What's on TV? Thursday, January 21, 1965

Boston is our location this week, not for the first time, but the listings might look a little different from the last time we visited. Four new stations are included in this issue, in Worcester, Providence, Hartford and Boston. We still have Manchester, NH (although I didn't include their programming), but we're now missing Portland, Maine. It's the Eastern New England edition, and I guess Maine just isn't far enough East - or at least too far Down East.

	WGBH, Channel 2 (Educ.)
	Morning
	06:30a	To Be Announced
	07:00a	Blessings of Liberty
	07:30a	This is UConn
	09:05a	Parlons Francais I
	09:25a	Music II
	09:45a	Parlons Francais II
	11:00a	Parlons Francais III
	Afternoon
	12:30p	Time For Music
	12:45p	The Friendly Giant
	01:00p	Parlons Francais I
	01:45p	Music II
	04:30p	Lip Reading
	05:00p	Time For Music
	05:30p	What’s New
	Evening
	06:00p	Home Handyman
	06:30p	News (Louis Lyons)
	06:45p	News (Bob Baram)
	07:00p	Critical Reader
	07:30p	College Basketball (Dartmouth vs. Harvard)
	09:20p	Ski Report
	09:30p	The Science Reporter
	10:00p	Standwells
	10:30p	World of Music

Here we have a rare example of an educational channel airing a sports event. Naturally it's from the Ivy League.

	WTIC, Channel 3 (Hartford) (CBS)
	Morning
	08:00a	Captain Kangaroo
	09:00a	Hap Richards
	09:15a	Deputy Dawg
	09:30a	Leave it to Beaver
	10:00a	CBS Morning News With Mike Wallace
	10:30a	Movie – “Mutiny on the Blackhawk”
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Love of Life
	12:25p	CBS News (Robert Trout)
	12:30p	Search for Tomorrow
	12:45p	The Guiding Light
	01:00p	Movie – “Magic Town” part 4
	01:30p	As the World Turns
	02:00p	Password (panelists Bob Denver, Amanda Blake)
	02:30p	House Party
	03:00p	The Edge of Night
	03:30p	To Tell the Truth (guests Phyllis Krik, Orsen Bean, Ann Sheridan, George Maharis)
	03:55p	CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
	04:00p	Ranger Andy
	04:30p	Movie – “Holiday in Havana”
	Evening
	06:05p	Sports (Bob Steele)
	06:15p	News, Weather (local)
	06:30p	CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite
	07:00p	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
	07:30p	The Munsters
	08:00p	Perry Mason
	09:00p	Password (panelists Hugh O’Brian, Juliet Prowse)
	09:30p	Harry S Truman
	10:00p	The Defenders
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:20p	Movie – “Caught”

That Truman documentary at 9:30pm is, I believe, produced by David Susskind. After failing to secure enough interest with one of the broadcast networks, he syndicated it to local stations throughout the country. As Stephen Battaglio points out in his Susskind biography, it was possible that "network executives knew Truman was still not very popular with the public and certainly not as compelling on the TV screen as the "Give 'em hell, Harry" mythology that was later built around him." 

	WBZ, Channel 4 (NBC)
	Morning
	06:25a	Sign On Seminar
	06:45a	Daily Almanac
	07:00a	Today (guests Ralph Schoenstein, Terri Thornton)
	09:00a	Clubhouse 4
	09:25a	News, Weather (local)
	09:30a	Bachelor Father
	10:00a	Make Room for Daddy
	10:30a	What’s This Song? (guests Nancy Sinatra, Tommy Sands) (color)
	10:55a	NBC News (Edwin Newman)
	11:00a	Concentration
	11:30a	Jeopardy (color)
	Afternoon
	12:00p	News, Weather (local)
	12:30p	Mike Douglas (guests Rich Little, Dan Dailey)
	02:00p	Moment of Truth
	02:30p	The Doctors
	03:00p	Another World
	03:30p	You Don’t Say! (guests Rusty Draper, Laraine Day) (color)
	04:00p	The Match Game (guests Florence Henderson, Bill Cosby)
	04:25p	NBC News
	04:30p	Leave it to Beaver
	05:00p	Movie – “Captains of the Clouds”
	Evening
	06:00p	Movie – “White Heat”
	06:30p	News, Weather (local)
	07:00p	The Huntley-Brinkley Report
	07:30p	Intertel
	08:30p	Dr. Kildare
	09:30p	Hazel (color)
	10:00p	Kraft Suspense Theatre (color)
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:15p	Regis Philbin
	12:45a	News, Sports, Weather (local)
	01:00a	Movie – “Stormy”

