What's on TV: Monday, April 6, 1959

This week our television travels take us to Virginia, and an edition of TV Guide that even includes parts of West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.  We're concentrating on Virginia however, and a hodgepodge of stations and affiliations - I've never seen so many double- and sometimes triple-affiliations.  It does give one a good idea of the most popular shows in a given market, though - the shows that demographics and viewers demand be shown in their area.  Since this is my first time through the market, I won't have much in the way of local background to add, but let's take a look at a pretty good television day:

	KTAR, Channel 3 (Norfolk) (CBS)
	Morning
	06:40a	Lift Up Mine Eyes
	06:45a	Transatlantic Views
	07:00a	Morty Nevins Show
	08:00a	CBS Morning News (Richard C. Hottelet)
	08:15a	Captain Kangaroo
	08:45a	Bob and Chauncey
	09:00a	Jimmy Dean
	09:30a	As the World Turns
	10:00a	Morning Playhouse
	10:30a	Arthur Godfrey
	11:00a	I Love Lucy
	11:30a	Top Dollar
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Love of Life
	12:30p	Search for Tomorrow
	12:45p	The Guiding Light
	01:00p	Party Line
	01:05p	Movie – “Best of Hollywood”
	02:30p	House Party
	03:00p	The Big Payoff
	03:30p	The Verdict Is Yours
	04:00p	The Brighter Day
	04:15p	The Secret Storm
	04:30p	The Edge of Night
	05:00p	News (local)
	05:05p	MGM Matinee Movie – “Too Hot to Handle”
	Evening
	06:25p	Sports Roundup
	06:30p	News, Weather, Sports (local)
	06:45p	Douglas Edwards with the News
	07:00p	The Big Story
	07:30p	Strikes ‘n’ Spares
	08:00p	The Texan
	08:30p	Bold Venture
	09:00p	Danny Thomas
	09:30p	Ann Sothern
	10:00p	Desilu Playhouse
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:15p	Mr. District Attorney
	11:45p	News, Weather, Sports (local)

Some interesting things on TV tonight; I wrote about Desliu Playhouse on Saturday.  Mr. District Attorney, showing at 11:15pm, is an old syndication warhorse, transferred from radio.  I once read that the lead character in the series, Mr. D.A. himself, Paul Garrett ("Champion of the People...Defender of Truth...Guardian of our fundamental right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."*), was based on Thomas E. Dewey, the two-time Republican presidential nominee (once while D.A. and again after he was elected governor of New York).  Hey, if it's on the internet it must be true, right?

*What is this guy anyway, District Attorney or Superman?

	WSVA, Channel 3 (Rawley Pike/Harrisonburg) (NBC/CBS/ABC)
	Morning
	10:20a	News, Weather (local)
	10:30a	Treasure Hunt
	11:00a	The Price Is Right
	11:30a	Concentration
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Love of Life
	12:30p	It Could Be You
	01:00p	Adventures in Living
	01:30p	As the World Turns
	02:00p	Queen for a Day
	02:30p	Haggis Baggis (color)
	03:00p	Young Dr. Malone
	03:30p	From These Roots
	04:00p	Kiddie Kartoons
	04:15p	The Secret Storm
	04:30p	The Edge of Night
	05:00p	All Star Band
	05:30p	Bengal Lancers
	Evening
	06:00p	Film Feature
	06:15p	Shenandoah Showcase
	06:25p	News (local)
	06:35p	Market Report
	06:45p	Douglas Edwards with the News
	07:00p	Mackenzie’s Raiders
	07:30p	Strikes ‘n’ Spares
	08:00p	Peter Gunn
	08:30p	Tales of Wells Fargo
	09:00p	Danny Thomas
	09:30p	Ann Sothern
	10:00p	Desilu Playhouse
	10:30p	Academy Awards (hosts Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, David Niven, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Tony Randall, Mort Sahl) (special)
	12:15a	Jack Paar

Whenever I write about the Academy Awards on television, I invariably point out how late in the evening the program used to air, and here's an example of it - 10:30 Eastern Time.  They can get away with that, though, because the show's only scheduled to run an hour and 45 minutes.  If I'm not mistaken, this was the broadcast that actually ended 20 minutes early, leaving host Jerry Lewis to vamp (unsuccessfully) until the network mercifully cut away to a show about guns.  Although WSVA was an affiliate of all three networks, there's no doubt they were going to carry the Oscars that night.

