August 31, 2020

What's on TV? Thursday, September 4, 1980

We've talked about half-hour shows, hour shows, 90-minute shows, and even 45-minute shows, but here we see an exampe of the 70-minute show. What's that, you say? You don't remember 70-minute programs? Of course not, because there aren't any. In reality, they're nothing more than hour-long shows with ten extra minutes of commercials! As if some of these shows weren't already long enough, the late-night timeslot has become dominated by bonus commercials. Look at WCCO and KMSP, for example, or the ABC affiliates. All of a sudden, instead of programs starting on the hour or half-hour, they begin at 11:40 or 12:10. Yes, just what we need: more commercials. Well, never mind me; enjoy these listings from the Minnesota State Edition. Meanwhile, I have to tell some kids to get off my lawn.


 2  KTCA (PBS)

MORNING

    6:45
A.M. WEATHER

   7 AM
MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE—Exercise

    7:30
MISTER ROGERS—Children

   8 AM
SESAME STREET—Children

   9 AM
ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children

    9:30
STUDIO SEE—Children

 10 AM
FLOWER SHOW

  10:30
VICTORY GARDEN

 11 AM
INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN

  11:30
SESAME STREET

AFTERNOON

  12:30
MISTER ROGERS

   1 PM
ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children

    1:30
HERE’S TO YOUR HEALTH

   2 PM
OVER EASY—Hugh Downs
Guests: Mary Martin, Larry Hagman (part 1)

    2:30
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Sherrill Milnes

   3 PM
LORD MOUNTBATTEN

   4 PM
MISTER ROGERS—Children

    4:30
SESAME STREET

    5:30
STUDIO SEE—Children

EVENING

   6 PM
REBOP—Children

    6:30
MacNEIL, LEHRER REPORT

   7 PM
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Dudley Moore

    7:30
OLD FRIENDS, NEW FRIENDS

   8 PM
FLAMBARDS—Drama

   9 PM
FALL OF EAGLES—Drama

 10 PM
MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS

  10:30
SUMMERFEST ‘79

    Mid.
CAMERA THREE

  12:30
IMAGES OF INDIANS



 3  KDLH (DULUTH) (CBS)

MORNING

    6:55
FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE BY

   7 AM
THURSDAY MORNING—Bob Schieffer

   8 AM
CAPTAIN KANGAROO

   9 AM
MAGAZINE
Special: Profiles of Larry Hagman, Nancy Raffa
[Pre-empts regular programming]

 10 AM
PRICE IS RIGHT—Game

 11 AM
NEWS

  11:05
TOWN AND COUNTRY—Linda

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW

AFTERNOON

  Noon
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

   1 PM
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

   2 PM
GUIDNG LIGHT—Serial

   3 PM
ONE DAY AT A TIME

    3:30
MARY TYLER MOORE—Comedy

   4 PM
JIM ROCKFORD, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR—Crime Drama

   5 PM
BOB NEWHART—Comedy

    5:30
CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
TIC TAC DOUGH—Game

   7 PM
WALTONS

   8 PM
BARNABY JONES—Crime Drama

   9 PM
KNOTS LANDING

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
U.S. OPEN TENNIS UPDATE
Special

 11 PM
JEFFERSONS

  11:30
MOVIE—Adventure
“El Cid” (1961)
[Shown in two parts, the movie concludes tomorrow night.]



 4  WCCO (CBS)

MORNING

   6 AM
THURSDAY MORNING

   7 AM
FRED FLINTSTONE & FRIENDS

    7:30
CARTOON TIME

   8 AM
PHIL DONAHUE
Guest: Ralph Nader

   9 AM
MAGAZINE
Special: Profiles of Larry Hagman, Nancy Raffa
[Pre-empts regular programming]

 10 AM
PRICE IS RIGHT—Game

 11 AM
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial

AFTERNOON

  Noon
MIDDAY

  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW

   1 PM
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

   2 PM
GUIDNG LIGHT—Serial

   3 PM
JOKER’S WILD—Game

    3:30
JOHN DAVIDSON
Co-host: Richard Crenna. Guests: Cathryn Damon, Jay North, Julia Kessler, Louis L’Amour, the Dirt Band

