October 5, 2020

What's on TV? Monday, October 9, 1961


As I've said many times before, you don't come here to listen to my problems, and yet you're going to listen to them, for a few minutes at least. If you're a regular reader, you've come to expect this feature around 7:00 CT every Monday. The explanation for the lateness of this post can be summed up in one word: Blogger. 

Those of you in the blogging business may be aware that the Blogger platform changed over the last month or so, and it's finally caught up here. The fonts, the graphics, everything I've come to depend on when doing this feature—none of them came over when I imported this week's listings. Between my daytime job and our recent move, I haven't exactly been rolling in free time, and to find out that a quick cut-and-paste job was no longer possible, at least at present, was tanamount to when I found out Santa Claus wasn't real. Well, maybe not that crushing, but let's concede that it's an inconvenient time to be battling with the new system. So when you tune in here next week at this time, you might find that I'm running behind again. Or you may discover that this blog is now being powered by WordPress, or something similar. But just because this little pleasure has been delayed, it's not denied, so enjoy this week's programming guide from Philadelphia.


 3  WRCV (NBC)

 MORNING

   5:50
FARM AND MARKET NEWS

   5:55
NEWS

   6:00
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM   COLOR 
Modern Algebra

   6:30
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM   COLOR 
American Government

   7:00
TODAYJohn Chancellor
Guest: Paul Hoffman, Head of UN Special Fund

   9:00
LEE DEXTERChildren

   9:30
EXERCISE WITH GLORIA

   9:50
WHAT’S DOINGBob Bradley

   9:55
NEWSBob Bradley

 10:00
SAY WHENArt James

 10:30
PLAY YOUR HUNCHGriffin   COLOR 

 11:00
THE PRICE IS RIGHT   COLOR 

 11:30
CONCENTRATIONDowns

 AFTERNOON

 12:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES

 12:30
IT COULD BE YOU   COLOR 

 12:55
NEWSRay Scherer

  1:00
AWARD THEATER

  1:30
WORLD SERIES SPOTLIGHT   COLOR 

  1:45
WORLD SERIES   SPECIAL   COLOR 
Game 5: New York Yankees at Cincinnati Reds

  4:30
HERE’S HOLLYWOOD

  4:55
NEWSSander Vanocur

  5:00
KUKLA AND OLLIETillstrom

  5:05
MOVIEDrama
Five O'clock Show: "The Little Rebels" (French; 1955)

EVENING


  6:25
SPORTSJim Leaming   COLOR 

  6:30
LOCAL NEWSLeonard   COLOR 

  6:40
WEATHERKinnan   COLOR 

  6:45
NEWSHuntley, Brinkley

  7:00
DEATH VALLEY DAYSDrama

  7:30
PROFILE ‘61Documentary

  8:00
NATIONAL VELVETDrama

  8:30
PRICE IS RIGHTCullen   COLOR 

  9:00
87TH PRECINCTPolice

10:00
WESTINGHOUSE PRESENTS--Variety   SPECIAL  
Host: John Daly. Guests: Art Carney, Vic Damone, Gogi Grant, Pat Harrington, Mahalia Jackson, Andre Previn, Tony Randall, Dore Schary

11:00
NEWSVince Leonard   COLOR 

11:10
WEATHERKinnan   COLOR 

11:15
JACK PAARVariety   COLOR 

  1:00
FBI MOST WANTED

  1:05
UNION PACIFICAdventure

  1:35
SPEAK UPDiscussion   COLOR  

  2:05
NEWS 

  2:10
THOUGHT FOR TODAY



 6  WFIL (ABC)

 MORNING

  6:30
R.F.D.Agriculture

  7:00
BREAKFAST TIMEWebber   COLOR 
Cartoons only will be in color

  7:30
ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS

  7:45
MORGAN IN THE MORNING

  9:00
HAPPY THE CLOWN--Children

  9:30
TEXAN-Western

10:00
LOVE THAT BOB!Comedy

10:30
TRIANGLE THEATERDrama

11:00
STUDIO SCHOOLHOUSE

11:15
UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR

AFTERNOON

12:00
CAMOUFLAGE

12:30
MAKE A FACE

  1:00
DAY IN COURT

  1:25
NEWSAlex Dreier

  1:30
WHO DO YOU TRUST?

  2:00
NUMBER PLEASE

  2:30
SEVEN KEYS

  3:00
QUEEN FOR A DAY

  3:30
AMERICAN BANDSTAND

  4:50
AMERICAN NEWSSTANDRoger Sharp

  5:00
POPEYE THEATER   COLOR 

  5:30
EVENING
  6:00

  6:55
  7:00
  7:10
  7:15
  7:30
  8:30
  9:00
10:00
11:00
11:10
11:20
11:25
11:30
YOGI BEARCartoons

POPEYE THEATER--Starr   COLOR 
Cartoons only will be in color. 
CLUTCH CARGO   COLOR 
NEWS--Gunnar Back   COLOR 
WEATHER--Davis   COLOR 
NEWS--Bill Shadel
CHEYENNE
RIFLEMAN--Western
SURFSIDE 6
BEN CASEY
NEWS
NEWS--Gunnar Back   COLOR 
WEATHER--Davis   COLOR 
SPORTS   COLOR 
MOVIE--Adventure
World's Best Movies: "All Through the Night" (1941)





