What's on TV? Thursday, November 1, 1956

This is one of the older issues in the collection, and it gives us a good look at how TV Guide has changed just as much as how television itself has changed. There are still a good number of local shows, a lot of 15-minute programs (a carryover from radio days), and as I mentioned on Saturday, preemption and rescheduling are everywhere. Even with all the political talks today, though, I think you can still find some of your favorites from this Minnesota State Edition, that includes some stations in North Dakota, something we don't see much of in our later issues.

	3  KDAL (Duluth) (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	Good Morning!—Rogers
	8:00	Captain Kangaroo—Kids
	9:00	Garry Moore—Variety
	9:30	Arthur Godfrey—Variety
	10:30	Strike It Rich—Quiz
	11:00	Valliant Lady—Serial
	11:15	Love of Life—Serial
	11:30	Search for Tomorrow
	11:45	Guiding Light—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:05	Hollywood Playhouse
	12:10	Stand Up and Be Counted
	12:30	As the World Turns—Serial
	1:00	NEWS
	1:05	Marian Key Show
	1:45	Linkletter’s House Party
	2:00	The Big Payoff—Quiz   COLOR
	2:30	Bob Crosby—Music
	3:00	Brighter Day—Serial
	3:15	Secret Storm—Serial
	3:30	Edge of Night—Serial
	4:00	His Honor Homer Bell—Comedy
	4:30	Mr. Tolliver’s Travels
	5:00	Mickey Mouse Club
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:10	Weather Desk—Paymar
	6:15	Political Talk—Republican
	6:30	Rin Tin Tin—Adventure
	7:00	BOB CUMMINGS SHOW—Comedy
	7:30	SHOWER OF STARS—Variety   RETURN   COLOR  Guests: Jack Benny, Bob Crosby, Nanette Fabray, Johnnie Ray, Mary Costa
	8:25	Political Talk—Republican
	8:30	PLAYHOUSE 90 “The Country Husband”
	9:55	POLITICAL TALK—Democratic
	10:00	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	10:15	MOVIE—Drama “It’s a Pleasure” (1945)

	4  WCCO (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:40	Tele-Farmer
	7:00	Good Morning!—Rogers
	7:25	NEWS and Weather
	7:30	Good Morning!—Rogers
	7:55	NEWS, Weather—McCuen
	8:00	Captain Kangaroo—Kids
	8:25	NEWS and Weather
	8:30	Captain Kangaroo—Kids
	8:55	NEWS, Weather—McCuen
	9:00	Garry Moore—Variety
	9:30	Arthur Godfrey—Variety
	10:30	Strike It Rich—Quiz
	11:00	Valliant Lady—Serial
	11:15	Love of Life—Serial
	11:30	Search for Tomorrow
	11:45	Guiding Light—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:15	Take Five With Cedric Adams
	12:20	Weather—Bud Kraehling
	12:30	As the World Turns—Serial
	1:00	Our Miss Brooks—Comedy
	1:30	Linkletter’s House Party
	2:00	The Big Payoff—Quiz   COLOR
	2:30	Bob Crosby—Music
	3:00	Brighter Day—Serial
	3:15	Secret Storm—Serial
	3:30	Edge of Night—Serial
	4:00	Around the Town—Haeberle
	4:30	Axel and Dog—Clellan Card
	5:00	Roy Rogers—Western
	5:45	Political Talk—Democratic Robbie for Congress
	5:50	Les Pal and Mary Ford
	5:55	Weather, NEWS, SPORTS
	EVENING
	6:15	Political Talk—Republican
	6:30	Sgt. Preston—Adventure
	7:00	BOB CUMMINGS SHOW—Comedy
	7:30	SHOWER OF STARS—Variety   RETURN   COLOR  Guests: Jack Benny, Bob Crosby, Nanette Fabray, Johnnie Ray, Mary Costa
	8:25	Political Talk—Republican
	8:30	PLAYHOUSE 90 “The Country Husband”
	10:00	SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
	10:30	NEWS—Rollie Johnson
	10:40	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	10:45	FOOTBALL FORECASTS—Frank Leahy
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “Four Faces West.” (1948)

