October 28, 2024

What's on TV? Wednesday, November 3, 1954




I know I've written about this before, and I'll probably do so again when there's nothing else in particular to point out, but I'm always amazed by how many programs there were on television, particularly in daytime. Most of the soaps were only 15 minutes (a carryover from radio), and almost everything else was a half-hour, but with occasisonal news updates thrown in. Look at WGAL, for instance: 19 programs between noon and 6:00 p.m. And WPTZ has 17 programs in primetime. Do you think networks even have that many ideas for programs nowadays? Judging by how much of the day is turned over to news, I doubt it. The news for you is that these listings are from the Philadelphia edition.
 
 WPTZ (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     6:50
Thought for Today
 
     6:55
Weather—Pat Landon
 
     7:00
Today—Garroway
 
     8:55
Today with Mary Wilson
 
     9:00
Let Scott Do It—Variety
 
   10:00
Ding Dong School
 
   10:30
Operation Blackboard
 
   11:00
Home—Women’s News
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Three Steps to Heaven
 
   12:15
Jack Pyle—Humor
 
   12:30
Feather Your Nest—Quiz
 
     1:00
MOVIE—Comedy
Hollywood Playhouse: “The Big Showoff”
 
     2:00
The Alan Scott Spotlight
 
     2:30
Television Kitchen—Recipes
 
     3:00
The Greatest Gift
 
     3:15
Golden Windows—Serial
 
     3:30
One Man’s Family
 
     3:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     4:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     4:15
First Love—Serial
 
     4:30
The World of Mr. Sweeney—Vignette
 
     4:45
Modern Romances
 
     5:00
Pinky Lee Show
 
     5:30
Howdy Doody
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Wild Bill Hickok—Western
 
     6:30
MOVIE—Drama
Award Theater: “Michael O’Halloran”
 
     7:25
NEWS—Taylor Grant
 
     7:30
EDDIE FISHER
 
     7:45
NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
 
     8:00
I MARRIED JOAN
 
     8:30
MY LITTLE MARGIE
 
     9:00
KRAFT THEATRE
“Full of the Old Harry”
 
   10:00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
 
   10:30
THE FALCON—Drama
 
   11:00
News—Taylor Grant
 
   11:10
Sports—Gene Kelly
 
   11:15
Weather—Jack Pyle
 
   11:20
Mark Saber—Mystery
 
   11:50
MOVIE—Comedy
Wednesday Night Playhouse: Delightfully Dangerous”
 
     1:00
News—Earl Gill
 
     1:05
Thought for Tomorrow
 
 
 
 WFIL (ABC, DU MONT)
 
MORNING
 
     8:45
Televiews—Films
 
     9:00
Breakfast Club—Variety
 
   10:00
Personality Parade
 
   10:30
Romper Room
 
   11:00
Wiffil Shoolhouse
 
   11:15
University of the Air
“Psychology of Adolescence”
         
   11:35
University of the Air
“Citizens in Action”
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Deborah Adams Show
 
   12:15
Ramar—Jungle Adventure
 
   12:45
Stop, Look and Listen—Fun
 
     2:00
Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
 
     2:30
At Home—Features
 
     3:00
Bandstand—Bob Horn
 
     5:00
Hopalong Cassidy
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Ramar—Jungle Adventure
 
     6:30
Sports—Tom Moorehead
 
     6:45
Newsreel—Frank Hall
 
     6:55
Weather—Francis Davis
 
     7:00
STUDIO 57—Drama
“Never Five-thirty”
 
     7:30
DISNEYLAND
“Alice in Wonderland”
 
     8:30
STU ERWIN—Comedy
 
     9:00
MASQUERADE PARTY
Guest: Bobby Sherwood. Panelists: Ilka Chase, Buff Cobb, Ogden Nash. Moderator: Peter Donald
 
     9:30
STOP THE MUSIC—Quiz
 
   10:00
THE FORT DIX SHOW
 
   10:30
ROCKY KING—Mystery
 
   11:00
Newsreel—Frank Hall
 
   11:10
Weather—Francis Davis
 
   11:15
Racket Squad—Drama
 
   11:45
Post Time, U.S.A.—Racing
 
   12:00
Wanted Persons
 
 
 
 WGAL (Lancaster) (CBS, NBC, ABC, DU MONT)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—Garroway
 
     9:00
College of the Air
“Understanding Your Child”
 
     9:30
Hymns of Faith—Music
 
     9:45
Spotlight on the Stars
 
   10:00
Ding Dong School
 
   10:30
A Time to Live—Serial
 
   10:45
First Love—Serial
 
   11:00
The Brighter Day—Serial
 
   11:15
Valiant Lady—Serial
         
   11:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
TV Farmer—Crop Data
 
   12:15
Love of Life—Serial
 
   12:30
News of the World
 
   12:40
Regional News—Brandt
 
   12:45
The Guiding Light
 
     1:00
Portia Faces Life—Serial
 
     1:15
The Seeking Heart—Serial
 
     1:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     2:00
From the Kitchen Door
 
