MAGIC JOHNSON'S "MAGIC HOUR" DEBUTS TO TEPID REVIEW

          MAGIC JOHNSON'S "The Magic Hour" premiered in
     syndication last night and Johnson told ARNOLD
     SCHWARZENEGGER why he was chosen to be the first guest:
     "Cookie [Magic's wife] loves you. ... My kids, they go crazy
     seeing you in the movies.  And HARRISON FORD couldn't make
     it tonight" ("The Magic Hour," 6/8).  PAT RILEY is among
     Johnson's guests scheduled for this week (MEDIAWEEK, 6/8). 
          OPENING NIGHT: In L.A., Barry Garron reviewed "The
     Magic Hour," writing that "there was more Magic Johnson on
     the air than magic in it."  Garron adds that Johnson's
     "gentle and kind persona, so perfect for an interviewee, was
     too weak for an interviewer" (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 6/9).