January 20, 2020

What's on TV? Wednesday, January 23, 1980

We've looked at several editions of TV Guide from the Cincinnati area, but this is the first time, I believe, that we've seen Cincinnati from the point of view of the Kentucky edition. Well, change is good. A notice at the beginning of the day's listings reminds us that there's a chance the State of the Union might be given tonight, but no need to fear: it was given on Monday instead, so what you see here is as it was. And if you don't believe me, believe Fred Sanford.




 3  WAVE (LOUISVILLE) (NBC)

MORNING

    6:30
TODAY IN WAVE COUNTRY

   7 AM
TODAY—Tom Brokaw
Guest: Otto Preminger

   9 AM
MORNING SHOW

    9:30
DOCTORS—Serial

 10 AM
CARD SHARKS—Game

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
Robert Fuller, Bernie Kopell, Rich Little, Vincent Price, Leslie Uggams, Charlie Callas, Didi Conn

 11 AM
HIGH ROLLERS—Game

  11:30
WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Game

AFTERNOON

  Noon
MIDDAY

  12:30
MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-host Donna Pescow. Guests: John McCook, Paul Pape, Lou Ferrigno, Charlene Tilton, Stephanie Mills

    1:30
WOMEN LIKE US—Rollin
Special: Host Betty Rollin

    2:30
ANOTHER WORLD

   4 PM
MOVIE—Musical
“Finian’s Rainbow” (1968) Conclusion

    5:30
NEWS

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
NBC NEWS—Chancellor/Brinkley

   7 PM
PLAY THE PERCENTAGES—Game

    7:30
$1.98 BEAUTY SHOW
Judges: Leslie Nielsen, Ja’net DuBois, Louis Nye. Host: Rip Taylor

   8 PM
REAL PEOPLE

   9 PM
DIFF’RENT STROKES

    9:30
HELLO, LARRY

 10 PM
BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Hostess: Lily Tomlin. Musical guest: James Taylor

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
TONIGHT
Guest host David Letterman, Linda Lavin, Jose Feliciano

   1 AM
TOMORROW—Snyder

Yes, it's the infamous Hello, Larry. You know, I never saw that show, but I've heard from people that its reputation is overblown, that it wasn't nearly as bad as it's made out to be. But, as John Ford might put it, when the legend becomes fact, print the legend.


 5  WLWT (CINCINNATI) (NBC)

MORNING

    5:50
GOOD MORNING

   6 AM
PTL CLUB—Religion

   7 AM
TODAY—Tom Brokaw
Guest: Otto Preminger

   9 AM
PHIL DONAHUE

 10 AM
CARD SHARKS—Game

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
Robert Fuller, Bernie Kopell, Rich Little, Vincent Price, Leslie Uggams, Charlie Callas, Didi Conn

 11 AM
DOCTORS—Serial

  11:30
MIDDAY

AFTERNOON

  Noon
BOB BRAUN—Variety

    1:30
WOMEN LIKE US—Rollin
Special: Host Betty Rollin

    2:30
ANOTHER WORLD

   4 PM
STARSKY & HUTCH—Crime Drama

   5 PM
STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO—Crime Drama

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
NBC NEWS—Chancellor/Brinkley

   7 PM
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game
Vic Tayback, Paul Lynde, Priscilla Barnes, Isabel Sanford, Melissa Sue Anderson, Diana Canova

    7:30
FAMILY FEUD—Game

   8 PM
REAL PEOPLE

   9 PM
DIFF’RENT STROKES

    9:30
HELLO, LARRY

 10 PM
BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Hostess: Lily Tomlin. Musical guest: James Taylor

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
TONIGHT
Guest host David Letterman, Linda Lavin, Jose Feliciano

   1 AM
TOMORROW—Snyder

Bob Braun had been a regular on Ruth Lyons' 50-50 Club since 1957, and when Lyons retired in 1967, Braun took over the timeslot and held it until 1984. According to the always-reliable Wikipedia, the show "had the highest Arbitron and Nielsen ratings of any live entertainment/information program in the Midwest."


