August 30, 2021

What's on TV? Friday, September 3, 1954




Xaptain Video and His Video Rangers, at 6:00 p.m. on WGN, is one of the last stalwarts of the DuMont network. Debuting in 1949 and lasting until 1955, it was the first science-fiction series on television; since it ran as a five-days-a-week serial (and sometimes on Saturday as well), the series totaled more than 1,500 episodes, as well as a wealth of toys and other commercial tie-ins. (You can still find them in antique stores and at various nostaligia shows.) Unfortunately, very few episodes exist, but while the special effects were crude and the show suffered from the typical pitfals of early live television (the always-reliable Wikipedia says cast members could sometimes be seen turning away from the carmeas so they wouldn't be seen laughing, it still remains one of the halmarks of early television, and a historic feature of this Chicagoland issue.

 
 WBBM (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     6:40
Today’s Thoughts
 
     6:45
Farm Daily—Menard
 
     7:00
The Morning Show—Variety
 
     9:00
Garry Moore—Variety
 
   10:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
   11:00
Valiant Lady—Serial
 
   11:15
Love Of Life—Serial
       
   11:30
Search For Tomorrow
 
   11:45
Guiding Light—Serial
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Portia Faces Life—Serial
 
   12:15
The Seeking Heart—Serial
 
   12:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
 
     1:30
Linkletter’s House Party
 
     2:00
Big Payoff—Quiz Game
 
     2:30
Bob Crosby—Musical
 
     3:00
Brighter Day—Serial
 
     3:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     3:30
On Your Account—Quiz
 
     4:00
Shopping With Miss Lee
 
     4:20
MOVIE—Drama
“Closeup”
 
     5:00
Range Riders—Adventure
 
     5:30
Gene Autry—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Sports—Bob Elson
 
     6:15
News—Julian Bentley
 
     6:30
News—Douglas Edwards
 
     6:45
Perry Como—Musical
 
     7:00
MAMA—Comedy-Drama   RETURN 
 
     7:30
TOPPER—Comedy
 
     8:00
PLAYHOUSE OF STARS
 
     8:30
OUR MISS BROOKS
 
     9:00
STAR THEATER—Film Drama
“Guitar in Guatemala”
 
     9:30
PERSON TO PERSON   RETURN 
 
   10:00
NEWS—Fahey Flynn
 
   10:15
IN TOWN TONIGHT—Variety
 
   10:25
SPORTS—Art Mercier
 
   10:30
NEWS—John Harrington
 
   10:45
IRV KUPCINET—Comments
 
   11:00
The Howard Miller Show
 
     1:00
News
 
 
 
  4  WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—News, Interviews
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
A Time To Live—Serial
 
     9:45
Three Steps To Heaven
 
   10:00
Home—Women’s News
 
   11:00
Gordon Thomas—Variety
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
What’s New In The Kitchen
 
   12:45
Let’s Look At The News
 
     1:00
Grenadiers—Musical
 
     1:30
Bob Heiss—Interview
 
     1:55
Weather—Bill Carlsen
 
     2:00
To Be Announced
 
     2:15
Golden Windows—Serial
 
     2:30
To Be Announced
 
     2:45
Concerning Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
The Betty White Show
 
     4:00
Beulah Donohue—Women
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody—Puppets
 
     5:00
Super Circus—3 Ring Thrills
 
     5:30
Foreman Tom—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Hot Shot Revue—Musical
 
     6:15
News—Paul Skinner
 
     6:25
Weather—Bill Carlsen
 
     6:30
Sports—Larry Clark
 
     6:45
News—John C. Swayze
 
     7:00
THE DUKE—Comedy
 
     7:30
PLAYHOUSE OF STARS
 
     8:00
LIBERACE—Musical
 
     8:30
SOUNDSTAGE—Drama
This is the final show of the series. Next week: Peter Lawford stars in Dear Phoebe, with Marcia Henderson. A half hour situation comedy.)
 
     9:00
BOXING—Mad. Sq. Gar.   RETURN 
Charlie Norkus vs. Cesar Brian
 
     9:45
YESTERDAY’S NEWSREEL
 
   10:00
PLAYHOUSE 15—Drama
 
   10:15
NEWS—Paul Skinner
 
   10:25
WEATHER
 
   10:30
JUSTICE—Drama
 
   10:45
HERBIE MINTZ—Musical
 
   11:00
Mickey Rooney Show
 
   11:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Phantom Caravan”
 
     1:00
News—Tom Mercein
 
     1:05
MOVIE—Adventure
“South Of Pago Pago”
 
 
 
 WNBQ (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     6:45
Everett Mitchell—Discussion
 
     7:00
Today—News, Interviews
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
A Time To Live—Serial
 
     9:45
Three Steps To Heaven
 
   10:00
Home—Women’s News
 
   11:00
Bob Smith Show—Variety
       
   11:30
To Be Announced
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Noontime Comics—Kids
 
