KTCA, Channel 2 (Educ.)
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Morning
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09:15a
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Spanish (Grade 4)
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09:30a
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German (Grade 5)
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09:45a
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Portfolio (Grades 11-12)
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10:00a
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Spanish (Grade 5)
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10:25a
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Mathematics (Grade 6)
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10:40a
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Spanish (Grade 6)
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10:55a
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Portfolio (Grades 11-12)
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11:20a
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To Be Announced
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Learning and Teaching
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12:55p
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Science (Grade 2)
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01:10p
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To Be Announced
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01:25p
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Spanish (Grade 4)
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01:40p
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German (Grade 4)
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01:55p
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Spanish (Grade 5)
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02:10p
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French (Grade 5)
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02:25p
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German (Grade 6)
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02:40p
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Spanish (Grade 6)
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03:00p
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Supervisory Practice
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03:30p
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Americans at Work
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05:15p
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Fun at 5:15
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05:30p
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Kindergarten
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Evening
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06:00p
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Conversational Spanish
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06:30p
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Biology
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07:20p
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Political Science
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08:00p
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Heritage on Canvas
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08:30p
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Macalester College
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09:00p
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Changing Minnesota
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10:00p
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Profile
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10:30p
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To Be Announced
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There's really not much to note about KTCA's schedule today, other than that it's the ultimate in educational broadcasting. Even the prime-time lineup is educational. Could it be that this is what the planners of educational television had in mind all along, rather than shows like Downton Abbey?
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
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Morning
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06:30a
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Sunrise Semester (Russian Literature in Translation)
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07:00a
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Clancy and Axel
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08:00a
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Captain Kangaroo
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09:00a
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News (Dean
Montgomery)
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09:15a
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What’s New?
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09:25a
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Dr. Reuben K. Youngdahl
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09:30a
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I Love Lucy
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10:00a
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Andy Griffith
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10:30a
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The McCoys
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11:00a
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Love of Life
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11:25a
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CBS News (Robert Trout)
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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 (Dean
Montgomery)
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12:15p
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Something Special
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12:25p
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Weather (Bud
Kraehling)
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12:30p
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As the World Turns
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01:00p
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Password (guests Martha Wright, Barry Sullivan)
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01:30p
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House Party (guest Pat Hitchcock)
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02:00p
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To Tell the Truth (panelists Peter Lind Hayes, Douglas
Fairbanks, Joan Fontaine, Phyllis Newman)
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02:25p
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CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
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02:30p
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The Edge of Night
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03:00p
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The Secret Storm
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03:30p
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Jack Benny
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04:00p
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Around the Town
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04:30p
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Axel and Deputy Dawg
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05:00p
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Clancy and Company
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05:30p
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CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (Dave
Moore)
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06:15p
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Sports (Don
Dahl)
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06:20p
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Direction
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06:25p
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Weather (Don
O’Brien)
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06:30p
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CBS Reports - "Segregation: Northern Style"
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07:30p
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The Beverly Hillbillies
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08:00p
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Dick Van Dyke
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08:30p
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Cara Williams
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09:00p
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Danny Kaye (guests Imogene Coca, Tony Bennett, the
Clinger Sisters)
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10:00p
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News (Dave
Moore)
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10:15p
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Weather (Bud
Kraehling)
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10:20p
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Sports (Hal Scott)
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10:30p
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Studio Four
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11:30p
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Les Crane
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I'm very fond of looking at the old Channel 4 afternoon lineup; it's so typical of the era. Jack Benny, on at 3:30pm, is shown on a delay from 9:00am, when WCCO shows local news and the like. At 4:00 it's Around the Town, what would back then have been called a "woman's show," hosted by Arle Haberle, which once won a Peabody Award. Axel and Clancy, who appeared together in the morning, each had their own after-school show in the afternoon.
Studio Four, which runs after the 10pm news, is an umbrella title for syndicated series run by the station (the "Four," obviously, standing for Channel 4). On this night, the series in question is East Side/West Side, with George C. Scott. The previous night, it was an episode of Checkmate.
Studio Four, which runs after the 10pm news, is an umbrella title for syndicated series run by the station (the "Four," obviously, standing for Channel 4). On this night, the series in question is East Side/West Side, with George C. Scott. The previous night, it was an episode of Checkmate.
KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
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Morning
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06:30a
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City and Country
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07:00a
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Today (guest folk singer Tom Glazer)
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09:00a
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Make Room for Daddy
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09:30a
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What’s This Song? (color)
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09:55a
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NBC News (Edwin Newman)
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10:00a
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Concentration
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10:30a
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Jeopardy (color)
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11:00a
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Say When! (color)
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11:30a
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Truth or Consequences (color)
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11:55a
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NBC News (Ray Scherer)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (John
MacDougall) (color)
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12:15p
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Weather (Johnny
Morris) (color)
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12:20p
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Dialing for Dollars (color)
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12:30p
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Let’s Make a Deal (color)
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12:55p
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NBC News (Floyd Kalber)
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01:00p
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Loretta Young
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01:30p
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The Doctors
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02:00p
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Another World
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02:30p
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You Don’t Say! (guests Ruta Lee, Sid Melton)
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03:00p
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The Match Game (panelists Pat O’Brien, Carmel Quinn)
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03:25p
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NBC News
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03:30p
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Dialing for Dollars (color)
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04:30p
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Lloyd Thaxton (guests Chad and Jeremy)
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05:25p
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Doctor’s House Call
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05:30p
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The Huntley-Brinkley Report
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (Bob Ryan)
(color)
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06:15p
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Weather (Johnny
Morris) (color)
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06:20p
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Sports (Al
Tighe) (color)
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06:30p
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The Virginian (color)
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08:00p
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Wednesday Night at the Movies – “We’re No Angels” (color)
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10:00p
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News (John
MacDougall) (color)
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10:15p
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Weather (Johnny
Morris) (color)
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10:20p
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Sports (Al Tighe
(color)
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10:30p
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guest Pete Fountain)
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12:15a
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Movie – “Lone
Wolf in Paris”
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"We're No Angels," as I mentioned on Saturday, is one of my favorite Christmas movies, a most underrated film with a rare and marvelous comic performance by Bogart. If you're into Christmas movies, this should be on the list.
Dialing for Dollars was an absolute fixture on Channel 5's schedule throughout the '60s, as it probably was in many markets. Jim Hutton and Jane Johnston were the hosts during most of that run; I believe that at this point in time Jane did the noontime version while Jim was on in the afternoon. Here is a link to a 1966 ad for the show.
Dialing for Dollars was an absolute fixture on Channel 5's schedule throughout the '60s, as it probably was in many markets. Jim Hutton and Jane Johnston were the hosts during most of that run; I believe that at this point in time Jane did the noontime version while Jim was on in the afternoon. Here is a link to a 1966 ad for the show.
KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
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Morning
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07:45a
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Breakfast with Grandpa Ken
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08:30a
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Romper Room (Miss Betty)
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10:00a
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Get the Message (panelists Hermoine Gingold, Roddy
McDowall, Gretchen Wyler, Jack Douglas)
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10:30a
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Missing Links (guests George Hamilton, Florence
Henderson, Darryl Hickman, Tom Poston)
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11:00a
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Father Knows Best
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11:30a
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Ernie Ford (guest Joey Hollingsworth)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Circus Boy
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12:30p
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The People’s Choice
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01:00p
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Lois Leppart
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01:30p
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Day in Court
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01:55p
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ABC News (Marlene Sanders)
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02:00p
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General Hospital
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02:30p
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Young Marrieds
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03:00p
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Trailmaster
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04:00p
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Maverick
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05:00p
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ABC Evening Report (Ron Cochran)
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05:15p
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News and Weather
(local)
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05:30p
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Leave it to Beaver
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Evening
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06:00p
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Huckleberry Hound
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06:30p
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
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07:00p
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Patty Duke
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07:30p
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Shindig (guests Chubby Checker, Tommy Quickly,
Manfred Mann, Kelly Garrett, the Dixie Cups, Willy Nelson, the Righteous
Brothers)
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08:00p
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Mickey Rooney
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08:30p
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Burke’s Law
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09:30p
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Ensign O’Toole
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10:00p
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News (Bill
Fahan)
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10:15p
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Weather (Jerry
Smith)
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10:20p
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Sports (Tony
Parker)
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10:30p
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Movie –
“Operation Secret”
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More kids' shows in the morning; here is a link to a rare color clip of Grandpa Ken from 1968. And it's nice to see the old Pea Picker himself, Tennessee Ernie Ford, with a daily morning show after the end of his prime-time program on NBC.
WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
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Morning
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10:05a
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Kukla and Ollie
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10:20a
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Hank Meadows
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10:30a
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Movie – To Be
Announced
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11:55a
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News (Dick Ford)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Lunch with Casey
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12:45p
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The King and Odie
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01:00p
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Movie – “Rhythm
on the River”
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03:00p
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Bachelor Father
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03:30p
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Dave Lee and Pete
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04:30p
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Superman
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05:00p
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Peter Potamus
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05:30p
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Casey and Roundhouse
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05:45p
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Rocky and His Friends
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Evening
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06:00p
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The Rifleman
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06:30p
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Vikings Report
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07:00p
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Adventure Theater
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07:30p
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Sea Hunt
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08:00p
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College Hockey –
Minnesota vs. Minnesota-Duluth
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10:30p
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News (Dick Ford)
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10:45p
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Weather (Stuart
A. Lindman)
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10:50p
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Sports
(Buetel/Horner)
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11:00p
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Movie – “Affair
in Trinidad”
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01:15a
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Amos ‘n’ Andy
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Channel 11's personality is much easier to discern in the late '60s through most of the '70s, when it was the home to professional sports - specifically the Twins in the summer and the the hockey North Stars in the winter. The Stars haven't been born yet, but tonight we get a glimpse of this kind of programming when WTCN broadcasts the Gophers hockey game against one of their arch-rivals, the University of Minnesota at Duluth.
Stuart A. Lindman, who gives the 10:45 weather, was a fixture on Channel 11. For me, I remember him mostly as the longtime local host of the Jerry Lewis Telethon, and to tell the truth, I was never much a fan of his. There was always something slightly smarmy about him, I thought, exceedingly ingratiating, the kind of thing that would have made him an outstanding entertainment reporter. I also didn't think much of him as a newsreader, something he would occasionally dabble in. Today, of course, mired in nostalgia, I wish there were - no, wait. There are still too many people like him at local stations. I do have a fonder feeling toward him personally, though. TV
Stuart A. Lindman, who gives the 10:45 weather, was a fixture on Channel 11. For me, I remember him mostly as the longtime local host of the Jerry Lewis Telethon, and to tell the truth, I was never much a fan of his. There was always something slightly smarmy about him, I thought, exceedingly ingratiating, the kind of thing that would have made him an outstanding entertainment reporter. I also didn't think much of him as a newsreader, something he would occasionally dabble in. Today, of course, mired in nostalgia, I wish there were - no, wait. There are still too many people like him at local stations. I do have a fonder feeling toward him personally, though. TV
First off ...
ReplyDelete-The CBS network offering at 9am was The CBS Morning News with Mike Wallace. The Jack Benny show was likely a syndicated rerun from many years back.
- While we're at WCCO, what the heck is Les Crane's ABC show doing on a CBS station?
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.
My mini-history of Crane/Nightlife 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?
- 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.
(Apparently "the Kids" were a lot more open-minded about music back then ...)
- I should have written this at the proper time:
Floyd Kalber was ch5's main anchorman throughout the '60s and '70s, before the NBC network bucked him up to the Today show.
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".
"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.
After Kalber left Today 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.
- To the best of my knowledge, Romper Room was never a 90-minute show anywhere. I think you (or somebody) omitted The Price Is Right, ABC's 9:30 offering at that time.
This was when they had guest celebrity players by the week; This week's was Don Ameche.
- This week's guest stars on Burke's Law, alphabetically:
Hans Conried
Broderick Crawford
Dan Duryea
Rhonda Fleming
Burgess Meredith
and Mamie Van Doren (who, as noted last time, was also on Ozzie & Harriet earlier that same evening - that happened quite a bit in those 30-episode plus days.)
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 Wednesday ...
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).
ReplyDeleteInterestingly 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.
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.
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