May 5, 2025

What's on TV? Wednesday, May 6, 1964




This week's local note comes from WHDH and the Dateline Boston program, where the guest is the legendary Harry Ellis Dickson. Dickson was part of the first violin section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 49 years and also served as Associate Conductor of the Boston Pops orchestra, backing up Arthur Fiedler. His daughter, Kitty, was married to Michael Dukakis; when Dickson died in 2003 at the age of 94, Dukakis said that "No one on this planet could wish for a better father-in-law." As you might gather, we're looking at the Eastern New England Edition this week.

 
-2- WGBH (CAMBRIDGE) (EDUC.)
 
Morning
 
    8:30
WHAT’S NEW—Children
 
    9:05
LITERATURE
 
  10:25
EXPLORING NATURE
 
  10:30
EXPLORING NATURE
 
  11:00
SHAKESPEARE—Discussion
 
Afternoon
 
  12:30
KINDERGARTEN—Children
 
    1:00
PARLONS FRANCAIS III
 
    1:45
PARLONS FRANCAIS III
 
    2:30
READING PREPARATION
 
    3:00
FRENCH CHEF—Cooking
 
    5:00
KINDERGARTEN
 
    5:30
WHAT’S NEW—Children
 
Evening
 
    6:00
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW
 
    6:30
NEWS—Louis Lyons
 
    6:45
BACKGROUNDS
 
    7:00
COORDINATE GEOMETRICS
 
    7:30
REPERTOIRE WORKSHOP—Drama
“Rodgers and Hart Revisited”
 
    8:00
FOLK MUSIC, U.S.A.
 
    8:30
COURT OF REASON—Discussion
 
    9:30
READING PREPARATION
 
  10:00
NEWS
 
  10:30
CIRCUS!—Documentary
 
 
 
-4- WBZ (BOSTON) (NBC)
 
Morning
 
    6:15
SIGN ON SEMINAR—Education
 
    6:45
DAILY ALMANAC
 
    7:00
TODAY—Hugh Downs
Guest: Sen. Daniel B. Brewster (D., Md.)
Local news and weather: 7:25, 8:25
 
    9:00
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
 
    9:30
BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy
 
  10:00
SAY WHEN—Art James
 
  10:25
NEWS—Edwin Newman
 
  10:30
WORD FOR WORD—Merv Griffin   COLOR 
 
  11:00
CONCENTRATION
 
  11:30
JEOPARDY   COLOR 
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  12:30
MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety
Scheduled guests: Mickey Shaughnessy, Corinne Calvet
 
    2:00
LET’S MAKE A DEAL   COLOR 
 
    2:25
NEWS—Floyd Kalber
 
    2:30
DOCTORS—Serial
 
    3:00
ANOTHER WORLD
 
    3:30
YOU DON’T SAY!   COLOR 
Guests: Tab Hunter, Abby Dalton. Host: Tom Kennedy
 
    4:00
MATCH GAME
Celebrities: Florence Henderson, Douglas Fairbanks
 
    4:25
NEWS—Sander Vanocur
 
    4:30
CLUBHOUSE 4—Bob Emery
 
    5:00
MOVIE—Fantasy
“Thief of Damascus” (1952)
 
Evening
 
    6:30
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    7:00
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
 
    7:30
VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR 
 
    9:00
ESPIONAGE—Drama
 
  10:00
ELEVENTH HOUR
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
STEVE ALLEN—Variety
 
  12:45
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
    1:00
MOVIE—Drama
“The Beloved Bachelor” (1931)
 
 
 
-5- WHDH (BOSTON) (CBS)
 
Morning
 
    6:00
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM
 
    6:30
SUNRISE SEMESTER
Civilization: “Amenities for the Common Man”
 
    7:00
MORNING KEY CLUB   COLOR 
 
    7:30
CAPTAIN BOB   COLOR 
 
    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
ROMPER ROOM   COLOR 
 
    9:30
CHRIS EVANS—Women   COLOR 
 
    9:45
WE BELIEVE—Religion   COLOR 
 
  10:00
NEWS—Mike Wallace
 
  10:30
I LOVE LUCY
 
  11:00
McCOYS—Comedy
 
  11:30
PETE AND GLADYS
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
 
  12:25
NEWS—Robert Trout
 
  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
 
  12:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
    1:00
NEWS—Leo Egan   COLOR 
 
