KMTV, Channel 3 (Omaha) (NBC)
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Morning
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06:30a
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Continental Classroom (Ballistics)
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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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12:20p
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Garden Fence
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12:30p
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Conversation
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12:40p
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Cartoons
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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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Today Is Ours
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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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Gunfire Movie – “Lawless Clan”
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05:00p
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Cartoons (color)
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05:30p
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Woody Woodpecker
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Evening
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06:00p
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Popeye (color)
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06:10p
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News (local)
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06:15p
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The Huntley-Brinkley Report
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06:30p
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Dragnet
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07:00p
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Shirley Temple’s Storybook (special)
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08:00p
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George Burns
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08:30p
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Bob Cummings
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09:00p
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The Californians
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09:30p
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New York Confidential
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:30p
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Jack Paar
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12:00a
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News (local)
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The 6:10pm local news is anchored by none other than Floyd Kalber, in his first television newscasting assignment. We've seen Kalber's name many times over the years, doing the five-minute daytime news updates for NBC. Kalber first came to the attention of the network after covering the notorious Starkweather-Fugate killing spree. He worked for NBC's O&O in Chicago, then moved to the big network, where his nickname was The Big Tuna. I always liked his professionalism and gravitas - there aren't many like him anymore.
KTIV, Channel 4 (Sioux City) (NBC)
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Morning
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06:30a
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Continental Classroom (Ballistics)
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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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Cartoons
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12:30p
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News, Markets
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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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Today Is Ours
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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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TV Hour of Stars
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05:00p
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Cartoons
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05:30p
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Adventure Time
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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06:15p
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The Huntley-Brinkley Report
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06:30p
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Dragnet
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07:00p
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Shirley Temple’s Storybook (special)
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08:00p
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George Burns
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08:30p
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Bob Cummings
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09:00p
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Maverick
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:30p
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Jack Paar
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It's always a little surprising to see the old, black-and-white version of Dragnet in first-run, but this is indeed the final season of the original show, which will be revived in 1967. Maverick, the 9:00pm show, comes over from ABC; we'll see a number of cross-pollination like this over the course of the day - they represent a good indication of the kind of shows that are popular in Middle America.
KHAS, Channel 5 (Hastings) (NBC)
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Morning
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06:30a
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Continental Classroom (Ballistics)
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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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Today with Fran
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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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Today Is Ours
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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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Parson’s Answer
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04:15p
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Cartoons
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04:30p
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Movie (Western)
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05:30p
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Sports (local)
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Evening
|
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06:00p
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News (local)
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06:15p
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The Huntley-Brinkley Report
|
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06:30p
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Dragnet
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07:00p
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Shirley Temple’s Storybook (special)
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08:00p
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George Burns
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08:30p
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Bob Cummings
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09:00p
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The Californians
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09:30p
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Sea Hunt
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:30p
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Jack Paar
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The George Burns Show represents the first and only season of the series minus Gracie Allen. Until George developed the shtick that carried him through to his 100th birthday, he was unable to recreate the magic of that team; his other series, Wendy and Me, with Connie Stevens, was a pale imitation.
WOW, Channel 6 (Omaha) (CBS)
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Morning
|
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07:30a
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Comedy Classics
|
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07:50a
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News and Weather
(local)
|
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08:00a
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Captain Kangaroo
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08:45a
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CBS Morning News (Richard Hottelet)
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08:55a
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Take Five
|
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09:00a
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Romper Room
|
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09:30a
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Play Your Hunch
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10:00a
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Arthur Godfrey
|
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10:30a
|
Top Dollar
|
|
11:00a
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Love of Life
|
|
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
|
News (local)
|
|
12:30p
|
As the World Turns
|
|
01:00p
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Jimmy Dean (guest Anita Bryant)
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|
01:30p
|
House Party
|
|
02:00p
|
The Big Payoff
|
|
02:30p
|
The Verdict Is Yours
|
|
03:00p
|
The Brighter Day
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|
03:15p
|
The Secret Storm
|
|
03:30p
|
The Edge of Night
|
|
04:00p
|
Take Five
|
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04:05p
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Don Amache
|
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04:35p
|
Susie
|
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05:10p
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Santa Claus
|
|
05:25p
|
Take Five
|
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05:30p
|
Our Miss Brooks
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
06:15p
|
Douglas Edwards With the News
|
|
06:30p
|
Mr. District Attorney
|
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07:00p
|
Silent Service
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07:30p
|
To Tell the Truth (guest Jackie Cooper)
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|
08:00p
|
Arthur Godfrey
|
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08:30p
|
Red Skelton (guest William Frawley)
|
|
09:00p
|
Garry Moore (guests Johnnie Ray, Maureen O’Hara,
Denise Lor)
|
|
10:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
10:25p
|
Feature
|
|
10:30p
|
Movie – “Texas”
|
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12:15a
|
News (local)
|
|
Kids getting calls from Santa Claus at 5:10pm - a charming relic of local television in the '50s and '60s. Does any station do this kind of thing today? Mr. District Attorney and Silent Service are syndicated substitutions for CBS' regular programming, Stars in Action and Keep Talking.
