August 28, 2023

What's on TV? Wednesday, August 31, 1955




I've got vacationing on my mind, seeing as how we're getting ready to go on one shortly ourselves, and judging from this week, it's a good time to take one. Garry Moore, Arthur Godfrey, and Robert Q. Lewis are all taking some time off this week, probably their last chance before the new season begins. Speaking of new seasons, Father Knows Best is back "by popular demand" with a new sponsor, Scott Paper Company; my guess is that the old sponsor must have decided not to go on, putting the show's continuation in jeopardy. But fear not, Scott knows best. Meanwhile, baseball fans are probably aware that during the Red Scare of the 1950s, the Cincinnati Reds were known as the Redlegs, but to the best of my knowledge that never extended to the Boston Red Sox, and yet WGN's listing for today's Chicago White Sox game has them playing the "Boston Redlegs." Perhaps someone was just being extra cautious. Anyway, today's listings come to you courtesy of the Chicago edition.

 
-2- WBBM (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     6:40
Today’s Thoughts
 
     6:45
Farm Daily—Menard
 
     7:00
Morning Show
Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55
 
     9:00
Garry Moore—Variety
Guest host: Walter O’Keefe
 
     9:30
Arthur Godfrey Time
Guest host: Peter Lind Hayes
 
   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
Luncheon with Billy
 
   12:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
Guest host: Peter Donald
 
     1:30
Linkletter’s House Party
 
     2:00
The Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     2:30
Bob Crosby—Music
 
     3:00
Brighter Day—Serial
 
     3:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     3:30
On Your Account—Quiz
 
     4:00
The Early Show—Drama
 
     4:30
Shopping with Miss Lee
 
     5:00
Horse Racing—Chicago   SPECIAL 
Swaps vs. Nashua, from Washington Park, Chicago
 
     5:30
Gene Autry—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
SPORTS—Bob Elson
 
     6:15
NEWS—Julian Bentley
 
     6:30
NEWS—Douglas Edwards
 
     6:45
Eye on Chicago—News
 
     7:00
FRANKIE LAINE—Songs
Guests: Gloria De Haven, Henny Youngman, Morty Gunty, U.S. Army drum, bugle and drill teams
 
     8:00
THE MILLIONAIRE—Drama
 
     8:30
I’VE GOT A SECRET
 
     9:00
U.S. STEEL HOUR—Drama
“Counterfeit”
 
   10:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
 
   10:15
IN TOWN TONIGHT
 
   10:30
NEWS—John Harrington
 
   10:45
KUP’S SHOW—Irv Kupcinet
 
   11:00
Playhouse—Drama
“Old Man’s Bride”
 
   11:30
MOVIE—Mystery
“Wolf of New York”
 
 
 
 4  WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     8:00
Today—Dave Garroway
Reporting from the “World’s Fair of Power” in Chicago
Five minutes of local news at [8:25, 8:55
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Parents’ Time
 
     9:45
The World at Home
Guest: Billy Graham
 
   10:00
Home—Women’s News
 
   11:00
Tennessee Ernie Ford
       
   11:30
Feather Your Nest
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
What’s New in the Kitchen
 
   12:45
Let’s Look at the News
 
     1:00
Hot Shot Review—Music
 
     1:30
Bob Heiss—Interviews
 
     1:55
Weather—Bill Carlsen
 
     2:00
Ted Mack—Variety
 
     2:30
It Pays to Be Married
 
     3:00
Way of the World
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
World of Mr. Sweeney
 
     3:45
Modern Romances
 
     4:00
Beulah Donohue—Women
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody—Puppets
 
     5:00
Your Library Story
 
     5:15
Let’s Experiment—Science
 
     5:30
Foreman Tom—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
SPORTS—Larry Clark
 
     6:15
NEWS—Bob Kelly
 
     6:25
Weather—Bill Carlsen
 
     6:30
Eddie Fisher—Songs   RETURN 
 
     6:45
NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
 
     7:00
KODAL REQUEST PERFORMANCE—Drama
“Cardboard Casanova”
 
     7:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST   RETURN 
 
     8:00
THEATER—Drama
“The Chess Game”
 
     9:00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
Guest: Andy Devine
 
     9:30
PLAYHOUSE OF STARS
 
   10:00
PATTI PAGE—Songs
 
   10:15
LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
 
   10:25
WEATHER—Bill Carlsen
 
   10:30
RACKET SQUAD—Drama
 
   11:00
Tonight—Steve Allen
 
   12:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Outpost in Morocco”
 