 8  WGAL (LANCASTER) (CBS, NBC)

MORNING

  5:55
NEWS 

  6:00
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM   COLOR 
Modern Algebra

  6:30
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM   COLOR 
American Government 

  7:00
TODAY--John Chancellor
Guest: Paul Hoffman, Head of UN Special Fund

  9:00
EXPLORING WITH SCIENCE

  9:15
CONCEPTS IN SCIENCE

  9:30
FUNNY MANNSCliff Norton

  9:40
KUKLA AND OLLIETillstrom

  9:45
DEBBIE DRAKEExercises

10:00
SAY WHENArt James

10:30
PLAY YOUR HUNCHGriffin   COLOR 

11:00
PRICE IS RIGHT   COLOR 

11:30
CONCENTRATION-Downs

AFTERNOON

12:00
NEWSNelson Sears

12:05
PERSONALITIES AND EVENTS

12:10
WEATHERAnne Herr

12:15
TV FARMER

12:30
IT COULD BE YOU   COLOR 

12:55
NEWSRay Scherer

  1:00
CRUSADERDrama

  1:30
WORLD SERIES SPOTLIGHT   COLOR 

  1:45
WORLD SERIES   SPECIAL    COLOR 
Game 5: New York Yankees at Cincinnati Reds

  4:30
EDGE OF NIGHTSerial

  5:00
MIGHTY MOUSECartoons

  5:30
LOONEY TUNES

  5:45
TEXAS RANGERSAdventure

EVENING


  6:15
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  6:45
NEWSHuntley, Brinkley

  7:00
  7:30
  8:00
  8:30
  9:00
  9:30
10:00
11:00 
11:30
  1:00      
KING OF DIAMONDS
TO TELL THE TRUTH
PETE AND GLADYS
PRICE IS RIGHTCullen   COLOR 
DANNY THOMAS
ANDY GRIFFITH
WESTINGHOUSE PRESENTS
NEWS, SPORTS AND WEATHER   COLOR 
JACK PAARVariety   COLOR 
NEWS 

 


10 WCAU (CBS)

MORNING

  6:00
COLLEGE OF THE AIR
New Biology

  6:30
TELEVISION SEMINAR

  7:00
BILL BENNETT SHOW

  7:30
NEWSCrane, Hart, Leslie

  7:45
PIXANNEChildren

  8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO--Children

  9:00
GENE LONDONChildren

  9:50
NEWSBob Collier

10:00
CALENDARHarry Reasoner

10:30
I LOVE LUCYComedy

11:00
VIDEO VILLAGEHall

11:30
YOUR SURPRISE PACKAGE

11:55
NEWSHarry Reasoner

AFTERNOON

12:00
LOVE OF LIFESerial

12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW

12:45
GUIDING LIGHTSerial

  1:00
NEWSJack Whitaker

  1:05
BURNS AND ALLENComedy

  1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS

  2:00
PASSWORDAllen Ludden
Guests: Chuck Conners, Arlene Francis

  2:30
HOUSE PARTYLinkletter

  3:00
MILLIONAIREDrama

  3:30
VERDICT IS YOURSDrama

  3:55
NEWSCharles Collingwood

  4:00
BRIGHTER DAYSerial

  4:15
SECRET STORMSerial

  4:30
EDGE OF NIGHT

  5:00
HIGHWAY PATROLPolice

  5:30
MOVIEDrama
Early Show: "Where Danger Lives" (1950)

EVENING


  7:00
NEWSJohn Facenda

  7:05
COMMENTARYCharles Shaw

  7:10
WEATHERHerb Clarke

  7:30
TO TELL THE TRUTH

  8:00
PETE AND GLADYS

  8:30
WINDOW ON MAIN STREETDrama

  9:00
DANNY THOMAS

  9:30
ANDY GRIFFITH

10:00
HENNESEYComedy

10:30
I’VE GOT A SECRET

11:00
NEWSJohn Facenda

11:10
WEATHERJack Whitaker

11:15
MOVIEMystery
Late Show: "The Mad Doctor" (1941)

  1:00
MOVIEComedy
Time approximate. Late, Late Show: "Madame Racketeer" (1932) 

  2:25
NEWS

  2:30
GIVE US THIS DAYReligion

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2 comments:

  1. Regarding your "recent move" ...
    I take it that this means you're not at the old Minneapolis address - the one I sent those packages to you at, a while back?
    Funny thing - just the other day I sent another such package to you at that old address.
    Here's hoping you left a forwarding address for your new abode; there's some really good stuff in the new package, and I'd hate for you to miss any of it ...
    ... and I'd really hate for it to get lost in the mail ...

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    1. Yup, don't worry - the post office has the forwarding address in hand! Really looking forward to seeing what's coming - those are always like Christmas! I'll send you the new address via email.

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