January 30, 2023

What's on TV? Saturday, January 28, 1967




Here's something that might only bother me, but I'm going to share it anyway. The CBS Golf Classic was a made-for-TV event that ran throughout the 1960s, with 16 two-man teams of top professionals. The winning team each week advances to the next round, and the season culminates with a championship match between the final two teams; the whole thing was actually taped months in advance, since I can pretty much promise nobody was playing golf in January at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. 

Anyway, as it was back in the day, programs don't always air at the same time in different markets, and in this case WHDH in Boston is showing the "live" match, while WABI in Bangor is on a one-week delay. The team of Ken Venturi and Johnny Pott are in both, but in Bangor they're playing Frank Beard and Miller Barber in a first-round match, while in Boston it's a quarterfinal match against Julius Boros and Don January. If you're still with me, you might see the problem: anyone in Bangor reading this TV Guide and noticing that Venturi and Pott are in a quarterfinal match on WHDH will already know how their own match is going to end; Venturi and Pott will win, otherwise, they wouldn't be in the quarterfinals. They can see it right there! Geez, talk about killing the suspense! Perhaps the listing could simply have read, "Julius Boros and Don January take on the winner of last week's match between. . ." Oh well. As you may have surmised, this is the Northern New England edition, minus the educational channels; they don't broadcast on the weekend.

 
-2- WLBZ (BANGOR) (NBC)
 
Morning
 
    8:00
SERGEANT PRESTON
 
    8:30
LONE RANGER—Western
 
    9:00
SUPER 6   COLOR 
 
    9:30
ATOM ANT   COLOR 
 
  10:00
FLINTSTONES   COLOR 
 
  10:30
SPACE KIDETTES—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  11:00
SECRET SQUIRREL—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  11:30
JETSONS—Cartoon   COLOR 
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
COOL McCOOL   COLOR 
 
  12:30
SMITHSONIAN—Children   COLOR 
 
    1:00
ANIMAL SECRETS   COLOR 
 
    1:30
SEA HUNT—Adventure
 
    2:00
HENNESEY—Comedy
 
    2:30
MOVIE—Adventure
“The Golden Idol” (1954)
 
    3:45
MOVIE—Comedy
“Ghost Chasers” (1951)
 
    5:00
SHELL’S WORLD OF GOLF   COLOR 
Peter Thomson vs. Dave Marr
 
Evening
 
    6:00
MOVIE—Western
“The Marksman” (1953)
 
    7:00
REBEL—Western
 
    7:30
FLIPPER—Drama   COLOR 
 
    8:00
PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy   COLOR 
 
    8:30
GET SMART—Comedy   COLOR 
 
    9:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Teacher’s Pet” (1952)
 
  11:30
MOVIE—Melodrama
“Invasion of the Animal People” (Swedish-American; 1960)
 
 
 
 4  WBZ (BOSTON) (NBC)
 
Morning
 
    6:00
ARMED FORCES—Film
 
    6:30
BIG BROTHER—Bob Emery
 
    7:00
BOOMTOWN—Rex Trailer
 
    8:00
BOOMTOWN—Rex Trailer
 
    9:30
BOOMTOWN—Rex Trailer
 
  10:00
FLINTSTONES   COLOR 
 
  10:30
SPACE KIDETTES—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  11:00
SECRET SQUIRREL—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  11:30
JETSONS—Cartoon   COLOR 
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
NEWS—Borden, Carter
 
  12:25
WEATHER—Boyer
 
  12:30
NEXT QUESTION--Interview
 
    1:00
MAN’S MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
 
    1:30
SMITHSONIAN—Children   COLOR 
 
    2:00
ANIMAL SECRETS   COLOR 
 
    2:30
MOVIE—Western
“Johnny Concho” (1956)
 
    4:00
SHELL’S WORLD OF GOLF   COLOR 
Peter Thomson vs. Dave Marr
 
    5:00
MOVIE—Biography   COLOR 
“The Story of Dr. Wasell” (1944)
 
Evening
 
    7:00
NEWS—Borden, Carter
 
    7:15
SPORTS—Bob Starr
 
    7:25
WEATHER—Al Boyer
 
    7:30
FLIPPER—Drama   COLOR 
 
    8:00
PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy   COLOR 
 
    8:30
GET SMART—Comedy   COLOR 
 
    9:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Teacher’s Pet” (1952)
 
