2 WBBM (CHICAGO) (CBS)
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MORNING
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6
AM
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SUNRISE
Presidential Power and American
Democracy: The Electoral College
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6:30
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IT’S WORTH KNOWING
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7
AM
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SUNDAY MORNING—Bob Schieffer
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8
AM
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
Guest: Charles Kimbrough
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9
AM
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BEAT THE CLOCK
Charlie Brill, Elaine Joyce, Mitzi
McCall, Bobby Van. Host: Monty Hall
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9:30
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WHEW!—Game
Brian Patrick Clarke, Gina Hecht. Tom
Kennedy is the host
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9:55
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CBS NEWS—Edwards
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10
AM
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Game
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11
AM
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YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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AFTERNOON
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Noon
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NOONBREAK
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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1:30
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GUIDING LIGHT
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2:30
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LOVE OF LIFE
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3
PM
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ONE DAY AT A TIME
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3:30
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MATCH GAME
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4
PM
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JIM ROCKFORD, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR—Crime Drama
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5
PM
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NEWS
|
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5:30
|
CBS NEWS—Cronkite
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EVENING
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6 PM
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NEWS
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7
PM
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PEANUTS—Cartoon
Special: “It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown”
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7:30
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WKRP IN CINCINNATI
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8
PM
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M*A*S*H
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8:30
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HOUSE CALLS—Comedy
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9
PM
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LOU GRANT
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10
PM
|
NEWS
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10:30
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HARRY O—Crime Drama
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11:40
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McCLOUD—Crime Drama
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1:15
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MOVIE—Comedy
“It Started in Naples” (1960)
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3:20
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NAME OF THE GAME—Drama
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Yes, I know it's hard to believe, but it's true; the Electoral College was a bone of contention even before the most recent election.
4 WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC)
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MORNING
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5:55
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GIGGLESNORT HOTEL—Children
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6:25
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EXERCISE BREAK
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6:30
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SUPERMAN—Adventure
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7
AM
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TODAY—Tom Brokaw
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9
AM
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NEW DAY
Co-Host: Jon McGlocklin
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10
AM
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DINAH! & FRIENDS
Co-Host: Charles Nelson Reilly.
Guests: Ed Koch, Robert Klein, Kool & the Gang, Ann Miller, Anne Murray
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11
AM
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CHAIN REACTION—Game
Debut: Patty Duke Astin, Joyce Bulifant, Fred
Grandy, Nipsey Russell. Host: Bill Cullen
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11:30
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PASSWORD PLUS—Game
Greg Morris, Betty White. Host: Allen
Ludden
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AFTERNOON
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Noon
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES
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1
PM
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DOCTORS—Serial
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1:30
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ANOTHER WORLD
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3
PM
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DATING GAME
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3:30
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MERV GRIFFIN
Guests: Mel Tillis, Lynda Carter,
Rupert Holmes, Freddie Sales, Nikki the Magician, Lill’s Chimps
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5
PM
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NEWS
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5:30
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NBC NEWS—Chancellor/Brinkley
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EVENING
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6 PM
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NEWS
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6:30
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FAMILY FEUD—Game
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7
PM
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LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
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8
PM
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MOVIE—Drama
“Power,” Part 1 (Made-for-TV; 1980)
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10
PM
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NEWS
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10:30
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TONIGHT
Guest host Martin Mull, Rita Moreno,
Billy Crystal
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Mid.
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TOMORROW
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1
AM
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JAPAN BOWL
Special
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5 WMAQ (CHICAGO) (NBC)
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MORNING
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6
AM
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KNOWLEDGE
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6:30
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TODAY IN CHICAGO
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7
AM
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TODAY—Tom Brokaw
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9
AM
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CARD SHARKS—Game
|
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9:30
|
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game
Kip Addotta, Elayne Boosler, Billy
Braver, George Gobel, Shecky Greene, Jay Leno, George Lindsey, Jan Murray,
Wayland & Madame. Host: Peter Marshall
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10
AM
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HIGH ROLLERS—Game
|
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10:30
|
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
|
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11
AM
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CHAIN REACTION—Game
Debut: Patty Duke Astin, Joyce Bulifant, Fred
Grandy, Nipsey Russell. Host: Bill Cullen
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11:30
|
NEWS
|
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AFTERNOON
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Noon
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES
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1
PM
|
DOCTORS—Serial
|
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1:30
|
ANOTHER WORLD
|
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3
PM
|
PASSWORD PLUS—Game
Greg Morris, Betty White. Host: Allen
Ludden
|
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3:30
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NEWLYWED GAME
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4
PM
|
MARY TYLER MOORE—Comedy
|
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4:30
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NEWS
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5:30
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NBC NEWS—Chancellor/Brinkley
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EVENING
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6 PM
|
NEWS
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6:30
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FAMILY FEUD—Game
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7
PM
|
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
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|
8
PM
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MOVIE—Drama
“Power,” Part 1
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10
PM
|
NEWS
|
|
10:30
|
TONIGHT
Guest host Martin Mull, Rita Moreno,
Billy Crystal
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Mid.
