May 22, 2023

What's on TV? Friday, May 27, 1955




We're back in the Big Apple this week, and fortunately there's a baseball game to keep us occupied. It's not just any game though; it's the bitter National League rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, from the Polo Grounds (7:55 p.m., WPIX). You'll note that the game is proceeded by the pregame show with actress Laraine Day, and if you're wondering when she switched over to a sports host, it's because she's married to Giants manager Leo Durocher. In other family matters, Margaret Truman sits in for Edward R. Murrow on Person to Person (10:30 p.m., CBS), and her guests are: her parents, former President Truman and Bess. Talk about a cushy assignment! And the Thomas Dodd guesting on People's Lobby (7:00 p.m., WNHC) is the father of future U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, who would go on to be the head of the Motion Picture Association of Amerca. See if you can find any other favorites from this week!

 
-2- WCBS (NEW YORK CITY) (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     6:45
Previews
 
     6:55
Give Us This Day
 
     7:00
Morning Show—Jack Paar
Guest: Burl Ives
 
     8:55
Memo—Margaret Arlen
 
     9:00
George Skinner—Variety
 
   10:00
Garry Moore—Variety
       
   11:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Valiant Lady—Serial
 
   12:15
Love of Life—Serial
 
   12:30
Search for Tomorrow
 
   12:45
Guiding Light—Serial
 
     1:00
The Inner Flame—Serial
 
     1:15
Road of Life—Serial
 
     1:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     2:00
Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
 
     2:30
Linkletter’s House Party
Guest: Rafael Mendez
 
     3:00
The Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     3:30
Bob Crosby—Music
 
     4:00
Brighter Day—Serial
 
     4:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     4:30
On Your Account—Quiz  
 
     5:00
Barker Bill’s Cartoons
 
     5:15
MOVIE—Drama
“The Fighting Stallion” (1950)
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
News—Robert Trout
 
     6:05
Feature—Bill Leonard
 
     6:10
Sports—Jim McKay
 
     6:15
MOVIE—Adventure
Early Show: “The Shark God” (1949)
 
     7:25
WEATHER—Carol Reed
 
     7:30
NEWS—Douglas Edwards
 
     7:45
PERRY COMO—Music
 
     8:00
MAMA—Peggy Wood
 
     8:30
TOPPER—Comedy
 
     9:00
PLAYHOUSE OF STARS
“The Argonauts”
 
     9:30
OUR MISS BROOKS
 
   10:00
THE LINE-UP—Drama
 
   10:30
PERSON TO PERSON
Guest host: Margaret Truman. Guests: President and Mrs. Truman
 
   11:00
Late News—Ron Cochran
 
   11:10
Weather and Sports
 
   11:15
MOVIE—Comedy
Late Show: “Laxdale Hall” (English; 1954) NY TV debut.
 
   12:30
MOVIE—Mystery
Late Late Show: “Roaring City” (1951) Time approximate
 
 
 
-4- WRCA (NEW YORK CITY) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     6:55
Daily Sermonette
 
     7:00
Today—Dave Garroway
Guest: Tennessee Williams
 
     8:55
Herb Sheldon—Kids
 
   10:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
   10:30
Way of the World
 
   10:45
Sheilah Graham
 
   11:00
Home—Women’s News
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Tennessee Ernie-_Variety
 
   12:30
Feather Your Nest—Quiz
 
     1:00
Norman Brokenshire Show
 
     1:30
News—Kenneth Banghart
 
     1:35
Brokenshire—Continued
 
     2:00
Beauty Advice—Willis
 
     2:30
Jinx Falkenburg’s Diary
 
     3:00
Ted Mack—Variety
 
     3:30
The Greatest Gift
 
     3:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     4:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     4:15
First Love—Serial
 
     4:30
The World of Mr. Sweeney
 
     4:30
Modern Romances
 
     5:00
Pinky Lee—Kids
 
     5:30
Howdy Doody—Kids
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Sheldon at Six—Kids
 
     6:30
Sky’s the Limit—Games
 
     6:45
News—John Wingate
 
 
Weather—Tex Antoine
 
     7:00
SCIENCE FICTION THEATER
“The Brain of John Emerson”
 
