What's on TV? Wednesday, December 12, 1962

That CBS Reports special "109 Days to Venus" (not to be confused with the MST3K movie First Spaceship on Venus, which got it all wrong) is about the space probe Mariner II, which was launched in August and is expected to fly by Venus on Friday, 109 days later. In these early years of manned spaceflight, an unmanned probe to Venus would have been almost as exotic. And speaking of exotic, I made a note in the listings that the U.S. Steel Hour episode "Big Day for a Scrambler," starring James Whitmore as an aging professional golfer trying for one last lucky streak, is being done live, which must make it one of the few regular programs still doing so. There's something very distinctive and exciting about live television (I wrote about it here); I wish it was still done today. This week's listings are from the Dallas-Fort Worth edition.

	3  KFDX (WICHITA FALLS) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:30	CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education   COLOR
	7:00	TODAY—Hugh Downs Guests: Joy Adamson, Balint Vazsonyi
	9:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	9:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Robert Q. Lewis   COLOR
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11:00	YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION—Bill Leyden
	11:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
	11:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	WEATHER AND NEWS
	12:30	BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz
	1:00	MERV GRIFFIN—Variety   COLOR
	1:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	2:00	LORETTA YOUNG
	2:30	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
	3:30	HERE’S HOLLYWOOD Guests: Alan Hale Jr., Jack Mullaney. Hosts: Helen O’Connell, Jack Linkletter
	3:55	NEWS—Sander Vanocur
	4:00	OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
	4:30	PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
	5:00	ANNIE OAKLEY—Western
	5:30	MR. MAGOO
	5:45	SPORTS, WEATHER, NEWS
	EVENING
	6:15	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	6:30	VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR
	8:00	PERRY COMO—Variety From Guantanamo Naval Base: Roger Williams, Dorothy Collins, Jean Carroll
	9:00	ELEVENTH HOUR
	10:00	NEWS
	10:10	WEATHER AND NEWS
	10:30	TONIGHT—Carson   COLOR

 

 

	-4- KRLD (DALLAS) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:30	COLLEGE OF THE AIR
	7:00	NEWS AND FARM REPORT
	7:15	CARTOON TIME—Children
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	CALENDAR—Harry Reasoner
	9:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	10:00	McCOYS—Comedy
	10:30	PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:25	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	12:20	FASHIONS IN FACES—Women
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter
	2:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	2:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel
	2:55	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	3:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy
	4:30	OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
	5:00	PARTY TIME—Dean Allen
	5:30	LONE RANGER—Western
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:10	WEATHER
	6:15	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	6:30	CBS REPORTS—Documentary “109 Days to Venus”
	7:30	DOBIE GILLIS—Comedy
	8:00	BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
	8:30	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
	9:00	U.S. STEEL HOUR—Drama “Big Day for a Scrambler” (Live)
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
	10:30	NEWSREEL
	10:35	BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz
	11:05	DRAGNET—Police
	11:35	COMEDY TIME—Drama

 

 

	-5- WBAP (FORT WORTH) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:00	CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM
	6:30	CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education   COLOR
	7:00	TODAY—Hugh Downs Guests: Joy Adamson, Balint Vazsonyi
	9:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	9:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Robert Q. Lewis   COLOR
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11:00	YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION—Bill Leyden
	11:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
	11:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS—Tom Whalen   COLOR
	12:35	DATELINE—Wygant   COLOR
	1:00	MERV GRIFFIN—Variety   COLOR
	1:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	2:00	LORETTA YOUNG
	2:30	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
	3:30	HERE’S HOLLYWOOD Guests: Alan Hale Jr., Jack Mullaney. Hosts: Helen O’Connell, Jack Linkletter
	3:55	NEWS—Sander Vanocur
	4:00	CARTOON CAPERS   COLOR
	4:30	MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
	5:00	ISLANDERS—Adventure
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS AND WEATHER   COLOR
	6:15	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	6:30	VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR
	8:00	PERRY COMO—Variety From Guantanamo Naval Base: Roger Williams, Dorothy Collins, Jean Carroll
	9:00	ELEVENTH HOUR
	10:00	NEWS
	10:15	WEATHER, NEWS AND SPORTS   COLOR
	10:35	TONIGHT—Carson   COLOR
	12:00	NEWS—Murphy   COLOR
	12:05	CONSULT DR. BROTHERS
	12:10	CENTURY MILESTONES

 

 

	6  KSYD (WICHITA FALLS) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:25	COLLEGE OF THE AIR
	6:55	PERSPECTIVE—Religion
	7:00	CASPER AND FRIENDS
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	CALENDAR—Harry Reasoner
	9:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	10:00	McCOYS—Comedy
	10:30	PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:25	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter
	2:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	2:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel
	2:55	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	3:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	SUGARFOOT—Western
	5:00	WYATT EARP—Western
	5:30	NEWS AND WEATHER
	5:45	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	EVENING
	6:00	MOVIE—Western “Raton Pass” (1951)
	7:30	DOBIE GILLIS—Comedy
	8:00	BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
	8:30	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
	9:00	U.S. STEEL HOUR—Drama “Big Day for a Scrambler” (Live)
	10:00	NEWS AND WEATHER
	10:20	LIFE LINE—Wayne Poucher
	10:30	THRILLER—Mystery
	11:30	M SQUAD—Police

 

 