    1:05
FARM AND FOOD   COLOR 
 
    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS
 
    2:00
PASSWORD—Allen Ludden
Guests in Hollywood: Peter Lawford, Carolyn Jones
 
    2:30
HOUSE PARTY
 
    3:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH
Panelists: Phyllis Newman, Joan Fontaine, Pat O’Brien
 
    3:25
NEWS—Douglas Edwards
 
    3:30
EDGE OF NIGHT
 
    4:00
SECRET STORM—Serial
 
    4:30
BOZO THE CLOWN   COLOR 
 
    5:30
SEA HUNT—Adventure
 
Evening
 
    6:00
NEWS—Leo Egan   COLOR 
 
    6:05
DATELINE BOSTON—Britt   COLOR 
Guest: Harry Ellis Dickson
 
    6:30
NEWS—Harry Reasoner
 
    7:00
NEWS, SPORTS—Day   COLOR 
 
    7:25
WEATHER—Walker   COLOR 
 
    7:30
CBS REPORTS
“De Gaulle: The Challenge”
 
    8:30
SUSPENSE—Mystery
 
    9:00
BASEBALL—Red Sox
Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
“Scoreboard” immediately follows game
 
  11:30
JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR 
 
 
 
-6- WCSH (PORTLAND) (NBC)
 
Morning
 
    6:50
FARM REPORT—Jake Brofee
 
    7:00
TODAY—Hugh Downs
Guest: Sen. Daniel B. Brewster (D., Md.)
Local news and weather: 7:25, 8:25
 
    9:00
ROMPER ROOM—Jackie Leavitt
 
    9:30
BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz
 
  10:00
SAY WHEN—Art James
 
  10:25
NEWS—Edwin Newman
 
  10:30
WORD FOR WORD—Merv Griffin   COLOR 
 
  11:00
CONCENTRATION
 
  11:30
JEOPARDY C
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION—Bill Leyden   COLOR 
 
  12:30
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   COLOR 
 
  12:55
NEWS—Ray Scherer
 
    1:00
WEEKIDAY ON SIX—Variety
 
    1:30
PEOPLE ARE FUNNY
 
    2:00
LET’S MAKE A DEAL   COLOR 
 
    2:25
NEWS—Floyd Kalber
 
    2:30
DOCTORS—Serial
 
    3:00
ANOTHER WORLD
 
    3:30
YOU DON’T SAY!   COLOR 
Guests: Tab Hunter, Abby Dalton. Host: Tom Kennedy
 
    4:00
MATCH GAME
Celebrities: Florence Henderson, Douglas Fairbanks
 
    4:25
NEWS—Sander Vanocur
 
    4:30
MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
 
    5:00
MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
 
    5:30
RIFLEMAN—Western
 
Evening
 
    6:00
NEWS—Larry Geraghty
 
    6:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
 
    7:00
LITTLEST HOBO
 
    7:30
VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR 
 
    9:00
ESPIONAGE—Drama
 
  10:00
ELEVENTH HOUR
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR 
 
 
 
-6- WTEV (ABC) (NEW BEDFORD)
 
Morning
 
    6:30
CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM
 
    7:00
BILLY BANG BANG—Children
 
    8:00
WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
 
    8:30
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
 
    9:00
ED ALLEN TIME—Exercise
 
    9:30
AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
 
  10:00
COMMUNITY—Bob Bassett
 
  10:30
PRICE IS RIGHT
Celebrity: Julia Meade
 
  11:00
GET THE MESSAGE—Frank Buxton
Panelists: Darryl Hickman, Nancy Dussault, Ann Sother, Abe Burrows
 
  11:30
MISSING LINKS
Guests: Dorothy Kilgallen, Nipsey Russell, Tom Poston. Host: Dick Clark
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
FATHER KNOWS BEST
 
  12:30
ERNIE FORD—Variety
Guest host: George Gobel. Guest: Barbara McNair
 
    1:00
DIVORCE COURT—Drama
 
    2:00
WOMAN—Athena Parker
 
    2:30
DAY IN COURT—Drama
 
    2:55
NEWS—Lisa Howard
 
    3:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL
 
    3:30
QUEEN FOR A DAY
 
    4:00
TRAILMASTER
 
    5:00
MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
 
Evening
 
    6:00
NEWS—Ron Cochran
 
    6:15
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    6:30
CHECKMATE—Mystery
 