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TOMORROW
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1
AM
|
MARCUS WELBY, M.D.—Drama
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2
AM
|
TODAY IN CHICAGO
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I don't mean to be overly critical (of course you don't!), but let's face it: without Paul Lynde, that Hollywood Squares lineup just isn't all that impressive, is it?
6 WITI (MILWAUKEE) (CBS)
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MORNING
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6
AM
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MONDAY MORNING—Schieffer
|
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7
AM
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LONE RANGER—Western
|
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7:30
|
FURY—Drama
|
|
8
AM
|
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
Guest: Charles Kimbrough
|
|
9
AM
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BEAT THE CLOCK
Charlie Brill, Elaine Joyce, Mitzi
McCall, Bobby Van. Host: Monty Hall
|
|
9:30
|
WHEW!—Game
Brian Patrick Clarke, Gina Hecht. Host:
Tom Kennedy
|
|
9:55
|
CBS NEWS—Edwards
|
|
10
AM
|
PRICE IS RIGHT—Game
|
|
11
AM
|
PHIL DONAHUE
|
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AFTERNOON
|
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Noon
|
NEWS
|
|
12:30
|
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
|
|
1:30
|
GUIDING LIGHT
|
|
2:30
|
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial
|
|
3
PM
|
ONE DAY AT A TIME
|
|
3:30
|
STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO—Crime Drama
|
|
4:30
|
JIM ROCKFORD, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR—Crime Drama
|
|
5:30
|
CBS NEWS—Cronkite
|
|
EVENING
|
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6 PM
|
NEWS
|
|
6:30
|
JOKER’S WILD—Game
|
|
7
PM
|
PEANUTS—Cartoon
Special: “It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie
Brown”
|
|
7:30
|
WKRP IN CINCINNATI
|
|
8
PM
|
M*A*S*H
|
|
8:30
|
HOUSE CALLS—Comedy
|
|
9
PM
|
LOU GRANT
|
|
10
PM
|
NEWS
|
|
10:30
|
MARY TYLER MOORE—Comedy
|
|
11
PM
|
COLUMBO—Crime Drama
Guest murderer: Janet Leigh
|
|
1:15
|
BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON—Adventure
|
|
2:25
|
NEWS
|
|
2:55
|
MOVIE—Drama
“The House Across the Bay” (1940)
|
|
I remember watching It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown; it really wasn't up to the standards of the early Peanuts cartoons. It might be heresy to suggest it, but I think that as Peanuts moved into the 1980s, the quality of both the strip and the animated specials went downhill; Calvin and Hobbes was the top of the heap at that point.