   5 PM
NEWS

    5:30
CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
PM MAGAZINE

   7 PM
WALTONS

   8 PM
BARNABY JONES—Crime Drama

   9 PM
KNOTS LANDING

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS—Comedy

 11 PM
AVENGERS—Adventure

  12:10
MOVIE—Crime Drama
“Crime Knows No Age” (Made-for-TV; 1974)

    1:50
NEWS

    2:20
NEWS

   4 AM
NEWS



 5  KSTP (ABC)

MORNING

   6 AM
NEWS

    6:20
FARM/MARKET REPORT

    6:30
COUNTRY DAY

   7 AM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman

   9 AM
TWIN CITIES TODAY

 10 AM
LOVE BOAT

 11 AM
FAMILY FEUD

  11:30
RYAN’S HOPE

AFTERNOON

  Noon
ALL MY CHILDREN—Serial

   1 PM
ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial

   2 PM
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial

   3 PM
MATCH GAME
Brett Somers, Betty White, Jamie Lee Curtis, Charles Nelson Reilly

    3:30
STARSKY & HUTCH

    4:30
HAPPY DAYS AGAIN—Comedy

   5 PM
HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy

    5:30
ABC NEWS—Reynolds

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H—Drama

   7 PM
MORK & MINDY

    7:30
ANGIE

   8 PM
BARNEY MILLER
[Expands to an hour.]

   9 PM
20/20—Newsmagazine

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
ABC NEWS—Ted Koppel

  10:55
CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama

    Mid.
BARETTA—Crime Drama

    1:10
DON LANE

    2:10
NEWS

    2:40
SUPERMAN—Adventure BW 

    3:10
MOVIE—Mystery BW 
“The Glass Web” (1953)

   5 AM
TO BE ANNOUNCED



 6  KBJR (DULUTH) (NBC)

MORNING

   6 AM
PTL CLUB—Religion

   7 AM
TODAY

   9 AM
PHIL DONAHUE
Guest: Yusuke Suga

 10 AM
DAVID LETTERMAN
Guest: Roger Kahn

 11 AM
WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Game

  11:30
DOCTORS

AFTERNOON

  Noon
DAYS OF OUR LIVES

   1 PM
ANOTHER WORLD

   2 PM
TEXAS—Serial

   3 PM
CARD SHARKS—Game

    3:30
EMERGENCY!—Drama

    4:30
LUCY SHOW

   5 PM
WEEKDAY

EVENING

   6 PM
NBC NEWS—John Chancellor

    6:30
M*A*S*H

   7 PM
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

   8 PM
MOVIE—Drama
“Midway” (1976), conclusion

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
TONIGHT
Guests: Buddy Rich, Fred Rogers, Andy Williams

