August 22, 2022

What's on TV? Thursday, August 26, 1954




I've probably mentioned this before, but one of the great losses in contemporary television is that of local programming. In turning America into one big market, we've seen local stations become centralized, homogeneous, without any of the regional dialects and quirks that we see in these old issues. In this issue we have variety shows, "musicals," interview programs, and local sports; granted, we're talking about Chicagoland here, but even smaller markets used to have their share of locally produced shows and news documentaries. Nowadays the primary local program is an endless soft news program that combines elements of all of the above, along with a healthy dose of infomercial-like programming. Is this an adequate evolution of programming? You be the judge.

 
 WBBM (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     6:40
Today’s Thoughts
 
     6:45
Farm Daily—Menard
 
     7:00
The Morning Show—Variety
(Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55)
 
     9:00
Garry Moore—Variety
 
     9:30
Godfrey And Friends
 
   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
Buster Crabbe—Western
 
     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
Grove & Griffin—Songs
 
     7:00
WHAT’S IN A WORD—Quiz
Panelists: Audrey Meadows, Faye Emerson, Mike Wallace, Jim Moran. Moderator: Clifton Fadiman
 
     7:30
FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE
“The Test”
 
     8:00
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN COMMON—Quiz—Ralph Story
 
     8:30
BIG TOWN—Drama
 
     9:00
TELLTALE CLUE—Crime
 
     9:30
PLACE THE FACE—Quiz
 
   10:00
NEWS—Fahey Flynn
 
   10:15
IN TOWN TONIGHT—Variety
 
   10:30
NEWS—John Harington
 
   10:45
IRV KUPCINET—Comments
 
   11:00
Playhouse—Drama
“Port of Call”
 
   11:30
News
 
   11:35
MOVIE—Mystery
“Case For The Crown”
 
 
 
 4  WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—News, Interviews
(Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.)
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School
 
     9:30
A Time To Live
 
     9:45
Three Steps To Heaven
 
   10:00
Home—Women’s News   COLOR 
 
   11:00
Gordon Thomas—Variety
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
What’s New In The Kitchen
 
   12:45
Let’s Look At The News
 
     1:00
Hot Shot Revue—Musical
 
     1:30
Bob Heiss—Interviews
 
     1:55
Weather
 
     2:00
One Man’s Family
 
     2:15
Golden Windows
 
     2:30
First Love
 
     2:45
Concerning Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     3:15
Bride And Groom
 
     3:30
The Betty White Show
 
     4:00
Beulah Donohue—Women
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody—Puppets
 
     5:00
Gretchen Colnik—Tips
 
     5:15
Little Amateurs—Talent
 
     5:30
Foreman Tom—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
The Grenadiers—Musical   COLOR 
 
     6:15
News—Paul Skinner
 
     6:25
Weather—Bill Carlsen
 
     6:30
Sports—Lary Clark
 
     6:45
News—John C. Swayze
 
     7:00
GROUCHO MARX—Quiz
 
     7:30
TRIANGLE THEATER—Drama
 
     8:00
DRAGNET—Police Drama
 
     8:30
FORD THEATRE—Drama
“Double Bet”
 
     9:00
To Be Announced
 
   10:00
PLAY BALL—Quiz
 
   10:15
NEWS
 
   10:25
WEATHER—Bill Carlsen
 
   10:30
I LED 3 LIVES—Drama
 
   11:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“The Caretaker’s Daughter”
 
     1:00
News—Tom Mercein
 
     1:05
Wrestling
 
 
 
 WNBQ (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     6:45
Everett Mitchell—Talks
 
     7:00
Today—News, Interviews
(Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.)
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School
 
     9:30
A Time To Live
 
     9:45
Three Steps To Heaven
 
   10:00
Home—Women’s News   COLOR 
 
   11:00
Bob Smith Show—Variety
       
   11:30
Melody Magazine—Music
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Noontime Comics—Kids
 
