March 14, 2022

What's on TV? Wednesday, March 16, 1955




Xome familiar names greet us in these listings from what's called the Mid-States Edition, comprising Iowa and Illinois, and including a pair of DuMont affiliates. For starters, Jack Paar's name jumps out, still hosting the CBS Morning Show. At the other end of the scale, Steve Allen's still on duty at Tonight. Eddie Fisher's guest on his NBC show is singer Morton Downey Sr., whose son Morton Jr. becomes a sensation some 30 years later. And Henry Morgan makes a rare acting appearance in the movie comedy So This Is New York on WREX's Million Dollar Movie. But for my money, the best program description in this issue—perhaps the best description you'll ever read in any TV Guide—comes from KCRG's Wrestling from Chicago: "Favorite grunt-and-groaners in action." I didn't realize the Playboy Channel was around in 1955.

 
-2- WMT (Cedar Rapids) (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     8:45
Tower Preview
 
     9:00
Garry Moore—Variety
 
     9:30
Janet Dean, R.N.
 
   10:00
Arthur Godfrey Time
 
   10:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
   11:00
Valiant Lady—Serial
 
   11:15
Love of Life—Serial
       
   11:30
Search for Tomorrow—Serial
 
   11:45
Guiding Light—Serial
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Noon News—Bill Roberts
 
   12:10
Weather and Markets
 
   12:15
Road of Life—Serial
 
   12:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis   COLOR 
 
     1:30
Home Fare—Ladies
 
     2:00
Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     2:30
Bob Crosby—Music
 
     3:00
Brighter Day—Serial
 
     3:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     3:30
On Your Account—Quiz
 
     4:00
TV Playschool—Kids
 
     4:30
Corral Club—Marshal Jay
 
     5:30
Superman—Adventure
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Sports with Tait Cummins
 
     6:15
Dateline Iowa—Bill Roberts
 
     6:25
Weather Roundup
 
     6:30
Doug Edwards
 
     6:45
Leo and His Pioneers
 
     7:00
ARTHUR GODFREY
 
     8:00
THE MILLIONAIRE
 
     8:30
I’VE GOT A SECRET
Guest: Thelma Ritter. Panelists: Jayne Meadows, Bill Cullen, Faye Emerson, Henry Morgan. Garry Moore emcees.
 
     9:00
BOXING
Kid Galivan vs. Bobby Dykes
 
     9:45
RED BARBER--Sports
 
   10:00
SHERLOCK HOLMES
 
   10:30
NEWS—Bob Johnson
 
   10:45
WEATHER TOWER
 
   10:50
SONG PARADE—Music
 
   11:00
Tower Theater—Movie
“Out of the Storm”
 
 
 
-4- WHBF (Rock Island) (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Morning Show—Jack Paar
 
     8:25
News and Weather
 
     8:30
Morning Show—Jack Paar
 
     9:00
Garry Moore—Variety
 
     9:30
Arthur Godfrey Time
 
   10:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
   11:00
Valiant Lady—Serial
 
   11:15
Love of Life—Serial
       
   11:30
Search for Tomorrow—Serial
 
   11:45
Guiding Light—Serial
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
The Inner Flame—Serial
 
   12:15
Farm Almanac
 
   12:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis   COLOR 
 
     1:30
Linkletter’s House Party
 
     2:00
Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     2:30
Bob Crosby—Music
 
     3:00
Brighter Day—Serial
 
     3:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     3:30
On Your Account—Quiz
 
     4:00
Frankly Feminine—Ladies
 
     4:30
Home, School and Community
 
     5:00
Magic Carpet—Stories
 
     5:30
The Buddies
 
     5:45
News
 
     5:55
Weather
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
You Asked for It—Requests
 
     6:30
Doug Edwards
 
     6:45
Perry Como—Music
 
     7:00
ARTHUR GODFREY
 
     8:00
THE MILLIONAIRE
 
     8:30
I’VE GOT A SECRET
Guest: Thelma Ritter. Panelists: Jayne Meadows, Bill Cullen, Faye Emerson, Henry Morgan. Garry Moore emcees.
 
     9:00
BOXING
Kid Galivan vs. Bobby Dykes
 
     9:45
RED BARBER--Sports
 
   10:00
I LED THREE LIVES—Drama
 
   10:30
RAY BOLGER—Comedy
 
   11:00
Late News and Weather
 
 
 
-6- WOC (Davenport) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—Garroway
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Way of the World—Serial
 
     9:45
Sheilah Graham
 
   10:00
Home—TV Magazine
 
   11:00
Tennessee Ernie—Music
       
   11:30
Feather Your Nest—Quiz
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Rural Roundup—Bill Gress
 
   12:15
At Home—Mary Marshall
 
   12:30
Especially for You—Ladies
 
     1:00
Movie Matinee—Film
 
     2:00
Greatest Gift—Serial
 
     2:15
Golden Windows  
 
     2:30
One Man’s Family
 
     2:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
Mr. Sweeney—Serial
 
     3:45
Modern Romances
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Variety
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody
 
     5:00
To Be Announced
 
     5:30
Circle “6” Ranch—Cowboys
 
EVENING
 
     6:10
Four Star Sports—Hal Hart
 
     6:15
Four Star News—Bill Mason
 
     6:25
Weather Tower—Danico
 
     6:30
Eddie Fisher—Music
Guest: Morton Downey
 
     6:45
News CaravanSwayze
 
     7:00
I MARRIED JOAN
 
     7:30
MY LITTLE MARGIE
 
     8:00
KRAFT THEATER—Drama
“Jeannie”
 