     1:30
NEWS
 
 
 
-5- WNBQ (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     6:45
Everett Mitchell—Talks
 
     7:00
Today—Dave Garroway
Reporting from the “World’s Fair of Power” in Chicago
Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Parents’ Time
 
     9:45
The World at Home
Guest: Billy Graham
 
   10:00
Home—Women’s News
 
   11:00
Tennessee Ernie Ford
       
   11:30
Feather Your Nest
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Noontime Comics—Kids Fun
 
   12:15
Cartoonland—Ken Bowers
 
   12:45
Bob & Kay with Doucette
 
     2:00
Ted Mack—Variety
 
     2:30
It Pays to Be Married
 
     3:00
Way of the World
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
World of Mr. Sweeney
 
     3:45
Modern Romances
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Kids
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody—Puppets
 
     5:00
Elmer the Elephant—Kids
 
     5:35
Contact—Variety
 
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—Comment
 
     6:30
Eddie Fisher—Songs   RETURN 
 
     6:45
NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
 
     7:00
KODAL REQUEST PERFORMANCE—Drama
“Cardboard Casanova”
 
     7:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST   RETURN 
 
     8:00
THEATER—Drama
“The Chess Game”
 
     9:00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
Guest: Andy Devine
 
     9:30
BIG TOWN—Drama
 
   10:00
WEATHER—Clint Youle
 
   10:10
DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
 
   10:15
NEWS—Jack Angell
 
   10:25
SPORTS—Norm Barry
 
   10:30
THE FALCON—Drama
 
   11:00
Tonight—Steve Allen
 
   12:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Bush Pilot” (1947)
 
 
 
-7- WBKB (ABC)
 
MORNING
 
     8:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
     9:00
Time for Uncle Win—Kids
 
     9:30
Play House—Kids
 
   10:00
Hollywood Playhouse
 
   11:00
Mid-week Cooking School
 
   11:55
NEWS & WEATHER—Ulmer Turner
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Happy Pirates—Kids Fun
 
   12:55
NEWS & WEATHER—Ulmer Turner
 
     1:00
Tom Duggan—Variety
 
     1:55
NEWS & WEATHER—Ulmer Turner
 
     2:00
Mid-day Matinee—Drama
 
     3:45
TV Dental Clinic
 
     4:00
Crazy Acres—Kids
 
     4:30
Little Rascals—Comedy
 
     5:00
Five O’Clock Theater
 
     5:30
SPORTS—Jack Drees
 
     5:45
NEWS—Paul Harvey
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
 
     6:15
NEWS—John Daly
 
     6:30
Disneyland
“The Story of Donald Duck”
 
     7:30
PALL MALL PLAYHOUSE
“Reunion at Steepler’s Hill”
 
     8:00
MASQUERADE PARTY
 
     8:30
PENNY TO A MILLION—Quiz
 
     9:00
BOXING—Cleveland
Tommy “Hurricane” Jackson vs. Ezzard Charles
 
     9:45
JIM MILLS SHOW—Events
 
   10:00
DOUBLE DATE—Drama
 
   11:00
Norman Ross Presents
 
   11:10
Tom Duggan—Comments
 
   12:00
Theater—Double Feature
(1) “The Witness” (2) “Out of the Shadows”
 
 
 
-9- WGN (Du Mont)
 
MORNING
 
     9:30
Paul Fogarty—Exercises
 
   10:00
Hi Ladies—Mike Douglas
 
   10:55
NEWS—Steve Fentress
 
   11:00
The Romper Room—Kids
 
   11:55
NEWS—Steve Fentress
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Lunchtime Little Theater
 
   12:45
All About Baby—Tips
 
     1:00
Batting Practice—Warm-up
 
     1:10
Lead-off Man—Interviews
 
     1:25
BASEBALL—White Sox
Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
 
     3:45
Tenth Inning—Interviews
 
     4:00
Bandstand Matinee—Music
 
     5:05
News—Les Monypenny
 
     5:10
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
 
     7:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Man Bait” (English; 1952)
 
     8:30
HARNESS RACING
 
     9:30
LIBERACE SHOW—Music
 
   10:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Mr. Robinson Crusoe” (Chicago TV Debut)
 
   11:30
NEWS—Les Nichols
 
   11:45
Weather—Carl Greyson

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1 comment:

  1. I see that the CBS & NBC morning shows had 4 breaks for local news 5 minutes before each hour & half-hour, and I think that's how it's done now. I seem to remember from the 1970s that there would only be 2 breaks before each half-hour, not each hour. Am I right about this?

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