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Morning
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6:30
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SUNRISE SEMESTER
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7:00
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NEWS
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7:05
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NEWS – Joe Benti
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7:30
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NEWS – Joseph Benti
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7:55
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NEWS
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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LEAVE IT TO BEAVER – Comedy
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9:30
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DONNA REED – Comedy
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10:00
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LUCILLE BALL – Comedy
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10:30
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BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
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11:00
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ANDY GRIFFITH – Comedy
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11:30
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DICK VAN DYKE – Comedy
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Afternoon
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12:00
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LOVE OF LIFE
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12:25
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NEWS – Joe Benti
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW – Serial
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1:00
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FARMER’S DAUGHTER
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS – Serial
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2:00
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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING –
Serial
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2:30
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GUIDING LIGHT
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3:00
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SECRET STORM
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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4:00
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HOUSE PARTY
Guest: Paul Winchell
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4:25
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NEWS - Edwards
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4:30
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MIKE DOUGLAS – Variety
Co-Host: Trini Lopez.
Guests: Anthony and the Imperials, Julie Newmar, Urbie Green, Hunter Davies
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS – Jim Jensen
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7:00
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NEWS – Walter Cronkite
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7:30
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LANCER – Western
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8:30
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RED SKELTON
Guests: Martha Raye,
the First Edition
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9:30
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CBS PLAYHOUSE – Drama
“The People Next
Door”
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11:00
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NEWS – Bob Young
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11:30
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MOVIE – Biography
“Jeanne Eagels”
(1957)
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1:50
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NEWS C
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1:55
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MOVIE – Adventure
“Lady Godiva” (1955)
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3:40
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MOVIE – Musical
“The Big Beat”
(1958)
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Yes, the Joe Benti anchoring the 7:05 a.m. news is the same Joseph Benti that anchors the 7:30 a.m. news. A matter of the space available, I'd think; another station airs the 7:05 news along with WCBS, and that extra channel symbol was probably enough to cause them to shorten Joseph to Joe in order to keep everything on one line.
4 WNBC (NBC)
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Morning
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6:30
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EDUCATION EXCHANGE
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7:00
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TODAY
Guests: Chet
Huntley, Tony Curtis, C. Northcote Parkinson
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9:00
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FOR WOMEN ONLY
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9:30
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JOAN RIVERS
Guests: Florence
Henderson, Rita Chazen
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10:00
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SNAP JUDGMENT
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10:25
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NEWS – Dickerson
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION
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11:00
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PERSONALITY
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11:30
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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES – Game
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Afternoon
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12:00
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JEOPARDY – Game
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12:30
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EYE GUESS – Game
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12:55
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NEWS – Newman
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1:00
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PDQ – Game COLOR
Guests: Wally Cox,
Shari Lewis, Dick Patterson
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1:30
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MAKE A DEAL
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2:00
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES – Serial
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2:30
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DOCTORS – Serial
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3:00
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ANOTHER WORLD
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3:30
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YOU DON’T SAY!
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4:00
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MATCH GAME
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4:25
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NEWS – Kalber
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4:30
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MOVIE – Drama
“Honeymoon”
(English; 1966)
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS – Lew Wood
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7:00
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NEWS – Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
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7:30
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JERRY LEWIS
Guests: Flip Wilson,
Nancy Ames, Osmond Brothers
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8:30
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JULIA – Comedy
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9:00
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MOVIE – Comedy
“The Reluctant Astronaut” (1967)
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11:00
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NEWS – Jim Hartz
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11:10
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WEATHER – Field
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11:15
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NEWS – Jim Hartz
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11:25
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SPORTS – Kyle Rote
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11:30
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JOHNNY CARSON –
Guests: Jill St.
John, Kaye Reid
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1:00
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NEWS – Bob Teague
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1:15
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MOVIE – Musical Comedy
“Thin Ice” (1937)
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C. Northcote Parkinson may seem to be the least-known of the guests on Today, but there's a good chance you've had a closer encounter with him than you have either Chet Huntley or Tony Curtis. He's the author of the famous "Parkinson's Law," which states that "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Who among us hasn't run into that?
