What's on TV? Saturday, March 6, 1965

One of the reasons I enjoy looking at Saturday listings, aside from the fond memories it produces, is that it gives us a little more variety than weekdays. The afternoon programs are rarely the same from week to week, and local movies abound. Will the same hold true this week? Let's find out!

Note that KTCA, the educational channel, doesn't broadcast on weekends - after all, school's out of session.

	WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
	Morning
	06:30a	Sunrise Semester
	07:00a	Mister Mayor
	08:00a	The Alvin Show
	08:30a	Tennessee Tuxedo
	09:00a	Quick Draw McGraw
	09:30a	Mighty Mouse
	10:00a	Linus the Lionhearted
	10:30a	The Jetsons
	11:00a	Sky King
	11:30a	My Friend Flicka
	Afternoon
	12:00p	News (Don Dahl)
	12:15p	Weather (Bob Potter)
	12:20p	Sports (Hal Scott)
	12:30p	Hobbies and Handicrafts
	12:45p	Almanac Newsreel
	01:00p	CBS Golf Classic (Billy Casper and Bob Rosberg vs. Bo Wininger and Tommy Bolt)
	02:00p	Movie – “Live Wires”
	03:00p	Keyhole
	03:30p	Big Ten Basketball (Minnesota vs. Michigan)
	05:00p	Commercial
	05:15p	Sports Locker Room
	05:30p	Survival
	Evening
	06:00p	News (Dave Moore)
	06:15p	Sports (Don Dahl)
	06:25p	Weather (Don O’Brien)
	06:30p	Jackie Gleason (guest Al Bernie)
	07:30p	Gilligan’s Island
	08:00p	The Entertainers
	09:00p	Gunsmoke
	10:00p	News (Dave Moore)
	10:15p	Weather (Bud Kraehling)
	10:20p	Sports (Don Dahl)
	10:30p	Critics Award – “Picnic”
	12:00a	The Bedtime Nooz (time approximate)
	12:15a	Movie – “Ghost Chasers”
	01:15a	Night Kappers

As I've mentioned before, Critics Award was the prestige movie show on Minneapolis television, as I recall. It was sponsored by the Iron Mining Industry of Minnesota, and presented uninterrupted, save for an informational film on the taconite industry shown at the beginning by host Earl Henson. That would run a few minutes, but it was worth it. Of course, some of those commercials might have wound up on some kind of DVD collection today, while some of the movies shown on Critics Award are now forgotten, so I guess everything's relative.

	KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
	Morning
	07:30a	Farm Scene (color)
	08:00a	Andy’s Gang
	08:30a	Hector Heathcote (color)
	09:00a	Underdog (color)
	09:30a	Fireball XL-5
	10:00a	Dennis the Menace
	10:30a	Fury
	11:00a	Exploring (color)
	11:30a	Hoppity Hooper (color)
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Watch Mr. Wizard
	12:30p	Science Fiction Theater
	01:00p	Movie – “The Giant Gila Monster”
	02:15p	Movie – “The Black Cat”
	03:15p	Film Short – “Tomorrow Will Be Too Late”
	03:30p	Gadabout Gaddis (color)
	04:00p	Big Three Golf (color)
	05:00p	M Squad
	05:30p	Everglades (color)
	Evening
	06:00p	News (John MacDougall) (color)
	06:15p	Weather (Pete Evensen) (color)
	06:20p	Sports (Steve Cannon) (color)
	06:30p	Flipper (color)
	07:00p	Kentucky Jones
	07:30p	Saturday Night at the Movies – “Battleground”
	10:00p	News (Bob Ryan) (color)
	10:15p	Weather (Johnny Morris) (color)
	10:20p	Sports (Al Tighe) (color)
	10:30p	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guests Mel Tormé, Ethel Ennis, Pete Barbutti, Nina Wayne) (color)
	12:15a	Movie – “Teenage Caveman”

What I find interesting here is that KSTP, as well as WCCO, has their first-string news team on the Saturday news. Later in the '60s, The Huntley-Brinkley Report introduces a Saturday edition as well. Remember, back then Saturday was a kind of extension of the rest of the week, and it wasn't uncommon for people in some professions to work a half-day. I'm glad that's changed. 

	KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
	Morning
	09:00a	Shenanigans
	09:30a	Annie Oakley
	10:00a	Casper
	10:30a	Porky Pig
	11:00a	Bugs Bunny
	Afternoon
	12:00p	American Bandstand (guests Chad Everett, Little Richard, J. Frank Wilson)
	01:00p	Sen. Eugene McCarthy
	01:15p	Commercial
	01:30p	Wrestling Champions
	02:30p	Pro Bowlers Tour
	04:00p	Wide World of Sports (World Figure Skating Championships, National Ski Jumping Championship)
	05:30p	Peter Gunn
	Evening
	06:00p	FDR
	06:30p	The King Family
	07:30p	Lawrence Welk
	08:30p	The Hollywood Palace (host Eddie Fisher, guests Connie Stevens, Jack Carter, the Marquis Chimps, the Arirang Korean ballet troupe, Ben Wrigley, Kuban Cossacks dance team)
	09:30p	The Rebel
	10:00p	News (Don Riley)
	10:15p	Weather (Mort Garren)
	10:20p	Sports (D.J. Leary)
	10:30p	Movie – “The Horse Soldiers” (color)
	12:45a	ABC News

That FDR series on at 6:00 p.m. is a weekly series which ABC aired in the 1964-65 season; it was shown on a different night of the week on the network, but KMSP preempted it for local programming, which probably brought in higher ratings and, therefore, more revenue. Like ABC's earlier Winston Churchill series, the star power was in the narration; Richard Burton on Churchill, and Arthur Kennedy and Charlton Heston here.

	WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
	Morning
	09:45a	News (local)
	10:00a	About Ireland
	10:30a	Pinky Lee
	11:00a	Exploring Nature
	11:30a	The King and Odie
	Afternoon
	12:00p	Lunch with Casey
	01:00p	Roundhouse Rodney
	01:30p	Film Short
	01:45p	Commercial
	02:00p	Championship Bowling (Fred Lening vs. Billy Hardwick)
	03:00p	Rocky and His Friends
	03:30p	Abbott and Costello
	04:00p	Movie – “Atlas”
	05:30p	Sea Hunt
	Evening
	06:00p	All Star Wrestling
	07:30p	Movie – “Tarzan’s Savage Fury”
	09:00p	Adventure Theater
	09:30p	News (Gil Amundson)
	09:45p	Weather (Stuart A. Lindman)
	09:50p	Sports (Jack Horner)
	10:00p	Movie – “Two Women”
	12:00a	Commercial
	12:15a	Amos ‘n’ Andy

This week offered some quality movies on the local stations; "Picnic" on Channel 4, "The Horse Soldiers" on Channel 9, and on Channel 11 it's Sophia Loren's Oscar-winning performance in "Two Women." Of course, we've also got "The Giant Gila Monster" and "Teenage Caveman", but where would Mystery Science Theater 3000 be without them?  TV