January 2, 2023

What's on TV? Monday, January 2, 1956




As promised on Saturday, we have here the New Year's festivities pushed one day to Monday, but other that the date, everything remains the same. It's only the second time that the Tournament of Roses parade has been televised in color, and I imagine those viewers with a color set in their homes are suitably impressed. There's more to the day than parades and football, though; an episode of NBC's Medic dealing with the role of the anesthesiologist casts an actual anesthesiologist due to the complexities of the machinery involved; one of the actresses playing a nurse is also a nurse in real life. Talk about realism, but then James Moser, who created the show (and later would create Ben Casey) was a writer for Dragnet, so he knew something about realism on TV. After that, Robert Montgomery Presents features a trio of one-act plays with an intertwined theme: boys faced with decisions that could change the course of their lives. And on Studio One, Ralph Meeker plays a social worker trying to keep a boy who's just left reform school from making the same mistakes again. I've seen that episode; it's very good, with Meeker cast against type. Anyhow, there's plenty more to see from this Chicagoland issue.

 
-2- WBBM (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     6:40
Today’s Thoughts
 
     6:45
Farm Daily—Menard
 
     7:00
Morning Show—Variety
Five minutes of local news at 7;25, 7:55
 
     8:00
Captain Kangaroo—Kids
 
     9:00
Garry Moore—Variety
 
     9:30
Arthur Godfrey Time
Guest host: Peter Lind Hayes
 
   10:30
Strike It Rich
 
   11:00
Valiant Lady—Serial
       
   11:30
Search for Tomorrow—Serial
 
   11:45
Guiding Light
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Luncheon with Billy
 
   12:30
Love Story
 
     1:00
ORANGE BOWL—Oklahoma vs. Maryland   SPECIAL 
 
     3:30
On Your Account
 
     4:00
The Early Show—Drama
“Wedding March”
 
     4:30
Range Rider—Western
 
     5:00
Gene Autry—Western
 
     5:30
Shopping with Miss Lee
 
     5:45
NEWS—Douglas Edwards
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
SPORTS—Bob Elson
 
     6:15
NEWS—Julian Benley
 
     6:30
Robin Hood
 
     7:00
BURNS & ALLEN
 
     7:30
TALENT SCOUTS—Godfrey
Guest host: Peter Lind Hayes
 
     8:00
I LOVE LUCY
 
     8:30
DECEMBER BRIDE
 
     9:00
STUDIO ONE—Drama
“Dino”
 
   10:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
 
   10:15
IN TOWN TONIGHT
 
   10:30
NEWS—John Harrington
 
   10:45
KUP’S SHOW—Irv Kupcinet
 
   11:00
BOWLING CLINIC
 
   11:30
MOVIE—Comedy
“Shepherd of the Ozarks” (1942)
 
 
 
 4  WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today
J. Fred Muggs on New Year’s Eve
Five minutes of local news with Len O’Connor at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Ernie Kovacs
 
   10:00
Home—Women
 
   11:00
Tennessee Ernie
       
   11:15
Tournament of Roses Parade—Pasadena   SPECIAL    COLOR 
Hosts: Bill Goodwin and Betty White. Commentators: Ken Carpenter and Jeanne Baird
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:45
COTTON BOWL—TCU vs. Mississippi   SPECIAL 
 
     3:30
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS—Preview
 
     3:45
ROSE BOWL—Michigan State vs. UCLA   SPECIAL 
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
SPORTS—Lloyd Pettit
 
     6:15
NEWS—Bob Kelly
 
     6:25
Weather—Bill Carlsen
 
     6:30
Tony Martin—Songs
 
     6:45
NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
 
     7:00
CAESAR’S HOUR
 
     8:00
MEDIC—Drama
 
     8:30
ROBERT MONTGOMERY—Drama
“Three Men from Tomorrow”
 
     9:30
MEET CORLISS ARCHER
 
   10:00
WEATHER—Bill Carlsen
 
   10:05
INDUSTRY ON PARADE
 
   10:20
LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
 
   10:30
STUDIO 57
“I’ll Always Love You, Natalie”
 
   11:00
Tonight—Steve Allen
Guests: Matt Dennis, Jackie Cooper
 
   12:00
NEWS
 
 
 
-5- WNBQ (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     6:40
Today’s Meditation
 
     6:45
Everett Mitchell—Talks
 
     7:00
Today
J. Fred Muggs on New Year’s Eve
Five minutes of local news with Len O’Connor at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.
 
