January 20, 2025

What's on TV? Monday, January 19, 1959




Even NBC, the color network, has very few color shows in 1959, though two of the three color broadcasts today are for daytime quiz shows. That probably had a lot to do with the ability of various studios to handle color broadcasts; non-color studios will continue to be converted throughout the early and mid '60s. It's also been said that daytime color broadcasts allowed shoppers to see demonstrations of them in department stores, thus encouraging purchases. On the other hand, CBS has but one colorcast, Lowell Thomas' special High Adventure, seen at 9:00 p.m. on three of the four CBS affiliates in this issue. That will end as the network becomes convinced of its viability (and also gets over losing the initial color technology battle to NBC). The listings today are in living black-and-white from the Minnesota State Edition.
 
 
-2- KTCA (Educ.)
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
    1:30
SING-A-LONG—2nd Grade
 
    2:00
LANGUAGE IN ACTION
 
    2:30
JAPANESE BRUSH PAINTING   DEBUT 
 
    3:00
TEA AT THREE—Jeanni K.
 
    3:30
PASING NOTES ON MUSIC   DEBUT 
 
    4:00
CREATIVE ART—Education
 
    4:30
SCULPTURE—Educaiton
 
    5:00
MAGIC DOORWAYS—Education
 
    5:15
SING HI-SING LO—Music
 
    5:30
GREAT PLAINS TRILOGY
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:00
ATOMIC PRIMER—Education
 
    6:30
JUNIOR HIGH ON PARADE
 
    7:00
MUSIC FOR YOUNG PEOPLE   DEBUT 
 
    7:30
UN REVIEW—Education
 
    8:00
PRIVATE COLLEGE HOUR
 
    8:30
PRIVATE COLLEGE HOUR
 
    9:00
AT HOME WITH MUSIC
 
    9:30
ADVERTISING TODAY—Education
 
  10:00
GREAT BOOKS—Education
 
  10:30
CHILDREN GROWNG—Education
 
 
 
-3- KGLO (MASON CITY) (CBS)
 
   MORNING   
 
    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    8:45
NEWS—Richard C. Hottelet
 
    9:00
FOR LOVE OR MONEY
 
    9:30
ARTHUR GODFREY
 
  10:00
I LOVE LUCY
 
  10:30
TOP DOLLAR
 
  11:00
LOVE OF LIFE
 
  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
 
  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
NEWS
 
  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS
 
    1:00
JIMMY DEAN
Guest: Jill Corey
 
    1:30
HOUSE PARTY
Guest: Ann Richards
 
    2:00
BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
 
    2:30
VERDICT IS YOURS
 
    3:00
BRIGHTER DAY
 
    3:15
SECRET STORM
 
    4:00
BOB CAVANAUGH—Variety
 
    5:00
BART’S CLUBHOUSE—Kids
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:00
FARM REPORTER—Al Helms
 
    6:05
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
    6:15
NEWS—Doug Edwards
 
    6:30
NAME THAT TUNE
 
    7:00
WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
 
    7:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
 
    8:00
DANNY THOMAS
 
    8:30
ANN SOTHERN
 
    9:00
HIGH ADVENTURE   SPECIAL    COLOR 
 
  10:00
NEWS
 
  10:30
DR. CHRISTIAN—Drama
 
  11:00
NEWS
 

 
-4- WCCO (CBS)
 
   MORNING   
    7:00
CARTOONS—Siegfried
    8:00
CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids
    8:45
REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL
    9:00
FOR LOVE OR MONEY
    9:30
ARTHUR GODFREY
   10:00
I LOVE LUCY
   10:30
TOP DOLLAR
   11:00
LOVE OF LIFE
       