KETV, Channel 7 (Omaha) (ABC)
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Morning
|
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09:00a
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Film Feature
|
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09:30a
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Life with Elizabeth
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10:00a
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TV Hour of Stars
|
|
11:00a
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Day in Court
|
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11:30a
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Peter Lind Hayes
|
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Afternoon
|
||
12:30p
|
Mother’s Day
|
|
01:00p
|
Liberace
|
|
01:30p
|
Movie – “The
Daring Young Man”
|
|
03:00p
|
Beat the Clock
|
|
03:30p
|
Who Do You Trust?
|
|
04:00p
|
American Bandstand (guests Patti and Marge)
|
|
05:00p
|
Cartoon Circus
|
|
05:30p
|
Adventure Time
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
Mackenzie’s Raiders
|
|
06:30p
|
Sugarfoot
|
|
07:30p
|
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
|
|
08:00p
|
The Rifleman
|
|
08:30p
|
The Naked City
|
|
09:00p
|
Flight
|
|
09:30p
|
News (local)
|
|
09:35p
|
Movie – “Glamour
Boy”
|
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11:20p
|
Movie – “The
Falcon’s Adventures”
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|
KETV begs off from ABC's schedule at 9:00pm, Flight, a syndicated program, is a kind of Air Force version of The Big Picture. It's followed by a local movie; the pair probably give KETV more ad revenue than Confession and John Daly and the News.
KVTV, Channel 9 (Sioux City) (CBS)
|
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Morning
|
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07:30a
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Cartoons
|
|
07:55a
|
News and Weather
(local)
|
|
08:00a
|
Captain Kangaroo
|
|
08:45a
|
CBS Morning News (Richard Hottelet)
|
|
09:00a
|
For Love or Money
|
|
09:30a
|
Play Your Hunch
|
|
10:00a
|
Arthur Godfrey
|
|
10:30a
|
Top Dollar
|
|
11:00a
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Love of Life
|
|
11:30a
|
Search for Tomorrow
|
|
11:45a
|
The Guiding Light
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
12:15p
|
Siouxland Farmer
|
|
12:30p
|
As the World Turns
|
|
01:00p
|
Jimmy Dean (guest Anita Bryant)
|
|
01:30p
|
House Party
|
|
02:00p
|
The Big Payoff
|
|
02:30p
|
The Verdict Is Yours
|
|
03:00p
|
The Brighter Day
|
|
03:15p
|
The Secret Storm
|
|
03:30p
|
Let’s Go Christmas Shopping
|
|
04:15p
|
Looney Tunes
|
|
04:30p
|
Kids’ Korner
|
|
04:45p
|
Popeye
|
|
05:15p
|
Woody Woodpecker
|
|
05:45p
|
Douglas Edwards With the News
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
06:30p
|
Sugarfoot
|
|
07:30p
|
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
|
|
08:00p
|
The Rifleman
|
|
08:30p
|
Red Skelton (guest William Frawley)
|
|
09:00p
|
Garry Moore (guests Johnnie Ray, Maureen O’Hara,
Denise Lor)
|
|
10:00p
|
Highway Patrol
|
|
10:30p
|
News, Sports,
Weather (local)
|
|
10:50p
|
Movie – “Slave
Ship”
|
|
12:15a
|
News (local)
|
|
Here's a real network programming substitution - Sugarfoot, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, and The Rifleman are all ABC series, Western-themed shows that probably appeal to South Dakotans. I would have though Arthur Godfrey's evening show would fall in that category as well; I may have missed him, but I didn't see him airing on any other evening.
