ABC has debuted a Battle of the Network Stars reboot, which is so rebooted, it comes complete with network stars who competed on the original pop-culture classic which aired from 1976 to 1988.
This time around it’s back to the future with Willie Aames, from Eight Is Enough, MMA fighter, Ronda Rousey, Roseanne’s ex, Tom Arnold and 100 other personalities (complete list below) from 14 different network and cable companies.
For this new version, fielding of the teams will be based on the TV characters people love from over the years to the current day—cops vs. TV sitcoms, White House vs. lawyers, TV moms & dads vs. TV kids, etc. In this way, viewers will get to see everyone’s favorites from over the years, even if they spanned different networks at the time. Continue reading