The series starred Bill Bixby as Matt Cassidy and Mariette Hartley as Jennifer Barnes, two news anchors at a fictional Boston, Massachusetts television station. Matt is a longtime fixture at WYN-TV, but when the ratings for his news broadcast begin to drop, the station pairs the reluctant host with a female co-anchor. The series follows their rocky relationship. Co-stars included Tracey Gold and George Coe.

Bixby and Hartley had previously worked together in an episode of The Incredible Hulk, and at the time of making Goodnight, Beantown, Hartley was appearing in a series of television commercials for Polaroid cameras with James Garner.

The series first aired in the spring of 1983 for a limited run of five episodes. When it returned in the fall, it lasted 13 more episodes before being cancelled due to low ratings.



Bill Bixby...Matt Cassidy
Mariette Hartley...Jennifer Barnes
George Coe...Dick Novak
Tracey Gold...Susan Barnes
G. W. Bailey...Albert Addelson
Stephanie Faracy...Valerie Wood
Charles Levin...Sam Holliday
Jim Staahl...Frank Fletcher
Todd Susman...Augie Kleindab

I have the complete run on (4) DVDS. DVDS will be shipped in white sleeves, no refunds, but will replace any defective Disc.