    Mid.
TOMORROW—Tom Snyder



 6  KAAL (AUSTIN) (ABC)

MORNING

   7 AM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman

   9 AM
PHIL DONAHUE
Guest: Janet Beller

 10 AM
LOVE BOAT

 11 AM
FAMILY FEUD

  11:30
RYAN’S HOPE

AFTERNOON

  Noon
ALL MY CHILDREN—Serial

   1 PM
ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial

   2 PM
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial

   3 PM
EDGE OF NIGHT

    3:30
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER BW 

   4 PM
JOKER’S WILD—Game

    4:30
TIC TAC DOUGH—Game

   5 PM
ABC NEWS—Reynolds

    5:30
NEWS

EVENING

   6 PM
ODD COUPLE—Comedy

    6:30
BOB NEWHART—Comedy

   7 PM
MORK & MINDY

    7:30
ANGIE

   8 PM
BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADE—Religion
Special

   9 PM
20/20—Newsmagazine

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
ABC NEWS—Ted Koppel

  10:55
CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama

    Mid.
BARETTA—Crime Drama



 7  KCMT (ALEXANDRIA) (NBC, ABC)

MORNING

    6:15
NEWS

    6:20
FARM/MARKET REPORT

    6:30
COUNTRY DAY

   7 AM
TODAY

   9 AM
DAVID LETTERMAN
Guest: Roger Kahn

 10 AM
WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Game

  10:30
PASSWORD PLUS—Game
Gina Hecht, Ron Masak

 11 AM
CARD SHARKS

  11:30
FARM TODAY

  11:50
COMMUNITY BILLBOARD

AFTERNOON

  Noon
DAYS OF OUR LIVES

   1 PM
ANOTHER WORLD

   2 PM
TEXAS—Serial

   3 PM
DOCTORS—Serial

    3:30
FAMILY FEUD—Game

   4 PM
BUGS BUNNY AND FRIENDS

    4:30
I DREAM OF JEANNIE

   5 PM
HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy

    5:30
NBC NEWS—John Chancellor

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
THAT NASHVILLE MUSIC

   7 PM
BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADE—Religion
Special

   8 PM
MOVIE—Drama
“Midway” (1976), conclusion

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
TONIGHT
Guests: Buddy Rich, Fred Rogers, Andy Williams

    Mid.
TOMORROW—Tom Snyder



 8  WDSE (DULUTH) (PBS)

AFTERNOON

    3:30
OVER EASY—Hugh Downs
Guest: Gore Vidal

   4 PM
MISTER ROGERS—Children

    4:30
SESAME STREET

    5:30
ELECTRIC COMPANY

EVENING

   6 PM
PAVAROTTI AT JULLIARD

    6:30
MacNEIL, LEHRER REPORT

   7 PM
BILL MOYERS’ JOURNAL

   8 PM
FREE TO CHOOSE

   9 PM
MASTERPIECE THEATRE
“Lille,” part 10

 10 PM
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Dudley Moore

  10:30
CAPTIONED ABC NEWS



 9  KMSP (Ind.)

MORNING

   6 AM
700 CLUB—Religion

   7 AM
KROFFT SUPERSTARS

    7:30
JETSONS—Cartoon

   8 AM
POPEYE—Cartoons

    8:30
BULLWINKLE—Cartoosn

   9 AM
I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy

    9:30
CANDID CAMERA

 10 AM
PERRY MASON BW 

 11 AM
PLAY THE PERCENTAGES

  11:30
MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-host: Erin Gray. Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Tom Dressen, Jeff Greenfield, Burt Reynolds

AFTERNOON

   1 PM
DINAH! & FRIENDS
Guests: Jack Klugman, Robert Urich, Patrick Duffy

    2:30
BEST OF GROUCHO—Game BW 

   3 PM
CASPER—Cartoon

    3:30
POPEYE—Cartoon

   4 PM
MUNSTERS—Comedy

    4:30
GILLIGAN’S ISLAND

   5 PM
GOOD TIMES

    5:30
SANFORD AND SON—Comedy

EVENING

   6 PM
DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy

    6:30
ALL IN THE FAMILY

   7 PM
GUNSMOKE—Western

   8 PM
BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADE—Religion
Special

   9 PM
MAUDE

    9:30
NEWS

 10 PM
TIC TAC DOUGH—Game

  10:30
JIM ROCKFORD, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR

  11:40
STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO—Crime Drama

  12:50
TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama BW 

    1:20
GONG SHOW—Game

    1:50
NEWS



 9  KAWE (BEMIDJI) (PBS)

AFTERNOON

   3 PM
SESAME STREET

   4 PM
MISTER ROGERS—Children

    4:30
ELECTRIC COMPANY

   5 PM
ZOOM—Children

    5:30
OVER EASY—Hugh Downs
Guests: Mary Martin, Larry Hagman (part 1)

EVENING

   6 PM
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Dudley Moore

    6:30
MacNEIL, LEHRER REPORT

   7 PM
BILL MOYERS’ JOURNAL
[“Every Four Years,” a three-part series on the Presidency, begins repeats next week at this time.]

