There's something particularly enjoyable about today's programming. It's not just the notables—for instance, Bonanza's ill-fated move to Tuesdays, which culminates in the show's cancellation after 14 seasons, or the premiere of America, which we discussed on Saturday, or the debut on WNET of Coronation Street, the beloved British soap that dates back to 1960, and is still on today. (I wonder at what point they picked it up?) But, let's face it, Saturday's articlFlorese was a little grim, wasn't it? So it's only proper that we try to find something fun in this issue. Take channel 3 at 6:20 a.m.—Making of a Jew. Well, when a male Jew loves a female Jew very much . . . On channel 4's Not for Women Only at 9:00 a.m., opera great Anna Moffo discusses acupuncture. At 7:30 p.m., channel 6 has Hess department store's annual Chrismas Toy Show, which has to be one of the first holiday specials of the season. And Dick Cavett's guests tonight include professors Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally, discussing the origins of Dracula. Might have been better to have on before Halloween, but better late than never, right?
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2 WCBS (NYC) (CBS)
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MORNING
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6:20
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NEWS, WEATHER
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6:30
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SUNRISE SEMESTER
20th-Century American Art
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7:00
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CBS NEWS—John Hart
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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JOHN BARTHOLOMEW TUCKER
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10:00
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JOKER’S WILD—Game
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10:30
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PRICE IS RIGHT
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11:00
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GAMBIT—Game
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11:30
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LOVE OF LIFE
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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WHERE THE HEART IS
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12:25
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CBS NEWS—Edwards
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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1:00
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WHAT’S MY LINE?
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS
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2:00
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GUIDING LIGHT
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2:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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3:00
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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
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3:30
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SECRET STORM
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4:00
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FAMILY AFFAIR
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4:30
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MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-host: Wayne Newton. Guests: Dorothy
Lamour, Bobby Vinton, Dave Barry
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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7:00
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CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
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7:30
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I’VE GOT A SECRET
Guest: Charles Nelson Reilly. Panel:
Pat Carroll, Richard Dawson, Nanette Fabray, Gene Rayburn
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8:00
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MAUDE
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8:30
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HAWAII FIVE-O
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9:30
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MOVIE—Crime Drama
“The Strangers in 7A” (Made-for-TV;
1972)
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:30
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MOVIE—Comedy-Drama
“The Priest’s Wife” (Italian; 1971)
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1:30
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MOVIE—Western
“Rancho Notorious” (1952)
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3:20
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MOVIE—Drama
“South Sea Sinner” (1950)
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3 KYW (PHILA) (NBC)
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MORNING
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6:10
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FARM MARKET REPORT
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6:15
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NEWS
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6:20
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MAKING OF A JEW
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6:50
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FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
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7:00
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TODAY
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9:00
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SOMERSET
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9:30
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JEOPARDY
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10:00
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DINAH SHORE
Guest: Barbara Walters
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION
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11:00
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SALE OF THE CENTURY
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11:30
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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
Edie Adams, Arte Johnson, Rose Marie,
Martin Milner, Jan Murray, Jo Anne Pflug, Hugh O’Brian, Wally Cox, Paul Lynde
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS
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12:30
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McLEAN
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1:30
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THREE ON A MATCH—Game
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2:00
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES
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2:30
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DOCTORS
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3:00
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ANOTHER WORLD
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3:30
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RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE
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4:00
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MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-host: Jackie Gleason. Guests: Side
Caesar, Fran Jeffries, Timmie Rogers, Taffy Truedall and his trick bear
Victor
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5:30
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NEWSWATCH
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:30
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NBC NEWS—John Chancellor
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7:00
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WHAT’S MY LINE?
