KRLD, Channel 4 (CBS)
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Morning
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07:30a
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Cartoons
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08:00a
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Captain Kangaroo
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08:45a
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CBS News (Richard C. Hottelet)
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09:00a
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Morning Playhouse
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09:30a
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Arthur Godfrey
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10:00a
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I Love Lucy
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10:30a
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Top Dollar
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11:00a
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Love of Life
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11:30a
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Search for Tomorrow
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11:45a
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The Guiding Light
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (local)
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12:15p
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Fashions in
Faces
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12:30p
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As the World Turns
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01:00p
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Jimmy Dean
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01:30p
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House Party (guest Bob Crosby)
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02:00p
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The Big Payoff
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02:30p
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The Verdict is Yours
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03:00p
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The Brighter Day
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03:15p
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The Secret Storm
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03:30p
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The Edge of Night
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04:00p
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Movie – “The
Kid from Kansas”
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05:15p
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Party Time
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Weather
(local)
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06:15p
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Douglas Edwards with the News
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06:30p
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Your Hit Parade
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07:00p
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Rawhide
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08:00p
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Phil Silvers
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08:30p
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Schlitz Playhouse
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09:00p
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Lineup
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09:30p
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Person to Person (guests Budd Schulberg and Sarah Gibson
Blanding)
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:15p
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Weather
(local)
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10:20p
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People and Places
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10:30p
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Movie – “The
King Steps Out”
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A note in the listings tells us that starting next Monday, Captain Kangaroo will be seen 15 minutes later, running until 9:00am. I believe that the CBS Morning News (or the local news, in many markets) will move into that 8am slot. I wonder when Captain Kangaroo went to a full hour?
WBAP, Channel 5 (NBC)
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Morning
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06:30a
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Continental Classroom (Ionization Potentials)
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07:00a
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Today
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09:00a
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Dough Re Mi
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09:30a
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Treasure Hunt
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10:00a
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The Price Is Right
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10:30a
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Concentration
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11:00a
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Tic Tac Dough
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11:30a
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It Could Be You
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (local)
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12:30p
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The People’s Choice
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01:00p
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Truth or Consequences (color)
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01:30p
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Haggis Baggis (color)
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02:00p
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Young Dr. Malone
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02:30p
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From These Roots
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03:00p
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Queen for a Day
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03:30p
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County Fair
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04:00p
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Movie – “The
Counterfeiters”
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05:30p
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Teen-Age Downbeat (color)
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Weather
(local) (color)
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06:15p
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Huntley-Brinkley Report
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06:30p
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Northwest Passage (color)
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07:00p
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Bob Hope (guests Julie London, Guy Mitchell,
Chuch Connors, Fess Parker, Gail Davis) (special)
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08:00p
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M Squad
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08:30p
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The Thin Man
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09:00p
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Boxing (Greaves vs. Bahama)
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09:45p
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Jackpot Bowling
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:15p
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Weather
(local)
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10:25p
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News (local)
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10:30p
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Sports (local)
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10:35p
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Jack Paar
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If we don't remember Bob Hope, I don't suppose there's any hope for Bert Parks, either. (No pun intended.) He was, of course, the host of the Miss America pageant for many, many years. He also hosted a daytime variety show, though, County Fair, which aired at 3:30. It sounds like it was an ambitious idea.
KCEN, Channel 6 (Temple, TX) (NBC)
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Morning
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06:30a
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Continental Classroom (Ionization Potentials)
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07:00a
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Today
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09:00a
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Dough Re Mi
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09:30a
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Treasure Hunt
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10:00a
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The Price Is Right
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10:30a
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Concentration
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11:00a
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Tic Tac Dough
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11:30a
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It Could Be You
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Weather
(local)
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12:05p
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Farm Report
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12:25p
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News (local)
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12:30p
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Mr. and Mrs. North
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01:00p
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Truth or Consequences (color)
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01:30p
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Haggis Baggis (color)
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02:00p
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Young Dr. Malone
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02:30p
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From These Roots
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03:00p
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Queen for a Day
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03:30p
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County Fair
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04:00p
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Our Miss Brooks
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04:30p
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Happy Hour
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05:00p
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Popeye
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05:30p
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Gene Autry
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Weather
(local)
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06:10p
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Sports (local)
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06:15p
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Huntley-Brinkley Report
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06:30p
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Northwest Passage (color)
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07:00p
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Bob Hope (guests Julie London, Guy Mitchell,
Chuch Connors, Fess Parker, Gail Davis) (special)
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08:00p
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M Squad
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08:30p
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The Thin Man
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09:00p
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Boxing (Greaves vs. Bahama)
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09:45p
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Jackpot Bowling
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10:00p
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Weather, News,
Sports (local)
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10:30p
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Jack Paar
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Every few weeks I run across Haggis Baggis, and every few weeks I wonder what it was all about. It was one of the early color broadcasts on NBC daytime, and it turns out to be nothing more than your basic game show. Here's a (black and white) clip from a typical broadcast.
WFAA, Channel 8 (ABC)
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Morning
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07:30a
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For Kids Only
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08:30a
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Romper Room
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09:30a
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Topper
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10:00a
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Susie
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10:30a
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Burns and Allen
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11:00a
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Julie Benell
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11:30a
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Peter Lind Hayes (guests Frank Fontaine, Don Cherry,
Pino Baratti, the Anita Kerr Quartet)
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Afternoon
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12:30p
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Play Your Hunch
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01:00p
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Liberace
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01:30p
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Our Miss Brooks
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02:00p
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Day in Court
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02:30p
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Music Bingo
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03:00p
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Beat the Clock
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03:30p
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Who Do You Trust?