7 WLS (CHICAGO) (ABC)
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MORNING
|
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5:55
|
REFLECTIONS
|
|
6
AM
|
NEWS
|
|
6:10
|
PERSPECTIVES
|
|
6:35
|
ED ALLEN SHOW
|
|
6:55
|
TODAY’S WOMAN
|
|
7
AM
|
GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman
Guest: George Martin
|
|
9
AM
|
A.M. CHICAGO
|
|
10
AM
|
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
|
|
10:30
|
FAMILY FEUD
|
|
11
AM
|
$20,000 PYRAMID—Game
Tony Randall is a guest. Host: Dick
Clark
|
|
11:30
|
RYAN’S HOPE—Serial
|
|
AFTERNOON
|
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Noon
|
ALL MY CHILDREN—Serial
|
|
1
PM
|
ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial
|
|
2
PM
|
GENERAL HOSPITAL
|
|
3
PM
|
EDGE OF NIGHT
|
|
3:30
|
MOVIE—Musical
“Rock Around the Clock” (1956)
|
|
5
PM
|
NEWS
|
|
5:30
|
ABC NEWS—Frank Reynolds
|
|
EVENING
|
||
6 PM
|
NEWS
|
|
7
PM
|
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
|
|
7:30
|
ANGIE
|
|
8
PM
|
STONE—Crime Drama
Debut
|
|
9
PM
|
FAMILY
|
|
10
PM
|
NEWS
|
|
10:30
|
BARNEY MILLER
|
|
11:05
|
POLICE STORY—Crime Drama
|
|
12:15
|
MOVIE—Drama
“Angel Face” (1952)
|
|
9 WGN (CHICAGO) (Ind.)
|
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MORNING
|
||
5:55
|
TOP O’ THE MORNING
|
|
6:25
|
NEWS
|
|
6:30
|
STAR BLAZERS—Cartoon
|
|
7
AM
|
RAY RAYNER—Children
|
|
8
AM
|
GROVER GOOLIES—Cartoons
|
|
8:30
|
I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy
|
|
9
AM
|
MOVIE—Musical
“The Great Ziegfeld” (1936)
[The movie, shown in two parts,
concludes tomorrow at this time.]
|
|
11
AM
|
PHIL DONAHUE
|
|
AFTERNOON
|
||
Noon
|
BOZO’S CIRCUS
|
|
1
PM
|
LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
|
|
1:30
|
LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
|
|
2
PM
|
ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
|
|
2:30
|
GROOVIE GOOLIES—Cartoons
|
|
3
PM
|
FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
|
|
3:30
|
BUGS BUNNY AND FRIENDS—Cartoons
|
|
4
PM
|
GILLIGAN’S ISLAND
|
|
4:30
|
I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy
|
|
5
PM
|
GOOD TIMES—Comedy
|
|
5:30
|
MY THREE SONS—Comedy
|
|
EVENING
|
||
6 PM
|
ODD COUPLE—Comedy
|
|
6:30
|
CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS—Comedy
|
|
7
PM
|
MAUDE—Comedy
|
|
7:30
|
TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
|
|
8
PM
|
MOVIE—Comedy
“My Favorite Spy” (1951)
|
|
10
PM
|
NEWS
|
|
10:30
|
MOVIE—Comedy-Drama
“The Thomas Crown Affair” (1968)
|
|
12:30
|
NEWS
|
|
1
AM
|
FBI—Crime Drama
|
|
2
AM
|
SEA HUNT—Adventure
|
|
Great minds may disagree, but I'll always prefer this version of The Thomas Crown Affair—with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway—to the remake with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. Not to mention "The Windmills of Your Mind" as sung by Noel Harrison.
10 WMVS (MILWAUKEE) (PBS)
|
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MORNING
|
||
7:45
|
A.M. WEATHER
|
|
10
AM
|
ELECTRIC COMPANY
|
|
11:30
|
SESAME STREET—Children
|
|
AFTERNOON
|
||
12:30
|
MISTER ROGERS—Children
|
|
2
PM
|
MEMORIES OF EUBIE—Documentary
Special: Eubie Blake, Alberta Hunter, Lynnie
Godfrey, Billy Taylor
|
|
3
PM
|
OVER EASY—Hugh Downs
|
|
3:30
|
DICK CAVETT
|
|
4
PM
|
MISTER ROGERS—Children
|
|
4:30
|
SESAME STREET—Children
|
|
5:30
|
ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
|
|
EVENING
|
||
6 PM
|
WILDLIFE IN CRISIS
|
|
6:30
|
MacNEIL/LEHRER REPORT
|
|
7
PM
|
MKE AT 7: AT ISSUE—Debate
|
|
7:30
|
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER—Music
Luciano Pavarotti, with Zubin Mehta
and the New York Philharmonic
|
|
10
PM
|
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Norman Cousins
|
|
10:30
|
WORLD WAR II: G.I. DIARY
|
|
11
PM
|
EXPLORERS
|
|
11:30
|
SNEAK PREVIEWS
|
|
I've never been that big a fan of Pavarotti; I've always preferred Domingo myself. But tonight's live concert on Live From Lincoln Center sounds like a terrific show.