Panel: Alan Alda, Arlene Francis,
Soupy Sales, Dana Valery
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7:30
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ADVENTURER—Drama
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8:00
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BONANZA
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9:00
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BOLD ONES
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10:00
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AMERICA—Documentary
Debut: Part I: “The New Found Land”
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:30
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JOHNNY CARSON
From New York: Guests: Phyllis Newman,
Bobby Goldsboro
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1:00
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NEWS
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1:05
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HIGHWAY PATROL
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4 WNBC (NYC) (NBC)
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MORNING
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6:30
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THE RIGHT TO
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7:00
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TODAY
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9:00
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NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
Guest: Anna Moffo
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9:30
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WATCH YOUR CHILD
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10:00
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DINAH SHORE
Guest: Barbara Walters
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION
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11:00
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SALE OF THE CENTURY
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11:30
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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
Edie Adams, Arte Johnson, Rose Marie,
Martin Milner, Jan Murray, Jo Anne Pflug, Hugh O’Brian, Wally Cox, Paul Lynde
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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JEOPARDY
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12:30
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WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
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12:55
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NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber
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1:00
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IT’S YOUR BET
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1:30
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THREE ON A MATCH—Game
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2:00
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES
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2:30
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DOCTORS
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3:00
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ANOTHER WORLD
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3:30
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RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE
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4:00
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SOMERSET
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4:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Promise Her Anything” (1966)
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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7:00
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NBC NEWS—John Chancellor
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7:30
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WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME
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8:00
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BONANZA
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9:00
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BOLD ONES
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10:00
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AMERICA—Documentary
Debut: Part I: “The New Found Land”
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:30
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JOHNNY CARSON
From New York: Guests: Phyllis Newman,
Bobby Goldsboro
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1:00
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NEWS
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1:15
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MOVIE—Drama
“Wing and a Prayer” (1944)
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5 WNEW (NYC) (Ind.)
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MORNING
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6:30
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NEW ZOO REVUE
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7:00
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UNDERDOG
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7:30
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FLINTSTONES
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8:00
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SUPER HEROES
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8:30
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BUGS BUNNY
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9:00
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FLYING NUN—Comedy
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9:30
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MOTHERS-IN-LAW—Comedy
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10:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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10:30
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HAZEL—Comedy
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11:00
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ANDY GRIFITH—Comedy
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11:30
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MIDDAY LIVE
Guest: Rod McKuen
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AFTERNOON
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Song of Surrender” (1949)
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3:00
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CASPER—Cartoons
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3:30
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BUGS BUNNY
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4:00
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SUPER HEROES
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4:30
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DENNIS THE MENACE—Comedy
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5:00
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FLINTSTONES
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5:30
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PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy
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EVENING
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6:00
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FLINTSTONES
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6:30
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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7:00
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ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
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7:30
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THAT GIRL—Comedy
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8:00
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HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
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8:30
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MERV GRIFFIN
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10:00
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NEWS
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11:00
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
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11:30
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OUTER LIMITS—Science Fiction
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12:30
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Madame Butterfly” (1932)
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3:05
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MOVIE—Drama
“Song of Surrender” (1949)
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4:55
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COMBAT—Drama
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5:55
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
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6 WPVI (PHILA) (ABC)
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MORNING
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6:00
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OPERATION ALPHABET
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6:30
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TARGET—Interview
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6:55
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NEWS
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7:00
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TENNESSEE TUXEDO
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7:30
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CAPTAIN NOAH
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9:00
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LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
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9:10
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CONNIE ROUSSIN
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9:25
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NEWS
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9:30
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LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
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10:00
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PHIL DONAHUE
Guest: Margaret Mead
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11:00
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PASSWORD
Bill Bixby, Lynda Day George
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11:30
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BEWITCHED
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS
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12:30
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SPLIT SECOND—Game
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1:00
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ALL MY CHILDREN
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1:30
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LET’S MAKE A DEAL
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2:00
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NEWLYWED GAME
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2:30
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DATING GAME
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3:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
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3:30
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ONE LIFE TO LIVE
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4:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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4:30
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BIG VALLEY—Western
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5:30
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:30
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ABC NEWS—Smith/Reasoner
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7:00
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TO TELL THE TRUTH
Panel: Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle,
Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen
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7:30
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HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Special: Hess Christmas Toy Show
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8:00
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TEMPERATURES RISING—Comedy
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8:30
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MOVIE—Thriller
“The Victim” (Made-for-TV; 1972)
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10:00
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MARCUS WELBY, M.D.
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:30
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DICK CAVETT
Guests: Profs. Radu Floescu and
Raymond McNally, Melba Moore
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1:00
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TARGET
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7 WABC (NYC) (ABC)
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MORNING
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6:00
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6:30
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LISTEN AND LEARN
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7:00
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A.M. NEW YORK
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9:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“In the French Style” (1963)
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11:30
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BEWITCHED
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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PASSWORD
Bill Bixby, Lynda Day George
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12:30
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SPLIT SECOND—Game
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1:00
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ALL MY CHILDREN
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1:30
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LET’S MAKE A DEAL
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2:00
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NEWLYWED GAME
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2:30
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DATING GAME
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3:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
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3:30
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ONE LIFE TO LIVE
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4:00
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LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
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4:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“Raintree County” (1967) part 1
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
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7:00
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ABC NEWS—Smith/Reasoner
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7:30
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SAFARI TO ADVENTURE
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8:00
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TEMPERATURES RISING—Comedy
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8:30
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MOVIE—Thriller
“The Victim” (Made-for-TV; 1972)
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10:00
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MARCUS WELBY, M.D.