   11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
   11:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
 AFTERNOON 
   12:00
NEWS
   12:15
TAKE FIVE—Cedric Adams
   12:20
WEATHER—Kraehling
   12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS
    1:00
JIMMY DEAN
Guest: Jill Corey
    1:30
HOUSE PARTY
Guest: Ann Richards
    2:00
BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
    2:30
VERDICT IS YOURS
    3:00
BRIGHTER DAY
    3:15
SECRET STORM
    3:30
EDGE OF NIGHT
    4:00
AROUND THE TOWN—Haeberle
Guest: Carol Ann Mobley [sic]
    4:30
COMM. CAPPY—Kids
    5:00
AXEL AND DOG—Clellan Card
    5:30
POPEYE CLUBHOUSE—Kids
    5:45
WEATHER, NEWS, SPORTS
 
    EVENING    
    6:15
NEWS—Doug Edwards
    6:30
NAME THAT TUNE
    7:00
TEXAN—Western
    7:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
    8:00
DANNY THOMAS
    8:30
ANN SOTHERN
    9:00
HIGH ADVENTURE   SPECIAL    COLOR 
   10:00
NEWS
   10:30
VANGUARD—Drama
   11:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Dixie Dugan” (1943)
 
 
 
-5- KSTP (NBC)
 
   MORNING   
    6:05
DAVID STONE—Variety
    6:30
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
“Hysteresis”
    7:00
TODAY—Garroway
    9:00
DOUGH-RE-MI
    9:30
TREASURE HUNT
   10:00
PRICE IS RIGHT
   10:30
CONCENTRATION
   11:00
TIC TAC DOUGH
       
   11:30
IT COULD BE YOU
 
 AFTERNOON 
   12:00
NEWS
   12:15
TREASURE CHEST—Quiz
    1:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR 
    1:30
HAGGIS BAGGIS—Quiz   COLOR 
    2:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE
    2:30
FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial
    3:00
QUEEN FOR A DAY
    3:30
COUNTY FAIR
    4:00
MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
    4:30
HAWKEYE—Adventure
    5:00
SHERWOOD FOREST—Adventure
    5:45
NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
 
    EVENING    
    6:00
NEWS
    6:20
YOU SHOULD KNOW—Quiz
    6:30
BUCKSKIN—Western
    7:00
RESTLESS GUN—Western
    7:30
WELLS FARGO
    8:00
PETER GUNN
    8:30
GOODYEAR THEATER
“Afternoon of the Beast”
    9:00
ARTHUR MURRAY   COLOR 
Guest: Pat Stanley
    9:30
HIGHWAY PATROL—Police
   10:00
NEWS
   10:30
BADGE 714—Jack Webb
   11:00
JACK PAAR—Variety
Guest host: Dick Van Dyke
   12:00
NEWS—Roger Krupp


 
-6- WSDM (DULUTH) (NBC)
   MORNING   
    6:30
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
“Hysteresis”
    7:00
TODAY—Garroway
    9:00
DOUGH-RE-MI
    9:30
TREASURE HUNT
   10:00
PRICE IS RIGHT
   10:30
CONCENTRATION
   11:00
TIC TAC DOUGH
       
   11:30
IT COULD BE YOU
 
 AFTERNOON 
   12:00
NEWS
   12:05
MOVIE—Drama
“Dr. Monica” (1934)
    1:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR 
    1:30
HAGGIS BAGGIS—Quiz   COLOR 
    2:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE
    2:30
FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial
    3:00
QUEEN FOR A DAY
    3:30
COUNTY FAIR
    4:00
POPEYE—Cartoons
 
    EVENING    
    6:00
NEWS
    6:15
NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
    6:30
BUCKSKIN—Western
    7:00
RESTLESS GUN—Western
    7:30
WELLS FARGO
    8:00
PETER GUNN
    8:30
GOODYEAR THEATER
“Afternoon of the Beast”
    9:00
ARTHUR MURRAY   COLOR 
Guest: Pat Stanley
    9:30
PATTI PAGE—Variety
   10:00
NEWS
   10:15
SCIENCE FICTION THEATER
   10:45
JACK PAAR—Variety
Guest host: Dick Van Dyke


 
-6- KMMT (AUSTIN) (ABC)
   MORNING   
   10:30
HERALD OF TRUTH—Religion
   11:00
HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE—Comedy
       