KOLN, Channel 10 (Lincoln) (CBS)
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Morning
|
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07:00a
|
Morning Show
|
|
08:00a
|
Captain Kangaroo
|
|
08:45a
|
CBS Morning News (Richard Hottelet)
|
|
09:00a
|
For Love or Money
|
|
09:30a
|
Play Your Hunch
|
|
10:00a
|
Arthur Godfrey
|
|
10:30a
|
Creative Cookery
|
|
11:00a
|
Love of Life
|
|
11:30a
|
Peter Lind Hayes
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:30p
|
News, Markets
|
|
01:00p
|
Liberace
|
|
01:30p
|
House Party
|
|
02:00p
|
Chance for Romance
|
|
02:30p
|
The Verdict Is Yours
|
|
03:00p
|
By and Ramona
|
|
03:30p
|
TV Hour of Stars
|
|
04:30p
|
Roy Rogers
|
|
05:00p
|
Captain X
|
|
05:30p
|
Adventure Time
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
06:15p
|
Douglas Edwards With the News
|
|
06:30p
|
Sugarfoot
|
|
07:30p
|
To Tell the Truth (guest Jackie Cooper)
|
|
08:00p
|
Arthur Godfrey
|
|
08:30p
|
Red Skelton (guest William Frawley)
|
|
09:00p
|
Garry Moore (guests Johnnie Ray, Maureen O’Hara,
Denise Lor)
|
|
10:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
10:35p
|
Football Predictions
|
|
10:50p
|
Man Without a Gun
|
|
11:20p
|
Damon Runyon Theater
|
|
KOLN keeps the Middle American fare with Arthur Godfrey, Red Skelton and Garry Moore, but they too go with Sugarfoot at 6:30. Apparently nobody shows Stars in Action and Keep Talking.
KELO, Channel 11 (Sioux Falls) (CBS)
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Morning
|
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06:30a
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Continental Classroom (Ballistics)
|
|
07:00a
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Test Pattern
|
|
07:55a
|
News and Weather
(local)
|
|
08:00a
|
Today
|
|
09:00a
|
For Love or Money
|
|
09:30a
|
Play Your Hunch
|
|
10:00a
|
Arthur Godfrey
|
|
10:30a
|
Top Dollar
|
|
11:00a
|
Love of Life
|
|
11:30a
|
As the World Turns
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
Report to Midwest Farmers
|
|
12:15p
|
News, Markets
(local)
|
|
12:50p
|
Farm Home Roundup
|
|
01:00p
|
Jimmy Dean (guest Anita Bryant)
|
|
01:30p
|
House Party
|
|
02:00p
|
The Big Payoff
|
|
02:30p
|
The Verdict Is Yours
|
|
03:00p
|
The Brighter Day
|
|
03:15p
|
The Secret Storm
|
|
03:30p
|
The Edge of Night
|
|
04:00p
|
Search For Tomorrow
|
|
04:15p
|
Design for Living
|
|
04:30p
|
Captain 11
|
|
05:00p
|
Sky King
|
|
05:30p
|
Captain 11
|
|
05:45p
|
Douglas Edwards With the News
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
06:30p
|
Treasure Chest
|
|
06:45p
|
Farm Newsreel
|
|
07:00p
|
Zorro
|
|
07:30p
|
Yancy Derringer
|
|
08:00p
|
Highway Patrol
|
|
08:30p
|
San Francisco Beat
|
|
09:00p
|
Garry Moore (guests Johnnie Ray, Maureen O’Hara,
Denise Lor)
|
|
10:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
10:30p
|
Colt .45
|
|
11:00p
|
Command Performance
|
|
11:30p
|
Files of Jeffrey Jones
|
|
What's interesting is that KELO shows even less of the regular schedule than the other affiliates. Yancy Derringer comes over from the Thursday night lineup (when KELO carries the ABC rural comedy The Real McCoys), while Zorro comes from ABC, San Francisco Beat is the syndicated version of CBS' The Lineup, and Highway Patrol is the long-running syndicated hit.
KUON, Channel 12 (Lincoln) (Educ.)
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Morning
|
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09:00a
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Algebra I
|
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09:30a
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Physics
|
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10:00a
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Brookfield Zoo
|
|
10:30a
|
Chemistry
|
|
11:00a
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Algebra II
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
01:00p
|
American Literature
|
|
05:30p
|
Sing Hi-Sing Lo
|
|
05:45p
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The Friendly Giant
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:30p
|
Chemistry
|
|
07:00p
|
Let’s Visit School
|
|
07:30p
|
Ten For Survival
|
|
08:00p
|
Language and Linguistics
|
|
08:30p
|
Issues
|
|
09:00p
|
Briefing Session
|
|
KUON is, as the call letters might suggest, operated by the University of Nebraska.