11 WTTW (CHICAGO) (PBS)
|
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MORNING
|
||
6:45
|
A.M. WEATHER
|
|
7
AM
|
SESAME STREET—Children
|
|
8
AM
|
ZOOM—Children
|
|
8:30
|
MISTER ROGERS—Children
|
|
9
AM
|
SESAME STREET—Children
|
|
10
AM
|
ZOOM—Children
|
|
10:30
|
ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
|
|
11
AM
|
INSIDE/OUT
|
|
11:15
|
FRAMEWORK
|
|
11:30
|
INSIGHT
|
|
AFTERNOON
|
||
12:30
|
OVER EASY—Hugh Downs
|
|
1
PM
|
DICK CAVETT
|
|
1:30
|
MOVIE—Adventure
“The Elusive Pimpernel” (English;
1950)
|
|
3:30
|
MISTER ROGERS—Children
|
|
4
PM
|
SESAME STREET—Children
|
|
5
PM
|
3-2-1 CONTACT—Children
|
|
5:30
|
AS WE SEE IT
|
|
EVENING
|
||
6 PM
|
OVER EASY—Hugh Downs
Guest: Alexis Smith
|
|
6:30
|
MacNEIL/LEHRER REPORT
|
|
7
PM
|
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
|
|
8
PM
|
MEDIA PROBES
|
|
8:30
|
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER—Music
Luciano Pavarotti, with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic
|
|
11
PM
|
MASTERPIECE THEATRE
“The Duchess of Duke Street II,” Part
5
|
|
Mid.
|
CAMERA THREE
|
|
12:30
|
ABC NEWS—Frank Reynolds
Captioned for the hearing-impaired
|
|
It's probably a good idea that the late ABC News is done with closed-captioning rather than sign language. Think of someone trying to sign for Frank Reynolds while he was, for instance, doing the coverage of the assassination attempt against Ronald Reagan—how do you sign this?
