What's on TV? Tuesday, January 23, 1973

We've had issues from Philadelphia before, and issues from New York City, but this may be the first time we've ever done one that has both. And for 15 cents; can you believe it? Let's find out if it's true that when you double your pleasure, you double your fun.

	2  WCBS (NEW YORK) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:20	NEWS
	6:30	DONNA REED
	7 AM	CBS NEWS—John Hart
	8 AM	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9 AM	JOHN BARTHOLOMEW TUCKER Guest: Otto Preminger
	10 AM	JOKER’S WILD—Game
	10:30	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11 AM	GAMBIT—Game
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	WHERE THE HEART IS
	12:25	CBS NEWS—Edwards
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	1 PM	WHAT’S MY LINE? Gene Shalit, Arlene Francis, Gene Rayburn, Melba Tolliver
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2 PM	GUIDING LIGHT
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3 PM	LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
	3:30	SECRET STORM
	4 PM	VIN SCULLY—Variety Jack Carter, Anna Chakrin
	4:30	MIKE DOUGLAS Muhammad Ali, David Hartman, Gretchen Wyler, Tommy Hutton
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	7 PM	CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:30	I’VE GOT A SECRET Marty Milner, Richard Dawson, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Betty White
	8 PM	MAUDE—Comedy
	8:30	HAWAII FIVE-O
	9:30	ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Special: Host Ed Sullivan
	11 PM	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Crime Drama “The Trygon Factor” (1967)
	1:20	MOVIE—Comedy “My Man Godfrey” (1957)
	3:10	MOVIE—Drama BW  “The Steel Helmet” (1951)

Last week we had the tenth annual Entertainer of the Year awards, hosted by George Burns. This week we go back seven years, to the third annual presentation, hosted by Ed Sullivan. It's still a star-studded affair, though, with Liza Minnelli, Duke Ellington, Sammy Davis Jr., and "still more singers."

	3  KYW (PHILADELPHIA) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:10	FARM MARKET REPORT
	6:15	NEWS BW
	6:20	MAKING OF A PRIEST
	6:50	FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
	7 AM	TODAY
	9 AM	SOMERSET
	9:30	JEOPARDY
	10 AM	DINAH SHORE Doc and Evonne Severinsen
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11 AM	SALE OF THE CENTURY
	11:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES Marty Allen, John Davidson, Arthur Godfrey, Michael Landon, Rose Marie, Denise Nicholas, Karen Valentine, Wally Cox, Paul Lynde
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	NEWS
	12:30	MARCIAROSE
	1:30	THREE ON A MATCH—Game
	2 PM	DAYS OF OUR LIVES
	2:30	DOCTORS
	3 PM	ANOTHER WORLD
	3:30	RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE
	4 PM	MIKE DOUGLAS Muhammad Ali, David Hartman, Gretchen Wyler
	5:30	NEWSWATCH
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	6:30	NBC NEWS—John Chancellor
	7 PM	WHAT’S MY LINE? Jack Cassidy, Arlene Francis, Sherrye Henry
	7:30	ADVENTURER
	8 PM	THE INCREDIBLE FLIGHT OF THE SNOW GEESE Special
	9 PM	AMERICA Special: Part 6, “A Fireball in the Night”
	10 PM	NBC REPORTS Special: Nuclear Arms—How Much is Enough?
	11 PM	NEWS
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON Guest: Joan Rivers
	1 AM	NEWS
	1:05	HIGHWAY PATROL BW

I've mentioned before that KCMT, the single commercial station available in the World's Worst Town™, was primarily an NBC affiliate and a secondary ABC affiliate. When Alistair Cook's documentary series America premiered in 1972, KCMT chose instead to show Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC's highly rated series. It was only later in the run, once KCMT could see the acclaim that America was getting, that they decided to air the series, joining the story in progress. 