   12:30
Bob And Kay—Variety
 
     1:00
Home Cooking—Recipes
 
     1:30
Melody Magazine—Music
 
     2:00
Greatest Gift—Serial
 
     2:15
Golden Windows—Serial
 
     2:30
One Man’s Family—Serial
 
     2:45
Concerning Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
The Betty White Show
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Variety
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody—Puppets
 
     5:00
Elmer The Elephant—Kids
 
     5:30
Close-Up—Musical
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Weather—Clint Youle
 
     6:05
News—Jack Angell
 
     6:10
Weather—Wayne Griffin
 
     6:15
Dorsey Connors—Travel
 
     6:20
Alex Dreier—Features
 
     6:25
Tony Weitzel—Comments
 
     6:30
Eddie Fisher—Musical
 
     6:45
News—John C. Swayze
 
     7:00
THE DUKE—Comedy
 
     7:30
WALT’S WORKSHOP—Crafts
 
     8:00
BEST IN MYSTERY
”Victim Ann Norville”
 
     8:30
SOUNDSTAGE—Drama
This is the final show of the series. Next week: Peter Lawford stars in Dear Phoebe, with Marcia Henderson. A half hour situation comedy.)
 
     9:00
BOXING—Mad. Sq. Gar.   RETURN 
Charlie Norkus vs. Cesar Brian
 
     9:45
MOMENTS IN SPORTS
 
   10:00
WEATHER—Clint Youle
 
   10:10
DORSEY CONNORS—Tips
 
   10:15
NEWS—Jack Angell
 
   10:30
SPORTS—Norman Barry
 
   11:00
MOVIE—Western
“Cattle Queen”
 

 
 WBKB (ABC)
 
 
MORNING    
 
     7:00
Chicago Parade—Variety
 
     8:00
Breakfast Club—McNeill
 
     9:00
Pied Piper—Kids
 
     9:30
Play House—Kiddies
 
   10:00
Creative Cookery—Recipes
 
   10:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
   11:00
Danny O’Neill Show
 
   11:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Happy Pirates—Kids’ Fun
 
   12:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
     1:00
Ruth Crowley—Baby Care
 
     1:15
The Doctor Answers
 
     1:30
Claude Kirchner—Variety
 
     2:00
Swingalong—Musical
 
     3:00
Home Theater—Comedy
 
     3:30
Time For Uncle Win—Kids
 
     3:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
     4:00
Jungle Adventure—Film
 
     4:30
Garfield Goose and Friend
 
     5:00
Jolly Seven Gang—Kids
 
     5:45
News—Austin Kiplinger
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Sports—Jack Grees
 
     6:10
Weather—Wayne Griffin
 
     6:15
News—John Daly
 
     6:30
Stu Erwin—Comedy Drama
 
     7:00
OZZIE AND HARRIET
 
     7:30
HOUSE OF PLENTY—Drama
 
     8:00
PAUL HARTMAN SHOW
 
     8:30
ROYAL PLAYHOUSE—Drama
 
     9:00
DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
 
     9:30
MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
 
   10:00
COURTESY HOUR—Variety
 
   11:00
News—Ulmer Turner
 
   11:05
Tom Duggan—Comments
 
   12:00

MOVIE—Feature Film
  
 
 WGN (Du Mont)
 
MORNING
 
     9:00
Paul Fogarty—Exercises
 
     9:30
Time For Stories—Kids
 
   10:00
A To Z Of Cookery--Tips
 
   10:55
News—Steve Fentress
 
   11:00
King’s Crossroads—Film
       
   11:30
Earl Nightingale—Chats
 
   11:55
News—Steve Fentress
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Hi Ladies—Interviews
 
   12:45
Charm Salon—Beauty
 
   12:55
News—Steve Fentress
 
     1:00
MOVIE—Action
“A Yank In Lybia”
 
     2:00
Paul Dixon Show—Music
 
     3:00
MOVIE—Western
“The Mexicali Kid”
 
     4:00
Bandstand Matinee—Music
 
     4:55
News—Les Nichols
 
     5:00
Bob Atcher Show—Western
 
     5:30
News—Leslie Monypenny
 
     5:45
Curbstone Cut Ups—Chat   SPECIAL 
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Captain Video—Adventures
 
     6:15
Sports Final—Vince Lloyd
 
     6:30
News—Spencer Allen
 
     6:45
Chicagoland Newsreel
 
     7:00
MR. AND MRS. NORTH
 
     7:30
MYSTERY FILM—Drama
“Sisters in Crime”
 
     8:00
THE STRANGER—Drama
 
     8:30
THE WORLD IS YOURS
 
     9:00
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
 
     9:30
PEOPLES PLAYHOUSE
“The Long Fall”
 
   10:00
MOVIE—Action
“Steel Helmet”
 
   11:30
News—Les Nichols
 
   12:45
Weather—Carl Greyson
 
   12:50
Commercial


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1 comment:

  1. I notice all the various times for local news, especially at night, from 10 PM to 10:30 PM to 11 PM. I guess the networks weren't completely full of programming where they could dictate a set time, such as 10 PM would be today.

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