    7:30
OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comeldy
 
    8:00
PATTY DUKE
 
    8:30
FARMER’S DAUGHTER—Comedy
 
    9:00
BEN CASEY—Drama
 
  10:00
77 SUNSET STRIP
 
  11:00
NEWS—Bob Young
 
  11:10
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
  11:30
ROARING 20’S—Drama
 
 
 
-7- WNAC (BOSTON) (ABC)
 
Morning
 
    6:25
FARM AND MARKET REPORT
 
    6:30
UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD
 
    7:00
THREE STOOGES—Comedy
 
    8:15
KING AND ODIE—Cartoon
 
    8:30
JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
 
    9:00
PEOPLE ARE FUNNY
 
    9:30
GIRL TALK—Panel
 
  10:00
ERNIE FORD
 
  10:30
PRICE IS RIGHT
Celebrity: Julia Meade
 
  11:00
GET THE MESSAGE—Frank Buxton
Panelists: Darryl Hickman, Nancy Dussault, Ann Sother, Abe Burrows
 
  11:30
MISSING LINKS
Guests: Dorothy Kilgallen, Nipsey Russell, Tom Poston. Host: Dick Clark
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
DAVID ALLAN—Variety
 
  12:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST
 
    1:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
 
    1:30
TRAILMASTER—Western
 
    2:30
MOVIE—Drama
“The Navy Comes Through” (1942)
 
    3:55
NEWS—Lisa Howard
 
    4:00
ADVENTURES IN PARADISE
 
    5:00
EXPLORERS—Children
 
    5:30
THREE STOOGES—Comedy
 
Evening
 
    6:00
NEWS—Ron Cochran
 
    6:15
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    6:30
DOBIE GILLIS—Comedy
 
    7:00
LITTLEST HOBO
 
    7:30
OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comeldy
 
    8:00
PATTY DUKE
 
    8:30
FARMER’S DAUGHTER—Comedy
 
    9:00
BEN CASEY—Drama
 
  10:00
87TH PRECINCT—Police
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Double Feature
1. “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” (1953)
2. “Gals, Incorporated” (1943)
 
 
 
-8- WMTW (POLAND SPRING) (ABC)
 
Morning
 
    8:15
FARM AND HOME   COLOR 
 
    8:30
SOCIAL SECURITY IN ACTION
 
    8:45
TEDDY BEAR PLAYHOUSE
 
  10:00
MUSIC THEATER
 
  10:15
TEDDY BEAR PLAYHOUSE
 
  10:30
PRICE IS RIGHT
Celebrity: Julia Meade
 
  11:00
GET THE MESSAGE—Frank Buxton
Panelists: Darryl Hickman, Nancy Dussault, Ann Sother, Abe Burrows
 
  11:30
MISSING LINKS
Guests: Dorothy Kilgallen, Nipsey Russell, Tom Poston. Host: Dick Clark
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
FATHER KNOWS BEST
 
  12:30
ERNIE FORD—Variety
Guest host: George Gobel. Guest: Barbara McNair
 
    1:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Behind Locked Doors” (1948)
 
    2:00
TOWN AND COUNTRY TIME
 
    2:30
DAY IN COURT—Drama
 
    2:55
NEWS—Lisa Howard
 
    3:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL
 
    3:30
QUEEN FOR A DAY
 
    4:00
TRAILMASTER
 
    5:00
SUPERMAN—Adventure
 
    5:30
MOVIE—Adventure
“East of Kilimanjaro” (1962)
 
Evening
 
    7:00
NEWS—Ron Cochran
 
    7:15
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    7:30
OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comeldy
 
    8:00
PATTY DUKE
 
    8:30
FARMER’S DAUGHTER—Comedy
 
    9:00
BASEBALL—Red Sox
Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
“Scoreboard” immediately follows game
 
 
 
-9- WMUR (MANCHESTER) (ABC)
 
Morning
 
    9:30
CLYDE JOY—Music
 
  10:00
ED ALLEN TIME—Exercise
 
  10:30
PRICE IS RIGHT
Celebrity: Julia Meade
 
  11:00
GET THE MESSAGE—Frank Buxton
Panelists: Darryl Hickman, Nancy Dussault, Ann Sother, Abe Burrows
 
  11:30
MISSING LINKS
Guests: Dorothy Kilgallen, Nipsey Russell, Tom Poston. Host: Dick Clark
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
FATHER KNOWS BEST
 