     9:30
Ernie Kovacs
 
   10:00
Home—Women
 
   11:00
Tennessee Ernie
       
   11:15
Tournament of Roses Parade—Pasadena   SPECIAL    COLOR 
Hosts: Bill Goodwin and Betty White. Commentators: Ken Carpenter and Jeanne Baird
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:45
COTTON BOWL—TCU vs. Mississippi   SPECIAL 
 
     3:30
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS—Preview
 
     3:45
ROSE BOWL—Michigan State vs. UCLA   SPECIAL 
 
EVENING
 
     6:25
Les Paul and Mary Ford
 
     6:30
Tony Martin—Songs
 
     6:45
NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
 
     7:00
CAESAR’S HOUR
 
     8:00
MEDIC—Drama
 
     8:30
ROBERT MONTGOMERY—Drama
“Three Men from Tomorrow”
 
     9:30
EDDIE CANTOR THEATER
“The Lieutenant Was No Gentleman”
 
   10:00
WEATHER—Clint Youle
 
   10:10
DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
 
   10:15
NEWS—Jack Angell
 
   10:25
SPORTS—Norm Barry
 
   10:30
TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
   11:00
Tonight—Steve Allen
Guests: Matt Dennis, Jackie Cooper
 
   12:15
MOVIE—Drama
“Lighthouse”
 
 
 
-7- WBKB (ABC)
 
MORNING
 
     8:55
NEWS—Ulmer Turner
 
     9:00
Time for Uncle Win—Kids
 
     9:30
Play House—Casey
 
   10:00
Hollywood Playhouse
“Tales for Jeb Mulcahy”
 
   10:40
NEWS—Ulmer Turner
 
   10:45
Tournament of Roses Parade—Pasadena   SPECIAL 
Hosts: Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond. Commentators: Ed Thorgerson, Shirly Thomas
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:45
SUGAR BOWL—Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech   SPECIAL 
 
     3:30
SPORTS—Greatest Thrills
 
     4:00
Little Rascals—Kids
 
     5:00
Mickey Mouse Club
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
 
     6:15
NEWS—John Daly
 
     6:30
Topper—Comedy
 
     7:00
TV READER’S DIGEST
“In the Eye of the Hurricane”
 
     7:30
VOICE OF FIRESTONE—Howard Barlow
Guest: Robert Rounseville
 
     8:00
COLLEGE BASKETBALL—Michigan State vs. Illinois
 
     9:30
TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
   10:00
REMEMBER—Norman Ross
 
   10:30
FRONT PAGE DETECTIVE
 
   11:00
Norman Ross Presents
 
   11:10
Tom Duggan—Comments
 
   12:15
MOVIE—Western
“Raider of the West”
 
 
 
-9- WGN (Independent)
 
MORNING
 
     9:30
Paul Fogarty—Exercises
 
   10:00
MOVIE—Mystery
“Bride of the Gorilla” (1951)
 
   11:00
The Romper Room—Kids
 
   11:55
NEWS—Steve Fentress
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Lunchtime Little Theater
 
     1:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Brooklyn Orchid”
 
     2:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Our Town” (1940)
 
     3:30
It’s Chris—Kids
 
     4:00
Bandstand Matinee—Music
 
     5:30
Garfield Goose and Friend
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Curbstone Cut-up—Simon
 
     6:15
SPORTS—Vince Lloyd
 
     6:30
News—Spencer Allen
 
     6:45
Chicagoland Newsreel
 
     6:55
Tony Weitzel—Comments
 
     7:00
MOVIE—Western
“Stardust on the Sage” (Chgo. TV Debut)
 
     8:00
PREVIEW OF 1956   SPECIAL 
 
     8:15
CAMERACADE—Shorts
 
     8:30
CURTAIN CALL—Drama
 
     9:00
BOXING—St. Nick’s Arena
Pat Marcune vs. Miguel Berrios
 
     9:45
SPORTS—Jack Brickhouse
 
   10:00
MOVIE—Drama
“The Other Love” (1947)
 
   11:30
NEWS—Les Nichols
 
   11:45
Jack Eigen—Comments
 
 
 
11 WTTW (Educational)
 
AFTERNOON
 
     4:00
Story Time—Kids
 
     4:15
The Movie Game—Kids
 
     4:30
Totem Club—Kids
 
     5:00
The World of Music
 
EVENING
 
     6:30
The Friendly Giant—Kids
 
     6:45
Stories from the Bible
 
     7:00
RESEARCH FILE—Science
 
     7:30
WONDERS OF THE WILD
 
     7:45
LILLI PALMER—Interviews
Guest: Lily McCormack
 
     8:00
VISIT WITH RUDOLPH GANZ—Music
 
     8:30
FILMS WORTH SHOWING
 
     9:15
INDUSTRY ON PARADE
 
     9:30
CHANNEL 11 SHOWCASE

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1 comment:

  1. New Year 2023, and I'm just a bit dry here ...
    I've got this Chicago edition, but your choice of day - not so much.

    I can tell you that I was able to check out a show from Tuesday the Third:
    Channel 2, 7:00 pm: Phil Silvers, "Hollywood".
    Checked it out on YouTube, and I recommend that you do the same - with special reference to "Rory Mundane", the idiot actor who's starring in the movie that Bilko's "assisting" on.
    Just check the show out, and see what you think ...
    (Yes, this is a test.)

    More later, maybe ...

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