	4  WNBC (NEW YORK) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:30	THE ETHNIC AMERICAN
	7 AM	TODAY
	9 AM	NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
	9:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUNCES
	10 AM	DINAH SHORE Doc and Evonne Severinsen
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11 AM	SALE OF THE CENTURY
	11:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES Marty Allen, John Davidson, Arthur Godfrey, Michael Landon, Rose Marie, Denise Nicholas, Karen Valentine, Wally Cox, Paul Lynde
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	JEOPARDY
	12:30	WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
	12:55	NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	1 PM	IT’S YOUR BET Dick and Jeri Enberg, Gary and Barbara Crosby
	1:30	THREE ON A MATCH—Game
	2 PM	DAYS OF OUR LIVES
	2:30	DOCTORS
	3 PM	ANOTHER WORLD
	3:30	RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE
	4 PM	SOMERSET
	4:30	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Lonely Are the Brave” (1962)
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	7 PM	NBC NEWS—John Chancellor
	7:30	POLICE SURGEON
	8 PM	THE INCREDIBLE FLIGHT OF THE SNOW GEESE Special
	9 PM	AMERICA Special: Part 6, “A Fireball in the Night”
	10 PM	NBC REPORTS Special: Nuclear Arms—How Much is Enough?
	11 PM	NEWS
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON Guest: Joan Rivers
	1 AM	NEWS
	1:15	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Wrecking Crew” (1942)

I had high hopes that The Wrecking Crew was the Dean Martin version from 1968, where he plays swinging spy Matt Helm; unfortunately, it's this movie instead. It might be very good; it's just not what I'm in the mood for right now.

	5  WNEW (NEW YORK) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	6:30	UNDERDOG
	7 AM	SUPER HEROES
	7:30	FLINTSTONES
	8 AM	BUGS BUNNY
	8:30	FLYING NUN—Comedy
	9 AM	GREEN ACRES
	9:30	MOTHERS-IN-LAW—Comedy
	10 AM	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	10:30	HAZEL—Comedy
	11 AM	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
	11:30	MIDDAY LIVE
	AFTERNOON
	1 PM	MOVIE—Musical “Centennial Summer” (1946)
	3 PM	CASPER
	3:30	HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
	4 PM	BUGS BUNNY
	4:30	LOST IN SPACE
	5:30	FLINTSTONES
	EVENING
	6:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	7 PM	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy BW
	7:30	THAT GIRL—Comedy
	8 PM	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
	8:30	MERV GRIFFIN Jean Nidetch, Adelle Davis, Vincent Price, Rhonda Fleming
	10 PM	NEWS
	11 PM	ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama BW
	11:30	MOVIE—Drama “The Sharkfighters” (1956)
	1 AM	MOVIE—Mystery BW  “Sherlock Holmes Faces Death” (1943)
	2:30	MOVIE—Musical “Centennial Summer” (1946)
	4:35	SEA HUNT—Adventure BW
	5:05	MOVIE—Comedy BW  “Bowery Bombshell” (1946)

Sherlock Holmes may be facing death, but you can bet that Basil Rathbone will face it down.

	6  WPVI (PHILADELPHIA) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:30	OPERATION ALPHABET BW
	7 AM	TARGET
	7:25	NEWS
	7:30	CAPTAIN NOAH
	9 AM	LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
	9:10	CONNIE ROUSSIN
	9:25	NEWS
	9:30	LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
	10 AM	PHIL DONAHUE
	11 AM	PASSWORD Elizabeth Montgomery, Bert Convy
	11:30	BEWITCHED
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	NEWS
	12:30	SPLIT SECOND—Game
	1 PM	ALL MY CHILDREN
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	2 PM	NEWLYWED GAME
	2:30	DATING GAME
	3 PM	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	4 PM	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	4:30	BIG VALLEY—Western
	5:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	6:30	ABC NEWS—Smith/Reasoner
	7 PM	TO TELL THE TRUTH
	7:30	WILD KINGDOM
	8 PM	MARCUS WELBY, M.D.
	9 PM	NBA ALL-STAR GAME Special: Live from Chicago
	11:30	NEWS
	Mid.	DICK CAVETT Time approximate. Guests: Sen. Barry Goldwater, Germaine Greer, Lt. Col. Anthony B. Herbert
	1:30	TARGET

Up until the mid-1970s, the NBA played its All-Star Game on Tuesday nights, before moving it to Sunday, where it remains to this day. Why Tuesday? Easy—the weekend was prime scheduling time as far as selling tickets was concerned, and at this point the league was still very much dependent on the revenue from ticket sales. By staging the All-Star Game on Tuesday, teams could play on Sunday, take off three days for the game, and come back on Thursday, without missing a weekend beat.

