What's on TV? Wednesday, September 20, 1972

Madigan, premiering tonight on NBC, would, at first glance, appear to be an odd choice for one of the rotating elements of the network's Wednesday Mystery Movie. In the first place, the title character, a tough New York detective played brilliantly by Richard Widmark, is killed at the end of the movie (also called Madigan) on which the series is based. Second, while the movie took place in gritty New York, the series takes place in Europe, where Madigan has been sent to battle organized crime. Added to that, the Madigan that appears in the movie is not the typically admirable character around whom you'd base a series; he bent the law, cheated on his wife, and botched the case that set up the premise for the rest of the movie. Despite all this, it was quite the coup to get the same actor to play the character in both the movie and the series, let alone an actor with the stature of Widmark. Madigan rotated with Banacek and Cool Millions, but only Banacek survived to a second season. Our listings are from New York City.

	-2- WCBS (NEW YORK CITY) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:20	NEWS AND WEATHER
	6:30	SUMMER SEMESTER The Cold War and Beyond: Soviet-American relations
	7:00	CBS NEWS—John Hart
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	JOHN BARTHOLOMEW TUCKER Guest: Garson Kanin
	10:00	JOKER’S WILD—Game
	10:30	THE PRICE IS RIGHT—Game
	11:00	GAMBIT—Game
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	WHERE THE HEART IS
	12:25	CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	1:00	WHAT’S MY LINE?—Game Panel: Arlene Francis, Dana Valery, Gene Rayburn, Gene Shalit. Host: Wally Bruner
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	GUIDING LIGHT
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3:00	LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
	3:30	SECRET STORM
	4:00	FAMILY AFFAIR
	4:30	MIKE DOUGLAS Guest host: Della Reese. Guests: Sybil Leek, Erroll Garner, Jerry Shane, Sherwin Kaufman
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Jim Jensen
	7:00	CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:30	GOLDDIGGERS Guest: Steve Allen
	8:00	CAROL BURNETT Guests: Carol Channing, Marty Feldman
	9:00	MEDICAL CENTER
	10:00	CANNON
	11:00	NEWS—Jensen/divenza
	11:30	MOVIE—Aventure “Kona Coast” (1968)
	1:25	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Camille” (1936)
	3:40	MOVIE—Adventure “The Golden Mistress” (1954)

 

 

	3  WTIC (HARTFORD) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:00	SUMMER SEMESTER The Cold War and Beyond: Soviet-American relations
	6:30	READING—Spanish
	6:50	WHAT’S NEW—Spanish
	7:00	CBS NEWS—John Hart
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	HAP RICHARDS—Children
	9:15	YOGI BEAR—Cartoon
	9:30	JOKER’S WILD—Game
	10:00	MOVIE—Drama “All That Heaven Allows” (1955)
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS—Dick Bertel
	12:25	CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	12:30	PERRY MASON—Mystery BW
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	GUIDING LIGHT
	2:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	3:00	LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
	3:30	RANGER STATION
	4:00	ANDY GRIFFITH BW
	4:30	MERV GRIFFIN Guests: Jaye P. Morgan, Charo, Carole Cook, Marcia Wallace
	5:55	UPDATE
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	6:30	CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:00	WHAT IN THE WORLD
	7:30	PRICE IS RIGHT—Game
	8:00	CAROL BURNETT Guests: Carol Channing, Marty Feldman
	9:00	MEDICAL CENTER
	10:00	CANNON
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	11:30	MOVIE—Drama “Night People” (1954)
	1:10	MOVIE—Drama “House of Usher” (1980)
	3:10	NEWS AND WEATHER

 

 

