What's on TV? Sunday, October 18, 1953

After mentioning in Saturday's review that Sunday was probably the most interesting day in this TV week, I figured we might as well take a look at the entire day's schedule. And we're doing it with not one, but two Milwaukee channels added to the Chicago lineup. WTMJ has been joined by CBS affiliate WCAN, which began broadcasting just one month before, on September 6. As you can see, it doesn't have every CBS program on the schedule, but it will carry a very important one: according to the always-reliable Wikipedia, WCAN will be the only CBS affiliate in Wisconsin to air Edward R. Murrow's See It Now exposé of Wisconsin Senator Joseph R. McCarthy on March 9, 1954. Nothing so dramatic today, but a good lineup nonetheless.

	2 WBBM (CBS)
	9:00	LAMP UNTO MY FEET
	10:00	THEATER—Films “Never Laugh At A Lady” and “The Housekeeper”
	11:00	“TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO ROUND” MOVIE
	12:00	FRANK REYNOLDS—News
	12:15	YOUR FUTURE HOME—Ideas
	12:30	“INQUEST” MOVIE
	1:30	MOVIE—Title Not Available
	2:30	AMOS N’ ANDY—Comedy
	3:00	JUVENILE JURY
	3:30	VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
	4:00	OMNIBUS “King Lear”
	5:30	YOU ARE THERE—Drama “The Death of Cleopatra”
	6:00	QUIZ KIDS—Joe Kelly Guest: Eleanor Roosevelt
	6:30	PRIVATE SECRETARY
	7:00	TOAST OF THE TOWN 100th Anniversary of the Steinway Company. Guests: David Wayne, John Forsythe, Ralph Meeker, Grace Kelly
	8:00	FRED WARING—Music
	8:30	MAN BEHIND THE BADGE
	9:00	THE WEB—Drama
	9:30	WHAT’S MY LINE—Quiz Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Steve Allen. John Daly
	10:00	“ATLANTIC CITY” MOVIE
	11:15	MOVIE—Title Not Available
	12:00	“ODETTE” MOVIE

 

 

	4  WTMJ (Milwaukee) (NBC)
	9:00	Program Not Available
	9:30	THIS IS THE LIFE—Drama
	10:00	CHURCH SERVICES
	11:00	HANK THE HANDYMAN
	11:15	ADELE ARTINIAN PRESENTS
	11:30	ART WHITFIELD—Comics
	12:00	ROY ROGERS—Western
	1:30	NAME’S THE SAME—Panel Emcee Robert Q. Lewis with Joan Alexander, Bill Stern
	2:00	PRIDE OF THE FAMILY
	2:30	THE GRENADIERS—Variety
	3:30	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
	4:00	HALL OF FAME “McCoy of Abilene”
	5:00	MEET THE PRESS
	5:30	YOU ASKED FOR IT—Requests
	6:00	HELLO NEIGHBOR THEATRE
	6:30	MR. PEEPERS—Comedy
	7:00	COMEDY HOUR Host: Eddie Cantor. Guests: Jack Benny, Eddie Fisher, Connie Russell
	8:00	TV PLAYHOUSE—Drama
	9:00	LETTER TO LORETTA
	9:30	PAUL SKINNER—News
	10:00	“MAN TRAP” MOVIE
	11:00	PLAINCLOTHESMAN
	11:30	ROCKY KING—Film Drama
	11:50	NEWS
	12:05	DOLLAR A SECOND—Game

 

 

	5 WNBQ (NBC)
	9:00	BIBLE TIME--Stories
	9:30	THE PULPIT—Religious Talk
	9:45	RELIGIOUS FILM
	10:00	SUNDAY FUNNIES
	10:15	MAGIC CLOWN—For Kids
	10:30	LIVE AND LEARN—Discussion
	11:00	“CHECK YOUR GUNS” MOVIE
	12:00	KIDS’ KARNIVAL KWIZ
	12:30	CATHOLIC HOUR
	1:00	JOHN OTT—Gardens
	1:30	AMERICAN FORUM
	2:00	CHANNEL 11 PROGRAM
	2:30	EXCURSION Guest: Herbert Hoover
	3:00	KUKLA, FRAN AND OLLIE
	3:30	ZOO PARADE—About Animals
	4:00	HALL OF FAME “McCoy of Abilene”
	5:00	MEET THE PRESS
	5:30	ROY ROGERS SHOW—Drama
	6:00	PAUL WINCHELL SHOW Guest: Brian Aherne
	6:30	MR. PEEPERS—Comedy
	7:00	COMEDY HOUR Host: Eddie Cantor. Guests: Jack Benny, Eddie Fisher, Connie Russell
	8:00	TV PLAYHOUSE—Drama
	9:00	LETTER TO LORETTA
	9:30	VICTORY AT SEA—Documentary
	10:00	“VACATION DAYS” MOVIE
	10:10	DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
	10:15	ALEX DREIER—News
	10:30	NORMAN BARRY—Sports