Look at that - Regis Philbin, pre-Joey Bishop, pre-Kathy Lee! Can you believe it? It was a nationally syndicated talk show, based on his successful local show out of San Diego, that started the previous October and would last another month. As was the case with the format followed by Mike Douglas, Rege would have a co-host that would be with him for the entire week. Although no guests are listed in the TV Guide, a little Internet research suggests his co-host for the week could have been Eartha Kitt.

	WHDH, Channel 5 (CBS)
	Morning
	06:00a	The Life of Riley
	06:30a	En France
	07:00a	Morning Key Club (color)
	07:30a	Captain Bob (color)
	08:00a	Captain Kangaroo
	09:00a	Romper Room (color)
	09:30a	Julie Dane (color)
	09:45a	We Believe (color)
	10:00a	CBS Morning News With Mike Wallace
	10:30a	I Love Lucy
	11:00a	Andy Griffith
	11:30a	The McCoys
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Love of Life
	12:25p	CBS News (Robert Trout)
	12:30p	Search for Tomorrow
	12:45p	The Guiding Light
	01:00p	News (Leo Egan) (color)
	01:05p	Farm and Food (color)
	01:30p	As the World Turns
	02:00p	Password (panelists Bob Denver, Amanda Blake)
	02:30p	House Party
	03:00p	To Tell the Truth (panelists Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Dick Shawn, Shari Lewis)
	03:30p	The Edge of Night
	04:00p	The Secret Storm
	04:30p	Bozo the Clown (color)
	05:30p	Ripcord (color)
	Evening
	06:00p	Dateline Boston (color)
	06:25p	Weather (Ted Miller) (color)
	06:30p	CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite
	07:00p	News (John Day/Leo Egan) (color)
	07:25p	Weather (Ray Walker) (color)
	07:30p	The Munsters
	08:00p	Perry Mason
	09:00p	Password (panelists Hugh O’Brian, Juliet Prowse)
	09:30p	The Baileys of Balboa
	10:00p	The Defenders
	11:00p	News, Weather (local) (color)
	11:20p	Sports (Don Gillis) (color)
	11:30p	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (color)

You might notice The Tonight Show's on a CBS affiliate - that's because Regis is on in the Carson timeslot. Someone more familiar with the area could probably tell me why WBZ didn't carry the Carson show. By the way, it's always a bit of a surprise to see a non-NBC affiliate that's so into color programming; because of the network's tie to RCA, NBC affiliates (at least the ones I'm familiar with) were always out in front on that score.

	WTEV, Channel 6 (New Bedford) (ABC)
	Morning
	06:15a	News (Truman Taylor)
	06:30a	Educational Age
	07:00a	Whirlybirds
	07:30a	Morning Funtime
	08:30a	Abbott and Costello
	09:00a	Cartoons
	09:30a	December Bride
	10:00a	Community
	10:25a	News (Andy Macmillan)
	10:30a	Trailmaster
	11:30a	The Price is Right (guest Douglas Fairbanks Jr.)
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Donna Reed
	12:30p	Father Knows Best
	01:00p	Ernie Ford (guest Gale Garnett)
	01:30p	Woman
	01:55p	News (local)
	02:00p	Flame in the Wind
	02:30p	Day in Court
	02:55p	ABC News (Marlene Sanders)
	03:00p	General Hospital
	03:30p	The Young Marrieds
	04:00p	Madhouse
	04:30p	Superman
	05:00p	Hercules
	05:30p	Lloyd Thaxton (guests Peter and Gordon)
	Evening
	06:30p	ABC Evening Report (Ron Cochran)
	06:45p	News, Sports, Weather (local)
	07:00p	The Rifleman
	07:30p	Jonny Quest (color)
	08:00p	Donna Reed
	08:30p	My Three Sons
	09:00p	Bewitched
	09:30p	Peyton Place
	10:00p	Jimmy Dean (guests the Mills Brothers, Norm Crosby, Buck Owens)
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:15p	Les Crane

