What's on TV? Monday, April 17, 1961

It's the first day of the affiliate switch I mentioned on Saturday, with KMSP becoming an ABC affiliate, and WTCN now an independent, and Channel 9's viewers notice an immediate difference, not the least of which is tonight's live Academy Awards broadcast. While this might have seemed, at first, to be a loss for Channel 11, they'll go on to become the nation's top-rated independent station, home to well-loved reruns such as Star Trek, The Twilight Zone and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, as well as Mel Jass' famous matinee movie, and, in the 1970s, Merv Griffin in primetime. It also becomes the home of Minnesota professional sports, along with any kind of nationally syndicated sports. That, of course, is the WTCN I knew and loved. In many ways I think it was a mistake for them to turn to NBC affiliation (KMSP, once again an independent, assumed the role of top-rated in the nation), before becoming a Fox affiliate after the NFL deal. Independents aren't what they used to be, and none of them are quite like the old WTCN.

	2  KTCA (Educ.)
	Morning
	8:30	DRIVER TRAINING—Education
	9:15	YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL
	9:30	DRIVER TRAINING—Education
	10:15	YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL
	10:30	DRIVER TRAINING—Education
	11:00	YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL
	Afternoon
	12:30	RED MYTH—Documentary
	1:00	DRIVER TRAINING—Education
	1:30	SINGING TOGETHER—Grade 5
	1:50	KOMM, LACH UND LERNE
	2:05	DRIVER TRAINING—Education
	2:30	ARITHMETIC—Grade 6
	3:00	TEE AT THREE—Vivian Hoff
	Evening
	6:00	ADVENTURES OF DANNY DEE
	6:30	FACE OF THE EARTH—Geology  DEBUT
	7:00	MATHEMATICS—R.C. Anderson
	8:00	FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH
	8:30	ST. THOMAS PRESENTS
	9:00	UNIVERSITY REPORT—Lindsay
	9:30	MUSIC—Arnold Walker
	10:00	GREAT BOOKS—Discusion
	10:30	BACKGROUND—Dr. Ziebarth
	10:40	2 FOR PHYSICS—Science

	4  WCCO (CBS)
	Morning
	7:00	FLYING SAUCER—Siegfried
	8:00	NEWS—Richard C. Hottelet
	8:15	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	NEWS—Dean Montgomery
	9:10	DR. REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL
	9:20	WHAT’S NEW?—Arle Haeberle
	9:30	VIDEO VILLAGE—Monty Hall
	10:00	DOUBLE EXPOSURE—Dunne
	10:30	YOUR SURPRISE PACKAGE
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS—Dave Moore
	12:15	SOMETHING SPECIAL—Merriman
	12:20	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	FACE THE FACTS—Red Rowe
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
	2:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	2:30	VERDICT IS YOURS—Drama
	3:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	3:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	AROUND THE TOWN—Haeberle
	4:30	BOZO THE CLOWN—Children
	5:00	AXEL AND DOG—Clellan Card
	5:30	CLANCY THE COP—Children
	5:55	SPORTS—Rollie Johnson
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Dean Montgomery
	6:10	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	6:15	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	6:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel
	7:00	PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy
	7:30	BRINGING UP BUDDY—Comedy
	8:00	DANNY THOMAS—Comedy
	8:30	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
	9:00	HENNESEY—Comedy
	9:30	JUNE ALLYSON—Drama
	10:00	NEWS—Dave Moore
	10:15	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	10:20	SPORTS—Dick Enroth
	10:30	TIGHTROPE!—Police
	11:00	WEATHER—Don O’Brien
	11:05	MOVIE—Western “Black Bart” (1948)

