What's on TV? Thursday, January 21, 1965

We're in Boston this week, with some additional stations from surrounding areas. Of course, we have some interesting items. For example, Regis Philbin, pre-Joey Bishop, pre-Kathy Lee! Can you believe it? WBZ, the NBC affiliate in Boston, carries Rege's nationally syndicated talk show, based on his successful local show out of San Diego, that started the previous October and would last another month. As was the case with the format followed by Mike Douglas, Rege would have a co-host that would be with him for the entire week. Although no guests are listed in the TV Guide, a little Internet research suggests his co-host for the week might have been Eartha Kitt. Because WBZ is carrying the Philbin show, The Tonight Show is being carried at 9:30 p.m. on WHDH, a CBS affiliate. Someone more familiar with the area could probably tell me why WBZ didn't carry the Carson show. 

And then there's the Harry S Truman program on WTIC in Hartford. This is, I believe, Decision, a series of 26 half-hour episodes that were syndicated during the 1964-65 serason. It was originally proposed by David Susskind, but after failing to secure enough interest with one of the broadcast networks, he gave the project over to Screen Gems, who eventually put the series together. As Stephen Battaglio points out in his Susskind biography, it was possible that "network executives knew Truman was still not very popular with the public and certainly not as compelling on the TV screen as the "Give 'em hell, Harry" mythology that was later built around him." Perhaps this series had something to do with it; American Cinema Editors later named Truman the outstanding television personality of 1964.

	-2- WGBH (BOSTON) (EDUC.)
	Morning
	9:05	PARLONS FRANCAIS I
	9:25	MUSIC II
	9:45	PARLONS FRANCAIS II
	11:00	PARLONS FRANCAIS III
	Afternoon
	12:30	TIME FOR MUSIC—Songs
	12:45	FRIENDLY GIANT—Children
	1:00	PARLONS FRANCAIS I
	1:45	MUSIC II
	4:30	LIP READING—Instruction
	5:00	TIME FOR MUSIC—Songs
	5:15	FRIENDLY GIANT—Children
	5:30	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	Evening
	6:00	HOME HANDYMAN
	6:30	NEWS—Louis Lyons
	6:45	NEWS—Baram
	7:00	CRITICAL READER
	7:30	COLLEGE BASKETBALL—Dartmouth vs. Harvard
	9:20	SKI REPORT—Penny Pitou
	9:30	SCIENCE REPORTER
	10:00	STANDWELLS—Puppet Show
	10:30	WORLD OF MUSIC

 

 

	-3- WTIC (HARTFORD) (CBS)
	Morning
	6:30	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	7:00	BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY
	7:30	THIS IS UCONN—Discussion
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	HAP RICHARDS—Children
	9:15	DEPUTY DAWG—Cartoon
	9:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
	10:00	NEWS—Mike Wallace
	10:30	MOVIE—Adventure “Mutiny on the Blackhawk” (1939)
	Afternoon
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:25	NEWS—Robert Trout
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	1:00	MOVIE—Comedy “Magic Town” (1947), Part 4
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Game Players: Bob Denver, Amanda Blake
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY Guests: Children from the first show in 1945
	3:00	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	3:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel Panelists: Phyllis Kirk, Orson Bean, Ann Sheridan, George Maharis
	3:55	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	4:00	RANGER ANDY—Children
	4:30	MOVIE—Musical “Holiday in Havana” (1949)
	Evening
	6:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:30	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:00	WYATT EARP—Western
	7:30	MUNSTERS—Comedy
	8:00	PERRY MASON
	9:00	PASSWORD—Game Celebrities: Hugh O’Brian, Juliet Prowse
	9:30	HARRY S TRUMAN
	10:00	DEFENDERS—Drama
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:20	MOVIE—Drama “Caught” (1949)

 

 