KHOL, Channel 13 (Holdrege) (CBS)
|
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Morning
|
||
09:00a
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For Love or Money
|
|
09:30a
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Play Your Hunch
|
|
10:00a
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Arthur Godfrey
|
|
10:30a
|
Top Dollar
|
|
11:00a
|
Love of Life
|
|
11:30a
|
Search for Tomorrow
|
|
11:45a
|
The Guiding Light
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
|
|
12:05p
|
Kahle’s Kitchen
|
|
12:30p
|
As the World Turns
|
|
01:00p
|
Jimmy Dean (guest Anita Bryant)
|
|
01:30p
|
House Party
|
|
02:00p
|
The Big Payoff
|
|
02:30p
|
The Verdict Is Yours
|
|
03:00p
|
The Brighter Day
|
|
03:15p
|
The Secret Storm
|
|
03:30p
|
The Edge of Night
|
|
04:00p
|
American Bandstand (guests Patti and Marge)
|
|
05:00p
|
Jeff’s Collie
|
|
05:30p
|
Cartoons
|
|
05:50p
|
Markets
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
06:15p
|
Douglas Edwards With the News
|
|
06:30p
|
Name That Tune
|
|
07:00p
|
Badge 714
|
|
07:30p
|
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
|
|
08:00p
|
Arthur Godfrey
|
|
08:30p
|
Union Pacific
|
|
09:00p
|
Garry Moore (guests Johnnie Ray, Maureen O’Hara,
Denise Lor)
|
|
10:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
10:30p
|
Movie – “Rings
on Her Fingers”
|
|
Another CBS affiliate that passes on much of the network's lineup! Unsurprisingly they carry Garry Moore and Arthur Godfrey; everybody loves them! But Badge 714 is, as we all know, the syndicated version of Dragnet, and Union Pacific is a syndicated feature. TV
In 1958, certain areas ("markets", as they were starting to be known) weren't thought to be large enough to sustain more than a couple of commercial stations.
ReplyDeleteThus, "secondary affiliations", where a station already affiliated with NBC or CBS would sign a deal with ABC to get certain of their shows.
Walt Disney, American Bandstand, and the Warner Bros. westerns were the major beneficiaries of this practice (as witness their presence on a couple of CBS stations above).
As the '50s became the '60s, ABC's salesmen used these shows as a "foot in the door" to sell their other shows in the smaller markets.
I've told you in the past about the situation in Rockford, IL, northwest of Chicago, where a mostly CBS station gradually morphed into an ABC station over a decade's time.
It wasn't until the FCC ended a UHF-station freeze in the mid-'60s that ABC was able to even approach parity with the bigger nets, and that took another decade in itself.
But that's another story ...
- About Flight:
This wasn't a Big Picture-type documentary.
In the late '50s there was a mini-trend for anthology series with military background.
These included the above noted Silent Service (submarines), Navy Log (sea service both in and out of war), West Point, Men of Annapolis (from the eponymous military academies), The Blue Angels (the USAF's precision flight team), and several others I can't call to mind just now.
Flight was one of these type shows , about life in the Air Force. The host was a semi-retired general whose name I can't recall.
My father, a veteran of AAF service in WWII in England, watched most of these shows, which were mainly syndicated; not surprisingly, Flight was his favorite. To this day, I still remember its anthem theme (I can whistle it on demand ...).
I threw this together kind of rapidly; I may be back later with more ...
There was never a UHF-station freeze in the 1960s or any other time of which I am aware. UHF had a hard-enough time getting & keeping stations on the air prior to the mid-60s w/o the hindrance of a freeze. The FCC even increased the number of stations that it allowed the networks to own & operate from 5 to 7, as long as no more than 5 were on VHF. CBS & NBC both started 2 affiliates on UHF as a result, but even network ownership couldn't save them. The UHF stations couldn't compete with VHF stations in the same market. UHF could & did succeed in 10 different all-UHF markets across the US from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA to Bakersfield, CA.
DeleteWhat happened in the mid-60s that finally helped UHF was the All-Channel Receiver Act from around 1962 that made it law for all tv receivers built & sold in the US to include UHF tuners starting on May 1, 1964. At least 1 market had 1 UHF network affiliate against 2 VHF network affiliates back as long ago as 1953 (Knoxville, TN), and other markets started adding the 3rd network affiliate around 1961 (Louisville, KY). As the All-Channel law took effect, over time more UHF stations came along such as independents in places like Chicago & Boston, but sometimes these stations didn't succeed too well until the 70s. Nashville had an indie station on UHF that failed in an initial run (1968-71) and then came back & succeeded from 1976 & forward. Now with digital tv, UHF doesn't even matter anymore.