The Young Marrieds is one of those soaps that I don't remember - it certainly didn't have the staying power of General Hospital, As the World Turns, The Guiding Light, Another World and so on. It ran for about 18 months, but it had some pretty good talent: Susan Seaforth, prior to Days of Our Lives, Paul Picerni, Elliot Ness' right-hand man on The Untouchables, Charles Grodin and a pre-MTM Ted Knight, among others. 

	WNAC, Channel 7 (ABC)
	Morning
	06:25a	Farm and Market Report
	06:30a	Family Living
	07:00a	The Three Stooges
	09:00a	Jack LaLanne
	09:30a	Girl Talk (panelists include Jinx Falkenburg)
	10:00a	Dobie Gillis
	10:30a	Flame in the Wind
	11:00a	December Bride
	11:30a	The Price is Right (guest Douglas Fairbanks Jr.)
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Donna Reed
	12:30p	Father Knows Best
	01:00p	General Hospital
	01:30p	Trailmaster
	02:00p	Flame in the Wind
	02:30p	Movie – “The Narrow Margin”
	03:55p	ABC News (Marlene Sanders)
	04:00p	Surfside 6
	05:00p	Huckleberry Hound
	05:30p	The Three Stooges
	Evening
	06:00p	ABC Evening Report (Ron Cochran)
	06:15p	News, Weather (local)
	06:30p	The Rifleman
	07:00p	Car 54, Where Are You?
	07:30p	Jonny Quest (color)
	08:00p	Donna Reed
	08:30p	My Three Sons
	09:00p	Bewitched
	09:30p	Peyton Place
	10:00p	Jimmy Dean (guests the Mills Brothers, Norm Crosby, Buck Owens)
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:20p	Movie – “Two Girls and a Sailor”
	12:50a	Movie – “Destination Big House”

Jimmy Dean has one of the more impressive guest lineups you're going to see - the Mills Brothers, Norm Crosby, and Buck Owens - all legends. 

	WJAR, Channel 10 (Providence) (NBC)
	Morning
	06:30a	TV Classroom
	07:00a	Today (guests Ralph Schoenstein, Terri Thornton)
	09:00a	Leave it to Beaver
	09:25a	News (local)
	09:30a	The World Around Us
	09:55a	News, Weather (local)
	10:00a	Make Room for Daddy
	10:30a	What’s This Song? (guests Nancy Sinatra, Tommy Sands) (color)
	10:55a	NBC News (Edwin Newman)
	11:00a	Concentration
	11:30a	Jeopardy (color)
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Say When! (color)
	12:30p	Truth or Consequences (color)
	12:55p	NBC News (Ray Scherer)
	01:00p	Talk of the Town
	01:30p	Let’s Make a Deal (color)
	01:55p	NBC News (Floyd Kalber)
	02:00p	Moment of Truth
	02:30p	The Doctors
	03:00p	Another World
	03:30p	You Don’t Say! (guests Rusty Draper, Laraine Day) (color)
	04:00p	The Match Game (guests Florence Henderson, Bill Cosby)
	04:25p	NBC News
	04:30p	Movie – “Return of the Bad Men”
	Evening
	06:00p	Eye-Dentify
	06:15p	News, Weather (local)
	06:30p	The Huntley-Brinkley Report
	07:00p	Wanted – Dead or Alive
	07:30p	Daniel Boone
	08:30p	Dr. Kildare
	09:30p	Hazel (color)
	10:00p	Kraft Suspense Theatre (color)
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:15p	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (color)

Moment of Truth is yet another soap opera that doesn't remain in the consciousness. A CBC import, it lasted on U.S. television for less than a year.