	WCYB, Channel 5 (Bristol) (NBC/ABC)
	Morning
	06:30a	Continental Classroom (Physics)
	07:00a	Today
	09:00a	Fun and Fantasy
	09:30a	The Life of Riley
	10:00a	Dough Re Mi
	10:30a	Treasure Hunt
	11:00a	The Price Is Right
	11:30a	Concentration
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Tic Tac Dough
	12:30p	It Could Be You
	01:00p	Divorce Hearing
	01:30p	I Married Joan
	02:00p	Queen for a Day
	02:30p	Haggis Baggis (color)
	03:00p	Young Dr. Malone
	03:30p	From These Roots
	04:00p	Truth or Consequences (color)
	04:30p	County Fair
	05:00p	Looney Tunes
	05:30p	This is Alice
	Evening
	06:00p	Popeye
	06:30p	News, Weather, Sports (local)
	06:40p	Weather Bee (local)
	06:45p	Huntley-Brinkley Report
	07:00p	Public Defender
	07:30p	Buckskin
	08:00p	The Restless Gun
	08:30p	Tales of Wells Fargo
	09:00p	Peter Gunn
	09:30p	The Rifleman
	10:00p	Arthur Murray Dance Party (guests June Havoc, Ricardo Montalban, Paul Winchell, Judy Jonson, Richard Hayes) (color)
	10:30p	Academy Awards (hosts Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, David Niven, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Tony Randall, Mort Sahl) (special)
	12:15a	Jack Paar

Another multi-network affiliation that looks to primarily broadcast NBC programming.  I wonder what Jack Paar's program was like, coming on about an hour later than usual?  Just guessing that it was probably a rerun.

	WTVR, Channel 6 (Richmond) (ABC)
	Morning
	07:00a	Religion for All Faiths
	07:30a	Movie – To Be Announced
	09:00a	Dandy Doodle
	10:00a	Telequiz
	10:30a	Farmer and His Family
	11:00a	Mystery Matinee
	11:30a	Peter Lind Hayes
	Afternoon
	12:30p	Play Your Hunch
	01:00p	Liberace
	01:30p	Amos ‘n’ Andy
	01:57p	Headline News
	02:00p	Day in Court
	02:30p	Music Bingo
	02:57p	Headline News
	03:00p	Beat the Clock
	03:30p	Who Do You Trust?
	04:00p	American Bandstand
	05:30p	Mickey Mouse Club
	Evening
	06:00p	Woody Woodpecker
	06:30p	Cartoons
	06:45p	Sportslight
	07:00p	News (local)
	07:10p	Weather (local)
	07:15p	ABC News (Don Goddard)
	07:30p	Texas Rangers
	08:00p	Polka-Go-Round
	08:30p	Glencannon
	09:00p	Voice of Firestone (guests Rise Stevens, Richard Tucker, Heidi Krall, Jerome Hines)
	09:30p	Top Pro Golf (debut)
	10:00p	Traffic Court
	10:30p	Charlie Chan
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	12:15a	Movie – “Let’s Go Steady”

Top Pro Golf isn't live, in case you wondered - it's a filmed series made up of reruns from last year's All-Star Golf.

	WDBJ, Channel 7 (Roanoke) (CBS)
	Morning
	06:45a	Happy Valley Hymn Time
	07:00a	Top O’ the Morning
	07:55a	News (local)
	08:00a	Light of Life
	08:15a	Captain Kangaroo
	09:00a	Popeye
	09:30a	Four Star Playhouse
	10:00a	Morning Playhouse
	10:30a	Arthur Godfrey
	11:00a	I Love Lucy
	11:30a	Top Dollar
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Love of Life
	12:30p	Search for Tomorrow
	12:45p	The Guiding Light
	01:00p	Panorama
	01:30p	As the World Turns
	02:00p	Jimmy Dean
	02:30p	House Party
	03:00p	The Big Payoff
	03:30p	The Verdict Is Yours
	04:00p	The Brighter Day
	04:15p	The Secret Storm
	04:30p	The Edge of Night
	05:00p	The Early Show – “Broadway Hostess”
	Evening
	06:30p	News (local)
	06:45p	Douglas Edwards with the News
	07:00p	Death Valley Days
	07:30p	Name that Tune
	08:00p	The Texan
	08:30p	Father Knows Best
	09:00p	Danny Thomas
	09:30p	Ann Sothern
	10:00p	Desilu Playhouse
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:25p	Late Show – “Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation”

Happy Valley Hymn Time is a show that, I'd wager, is no longer broadcast - at least on a weekday morning.

