tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post6239561115304249001..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: What's on TV? Wednesday, December 9. 1964Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-14067077481182327072015-12-07T23:15:54.806-05:002015-12-07T23:15:54.806-05:00It looks like you have the Wednesday night lineups...It looks like you have the Wednesday night lineups instead of the Thursday night programming, because shows like The Patty Duke Show (ABC), The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS) and The Virginian (NBC) actually aired on Wednesdays during the 1964-65 TV season, not Thursdays.Tom Steinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468022400142558836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-31418449231170519902015-12-07T18:38:36.363-05:002015-12-07T18:38:36.363-05:00CBS itself ran reruns of filmed "Jack Benny P...CBS itself ran reruns of filmed "Jack Benny Program" episodes during the 1964/65 TV season on weekdays at 4:30 P.M. Eastern (3:30 Central), as well as Sunday afternoons (when not pre-empted for football during the fall of 1964).<br /><br />Interestingly enough, first-run Jack Benny episodes would move to NBC for the 1964/65 season, but the show would go off the air at the end of that season. While ratings were likely down from prior seasons, I also wouldn't be surprised if Benny himself "pulled the plug", given that he had done regular radio and/or TV programs since 1932 and had turned 71 by the time his series ended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-65960393594531427432015-12-07T13:08:41.879-05:002015-12-07T13:08:41.879-05:00First off ...
-The CBS network offering at 9am w...First off ...<br /><br /> -The CBS network offering at 9am was <i>The CBS Morning News with Mike Wallace</i>. The Jack Benny show was likely a syndicated rerun from many years back.<br /><br /> - While we're at WCCO, what the heck is Les Crane's ABC show doing on a CBS station?<br />From what I've seen here in the past, KMSP apparently wasn't all that crazy about the ABC network lineup, but this is ridiculous.<br />My mini-history of Crane/<i>Nightlife</i> in the previous posting stands as written; what did the MSP stations do when Crane was dropped and the network included its own letters in the title?<br /><br /> - Noting that KSTP is carrying Lloyd Thaxton's record show at almost the same time as WMAQ (NBC in Chicago). Next week, the bicycle will be bringing the Twin Cities the shows we're seeing this week in Chicago, with guests including Neil Sedaka, Andy Williams, and Frankie Laine.<br />(Apparently "the Kids" were a lot more open-minded about music back then ...)<br /><br /> - I should have written this at the proper time:<br />Floyd Kalber was ch5's main anchorman throughout the '60s and '70s, before the NBC network bucked him up to the <i>Today</i> show.<br />It was in Chicago that Kalber got the nickname "Big Tuna", which originally belonged to Tony Accardo, a major figure in what we in Chicago call "The Outfit".<br />"Big Tuna" referred to Kalber's power and control over ch5's news operation; I'm fairly sure it was not intended as a compliment.<br />After Kalber left <i>Today</i> in '79, he returned to Chicago, where he became the 6pm anchor at ch7, the ABC station. WLS-TV was top-heavy with name anchormen at that time, so Kalber's "Tuna" was slightly reduced, but he still retained control over his newscast, through to his ultimate retirement about a decade later.<br /><br /> - To the best of my knowledge, <i>Romper Room</i> was never a 90-minute show anywhere. I think you (or somebody) omitted <i>The Price Is Right</i>, ABC's 9:30 offering at that time.<br />This was when they had guest celebrity players by the week; This week's was Don Ameche.<br /><br />- This week's guest stars on <i>Burke's Law</i>, alphabetically:<br />Hans Conried<br />Broderick Crawford<br />Dan Duryea<br />Rhonda Fleming<br />Burgess Meredith<br />and Mamie Van Doren (who, as noted last time, was also on <i>Ozzie & Harriet</i> earlier that same evening - that happened quite a bit in those 30-episode plus days.)<br /><br />Not that it matters that much, Mitch, but you might want to take another look at that headline on the post - given the fact that the day we seem to be talking about is <i>Wednesday</i> ...<br /><br /><br />Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.com