	4  KXJB (Fargo) (CBS)
	MORNING
	9:45	Video Varieties
	10:00	Arthur Godfrey—Variety
	10:30	Strike It Rich—Quiz
	11:00	Valliant Lady—Serial
	11:15	To Be Announced
	11:30	Search for Tomorrow
	11:45	To Be Announced
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS and Markets
	12:15	Down to Earth
	12:30	As the World Turns—Serial
	1:00	Little Theater
	1:30	Open House with Marlys
	2:00	The Big Payoff—Quiz   COLOR
	2:30	Bob Crosby—Music
	3:00	Brighter Day—Serial
	3:15	Secret Storm—Serial
	3:30	Edge of Night—Serial
	4:00	Community Billboard—Olson
	4:30	Flight 57
	EVENING
	6:00	TV NEWSROOM
	6:15	NEWS
	6:30	Cisco Kid—Western
	7:00	BOB CUMMINGS SHOW—Comedy
	7:30	SHOWER OF STARS—Variety   RETURN   COLOR  Guests: Jack Benny, Bob Crosby, Nanette Fabray, Johnnie Ray, Mary Costa
	8:30	PLAYHOUSE 90 “The Country Husband”
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	10:30	PANORAMA

	5  KSTP (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:15	FARM NEWS—Cal Karnstedt
	6:30	Billy Folger—Music
	7:00	Today—Dave Garroway
	7:25	NEWS and Weather
	7:30	Today—Dave Garroway
	7:55	NEWS—George Grim
	8:00	Today—Garroway
	8:25	NEWS and Weather
	8:30	Today—Dave Garroway
	8:55	NEWS—Grim
	9:00	Ding Dong School
	9:30	T. N. Tatters—Kids
	10:00	Home—Women Guest: Clinton Rossiter
	11:00	Tic Tac Dough—Quiz
	11:30	It Could Be You
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:15	Weather—Johnny Morris
	12:20	Main Street—Music
	1:00	Treasure Chest—Quiz
	1:30	Tennessee Ernie
	2:00	Matinee Theater “George Has a Birthday”
	3:00	Queen for a Day
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	I Married Joan
	4:30	Time for Comedy
	5:00	T. N. Tatters—Side Show
	5:30	Captain Daryl—Kids
	5:45	Political Talk—Democratic
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	You Should Know—Quiz
	6:30	Dinah Shore—Songs
	6:45	NEWS CARAVAN
	7:00	GROUCHO MARX
	7:30	DRAGNET—Webb
	8:00	PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
	8:30	POLITICAL TALK—Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower
	9:00	LUX VIDEO THEATRE   COLOR  “You Can’t Escape Forever”
	9:55	POLITICAL TALK—Republican
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	10:30	CITY DETECTIVE—Police
	11:00	TONIGHT—Steve Allen

	6  WSDM (Duluth) (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	Today—Dave Garroway
	9:00	Ding Dong School
	9:30	Bandstand—Music
	10:00	Home—Women Guest: Clinton Rossiter
	11:00	Tic Tac Dough—Quiz
	11:30	It Could Be You
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Hollywood Playhouse
	12:30	On Camera
	1:00	Afternoon—Woman’s Show
	1:30	Tennessee Ernie
	2:00	Matinee Theater “George Has a Birthday”
	3:00	Queen for a Day
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	I Married Joan
	4:30	Captain “Q” and Popeye
	EVENING
	6:00	Cisco Kid—Western
	6:30	NEWS, Weather
	6:45	NEWS CARAVAN
	7:00	GROUCHO MARX
	7:30	DRAGNET—Webb
	8:00	STUDIO 57—Drama
	8:30	MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
	9:00	LUX VIDEO THEATRE   COLOR  “You Can’t Escape Forever”
	9:55	POLITICAL TALK—Republican
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	10:15	TREASURE HUNT—Quiz
	10:45	SPORTS—Payton
	10:50	TAKE TEN
	11:00	TONIGHT—Steve Allen

In case you had any doubts, the sponsor of Studio 57 was Heinz 57. According to the always-reliable Wikipedia, it was one of the last series to air on DuMont before the network went belly-up; after that, it was in syndication. Fun fact: the pilot for Leave It to Beaver aired on Studio 57, appropriately enough, in 1957.  

