TV & VIDEO - Dec. 6, 1989

New Comedy Lineup: MTV Networks, which owns cable TV’s Nickelodeon and a new all-comedy channel scheduled to start April 1, said Tuesday it has bought rights to 15 former network shows, including the acclaimed “Mary Tyler Moore Show,� “The Lucy Show� and “Love, American Style.� Thirteen of the shows are situation comedies going to MTV’s “Ha! The TV Comedy Network� channel. Eight of the comedies and one comedy miniseries, the six-part “Fresno,� were made by Moore’s production company, MTM, which also made the CBS’ drama series, “The White Shadow.� That series will air on Nickelodeon. But Moore’s old series and repeats of MTM’s “The Bob Newhart Show� won’t air on ‘Ha!� until 1992 because those shows still are in syndication to television stations, an MTV spokesman said.