2 KTCA (EDUC.)
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Morning
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8:40
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ARITHMETIC—Grade 3
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9:00
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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9:50
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SINGING TOGETHER—Grade 4
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Afternoon
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12:30
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COMMUNICATIONS—Paterek
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1:00
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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1:30
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AGE OF KINGS—Shakespeare
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2:30
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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2:50
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HEALTH—Grade 4
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3:15
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CHEMISTRY—David Stoppel
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Evening
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6:30
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BIG PICTURE—Army
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7:00
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QUEST FOR CERTAINTY
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7:30
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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8:00
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GUEST ARTIST CONCERT
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8:30
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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9:00
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TOWN AND COUNTRY—Wolf
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10:00
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BIG PICTURE—Army
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10:30
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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A lot of TBD today, but it's nice to see An Age of Kings, which I've written about before; a clever way to present, in linear fashion, Shakespeare's history plays.
4 WCCO (CBS)
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Morning
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6:30
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UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD
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7:00
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SIEGFRIED AND CLANCY
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
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9:00
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NEWS—Dean Montgomery
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9:15
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WHAT’S NEW—Women
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9:25
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DR. REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL
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9:30
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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10:00
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McCOYS—Comedy
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10:30
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PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE
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11:25
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NEWS—Harry Reasoner
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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Afternoon
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12:00
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NEWS—Dave Moore
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12:15
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SOMETHING SPECIAL
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12:20
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WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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1:00
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PASSWORD—Allen Ludden
Guests: Carol
Channing, Robert Reed
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
Guest: Joseph
Cossman
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2:00
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TO TELL THE TRUTH—Collyer
Panelists: Joan
Fontaine, Dana Andrews, Jan Murray, Phyllis Newman
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2:25
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards
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2:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
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3:00
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SECRET STORM—Serial
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3:30
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BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz
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4:00
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AROUND THE TOWN—Harvey
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4:30
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AXEL AND DEPUTY DAWG
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5:00
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YOGI BEAR—Cartoons
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5:30
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NEWS—Walter Cronkite
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS—Dean Montgomery
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6:15
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SPORTS—Don Dahl
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6:20
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SPOTLIGHT—George Rice
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6:25
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WEATHER—Don O’ Brien
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6:30
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OUTDOOR SPORTS—Johnson
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7:00
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PERRY MASON—Mystery
Next week, “Rawhide”
movies into this time period, followed by “Perry Mason,” 8-9 P.M.
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8:00
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TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
Next week, “Perry
Mason” takes over this time period, with “Twilight Zone” moving to Friday,
8:30 P.M.
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9:00
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NURSES—Drama
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10:00
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NEWS—Dave Moore
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10:15
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WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
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10:20
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SPORTS—Hal Scott
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10:30
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STEVE ALLEN—Variety
Guests: Mel Tormé,
Daniele Aubry
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12:00
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MOVIE—Western
“The Dalton Girls”
(1957)
News will follow the
movie
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Tonight's Twilight Zone, "The Thirty-Fathom Grave," is the last of the hourly episodes; next week, when TZ moves to Friday at 8:30 p.m., it will be returning to its traditional (and more effective) half-hour.
