What's on TV? Tuesday, April 15, 1958

I always find it interesting looking at daytime programs from this era, especially compared to the mid-60s, the time in which I grew up. I remember Art Linkletter’s House Party, for example, but in 1958 there are also variety shows from Garry Moore and Arthur Godfrey (all on CBS); NBC has Matinee Theater, an attempt at a more mainstream, primetime type of drama (as opposed to the serials), and there are daily shows for the younger set like American Bandstand and the Mickey Mouse Club on ABC. Among the long-running soaps like Search for Tomorrow, The Edge of Night and Love of Life, there’s also Kitty Foyle, based on the novel by Christopher Morley, the movie version of which won an Oscar for Ginger Rogers. And while there are game shows, you don’t see the celebrity-driven shows that became so prominent in the 60s. Of course, nowadays daytime TV has been mostly Oprahfied, the most perfectly defined version of the “vast wasteland” that one could ask for. Still, I think you’ll find shows you recognize among these Oregon stations.

	2  KOTI (Klamath Falls) (CBS)
	MORNING
	11:45	CARTOONS—Kids
	11:55	NEWS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	12:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	1:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	1:15	SECRET STORM
	1:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	2:00	GARRY MOORE Guest: Ivan Sanderson
	2:30	HOW DO YOU RATE?
	3:00	ARTHUR GODFREY
	3:30	DOTTO—Quiz
	4:00	FEMININE FANCIES
	4:30	UNCLE BILL—Kids
	4:45	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	5:00	SPORTS CLUB—Hirsch
	5:30	TECH TALKS—Education
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Edwards
	6:30	NAME THAT TUNE
	7:00	MR. ADAMS AND EVE
	7:30	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	8:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH
	8:30	RED SKELTON Guest: Charlie Ruggles
	9:00	$64,000 QUESTION
	9:30	TRACKDOWN—Western
	10:00	I SPY—Adventure
	10:30	NEWS
	10:35	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING

 

 

	4  KPIC (Roseburg) (NBC)
	MORNING
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	KITTY FOYLE—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	MATINEE THEATER “The Canterville Ghost”
	1:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	1:45	MODERN ROMANCES
	2:00	CHARLES FARRELL Last show of the series. Tomorrow at this time “Blondie” returns.
	2:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Stunts
	3:00	BEV’S COFFEE BREAK
	3:30	MOVIE—Drama “Black Rider”
	4:45	BIG ROUNDUP—Reynolds
	5:30	CARTOON FESTIVAL
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Chet Huntley
	6:30	ANNIE OAKLEY—Western
	7:00	MEN OF ANNAPOLIS
	7:30	SILENT SERVICE—Drama
	8:00	EDDIE FISHER   COLOR
	9:00	JERRY LEWIS—Comedy   SPECIAL    COLOR  Guests: Helen Traubel, Everett Sloane
	10:00	TELEVISION “EMMY” AWARDS   SPECIAL
	11:30	JACK PAAR—Variety

 

 

	5  KBES (Medford) (CBS)
	MORNING
	11:50	CARTOONS—Kids
	11:55	NEWS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	12:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	1:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	1:15	SECRET STORM
	1:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	2:00	GARRY MOORE Guest: Ivan Sanderson
	2:30	HOW DO YOU RATE?
	3:00	ARTHUR GODFREY
	3:30	DOTTO—Quiz
	4:00	FEMININE FANCIES
	4:30	DEVOTIONS—Religion
	4:45	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	5:00	SPORTS CLUB—Hirsch
	5:30	CARTOONS—Kids
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Edwards
	6:30	NAME THAT TUNE
	7:00	MR. ADAMS AND EVE
	7:30	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	8:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH
	8:30	RED SKELTON Guest: Charlie Ruggles
	9:00	$64,000 QUESTION
	9:30	TRACKDOWN—Western
	10:00	I SPY—Adventure
	10:30	NEWS
	10:35	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING

 

 

	-6- KOIN (Portland) (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids
	7:45	NEWS—Holcomb
	8:00	LADIES FAIR—Variety
	8:30	CARTOON TIME—Kids
	9:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	9:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	9:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	10:00	NEWS—Cronkite
	10:05	HI NEIGHBOR—Variety
	10:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	11:00	BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
	11:30	HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	12:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	1:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	1:15	SECRET STORM
	1:30	KOIN KITCHEN—Betty Davis
	2:00	GARRY MOORE Guest: Ivan Sanderson
	2:30	HOW DO YOU RATE?
	3:00	ARTHUR GODFREY
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	DOTTO—Quiz
	4:30	MR. MOON—Kids
	4:45	RED DUNNING—Western
	5:00	CARTOON TIME—Kids
	5:30	ARMCHAIR THEATER—Drama “This Plane for Hire”
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Edwards
	6:30	NAME THAT TUNE
	7:00	MR. ADAMS AND EVE
	7:30	WINGO—Quiz
	8:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH
	8:30	RED SKELTON Guest: Charlie Ruggles
	9:00	$64,000 QUESTION
	9:30	IF YOU HAD A MILLION
	10:00	TARGET—Adolphe Menjou
	10:30	NEWS
	10:35	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Police Showtime on Six “G-Men” (1935)