 9  WCPO (CINCINNATI) (CBS)

MORNING

    5:30
PRAYING THE ROSARY

    5:45
FARM NEWS

   6 AM
SUNRISE SEMESTER
Media in America

    6:30
ED ALLEN—Exercise

   7 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING—Bob Scheiffer

   8 AM
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
Guest: Steve Martin

   9 AM
UNCLE AL

 10 AM
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial

  10:30
WHEW!—Game
Jay Johnson, Joan Prather

  10:55
CBS NEWS—Edwards

 11 AM
PRICE IS RIGHT—Game

AFTERNOON

  Noon
NOON REPORT

   1 PM
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial

    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

    2:30
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial

    3:30
ONE DAY AT A TIME

   4 PM
MOVIE—Musical
“It’s a Bikini World” (1967)

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
CBS NEWS—Cronkite

   7 PM
7 O’CLOCK REPORT

    7:30
EDWARD & MRS. SIMPSON—Drama
Debut

   9 PM
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Special: Host George Burns

  10:30
PILOT

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
YOUR TURN: LETTERS TO CBS NEWS
Special

    Mid.
MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN—Serial

  12:30
MOVIE—Thriller
“The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver” (Made-for-TV; 1977)

    2:15
NEWS

10:30: Pilot. It doesn't get any more generic than that.


11 WHAS (LOUISVILLE) (CBS)

MORNING

   6 AM
ED ALLEN—Exercise

     6:30
LOUISVILLE TONIGHT

   7 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING—Bob Scheiffer

   8 AM
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
Guest: Steve Martin

   9 AM
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW

    9:30
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial

 10 AM
OMELET—Metz/Lyles

  10:30
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial

 11 AM
PRICE IS RIGHT—Game

AFTERNOON

  Noon
NEWS

  12:30
BOB BRAUN—Variety

    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

    2:30
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial

    3:30
ONE DAY AT A TIME

   4 PM
CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS—Comedy

    4:30
BRADY BUNCH—Comedy

   5 PM
ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy BW 

    5:30
M*A*S*H

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
CBS NEWS—Cronkite

   7 PM
LOUISVILLE TONIGHT

    7:30
EDWARD & MRS. SIMPSON—Drama
Debut

   9 PM
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Special: Host George Burns

  10:30
PILOT

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
YOUR TURN: LETTERS TO CBS NEWS
Special

    Mid.
MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN—Serial

  12:30
MOVIE—Thriller
“The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver” (Made-for-TV; 1977)

    2:15
NEWS

I really like this idea of a half-hour show dedicated to viewer feedback. I suppose social media has eclipsed the need for a show like this, but it would be nice to be able to filter out all the crude bloviating and get some thoughtful feedback.


12 WKRC (CINCINNATI) (ABC)

MORNING

   6 AM
HEALTH FIELD

    6:30
ASK YOUR LAWYER

   7 AM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman

   9 AM
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial

    9:30
$20,000 PYRAMID—Game
Jo Anne Worley, Sal Viscuso

 10 AM
MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-host Anne Murray. Guests: Martin Sheen, Ruth Buzzi, the Spinners

 11 AM
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY

  11:30
FAMILY FEUD—Game

AFTERNOON

  Noon
EXTRA!

  12:30
RYAN’S HOPE—Serial

   1 PM
ALL MY CHILDREN

   2 PM
ONE LIFE TO LIVE

   3 PM
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial

   4 PM
DINAH AND FRIENDS

    4:30
AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL—Children
Special: "Make Believe Marriage"

    5:30
NEWS

EVENING

    6:30
ABC NEWS—Frank Reynolds

   7 PM
TIC TAC DOUGH—Game

    7:30
PM MAGAZINE

   8 PM
EIGHT IS ENOUGH

   9 PM
CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama

 10 PM
VEGA$—Crime Drama

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
LOVE BOAT

  12:40
BARETTA—Crime Drama

By this time, Charlie's Angels has only one of the original Angels left: Jaclyn Smith. I was never a fan of the show; remember that when it started, I was living in The World's Worst Town™. Nevertheless, it would be a shame if people only thought of the movie versions when they hear the name.


