What's on TV? Monday, September 9, 1968

It's a grand start to the week, with all of the anticipation that comes with the beginning of the new TV season. Not all the new shows are on tonight, let alone this week, but there's definitely that change in the air that I talked about on Saturday. I particularly like the AFL game on Monday night on NBC. I might have gotten to see a little bit of it, even though I would have had to go to bed early for school the next day. I hated it then, and I hate going to bed early to get ready for work now. But that, of course, is another story. These listings, of course, are from the Twin Cities.

	-2- KTCA (NET)
	Morning
	8:30	CLASSROOM Ch. 2 will be off the air from 12:05 P.M. until 6 P.M.
	Evening
	6:00	TAUGHT TO BE DIFFERENT
	6:30	COMPASS—Travel
	7:00	NET JOURNAL—Report
	8:00	NET FESTIVAL—Drama
	9:00	TENNIS—Instruction
	9:30	FOLIO—U. of M.
	10:00	CONCERNING YOUR HEALTH

At 9:00, learn to play tennis the NET way!

	-4- WCCO (CBS)
	Morning
	6:00	SUMMER SEMESTER   COLOR
	6:30	SIEGFRIED—Children   COLOR
	7:00	CLANCY & CARMEN   COLOR
	7:30	CLANCY & WILLIE   COLOR
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children   COLOR
	9:00	LIVE TODAY—Religion   COLOR
	9:05	MERV GRIFFIN—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Keir Dullea, Jerry Collins, Aliza Kashi, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ravi Shankar
	10:00	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy   COLOR
	10:30	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial   COLOR
	11:25	NEWS—Joseph Benti   COLOR
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS—Montgomery   COLOR
	12:20	SOMETHING SPECIAL   COLOR
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial   COLOR
	1:00	LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING—Serial   COLOR
	1:30	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial   COLOR
	2:00	SECRET STORM—Serial   COLOR
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial   COLOR
	3:00	HOUSE PARTY   COLOR
	3:25	NEWS—Edwards   COLOR
	3:30	LUCILLE BALL—Comedy   COLOR
	4:00	MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Richard Tucker, Bobby Goldsboro, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Irwin Corey, Bobby Russell
	5:30	NEWS—Walter Cronkite   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	GUNSMOKE—Western   COLOR
	7:30	LUCILLE BALL—Comedy   COLOR
	8:00	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy   COLOR
	8:30	FAMILY AFFAIR—Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	PREMIERE—Comedy   COLOR  Last show of the series
	10:00	NEWS   COLOR
	10:45	MOVIE—Western   COLOR  “Buchanan Rides Alone” (1958)

I'll bet Keir Dullea's appearance on Merv Griffin's show has something to do with promoting 2001: A Space Odyssey. Also, with the introduction of CBS's new daytime schedule, you'll notice that all of their soap operas are now 30 minutes long. It's truly the end of an era.

	-5- KSTP (NBC)
	Morning
	6:30	CITY AND COUNTRY   COLOR
	7:00	TODAY   COLOR  Guests: Martin Millner and Kent McCord, Arthur Larson, Dr. Alan Wolfe
	9:00	SNAP JUDGMENT—Game   COLOR  Guests: John Forsythe, Michele Lee
	9:25	NEWS—Nancy Dickerson   COLOR
	9:30	CONCENTRATION   COLOR
	10:00	PERSONALITY—Game  COLOR  Celebrities: Peter Lawford, Jayne Meadows, Nipsey Russell, George Hamilton
	10:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game   COLOR  Players: Mike Connors, Wally Cox, Nanette Fabray, Laine Kazan, Gypsy Rose Lee, Paul Lynde, Rose Marie, Jan Murray, Charley Weaver
	11:00	JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR
	11:30	EYE GUESS—Game   COLOR
	11:55	NEWS—Edwin Newman   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS   COLOR
	12:15	DIALING FOR DOLLARS—Game   COLOR
	12:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL   COLOR
	1:00	DAYS OF OUR LIVES   COLOR
	1:30	DOCTORS—Serial   COLOR
	2:00	ANOTHER WORLD   COLOR
	2:30	YOU DON’T SAY—Game   COLOR  Guests: Mary Ann Mobley, Mel Tormé
	3:00	MATCH GAME   COLOR  Guests: Flip Wilson, Joanne Worley
	3:25	NEWS—Floyd Kalber   COLOR
	3:30	DIALING FOR DOLLARS—Game   COLOR
	4:30	WHAT’S MY LINE?—Game   RETURN    COLOR  Panelists: Arlene Francis, Gawn Granger, Darryl Hickman, Phyllis Newman
	5:00	NEWS   COLOR
	5:30	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Bob Ryan   COLOR
	6:15	WEATHER—Morris   COLOR
	6:20	SPORTS—Al Tighe   COLOR
	6:30	MONKEES—Comedy   COLOR
	7:00	CHAMPIONS—Adventure   COLOR
	8:00	PRO FOOTBALL—Chiefs vs. Oilers   SPECIAL    COLOR  Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers
	10:30	NEWS—MacDougall   COLOR
	10:45	WEATHER—Morris   COLOR
	10:50	SPORTS—Al Tighe   COLOR
	11:00	JOHNNY CARSON—Variety   COLOR  Joined in progress. Guests: Polly Bergen, Tony Sandler and Ralph Young
	12:00	MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY   COLOR