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04:00p
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American Bandstand
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05:30p
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American Bandstand
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Weather
(local)
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06:20p
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Sports (local)
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06:30p
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Rin Tin Tin
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07:00p
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Walt Disney
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08:00p
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Tombstone Territory (return)
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08:30p
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77 Sunset Strip
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09:30p
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Highway Patrol
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:10p
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Weather
(local)
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10:15p
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ABC News (John Daly)
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10:30p
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Movie – “The
Brave Don’t Cry”
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Day in Court was a staple of the ABC daytime schedule in the late '50s and early '60s, regularly outdoing General Hospital for many years. Did you ever wonder what it was like? This article will tell you more.
KWTX, Channel 10 (Waco, TX) (CBS, ABC)
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Morning
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08:00a
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Captain Kangaroo
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08:45a
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CBS News (Richard C. Hottelet)
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09:00a
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Morning Playhouse
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09:30a
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Arthur Godfrey
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10:00a
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I Love Lucy
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10:30a
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Top Dollar
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11:00a
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Better Living
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11:30a
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Search for Tomorrow
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11:45a
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The Guiding Light
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
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12:05p
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News (local)
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12:15p
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Farm Report
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01:00p
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Jimmy Dean
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01:30p
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House Party (guest Bob Crosby)
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02:00p
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The Big Payoff
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02:30p
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The Verdict is Yours
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03:00p
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The Brighter Day
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03:15p
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The Secret Storm
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03:30p
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The Edge of Night
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04:00p
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American Bandstand
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05:30p
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Mickey Mouse Club
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Weather
(local)
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06:15p
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Douglas Edwards with the News
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06:30p
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Rin Tin Tin
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07:00p
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Rawhide
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08:00p
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Phil Silvers
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08:30p
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Schlitz Playhouse
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09:00p
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Lineup
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09:30p
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Mike Hammer
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:15p
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Weather
(local)
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10:25p
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Sports (local)
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10:30p
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Movie –
“Volcano”
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The Verdict is Yours was the courtroom competitor to Day in Court for much the same time period. A couple of notable points: unlike Day in Court, the judge and attorneys in this unscripted show were not actors, but were played by actual lawyers. And the court reporter was none other than Jim McKay, later to go on to great fame on Wide World of Sports. In his autobiography, McKay says working on this show was so depressing it brought him to the verge of a nervous breakdown.
KFJZ, Channel 11 (Ind.)
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Morning
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09:00a
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The Little Rascals
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09:45a
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Movie Double
Feature – “I Married an Angel”, “Down from the Stars”
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11:55a
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Take Five
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Cartoon Clubhouse
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12:30p
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Movie Double
Feature – “The Case of Emily Cameron”, “The Phantom of Paris”
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02:40p
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Take Five
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02:45p
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Ann Alden
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03:00p
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I Married Joan
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03:30p
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Roy Rogers
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04:00p
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Abbott and Costello
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04:30p
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Early Show
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05:30p
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Popeye
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Evening
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06:00p
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Annie Oakley
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06:30p
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The Three Stooges
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06:50p
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Cartoons
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07:00p
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Movie – “Rare
Book Murder”
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08:30p
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Union Pacific
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09:00p
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Frontier Doctor
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09:30p
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Yancy Derringer
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10:00p
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Movie – “Voice
of Bugle Ann”
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11:30p
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Movie – “Blues
in the Night”
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Channel 11 is now KTVT, our CBS affiliate, but it was the independent station in Dallas before that. An unremarkable schedule, heavy on movies, but as independents go, it's a watchable station - don't you think? TV
Attempt Number FOUR.
ReplyDelete... and I'm really getting bugged by this ...
... so ...
THE HELL WITH IT!
Apologies for the info-road rage above.
DeleteIt is now 24 hours later ...
- Day In Court outdoing General Hospital?
GH didn't even get on the air until 1963.
And since they were on the same network - each show took a turn as the other's lead-in - where exactly is the 'outdoing'?
Day In Court's nighttime version, Accused, aired on Wednesday night.
This week, Angela Lansbury appeared as "a high-strung woman ... on trial for the murder of her husband."
How did ABC get Angela Lansbury for this low-budget daytime spinoff?
Maybe because the scriptwriter was her brother Bruce Lansbury (who went on to produce Wild Wild West, Mission: Impossible, and eventually Murder She Wrote).
- On CBS, The Verdict Is Yours, went through several court reporters.
After the first year, Jim McKay was succeeded by Bill Stout, anchor for CBS's Los Angeles station. Stout in turn gave way to another sports guy, Jack Whittaker.
- I had a couple of others, but I lost them to my above-mentioned rage.
In their stead, may I introduce you to the guy whose comment appears below?
Michael Shonk, as he notes in his comment, writes frequently for Mystery File Blog, which deserves a spot on your sidebar.
He specializes in crime TV, old and new - but mainly old - and he and I have been sharing info for a few years now.
Michael, if you're there (and I know you are). here's the answer to your question:
My TV GUIDES for the two weeks in question show that Pete Kelly's Blues was supposed to premiere on Tuesday, March 31, and its listing appears there.
But the following week's issue shows Kelly's premiering on Sunday, April 1, with the notation that it had been "postponed from an earlier date".
Best guess: Steve Canyon, which occupied the Tuesday slot on April 3, probably went in the week before.
See how easy this is?
Now to see if this one (version number FIVE) gets through ...
Thanks, Mike - for the nice introduction and answer. I see you are having your usual fun.
DeleteThis will involve spoilers, but I recently did a review of PETE KELLY'S BLUES (for mysteryfile.com/blog) and found two different dates for the first episode. "Billboard" and "Broadcasting" at the time have the series beginning on March 31, 1959 while modern databases claim the show first aired on April 5, 1959. What does TV GUIDE say aired on NBC Tuesday March 31 at 8pm and April 5 at 8:30pm?
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