	WXEX, Channel 8 (Petersburg) (NBC)
	Morning
	05:45a	What’s Your Trouble?
	06:00a	Open House
	06:30a	Continental Classroom (Physics)
	07:00a	Today
	09:00a	I Married Joan
	09:30a	The Bob Culver Show
	09:55a	News (local)
	10:00a	Dough Re Mi
	10:30a	Treasure Hunt
	11:00a	The Price Is Right
	11:30a	Concentration
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Tic Tac Dough
	12:30p	It Could Be You
	01:00p	Burns and Allen
	01:30p	The Life of Riley
	02:00p	Queen for a Day
	02:30p	Haggis Baggis (color)
	03:00p	Young Dr. Malone
	03:30p	From These Roots
	04:00p	Truth or Consequences (color)
	04:30p	County Fair
	05:00p	5 O’Clock Movie – “Thanks for Everything”
	Evening
	06:30p	News, Weather, Sports (local)
	06:45p	Huntley-Brinkley Report
	07:00p	Waterfront
	07:30p	Buckskin
	08:00p	The Restless Gun
	08:30p	Tales of Wells Fargo
	09:00p	Peter Gunn
	09:30p	Alcoa Theatre
	10:00p	Arthur Murray Dance Party (guests June Havoc, Ricardo Montalban, Paul Winchell, Judy Jonson, Richard Hayes) (color)
	10:30p	Academy Awards (hosts Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, David Niven, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Tony Randall, Mort Sahl) (special)

Kind of a defiant tone to that first show, isn't there?  If these were New York or New Jersey shows, it probably would have been like, "So, what's your trouble, buddy?"

	WSLS, Channel 10 (Roanoke) (NBC/ABC)
	Morning
	06:00a	Farm and Home
	06:30a	Continental Classroom (Physics)
	07:00a	Today
	09:00a	Movie – To Be Announced
	09:30a	Betty Bond
	10:30a	Treasure Hunt
	11:00a	The Price Is Right
	11:30a	Concentration
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Tic Tac Dough
	12:30p	Play Your Hunch
	01:00p	Romper Room
	01:30p	Betty Bond
	02:00p	Music Conference
	02:30p	Haggis Baggis (color)
	03:00p	Young Dr. Malone
	03:30p	From These Roots
	04:00p	Truth or Consequences (color)
	04:30p	County Fair
	05:00p	Top Ten Dance Party
	05:30p	Uncle Looney
	Evening
	06:00p	Rin Tin Tin
	06:30p	News, Weather, Sports (local)
	06:45p	Huntley-Brinkley Report
	07:00p	Claim to Fame
	07:30p	Buckskin
	08:00p	The Restless Gun
	08:30p	Tales of Wells Fargo
	09:00p	Peter Gunn
	09:30p	Alcoa Theatre
	10:00p	Arthur Murray Dance Party (guests June Havoc, Ricardo Montalban, Paul Winchell, Judy Jonson, Richard Hayes) (color)
	10:30p	Academy Awards (hosts Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, David Niven, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Tony Randall, Mort Sahl) (special)
	12:15a	Jack Paar

Love that "To Be Announced" movie at 9am.

	WAVY, Channel 10 (Norfolk) (NBC/ABC)
	Morning
	06:30a	Continental Classroom (Physics)
	07:00a	Today
	09:00a	Romper Room
	09:30a	Cartoons
	10:00a	The Life of Riley
	10:30a	Treasure Hunt
	11:00a	Music Bingo
	11:30a	Peter Lind Hayes
	Afternoon
	12:30p	It Could Be You
	01:00p	Liberace
	01:30p	TV Reader’s Digest
	02:00p	Day in Court
	02:30p	Haggis Baggis (color)
	03:00p	Beat the Clock
	03:30p	Who Do You Trust?
	04:00p	American Bandstand
	05:00p	Woody Woodpecker
	05:30p	Mickey Mouse Club
	Evening
	06:00p	Popeye
	06:20p	Amos ‘n’ Andy
	06:50p	News (local)
	06:55p	Weather (local)
	07:00p	Highway Patrol
	07:30p	Target
	08:00p	The Gray Ghost
	08:30p	Flight
	09:00p	Voice of Firestone (guests Rise Stevens, Richard Tucker, Heidi Krall, Jerome Hines)
	09:30p	Colt .45
	10:00p	Traffic Court
	10:30p	News at Night (local)
	10:35p	Weather (local)
	10:45p	Early Late Show – “Strange Affair”
	12:00a	All-Star Theater
	12:30a	Final Edition (local)

The listings note that this is the last week for the Peter Lind Hayes show, which ABC broadcast at 11:30am.  I'm sure his wife, Mary Healy, was on it as well.  He had a wonderfully dry sense of humor.