5 KSTP (NBC)
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Morning
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6:45
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COUNTRY STYLE, U.S.A.—Music
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7:00
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TODAY—Hugh Downs
Guests: John Fowles,
Sandy Stewart
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9:00
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SAY WHEN—Art James
Guest: Bill Dana
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9:25
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NEWS—Edwin Newman
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9:30
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Lewis
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10:00
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CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs
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10:30
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MISSING LINKS—Ed McMahon COLOR
Panelists: Kitty
Carlisle, Nipsey Russell, Sam Levenson
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11:00
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FIRST IMPRESSION COLOR
Panelists: Ross
Martin, Elena Verdugo, Dennis James
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11:30
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
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11:55
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NEWS—Ray Scherer
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Afternoon
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12:00
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NEWS—John MacDougall
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12:15
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WEATHER—Johnny Morris
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12:20
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TREASURE CHEST
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1:00
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PEOPLE WILL TALK
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1:25
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NEWS—Floyd Kalber
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1:30
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DOCTORS—Drama
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2:00
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LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
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2:30
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YOU DON’T SAY!—Tom Kennedy COLOR
Guests: Suzy Parker,
Lee Marvin
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3:00
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MATCH GAME—Gene Rayburn
Guests: Abe Burrows,
Dorothy Collins
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3:25
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NEWS—Sander Vanocur
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3:30
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MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
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4:00
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BETTY WELLS CHATS
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4:05
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MOVIE—Drama
"Lifeboat" (1944)
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5:25
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DOCTOR’S HOUSE CALL—Fox
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5:30
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NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS—Bob Ryan
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6:15
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WEATHER—Johnny Morris
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6:25
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SPORTS—Al Tighe
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6:30
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TEMPLE HOUSTON—Western
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7:30
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DR. KILDARE—Drama
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8:30
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HAZEL—Shirley Booth RETURN COLOR
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9:00
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EXPERIMENT IN EXCELLENCE
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10:00
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NEWS—John MacDougall
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10:15
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WEATHER—Johnny Morris
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10:20
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SPORTS—Al Tighe
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10:30
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JOHNNY CARSON—Variety COLOR
Guests: Patachou,
Bill Dana, Anita Ray and Diane Hall
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12:00
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NEWS AND SPORTS
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Not that I'm obsessed with this kind of minutiae or anything, but I have to wonder why The Doctors is listed as "Drama" rather than "Serial." Perhaps Mike Doran, our go-to on daytime dramas, has some insight; I've always known The Doctors as a serial, but if any daytime drama deserved to be called a "Drama," I'd have said The Edge of Night.
9 KMSP (ABC)
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Morning
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7:40
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CHAPEL OF THE AIR—Religion
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7:45
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BREAKFAST—Grandpa Ken
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9:00
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ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen
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10:30
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SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz
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11:00
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ERNIE FORD—Variety
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11:30
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PEOPLE ARE FUNNY—Linkletter
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Afternoon
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12:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
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12:30
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FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
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1:00
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
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1:30
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DAY IN COURT—Drama
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1:55
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NEWS—Lisa Howard
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2:00
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QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
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2:30
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WHO DO YOU TRUST?
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3:00
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TRAILMASTER—Western
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4:00
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ADVENTURES IN PARADISE
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5:00
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NEWS—Bob Allard
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5:15
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NEWS—Ron Cochran
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5:30
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LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
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Evening
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6:00
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TOP CAT—Cartoon
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6:30
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FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
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7:00
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DONNA REED—Comedy
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7:30
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MY THREE SONS—Comedy
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8:00
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JIMMY DEAN—Variety DEBUT
Guests: Fred
Flintstone, Dick Shawn
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9:00
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SID CAESAR—EDIE ADAMS TOGETHER
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10:00
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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10:30
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UNTOUCHABLES—Drama
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11:30
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CAIN’S HUNDRED—Police
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12:30
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NEWS
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A couple of things in play here. First, The Flintstones kicks off their new season with the rightfully famous episode in which Ann-Margret appears (or at least her voice does), as "Ann-Margrock." Whoever wrote the program description seems a little disappointed that there's not more to the episode, describing her as "easy on anyone's eyes" (true), and adding that she's "lending her voice (and voice only)" to tonight's show. Oh well. Later on, that Sid Caesar-Edie Adams special is a kind of warm-up for the separate shows they'll be hosting on alternate weeks.