The debut of the new What's My Line?, which will never compare to the classic as far as I'm concerned. Sure, you've still got Arlene Francis, and occasional appearances (until his death) by Bennett Cerf, but you don't have John Daly, and without him you don't have the class and sophistication that marked the original.

	-9- KMSP (ABC)
	Morning
	7:30	TIMMY AND LASSIE—Drama
	8:00	DENNIS THE MENACE—Comedy
	8:30	IT’S HAPPENING—Variety Guests: Peter Finch, Dobie Gray, the Ohio Express
	8:55	CHILDREN’S DOCTOR
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM   COLOR
	9:30	DICK CAVETT—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Rodney Dangerfield, Gerri Granger
	11:00	BEWITCHED—Comedy
	11:30	TREASURE ISLE—Game   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	DREAM HOUSE—Game   COLOR
	12:30	NEWS—Jerry Smith   COLOR
	1:00	NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR
	1:30	DATING GAME   COLOR
	2:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL   COLOR
	2:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE   COLOR
	3:00	DARK SHADOWS   COLOR
	3:30	MOVIE—Comedy “When in Rome” (1952)
	4:55	NEWS—Jerry Smith   COLOR
	5:00	NEWS—Frank Reynolds   COLOR
	5:30	McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy
	Evening
	6:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   COLOR
	6:30	ABC NEWS SPECIAL   SPECIAL    COLOR  “The Beautiful Blue and Red Danube”
	7:30	PEYTON PLACE—Serial   COLOR
	8:00	POLITICAL TALK—Wallace   SPECIAL    COLOR
	8:30	WHAT GAP???—Comedy   SPECIAL    COLOR
	9:00	BIG VALLEY—Western   COLOR
	10:00	NEWS—Fahan, Steer   COLOR
	10:25	SPORTS—Tony Parker   COLOR
	10:30	JOEY BISHOP—Variety   COLOR  Guest host: Shelley Winters. Guest: Tammy Grimes
	12:00	77 SUNSET STRIP—Mystery

The Beautiful Blue and Red Danube, a profile of the wonderful river that runs through both free and Communist Europe, is hosted by Oscar-winning actor Maximillian Schell. TV Guide notes that the show was updated since it was originally shown last year, to account for changes in the wake of the Czechoslovakian crisis.

	11 WTCN (IND.)
	Morning
	8:55	NEWS—Gil Amundson
	9:00	CARTOON CARNIVAL   COLOR
	9:30	WILD CARGO—Travel   COLOR
	10:00	ADVENTURE CALLS—Travel   COLOR
	10:30	FAMOUS PLAYHOUSE—Drama
	11:00	BAT MASTERSON—Western
	11:30	NEWS—Amundson, Martin
	Afternoon
	12:00	LUNCH WITH CASEY—Children
	1:00	MOVIE—Drama “An Act of Murder” (1948)
	2:30	MEL’S NOTEBOOK—Interview
	3:00	VIRGINIA GRAHAM—interviews   COLOR  Guests: Stella Stevens, Selma Diamond, Joanna Brown
	3:30	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	4:00	POPEYE AND PETE—Children
	4:30	CASEY AND ROUNDHOUSE
	5:00	FLINTSTONES—Cartoon   COLOR
	5:30	RIFLEMAN—Western
	Evening
	6:00	TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
	6:30	12 O’CLOCK HIGH—Drama   RETURN
	7:30	BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADE   SPECIAL    COLOR
	8:30	ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Three Brave Men” (1957)
	11:00	NEWS—Stuart A. Lindman
	11:15	WEATHER—Rodger Kent
	11:20	SPORTS—Frank Buetel
	11:30	SEA HUNT—Adventure

An intriguing panel on Virginia Graham's daytime show, which I remember frequently seeing during the summer, when I was home and got to watch Mel Jass' matinee movie. Today she has four outstanding guests: freelance writer Joanna Brown, comedy writer Selma Diamond, and Stella Stevens. TV