     7:30
EDDIE FISHER—Songs
 
     7:45
NEWS—John C. Swayze
 
     8:00
MIDWESTERN HAYRIDE
 
     8:30
LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
 
     9:00
BIG STORY—Drama
 
     9:30
DEAR PHOEBE—Comedy
 
   10:00
BOXING—Garden
Carmelo Costa vs. Lulu Perez
 
   10:45
SPORTS—Red Barber
 
   11:00
News—John McCaffery
 
   11:10
Weather—Tex Antoine
 
   11:15
Steve Allen—Variety
 
   11:30
Tonight—Steve Allen
Guest: Art Tatum
 
     1:00
MOVIE—Adventure
“Drums,” part 4
              
 
 
-5- WABD (NEW YORK CITY) (Du Mont)
 
MORNING
 
   11:15
News—Jay Sims
       
   11:30
Wendy Barrie Show
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Funny Bunny—Kids
 
   12:30
Food for Thought—Graham
 
     1:00
Glamour Secrets—Mann
 
     1:30
News—Don Russell
 
     1:45
All About Baby—Ruth Crowley
 
     2:00
Maggi McNellis—Women
 
     2:30
Letter to Lee Graham
 
     3:00
Film Drama
“Ward of the Golden Gage”
 
     3:30
Film Drama
“A Kiss for Aunt Sophie”
 
     4:00
MOVIE—Crime
“Guilty Bystander” (1950)
 
     5:30
The Old-Timer—Kids
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Magic Cottage—Pat Meilke
 
     6:30
Ames Brothers—Songs
 
     6:45
Looney Tunes—Cartoons
 
     7:00
MOVIE—Western
 
     7:25
WEATHER—Janet Tyler
 
     7:30
LIFE WITH ELIZABETH
 
     8:00
SECRET FILE USA—Drama
 
     8:30
COUNTERPOINT—Drama
 
     9:00
MR. AND MRS. NORTH
 
     9:30
CITY ASSIGNMENT—Drama
 
   10:00
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
 
   10:30
TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
   11:00
News—Don Russell
 
   11:10
Featurama
 
 
 
-7- WABC (NEW YORK CITY) (ABC)
 
MORNING
 
     8:00
Tinker’s Work Shop—Kids
 
     9:00
Film Drama
“Night Train to Danger”
 
     9:30
Film Drama
“Unfinished Business”
 
     9:55
News—George H. Combs
 
   10:00
Road of Romance
 
   11:00
The Romper Room—Kids
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Time for Fun—Kids
 
   12:30
Entertainment—Variety
Guests: Ada Moore, Lee Goodman, L’Apache
 
     3:00
Romantic Interlude
“Adventure in Java”
 
     3:30
Memory Lane—Franklin
 
     4:00
Hopalong Cassidy
 
     5:15
Tales of the Traveler
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Files of Jeffrey Jones
 
     6:30
Film Drama
“The Letters”
 
     6:45
Sports Review
 
     6:50
News—Don Goddard
 
     6:55
Weather—Scotty Scott
 
     7:00
KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE
 
     7:15
NEWS—John Daly
 
     7:30
RIN TIN TIN—Drama
 
     8:00
OZZIE & HARRIET
 
     8:30
RAY BOLGER—Comedy
 
     9:00
DOLLAR A SECOND
 
     9:30
THE VISE—Drama
 
   10:00
I LED THREE LIVES
 
   10:30
MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
 
   11:00
Film Drama
“The Sermon of the Gun”
 
   11:30
Weather—Scotty Scott
 
   11:35
Late Sports Review
 
   11:45
News—George H Combs
 
 
 
 8  WNHC (NEW HAVEN) (ABC, CBS, NBC, Du Mont)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—Dave Garroway
Guest: Tennessee Williams
 
     9:00
Yankee Peddlers—Nielsens
 
   10:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
   10:30
Way of the World
 
   10:45
Sheilah Graham
 
   11:00
Shopping Hints—Malgren
       
   11:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Bob Crosby—Music
 
   12:15
Love of Life—Serial
 
   12:30
Search for Tomorrow
 
   12:45
The Bontempis—Variety
 
     1:00
Public Service Film
 
     1:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     2:00
Industry on Parade
 
     2:15
Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
 
     2:30
Guiding Light—Serial
 
     2:45
News—Joe Burns
 
     3:00
The Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     3:30
The Greatest Gift
 
     3:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     4:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     4:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     4:30
On Your Account—Quiz  
 
     5:00
Outdoor Adventure Club
 
     5:30
Howdy Doody—Kids
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Stage 8—Drama
“You’re Only Young Once”
 
     6:30
Sportscope—Syd Jaffe
 
     6:40
Weather Report
 
     6:45
News Report
 
     7:00
PEOPLE’S LOBBY—Goade
Guest: Rep. Thomas Dodd (D-Conn.)
 