   11:30
PETER LIND HAYES
 AFTERNOON 
   12:30
PLAY YOUR HUNCH
    1:00
LIBERACE—Variety
    1:30
NEWS, WEATHER
    1:40
MATINEE WITH MARGE
    2:00
DAY IN COURT—Drama
    2:30
MUSIC BINGO—Quiz
    3:00
BEAT THE CLOCK—Collyer
    3:30
WHO DO YOU TRUST—Quiz
    4:00
AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guest: Ronnie Dee
    5:30
MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
    EVENING    
    6:00
NEWS
    6:15
NEWS—Don Goddard
    6:30
WOODY WOODPECKER
    7:00
THIS IS ALICE—Comedy
    7:30
BOLD JOURNEY
    8:00
VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Guests: Paul Whiteman, Mindy Carson, Earl Wild
    8:30
DR. I.Q.—Quiz
    9:00
PATTI PAGE—Variety
Guests: Julius LaRosa, Shari Lewis
    9:30
TARGET—Adolphe Menjou
   10:00
NEWS
   10:15
NEWS—John Daly
   10:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Three Desperate Men” (1950)


 
-8- WKBT (LaCROSSE) (CBS)
   MORNING   
   10:30
TOP DOLLAR
   11:00
LOVE OF LIFE
       
   11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
   11:45
COUNTRY STYLE, U.S.A. —Music
 AFTERNOON 
   12:00
NEWS
   12:05
HONEYMOONERS—Gleason
   12:30
TOP PLAYS—Drama
“Mr. Onion”
    1:00
JIMMY DEAN
Guest: Jill Corey
    1:30
HOUSE PARTY
Guest: Ann Richards
    2:00
BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
    2:30
VERDICT IS YOURS
    3:00
BRIGHTER DAY
    3:15
SECRET STORM
    3:30
EDGE OF NIGHT
    4:00
COUNTERPOINT—Drama
    4:30
FILM FEATURE
    5:00
HAWKEYE—Adventure
    5:30
ADVENTURE TIME—Kids
    EVENING    
    6:00
FARM DIGEST—Martin
    6:05
SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER
    6:30
NAME THAT TUNE
    7:00
TEXAN—Western
    7:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
    8:00
DANNY THOMAS
    8:30
ANN SOTHERN
    9:00
ERNIE FORD—Variety
Guest: Lloyd Bridges
    9:30
GROUCHO MARX—Quiz
   10:00
NEWS
   10:20
LAWMAN—Western
   10:50
SAN FRANCISCO BEAT
   11:20
BENGAL LANCERS—Adventure


 
-9- KMSP (Ind.)
 AFTERNOON 
    1:55
CHAPEL OF THE AIR
    2:00
MOVIE—Drama
“The Bamboo Blonde” (1946)
    3:30
BINGO—Joe Cooper
    4:30
TV READER’S DIGEST—Drama
    5:00
SUSIE—Comedy
    5:30
OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
    EVENING    
    6:00
LOONEY TUNERS CLUB
    6:30
MEN OF ANNAPOLIS—Drama
    7:00
CAPTURED—Police
    7:30
CONFIDENTIAL FILE—Drama
    8:00
SHERIFF OF COCHISE—Western
    8:30
SAN FRANCISCO BEAT—Police
    9:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Background to Danger” (1943)
   10:30
NEWS—David Lee
   10:45
SPORTS—Tony Parker
   10:50
OPEN HOUSE—Mel Jass
   11:55
NEWS—Joe Cooper
 
 
10 KROC (ROCHESTER) (NBC)
 
   MORNING   
    6:30
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
“Hysteresis”
    7:00
TODAY—Garroway
    9:00
DOUGH-RE-MI
    9:30
TREASURE HUNT
   10:00
PRICE IS RIGHT
   10:30
CONCENTRATION
   11:00
TIC TAC DOUGH
       