12 WISN (MILWAUKEE) (ABC)
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MORNING
|
||
6:30
|
BODY BUDDIES—Exercise
|
|
7
AM
|
GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman
Guest: George Martin
|
|
9
AM
|
ALL MY CHILDREN—Serial
|
|
10
AM
|
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
|
|
10:30
|
FAMILY FEUD
|
|
11
AM
|
$20,000 PYRAMID—Game
Tony Randall is a guest. Host: Dick
Clark
|
|
11:30
|
MATCH GAME
|
|
AFTERNOON
|
||
Noon
|
DIALING FOR DOLLARS
|
|
1
PM
|
ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial
|
|
2
PM
|
GENERAL HOSPITAL
|
|
3
PM
|
EDGE OF NIGHT
|
|
3:30
|
COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER
|
|
4
PM
|
HAPPY DAYS AGAIN—Comedy
|
|
4:30
|
M*A*S*H
|
|
5
PM
|
ABC NEWS—Reynolds
|
|
5:30
|
NEWS
|
|
EVENING
|
||
6 PM
|
TIC TAC DOUGH—Game
|
|
6:30
|
PM MAGAZINE
|
|
7
PM
|
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
|
|
7:30
|
ANGIE
|
|
8
PM
|
STONE—Crime Drama
Debut
|
|
9
PM
|
FAMILY
|
|
10
PM
|
NEWS
|
|
10:30
|
M*A*S*H
|
|
11
PM
|
BARNEY MILLER
|
|
11:35
|
POLICE STORY—Crime Drama
|
|
12:45
|
SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN—Adventure
|
|
1:45
|
NEWS
|
|
18 WVTV (MILWAUKEE) (Ind.)
|
||
MORNING
|
||
11
AM
|
ROSS BAGLEY—Religion
|
|
11:30
|
700 CLUB—Religion
|
|
AFTERNOON
|
||
1
PM
|
NEWS
|
|
1:30
|
ED ALLEN—Exercise
|
|
2
PM
|
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
|
|
2:30
|
CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST
|
|
3
PM
|
KROFFT SUPERSTARS—Cartoon
|
|
3:30
|
FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
|
|
4
PM
|
BUGS BUNNY—Cartoons
|
|
4:30
|
TOM & JERRY—Cartoons
|
|
5
PM
|
BRADY BUNCH—Comedy
|
|
5:30
|
BEWITCHED—Comedy
|
|
EVENING
|
||
6 PM
|
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
|
|
6:30
|
ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
|
|
7
PM
|
BOWLING GAME
|
|
8
PM
|
MOVIE—Biography
“The Helen Morgan Story” (1957)
|
|
10:15
|
BENNY HILL—Comedy
|
|
11:15
|
RAT PATROL—Adventure
|
|
11:45
|
DRAGNET—Crime Drama
|
|
12:15
|
LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
|
|
12:45
|
NEWS
|
|
26 WCIU (CHICAGO) (Ind.)
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MORNING
|
||
9
AM
|
MARKET REPORTS, NEWS
|
|
10
AM
|
NEWS
|
|
10:30
|
ASK AN EXPERT
|
|
11
AM
|
NEWS
|
|
11:30
|
ASK AN EXPERT
|
|
AFTERNOON
|
||
Noon
|
NEWS
|
|
12:20
|
ASK AN EXPERT
|
|
12:50
|
MARKET REPORTS, NEWS
|
|
1:30
|
ASK AN EXPERT
|
|
2
PM
|
MARKET REPORTS, NEWS
|
|
2:30
|
ASK AN EXPERT
|
|
3
PM
|
MARKET REPORTS, NEWS
|
|
3:30
|
CHICAGO TODAY—Discussion
|
|
4
PM
|
MOON MAN CONNECTION—Music
|
|
4:30
|
BLACK’S VIEW OF THE NEWS
|
|
4:45
|
TODAY’S RACING
|
|
5
PM
|
LOS RICOS TAMBIEN LLORAN—Novella
|
|
5:30
|
MAMA CAMPANITA—Drama
|
|
EVENING
|
||
6:30
|
NOTICIAS
|
|
7
PM
|
AMOR PROHIBIDO—Novela
|
|
8
PM
|
LUCHA LIBRE
|
|
9
PM
|
EL MUNDO DE LOS ESPECTACULOS
|
|
10
PM
|
NOTICIAS
|
|
10:30
|
ACOMPANAME
|
|
11:30
|
VARIEDADES EN LA NOCHE
|
|
WCIU, home of Svengoolie, is, as of 2019, a CW affiliate. I'll let you decide if that means their programming has improved.
32 WFLD (CHICAGO) (Ind.)
|
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MORNING
|
||
6
AM
|
NEWSTALK
|
|
6:30
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BRADY KIDS—Cartoons
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AM
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WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoon
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7:30
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TOM & JERRY—Cartoons
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8
AM
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POPEYE—Cartoons
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9
AM
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ROMPER ROOM—Children
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PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy
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10
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PARTRIDGE FAMILY—Comedy
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10:30
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GREEN ACRES—Comedy
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11
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BATMAN—Adventure
Guest villain: Burgess Meredith (The
Penguin)
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11:30
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TENNESSEE TUXEDO—Cartoon
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AFTERNOON
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Noon
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UNDERDOG—Cartoons
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12:30
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BANANA SPLITS—Children
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COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER
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1:30
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LUCY SHOW
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2
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BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
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2:30
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MAGILLA GORILLA—Cartoons
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3
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CASPER THE GHOST—Cartoon
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3:30
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SPIDERMAN—Cartoons
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4
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WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoons
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4:30
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TOM & JERRY—Cartoons
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BRADY BUNCH—Comedy
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5:30
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HAPPY DAYS AGAIN—Comedy
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EVENING
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6 PM
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SANFORD AND SON—Comedy
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6:30
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
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JOKER’S WILD—Game
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7:30
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TIC TAC DOUGH
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8
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MAKE ME LAUGH—Game
Bob Saget, Steve Bluestein, Bruce
Baum, Robert Hegyes
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8:30
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MERV GRIFFIN
Guests: Tom Jones, Jay Leno, Ann
Turkel, Gordon Mills, Monique St. Pierre
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NEWS
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10
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M*A*S*H
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10:30
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LIFE AND TIMES OF EDDIE ROBERTS—Serial
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11
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BENNY HILL—Comedy
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11:30
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NEWSTALK
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Mid.