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:30
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DICK CAVETT
Guests: Profs. Radu Floescu and
Raymond McNally, Melba Moore
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1:00
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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9 WOR (NYC) (Ind.)
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MORNING
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7:30
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NEWS BW
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8:00
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GARNER TED ARMSTRONG
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8:30
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TENNESSEE TUXEDO
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9:00
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YOGA FOR HEATH
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9:30
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MANTRAP
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10:00
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ROMPER ROOM
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11:00
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STRAIGHT TALK
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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HERMANOS CORAJES-Novela
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12:55
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NOTICAS
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1:00
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JOURNEY TO ADVENTURE
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1:30
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JOE FRANKLIN
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2:30
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JOANNE CARSON’S VIPS
Guest: Polly Bergen
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3:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“It Happened One Night” (1934)
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5:00
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NEWS—Tom Dunn
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5:30
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BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy
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EVENING
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6:00
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AVENGERS—Adventure
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7:00
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IT TAKES A THIEF—Adventure
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8:00
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BORIS KARLOFF PRESENTS THRILLER—Drama
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9:00
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MEET THE MAYORS
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9:30
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BLACK ON WHITE
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10:00
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DATELINE: UN
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11:00
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BORIS KARLOFF PRESENTS THRILLER—Drama
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12:00
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MOVIE—Mystery
“Somewhere in the Night” (1946)
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2:15
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JOE FRANKLIN
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3:15
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NEWS
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10 WCAU (PHILA) (CBS)
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MORNING
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6:00
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SUNRISE SEMESTER
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6:30
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COLLEGE SEMINAR
Civil War History
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7:00
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CBS NEWS—John Hart
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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BETTY HUGHES
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9:30
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IT’S YOUR BET
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10:00
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JOKER’S WILD—Game
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10:30
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PRICE IS RIGHT
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11:00
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GAMBIT—Game
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11:30
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LOVE OF LIFE
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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WHERE THE HEART IS
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12;25
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CBS NEWS—Edwards
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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1:00
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS
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2:00
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GUIDING LIGHT
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2:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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3:00
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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
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3:30
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SECRET STORM
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4:00
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FAMILY AFFAIR
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4:30
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MOVIE—Adventure
“Shark!” (1970)
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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7:00
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CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
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7:30
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JOHNNY MANN’S STAND UP AND CHEER
Guest: Florence Henderson
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8:00
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MAUDE
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8:30
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HAWAII FIVE-O
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9:30
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MOVIE—Crime Drama
“The Strangers in 7A” (Made-for-TV;
1972)
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:30
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MOVIE—Comedy-Drama
“The Priest’s Wife” (Italian; 1971)
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1:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“Hot Rods to Hell” (1967)
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3:25
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GIVE US THIS DAY
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3:30
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MOVIE—Western
“Run for Cover” (1955)
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11 WPIX (NYC) (Ind.)
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MORNING
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7:00
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YOUR FUTURE IS NOW
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7:30
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POPEYE—Cartoon
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9:00
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BACHELOR FATHER
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9:30
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LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
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9:40
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JACK LaLANNE—Exercise
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10:10
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NEWS
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10:30
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PUERTO RICAN NEW YORKER
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11:00
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FOCUS: NEW YORK
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11:30
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ROCKY AND FRIENDS—Cartoons
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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FELIX THE CAT
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12:30
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GALLOPING GOURMET
French sea-food mold
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Saxon Charm” (1948)
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2:30
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LUCILLE RIVERS
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2:40
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ABBOTT AND COSTELLO—Comedy
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3:00
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POPYEYE AND FRIENDS
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3:30
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MAGILLA GORILLA
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4:00
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SPIDERMAN
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4:30
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MUNSTERS—Comedy
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5:00
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BATMAN—Adventure
Guest Villain: Cesar Romero (The
Joker)
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5:30
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BATMAN—Adventure
Guest Villain: Eartha Kitt (Catwoman)
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EVENING
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6:00
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GILLIGAN’S ISLAND—Comedy
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6:30
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BEAT THE CLOCK
Guest: Gene Rayburn
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7:00
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I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy
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7:30
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COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER—Comedy-Drama
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8:00
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NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR
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8:30
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GET SMART—Comedy
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9:00
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DRAGNET
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9:30
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DRAGNET—Crime Drama
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10:00
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NEWS
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11:00
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PERRY MASON
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12:00
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BURNS AND ALLEN
