Television
February, 1977
The 12-hour TV adaptation of Roots, Alex Haley's epic "genealogical detective story" (excerpted in playboy's October issue and discussed by its author in the January Playboy Interview) detailing seven generations of his black ancestry, will begin on the ABC television network with a two-hour premiere (9–11 P.M., E.S.T.) Sunday, January 23, in the first installment of a marathon exposure unprecedented in television history: For eight consecutive nights, viewing audiences will, ABC hopes...