  11:30
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:45
MOVIE—Satire
“Divorce Italian Style” (Italian; 1961)
 
    1:30
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
 
    1:40
MOVIE—Drama
“Okinawa” (1952)
 
 
 
-5- WABI (BANGOR) (CBS)
 
Morning
 
    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
MIGHTY HEROES—Cartoons
 
    9:30
UNDERDOG   COLOR 
 
  10:00
FRANKENSTEIN JR.—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  10:30
SPACE GHOST C
 
  11:00
SUPERMAN   COLOR 
 
  11:30
LONE RANGER
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
ROAD RUNNER   COLOR 
 
  12:30
BEAGLES—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
    1:00
TOM AND JERRY   COLOR 
 
    1:30
ACTION CLUB
 
    2:00
COLLEGE BASKETBALL—Providence vs. Seton Hall   COLOR 
Seton Hall at Providence
 
    4:00
CBS GOLF CLASSIC
Ken Venturi and Johnny Pott vs. Frank Beard and Miller Barber, first round
 
    5:00
HORSE RACE—Hialeah   COLOR 
Palm Beach Handicap
 
    5:30
SPORTS—Bud Leavitt
 
Evening
 
    6:00
LOS ANGELES OPEN—Golf   SPECIAL    COLOR 
Third round
 
    7:00
NEWS—Roger Mudd   COLOR 
 
    7:30
JACKIE GLEASON   COLOR 
 
    8:30
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE   COLOR 
 
    9:30
PISTOLS ‘N’ PETTICOATS—Comedy   COLOR 
 
  10:00
GUNSMOKE—Western   COLOR 
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
 
  11:15
BIG TIME WRESTLING
 
 
 
 5  WHDH (BOSTON) (CBS)
 
Morning
 
    6:00
APOTHECARY—Discussion
 
    6:30
SPACE ANGEL   COLOR 
 
    7:00
TOM AND JERRY—Cartoons
 
    7:30
CARTOONS—Children   COLOR 
 
    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
MIGHTY HEROES—Cartoons
 
    9:30
UNDERDOG   COLOR 
 
  10:00
FRANKENSTEIN JR.—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  10:30
SPACE GHOST   COLOR 
 
  11:00
SUPERMAN   COLOR 
 
  11:30
LONE RANGER
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
CANDLEPIN BOWLING—Britt
 
    1:00
JUNIOR CANDLEPIN BOWLING
 
    1:30
ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
    2:00
COLLEGE BASKETBALL—Providence vs. Seton Hall   COLOR 
Seton Hall at Providence
 
    4:00
CBS GOLF CLASSIC
Julius Boros and Don January vs. Ken Venturi and Johnny Pott, quarterfinals
 
    5:00
GADABOUT GADDIS—Fishing   COLOR 
 
    5:30
ADVENTURE—Travel   COLOR 
 
Evening
 
    6:00
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER   COLOR 
 
    7:00
DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama   COLOR 
 
    7:30
JACKIE GLEASON   COLOR 
 
    8:30
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE   COLOR 
 
    9:30
PISTOLS ‘N’ PETTICOATS—Comedy   COLOR 
 
  10:00
GUNSMOKE—Western   COLOR 
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS—Goodrich, Miller, Gillis C
 
  11:30
MOVIE—Adventure   COLOR 
“Conqueror of the Orient” (Italian; 1960)
 
 
 
-6- WCSH (PORTLAND) (NBC)
 
Morning
 
    6:55
FIRST RADIO PARISH CHURCH
 
    7:00
ADVENTURES IN PARADISE
 
    8:00
JETSONS—Cartoon
 
    8:30
SUPERMSN—Adventure
 
    9:00
SUPER 6   COLOR 
 
    9:30
ATOM ANT   COLOR 
 
  10:00
FLINTSTONES   COLOR 
 
  10:30
SPACE KIDETTES—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  11:00
SECRET SQUIRREL—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  11:30
TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
COOL McCOOL   COLOR 
 
  12:30
SMITHSONIAN—Children   COLOR 
 
    1:00
ANIMAL SECRETS   COLOR 
 
    1:30
MOVIE—Science Fiction
“Warning from Space” (Japanese; 1963)
 
