August 2, 2021

What's on TV? Wednesday, August 6, 1969




Network television had, by 1969, converted almost entirely to color. (And if you don't think it's a pain putting the little "C" after all these shows, you've got a nother think coming. Someone at TV Guide must hve felt the same way, because it isn't long after this that they start labeling those few shows that air in black-and-white instead.) You'll notice, though, that there are still a handful of daytime programs, mostly reruns, from the pre-color era. Most educational programming is still in B&W, and so are some local programs. And, of course, so is Stock Market Report on WIBF, where you don't need color to tell you that you're stocks are in the black; the Dow ends the day up 4.70, closing at 825.90. By comparison, this last Friday the market closed at  32,627.97—it's not just TV changing over the years. This week's listings are from Philadelphia.

 
-3- KYW (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
    6:05
FARM MARKET REPORT -C- 
 
    6:10
NEWS
 
    6:15
CITIES IN CONFLICT
 
    6:45
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN -C- 
 
    6:55
TODAY IN PHILADELPHIA -C- 
 
    7:00
TODAY -C- 
Guests: Gordon Parks, Dr. Robert W. Kestner, Yankee coach Dick Howser
 
    9:00
CONTACT—Interview -C- 
 
  10:00
IT TAKES TWO—Game -C- 
Guests: John Astin, Mickey Manners, Nichelle Nichols and their spouses
 
  10:25
NEWS—Dickerson -C- 
 
  10:30
CONCENTRATION -C- 
 
  11:00
PERSONALITY—Game -C- 
Celebrities: Robert Morse, Nipsey Russell, Brenda Vaccaro
 
  11:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -C- 
Guests: Sandy Baron, Rona Barrett, Joanne Dru, Harvey Korman, Jan Murray, Jeannie C. Riley
 
AFTERNOON
 
  12:00
NEWS, WEATHER -C- 
 
  12:30
MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety -C- 
 
    2:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C- 
 
    2:30
DOCTORS—Serial -C- 
 
    3:00
ANOTHER WORLD -C- 
 
    3:30
YOU DON’T SAY -C- 
Guests: Frank Gorshin, Ruta Lee
 
    4:00
MATCH GAME -C- 
Guests: Soupy Sales, Fannie Flagg
 
    4:25
NEWS—Floyd Kalber -C- 
 
    4:30
DAVID FROST -C- 
Guests: Eddy Arnold, Jane Russell, Chelsea Brown
 
EVENING
 
    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 
 
    6:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley -C- 
 
    7:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS -C- 
 
    7:30
VIRGINIAN—Western -C- 
 
    9:00
MUSIC HALL -C- 
Guests: Cyd Charisse, Dave King
 
  10:00
OUTSIDER -C- 
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 
 
  11:30
JOHNNY CARSON -C- 
Guest Host: Flip Wilson. Guests: Nina Simone, Joyce Brothers, Dody Goodman
 
 
 
-6- WFIL (ABC)
 
MORNING
 
    6:30
HIGH SCHOOL OF THE AIR -C- 
 
    7:00
WORLD AROUND US -C- 
 
    8:00
POPEYE THEATER -C- 
 
    9:00
ON CAMERA -C- 
 
    9:25
PAUL HARVEY -C- 
 
    9:30
CONNIE ROUSSIN -C- 
 
    9:35
MOVIE—Melodrama
“She Demons” (1959)
 
  11:30
JULIA MEADE SHOW -C- 
 
AFTERNOON
 
  12:00
BEWITCHED—Comedy
 
  12:30
THAT GIRL—Comedy -C- 
 
    1:00
DREAM HOUSE—Game -C- 
 
    1:30
LET’S MAKE A DEAL -C- 
 
    2:00
TELEVISION KITCHEN -C- 
 
    2:30
DATING GAME -C- 
 
    3:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL -C- 
 
    3:30
JERRY’S PLACE -C- 
 
    4:00
DARK SHADOWS -C- 
 
    4:30
STEVE ALLEN—Variety -C- 
Guests: Bob Crane, Bill Daily, Arthuyr Connely, Ana Maria Alba
 
EVENING
 
    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 
 
    6:30
NEWS—Reynolds/Smith -C- 
 
    7:00
WHAT’S MY LINE?—Game -C- 
Guests: Phyllis Newman, Gawn Grainger, Soupy Sales, Arlene Francis. Wally Bruner hosts.
 