  12:30
ERNIE FORD—Variety
Guest host: George Gobel. Guest: Barbara McNair
 
    1:00
MOVIE—Drama
“This Gun for Hire” (1942)
 
    2:30
DAY IN COURT—Drama
 
    2:55
NEWS—Lisa Howard
 
    3:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL
 
    3:30
QUEEN FOR A DAY
 
    4:00
TRAILMASTER
 
    5:00
UNCLE GUS—Cartoons
 
Evening
 
    6:00
ROBIN HOOD—Adventure
 
    6:30
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    6:45
NEWS—Ron Cochran
 
    7:00
COMMUNITY FOLK JAMBOREE
 
    7:30
OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comeldy
 
    8:00
PATTY DUKE
 
    8:30
FARMER’S DAUGHTER—Comedy
 
    9:00
BEN CASEY—Drama
 
  10:00
77 SUNSET STRIP
 
  11:00
NEWS—Bob Young
 
  11:10
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Musical
“That Night in Rio” (1941)
 
 
 
10 WJAR (PROVIDENCE) (ABC, NBC)
 
Morning
 
    6:30
TV CLASSROOM—Education
 
    7:00
TODAY—Hugh Downs
Guest: Sen. Daniel B. Brewster (D., Md.)
Local news and weather: 7:25, 8:25
 
    9:00
TALK OF THE TOWN—Jay Kroll
 
    9:30
NEWS
 
  10:00
SAY WHEN—Art James
 
  10:25
NEWS—Edwin Newman
 
  10:30
WORD FOR WORD—Merv Griffin   COLOR 
 
  11:00
CONCENTRATION
 
  11:30
JEOPARDY   COLOR 
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION—Bill Leyden   COLOR 
 
  12:30
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   COLOR 
 
  12:55
NEWS—Ray Scherer
 
    1:00
MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
 
    1:30
LEAVE IT TO THE GIRLS
 
    2:00
LET’S MAKE A DEAL   COLOR 
 
    2:25
NEWS—Floyd Kalber
 
    2:30
DOCTORS—Serial
 
    3:00
ANOTHER WORLD
 
    3:30
YOU DON’T SAY!   COLOR 
Guests: Tab Hunter, Abby Dalton. Host: Tom Kennedy
 
    4:00
MATCH GAME
Celebrities: Florence Henderson, Douglas Fairbanks
 
    4:25
NEWS—Sander Vanocur
 
    4:30
MOVIE—Adventure
“Tarzan’s Revenge” (1937)
 
Evening
 
    6:00
EYE-DENTIFY—Jay Kroll
 
    6:15
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    6:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
 
    7:00
MANHUNT—Police
 
    7:30
VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR 
 
    9:00
ESPIONAGE—Drama
 
    9:30
SCIEWNCE REPORTER
 
  10:00
ELEVENTH HOUR
 
  11:00
  11:20
NEWS, WEATHER
SPORTS--Clem Labine
 
  11:30
JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR 
 
 
 
10  WCBB (AUGUSTA) (EDUC.)
 
Morning
 
    9:15
PARLONS FRANCAIS I
 
    9:30
HIGH SCHOOL READING
 
    9:35
WORLD AROUND US
 
  10:00
25 EXPLORING NATURE
 
  10:30
EXPLORING NATURE
 
  11:00
SCIENCE—Grade 3
 
  11:25
HIGH SCHOOL READING
 
Afternoon
 
    1:00
PARLONS FRANCAIS III
 
    1:45
PARLONS FRANCAIS III
 
    5:00
KINDERGARTEN
 
    5:30
WHAT’S NEW—Children
 
Evening
 
    6:00
DR. POSIN’S GIANTS
 
    6:30
NEWS—Louis Lyons
 
    6:45
BACKGROUNDS
 
    7:00
TEACHER’S WORKSHOP—Math
 
    7:30
REPERTOIRE WORKSHOP—Drama
“Rodgers and Hart Revisited”
 
    8:00
URBAN RENEWAL IN MAINE
 
    8:30
BRIDGE—Jean Cox
 
    9:00
CIRCUS!—Documentary
 
    9:30
WOMEN’S CLUBS FEDERATION
 
  10:00
NEWS
 
  
  