11 WTCN (IND.)
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Morning
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11:25
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WE LEARN TO LIVE—Religion
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11:30
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CARTOON CIRCUS—Children
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11:45
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NEWS—Bob Landon
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11:55
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TAKE FIVE—Jan Werner
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Afternoon
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12:00
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LUNCH WITH CASEY
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12:45
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KING AND ODIE—Cartoon
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Deception” (1946)
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2:45
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LEE PHILLIP—Women
Guests: the Smothers
Brothers, Dr. Willis J. Potts
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3:00
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DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy
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3:30
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ROBIN HOOD—Adventure
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4:00
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POPEYE AND PETE—Dave Lee
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4:30
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MICKEY MOUSE CLUB—Children
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5:00
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SUPERMAN—Adventure
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5:30
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ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
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Evening
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6:00
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WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
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6:30
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BOLD JOURNEY—Travel
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7:00
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SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS—Travel
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7:30
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SEA HUNT—Adventure
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8:00
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LET’S GO TO THE RACES
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8:30
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ONE STEP BEYOND—Drama
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9:00
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DEPUTY—Western
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9:30
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NEWS—Dick Ford
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9:45
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WEATHER—Stuart A. Lindman
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9:50
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SPORTS—Beutel, Horner
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10:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“All the King’s Men”
(1949)
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Let's Go to the Races is one of those programs where you pick up a card at your local grocery store and play along with the show as it presents filmed horse races from Florida. Here's a story about the 1970s version, which has the same host (Jack Drees) and appears to follow the same format. I preferred the version that had racing cars rather than horses, called Race to Riches. TV
In direct response to your call-out:
ReplyDelete- When NBC started The Doctors, they set great store by the fact that it was not a serial.
In its earliest days (beginning in April of'63), The Doctors tried to do a different story every day; a few months in, the producers determined that a more practical approach was to do a self-contained five-part story each week.
The Doctors didn't become a full-fledged daily serial until March of '64, just shy of its first anniversary.
Take another look at the Channel 9 listing: General Hospital is a serial, while Day In Court (which did a self-contained story each day) is a drama.
Those categories always seemed to me (even as a kid) to be kind of arbitrary: I would have classified Edge Of Night as a mystery - but hey, that's just me …
Elsewhere:
- Noting that Channel 4 is bypassing the CBS network offering at 6:30, the final showing of Fair Exchange, one of my "lost favorites" from my kidhood.
This was the one about American and British families sending their teenage daughters to live with each other for a year; pretty funny show - and America's first exposure to Judy Carne (it was while she was filming this show in Hollywood that she met Burt Reynolds - but that's another story …).
Fair Exchange started out as an hour-long show; CBS cancelled it midyear, but Lucy Ball strong-armed the net into bringing it back in spring as a half-hour (she even did promo spots calling it "my favorite show"), but to no avail.
It happens …
- On ABC, Sid Caesar and Edie Adams were underwritten by a sponsor, the Consolidated Cigar Co., makers of Muriel Cigars (Edie: "Why don't you pick one up and smoke it some time?") and Dutch Masters (Sid's legacy from the late Ernie Kovacs). They bought the weekly slot from ABC, which guaranteed them the full year, ratings notwithstanding (and they didn't - and that's another story …).
- On the bicycle this week, I will note that Steve Allen's show in Chicago tonight features Kyu Sakamoto, the Japanese crooner whose single "Sukiyaki" was a major earworm during the summer of '63; Channel 4 should be getting this one in a week's time.
- Lee Phillip's talk show on Channel 11 is a pickup from WBBM, Channel 2 (CBS) in Chicago; how much of a delay I don't know (Chicago got it live every day).
Dr. Potts was a local pediatrician who was a frequent guest with "Miss Lee", as she was phasing out of being called.
- Lee Marvin on You Don't Say! - playing a game?
Not as odd as you might think.
This season, Marvin is promoting his new syndie series, Lawbreaker.
This series is a semi-documentary dramatization of true crime stories from various cities throughout the USA.
The real cops, and sometimes the real crooks, are interviewed on camera (Marvin is edited into the interviews, quite obviously), with the dramatizations done by local talent.
Each show spotlights a different city; the whole series is available on DVD.
I would call your attention to an episode taking place in Dallas, Texas; several of the Dallas cops appearing in the episode may look familiar, from an unrelated event that occurred later that year - and that's definitely another story …
Re The Doctors - I was writing up a future TVG issue with Dr. Benjamin Spock, and he referred to how he used to think The Doctors dealt with some fairly serious medical issues (which would coincide with the "drama" classification), but he didn't watch it much now because it had gotten more into the private lives and romances of the doctors (and nurses). By this time, TVG classifies it as a "serial" just like the other soapers.
DeleteI'm interested to know how "Fred Flintstone" made a guest appearance on Jimmy Dean's show.
ReplyDelete"The Doctors" current airs every weekday at noon EDT on Retro TV.
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