    7:30
HERE COME THE BRIDES—Comedy -C- 
 
    8:30
KING FAMILY -C- 
 
    9:00
MOVIE—Comedy -C- 
“The Patsy” (1964)
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 
 
  11:30
JOEY BISHOP -C- 
Guest: Guy Marks
 
    1:00
WESTERNERS—Drama
 
 
 
 8  WGAL (LANCASTER) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
    7:00
TODAY -C- 
Guests: Gordon Parks, Dr. Robert W. Kestner, Yankee coach Dick Howser
 
    9:00
MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety -C- 
Guests: Carol Channing, Roger Miller, Rex Reed, Fred Guiles
 
  10:00
IT TAKES TWO—Game -C- 
Guests: John Astin, Mickey Manners, Nichelle Nichols and their spouses
 
  10:25
NEWS—Dickerson -C- 
 
  10:30
CONCENTRATION -C- 
 
  11:00
PERSONALITY—Game -C- 
Celebrities: Robert Morse, Nipsey Russell, Brenda Vaccaro
 
  11:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -C- 
Guests: Sandy Baron, Rona Barrett, Joanne Dru, Harvey Korman, Jan Murray, Jeannie C. Riley
 
AFTERNOON
 
  12:00
NOONDAY ON 8 -C- 
 
  12:30
EYE GUESS—Game -C- 
 
  12:55
NEWS -C- 
 
    1:00
ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
 
    1:30
YOU’RE PUTTING ME ON—Game -C- 
Guests: Larry Blyden, Jack Carter, Peggy Cass, Joan Fontaine, Milt Kamen, Vivian Vance
 
    2:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C- 
 
    2:30
DOCTORS—Serial -C- 
 
    3:00
ANOTHER WORLD -C- 
 
    3:30
YOU DON’T SAY -C- 
Guests: Frank Gorshin, Ruta Lee
 
    4:00
MATCH GAME -C- 
Guests: Soupy Sales, Fannie Flagg
 
    4:25
NEWS -C- 
 
    4:30
DAVID FROST -C- 
Guests: Eddy Arnold, Jane Russell, Chelsea Brown
 
EVENING
 
    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 
 
    6:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley -C- 
 
    7:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES -C- 
 
    7:30
VIRGINIAN—Western -C- 
 
    9:00
MUSIC HALL -C- 
Guests: Cyd Charisse, Dave King
 
  10:00
OUTSIDER -C- 
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 
 
  11:30
JOHNNY CARSON -C- 
Guest Host: Flip Wilson. Guests: Nina Simone, Joyce Brothers, Dody Goodman
 
    1:00
NEWS -C- 
 
 
 
10 WCAU (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
    6:00
BLACK HERITAGE—History -C- 
 
    6:30
JAMOR AMERICAN WRITERS—Dr. Charles Bassett -C- 
 
    7:00
NEWS—Joseph Benti -C- 
 
    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO -C- 
 
    9:00
PIXANNE—Children -C- 
 
    9:30
FARMER’S DAUGHTER
 
  10:00
LUCILLE BALL
 
  10:30
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy -C- 
 
  11:00
ANDY GRIFFITH
 
  11:30
DICK VAN DYKE
 
AFTERNOON
 
  12:00
LOVE OF LIFE -C- 
 
  12:25
NEWS -C- 
 
  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial -C- 
 
    1:00
GALLOPING GOURMET -C- 
 
    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial -C- 
 
    2:00
LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING—Serial -C- 
 
    2:30
GUIDING LIGHT -C- 
 
    3:00
SECRET STORM -C- 
 
    3:30
EDGE OF NIGHT -C- 
 
    4:00
LINKLETTER SHOW -C- 
Guest: Dr. Robert Bradley
 
    4:30
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN -C- 
 
    5:00
ROUTE 66—Drama
 
EVENING
 
    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 
 
    7:00
NEWS—Walter Cronkite -C- 
 
    7:30
TARZAN—Adventure -C- 
 
    8:30
GOOD GUYS -C- 
 
    9:00
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy -C- 
 
    9:30
GREEN ACRES -C- 
 
  10:00
HAWAII FIVE-O -C- 
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 
 
  11:40
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“Safari” (1956)
 
    1:25
MOVIE—Comedy
“The Princes and the Pirate” (1944)
 
    3:15
NEWS -C- 
 
 
 
12 WHYY (NET)
 
AFTERNOON
 
    4:45
FRIENDLY GIANT—Children
 
    5:00
MISTEROGERS—Children
 
    5:30
WHAT’S NEW—Children
 
EVENING
 
    6:00
LOCAL NEWS—Don Dunwell
 
    6:30
CANCION DE LA RAZA—Serial
 
    7:00
ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION—John H. Doolittle
 
    7:30
THE PLACE—Variety
 
    8:00
NET FESTIVAL—Biography
“The Rise and Fall of Mozart”
 
    9:00
NEWS IN PERSPECTIVE -C- 
 
  10:00
WHO IS—Profile -C- 
 
  10:30
BOOK BEAT—Interview -C- 
Guest: Jessamyn West. Host: Robert Cromie
 
  11:00
LOCAL NEWS—Joe Pope
 
 
 
