Bradford Dillman Patty Duke Diane Baker David Hedison 1 The ABC Afternoon PlaybreakGenreAnthologyCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes9ProductionRunning time90 mins Original releaseNetworkABCReleaseOctober 31 1973 1973 10 31 February 13 1975 1975 02 13 Contents 1 Episodes 2 ABC s Matinee Today 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksEpisodes editSeason 1 The Things I Never Said October 31 1973 A Special Act of Love November 14 1973 Mother of the Bride January 9 1974 Miss Kline We Love You February 27 1974 Last Bride of Salem May 8 1974 Season 2 Can I Save My Children October 17 1974 Heart in Hiding November 14 1974 Oh Baby Baby Baby December 5 1974 The Girl Who Couldn t Lose February 13 1975 ABC s Matinee Today editThe series was preempted in December 1973 for the pilot of ABC s Matinee Today another dramatic anthology series The pilot ran daily for five days but never returned to the ABC schedule The five episodes are frequently listed as part of The ABC Afternoon Playbreak 2 I Never Said Goodbye December 3 1973 The Other Woman December 4 1973 Alone with Terror December 5 1973 My Secret Mother December 6 1973 The Mask of Love December 7 1973 Awards editThe 14 episodes of these two related anthologies won 18 Daytime Emmy Awards and were nominated an additional 16 times 3 Episode Award Season Award s 3 A Special Act of Love 1973 1974 Richard Clements Outstanding Music Direction The Other Woman 1973 1974 Outstanding Drama SpecialPat O Brien Outstanding Actor in Daytime Drama Special Pat O Brien Daytime Actor of the Year The Mask of Love 1973 1974 Cathleen Nesbitt Outstanding Actress in Daytime Drama Special Cathleen Nesbitt Daytime Actress of the YearBill Jobe Outstanding Costume DesignDouglas D Kelly Outstanding Makeup Miss Kline We Love You 1973 1974 H Wesley Kenney Outstanding Directing in a Special ProgramH Wesley Kenney Daytime Director of the YearOutstanding Editing Mother of the Bride 1973 1974 Lila Garrett Sandy Krinski Outstanding Writing in a SpecialLila Garrett Sandy Krinski Daytime Writer of the Year The Girl Who Couldn t Lose 1974 1975 Outstanding Drama Special 3 Mort Lachman Outstanding Directing in a Special The Last Bride of Salem 1974 1975 Bradford Dillman Outstanding Actor in a Drama Special Heart in Hiding 1974 1975 Kay Lenz Outstanding Actress in a Drama Special 3 Audrey Davis Levin Outstanding Writing in a SpecialReferences edit Terrace Vincent 1976 The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs 1947 1976 Volume 1 South Brunswick and New York A S Barnes and Company ISBN 0 498 01561 0 Terrace Vincent 2009 Encyclopedia of Television Shows 1925 through 2007 Volume 1 Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company Inc ISBN 978 0 7864 3305 6 a b c d O Neil Thomas 2000 The Emmys 3rd ed New York Berkley Publishing Group ISBN 0 399 52611 0 External links editThe ABC Afternoon Playbreak at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The ABC Afternoon Playbreak amp oldid 1210070467 ABC s Matinee Today, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