 

 

	7  KOAC (Corvallis) (Educ.)
	MORNING
	9:00	PSYCHOLOGY—Education
	9:50	VARIETY—Education
	10:00	ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN
	10:45	TALES OF POINDEXTER
	AFTERNOON
	5:00	FRIENDLY GIANT—Kids
	5:15	TALES OF POINDEXTER
	5:30	MATHEMATICS—Education
	EVENING
	6:00	NO LICENSE TO KILL
	6:15	SYMPTOMS OF OUR TIME
	6:30	VISIT WITH A SCULPTOR
	7:00	NATURAL RESOURCES
	7:15	HERITAGE—Education
	7:45	TALKING TAXES

 

 

	-8- KGW (Portland) (ABC)
	MORNING
	8:00	CARTOONERS’ CLUB—Kids
	9:00	TELESCOPE—Variety
	10:00	MOVIE—To Be Announced
	11:30	WORKSHOP—Wells
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TOWN AND COUNTRY
	12:15	NOON CARTOON—Kids
	12:30	WUNDA WUNDA—Kids
	1:00	MOVIE—To Be Announced
	2:30	FAVORITE STORY—Drama
	3:00	SUSIE—Comedy
	3:30	DO YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guests: The James Brothers
	4:30	HECK HARPER—Kids
	5:00	SIR LANCELOT—Adventure
	5:30	MICKEY MOUSE CLUB—Kids
	EVENING
	6:00	HAWKEYE—Adventure
	6:30	NEWS—Richard Roos
	7:00	STATE TROOPER—Police
	7:30	SUGARFOOT—Western
	8:30	WYATT EARP—Western
	9:00	BROKEN ARROW—Western
	9:30	PANTOMIME QUIZ Panelists: Hans Conried, Dorothy Hart, Howard Morris, Carol Burnett, Milt Kamen, Stubby Kaye, Tom Poston. Mike Stokey is host.
	10:00	WEST POINT—Drama
	10:30	NEWS
	10:40	POLITICAL TALK
	10:48	MOVIE—Comedy Ch. 8 Playhouse: “The Whole Town’s Talking” (1935)

 

 

	12 KPTV (Portland) (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:30	OMSI PRESENTS
	8:00	TODAY—Dave Garroway
	9:00	TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz
	9:30	IT COULD BE YOU—Leyden
	10:00	STAGE 12—Drama “Come-on Red”
	10:30	TREASURE HUNT—Quiz
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	KITTY FOYLE—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	MATINEE THEATER “The Canterville Ghost”
	1:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	1:45	MODERN ROMANCES
	2:00	CHARLES FARRELL Last show of the series. Tomorrow at this time “Blondie” returns.
	2:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Stunts
	3:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Silk Express”
	4:15	HOW TO ARRANGE FLOWERS
	4:30	HIGH TIME—Music
	5:30	SUSPENSE UNLIMITED
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Chet Huntley
	6:30	ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
	7:00	MEDIC—Drama
	7:30	TREASURE HUNT—Quiz
	8:00	EDDIE FISHER   COLOR
	9:00	JERRY LEWIS—Comedy   SPECIAL    COLOR  Guests: Helen Traubel, Everett Sloane
	10:00	TELEVISION “EMMY” AWARDS   SPECIAL
	11:30	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING

 

 

	13 KVAL (Eugene) (NBC)
	MORNING
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	KITTY FOYLE—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	MATINEE THEATER “The Canterville Ghost”
	1:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	1:45	MODERN ROMANCES
	2:00	CHARLES FARRELL Last show of the series. Tomorrow at this time “Blondie” returns.
	2:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Stunts
	3:00	BEV’S COFFEE BREAK
	3:30	MOVIE—Drama “Black Rider”
	4:45	BIG ROUNDUP—Reynolds
	5:30	CARTOON FESTIVAL
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Chet Huntley
	6:30	ANNIE OAKLEY—Western
	7:00	MEN OF ANNAPOLIS
	7:30	SILENT SERVICE—Drama
	8:00	EDDIE FISHER   COLOR
	9:00	JERRY LEWIS—Comedy   SPECIAL    COLOR  Guests: Helen Traubel, Everett Sloane
	10:00	TELEVISION “EMMY” AWARDS   SPECIAL
	11:30	JACK PAAR—Variety

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