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12:30
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NEWS—Roy Whitfield
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12 WHYY (PHILA) (PBS)
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MORNING
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9:00
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SESAME STREET
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AFTERNOON
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1:30
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ELECTRIC COMPANY
Guest: Rita Moreno
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3:00
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ON-AIR AUCTION
Special
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EVENING
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6:00
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AUCTION CONTINUES
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9:00
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AUCTION CONTINUES
Special
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13 WNET (NYC) (PBS)
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MORNING
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7:00
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MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE
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7:30
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51ST STATE—Patrick Watson
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9:00
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SESAME STREET
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AFTERNOON
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1:30
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ELECTRIC COMPANY
Guest: Rita Moreno
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3:00
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FRENCH CHEF
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3:30
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MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE
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4:00
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SESAME STREET
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5:00
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MISTER ROGERS
Guest: Van Cliburn
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5:30
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ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
Guest: Rita Moreno
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EVENING
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6:00
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HODGEPODGE LODGE
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6:30
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YOUR FUTURE IS NOW
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7:00
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ZOOM
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7:30
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51ST STATE—Patrick Watson
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8:00
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REALIDADES
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8:30
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BILL MOYERS’ JOURNAL
Debut
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9:00
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BEHIND THE LINES—Analysis
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9:30
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BLACK JOURNAL
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10:00
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CORONATION STREET
Debut
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10:30
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ESSENE—Documentary
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17 WPHL (PHILA) (Ind.)
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MORNING
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11:45
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BULLETIN BOARD
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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AMERICAN RELIGIOUS TOWN HALL MEETING
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12:30
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WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
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12:55
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NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber
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1:00
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WATCH YOUR CHILD
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1:30
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RUN FOR YOUR LIFE—Drama
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2:30
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GALLOPING GOURMET
Swiss trout with herbs and a thin wine
sauce
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3:00
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FRIENDLY GIANT
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3:15
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CASPER/MILTON
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4:00
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ROCKET ROBIN HOOD
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4:30
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GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE
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5:00
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SPIDERMAN
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5:30
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ULTRA MAN
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EVENING
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6:00
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PATTY DUKE BW
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6:30
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HIGH CHAPPARAL
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7:30
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GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy
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8:00
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ELIZABETH R
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9:30
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MANCINI GENERATION
Guests: David Clayton-Thomas and the
Sanctuary Band, Linda Ronstadt
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10:00
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SECRET AGENT—Adventure
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11:00
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TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
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11:30
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SUSPENSE THEATRE—Drama
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12:30
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RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
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1:30
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BULLETIN BOARD
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29 WTAF (PHILA) (Ind.)
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MORNING
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9:00
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MAYBERRY R.F.D.—Comedy
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9:30
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JACK LaLANNE—Exercise
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10:00
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DIVORCE COURT—Drama
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10:30
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LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
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10:40
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ALL ABOUT CRAFTS
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10:55
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COVER UP WITH ADELE
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11:00
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CARTOONS
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11:30
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ROMPER ROOM—Children
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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HAZEL
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12:30
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NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
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1:00
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JOANNE CARSON’S VIPs
Guest: Agnes Moorhead
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1:30
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PARSLEY, SAGE, JANI AND LOVE
Guest: Johnny Bench
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2:00
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ALL ABOUT FACES
Guests: Phil Ford and Mimi Hines, the
Gene Rayburns
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2:30
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LONE RANGER—Cartoon
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3:00
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SUPERMAN, AQUAMAN, BATMAN
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3:30
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THREE STOOGES AND CARTOONS
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4:00
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THRILLER—Drama
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5:00
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PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy
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5:30
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NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR
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EVENING
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6:00
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PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy
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6:30
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I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy
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7:00
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THAT GIRL—Comedy
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7:30
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DRAGNET—Crime Drama
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8:00
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HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
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8:30
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SAFARI—Travel
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9:30
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I SPY
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10:30
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NEWS PROBE
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11:00
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N.Y.P.D.—Crime Drama
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11:30
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FELONY SQUAD—Crime Drama
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12:00
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BOWLING
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1:00
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COVER UP WITH ADELE
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48 WKBS (PHILA) (Ind.)