	-4- WBZ (BOSTON) (NBC)
	Morning
	6:25	SIGN ON SEMINAR—Education
	6:45	DAILY ALMANAC
	7:00	TODAY—Hugh Downs Guests: Terri Thornton, Ralph Schoenstein Local news and weather 7:25, 8:25
	9:00	CLUBHOUSE 4—Bob Emery
	9:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	9:30	BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy
	10:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
	10:30	WHAT’S THIS SONG?   COLOR  Celebrities: Nancy Sinatra, Tommy Sands
	10:55	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	11:00	CONCENTRATION
	11:30	JEOPARDY   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	12:30	MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety Guests: Rich Little, Dan Dailey
	2:00	MOMENT OF TRUTH
	2:30	DOCTORS—Serial
	3:00	ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
	3:30	YOU DON’T SAY!   COLOR  Celebrities: Rusty Draper, Laraine Day
	4:00	MATCH GAME Guests: Florence Henderson, Bill Cosby. Gene Rayburn is the moderator.
	4:25	NEWS
	4:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
	5:00	MOVIE—Double Feature 1. “Captains of the Clouds” (War Drama; 1942) 2. “White Heat” (Drama; 1949) Part 1
	Evening
	6:30	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:00	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	7:30	INTERTEL—Documentary
	8:30	DR. KILDARE—Drama
	9:30	HAZEL—Comedy   COLOR
	10:00	SUSPENSE THEATER   COLOR  “In Darkness, Waiting”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	REGIS PHILBIN—Variety
	12:45	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	1:00	MOVIE—Drama “Stormy” (1935)

 

 

	-5- WHDH (BOSTON) (CBS)
	Morning
	6:00	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	6:30	EN FRANCE—Language
	7:00	MORNING KEY CLUB   COLOR
	7:30	CAPTAIN BOB   COLOR
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM   COLOR
	9:30	JULIE DANE—Fashion   COLOR
	9:45	WE BELIEVE—Religion   COLOR
	10:00	NEWS—Mike Wallace
	10:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:00	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
	11:30	McCOYS—Comedy
	Afternoon
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:25	NEWS—Robert Trout
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	1:00	NEWS—Leo Egan   COLOR
	1:05	FARM AND FOOD   COLOR
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Game Players: Bob Denver, Amanda Blake
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY Guests: Children from the first show in 1945
	3:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Dick Shawn, Shari Lewis
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	BOZO THE CLOWN   COLOR
	5:30	RIPCORD—Adventure   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	DATELINE BOSTON   COLOR
	6:25	WEATHER   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:00	NEWS—Day, Egan   COLOR
	7:25	WEATHER   COLOR
	7:30	MUNSTERS—Comedy
	8:00	PERRY MASON
	9:00	PASSWORD—Game Celebrities: Hugh O’Brian, Juliet Prowse
	9:30	BAILEYS OF BALBOA
	10:00	DEFENDERS—Drama
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER   COLOR
	11:20	SPORTS—Don Gillis   COLOR
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR

 

 

	-6- WTEV (NEW BEDFORD) (ABC)
	Morning
	6:15	NEWS—Truman Taylor
	6:30	EDUCATIONAL AGE
	7:00	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	7:30	MORNING FUNTIME—Children
	8:30	ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
	9:00	CARTOONS—Children
	9:30	DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy
	10:00	COMMUNITY—Bob Basset
	10:25	NEWS—Andy Macmillan
	10:30	TRAILMASTER—Western
	11:30	PRICE IS RIGHT Guest: Douglas Fairbanks. Host: Bill Cullen
	Afternoon
	12:00	DONNA REED
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	ERNIE FORD—Variety Guest: Gale Garnett
	1:30	WOMAN—Athena Parker
	1:55	NEWS
	2:00	FLAME IN THE WIND
	2:30	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:55	NEWS—Marlene Sanders
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	YOUNG MARRIEDS
	4:00	MADHOUSE—Children
	4:30	SUPERMAN—Adventure
	5:00	HERCULES—Cartoons
	5:15	ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
	5:30	LLOYD THAXTON—Variety Guests: Peter and Gordon
	Evening
	6:30	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	6:45	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	7:00	RIFLEMAN—Western
	7:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	8:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	8:30	MY THREE SONS
	9:00	BEWITCHED
	9:30	PEYTON PLACE
	10:00	JIMMY DEAN—Variety Guests: The Mills Brothers, Norm Crosby, Buck Owens
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	LES CRANE—Variety

 

 