     2:30
Search for Tomorrow
 
     2:45
Today with Kay—Features
 
     3:00
The Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     3:30
One Man’s Family
 
     4:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     4:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     4:30
On Your Account
 
     5:00
Slapstick Theater—Cartoons
 
     5:15
House Party—Fun
 
     5:30
Howdy Doody
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Wild Bill Hickok—Western
 
     6:30
Sports, Weather, News
 
     7:00
LIBERACE—Pianist
 
     7:30
EDDIE FISHER
 
     7:45
NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
 
     8:00
ARTHUR GODFREY AND HIS FRIENDS—Variety
 
     9:00
KRAFT THEATRE
“Full of the Old Harry”
 
   10:00
BOXING—California
Carl “Bobo” Olson vs Garth Panter
 
   10:45
SLANTS ON SPORTS
 
   11:00
Eleventh Hour News
 
   11:10
Regional News
 
   11:15
Two for the Money—Quiz
 
   11:45
Today in Sports
 
   11:50
Tonight—Steve Allen
Scheduled guests: Jack Carson, Rose Marie, Lenny Kent
 
 
 
 WCAU (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Morning Show
 
     8:55
Mister & Missus—Features
 
     9:45
Portia Faces Life—Serial
 
   10:00
Garry Moore—Variety
 
   10:30
Arthur Godfrey Time
         
   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
The Guiding Light
 
     1:00
Woman’s World—Features
 
     1:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     2:00
Cinderella Week-end—Quiz
 
     2:30
House Party—Fun
Guest: Clark Dennis
 
     3:00
The Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     3:30
Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
 
     3:45
Bob Crosby—Music
 
     4:00
The Brighter Day—Serial
 
     4:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     4:30
On Your Account
 
     5:00
Junior Hi-Jinx—Willie
 
     5:30
MOVIE—Drama
Wednesday Star Theater: “Body and Soul”
 
EVENING
 
     6:55
News—John Facenda
 
     7:00
I LED THREE LIVES—Drama
 
     7:30
NEWS—Douglas Edwards
 
     7:45
PERRY COMO—Songs
 
     8:00
ARTHUR GODFREY AND HIS FRIENDS—Variety
 
     9:00
STRIKE IT RICH
 
     9:30
I’VE GOT A SECRET
Guest: Don McNeil. Panelists: Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen, Jayne Meadows, Faye Emerson. Moderator: Garry Moore
 
   10:45
SPORTS SPOT—Campbell
Sponsored by Household Finance Corporation
 
   11:00
News—John Facenda
 
   11:10
Weather—Phil Sheridan
 
   11:15
Sports Final—Jack Whitaker
 
   11:25
Five Minutes More—Variety
 
   11:30
MOVIE—Drama
Late Show: “Body and Soul”
 
 
 
 WDEL (Wilmington) (NBC, DU MONT)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—Garroway
 
     8:55
Delaware Today—Rhoads
 
     9:00
Here Comes Charlie
 
     9:45
Bible Readings—Religion
 
   10:00
Ding Dong School
 
   10:30
A Time to Live—Serial
 
   10:45
Three Steps to Heaven
 
   11:00
Home—Women’s News
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Betty White Show
 
   12:30
Lunch ‘n’ Laffs—Cartoons
 
     1:00
Midday News—Bob Darby
 
     1:15
Buck’s Best—Buck Ross
 
     1:30
Teletunes—Phone Quiz
 
     2:00
Aunt Kate’s Kitchen
 
     2:30
Music Box—Films
 
     3:00
The Greatest Gift
 
     3:15
Golden Windows—Serial
 
     3:30
One Man’s Family
 
     3:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     4:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     4:15
First Love—Serial
 
     4:30
The World of Mr. Sweeney—Vignette
 
     4:45
Modern Romances
 
     5:00
Pinky Lee Show
 
     5:30
Howdy Doody
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Annie Oakley—Western
 
     6:30
Six-thirty Edition
 
     6:45
Weatherman—Fariss
 
     6:50
Sporting Scene—Frick
 
     7:00
THE GOLDBERGS—Comedy
 
     7:30
EDDIE FISHER
 
     7:45
NEWSREEL—Joe O’Grady
 
     8:00
I MARRIED JOAN
 
     8:30
MY LITTLE MARGIE
 
     9:00
KRAFT THEATRE
“Full of the Old Harry”
 
   10:00
CAVALCADE OF AMERICA
 
   10:30
BIG TOWN—Drama
 
   11:00
Headline Roundup
 
   11:10
Headlines in Sports
 
   11:15
MOVIE—Intrigue
Late Date at the Movies: “The Flying Saucer”

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