I noticed that threads started at certain times of the day get missed and while I vaguely remember the show (being close to you in age) I don’t know if a majority of Freepers would respond to something that is reasonable as opposed to “The Five” being on at 9 being debatable.
For those who would like to watch a few programs...
http://www.hoover.org/library-archives/collections/firing-line
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/firinglinevideos
Discussed here on FR about the show being available on Amazon Prime in 2012:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2924981/posts