17 WPHL (Ind.)
 
MORNING
 
  10:30
AT YOUR SERVICE -C- 
 
  11:00
JACK LA LANNE -C- 
 
  11:30
I LED THREE LIVES—Drama
 
AFTERNOON
 
  12:00
JEOPARDY—Game -C- 
 
  12:30
EYE GUESS—Game -C- 
 
  12:55
NEWS—Edwin Newman -C- 
 
    1:00
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -C- 
 
    1:30
YOU’RE PUTTING ME ON—Game -C- 
Guests: Larry Blyden, Jack Carter, Peggy Cass, Joan Fontaine, Milt Kamen, Vivian Vance
 
    2:00
BAT MASTERSON—Western
 
    2:30
FURY—Adventure
 
    3:00
CRUSADER RABBIT -C- 
 
    3:30
ASTROBOY—Children
 
    4:00
QUICK DRAW McGRAW -C- 
 
    4:30
PRINCE PLANET—Children -C- 
 
    5:00
EIGHTH MAN—Children
 
    5:30
ULTRA MAN—Children -C- 
 
EVENING
 
    6:00
PATTY DUKE—Comedy
 
    6:30
TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
 
    7:00
ADDAMS FAMILY—Comedy
 
    7:30
OF LANDS AND SEAS -C- 
 
    8:30
PASSWORD—Game
 
    9:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“On Our Merry Way” (1948)
 
  11:00
TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
 
  11:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Under Two Flags” (1936)
 
 
 
29 WIBF (Ind.)
 
MORNING
 
  10:00
STOCK MARKET REPORT
 
  11:00
STOCK MARKET REPORT
 
  11:30
WOMAN’S VIEW—Stock Market
 
AFTERNOON
 
  12:00
STOCK MARKET REPORT
 
    1:00
STOCK MARKET REPORT
 
    2:00
STOCK MARKET REPORT
 
    3:00
STOCK MARKET REPORT
 
    4:00
OVERSEAS ADVENTURE
 
    4:30
MR. LUCKY—Adventure
 
    5:00
PDQ—Game -C- 
 
    5:30
LONE RANGER—Western
 
EVENING
 
    6:00
BATMAN—Adventure -C- 
Guest Villain: David Wayne (The Mad Hatter)
 
    6:30
MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
 
    7:00
MARSHAL DILLON—Western
 
    7:30
HONEYMOONERS—Comedy
 
    8:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Driftwood” (1947)
 
  10:00
RAWHIDE—Western
 
  11:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Mad at the World” (1953)
 
 
 
48 WKBS (Ind.)
 
MORNING
 
  11:25
NEWS
 
  11:30
CARTOON PARADE -C- 
 
AFTERNOON
 
  12:00
DICKORY DOC -C- 
 
  12:30
ROMPER ROOM -C- 
 
    1:00
MOVIE—Drama
“My Forbidden Past” (1950)
 
    3:00
KIMBA—Children -C- 
 
    3:30
HUCK AND YOGI -C- 
 
    4:00
SUPERMAN—Adventure
 
    4:30
LITTLE RASCALS—Comedy
 
    5:00
FLINTSTONES -C- 
 
    5:30
MUNSTERS—Comedy
 
EVENING
 
    6:00
McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy
 
    6:30
PERRY MASON—Mystery
 
    7:30
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES -C- 
 
    8:00
PAY CARDS!—Game -C- 
Guest: Joan Fontaine
 
    8:30
ALLEN LUDDEN—Variety -C- 
Guests: C. Robert Jennings, Edana Romney, Pamela Mason, the Randy Sparks Collection
 
  10:00
NEWS—Doug Johnson
 
  10:30
SPORTS WORLD -C- 
 
  10:35
TRAVEL TIME -C- 
 
  11:00
MOVIE—Drama
“The Foxes of Harrow” (1947)

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5 comments:

  1. Were there that many reruns from the 1950's and early 60's to justify three independent TV stations in Philadelphia in 1969??? Imagine the excitement on WIBF watching a stock ticker for 6 hrs a day....

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    1. NYC also had 3 independent stations in the 60's. WNEW (5), WOR (9) and WPIX (11).

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    2. LA had 4 independent stations on channels 5, 9, 11 & 13. PBS there was on channel 28.

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  2. I remember summer of 1969 very well since it's when we first got a color TV and UHF reception with an outside antenna. We were on the cutting edge! Thank you, dad! I first started watching The Edge of Night at 3:30 on CBS followed by Dark Shadows at 4:00 on ABC. CBS soaps were still mostly broadcast live with organ music, and every now and then you could hear a flub in the theme song.

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  3. NYC also had 3 independent stations in the 60's. WNEW 5, WOR 9 and WPIX 11

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