	WRVA, Channel 12 (Richmond) (CBS)
	Morning
	07:50a	Market Report, Weather
	08:00a	CBS Morning News (Richard C. Hottelet)
	08:15a	Captain Kangaroo
	08:45a	News (local)
	09:00a	Popeye
	09:30a	Jimmy Dean
	10:00a	Morning Playhouse
	10:30a	Arthur Godfrey
	11:00a	I Love Lucy
	11:30a	Top Dollar
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Love of Life
	12:30p	Search for Tomorrow
	12:45p	The Guiding Light
	01:00p	My Little Margie
	01:30p	As the World Turns
	02:00p	Our Miss Brooks
	02:30p	House Party
	03:00p	The Big Payoff
	03:30p	The Verdict Is Yours
	04:00p	The Brighter Day
	04:15p	The Secret Storm
	04:30p	The Edge of Night
	05:00p	Popeye
	05:30p	Movie – Western
	Evening
	06:30p	Science Fiction Theater
	07:00p	News (local)
	07:10p	Weather (local)
	07:15p	Douglas Edwards with the News
	07:30p	Strikes ‘n’ Spares
	08:00p	The Texan
	08:30p	Father Knows Best
	09:00p	Danny Thomas
	09:30p	Ann Sothern
	10:00p	Desilu Playhouse
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:15p	Film Feature
	12:15a	Jack Paar

Interesting that this CBS affiliate picks up the Paar show, but then why wouldn't they?  It's not as if CBS has any late night programming of its own.  Shows you the impact of Jack Paar - must-see TV of the '50s and early '60s.

	WLVA, Channel 13 (Lynchburg) (ABC)
	Morning
	11:00a	Movie – “Queen of the Amazon” (Part 1)
	11:30a	Peter Lind Hayes
	Afternoon
	01:00p	Liberace
	01:30p	I Spy
	02:00p	Day in Court
	02:30p	Music Bingo
	03:00p	Beat the Clock
	03:30p	Who Do You Trust?
	04:00p	American Bandstand
	05:30p	Mickey Mouse Club
	Evening
	06:00p	Six O’Clock Movie – “Apache Chief”
	07:15p	ABC News (Don Goddard)
	07:30p	Sherlock Holmes
	08:00p	Polka-Go-Round
	08:30p	To Be Announced
	09:00p	Voice of Firestone (guests Rise Stevens, Richard Tucker, Heidi Krall, Jerome Hines)
	09:30p	Top Pro Golf (debut)
	10:00p	Traffic Court
	10:30p	John Daly and the News
	10:45p	Sports (local)
	10:50p	Night Show – “Down Missouri Way”

Ah, we see John Daly and the News again, ABC's effort to introduce a late night news program.  John, who was head of ABC News, did this Monday through Friday, and then hosted What's My Line? on CBS Sunday nights.

	WVEC, Channel 15 (Hampton) (NBC)
	Morning
	06:30a	Continental Classroom (Physics)
	07:00a	Today
	09:00a	Educational TV
	09:30a	Film Feature
	10:00a	Dough Re Mi
	10:30a	Cartoon Time
	11:00a	The Price Is Right
	11:30a	Concentration
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Tic Tac Dough
	12:30p	It Could Be You
	01:00p	Educational TV
	01:30p	Film Feature
	02:00p	Queen for a Day
	02:30p	Haggis Baggis (color)
	03:00p	Young Dr. Malone
	03:30p	From These Roots
	04:00p	Truth or Consequences (color)
	04:30p	County Fair
	05:00p	Cartoon Time
	05:30p	American Town Hall
	Evening
	06:00p	William and Mary
	06:30p	Telescope
	06:45p	Huntley-Brinkley Report
	07:00p	Focus
	07:30p	Buckskin
	08:00p	The Restless Gun
	08:30p	Tales of Wells Fargo
	09:00p	Peter Gunn
	09:30p	Alcoa Theatre
	10:00p	Arthur Murray Dance Party (guests June Havoc, Ricardo Montalban, Paul Winchell, Judy Jonson, Richard Hayes) (color)
	10:30p	Academy Awards (hosts Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, David Niven, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Tony Randall, Mort Sahl) (special)
	12:15a	Jack Paar

Interesting that in this pre-educational television era (at least in Virginia), Channel 15 blocks out one hour for educational programming.  It can be done! TV