What's on TV? Monday, January 1, 1962

I debated whether or not to do New Year's Day as our first listing for 2024. After all, I've already given you the highlights of the day; what more could there be? But then I reconsidered. Unlike later New Year's, the bowl games are over by the beginning of the evening, meaning that the regular prime-time schedule is more or less unaffected. We have Johnny Carson, who later in the year will become the new host of The Tonight Show, as a panelist on To Tell the Truth; Brett Somers and John Larch as a husband and wife on Ben Casey; Alan Hale on The Andy Griffith Show; and Dick Van Dyke as a guest on I've Got a Secret. So there was more to add after all! The listings are from the Philadelphia edition; any references you might see to channels 15, 21, 27, and 43 are stations in Lebanon, York, and Harrisburg; only their network listings appear in TV Guide, and so they haven't been included here. Happy New Year!

	-3- WRCV (NBC)
	MORNING
	5:45	THOUGHT FOR TODAY
	5:50	FARM AND MARKET NEWS
	5:55	NEWS
	6:00	GOAL OF LIFE—Religion
	6:30	STORY—Music
	7:00	TODAY—John Chancellor
	9:00	LEE DEXTER—Children
	9:30	EXERCISE—Roeder
	9:50	WHAT’S DOING—Bob Bradley
	9:55	NEWS—Bob Bradley
	10:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	10:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Griffin   COLOR  Guest: Della Reese. Host: Merv Griffin
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT   COLOR
	11:30	TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE—Pasadena   SPECIAL    COLOR  Commentators: Betty White, Roy Neal, John Davidson The first 15 minutes are telecast in black and white. “Concentration,” “Your First Impression” and “Truth or Consequences” will not be seen today.
	AFTERNOON
	1:45	SUGAR BOWL—Alabama vs. Arkansas  SPECIAL    COLOR  Alabama vs. Arkansas at New Orleans “Jan Murray,” “Loretta Young,” “Young Dr. Malone” and “Make Room for Daddy” will not be seen today.
	4:30	SCOUTING REPORT   SPECIAL  “Here’s Hollywood” will not be seen.
	4:45	ROSE BOWL—UCLA vs. Minnesota  SPECIAL    COLOR  UCLA vs. Minnesota at Pasadena “Kukla and Ollie,” “Five O’clock Show” and the Huntley-Brinkley Report will not be seen tonight.
	EVENING
	8:00	NATIONAL VELVET—Drama
	8:30	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	9:00	87TH PRECINCT—Police
	10:00	THRILLER—Mystery
	11:00	NEWS—Vince Leonard   COLOR
	11:10	WEATHER—Kinnan   COLOR
	11:15	JACK PAAR—Variety   COLOR
	1:00	DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS—Drama
	1:30	SPEAK UP—Discussion
	2:00	NEWS
	2:05	THOUGHT FOR TODAY

 

 

	-6- WFIL (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:45	R.F.D. SIX—Agriculture
	7:00	BREAKFAST TIME   COLOR
	7:30	ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
	7:45	MORGAN IN THE MORNING
	9:00	TRIANGLE THEATER—Drama “Edge of the Law”
	9:30	MUMMERS PARADE—Philadelphia   SPECIAL
	AFTERNOON
	12:45	ORANGE BOWL—LSU vs. Colorado   SPECIAL  Louisiana State vs. Colorado at Miami “Day in Court,” “December Bride,” “Number Please,” “Seven Keys,” “Queen for a Day,” and “Who Do You Trust” will not be seen today.
	3:30	MUMMERS PARADE Time approximate
	5:30	YOGI BEAR—Cartoons
	EVENING
	6:00	POPEYE THEATER—Starr   COLOR
	6:55	CLUTCH CARGO   COLOR
	7:00	NEWS—Gunnar Back   COLOR
	7:10	WEATHER—Davis   COLOR
	7:15	NEWS—ABC Evening
	7:30	CHEYENNE
	8:30	RIFLEMAN—Western
	9:00	SURFSIDE 6
	10:00	BEN CASEY
	11:00	NEWS—ABC Final
	11:10	NEWS—Gunnar Back   COLOR
	11:20	WEATHER—Davis   COLOR
	11:25	SPORTS—Mal Alberts   COLOR
	11:30	MOVIE—Biography World’s Best Movies: “Juarez” (1939)