	-7- WNAC (BOSTON) (ABC)
	Morning
	6:25	FARM AND MARKET REPORT
	6:30	FAMILY LIVING—Education
	7:00	THREE STOOGES—Comedy
	9:00	JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
	9:30	GIRL TALK—Panel Panelist: Jinx Falkenburg
	10:00	DOBIE GILLIS—Comedy
	10:30	FLAME IN THE WIND
	11:00	DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy
	11:30	PRICE IS RIGHT Guest: Douglas Fairbanks. Host: Bill Cullen
	Afternoon
	12:00	DONNA REED
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	1:30	TRAILMASTER—Western
	2:30	MOVIE—Drama “The Narrow Margin” (1952)
	3:55	NEWS—Marlene Sanders
	4:00	SURFSIDE 6—Mystery
	5:00	HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
	5:30	THREE STOOGES—Comedy
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	6:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:30	RIFLEMAN—Western
	7:00	CAR 54—Comedy
	7:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	8:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	8:30	MY THREE SONS
	9:00	BEWITCHED
	9:30	PEYTON PLACE
	10:00	NAKED CITY—Police
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:20	MOVIE—Double Feature 1. Two Girls and a Sailor” (Musical Comedy; 1944) 2. Destination Big House” (Drama; 1950)

 

 

	-8- WNHC (NEW HAVEN) (ABC)
	Morning
	6:45	COLLEGE COURSE—Chemistry
	7:15	PRAYER WITH MONSIGNOR
	7:30	MR. GOOBER   COLOR
	8:30	GLORIA—Exercise   COLOR
	9:00	GIRL TALK—Panel Panelist: Georgia Gibbs
	9:30	YOUNG MARRIEDS—Serial
	10:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	10:30	FLAME IN THE WIND
	11:00	ERNIE FORD—Variety
	11:30	PRICE IS RIGHT Guest: Douglas Fairbanks. Host: Bill Cullen
	Afternoon
	12:00	DONNA REED
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	MOVIE—Musical Comedy “Gold Diggers of 1935” (1935)
	2:30	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:55	NEWS—Marlene Sanders
	3:00	TRAILMASTER—Western
	4:00	ADMIRAL JACK—Children
	5:00	RIFLEMAN—Western
	5:30	HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:15	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	6:30	LARAMIE—Western   COLOR
	7:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	8:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	8:30	MY THREE SONS
	9:00	BEWITCHED
	9:30	PEYTON PLACE
	10:00	JIMMY DEAN—Variety Guests: The Mills Brothers, Norm Crosby, Buck Owens
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:20	SPORTS—Carl Grande
	11:25	TELL ME, DR. BROTHERS
	11:30	LES CRANE—Variety
	1:00	GALE STORM—Comedy

 

 

	-9- WMUR (MANCHESTER) (ABC)
	Morning
	9:25	NEWS—Ron Ripley
	9:30	CLYDE JOY—Music
	9:55	NEWS—Ron Ripley
	10:00	MOVIE—Comedy “Man About Town” (1939)
	11:30	PRICE IS RIGHT Guest: Douglas Fairbanks. Host: Bill Cullen
	Afternoon
	12:00	DONNA REED
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	ERNIE FORD—Variety Guest: Gale Garnett
	1:30	ANN SOTHERN—Comedy
	2:00	FLAME IN THE WIND
	2:30	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:55	NEWS—Marlene Sanders
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	YOUNG MARRIEDS
	4:00	TRAILMASTER—Western
	5:00	UNCLE GUS—Cartoons
	Evening
	6:00	ROBIN HOOD—Adventure
	6:30	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	7:00	SEA HUNT—Adventure
	7:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	8:00	BILKO—Phil Silvers
	8:30	MY THREE SONS
	9:00	BEWITCHED
	9:30	PEYTON PLACE
	10:00	JIMMY DEAN—Variety Guests: The Mills Brothers, Norm Crosby, Buck Owens
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	SKI REPORTS—Bruce Gordon
	11:30	MOVIE—Adventure “Captain John Smith and Pocahontas” (1953)

 

 

