What's on TV? Tuesday, July 2, 1968

As I mentioned on Saturday, we're back on familiar turf this week - Minneapolis-St. Paul in the '60s. And while the summer schedule doesn't always give us blockbuster shows, there's always something worth looking at. So let's get to it!

	KTCA, Channel 2 (NET)
	Evening
	06:00p	Innovations
	06:30p	Effective Writing (color)
	07:00p	Antiques
	07:30p	Seminar for Seniors
	08:00p	India! My India!
	08:30p	Man and the Universe
	09:00p	Presidential Year
	09:30p	State Parks
	10:00p	NET Festival

With school out for the summer, Channel 2's broadcasting schedule is confined to prime-time. The programming seems to be tying in more to NET's national schedule, including NET Festival's examination of composer Frédéric Chopin's reputation.

	WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
	Morning
	06:00a	Summer Semester (color)
	06:30a	Siegfried and His Flying Saucer (color)
	07:00a	Clancy and Carmen (color)
	07:45a	Clancy and Willie (color)
	08:00a	Captain Kangaroo (color)
	09:00a	Live Today (color)
	09:05a	Merv Griffin (guests Henry Morgan, David Frost, Jill Haworth) (color)
	10:00a	Andy Griffith
	10:30a	Dick Van Dyke
	11:00a	Love of Life (color)
	11:25a	CBS News (Joseph Benti) (color)
	11:30a	Search For Tomorrow
	Afternoon
	12:00p	News (Dean Montgomery) (color)
	12:20p	Something Special (color)
	12:30p	As the World Turns (color)
	01:00p	Love is a Many Splendored Thing (color)
	01:30p	House Party (guest singer Ron Eliran) (color)
	02:00p	To Tell the Truth (color)
	02;25p	CBS News (Douglas Edwards) (color)
	02:30p	The Edge of Night (color)
	03:00p	The Secret Storm (color)
	03:30p	The Beverly Hillbillies (color)
	04:00p	Mike Douglas (co-hosts Howard Duff and Ida Lupino,  Sandler and Young, Scoey Mitchell, Tijuana Brats) (color)
	05:30p	CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (color)
	Evening
	06:00p	News (Dave Moore) (color)
	06:15p	Weather (Bud Kraehling) (color)
	06;20p	Sports (Hal Scott) (color)
	06:30p	Daktari (color)
	07:30p	Showtime (color)
	08:30p	College Talent (guest presenter Lee Marvin, judges Jack Carter,  Shari Lewis, Mike Connors) (color)
	09:00p	Of Black America (special) (color)
	10:00p	The Scene Tonight (color)
	10:45p	Movie – “I’ll Never Forget You”

See, talent shows like The X Factor and The Voice aren't anything new - besides the long-running Original Amateur Hour, shows like College Talent were often seen as summer replacement series. Interesting choice of Lee Marvin, though - wonder if he was doing any songs from Paint Your Wagon? Probably not; that won't come out until next year. Still, ...

	KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
	Morning
	06:30a	City and Country (color)
	07:00a	Today (guests Sandler and Young, Judith Crist, Mel Morse) (color)
	09:00a	Snap Judgment (color)
	09:25a	NBC News (Nancy Dickerson) (color)
	09:30a	Concentration (color)
	10:00a	Personality (guests Peter Lawford, George Hamilton, Betsy Palmer,  Jerry Lewis) (color)
	10:30a	The Hollywood Squares (panelists Steve Allen, Gypsy Rose Lee,  Paul Lynde, Jayne Meadows, Ann Miller, Greg Morris, Abby Dalton,  Wally Cox, Charley Weaver) (color)
	11:00a	Jeopardy (color)
	Afternoon
	12:00p	News (Gene Berry)  (color)
	12:10p	Weather (Pete Evensen) (color)
	12:15p	Dialing for Dollars (color)
	12:30p	Let’s Make a Deal (color)
	01:00p	Days of Our Lives (color)
	01:30p	The Doctors (color)
	02:00p	Another World (color)
	02:30p	You Don’t Say! (guests Pat Carroll, Marty Ingels) (color)
	03:00p	The Match Game (guests Mickey Mantle, Joe Garagiola) (color)
	03:25p	NBC News (Floyd Kalber) (color)
	03:30p	Dialing for Dollars (color)
	04:30p	Of Lands and Seas (color)
	05:25p	News (Gene Berry)
	05:30p	The Huntley-Brinkley Report (color)
	Evening
	06:00p	News (Bob Ryan) (color)
	06:15p	Weather (Johnny Morris) (color)
	06:20p	Sports (Al Tighe) (color)
	06:30p	I Dream of Jeannie (color)
	07:00p	Showcase ’68 (guests Neil Diamond, Suzanne Renee, Tom Rush,  the American Breed, the Main Attraction) (color)
	07:30p	Tuesday Night at the Movies – “Captain Newman, M.D.” (color)
	10:00p	News (John MacDougall) (color)
	10:15p	Weather (Johnny Morris) (color)
	10:20p	Sports (Al Tighe) (color)
	10:30p	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guest Buddy Hackett)  (color)
	12:00a	I Led Three Lives (color)