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TAKE FIVE WITH STILLER AND MEARA
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I'd never heard of The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts before; according to the always-reliable Wikipedia, it was a comedy—or, to be precise, a soap opera spoof a la Mary Hartman. It only ran for 13 weeks, but since it was on five nights a week, that adds up to 65 episodes, or about two years' worth in conventional terms. I guess it all depends on how you look at it.
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HATHA YOGA—Exercise
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3:30
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VILLA ALEGRE—Children
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4
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ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
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4:30
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FORSYTE SAGA—Drama
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5:30
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WALLY’S WORKSHOP
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EVENING
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6 PM
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FOREST SPIRITS—Documentary
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6:30
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FORSYTE SAGA—Drama
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7:30
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HATHA YOGA—Exercise
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8
PM
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WHAT TO DO ‘TIL THE WRECKER
COMES—Instruction
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8:30
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HELIX—Skiing
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PM
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DAVID SUSSKIND
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10
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FOOTSTEPS
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MORNING
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MUNDO HISPANO
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10:30
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700 CLUB—Religion
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AFTERNOON
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WACKY RACES—Cartoons
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12:30
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NEW THREE STOOGES—Cartoons
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1
PM
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DINAH! & FRIENDS
Co-Host: Charles Nelson Reilly.
Guests: Ed Koch, Robert Klein, Kool & the Gang, Ann Miller, Anne Murray
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2:30
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GET SMART—Comedy
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3
PM
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SPECTREMAN—Children
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3:30
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SPEED RACER—Cartoons
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4
PM
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SUPERHEROES—Cartoons
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4:30
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LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
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5
PM
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GONG SHOW—Game
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5:30
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DATING GAME
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EVENING
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6 PM
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BONANZA—Western
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7
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ROOKIES—Crime Drama
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8
PM
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700 CLUB—Religion
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9:30
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DIMENSIONS ’79—Public Affairs
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10
PM
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DRAGNET—Crime Drama
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10:30
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IT TAKES A THIEF—Adventure
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11:30
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MARSHALL DILLON—Western
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If you were to combine WFLD's daytime schedule with the primetime lineup of WSNS here, you'd have a pretty good classic TV lineup, wouldn't you? TV
Not having the actual issue at hand, this will be a kind of patch job.
ReplyDelete- Historical Note:
In 1980, Rich Koz was at Channel 32, doing Son Of Svengoolie on Saturday evenings in prime time, showing the level of flicks that MST3K wound up with full possession in more recent times.
Koz remained with FOX32 (as it sold itself then) until the parent company junked Son Of Sven in '89, keeping Rich on staff doing almost nothing for another year or so.
Svengoolie was off the air until 1995, when Weigel Broadcasting bought WCIU and hired Rich Koz to give Sven his majority ("I have now grown up!").
When digital substations came along, WCIU, which had begun MeTV as a low-power sibling station on Channel 23, expanded accordingly, ultimately leading to Sven going national … but that's another story …
- Historical Note II:
Bill Jackson's Gigglesnort Hotel was a local production of Channel 7, which BJ (as all of Chicago knew him) was able to syndicate himself - which is how a Milwaukee station was carrying it two years after he'd shut down the production.
Looking this up in order to write this, I was surprised to learn that Bill Jackson had retired from performing 10 years ago - and that he's now in his 80s (he always seemed a lot younger).
- *here he goes again with Edge Of Night*
Well, this was a key year for Edge, as the show adopted a hard-driving rendition of its opening theme and graphics, beginning with the broadcast of June 16.
In case you're interested (and I know you really aren't), you might like to take a look at that particular episode - and if any of you do, pay attention all the way to the end (cast credits included). No spoilers - just watch.
- This was when Dick Cavett was doing his weeknightly half-hour for PBS stations - and as you'll note, the stations took a casual approach to its scheduling.
It was during this period that Frederic Dannay (surviving half of Ellery Queen) gave what as far as I know was his only television interview to Cavett, spread over two half-hours.
Channel 11's catch-as-catch-can scheduling made me miss one of the two shows.
I'm semi-sure that Decades doesn't include the Dannay shows in its nightly rerun package (if I'm wrong about this, somebody correct me - please).
- Fun Fact from 1980:
This was the year that David Susskind shocked his liberal friends by announcing his support of Ronald Reagan in that year's Presidential race (he just didn't care for Jimmy Carter).