    3:00
SHELL’S WORLD OF GOLF   COLOR 
Peter Thomson vs. Dave Marr
 
    4:00
PATTY DUKE—Comedy
 
    4:30
WILD KINGDOM
 
    5:00
DAVE ASTOR SHOW—Variety
 
Evening
 
    6:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Mexican Hayride” (1948)
 
    7:30
FLIPPER—Drama   COLOR 
 
    8:00
PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy   COLOR 
 
    8:30
GET SMART—Comedy   COLOR 
 
    9:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Teacher’s Pet” (1952)
 
  11:30
ZORRO—Adventure
 
  11:45
JOHNNY CARSON—Variety   COLOR 
Guests: Donald O’Connor, Buddy Hackett, Polly Bergen, Jerry Vale
 
 
 
-7- WEMT (BANGOR) (ABC)
 
Morning
 
  10:00
KING KONG—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  10:30
BEATLES   COLOR 
 
  11:00
CASPER   COLOR 
 
  11:30
MILTON THE MONSTER—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING
 
    1:00
HOPPITY HOOPER   COLOR 
 
    1:30
AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Variety
Guests: The Standells. Host: Dick Clark.
 
    2:30
PORKY PIG—Cartoons
 
    3:00
WORLD OF YOUTH
 
    3:30
PRO BOWLERS TOUR
Denver PBA Open
 
    5:00
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS   COLOR 
1. National Figure Skating Championships. 2. Joie Chitwood auto thrill show.
 
Evening
 
    6:30
BUGS BUNNY—Cartoons
 
    7:00
MILTON THE MONSTER
 
    7:30
DATING GAME   COLOR 
 
    8:00
NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR 
 
    8:30
LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR 
 
    9:30
STARS OF TOMORROW—Hollywood   SPECIAL    COLOR 
 
  10:30
PIONEERS—Drama
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Western
“Drum Beat” (1954)
 
 
 
 7  WNAC (BOSTON) (ABC)
 
Morning
 
    7:00
CARTOON CARNIVAL
 
    7:30
HUCKLEBERRY HOUND—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
    8:00
MOVIE—Science Fiction
“Slaves of the Invisible Monster” (1950)
 
    9:00
CURLEY O’BRIEN SHOW
 
  10:00
KING KONG—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  10:30
BEATLES   COLOR 
 
  11:00
SUPER HEROES   COLOR 
 
Afternoon
 
  12:30
MOVIE—Adventure
“Wake of the Red Witch” (1948)
 
    2:00
IMPACT—Interview
 
    2:30
WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR.
 
    3:30
PRO BOWLERS TOUR
Denver PBA Open
 
    5:00
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS   COLOR 
1. National Figure Skating Championships. 2. Joie Chitwood auto thrill show.
 
Evening
 
    6:30
LET’S GO TO THE RACES—Game   COLOR 
 
    7:00
NEWS—John Henning   COLOR 
 
    7:30
DATING GAME   COLOR 
 
    8:00
NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR 
 
    8:30
LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR 
 
    9:30
STARS OF TOMORROW—Hollywood   SPECIAL    COLOR 
 
  10:30
BIG VALLEY—Western   COLOR 
 
  11:30
MOVIE—Double Feature
1. “Fright” (Drama; 1957)
2. “Voodoo Woman” (Melodrama; 1957)
 
 
 
-8- WMTW (POLAND SPRING) (ABC)
 
Morning
 
    7:00
FAITH FOR TODAY—Religion
 
    7:30
WORD OF LIFE—Religion
 
    8:00
DISCOVERY ’67—Children
 
    8:30
BEANY AND CECIL   COLOR 
 
    9:00
9 O’CLOCK LAND—Children
 
  10:00
KING KONG—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  10:30
BEATLES   COLOR 
 
  11:00
CASPER   COLOR 
 
  11:30
MILTON THE MONSTER—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
BUGS BUNNY   COLOR 
 
  12:30
POPEYE PLAYHOUSE—Children
 
    1:00
MR. MAGOO   COLOR 
 
    1:30
AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Variety
Guests: The Standells. Host: Dick Clark.
 
    2:30
MOVIE—Adventure
“The Last of the Mohicans” (1936) 
 
    4:30
HORSE RACE—Hialeah   COLOR 
Palm Beach Handicap
 
    5:00
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS   COLOR 
1. National Figure Skating Championships. 2. Joie Chitwood auto thrill show.
 