5 WNEW (IND.)
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Morning
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7:30
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YOGA FOR HEALTH – Exercise
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8:00
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DAPHNE’S CASTLE
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9:30
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MARINE BOY – Children
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10:00
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SEA HUNT – Adventure
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10:30
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MOVIE – Drama
“The Wicked Lady” (English; 1945)
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Afternoon
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12:30
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MOVIE – Comedy
“Hold That Baby”
(!949)
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1:30
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FAST DRAW – Game
Guests: Michael
Dunn, Phyllis Kirk
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2:00
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SKITCH HENDERSON – Variety
Guests: Engelbert
Humperdinck, the Harlem Globetrotters
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3:30
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BEANIE AND CECIL
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4:00
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MIGHTY MOUSE
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4:30
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BOB McALLISTER
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5:30
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McHALE’S NAVY – Comedy
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Evening
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6:00
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FLINTSTONES
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6:30
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
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7:00
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I LOVE LUCY – Comedy
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7:30
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES – Quiz
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8:00
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PAY CARDS! – Game
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8:30
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MERV GRIFFIN – Variety
Guests: Henry
Morgan, Phyllis Newman, Rocky Graziano, Joe Williams, Helen Gurley Brown
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10:00
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NEWS – Bill Jorgensen
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11:00
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DONALD O’CONNOR – Variety
Guests: Irene Ryan,
Sal Mineo, Sajid Khan, Jackie Kahane, Jack Haley, Jr.
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12:30
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ALAN BURKE
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1:00
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BOLD JOURNEY – Travel
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1:30
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NEWS
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One of the pleasures of these out-of-town (for me, at least) TV Guides is the chance to read about programs I haven't previously been familiar with. For instance, I never knew that Donald O'Connor and Skitch Henderson had programs of their own. Good guest casts for each.
7 WABC (ABC)
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Morning
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6:50
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NEWS
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7:00
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CARTOONS
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8:00
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MOVIE – Drama
“Raintree County”
(1957)
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10:00
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VIRGINIA GRAHAM – Interviews
Guests: Eydie Gorme,
Genvieve, Connie Stevens
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10:30
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DICK CAVETT
Guest: Sol Linowitz
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Afternoon
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12:00
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BEWITCHED – Comedy
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12:30
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TREASURE ISLE –
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1:00
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OLYMPIC GAMES –
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2:00
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NEWLYWED GAME
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2:30
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DATING GAME
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3:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL – Serial
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3:30
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ONE LIFE TO LIVE
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4:00
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DARK SHADOWS
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4:30
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MOVIE – Comedy
“Love in a Goldfish
Bowl” (1961)
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS - John Schubeck
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6:30
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NEWS – Reynolds
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7:00
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OLYMPIC GAMES
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8:30
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IT TAKES A THIEF
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9:30
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N.Y.P.D. – Crime Drama
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10:00
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THAT’S LIFE
Guests: Robert
Goulet, Alan King
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11:00
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NEWS – Roger Grimsby
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11:10
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WEATHER – Antoine
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11:15
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NEWS – Roger Grimsby
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11:30
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JOEY BISHOP
Guests: Cliff
Robertson, Don Allen, Joe Tex, Michele Burke
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1:00
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MOVIE – Mystery
“The Trunk”
(English; 1960)
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Today on ABC's Olympic coverage: the men's 200 meter qualifying and weightlifting finals in the lightweight division highlight the afternoon coverage, while prime time focuses on the finals in the discus, 400 meter hurdles and 800 meters for men, and the women's 100 meter final and 400 meter semifinals.
9 WOR (IND.)
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Morning
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7:40
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NEWS AND WEATHER
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7:45
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JOB HUNT
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8:00
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SCRUB CLUB
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9:00
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ROMPER ROOM
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10:00
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JOE FRANKLIN
Guest: Beveridge
Webster
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11:30
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JOURNEY TO ADVENURE
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Afternoon
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12:00
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NEWS – John Wingate, Mary McPhillips
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12:30
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MOVIE – Drama
“Almost a Gentleman”
(1939)
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2:00
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LORETTA YOUNG – Drama
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2:30
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WEAKER (?) SEX – Discussion
Guest: Keir Dullea
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3:00
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DIVORCE COURT – Drama
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3:30
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MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
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4:00
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MOVIE – Western
“Belle Starr” (1941)
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5:30
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REAL McCOYS – Comedy
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Evening
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6:00
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GILLIGAN’S ISLAND – Comedy
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6:30
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I SPY – Drama
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7:30
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WHAT’S MY LINE? – Game
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8:00
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STEVE ALLEN – Variety
Guests: Martin
Landau, Julie Newmar, Pat Harrington, Tim and Mickey Rooney Jr.
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9:30
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MOVIE – Mystery
“I Bury the Living”
(1958)
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11:00
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MOVIE – Drama
“I Love a Mystery”
(1945)
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12:30
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FILM
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12:45
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NEWS AND WEATHER
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The syndicated Weaker (?) Sex (2:30 p.m.) was a CBC production hosted by Pamela Mason, former wife of actor James Mason and a well-known personality in her own right. No wonder Keir Dullea was a guest; he's Canadian, and 2001 had opened earlier in the year.