15 WKPC (LOUISVILLE) (PBS)

MORNING

    7:15
A.M. WEATHER

    7:30
SESAME STREET—Children

    8:30
ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children

 11 AM
ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children

AFTERNOON

  Noon
SESAME STREET—Children

   3 PM
3-2-1 CONTACT—Children

    3:30
HODGEPODGE LODGE

   4 PM
SESAME STREET—Children

   5 PM
MISTER ROGERS—Children

    5:30
ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children

EVENING

   6 PM
3-2-1 CONTACT—Children

    6:30
OVER EASY—Hugh Downs

   7 PM
MacNEIL/LEHRER REPORT

    7:30
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Elaine Stritch

   8 PM
GREAT PERFORMANCES—Drama
“Molière,” Part 3

   9 PM
EVERY FOUR YEARS—Documentary
Debut

 10 PM
HUDSON RIVER—Documentary
Special

 11 PM
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Elaine Stritch

  11:30
ABC CAPTIONED NEWS

Every Four Years is a series covering the upcoming presidential election. Back then, it was like a promise, a guarantee. Nowadays it sounds more like a threat.


18 WLEX (LEXINGTON) (NBC)

MORNING

   6 AM
PTL CLUB—Religion

   7 AM
TODAY—Tom Brokaw
Guest: Otto Preminger

   9 AM
PHIL DONAHUE

 10 AM
CARD SHARKS—Game

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
Robert Fuller, Bernie Kopell, Rich Little, Vincent Price, Leslie Uggams, Charlie Callas, Didi Conn

 11 AM
HIGH ROLLERS—Game

  11:30
DOCTORS—Serial

AFTERNOON

  Noon
NEWS

  12:30
BOB BRAUN—Variety

    1:30
WOMEN LIKE US—Rollin
Special: Host Betty Rollin

    2:30
ANOTHER WORLD

   4 PM
SUPERMAN—Adventure

    4:30
MUNSTERS—Comedy BW 

   5 PM
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES BW 

    5:30
NEWS

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
NBC NEWS—Chancellor/Brinkley

   7 PM
SANFORD AND SON—Comedy

    7:30
CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS—Comedy

   8 PM
REAL PEOPLE

   9 PM
DIFF’RENT STROKES

    9:30
HELLO, LARRY

 10 PM
BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Hostess: Lily Tomlin. Musical guest: James Taylor

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
TONIGHT
Guest host David Letterman, Linda Lavin, Jose Feliciano

   1 AM
TOMORROW—Snyder

Otto Preminger, a guest on Today, was one of the great film directors of all time, and an occasional actor. His last directing job was the 1979 movie The Human Factor, based on the novel by Graham Greene. I wonder if this appearance was on behalf of the movie; otherwise, I can't think of why he'd be on the show.


19 WXIX (CINCINNATI) (Ind.)

MORNING

    6:15
PERSPECTIVE

   7 AM
ROMPER ROOM—Children

    7:30
BUGS AND PORKY—Cartoons

   8 AM
WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoons

    8:30
FLINTSTONES—Cartoon

   9 AM
TOM & JERRY—Cartoons

    9:30
STAR BLAZERS—Cartoon

 10 AM
DENNIS THE MENACE BW 

  10:30
BEWITCHED—Comedy

 11 AM
MY THREE SONS—Comedy

  11:30
COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER

AFTERNOON

  Noon
MEDICAL CENTER

   1 PM
MOVIE—Comedy
“Paper Lion” (1968)

   3 PM
POPEYE—Cartoons

    3:30
FLINTSTONES—Cartoon

   4 PM
TOM & JERRY—Cartoons

    4:30
GILLIGAN’S ISLAND

   5 PM
BRADY BUNCH—Comedy

    5:30
MARY TYLER MOORE—Comedy

EVENING

   6 PM
CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS—Comedy

    6:30
HAPPY DAYS AGAIN—Comedy

   7 PM
M*A*S*H

    7:30
ALL IN THE FAMILY

   8 PM
MOVIE—Comedy
“The Quiet Man” (1952)

  10:30
CROSS-WITS—Game
Guests: Gordon Jump, Phyllis Diller, Peter Isacksen, Vicki Lawrence

 11 PM
LIFE AND TIMES OF EDDIE ROBERTS—Serial

  11:30
M*A*S*H

    Mid.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

  12:30
BARETTA—Crime Drama

Paper Lion, the 1:00 p.m. movie, is based on the wonderful non-fiction book of the same name by George Plimpton. It has its moments, but aside from the fact it changes the facts somewhat, it asks us to buy Alan Alda as Plimpton. Or, rather, Alan Alda as someone trying to be a professional football player. Sorry, but I ain't buying it.