 

 

	-8- WGAL (Lancaster) (CBS, NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—John Chancellor
	9:00	BIG PICTURE—Army
	9:30	FUNNY MANNS—Cliff Norton
	9:40	KUKLA AND OLLIE—Tillstrom
	9:45	DEBBIE DRAKE—Exercise
	10:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	10:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Griffin   COLOR  Guest: Della Reese. Host: Merv Griffin
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT   COLOR
	11:30	TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE—Pasadena  SPECIAL    COLOR  Commentators: Betty White, Roy Neal, John Davidson The first 15 minutes are telecast in black and white. “Concentration,” “Your First Impression” and “Truth or Consequences” will not be seen today.
	AFTERNOON
	1:45	SUGAR BOWL—Alabama vs. Arkansas  SPECIAL    COLOR  Alabama vs. Arkansas at New Orleans “Jan Murray,” “Loretta Young,” “Young Dr. Malone” and “Make Room for Daddy” will not be seen today.
	4:30	SCOUTING REPORT   SPECIAL  “Here’s Hollywood” will not be seen.
	4:45	ROSE BOWL—UCLA vs. Minnesota  SPECIAL    COLOR  UCLA vs. Minnesota at Pasadena “Kukla and Ollie,” “Five O’clock Show” and the Huntley-Brinkley Report will not be seen tonight.
	EVENING
	7:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Peggy Cass, Betty Furness, Tom Poston, Johnny Carson. Host: Bud Collyer.
	8:00	PETE AND GLADYS
	8:30	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	9:00	DANNY THOMAS
	9:30	ANDY GRIFFITH
	10:00	THRILLER—Mystery
	11:00	NEWS, SPORTS AND WEATHER   COLOR
	11:30	JACK PAAR—Variety   COLOR
	1:00	NEWS
	1:05	ONE MINUTE WITH YOUR BIBLE

 

 

	10 WCAU (CBS)
	MORNING
	5:50	GIVE US THIS DAY—Religion
	5:55	NEWS
	6:00	COLLEGE OF THE AIR New Biology: Review
	6:30	HOUSE WE LIVE IN
	7:00	BILL BENNETT’S ALMANAC
	7:30	NEWS—Crane, Hart, Leslie
	7:35	PIXANNE—Children
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	GENE LONDON—Children
	9:30	MUMMERS PARADE—Philadelphia   SPECIAL
	AFTERNOON
	2:15	COTTON BOWL—Mississippi vs. Texas   SPECIAL  Mississippi vs. Texas at Dallas “House Party,” “Millionaire,” “Verdict is Yours,” “Brighter Day,” and “Edge of Night” will not be seen today.
	5:30	MOVIE—Comedy Early Show: “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1949)
	EVENING
	7:00	NEWS—John Facenda
	7:05	CHARLES SHAW—Commentary
	7:10	WEATHER—Herb Clarke
	7:15	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	8:00	PETE AND GLADYS
	8:30	WINDOW ON MAIN STREET—Drama
	9:00	DANNY THOMAS
	9:30	ANDY GRIFFITH
	10:00	HENNESEY—Comedy
	10:30	I’VE GOT A SECRET Guest: Dick Van Dyke. Panelists: Dorothy Collins, Betsy Palmer, Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen. Host: Garry Moore.
	11:00	NEWS—John Facenda
	11:10	WEATHER—Herb Clarke
	11:15	MOVIE—Comedy Late Show: “Behind the Eight Ball” (1942) Philadelphia TV Debut.
	12:30	MOVIE—Drama Time approximate. Late Late Show: “Midnight Madonna” (1937) Philadelphia TV Debut.
	2:00	NEWS
	2:05	GIVE US THIS DAY—Religion

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