	7  WABC (NEW YORK) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:30	LISTEN AND LEARN—Psychiatry BW
	7 AM	A.M. NEW YORK
	9 AM	MOVIE—Musical “Call Me Madam” (1953)
	11:30	BEWITCHED
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	PASSWORD Elizabeth Montgomery, Bert Convy
	12:30	SPLIT SECOND—Game
	1 PM	ALL MY CHILDREN
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	2 PM	NEWLYWED GAME
	2:30	DATING GAME
	3 PM	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	4 PM	LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
	4:30	MOVIE—Comedy “Hotel Paradiso” (English; 1966)
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	7 PM	ABC NEWS—Smith/Reasoner
	7:30	SAFARI TO ADVENTURE
	8 PM	MARCUS WELBY, M.D.
	9 PM	NBA ALL-STAR GAME Special: Live from Chicago
	11:30	NEWS
	Mid.	DICK CAVETT Time approximate. Guests: Sen. Barry Goldwater, Germaine Greer, Lt. Col. Anthony B. Herbert
	1:30	MOVIE—Drama BW  “The Other Woman” (1954)

Elizabeth Montgomery and Bert Convy seem to be an ideal matchup for Password, especially since Liz starred in one of ABC's biggest hits ever, and the network still airs reruns in daytime. Right before Password, in fact.  

	9  WOR (NEW YORK) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	7:30	NEWS BW
	8 AM	GARNER TED ARMSTRONG
	8:30	JOANNE CARSON’S VIPs Guest: Sheila Macrae
	9 AM	JOE FRANKLIN
	10 AM	ROMPER ROOM
	11 AM	STRAIGHT TALK
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	HERMANOS CORAJES—Novela BW
	12:55	NOTICIAS
	1 PM	MOVIE—Western BW  “Massacre at Sand Creek” (1956)
	2:30	JOURNEY TO ADVENTURE
	3 PM	MILLIONAIRE
	3:30	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Pittsburgh” (1942)
	5:30	NEWS
	EVENING
	6 PM	BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy BW
	6:30	HAVE GUN—WILL TRAVEL—Western BW
	7 PM	IT TAKES A THIEF—Adventure
	8 PM	ABA BASKETBALL New York Nets vs. Indiana Pacers
	10:30	MILLIONAIRE
	11 PM	BORIS KARLOFF PRESENTS THRILLER—Drama BW
	Mid.	MOVIE—Mystery BW  “Mysterious Mr. Moto” (1938)
	1:25	JOE FRANKLIN
	2:25	NEWS

Oh yes, it's easy to forget that the NBA's not the only pro basketball game in town. Even while the All-Star Game is in progress, the rival ABA plays on tonight, and while the New York Nets were a very good team with Julius Erving, they don't have Dr. J yet, and so they're not a very good team. The Indiana Pacers, led by George McGinnis, are a very good team, and they're headed for the ABA title this year.

	10 WCAU (PHILADELPHIA) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6 AM	SUNRISE SEMESTER
	6:30	WHAT DO YOU KNOW?—Quiz
	7 AM	CBS NEWS—John Hart
	8 AM	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9 AM	BETTY HUGHES Guest: Buckminster Fuller
	9:30	IT’S YOUR BET Mr. and Mrs. Joe Flynn, Rhonda Fleming. Host: Lyle Waggoner
	10 AM	JOKER’S WILD—Game
	10:30	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11 AM	GAMBIT—Game
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	WHERE THE HEART IS
	12:25	CBS NEWS—Edwards
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	1 PM	WHAT’S HAPPENING
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2 PM	GUIDING LIGHT
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3 PM	LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
	3:30	SECRET STORM
	4 PM	VIN SCULLY—Variety Jack Carter, Anna Chakrin
	4:30	MOVIE—Musical “The Opposite Sex” (1956)
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	7 PM	CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:30	JOHNNY MANN’S STAND UP AND CHEER Hugh O’Brian
	8 PM	MAUDE—Comedy
	8:30	HAWAII FIVE-O
	9:30	ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Special: Host Ed Sullivan
	11 PM	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Crime Drama “The Trygon Factor” (1967)
	1:20	MOVIE—Western “Calamity Jane and Sam Bass” (1949)
	3:05	GIVE US THIS DAY
	3:10	MOVIE—Comedy “The Lady Takes a Flyer” (1957)