     9:00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
 
     9:30
ORIENT EXPRESS
 
   10:00
WHO SAID THAT?—Panel
 
   10:30
WEATHER—Phil Kane
 
   10:35
NEWS AND SPORTS
 
   10:45
SOIREE WITH SONTAG
 
   11:00
Tonight—Steve Allen
Guests: Dorothy Collins, Dave Brubeck
 
   12:00
Coming Attractions
 
 
 
-7- KWWL (Waterloo) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—Garroway
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Film Subject
 
     9:45
Sheilah Graham
 
   10:00
Home—TV Magazine
 
   11:00
Tennessee Ernie—Music
       
   11:30
Feather Your Nest—Quiz
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
News and Farm Picture
 
   12:30
Movie Matinee
 
     2:00
Greatest Gift—Serial
 
     2:15
Golden Windows  
 
     2:30
One Man’s Family
 
     2:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls
 
     3:15
School of the Air
 
     3:30
Film Subject
 
     3:45
Modern Romances
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Variety
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody
 
     5:00
Early Show
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
News—John Bowles
 
     6:15
Weather—Chet Behrman
 
     6:20
Sports—John Bowles
 
     6:30
Disneyland—Features
 
     7:30
NORGE PLAYHOUSE
 
     7:45
FILM SUBJECT
 
     8:00
MEET CORLISS ARCHER
 
     8:30
ALL STAR THEATER
 
     9:00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
 
     9:30
BIG TOWN—Drama
 
   10:00
WEATHER—Duane Hunting
 
   10:05
NEWS—Nick George
 
   10:20
SPORTS
 
   10:30
FASHION FLOURISHES
 
   10:45
LATE SHOW—Movie
 
   11:30
Late News Capsule
 
 
 
-9- KCRG (Cedar Rapids) (ABC, DuM)
 
AFTERNOON
 
     4:00
Mother Wilson’s Kitchen
 
     4:30
Cowboy Club—Movie
 
     5:25
Crusader Rabbit—Cartoon
 
     5:30
Captain Video—Space
 
     5:45
Music Hall Varieties
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Iowa Newsreel
 
     6:15
John Daly—News
 
     6:30
Disneyland—Features
 
     7:30
STU ERWIN—Comedy
 
     8:00
MASQUERADE PARTY
 
     8:30
WHO SAID THAT?
Panelists: Horace McMahon, June Lockhart, Bill Henry. John Daly moderates.
 
     9:00
EISENHOWER NEWS CONFERENCE
 
     9:30
TIMES SQUARE PLAYHOUSE
 
   10:00
TOMORROW’S WEATHER
 
   10:05
NIGHT BULLETIN AND SPORTS SCORES
 
   10:15
FILM
 
   10:25
WRESTLING—Chicago
 
 
 
13 WREX (Rockford) (CBS ABC)
 
MORNING
 
   10:15
Good Morning Film
 
   10:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
   11:00
Valiant Lady—Serial
 
   11:15
Love of Life—Serial
       
   11:30
Search for Tomorrow—Serial
 
   11:45
Just for You
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Markets and News
 
   12:15
Road of Life—Serial
 
   12:30
Coffee Time Playhouse
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis   COLOR 
 
     1:15
“Rex” Presents
 
     1:30
Party Line 13
 
     2:00
Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     2:30
Bob Crosby—Music
 
     3:00
Pleasure Time
 
     3:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     3:30
Meditation Time
 
     3:35
Let’s Talk It Over
 
     3:45
Betty and Suzy
 
     4:00
Roddy Mac Show
 
     4:30
Stand By for Action
 
     5:00
Trail Time—Western
 
     5:30
Wild Bill Hickok—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
 
     6:15
Weather, Sports, News
 
     6:30
Doug Edwards
 
     6:45
Perry Como—Music
 
     7:00
ARTHUR GODFREY
 
     8:00
THE MILLIONAIRE
 
     8:30
I’VE GOT A SECRET
Guest: Thelma Ritter. Panelists: Jayne Meadows, Bill Cullen, Faye Emerson, Henry Morgan. Garry Moore emcees.
 
     9:00
BOXING
Kid Galivan vs. Bobby Dykes
 
     9:45
RED BARBER--Sports
 
   10:00
WEATHER
 
   10:05
NEWS—Natl. and Internatl.
 
   10:20
SPORTS
 
   10:30
MILLION DOLLAR MOVIE
“So This Is New York”
 
   12:00
Late News
 
 
 
39 WTVO (Rockford) (NBC DuM)
 
AFTERNOON
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
Mr. Sweeney—Serial
 
     3:45
Modern Romances
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Variety
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody
 
     5:00
Fun Time—Children
 
     5:30
Captain Video—Space
 
     5:45
Dick Russell Show
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Early Edition—News
 
     6:15
Sports Hi-Lites
 
     6:25
TV Weatherman
 
     6:30
Eddie Fisher—Music
Guest: Morton Downey
 
     6:45
News CaravanSwayze
 
     7:00
I MARRIED JOAN
 
     7:30
MY LITTLE MARGIE
 
     8:00
SPORTS TIME—Wismer
 
     8:15
INDUSTRY ON PARADE
 
     8:30
HOTPOINT THEATER
 
     9:00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
 
     9:30
LONE WOLF—Mystery
 
   10:00
NIGHTCAP NEWS
 
   10:15
TV WEATHERMAN
 
   10:20
SPORTS REVIEW
 
   10:30
STORIES OF THE CENTURY
 
   11:00
Texas Rasslin’

 


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2 comments:

  1. Interesting that Robert Q. Lewis's show was broadcast in color...at 1:00PM.

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  2. Thanks for finding this issue, Mitchell. Think about how commercial TV was in its "toddler years" then. Many secondary TV stations survived by carrying programming from two affiliates. "Texas Rasslin'" had to be a classic....

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