Evening
 
    6:30
BRIDGEHAMTON ’66   SPECIAL 
Auto racing
 
    7:00
LOVE ON A ROOFTOP—Comedy   COLOR 
 
    7:30
DATING GAME   COLOR 
 
    8:00
NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR 
 
    8:30
LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR 
 
    9:30
STARS OF TOMORROW—Hollywood   SPECIAL    COLOR 
 
  10:30
BOBBY LORD SHOW
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Drama
“The Enforcer” (1951)
 
  12:45
ABC SCOPE—Vietnam Report
“The Cost of War”
 
 
 
-9- WMUR (MANCHESTER) (ABC)
 
Morning
 
    8:00
RUSTY AND THE RANGERS
 
    8:30
RING-A-DING THE CLOWN
 
    9:00
LINUS—Cartoons
 
    9:30
PORKY PIG—Cartoons
 
  10:00
KING KONG—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  10:30
BEATLES   COLOR 
 
  11:00
CASPER   COLOR 
 
  11:30
MILTON THE MONSTER—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
BUGS BUNNY   COLOR 
 
  12:30
MAGILLA GORILLA   COLOR 
 
    1:00
HOPPITY HOOPER   COLOR 
 
    1:30
AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Variety
Guests: The Standells. Host: Dick Clark.
 
    2:30
NEW HAMPSHIRE BANDSTAND
 
    3:30
PRO BOWLERS TOUR
Denver PBA Open
 
    5:00
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS   COLOR 
1. National Figure Skating Championships. 2. Joie Chitwood auto thrill show.
 
Evening
 
    6:30
LOS ANGELES OPEN—Golf   SPECIAL    COLOR 
Third round
 
    7:00
ABC SCOPE—Vietnam Report
“The Cost of War”
 
    7:30
DATING GAME   COLOR 
 
    8:00
NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR 
 
    8:30
LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR 
 
    9:30
STARS OF TOMORROW—Hollywood   SPECIAL    COLOR 
 
  10:30
SKI REPORT—Bruce Graham
 
  10:45
MOVIE—Mystery
“The Quiet American” (1958)
 
    1:00
NEWS AND SPORTS
 
 
 
13 WGAN (PORTLAND) (CBS)
 
Morning
 
    7:00
CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS
 
    7:30
BOZO’S BIG TOP   COLOR 
 
    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
MIGHTY HEROES—Cartoons
 
    9:30
UNDERDOG   COLOR 
 
  10:00
FRANKENSTEIN JR.—Cartoons   COLOR 
 
  10:30
SPACE GHOST   COLOR 
 
  11:00
SUPERMAN   COLOR 
 
  11:30
LONE RANGER
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
CANDLEPIN BOWLING
 
    1:00
BIG TIME WRESTLING
 
    2:00
COLLEGE BASKETBALL—Providence vs. Seton Hall   COLOR 
Seton Hall at Providence
 
    4:00
COLLEGE HOCKEY
Boston College at Colgate
 
    5:30
CLUB THIRTEEN—Variety
 
Evening
 
    6:00
LOS ANGELES OPEN—Golf   SPECIAL    COLOR 
Third round
 
    7:00
DIVORCE COURT   COLOR 
 
    7:30
JACKIE GLEASON   COLOR 
 
    8:30
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE   COLOR 
 
    9:30
PISTOLS ‘N’ PETTICOATS—Comedy   COLOR 
 
  10:00
GUNSMOKE—Western   COLOR 
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Drama
“Eagle Squadron” (1942)

TV  

3 comments:

  1. Ladies and gentlemen, the last great Saturday Morning schedule--Just the right mix of comedy and superheroes/action-adventure, instead of one overpowering the other. We'd never have it this good again.

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  2. I suspect some of the scheduled programming on network stations may have been interrupted or preempted for coverage of the aftermath of the previous night's flash fire that consumed the interior of the Apollo 1 command module on its launch pad during a countdown rehearsal, killing the three astronauts (Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee) who were to have flown on that mission the following month.

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    1. Good catch! I'm trying to remember what I've read about this. I know the story broke late in the afternoon/early evening, and I imagine there were bulletins interrupting programs, but I don't know if they pre-empted anything. I believe the CBS Special Report I've seen on YouTube aired after the late local news, at 11:30pm ET. Now you've got me curious.

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