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MORNING
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11:15
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NEWS—Marty Jacobs
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEW ZOO REVUE
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12:30
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BANANA SPLITS
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Hard Way” (1942)
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3:00
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UNDERDOG
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3:30
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YOGI BEAR
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4:00
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SPEED RACER
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4:30
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MUNSTERS—Comedy
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5:00
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FLINTSTONES HOUR
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EVENING
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6:00
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GILLIGAN’S ISLAND—Comedy
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6:30
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STAR TREK—Adventure
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7:30
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DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
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8:00
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GET SMART—Comedy
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8:30
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MERV GRIFFIN
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10:00
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PERRY MASON
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11:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Conflict” (1940)
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I read a story once where Jim & Henny Backus were on a show w/ Joanne Carson, and they were mixing something messy in a blender. Ms. Carson turned it on before putting on the cover & made a mess out of all 3 of them. It was probably this show listed on ch. 29. I'm glad Ms. Carson had a way to continue making a living after Johnny divorced her.
ReplyDeletePotshotting here and there:
ReplyDelete- The two TV-movies tonight, The Strangers In 7-A (CBS) and The Victim (ABC), are examples of how this genre was increasingly playing out: casting comedians in thrillers.
The Victim was Elizabeth Montgomery's first such movie post-Bewitched, beginning a long run of damsels-in-distress that kept her in business for more than a decade - to the near-total exclusion of comedy.
Meanwhile, Andy Griffith had already gone mainly serious by the time Strangers In 7-A had come along; he only became humorous again when he'd get an adventure or detective series, but he always saved the day anyway (except when he played a villain - but that's another story ...).
- Joanne Carson (formerly Joanne Copeland) was a Manhattan socialite of long standing when she married Johnny, her function was to give him a public social life, something he never was comfortable with.
Their friends tended to be her friends; when they split up, the friends tended to stay with Joanne, who remained well-liked and popular for the rest of her days (she was a plus-one for people like Truman Capote for much of this time).
- WPIX's Batman rerun today is the two-parter with Cesar Romero as the Joker and Eartha Kitt as Catwoman.
It's the one where they go on trial, and their lawyer is Pierre Salinger as Lucky Pierre,
There must have been some interesting conversations between takes that week: When Salinger was running as a Democrat for the Senate in California against George Murphy, one of the Republicans who campaigned against him was Romero (and how the very liberal Eartha Kitt fit into all this ...).
Anyhoo, political types still got along with each other in 1968 (more or less), so there's that.
Side Note:
I heard a story years ago, which probably is a myth, but I wish it were true:
In early '68, when the Batman producers were putting this episode together, they had the notion of casting William Talman as the judge in the trial sequence.
Talman was already in the advanced stages of his cancer, but the role would have been an easy one: he'd be behind the bench most of the time (the most he'd have had to do would be to lean over the bench and bop a bad guy with his gavel during the fight scene).
Unfortunately, by the time production rolled around, Bill Talman was too far gone to do it, and there you are ...
As I said above, it probably didn't happen, but it should have ...
- I wanted to mention The Mancini Generation, a prime-time access show from this season, and a particular favorite of mine.
Each week, Henry Mancini got a half-hour to play his music with a hand-picked orchestra (and Big Hank had his choice of the best studio musicians in Hollywood), and as much production as he'd like.
No bad comedy bits; Mancini's own low-key humor was sufficient to carry the show.
Maybe it wouldn't have worked as a network hour, but it was an enjoyable 30 minutes, and should have lasted longer than a single syndicated season.
Them's the breaks, I guess ...
You have Channel 48 as KWBS.
ReplyDeleteFixed - thanks.
DeleteAnytime!
DeleteMitchell, what was the specific episode of "The Bold Ones" on NBC? By 1972, one of the best segments of the rotation ("The Senator" starting Hal Holbrook) was gone. In Fall '72, Holbrook was doing his live one-man show portraying Mark Twain that I saw live in Rochester, NY in November 1972 as a college student. What a performance!
ReplyDeleteIt's "The New Doctors" in "A Quality of Fear," a sensitive drama studying the will to live and the effectof incurable cancer on doctor and patient. Guests Marilyn Mason, Herb Edelman and Richard Anderson. Sorry I never got to see Hal Holbrook when I had the chance; superb actor.
DeleteIn fact, Joanne Carson took the last picture of Truman Capote...he died at her home the next day.
ReplyDeletePaul
This listing is very timely as I've recently been down a bit of a rabbit hole of watching old American TV movie intros from the 70s and 80s on YouTube, including New York independent channels such as WOR's 4.00 movie which had a very distinctive opening theme, although it was 3.00 in your listing here. Must have changed to 4.00 later in the decade.
ReplyDeleteLate afternoon movies were an interesting programming custom that we never really had in Australia, not since the 1960s anyway which was before my time. It never really caught on and then in the late 70s it was made law that any programming (commercial channels) in the 4.00-5.00 must be classified for children, so movies didn't really fit into that paramater.