	-4- WNBC (NEW YORK CITY) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:30	NOTHING BUT BIOGRAPHY Walt Whitman
	7:00	TODAY
	9:00	NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
	9:30	WATCH YOUR CHILD
	10:00	DINAH SHORE Guest: Danny Thomas
	11:00	SALE OF THE CENTURY
	11:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES Guests: Michael Landon, Rich Little, Rose Marie, Tony Randall
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	JEOPARDY
	12:30	WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
	12:55	NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	1:00	IT’S YOUR BET—Game Celebrities: The John Saxons, Phil Ford and Mimi Hines
	1:30	THREE ON A MATCH—Game
	2:00	DAYS OF OUR LIVES
	2:30	DOCTORS
	3:00	ANOTHER WORLD
	3:30	RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE
	4:00	SOMERSET
	4:30	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Of Human Bondage” (English; 1963)
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Stokes/Udell
	7:00	NBC NEWS—Chancellor
	7:30	POLICE SURGEON
	8:00	ADAM-12
	8:30	MADIGAN—Crime Drama Debut
	10:00	SEARCH—Adventure
	11:00	NEWS—Jim Hartz
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON Guests: Don Rickles, Dionne Warwicke, Lou Rawls, Hal David, Irwin Stillman
	1:00	NEWS—John Masterman
	1:15	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Front Page Woman” (1935)

 

 

	-5- WNEW (NEW YORK CITY) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	6:30	NEW ZOO REVUE—Children
	7:00	UNDERDOG—Children
	7:30	FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
	8:00	SUPER HEROES—Children
	8:30	BUGS BUNNY—Children
	9:00	HAZEL—Comedy
	9:30	MOTHERS-IN-LAW—Comedy
	10:00	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	10:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION
	11:00	ANDY GRIFFITH BW
	11:30	MIDDAY LIVE Thor Heyerdahl, Eileen Ford
	AFTERNOON
	1:00	MOVIE—Drama BW  “The Red Danube” (1949)
	3:00	BUGS BUNNY—Children
	3:30	LAUREL AND HARDY
	4:00	SUPER HEROES—Children
	4:30	FLYING NUN—Comedy
	5:00	FLINTSTONS—Cartoon
	5:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION
	EVENING
	6:00	FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
	6:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	7:00	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy BW
	7:30	THAT GIRL—Comedy
	8:00	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
	8:30	MERV GRIFFIN Guests: Jaye P. Morgan, Charo, Carole Cook, Marcia Wallace
	10:00	NEWS—Bill Jorgensen
	11:00	ONE STEP BEYOND BW
	11:30	ALFRED HITCHCOCK BW
	12:00	ALFRED HITCHCOCK BW
	12:30	SAINT—Crime Drama BW
	1:30	PRISONER—Drama
	2:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	3:00	NEWS

 

 

	-7- WABC (NEW YORK CITY) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:30	LISTEN AND LEARN BW
	7:00	A.M. NEW YORK
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Mrs. Miniver” (1942)
	11:30	BEWITCHED
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	PASSWORD Celebrities: Carol Burnett, Florence Henderson
	12:30	SPLIT SECOND—Game
	1:00	ALL MY CHILDREN
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	2:00	NEWLYWED GAME
	2:30	DATING GAME
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	4:00	LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
	4:30	MOVIE—Comedy “Caprice” (1967)
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Grimsby/Beutel
	7:00	ABC NEWS—Howard K. Smith/Harry Reasoner
	7:30	PARENT GAME
	8:00	PAUL LYNDE—Comedy
	8:30	MOVIE—Drama “Haunts of the Very Rich” (Made-for-TV; 1972)
	10:00	JULIE ANDREWS—Variety Guests: Carl Reiner, Cass Elliot, Alice Ghostley
	11:00	NEWS—Grimsby/Beutel
	11:30	DICK CAVETT Guest: Jim Croce
	1:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Mutiny in the South Seas” (West German; 1966)

 

 