     7:15
SPORTS SPOTLIGHT
 
     7:30
EDDIE FISHER—Songs
 
     7:45
NEWS—John C. Swayze
 
     8:00
MAMA—Peggy Wood
 
     8:30
LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
 
     9:00
BIG STORY—Drama
 
     9:30
DEAR PHOEBE—Comedy
 
   10:00
BOXING—Garden
Carmelo Costa vs. Lulu Perez
 
   10:30
SPORTS DESK—Jaffe
 
   11:00
I Led Three Lives—Drama
 
   11:30
Badge 714—Jack Webb
 
   12:00
MOVIE—War Drama
“Gung Ho!”
 
     1:00
News Report
 
 
 
-9- WOR (NEW YORK CITY) (Ind.)
 
AFTERNOON
 
     1:30
MOVIE—Comedy
“The Cure for Love”
 
     3:00
Ted Steele—Variety
 
     5:00
Teen Bandstand—Steele
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Merry Mailman—Kids
 
     6:45
News—Lyle Van
 
     6:55
Sports—Jack O’Reilly
 
     7:00
A MAN’S WORLD
 
     7:30
MOVIE—Melodrama
Million Dollar Movie: “Park Row” (1952)
 
     9:00
BADGE 714—Jack Webb
 
     9:30
INNER SANCTUM
 
   10:00
MOVIE—Melodrama
Million Dollar Movie: “Park Row” (1952)
 
   11:30
MOVIE—Mystery
“The Straw Man” (1953)
 
 
 
11 WPIX (NEW YORK CITY) (Ind.)
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
New York Calendar
 
   12:15
Travel Film
 
   12:45
What’s Your Trouble?
 
     1:00
Big Picture—Army Film
 
     1:30
Picture Parade
 
     2:00
MOVIE—Western
“South of the Rio Grande”
 
     3:00
MOVIE—Drama
“The Golden Gloves Story” (1950)
 
     4:30
Dione Lucas—Cooking
 
     5:00
Cartoon Comics
 
     5:30
Clubhouse Gang Comedies
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Ramar of the Jungle
 
     6:30
Liberace—Music
 
     7:00
NEWS—Kevin Kennedy
 
     7:10
WEATHER—Joe Bolton
 
     7:15
NEWS—John Tillman
 
     7:25
SPORTS—Jimmy Powers
 
     7:30
BIG PLAY BACK—Powers
 
     7:45
LARAINE DAY—Sports
 
     7:55
BASEBALL—Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
 
   10:40
FRANKIE FRISCH SHOW
 
   10:50
NEWS—John Tillman
 
   10:55
WEATHER—Joe Bolton
 
   11:00
Liberace—Music
 
   11:30
MOVIE—Mystery
“Solution by Phone” (English; 1954)
 
 
 
13 WATV (NEW YORK CITY) (Ind.)
 
MORNING
 
     8:58
TV Pastor—Religion
 
     9:00
Casa Serena—Comedy
 
     9:30
MOVIE—Italian
 
   11:00
Musical Moments
       
   11:15
Aldo Aldi—Variety
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
News Report
 
   12:05
Report to Parents
 
   12:30
Shop, Look, Cook—Bean
 
     1:00
MOVIE—To Be Announced
 
     2:00
MOVIE—War Drama
“Against the Wind” (English; 1948)
 
     3:30
Comedy Corner
 
     4:00
MOVIE—Western
 
     5:00
Junior Frolics—Fred Sayles
 
     5:45
Fun Time—Kids
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
MOVIE—Western
“Sombrero Kid”
 
     7:00
BARRY GARY—Comment
 
     7:15
SPORTS OF THE DAY
 
     7:45
VEDA ROBERTS—Songs
 
     8:00
HOUSE DETECTIVE
 
     8:30
WRESTLING—Laurel Gardens
 
   11:00
MOVIE—Mystery
“The Mandarin Mystery”
 
 
 
43 WICC (BRIDGEPORT) (ABC, Du Mont)
 
EVENING
 
     6:35
News Report
 
     6:45
Family Rosary—Religion
 
     7:00
TELE-COMICS—Kids
 
     7:15
NEWS—John Daly
 
     7:30
RIN TIN TIN—Drama
 
     8:00
OZZIE & HARRIET
 
     8:30
RAY BOLGER—Comedy
 
     9:00
DOLLAR A SECOND
 
     9:30
THE VISE—Drama
 
   10:00
THIS IS THE LIFE

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2 comments:

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