27 WKYT (LEXINGTON) (CBS)

MORNING

   7 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING—Bob Scheiffer

   8 AM
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
Guest: Steve Martin

   9 AM
BUGS BUNNY AND FRIENDS

    9:30
FLINTSTONES—Cartoon

 10 AM
BEAT THE CLOCK—Game
Bob Seagren, Don Sutton

  10:30
WHEW!—Game
Jay Johnson, Joan Prather

  10:55
CBS NEWS—Edwards

 11 AM
PRICE IS RIGHT—Game

AFTERNOON

  Noon
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial

  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial

   1 PM
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial

    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

    2:30
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial

    3:30
ONE DAY AT A TIME

   4 PM
GOMER PYLE, USMC

    4:30
MY THREE SONS—Comedy

   5 PM
ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy BW 

    5:30
NEWS

EVENING

    6:30
CBS NEWS—Cronkite

   7 PM
PM MAGAZINE

    7:30
M*A*S*H

   8 PM
MONTE CARLO CIRCUS
Special: Hosts Telly Savalas, Lynda Carter 

   9 PM
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Special: Host George Burns

  10:30
PILOT

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
YOUR TURN: LETTERS TO CBS NEWS
Special

    Mid.
MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN—Serial

  12:30
MOVIE—Thriller
“The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver” (Made-for-TV; 1977)

It's an all-sports edition of Beat the Clock, with Olympic gold medal-winning pole vaulter Bob Seagren and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton.


32 WLKY (LOUISVILLE) (ABC)

MORNING

    6:30
ROMPER ROOM—Children

   7 AM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman

   9 AM
PHIL DONAHUE

 10 AM
GREEN ACRES—Comedy

  10:30
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial

 11 AM
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY

  11:30
FAMILY FEUD—Game

AFTERNOON

  Noon
$20,000 PYRAMID—Game
Jo Anne Worley, Sal VIscuso

  12:30
RYAN’S HOPE—Serial

   1 PM
ALL MY CHILDREN

   2 PM
ONE LIFE TO LIVE

   3 PM
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial

   4 PM
HAPPY DAYS AGAIN—Comedy

    4:30
AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL—Children
Special: "Make Believe Marriage"

    5:30
NEWS

EVENING

   6 PM
ABC NEWS—Frank Reynolds

    6:30
TIC TAC DOUGH—Game

   7 PM
JOKER’S WILD—Game

    7:30
MAKE ME LAUGH

   8 PM
EIGHT IS ENOUGH

   9 PM
CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama

 10 PM
VEGA$Crime Drama

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
MAKE ME LAUGH—Game

    Mid.
LOVE BOAT

    1:10
BARETTA—Crime Drama

If one were to look at the always-reliable Wikipedia entry on Make Me Laugh, they might get the idea that this was one of the longest-running shows on television. "First episode date: March 20, 1958. Final episode date: February 10, 1998." That, of course, is before you actually read the entry, and find out that the 40 years cover four different versions of the show. This one, the second version, is hosted by Bobby Van and runs from 1979-80. Go here to find out what it was all about.