	8  WTNH (NEW HAVEN) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:10	DAVEY AND GOLIATH
	6:25	BLACK IS
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Rick Springfield
	7:30	CARTOONS
	8:00	NEW ZOO REVUE—Children
	8:30	I LOVE LUCY BW
	9:00	PHIL DONAHUE Guest: Rona Barrett
	10:00	DIALING FOR DOLLARS
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	BEWITCHED
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	PASSWORD Celebrities: Carol Burnett, Florence Henderson
	12:30	SPLIT SECOND—Game
	1:00	WHAT’S MY LINE?—Game Panel: Arlene Francis, Soupy Sales, Jim Backus, Melba Tolliver
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	2:00	NEWLYWED GAME
	2:30	DATING GAME
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	4:00	MOVIE—Musical “Bye Bye Birdie” (1963)
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Ralph Wenge
	6:30	ABC NEWS—Howard K. Smith/Harry Reasoner
	7:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	7:30	PARENT GAME
	8:00	PAUL LYNDE—Comedy
	8:30	MOVIE—Drama “Haunts of the Very Rich” (Made-for-TV; 1972)
	10:00	JULIE ANDREWS—Variety Guests: Carl Reiner, Cass Elliot, Alice Ghostley
	11:00	NEWS—Ralph Wenge
	11:30	DICK CAVETT Guest: Jim Croce
	1:00	NEWS

 

 

	-9- WOR (NEW YORK CITY) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	7:30	NEWS
	8:00	GARNER TED ARMSTRONG
	8:30	REAL McCOYS—Comedy BW
	9:00	SKIPPY—Adventure
	9:30	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY BW
	10:00	ROMPER ROOM
	11:00	STRAIGHT TALK Guests: F. Lee Bailey, Joseph Goulden
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	HERMANOS CORAJES—Novela BW
	12:25	NEWS
	1:00	JOE FRANKLIN
	2:00	JOURNEY TO ADVENTURE
	2:30	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Woman on the Beach”
	4:00	DICK TRACY
	4:30	MANTRAP—Discussion Guest: Phil Gaglardi. Panel: Sharon Acker, Nina Foch, Carol Wayne
	5:00	MOVIE—Drama BW  “The Unknown” (1946)
	EVENING
	6:25	SPORTSCLUB
	6:30	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy BW
	7:00	AVENGERS—Adventure BW
	8:00	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Between Midnight and Dawn” (1950)
	10:00	NEWS DIGEST—Tom Dunn
	10:30	NINA SIMONE Special
	11:00	CANDID CAMERA BW
	11:30	MOVIE—Comedy BW  “Phfft!” (1954)
	1:25	JOE FRANKLIN
	2:30	NEWS AND WEATHER

 

 

	11 WPIX (NEW YORK CITY) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	7:30	POPEYE—Cartoon
	9:00	BACHELOR FATHER BW
	9:30	LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
	9:40	JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
	10:10	NEWS—Roy Whitfield
	10:30	JEWISH DIMENSION
	11:00	EQUAL TIME—Discussion
	11:30	ROCKY AND FRIENDS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	FELIX THE CAT
	12:30	GALLOPING GOURMET
	1:00	MOVIE—Comedy BW  “Glamor Boy” (1941)
	2:30	LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
	2:40	ABBOTT AND COSTELLO BW
	3:00	POPEYE—Cartoon
	4:00	MAGILLA GORILLA
	4:30	MUNSTERS BW
	5:00	BATMAN Guest villain: Frank Gorshin (The Riddler)
	5:30	BATMAN
	EVENING
	6:00	GILLIGAN’S ISLAND
	6:30	BEAT THE CLOCK—Game Guest: Gisele MacKenzie
	7:00	I DREAM OF JEANNIE
	7:30	COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER
	8:00	NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR
	8:30	GET SMART
	9:00	STAR TREK
	10:00	NEWS—Ramsey/Gray
	11:00	PERRY MASON BW
	12:00	HONEYMOONERS BW
	12:30	NEWS—Roy Whitfield

 

 

	13 WNET (NEW YORK CITY) (PBS)
	MORNING
	9:00	SESAME STREET
	10:00	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	AFTERNOON
	4:00	SESAME STREET
	5:00	MISTER ROGERS
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANYH Bill Cosby
	EVENING
	6:00	SESAME STREET
	7:00	ELECTRIC COMPANY Bill Cosby
	7:30	CAN YOU HEAR ME? Special
	8:00	A PUBLIC AFFAIR/ELECTION ‘72
	8:30	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Los Olvidads” (1950)
	10:00	SOUL!
	11:00	ALL ABOUT TV Guest: Ramsey Clark