Tony Sandler and Ralph Young were a popular singing duo of the '60s, and were familiar faces on TV around this time. In fact, they're so familiar that they appear on two different shows today - with Mike Douglas earlier today on Channel 4, and on Today this morning on Channel 5. I wonder if they're plugging a new album?

	KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
	Morning
	07:45a	Timmy and Lassie
	08:00a	Dennis the Menace
	08:30a	Leave It to Beaver
	09:00a	Romper Room (color)
	09:30a	Dick Cavett (color)
	11:00a	Bewitched
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Dream House (color)
	12:30p	Wedding Party (color)
	01:00p	The Newlywed Game (color)
	01:30p	The Baby Game (color)
	01:55p	The Children’s Doctor (color)
	02:00p	General Hospital (color)
	02:30p	Dark Shadows (color)
	03:00p	The Dating Game (color)
	03:30p	Movie – “Timbuktu”
	04:55p	News (Jerry Smith)
	05:00p	ABC Evening News with Frank Reynolds (color)
	05:30p	McHale’s Navy
	Evening
	06:00p	Truth or Consequences (color)
	06:30p	Garrison’s Gorillas (color)
	07:30p	It Takes a Thief (color)
	08:30p	N.Y.P.D. (color)
	09:00p	The Invaders (color)
	10:00p	News (Bill Fahan, Jim Steer) (color)
	10:25p	Sports (Tony Parker) (color)
	10:30p	Joey Bishop (guests the Mills Brothers, Pete Barbutti, Robin Wilson)  (color)
	12:00a	Naked City

Now here's something you don't see very often, at least in the Twin Cities market - Joey Bishop on at 10:30, up against Johnny Carson. I know that's the way it's supposed to be, but as we've seen in the past, Channel 9 had this nasty habit of dropping local programming into the 10:30 slot (along with the ad revenue), pushing Bishop to midnight or later. By now, they're only doing that on Friday nights. It's progress.

	WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
	Morning
	08:55a	News (Gil Amundson)
	09:00a	Sea Hunt
	09:30a	Bat Masterson
	10:00a	Woody Woodbury (guests Edward Everett Horton, Ann Blyth,  James Darren, Jack Kruschen, Joby Baker) (color)
	10:30a	Famous Playhouse
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Lunch With Casey
	01:00p	Movie “He Laughed Last”
	02:30p	Mel’s Notebook
	03:00p	Virginia Graham (guests Arlene Dahl, Lissa Charell) (color)
	03:30p	Patty Duke
	04:00p	Popeye and Pete
	04:30p	Casey and Roundhouse
	05:00p	The Flintstones (color)
	05:30p	Gilligan’s Island (color)
	Evening
	06:00p	Harmon Killebrew (color)
	06:10p	Halsey Hall (color)
	06:25p	Baseball (Minnesota vs. Cleveland) (color)
	09:00p	Scoreboard (time approximate)
	09:15p	Movie – “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (time approximate)
	11:15p	News (Stuart A. Lindman)
	11:30p	Weather (Rodger Kent)
	11:35p	Sports (Frank Beutel)
	11:45p	Woody Woodbury (continuation of 10 a.m. episode) (color)

Speaking of oddities, I think I've mentioned this oddity before - Channel 11 airs the first half-hour of Woody Woodbury's talk show at 10:00 a.m., and then the remaining hour at 11:45 p.m. I know that Merv Griffin's show, for example, could be seen in either the morning, afternoon or late-night, depending on the market, but this is the first time I've seen a show that was both morning and late-night at the same time. TV