41 WDRB (LOUISVILLE) (Ind.)

MORNING

    7:45
NEWS

   8 AM
NEW ZOO REVUE

    8:30
BUGS BUNNY—Cartoon

   9 AM
PTL CLUB—Religion

 11 AM
NEWS/INTROSPECT

  11:30
HEALTH FIELD

AFTERNOON

  Noon
700 CLUB—Religion

    1:30
ROSS BAGLEY—Religion

   2 PM
PARTRIDGE FAMILY—Comedy

    2:30
BULLWINKLE—Cartoon

   3 PM
PRESTO AND FRIENDS

    4:30
GILLIGAN’S ISLAND

   5 PM
BEWITCHED—Comedy

    5:30
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW 

EVENING

   6 PM
SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN—Adventure

   7 PM
GOOD TIMES—Comedy

    7:30
SANFORD AND SON—Comedy

   8 PM
JIM ROCKFORD, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR—Crime Drama

   9 PM
MERV GRIFFIN
Guests: Bill Cosby, Jack Jones, the Dancing Machine ensemble, Gov Robert List (R-NV), the Duncan Sisters, backgammon champion Wayne Araki, Joe Williams
;
  10:30
ODD COUPLE—Comedy

 11 PM
BENNY HILL—Comedy

  11:30
MOVIE—Comedy
“Billie” (1965)

You might wonder why Merv has the governor of Nevada as a special guest. It's because Merv's in Las Vegas this week.


62 WTVQ (LEXINGTON) (ABC)

MORNING

    5:30
700 CLUB—Religion

   7 AM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman

   9 AM
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial

 10 AM
IRONSIDE—Crime Drama

 11 AM
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY

  11:30
FAMILY FEUD—Game

AFTERNOON

  Noon
$20,000 PYRAMID—Game
Jo Anne Worley, Sal VIscuso

  12:30
RYAN’S HOPE—Serial

   1 PM
ALL MY CHILDREN

   2 PM
ONE LIFE TO LIVE

   3 PM
BRADY BUNCH—Comedy

    3:30
TOM & JERRY—Cartoons

   4 PM
DR. WHO—Science Fiction

    4:30
AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL—Children
Special: "Make Believe Marriage"

    5:30
NEWS

EVENING

   6 PM
ABC NEWS—Frank Reynolds

    6:30
TIC TAC DOUGH—Game

   7 PM
HAPPY DAYS AGAIN—Comedy

    7:30
NEWLYWED GAME

   8 PM
EIGHT IS ENOUGH

   9 PM
CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama

 10 PM
VEGA$Crime Drama

 11 PM
NEWS

  11:30
LOVE BOAT

  12:40
BARETTA—Crime Drama

That's Doctor Who to you.


 E  KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL NETWORK

MORNING

    8:15
A.M. WEATHER

AFTERNOON

    3:30
OVER EASY—Hugh Downs
Guest: Sam Levenson

   4 PM
SESAME STREET—Children

   5 PM
MISTER ROGERS—Children

    5:30
ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children

EVENING

   6 PM
3-2-1 CONTACT—Children

    6:30
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

   7 PM
MacNEIL/LEHRER REPORT

    7:30
1980 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    8:30
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Elaine Stritch

   9 PM
GREAT PERFORMANCES—Drama
“Molière,” Part 3

 10 PM
EVERY FOUR YEARS—Documentary
Debut

The Kentucky Educational Network comprises seven stations throughout the state. Until we get to the cable era, this is the only time I've run across a letter instead of a number in the channel indicator. You learn something new every day. TV  

2 comments:

  1. I remember watching HELLO, LARRY often when it was on after DIFF'RENT STROKES, and while it wasn't a great show, as you said above, it wasn't horrible. I even watched an episode on YT not long ago. It had some good people on the creative side as well, and it had its origin in a short film that starred no less than Jack Lemmon. Here's Mark Evanier's take on why McLean Stevenson was justified in leaving M*A*S*H and seeking to branch out on his own: https://www.newsfromme.com/2013/05/14/mac/

    Seagren & Sutton appeared with Meredith MacRae & Sue Ane Langdon on Beat the Clock in its penultimate week on the air. This was the all-celebrity format with the audience in rooting sections as in TATTLETALES.

    WTVQ moved from channel 62 (probably the highest-numbered channel network affiliate post-1960) to channel 36 later in 1980.

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  2. This was fun! We moved to the Louisville area and remember stations like WAVE and WHAS very well. Evokes a lot of memories.

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Thanks for writing! Drive safely!