	10 WJAR (PROVIDENCE) (NBC)
	Morning
	6:30	TV CLASSROOM—Education
	7:00	TODAY—Hugh Downs Guests: Terri Thornton, Ralph Schoenstein Local news and weather 7:25, 8:25
	9:00	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
	9:25	NEWS
	9:30	WORLD AROUND US
	9:55	NEWS, WEATHER
	10:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
	10:30	WHAT’S THIS SONG?   COLOR  Celebrities: Nancy Sinatra, Tommy Sands
	10:55	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	11:00	CONCENTRATION
	11:30	JEOPARDY   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	SAY WHEN!   COLOR
	12:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game   COLOR
	12:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	1:00	TALK OF THE TOWN—Kroll
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL   COLOR
	1:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	2:00	MOMENT OF TRUTH
	2:30	DOCTORS—Serial
	3:00	ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
	3:30	YOU DON’T SAY!   COLOR  Celebrities: Rusty Draper, Laraine Day
	4:00	MATCH GAME Guests: Florence Henderson, Bill Cosby. Gene Rayburn is the moderator.
	4:25	NEWS
	4:30	MOVIE—Western “Return of the Bad Man” (1948)
	Evening
	6:00	EYE-DENTIFY—Jay Kroll
	6:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:30	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	7:00	WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE
	7:30	DANIEL BOONE—Adventure
	8:30	DR. KILDARE—Drama
	9:30	HAZEL—Comedy   COLOR
	10:00	SUSPENSE THEATER   COLOR  “In Darkness, Waiting”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR

 

 

	12 WPRO (PROVIDENCE) (CBS)
	Morning
	6:30	GUEST ARTIST CONCERTS
	7:00	THREE STOOGES, POPEYE
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM—Bonnie Riker
	9:30	DIALING FOR DOLLARS
	10:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:00	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
	11:30	McCOYS—Comedy
	Afternoon
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:25	NEWS—Robert Trout
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	1:00	GIRL TALK—Panel Panelist: Hermione Gingold
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Game Players: Bob Denver, Amanda Blake
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY Guests: Children from the first show in 1945
	3:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Dick Shawn, Shari Lewis
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	THREE STOOGES—Comedy
	4:30	WOODY WOODPECKER
	5:00	MOVIE—Melodrama “The Astounding She-Monster” (1957)
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	6:30	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:00	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	7:30	MUNSTERS—Comedy
	8:00	PERRY MASON
	9:00	PASSWORD—Game Celebrities: Hugh O’Brian, Juliet Prowse
	9:30	BAILEYS OF BALBOA
	10:00	DEFENDERS—Drama
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:20	MOVIE—Drama “A Cry in the Night” (1956)

 

 

	14 WJZB (WORCESTER) (IND.)
	Afternoon
	5:30	FILM FEATURE
	Evening
	6:00	SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER
	6:30	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	7:00	WHIPLASH—Adventure
	7:30	SUSIE—Comedy
	8:00	MOVIE—Drama “Hiroshima Mon Amour” (French; 1959)
	9:30	HIGHWAY PATROL—Police
	10:00	BEACHCOMBER—Adventure
	10:30	DANGER MAN—Mystery
	11:00	FLORIDA FILMS

 

 

	38 WIHS (BOSTON) (IND.)
	Morning
	9:00	YOUTH NEWS DIGEST
	9:15	READING OUT LOUD
	9:45	LET’S EXPLORE AMERICA
	10:15	PHYSICAL FITNESS—Eller
	10:30	ADVENTURES IN OTHER LANDS
	11:00	HORIZONS OF SCIENCE
	11:30	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	Afternoon
	1:00	STUDY OF COMMUNISM
	1:30	GATEWAYS TO SOUND
	2:00	OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY
	2:30	MONEY MANAGEMENT
	3:00	MOVIE—Drama “Smashing the Money Ring” (1939)
	5:00	KIT CARSON—Western
	5:30	CARTOON PARTY—Children
	5:45	NEWS—Victor Best
	Evening
	6:00	FAMOUS PLAYHOUSE—Drama
	6:30	LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
	7:00	MOVIE—Comedy “Princess O’Rourke” (1943)
	8:30	DA’S MAN—Police
	9:00	CORONADO 9—Mystery
	9:30	I LED THREE LIVES
	10:00	NEWS
	10:15	MOVIE—Drama “Night unto Night” (1947)

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