Why did I not know that Vin Scully used to have an afternoon variety show on CBS? (Checks date.) Oh yes, it's because I was living in the World's Worst Town™ at the time; I had virtually no idea what was on any network other than NBC. That's two snide references to the World's Worst Town™ in the same article; is that some kind of a record? It's understandable; the memories remain in the system and flare up, like a malaria attack.

	11 WPIX (NEW YORK) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	7 AM	POPEYE
	8:30	NEW ZOO REVUE
	9 AM	BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy BW
	9:30	LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
	9:40	JACK LaLANNE—Exercise
	10:10	NEWS
	10:30	PUERTO RICAN NEW YORKER
	11 AM	FOCUS: NEW JERSEY
	11:30	ROCKY AND FRIENDS
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	FELIX THE CAT
	12:30	GALLOPING GOURMET
	1 PM	MOVIE—Western BW  “California Passage” (1950)
	2:30	LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
	2:40	ABBOTT AND COSTELLO—Comedy BW
	3 PM	POPEYE AND FRIENDS
	3:30	MAGILLA GORILLA
	4 PM	SPIDERMAN
	4:30	MUNSTERS—Comedy BW
	5 PM	SUPERMAN—Adventure BW
	5:30	BATMAN—Adventure Guest villain: Julie Newmar (Catwoman)
	EVENING
	6 PM	GILLIGAN’S ISLAND—Comedy
	6:30	BEAT THE CLOCK Gene Rayburn
	7 PM	I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy
	7:30	COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER—Comedy-Drama
	8 PM	NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR—Comedy
	8:30	GET SMART—Comedy
	9 PM	DRAGNET
	9:30	DRAGNET
	10 PM	NEWS
	11 PM	PERRY MASON BW
	Mid.	BURNS AND ALLEN
	12:30	NEWS—Roy Whitfield

WPIX makes a pretty good retro station, doesn't it? Of course, back in 1973 most of these shows were fairly contemporary; Nanny and the Professor, for example, didn't leave the network until the end of 1971.

	12 WHYY (PHILADELPHIA) (PBS)
	MORNING
	9 AM	SESAME STREET
	AFTERNOON
	1:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	4 PM	SESAME STREET
	5 PM	MISTER ROGERS Guest: John Reardon
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	EVENING
	6 PM	HODGEPODGE LODGE
	6:30	EYE ON DELAWARE BW
	7 PM	HATHAYOGA—Exercise
	7:30	ON TOP OF IT
	8 PM	RELIDADES
	8:30	BILL MOYERS’ JOURNAL
	9 PM	BEHIND THE LINES—Analysis
	9:30	BLACK JOURNAL
	10 PM	FIRING LINE
	11 PM	EYE ON DELAWARE BW

John Reardon, who was a semi-regular on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (as "Reardon") was a singer with the New York City and Metropolitan Operas between 1954 and 1977; he also performed on Broadway with Phil Silvers.

	13 WNET (NEW YORK) (PBS)
	MORNING
	7 AM	MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE
	7:30	51ST STATE—Patrick Watson
	9 AM	SESAME STREET
	AFTERNOON
	1:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	3 PM	SHADINGS
	3:30	MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE
	4 PM	SESAME STREET
	5 PM	MISTER ROGERS Guest: John Reardon
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	EVENING
	6 PM	HODGEPODGE LODGE
	6:30	YOUR FUTURE IS NOW
	7 PM	ERICA
	7:15	THEONIE
	7:30	51ST STATE—Patrick Watson
	8 PM	RELIDADES
	8:30	BILL MOYERS’ JOURNAL
	9 PM	BEHIND THE LINES—Analysis
	9:30	BLACK JOURNAL
	10 PM	CORONATION STREET
	10:30	51ST STATE—Patrick Watson
	11 PM	MOVIE—Drama

The 51st State, WNET's nighttime news program (the "51st state" was New York City itself) was one of the station's landmark programs; when it debuted in 1972, it was as an open-ended program in which the content would drive the running time. Later this year, it will be cut back from daily to weekly status, but still still continued on to 1976.