11 WPIX (IND.)
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Morning
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7:30
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BIOGRAPHY – Documentary
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8:00
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GUMBY – Children
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8:30
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MIGHTY HERCULES – Children
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9:00
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UNDERDOG – Children
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9:30
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JACK LA LANNE
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10:00
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MOVIE – Biography
“Rembrandt” (1936)
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11:30
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KIMBA – Children
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Afternoon
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12:00
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BOZO – Children
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12:30
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LITTLE RASCALS
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1:00
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ROCKY – Children
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1:30
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BURNS AND ALLEN – Comedy
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2:00
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PERFECT MATCH
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2:30
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PATTY DUKE – Comedy
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3:00
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CAPTAIN SCARLET
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3:30
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SPEED RACER
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4:00
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THREE STOOGES
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4:30
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SUPERMAN – Adventure
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5:00
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MUNSTERS – Comedy
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5:30
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BATMAN – Adventure
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Evening
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6:00
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F TROOP – Comedy
|
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6:30
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VOYAGE – Adventure
|
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7:00
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LATIN AMERICAN DILEMMA
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7:30
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RAT PATROL – Drama
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8:00
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RUN FOR YOUR LIFE – Drama
|
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9:00
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NEWS – Lee Nelson
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9:30
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PASSWORD – Game
Guests: Agnes
Moorhead, Barry Nelson
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10:00
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PERRY MASON – Mystery
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11:00
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GAME OF THE WEEK
|
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11:30
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MOVIE – Drama
“The Spirit of West
Point” (1947)
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1:00
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NEWS – Lee Nelson
|
Password in syndicated reruns? I'd never thought of that before, although there's no reason why not, considering the show isn't particularly timely. Just make sure the celebrities are still alive, right? Although looking in a past issue of TV Guide, I've read of just that kind of thing happening. As the editorial concluded, no wonder people were confused.
13 WNDT (NET)
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Morning
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8:55
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CLASSROOM – Education
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Afternoon
|
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12:00
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CLASSROOM – Education
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4:30
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LITTLE ADAM
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4:45
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FRIENDLY GIANT – Children
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5:00
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MISTEROGERS – Children
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5:30
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WHAT’S NEW – Children
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Evening
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6:00
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ONE TO ONE – Readings
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6:30
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PLAYING THE GUITAR
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7:30
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NET JOURNAL – Documentary
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8:30
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POPULATION PROBLEM
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9:00
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EEN CHRONICLE
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10:30
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NEWSFRONT – Mitchell Krauss
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What, you may ask, is EEN Chronicle? I wondered that myself' it's a public-affairs program underwritten by the Ford Foundation. Tonight's program is on the institution of the presidency, and it's moderated by John Charles Daly, our favorite from What's My Line?, who appears here in his role as former head of the Voice of America. And no, I don't know what EEN stands for.
31 WNYC (IND.)
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Afternoon
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3:00
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NASA PRESENTS – Science
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3:30
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FILM
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4:00
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AROUND THE CLOCK – Police
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4:30
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FILM
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5:00
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FILM
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5:30
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CONTINENTAL COMMENT
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Evening
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6:00
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CASPER CITRON – Interview
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6:30
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FILM
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6:45
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NEWS
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7:00
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REPORT TO THE PHYSICIAN
|
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7:30
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HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM
|
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8:00
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REPORT TO THE DENTIST
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8:30
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SCIENCE SEMINAR
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9:30
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FILM
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9:45
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NEWS – Herbert Boland
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10:00
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COLLEGE ELECTIVES
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WNYC may have broadcast more than we see here; if the United Nations is in session, they'll broadcast that live and in color, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
47 WNJU (NEWARK) (IND.)
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Afternoon
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5:25
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NEWS
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5:30
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MOVIE – Drama
“El Hombre Leopardo”
(1943)
(Dubbed in
Spanish)
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Evening
|
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7:30
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MIGUELITO VALDES
|
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8:00
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PUMAREJO – Variety
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9:30
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SPANISH DRAMA
|
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10:00
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VARIETY HOUR – Lanza
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10:30
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NEWS – Corrigan
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10:45
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VARIETY HOUR – Lanza
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11:15
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MOVIE – Drama
“El Hombre Leopardo”
(1943)
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12:30
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NEWS – Raul Davila
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I think this is the first time I've seen a movie that was dubbed into Spanish; it stars Dennis O'Keefe. TV
If I recall correctly, EEN stood for Eastern Educational Network, a predecessor to NET (National Educational Television), based in Boston (WGBH).
ReplyDeleteRick
Rick, you';re correct.
DeleteEEN was actually an alternate distributor to NET and, later, PBS; EEN is today American Public Television.
DeleteWABC's afternoon movie was still known at this juncture as "The Big Show"; it wouldn't become "The 4:30 Movie" until early the next year. It was also before the famous 18-second theme music (composed by Walter Raim) made its debut, which would have been some time in the next month.