 
11 WENH (DURHAM) (EDUC.)
 
Morning
 
    8:35
CALCULUS—Advenaced
 
    9:10
MAN AND THE LIVING WORLD
 
  10:00
MUSIC THEATER
 
  10:30
EXPLORING NATURE
 
Afternoon
 
  12:30
KINDERGARTEN—Children
 
    1:00
PARLONS FRANCAIS III
 
    1:20
LISTEN AND SAY—Reading
 
    5:00
KINDERGARTEN
 
    5:30
WHAT’S NEW—Children
 
Evening
 
    6:00
CLASSICAL MUSIC
 
    6:25
EVENTS—New Hampshiare
 
    6:30
NEWS—Louis Lyons
 
    6:45
BACKGROUNDS
 
    7:00
HOME NURSING
 
    7:30
REPERTOIRE WORKSHOP—Drama
“Rodgers and Hart Revisited”
 
    8:00
1964 CHAMPIONSHIP DEBATES
 
    8:30
BRIDGE—Jean Cox
 
    9:00
CIRCUS!—Documentary
 
 
 
12 WPRO (PROVIDENCE) (CBS)
 
Morning
 
    6:30
SUNRISE SEMESTER
Outlines of Art: “Impressionism: The Paintingd of Manet”
 
    7:00
CARTOONS—Children
 
    7:30
KING AND ODIE—Cartoon
 
    7:45
STORYTIME—Beth Chollar
 
    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
ROMPER ROOM—Bonnie Riker
 
    9:30
DIALING FOR DOLLARS
 
  10:00
NEWS—Mike Wallace
 
  10:30
I LOVE LUCY
 
  11:00
McCOYS—Comedy
 
  11:30
PETE AND GLADYS
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
 
  12:25
NEWS—Robert Trout
 
  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
 
  12:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
    1:00
GIRL TALK—Panel
Panelists: Arlene Francis, Sarah Miles, Pat Englund
 
    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS
 
    2:00
PASSWORD—Allen Ludden
Guests in Hollywood: Peter Lawford, Carolyn Jones
 
    2:30
HOUSE PARTY
 
    3:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH
Panelists: Phyllis Newman, Joan Fontaine, Pat O’Brien
 
    3:25
NEWS—Douglas Edwards
 
    3:30
EDGE OF NIGHT
 
    4:00
SALTY’S FUNNY COMPANY
 
    4:30
RTOCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
 
    5:00
MOVIE—Western
“Desert Pursuit” (1952)
 
Evening
 
    6:30
NEWS—Harry Reasoner
 
    7:00
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
    7:30
CBS REPORTS
“De Gaulle: The Challenge”
 
    8:30
SUSPENSE—Mystery
 
    9:00
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
 
    9:30
DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
 
  10:00
DANNY KAYE—Variety
Guests: Andy Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:20
MOVIE—Comedy
“Hail the Conquering Hero” (1944)
 
 
 
13 WGAN (PORTLAND) (CBS)
 
Morning
 
    7:00
WONDERFUL WORLD
 
    7:30
SUPERCAR—Children
 
    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety
Guests: John Gary, Renee Taylor
 
  10:00
NEWS—Mike Wallace
 
  10:30
I LOVE LUCY
 
  11:00
McCOYS—Comedy
 
  11:30
PETE AND GLADYS
 
Afternoon
 
  12:00
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
 
  12:25
NEWS—Hank Gale
 
  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
 
  12:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
    1:00
GIRL TALK—Panel
Panelists: Olivia de Haviland, June Havoc, Luise Rainer
 
    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS
 
    2:00
PASSWORD—Allen Ludden
Guests in Hollywood: Peter Lawford, Carolyn Jones
 
    2:30
HOUSE PARTY
 
    3:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH
Panelists: Phyllis Newman, Joan Fontaine, Pat O’Brien
 
    3:25
NEWS—Chuck Sanford
 
    3:30
EDGE OF NIGHT
 
    4:00
SECRET STORM—Serial
 
    4:30
CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS
 
    5:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“The Traveling Saleswoman” (1950)
 
Evening
 
    6:15
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    6:30
NEWS—Harry Reasoner
 
    7:00
YOGI BEAR—Cartoons
 
    7:30
CBS REPORTS
“De Gaulle: The Challenge”
 
    8:30
BIOGRAPHY—Documentary
Henry Ford
 
    9:00
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
 
    9:30
DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
 
  10:00
DANNY KAYE—Variety
Guests: Andy Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
STEVE ALLEN—Variety

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