 

 

	7 WBKB (ABC)
	9:00	“COWBOY RANGER” MOVIE—Western (Cut to ½ hour)
	9:30	“CITY OF SILENT MEN” MOVIE
	10:00	“DAWN EXPRESS” MOVIE
	11:00	“FIGHTING STRAIN” MOVIE—(Cut to ½ hour)
	11:30	FAITH FOR TODAY—Religious
	12:00	JOHNNY JUPITER—Puppets
	12:30	AMATEUR HORM—Talent Bob Murphy is emcee
	1:30	WILD BILL HICKOK—Western
	2:00	CISCO KID—Western Film
	2:30	“LARAMIE KID” MOVIE
	3:00	CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT
	3:30	BOB ATCHER SHOW—Kids
	4:00	SUPER CIRCUS—Big Top Fun
	5:00	ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
	5:30	GEORGE JESSEL SHOW
	6:00	YOU ASKED FOR IT—Requests
	6:30	FRANK LEAHY SHOW
	6:45	COLLEGE FOOTBALL Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame
	7:00	PRESS CONFERENCE—Debate
	8:00	WALTER WINCHELL—News
	8:15	ORCHID AWARD—Musical Guests: The Ames Brothers
	8:30	JUKE BOX JURY
	9:30	BILLY GRAHAM—Evangelist
	9:45	SALLY STEWART
	10:00	“THE LONG NIGHT” MOVIE
	11:50	COMMERCIAL—Film
	12:00	“WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN” MOVIE
	1:30	ULMER TURNER—News

 

 

	9 WGN (DuMONT)
	9:45	RELIGIOUS FILM
	11:30	SERIAL FILM “Painted Stallion” part 1
	12:00	“LONESOME TRAIL” MOVIE
	1:00	“LAND OF THE LAWLESS” MOVIE
	2:00	‘TOO MANY WINNERS” MOVIE
	3:00	“THE PRETENDER” MOVIE
	4:00	“DANGEROUS MILLIONS” MOVIE
	5:00	COLONEL FLACK
	5:30	WHAT’S THE ANSWER?--Quiz
	6:00	“LIGHTHOUSE” MOVIE
	7:30	FAITH OF OUR FATHERS
	8:00	ROCKY KING—Film Drama
	8:30	PLAINCLOTHESMAN
	9:00	DOLLAR A SECOND—Quiz
	9:30	ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATER “The Peabodys”
	10:00	“WINGS OF DANGER” MOVIE—(1st Showing)
	11:30	LES NICHOLS—News
	11:45	WEATHER, SPORTS

 

 

	25 WCAN (Milwaukee) (CBS)
	9:30	NEWS AND TEST PATTERN
	11:00	NEWS AND TEST PATTERN
	12:00	NEWS AND TEST PATTERN
	1:00	NEWS AND TEST PATTERN
	2:00	NEWS AND TEST PATTERN
	3:00	NEWS AND TEST PATTERN
	4:00	LAMP UNTO MY FEET—Talks
	4:30	MAN OF THE WEEK—Talk
	5:00	NEWS AND TEST PATTERN
	5:30	YOU ARE THERE—Drama “The Death of Cleopatra”
	6:30	PRIVATE SECRETARY
	7:00	MOVIE—Title Not Available
	8:00	FRED WARING—Music
	8:30	Program Not Available
	9:00	THE WEB—Drama
	9:30	Program Not Available
	10:00	HAL WALKER—Sports
	10:05	DR. A.A. SUPPAN—News
	10:10	MARY JANE JUNG—Weather
	10:15	Program Not Available
	10:30	MOVIE—Tritle Not Available

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