DeleteJust back from IMDb ...
ReplyDeleteKeir Dullea is a native of Cleveland, Ohio.
*Old Joke: Keir Dullea, gone tomorrow ...*
(Hey, I said it was old - not good ...)
Noel Coward coined that line
DeleteWorks for me! :)
DeleteWas "The CBS Morning News" 55 minutes (7:05-8 A.M. ET) in length during the fall of 1968?
ReplyDeleteProbably not, that 5 minutes starting at 7:00 might have been for local news in some areas.
DeleteThat's what I was thinking - and then it might have repeated at 7:30. I know at least one area that did that, ran it back-to-back for an hour.
DeleteI see that the NBC 9 o'clock movie is the Don Knotts feature, “The Reluctant Astronaut”. I realize that it wasn't a huge or a blockbuster film, but it was just released a year before (1967). If I recall, back in the days before cable, VCR tapes, DVD's, etc... films usually wouldn't make it to commercial TV at least for a couple years after it's theatrical release.
ReplyDeleteNBC and MCA-Universal had a long-standing sweetheart deal with regard to feature films, particularly lower-budgeted ones.
DeleteThe economics of feature booking were changing fairly rapidly in the late '60s; programmers like the Knotts comedies were in the process of being squeezed out of theaters in favor of bigger ticket movies.
Thus, big studios like Universal began to figure on the TV sale even while the movies were being made - it was part of the budget.
If you recall, it was during this time that some "adult-oriented" films would make alternate scenes for TV use; language and violence were usually handled this way.
Just back from your archive:
ReplyDeleteIn March of 2014, you had occasion to write up the TV Guide for the first week of March of 1961.
Among the shows referenced was "Private Eye, Private Eye", a comedy special on The U.S. Steel Hour, headlining Ernie Kovacs.
A few weeks ago, I took delivery on Shout Factory's just-issued collection of the surviving 49 episodes of Take A Good Look, Ernie's "panel game" from this same period.
Because I ordered directly from Shout Factory, I received a bonus DVD - "Private Eye, Private Eye", which has apparently gone unseen since its original airing.
I haven't looked at it in its entirety yet, but apparently U.S. Steel and Max Leibman gave Kovacs a bigger budget and plusher facilities than he had at ABC; freedom of content, not so much ...
As to Take A Good Look, here's s real early '60s time capsule:
The panelists were suppose to guess what the visiting guests had done to be in the news at the time; the "clues" were surreal gags which touched on the events in question (sort of).
The celebrity panelists were mainly friends of Ernie's, who understood that they were there to be an audience for the gags; if they happened to figure who the guest was or what he'd done, that was OK too, but that was a bonus (on one show, a totally bewildered Hans Conreid cried out, "Please Ernie - tell them it's rigged!!")
Other frequent panelists included Cesar Romero, Ben Alexander, Carl Reiner, Jim Backus, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Edie Adams (not surprisingly, she was on more than anybody else) - and on at least one occasion, Hollywood mogul Mervyn LeRoy ( I'm spacing these shows out for myself, hoping for a few more surprises).
As to the guests, these included the first elected congressman from the new State of Hawaii, Daniel Inouye (who became even more famous later), Mack Sennett (who passed on not long after his appearance), Fred Demara, The Great Impostor (who looked nothing like Tony Curtis), author Leon Uris (when Exodus was on the best-seller list), numerous athletes who'd never been seen in close-up or out of uniform -
- well, like I said, a time capsule (and the digital video restoration is top-notch).
Anyhoo, it's from shout Factory; order directly from them and you get the bonus show.
*The preceding was an unsolicited testimonial.*
Is the Virginia Graham program on WABC-TV 7 at 10 a.m. her "Girl Talk" series. I know she left to later on to launch an hour-long talk show.
ReplyDeleteWas the late afternoon Douglas Edwards newscast not in color?
ReplyDeleteIn a similar vein--
DeleteWas 4:25 P:M ET still a "color non grata" timeslot on the nets in the fall of '68? (See "Floyd Kalber, NBC News...Chicago")
And while the evening 'casts on WABC 7 are shown as being "lensed in tint" (Variety loved to use that term)--what's with the 6:50 AM eye-opener version of Eyewitless News in B&W? Didn't ABC have the budget to bring in a "color-qualified" NABET engineer at 6:00 AM to put one camera on a registration chart and gray scale for air? Or if it was just a booth announcer reading copy over slides, I'm pretty sure ABC had color film chains by then.
On that night's Merv Griffin, you have guests from both ends of the spectrum, Henry Morgan and Helen Gurley Brown. Oooooohhhh!
ReplyDeleteCan you post any NYC listings from Sept or Oct of 1966. Much appreciated
ReplyDelete