 

 

	20 WATR (WATERBURY) (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM
	10:00	DINAH SHORE Guest: Danny Thomas
	11:00	SALE OF THE CENTURY
	11:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES Guests: Michael Landon, Rich Little, Rose Marie, Tony Randall
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	JEOPARDY
	12:30	WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
	12:55	NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	1:00	WATCH YOUR CHILD
	1:30	THREE ON A MATCH—Game
	2:00	DAYS OF OUR LIVES
	2:30	DOCTORS
	3:00	ANOTHER WORLD
	3:30	RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE
	4:00	SOMERSET
	4:30	MY LITTLE MARGIE BW
	5:00	ALIVE! BW
	5:15	NEWS—Glenn Colligan BW
	5:30	FILM BW
	EVENING
	6:00	SOUNDING BOARD BW
	7:00	NBC NEWS—John Chancellor
	7:30	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY BW
	8:00	ADAM-12
	8:30	MADIGAN—Crime Drama Debut
	10:00	SEARCH—Adventure
	11:00	HAVE GUN—WILL TRAVEL BW
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON Guests: Don Rickles, Dionne Warwicke, Lou Rawls, Hal David, Irwin Stillman

 

 

	21 WLIW (GARDEN CITY) (PBS)
	AFTERNOON
	2:30	HATHAYOGA—Exercise BW
	3:00	THAT’S LIFE BW
	3:30	MOVIE—Documentary BW  Film Odyssey: “Man of Aran” (1934)
	5:00	ELECTRIC COMPANY BW
	5:30	SESAME STREET BW
	EVENING
	6:30	MISTER ROGERS BW
	7:00	MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE BW
	7:30	DISCOVER FLYING BW
	8:00	HOLLYWOOD TELEVISION THEATRE BW  “Neighbors”
	9:00	L.I. NEIGHBORS BW  Guest: Arkady Leckum
	9:30	NEWS BW
	9:45	HATHAYOGA—Exercise BW

 

 

	31 WNYC (NEW YORK CITY) (Ind.)
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	AROUND THE CLOCK
	12:30	POLICE COMMISSIONER
	1:00	SESAME STREET
	2:00	MISTER ROGERS
	2:30	AROUND THE CLOCK
	3:00	MASTERPIECE THEATRE ‘The Last of the Mohicans,” Chapter 6
	4:00	JEAN SHEPHERD’S AMERICA
	4:30	MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE
	5:00	JACOB BRONOWSKI—Interview Debut
	5:30	NEWS
	5:45	ITALIAN PANORAMA
	EVENING
	6:00	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	6:30	AROUND THE CLOCK
	7:00	ON THE JOB—Fire Dept.
	7:30	ALL ABOUT TV Guest: Edith Efron
	8:30	LEE GRAHAM—Interview
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama BW  Film Odyssey: “The Overcoat” (Russian; 1959)
	10:30	JAZZ SET

 

 

	41 WXTV (PATERSON) (Ind.)
	AFTERNOON
	5:30	LAS GEMELAS
	EVENING
	6:00	NOTICIAS
	7:00	EL AMOR TIENE CARA DE MUJER BW
	8:00	LUCHA LIBRE
	10:00	LUCIA SOMBRA BW
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “El Nino De Las Monjas”
	11:30	NUEVA CITA MUSICAL BW

 

 

	47 WNJU (NEWARK) (Ind.)
	AFTERNOON
	4:15	MOVIE—Western BW  “El Secreto Del Imposter” (1938)
	5:15	JOHNNY MIDNIGHT BW
	5:45	NOTICIAS—Iglesias/Torres
	EVENING
	6:00	ESTACION CENTRAL—Novela BW
	7:00	JA-JA-JI-JI-JO-JO
	8:00	CHUCHO Y LISSETTE
	8:30	MOVIE—Drama BW  “La Raza Que Se Extingue” (1953)
	10:30	EXTRANO PARAISO

 

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