Coming on the heels of Reagan's getting the endorsement of Eugene McCarthy a few days before - well, the times, they were a-changin' …
BEAT THE CLOCK & WHEW! had both switched to formats that either added celebs (WHEW!) or used them to eliminate civilian contestants altogether (BEAT THE CLOCK). I thought adding celebs ruined WHEW!, but the new all-celebrity format of BtC I found more interesting. 2 celebrity couples, both of whom from this week had played on TATTLETALES, represented 1/2 the studio audience, who divided the prize $, just as was done on TATTLETALES. Bobby Van died of brain cancer just about 6 months later.
ReplyDeleteCHAIN REACTION premiered this day and lasted another 5 months before NBC cancelled it, along w/ HIGH ROLLERS and HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, for David Letterman's daytime show. 6/20/1980 was NBC's worst game show death day, going by longevity of the games being cancelled, since the network cancelled EYE GUESS, PERSONALITY, YOU DON'T SAY!, and the original MATCH GAME on 9/26/1969 (coincidentally the same date when ABC premiered THE BRADY BUNCH).
According to this episode guide, Laurie Walters (from EIGHT IS ENOUGH) played against Tony Randall this week on $20,000 PYRAMID:
https://bobstewart.fandom.com/wiki/The_$10,000/$25,000/$20,000_Pyramid/Episode_Guide
The Pyramid episode guide actually has Laurie Walters playing against David Letterman this week and Tony Randall playing Feb. 4-8 against Elaine Joyce, so I'm not sure which is correct.
DeleteA Question:
ReplyDeleteBack in this period, I switched my TV Guide subscription from the Chicago Metro edition to the Illinois-Wisconsin, as shown here.
I guess I was looking for a throwback to the '50s/'60s, when TVG had the local listings for Rockford IL alongside the Chicago stations; when TVG regrouped in '65, Rockford had just added a third station, leading up to a reorganization by networks, which I think I told you about some years back - but that's another story …
Back to 1980: as your header grab shows, four cities are represented in the listings: Chicago and Rockford IL, and Milwaukee and Madison WI.
The FOX Network had yet to arise from what had been Metromedia (Channel 32 was a Metromedia station; it was FOX management that led to Rich Koz's temporary loss of the Svengoolie franchise - but that's yet another story …).
Anyhoo, I couldn't help but notice that you aren't including Rockford and Madison in your listings here, and I'm wondering why, exactly.
I mean, in the past, whenever you did a regional edition, you included everybody; are we talking old age ennui here, or incipient laziness, or what is it …
Just askin', is all; your blog and all that.
Simple answer - too much work. I'd be reducing the font to about 4pt to get it all to fit in the grid I use. I do the same thing with the Minnesota State Edition. However, if you'd like, I'd be happy to go back and do them!
DeleteNot at all necessary, Mitchell - as I said, just askin'.
DeleteActually, if your edition was a few years older, the FOX Network would have made things even worse!
As a longtime fan of this site who grew up with Rockford and Madison TV, I'd read that. (I'd *write* it if you I had a copy of the issue.)
DeleteIn 1980, WFLD was owned by Field Communications before selling it to Metromedia three years later.
DeleteWTMJ was notorious for pre-empting NBC programming including on this day, the first 2 hours of the Peacock's morning schedule(even Hollywood Squares). Later in the decade, WTMJ would push it by pre-empting a certain late night host(hint, it wasn't Letterman) for late-night reruns of the Rockford Files(WVTV would end up showing the dethroned "king").
ReplyDeleteRegarding your comment on 'Peanuts', I remember seeing that 'First Kiss' special(at age 6!), and feeling disappointed with the ending.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the 'Peanuts' specials, and the strip itself, were in decline in this period. Vince Guaraldi passed away in the mid-70s, and the music was never as good after that. As the TV shows expanded beyond 'holidays', the story premises got further away from anything in the strip(the feature films were more extreme examples of that).
I read 'The Complete Peanuts' several years back, and it struck me as odd that the strip still had plenty of 'freshness' as late as 1979, but then, it was as if someone flipped a switch, and for much of the '80s, it just stopped being 'special'. It actually improved in its last decade, but it's clear to see where 'Peanuts' became just another comic strip.