On the Air

On the Air (1992) was an ABC sitcom created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. In the United States, only three episodes were aired, although seven were filmed. The program followed the antics of the staff of a fictional 1950s television network (Zoblotnick Broadcasting Company or ZBC), as they tried to put on a live variety program called "The Lester Guy Show" with disastrous results. It starred Ian Buchanan, Marla Rubinoff, Nancye Ferguson, Miguel ... more

On the Air (1992) was an ABC sitcom created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. In the United States, only three episodes were aired, although seven were filmed. The program followed the antics of the staff of a fictional 1950s television network (Zoblotnick Broadcasting Company or ZBC), as they tried to put on a live variety program called "The Lester Guy Show" with disastrous results. It starred Ian Buchanan, Marla Rubinoff, Nancye Ferguson, Miguel Ferrer, Gary Grossman, and Mel Johnson, Jr.. Directors included David Lynch, Mark Frost, Jack Fisk, Jonathan Sanger, Lesli Linka Glatter, and Betty Thomas. All seven episodes were aired in the United Kingdom by BBC2, in the Netherlands by VPRO and in Sweden by SVT. At least four episodes were aired in Canada. less