   12:30
Bob & Kay Show—Chats
 
     1:00
Creative Cookery—Recipes
 
     2:00
One Man’s Family
 
     2:15
Golden Windows
 
     2:30
First Love
 
     2:45
Concerning Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     3:15
Bride And Groom
 
     3:30
The Betty White Show
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Comedy
 
     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
Sports—Joe Wilson
 
     6:15
Dorsey Connors—Travel
 
     6:20
Alex Dreier—Features
 
     6:25
Tony Weitzel—Comments
 
     6:30
The World of Mr. Sweeney
 
     6:45
News—John C. Swayze
 
     7:00
GROUCHO MARX—Quiz
 
     7:30
JUSTICE—Legal Cases
 
     8:00
DRAGNET—Police Drama
 
     8:30
FORD THEATRE—Drama
“Double Bet”
 
     9:00
VIDEO THEATER—Drama   DEBUT 
“To Each His Own”
 
   10:00
WEATHER—Clint Youle
 
   10:10
DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
 
   10:15
NEWS—Jack Angell
 
   10:30
SPORTS—Norman Barry
 
   10:45
HERBIE MINTZ—Musical
 
   11:00
Harness Racing—Sportsman’s Park
 
 
 
 WBKB (ABC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Chicago Parade—Variety
 
     8:00
Breakfast Club-Don McNeill
 
     9:00
Cookery Magic—Recipes
 
     9:30
Pied Piper Show—Kids
 
   10:00
Play House—Kiddies
 
   10:30
Time For Uncle Win
 
   10:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
   11:00
Danny O’Neil—Variety
 
   11:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Happy Pirates—Kids’ Fun
 
   12:45
News—Ulmer Turner
 
     1:00
Ruth Crowley—Baby Care
 
     1:15
The Doctor Answers—Talk
 
     1:30
Claude Kirchner—Variety
 
     2:00
Stuart Brent—Discussion
 
     2:15
Swingalong—Musical
 
     3:00
Home Theater—Dramas
 
     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
 
     6:10
Weather—Wayne Grifin
 
     6:15
News—John Daly
 
     6:30
Lone Ranger—Western
 
     7:00
F.Y.I.—News Features
 
     7:30
PEOPLE’S PLAYHOUSE
 
     8:00
WANT TO LEAD A BAND?
 
     8:30
KRAFT THEATRE—Drama
“Uncle Harry”
 
     9:30
VICTORY AT SEA—Documentary
 
   10:00
WATERFRONT—Film Drama
 
   10:30
MY HERO—Comedy
 
   11:00
News—Ulmer Turner
 
   11:05
Tom Duggan—Comments
 
   12:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Delinquent Parents”
 
 
 
 WGN (DU Mont)
 
MORNING
 
     9:00
Paul Fogarty—Exercises
 
     9:30
Time For Stories
 
   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
Traveler’s Sketchbook
 
   12:55
News—Steve Fentress
 
     1:00
Batting Practice—Interviews
 
     1:10
Lead Off Man—Interviews
 
     1:30
BASEBALL—Cubs vs. Giants
New York Giants at Chicago Cubs
 
     3:45
Tenth Inning—Interviews
 
     4:00
Bandstand Matinee—Musical
 
     4:55
News—Les Nichols
 
     5:00
Bob Atcher—Western
 
     5:30
News—Leslie Monypenny
 
     5:45
Curbstone Cut Up—Chats
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Captain Video—Adventures
 
     6:15
Sports Final—Vince Lloyd
 
     6:30
News—Spencer Allen
 
     6:45
Chicagoland Newsreel
 
     7:00
MOVIE—Feature Film
 
     8:00
BEHOLD THY MOTHER
 
     8:30
HOME, SWEET, HOME
 
     9:00
THE LONE WOLF—Action
 
     9:30
BOSTON BLACKIE—Drama
 
   10:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Paris Nights” (1st showing)
 
   11:45
Weather—Carl Greyson

 TV  


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1 comment:

  1. Quizzes and normal programmes are boring. You can't really call it local TV until you've broadcast something really local like the Pantomime Horse Grand National:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DWCBNtHyJ1E

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