   8 PM
OLD FRIENDS, NEW FRIENDS

    8:30
VICTORY GARDEN

   9 PM
MASTERPIECE THEATRE
“Lille,” part 10

 10 PM
DICK CAVETT
Guest: Dudley Moore

  10:30
CAPTIONED ABC NEWS



10 WDIO (DULUTH) (ABC)

MORNING

    6:30
COUNTRY DAY

   7 AM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman

   9 AM
MERV GRIFFIN
Guests: Charles Nelson Reilly, Brian Kerwin, Roberta Peters

 10 AM
LOVE BOAT

 11 AM
FAMILY FEUD

  11:30
RYAN’S HOPE

AFTERNOON

  Noon
ALL MY CHILDREN—Serial

   1 PM
ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial

   2 PM
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial

   3 PM
EDGE OF NIGHT

    3:30
MOVIE—Western
“5 Card Stud” (1968)

    5:30
ABC NEWS—Reynolds

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
PM MAGAZINE

   7 PM
MORK & MINDY

    7:30
ANGIE

   8 PM
BARNEY MILLER
[Expands to an hour.]

   9 PM
20/20—Newsmagazine

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
ABC NEWS—Ted Koppel

  10:55
CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama

    Mid.
BARETTA—Crime Drama



10 KTTC (ROCHESTER) (NBC)

MORNING

    6:50
WEATHER

   7 AM
TODAY

   9 AM
DAVID LETTERMAN
Guest: Roger Kahn

 10 AM
WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Game

  10:30
PASSWORD PLUS—Game
Gina Hecht, Ron Masak

 11 AM
CARD SHARKS

  11:30
DOCTORS

AFTERNOON

  Noon
TODAY AT NOON

  12:30
DAYS OF OUR LIVES

    1:30
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial

    2:30
TEXAS—Serial

    3:30
MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-host: Lynn Redgrave. Guests: Richard Haynes, Daryl Anderson, Eddie Rabbitt

   4 PM
BEWITCHED—Comedy

    4:30
MAVERICK—Western BW 

    5:30
NBC NEWS—John Chancellor

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy

   7 PM
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

   8 PM
MOVIE—Drama
“Midway” (1976), conclusion

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
TONIGHT
Guests: Buddy Rich, Fred Rogers, Andy Williams

    Mid.
TOMORROW—Tom Snyder



11 WTCN (NBC)

MORNING

   6 AM
PTL CLUB—Religion

   7 AM
TODAY

   9 AM
DAVID LETTERMAN
Guest: Roger Kahn

 10 AM
WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Game

  10:30
PASSWORD PLUS—Game
Gina Hecht, Ron Masak

 11 AM
WHAT’S NEW?—Nelson/Martin

  11:30
DOCTORS

AFTERNOON

  Noon
DAYS OF OUR LIVES

   1 PM
ANOTHER WORLD

   2 PM
TEXAS—Serial

   3 PM
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW 

    3:30
MY THREE SONS—Comedy

    4:30
WELCOME BACK, KOTTER

   5 PM
M*A*S*H

    5:30
NEWS

EVENING

   6 PM
NBC NEWS—John Chancellor

    6:30
NEWLYWED GAME

   7 PM
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

   8 PM
MOVIE—Drama
“Midway” (1976), conclusion

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
TONIGHT
Guests: Buddy Rich, Fred Rogers, Andy Williams

    Mid.
TOMORROW—Tom Snyder

   1 AM
DATING GAME




12 KEYC (MANKATO) (CBS)

MORNING

    6:20
FARM/MARKET REPORT

    6:30
COUNTRY DAY

   7 AM
THURSDAY MORNING—Bob Schieffer

   8 AM
CAPTAIN KANGAROO

   9 AM
MAGAZINE
Special: Profiles of Larry Hagman, Nancy Raffa
[Pre-empts regular programming]

 10 AM
PRICE IS RIGHT—Game

 11 AM
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial

AFTERNOON

  Noon
NEWS

  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW

   1 PM
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

   2 PM
GUIDNG LIGHT—Serial

   3 PM
ONE DAY AT A TIME

    3:30
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW 

   4 PM
GILLIGAN’S ISLAND

    4:30
BIG VALLEY—Western

    5:30
CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite

EVENING

   6 PM
NEWS

    6:30
KEY TO HAPPINESS—Religion

   7 PM
BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADE—Religion
Special

   8 PM
BARNABY JONES—Crime Drama

   9 PM
KNOTS LANDING

 10 PM
NEWS

  10:30
U.S. OPEN TENNIS UPDATE
Special

 11 PM
JEFFERSONS

  11:30
MOVIE—Adventure
“El Cid” (1961)
[Shown in two parts, the movie concludes tomorrow night.]

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