Production was based in Washington, D.C., with offices in the Tenley Circle area immediately east of NBC's Nebraska Avenue studios.
10: I Allegro brioso" by Sergei Prokofiev, feeling that it added gravitas to the show—something they hoped would set them apart from ABC's lightweight 20/20.
The first episode featured an extended story on Bobby Czyz, a light heavyweight boxer from New Jersey.
[2][3] In an attempt to boost the program's abysmal ratings for the fall 1983 season, NBC added new theme music and a new set with a den-like appearance that included bookshelves, a high-back desk chair and a handmade, French provincial desk with a word processor on top (the same model Dobyns reportedly used to write on in his office and at home);[4] additionally, NBC changed the series's title to First Camera.
However, none of the changes were able to draw in viewers, and its new time slot only damaged ratings further; seeing no hope of successfully competing against the powerhouse 60 Minutes, 7 percent of NBC affiliates declined to carry the revamped show, and it was further hurt by frequent pre-emptions due to football run-overs.