   11:30
IT COULD BE YOU
 
 AFTERNOON 
   12:00
NEWS
   12:15
CHANNEL 10 CALLING
   12:30
CHRISTOPHERS—Religion
    1:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR 
    1:30
HAGGIS BAGGIS—Quiz   COLOR 
    2:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE
    2:30
FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial
    3:00
QUEEN FOR A DAY
    3:30
COUNTY FAIR
    4:00
WHAT’S NEW?—Don Perry
    4:30
TEN FOR SURVIVAL—Education
    5:00
JUNGLE JIM—Adventure
    5:30
MUSIC TIME—Variety
    5:45
LOONEY TUNES—Cartoons
 
    EVENING    
    6:00
NEWS
    6:15
NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
    6:30
SHERLOCK HOLMES—Mystery
    7:00
RESTLESS GUN—Western
    7:30
WELLS FARGO
    8:00
PETER GUNN
    8:30
GOODYEAR THEATER
“Afternoon of the Beast”
    9:00
ARTHUR MURRAY   COLOR 
Guest: Pat Stanley
    9:30
AFRICAN PATROL—Drama
   10:00
NEWS
   10:30
JACK PAAR—Variety
Guest host: Dick Van Dyke


 
11 WTCN (ABC)
 
   MORNING   
    9:00
FILM SHORT
    9:20
FARM NEWS—Stuart A. Lindman
    9:30
ROMPER ROOM—Miss Kay
   10:20
MARK STEVENS
   10:25
AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
   10:55
STAR AND THE STORY—Drama
   11:25
MARK STEVENS
       
   11:30
PETER LIND HAYES
 
 AFTERNOON 
   12:30
PLAY YOUR HUNCH
    1:00
LIBERACE—Variety
    1:30
MARK STEVENS
    1:35
BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
    2:00
DAY IN COURT—Drama
    2:30
MUSIC BINGO—Quiz
    3:00
BEAT THE CLOCK—Collyer
    3:30
WHO DO YOU TRUST—Quiz
    4:00
AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guest: Ronnie Dee
    5:30
MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
 
    EVENING    
    6:00
NEWS
    6:30
FILM FEATURE
    7:00
JEFF’S COLLIE—Drama
    7:30
BOLD JOURNEY
    8:00
VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Guests: Paul Whiteman, Mindy Carson, Earl Wild
    8:30
DR. I.Q.—Quiz
    9:00
PATTI PAGE—Variety
Guests: Julius LaRosa, Shari Lewis
    9:30
NEWS—Chick McCuen
    9:45
MOVIE—Drama
“Little Caesar” (1930)
   11:30
I LED THREE LIVES—Carlson


 
13 WEAU (EAU CLAIRE) (NBC)
   MORNING   
    6:30
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
“Hysteresis”
    7:00
TODAY—Garroway
    9:00
DOUGH-RE-MI
    9:30
TREASURE HUNT
   10:00
PRICE IS RIGHT
   10:30
CONCENTRATION
   11:00
TIC TAC DOUGH
       
   11:30
IT COULD BE YOU
 AFTERNOON 
   12:00
EXTENSION DIVISION
   12:15
FILM FEATURE
   12:45
MARKETS, NEWS
    1:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz
    1:30
HAGGIS BAGGIS—Quiz   COLOR 
    2:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE
    2:30
FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial
    3:00
QUEEN FOR A DAY
    3:30
COUNTY FAIR
    4:00
CARTOONS—Kids
    4:30
MOVIE—Western
“Eyes of Texas” (1948)
    5:30
CARTOONS—Kids
    5:45
TELEVISITS—Bye Napier
    EVENING    
    6:00
CARTOONS—Kids
    6:10
NEWS, WEATHER
    6:30
WALT DISNEY—Adventure
    7:30
WELLS FARGO
    8:00
PETER GUNN
    8:30
SHERIFF OF COCHISE—Western
    9:00
ARTHUR MURRAY   COLOR 
Guest: Pat Stanley
    9:30
SCIENCE FICTION THEATER
   10:00
NEWS
   10:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Fifty Roads to Town” (1937)

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