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