	5  KSTP (NBC)
	Morning
	6:00	CONTENENTAL CLASSROOM  COLOR  Chemistry: “Hydrogen Sulfide”
	6:30	CONTENENTAL CLASSROOM  COLOR  Probability and Statistics: “Probabilities as Areas”
	7:00	DAVE GARROWAY Guest: Frederick T. Barghoorn
	9:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	9:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Merv Griffin  COLOR
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Cullen  COLOR
	10:30	CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs
	11:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	11:30	IT COULD BE YOU  COLOR
	11:55	NEWS—Ray Schere
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS—John MacDougall
	12:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	12:20	TREASURE CHEST—Variety
	1:00	JAN MURRAY—Quiz  COLOR
	1:30	LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
	2:00	YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE—Serial
	2:30	FROM THESE ROOTS—Drama
	3:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
	3:30	HERE’S HOLLYWOOD—Interview Guest: Bob Cummings
	4:00	TOPPER—Comedy
	4:30	T.N. TATTERS—Children
	5:15	CITY DETECTIVE—Police
	5:45	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Bob Ryan
	6:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	6:30	AMERICANS—Drama
	7:30	WELLS FARGO—Western
	8:00	ACAPULCO—Adventure
	8:30	CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs  COLOR
	9:00	BARBARA STANWYCK—Drama
	9:30	DANGEROUS ROBIN—Mystery
	10:00	NEWS—John MacDougall
	10:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	10:20	SPORTS—Dick Nesbitt
	10:30	JACK PAAR—Variety  COLOR
	12:00	NEWS—Roger Krupp

	9  KMSP (ABC)
	Morning
	7:55	CHAPEL OF THE AIR
	8:00	BREAKFAST WITH CAP’N KEN
	8:30	HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE—Comedy
	9:00	JACK LA LANNE—Exercises
	9:30	MOVIE—Drama “Waterloo Bridge” (1940)
	11:00	MORNING COURT—Drama
	11:30	LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
	Afternoon
	12:00	CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow
	12:30	NUMBER PLEASE—Bud Collyer Guest host: Robert Q. Lewis
	1:00	ABOUT FACES—Ben Alexander
	1:25	NEWS—Al Mann
	1:30	OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:30	SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST—Carson
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Clark Guest: Jo Ann Campbell
	5:00	SUSIE—Comedy
	5:30	RIN TIN TIN—Adventure
	Evening
	6:00	LOONEY TUNERS CLUB—Children
	6:30	CHEYENNE—Western
	7:30	SURFSIDE 6—Mystery
	8:30	ADVENTURES IN PARADISE
	9:30	MOVIE “OSCAR” AWARDS  SPECIAL  “Peter Gunn” will not be seen tonight.
	11:30	NEWS—Bob Allard
	11:45	SPORTS—Tony Parker
	11:50	WEATHER—Jere Smith
	12:00	MACKENZIE’S RAIDERS

	11 WTCN (Ind.)
	Morning
	8:30	CARTOON CIRCUS—Children
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty
	9:45	SHAPE UP—Louraine Larson
	10:15	WAYS WITH FOOD—Mrs. Meyer
	10:30	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	11:00	HELLO, MINNESOTA—Woods
	11:45	NEWS—Jack Huston
	Afternoon
	12:00	LUNCH WITH CASEY—Children
	1:00	MOVIE—Drama “In This Our Life” (1942)
	2:30	DR. HUDSON’S SECRET JOURNAL—Drama
	3:00	BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
	3:30	AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
	4:00	POPEYE AND PETE—Dave Lee
	4:40	MOVIE—Adventure “Steel Against the Sky” (1941)
	Evening
	6:00	AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
	6:30	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	7:00	HIGHWAY PATROL—Police
	7:30	MOVIE—Drama “Bombardier” (1943)
	9:30	NEWS—Chick McCuen
	9:45	WEATHER—Stuart A. Lindman
	9:50	SPORTS—Beutel, Horner
	10:00	M SQUAD—Police
	10:30	PHIL SILVERS—Comedy
	11:00	MOVIE—Comedy Theater 11: “The Canterville Ghost” (1944)
	12:30	NEWS—Stuart A. Lindman

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