	17 WPHL (PHILADELPHIA) (Ind.)
	AFTERNOON
	12:45	BULLETIN BOARD
	1 PM	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Illicit” (1931)
	2:30	GALLOPING GOURMET
	3 PM	WEE WILLIE WEBBER
	3:30	ASTRO BOY
	4 PM	MARINE BOY
	4:30	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE
	5 PM	SPIDERMAN
	5:30	ULTRA MAN
	EVENING
	6 PM	PATTY DUKE—Comedy BW
	6:30	GOMER PYLE, USMC
	7 PM	HIGH CHAPARRAL—Western
	8 PM	OF LANDS AND SEAS—Travel
	9 PM	MOVIE—Western “This Savage Land” (1968)
	11 PM	MOVIE—Drama BW  “World for Ransom” (1954)
	1 AM	BULLETIN BOARD

The Wee Willie Webber Colorful Cartoon Club ran on WPHL from 1965 to 1975, hosted by Philadelphia television personality Bill Webber. The cartoons listed after Wee Willie Webber, such as Astro Boy and Marine Boy, are actually part of the cartoon club; the show generally ran at least three hours.

	29 WTAP (PHILADELPHIA) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	9 AM	JACK LaLANNE—Exercise
	9:30	LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
	9:40	ALL ABOUT CRAFTS
	9:55	COVERUP WITH ADELE
	10 AM	PARSLEY, SAGE, JANI AND LOVE
	10:30	ROMPER ROOM
	11 AM	DENNIS THE MENACE—Comedy BW
	11:30	MOTHERS-IN-LAW—Comedy
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	HAZEL—Comedy
	12:30	WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
	12:55	NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	1 PM	JOANNE CARSON’S VIPs
	1:30	NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
	2 PM	MAYBERRY R.F.D.—Comedy
	2:30	GREEN ACRES—Comedy
	3 PM	PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy
	3:30	THREE STOOGES AND CARTOONS
	4:30	SUPERMAN
	5 PM	PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy
	5:30	NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR—Comedy
	EVENING
	6 PM	I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy
	6:30	COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER—Comedy-Drama
	7 PM	THAT GIRL
	7:30	DRAGNET—Crime Drama
	8 PM	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
	8:30	SAFARI—Travel
	9:30	PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE
	10 PM	NEWSPROBE
	11 PM	BOWLING FOR DOLLARS
	11:30	N.Y.P.D.—Crime Drama
	Mid.	BOWLING
	1 AM	COVERUP WITH ADELE

Joanne Carson, hostess of Joanne Carson's VIPs, was, as you might expect, once married to Johnny Carson; and while that doesn't exactly make her unique, it was good enough, along with her own experience in early 1960s television, to help land her this fitness and interview show. Fun fact: she's interred next to her very good friend Truman Capote.

	48 WKBS (PHILADELPHIA) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	11:15	NEWS—Marty Jacobs
	11:30	DELAWARE VALLEY TODAY
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	NEW ZOO REVUE
	12:30	PAUL DIXON SHOW
	1 PM	MOVIE—Drama BW  “A Woman Rebels” (1936)
	3 PM	UNDERDOG
	3:30	YOGI BEAR
	4 PM	SPEED RACER
	4:30	MUNSTERS—Comedy BW
	5 PM	FLINTSTONES
	EVENING
	6 PM	GILLIGAN’S ISLAND—Comedy BW
	6:30	STAR TREK—Drama
	7:30	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy BW
	8 PM	McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy BW
	8:30	MERV GRIFFIN Jean Nidetch, Adelle Davis, Vincent Price, Rhonda Fleming
	10 PM	PERRY MASON BW
	11 PM	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Dr. Socrates” (1935)

Who, you might ask, was Jean Nidetch? None other than the founder of Weight Watchers. That probably explains why she's appearing just after the first of the year. Vincent Price and Rhonda Fleming are described as "health buffs" rather than actors; Adelle Davis was a famed author and nutritionist. TV