	WPRO, Channel 12 (Providence) (CBS)
	Morning
	06:30a	Guest Artist Concerts
	07:00a	The Three Stooges and Popeye
	08:00a	Captain Kangaroo
	09:00a	Romper Room (Miss Bonnie)
	09:30a	Dialing for Dollars
	10:30a	I Love Lucy
	11:00a	Andy Griffith
	11:30a	The McCoys
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Love of Life
	12:25p	CBS News (Robert Trout)
	12:30p	Search for Tomorrow
	12:45p	The Guiding Light
	01:00p	Girl Talk (panelists include Hermione Gingold)
	01:30p	As the World Turns
	02:00p	Password (panelists Bob Denver, Amanda Blake)
	02:30p	House Party
	03:00p	To Tell the Truth (panelists Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Dick Shawn, Shari Lewis)
	03:30p	The Edge of Night
	04:00p	The Three Stooges
	04:30p	Woody Woodpecker
	05:00p	Movie – “The Astounding She-Monster”
	Evening
	06:00p	News, Sports, Weather (local)
	06:30p	CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite
	07:00p	News, Sports, Weather (local)
	07:30p	The Munsters
	08:00p	Perry Mason
	09:00p	Password (panelists Hugh O’Brian, Juliet Prowse)
	09:30p	The Baileys of Balboa
	10:00p	The Defenders
	11:00p	News, Weather (local)
	11:20p	Movie – “A Cry in the Night”

I thought The Astounding She-Monster sounded familiar, and as it turns out I was right - a quick check shows it was on KSTP back in Minneapolis-St. Paul not two weeks before this. I remain stunned that it hasn't been on Mystery Science Theater 3000.  Yet.

	WJZB, Channel 14 (Worcester)  (Ind.)
	Afternoon
	05:30p	Film Feature
	Evening
	06:00p	Sports, News, Weather (local)
	06:30p	The Huntley-Brinkley Report
	07:00p	Whiplash
	07:30p	Susie
	08:00p	Movie – “Hiroshima Mon Amour”
	09:30p	Highway Patrol
	10:00p	Beachcomber
	10:30p	Danger Man
	11:00p	Florida Films

This is the first week in the listings for WJZB, out of Worcester. A modest lineup for the independent station, but with some notables: Huntley-Brinkley, unusual in that it's being picked up by an indy, and Danger Man, the precursor to Secret Agent and The Prisoner. And then there's the classic foreign movie Hiroshima Mon Amour. As I said, modest - but intriguing.

	WIHS, Channel 38 (Ind.)
	Morning
	09:00a	Youth News Digest
	09:15a	Reading Out Loud
	09:45a	Let’s Explore America
	10:15a	Physical Fitness
	10:30a	Adventures in New Lands
	11:00a	Horizons of Science
	11:30a	To Be Announced
	Afternoon
	01:00p	Study of Communism
	01:30p	Gateways to Sound
	02:00p	Our Health and Safety
	02:30p	Money Management
	03:00p	Movie – “Smashing the Money Ring”
	05:00p	Kit Carson
	05:30p	News (Victor Best)
	Evening
	06:00p	Famous Playhouse
	06:30p	Love That Bob!
	07:00p	Movie – “Princess O’Rourke”
	08:30p	The D.A.’s Man
	09:00p	Coronado 9
	09:30p	I Led Three Lives
	10:00p	News (local)
	10:15p	Movie – “Night Unto Night”

I enjoy looking at these independent stations; it seems to be a mix of movies, syndicated programs, and the kind of morning and afternoon shows you're more likely to see on educational television. Many independent stations of the time relied on heavy sports programming, as was the case with WTCN back in Minneapolis - or as will be the case when this channel, redubbed WSBK, became the flagship station of the Boston Red Sox. TV