	7  KSWO (LAWTON-WICHITA FALLS) (ABC)
	MORNING
	9:00	CARTOONS—Children
	9:30	JACK LaLANNE—Exercise
	10:00	TV HOUR OF STARS—Drama
	11:00	JANE WYMAN—Drama
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	ERNIE FORD—Variety
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	1:00	WIRE SERVICE—Drama
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:25	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	2:30	SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND
	4:30	DISCOVERY ’62—Children
	4:55	AMERICAN NEWSSTAND
	5:00	MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
	5:45	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:20	WEATHER—Bob Weedn
	6:30	WAGON TRAIN—Western
	7:30	GOING MY WAY—Drama
	8:30	OUR MAN HIGGINS—Comedy
	9:00	NAKED CITY—Police
	10:00	NEWS—Bill Shadel
	10:10	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	10:35	MOVIE—Adventure “Heart of the North” (1938)

 

 

	-8- WFAA (DALLAS) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	MR. PEPPERMINT—Children
	8:15	FARM SHOW—Jim Thomas
	8:30	MOVIE—Musical “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim” (1947)
	10:00	JULIE BENELL—Women
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	ERNIE FORD—Variety
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	1:00	SANTA’S WORKSHOP—Children
	1:30	LEAVE IT TO THE GIRLS
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:25	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	2:30	SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND
	4:30	DISCOVERY ’62—Children
	4:55	AMERICAN NEWSSTAND
	5:00	SEA HUNT—Adventure
	5:30	BACKGROUND, BACKSTAGE AND BUSINESS BEAT—Dallas
	5:45	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	WEATHER AND SPORTS
	6:30	WAGON TRAIN—Western
	7:30	GOING MY WAY—Drama
	8:30	OUR MAN HIGGINS—Comedy
	9:00	NAKED CITY—Police
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
	10:30	NEWS—Bill Shadel
	10:40	MOVIE—Drama “That Forsythe Woman” (1949)

 

 

	11 KTVT (FORT WORTH) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	8:10	NEWS—Jim Abbott
	8:30	CARTOON CARNIVAL—Children
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM—Children
	9:30	TROUBLE WITH FATHER
	10:00	MOVIE—Comedy “The Smiling Ghost” (1941)
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	12:20	CARTOONS—Children
	12:30	AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
	1:00	DIVORCE COURT—Drama
	2:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Flowing Gold” (1940)
	3:25	LIFE LINE—Wayne Poucher
	3:30	DICK TRACY—Cartoons
	4:00	SUPERMAN—Adventure
	4:30	POPEYE—Cartoons
	5:00	THREE STOOGES—Comedy
	5:45	NEWS AND WEATHER
	EVENING
	6:00	SUPERCAR—Children
	6:30	BOURBON STREET BEAT
	7:30	MOVIE—Drama “Alias Nick Beal” (1949)
	9:00	TARGET: CORRUPTORS—Drama
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
	10:25	MOVIE—Drama “The Bribe” (1949)

 

 

	12 KXII (ARDMORE-SHERMAN-DENNISON) (NBC, CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Hugh Downs Guests: Joy Adamson, Balint Vazsonyi
	9:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	9:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Robert Q. Lewis   COLOR
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11:00	WOMAN’S WORLD—Cox
	11:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
	11:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TWELVE ACRES—Olivo
	12:30	CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE
	12:55	LIFE LINE—Wayne Poucher
	1:00	MERV GRIFFIN—Variety   COLOR
	1:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	2:00	LORETTA YOUNG
	2:30	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
	3:30	HERE’S HOLLYWOOD Guests: Alan Hale Jr., Jack Mullaney. Hosts: Helen O’Connell, Jack Linkletter
	3:55	NEWS—Sander Vanocur
	4:00	MATINEE THEATER—Drama
	4:30	KING OF DIAMONDS—Mystery
	5:00	CURRENT—Interview
	5:15	POPEYE TIME—Children
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:10	WEATHER
	6:15	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	6:30	VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR
	8:00	PERRY COMO—Variety From Guantanamo Naval Base: Roger Williams, Dorothy Collins, Jean Carroll
	9:00	ELEVENTH HOUR
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
	10:30	TONIGHT—Carson   COLOR

 

 

	13 KERA (DALLAS) (Educ.)
	MORNING
	9:00	FLIGHT SIX—Education
	9:30	SCIENCE LAB II—Education
	9:45	AMERICAN NEWSREEL ALBUM
	10:00	HOME ROOM I—Education
	10:15	INDUSTRY ON PARADE
	10:30	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	11:00	SPANISH II—Education
	11:15	FABRIC FAIR—Woman
	11:45	HERE AND THERE—Education
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	PSYCHOLOGY I—Education
	12:30	SPANISH I—Education
	12:45	AGRICULTURE—Documentary
	1:00	ADVENTURES IN LEARNING
	1:15	FOR YOUR INFORMATION
	1:30	MODERN ALGEBRA—Education
	2:00	HOME AND FAMILY LIFE
	2:30	SPANISH I—Education
	2:45	PROGRESS PARADE
	3:00	HOME ROOM II—Education
	3:15	BRITISH CALENDAR—Tobin
	3:30	PERSPECTIVES—Documentary
	4:30	LANGUAGE AND LINGUSTICS
	5:00	OPERATION ALPHABET
	5:30	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	EVENING
	6:00	BIOLOGY TODAY—Education
	6:30	AMERICAN ECONOMY
	7:00	DRIVER EDUCATION—Hightower
	7:30	HOUSE WE LIVE IN—Education
	8:00	AN AGE OF KINGS—Drama “Henry IV, Part I,” Acts 1 and 2
	9:30	MODERN ALGEBRA—Education

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