	6  WDAY (Fargo) (NBC, ABC)
	MORNING
	11:00	Hollywood Playhouse
	11:30	Around the World
	11:45	RFD No. 6
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Noonday
	1:00	Party Line
	1:30	Tennessee Ernie
	2:00	Matinee Theater “George Has a Birthday”
	3:00	Queen for a Day
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	I Married Joan
	4:30	Buffalo Bill, Jr.—Western
	5:00	Gene Autry—Western
	5:30	Superman—Adventure
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS, SPORTS
	6:15	Political Talk—Republican
	6:30	Lone Ranger—Western
	7:00	GROUCHO MARX
	7:30	DRAGNET—Webb
	8:00	SHERIFF OF COCHISE—Western
	8:30	POLITICAL TALK—Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower
	9:00	LUX VIDEO THEATRE   COLOR  “You Can’t Escape Forever”
	9:55	POLITICAL TALK—Republican
	10:00	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	10:30	POLITICAL TALK Dr. Hocking for Congress
	10:45	POLITICAL TALK—Democratic
	10:50	MOVIE—Drama “Bored to Death.” (1947)

There is no truth to the rumor that "You Can't Escape Forever," the episode on Lux Video Theatre, and Bored to Death, the 10:50 p.m. movie, both have to do with the plethora of political talks on TV this week. Although I do remember an election night a few years ago with one of the movie channels, TCM I think, had the movie Bullets or Ballots. So who knows?

	9  KMGM (Ind.)
	AFTERNOON
	4:00	Doorway to Adventure
	4:30	Mr. and Mrs. North—Mystery
	5:00	MOVIE—Western “Buffalo Stampede.”
	EVENING
	6:00	MOVIE—Western “In Old Missouri.” (1940)
	7:25	POLLY PREDICTS—Weather
	7:30	MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
	8:00	BOXING—St. Nick’s Arena Earl Dennis vs. Garrett (Sugar) Hart
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Algiers.” (1938)
	10:30	MOVIE—Drama Nightcap Theater: “The Fighter.” (1952)

If I understand all these things correctly, Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena aired on DuMont until August 1956—practically the final programming on the network. However, this isn't August; it's November. The footnote is that WABD, the DuMont affiliate in New York, continued to broadcast the fights after DuMont crashed. Ergo, my suspicion that those local broadcasts were syndicated to stations around the country, including KMGM.

	11 WTCN (ABC)
	MORNING
	9:00	Tele-Story
	9:30	J. P. Patches—Kids
	10:00	Romper Room—Kids
	11:00	Beulah—Comedy
	11:30	Cash and Carry—Don Doty
	11:55	NEWS—Paul Sevareid
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Casey Jones—Rog Awsumb
	12:30	MOVIE—Drama Midday Matinee: “Peck’s Bad Boy.” (1934)
	1:55	NEWS—Paul Sevareid
	2:00	Political Talk—Democratic
	2:05	Afternoon Film Festival “One Jump Ahead.” (English; 1955)
	2:55	Political Talk
	3:30	Beulah—Comedy
	4:00	Cartoon Carnival—Kids
	5:00	Mickey Mouse Club
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:10	Weatherbird—Doty
	6:15	NEWS
	6:30	Lone Ranger—Western
	7:00	CIRCUS TIME—Paul Winchell
	8:00	WIRE SERVICE—Drama
	9:00	OZARK JUBILEE—Variety
	9:30	DICK POWELL—Drama
	10:00	MOVIE—Crime Early Movie: 1. “Deadly Game.” (English; 1954) 2. “Ghost Ship.”
	11:30	NEWS—Seifert

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