July 14, 2025

What's on TV: Thursday, July 16, 1959



You might notice that the image above includes channel bullets for stations I haven't listed below, such as channels 27 and 43. Now, that's not because I'm holding back on you; you should know better than that by now, dear readers. No, it's that the Philadelphia edition carries network listings only for the four additional stations in Harrisburg, Lebanon, and York, Pennsylvania. Given that we already know what those network programs are, it would seem somewhat redundant to include them, wouldn't it? So don't worry; you aren't missing a thing!

-3- WRCV (NBC)

   MORNING   

    6:15
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

    6:20
FARM AND MARKET NEWS

    6:25
NEWS

    6:30
SCIENCE: QUEST AND CONQUEST—Education

    7:00
TODAY—Dave Garroway

    9:00
BIG RASCALS—Dexter

    9:55
NEWS—Bob Bradley

  10:00
DOUGH RE MI—Quiz

  10:30
TREASURE HUNT—Quiz

  11:00
PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest

  11:30
CONCENTRATION—Contest

 AFTERNOON 

  12:00
TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz

  12:30
IT COULD BE YOU—Bill Leyden

    1:00
MOVIE – Drama
Award Theater: "Woman in the Dark" (1934)

    2:00
QUEEN FOR A DAY—Jack Bailey

    2:30
COURT OF HUMAN RELATIONS

    3:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE

    3:30
FROM THESE ROOTS

    4:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR 

    4:30
COUNTY FAIR—Bert Parks

    5:00
SHERWOOD FOREST—Adventure

    5:30
HUCKLEBERRY HOUND

    EVENING    

    6:00
PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy

    6:30
NEWS—Vince Leonard   COLOR  

    6:40
WEATHER—Kinnan   COLOR 

    6:45
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley

    7:00
MOVIE – Drama
Movie Spectacular: "Execution Night" 

    8:00
WHO PAYS?—Panel

    8:30
LAWLES YEARS—Police

    9:00
BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy

    9:30
21 BEACON STREET

  10:00
GROUCHO MARX—Quiz

  10:30
MASQUERADE PARTY   COLOR 

  11:00
NEWS—Vince Leonard   COLOR 

  11:10
WEATHER—Kinnan   COLOR 

  11:15
JACK PAAR—Variety
Guest: harpist Robert Maxwell

    1:00
McMAHON & CO.—Variety

    1:30
NEWS

    1:35
THOUGHT FOR TOMORROW



-6- WFIL (ABC)

   MORNING   

    7:40
GUIDEPOST—Religion

    7:45
BREAKFAST TIME—Webber

    9:20
FEATURES FOR WOMEN

    9:30
HAPPY THE CLOWN—Kids

  10:30
MEDIC—Drama

  11:00
HEART OF THE CITY—Drama

  11:30
SUSIE—Comedy

 AFTERNOON 

  12:00
ACROSS THE BOARD

  12:30
PANTOMIME QUIZ

    1:00
MUSIC BINGO—Quiz

    1:30
FIVE WITH PHIL—Sheridan

    1:35
WHO DO YOU TRUST?

    2:00
DATE IN COURT

    2:30
GALE STORM

    3:00
BEAT THE CLOCK

    3:30
AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guest: Kenny Loran

    5:30
ADVENTURE TIME

    EVENING    

    6:00
POPEYE THEATER   COLOR 

    6:55
CLUTCH CARGO—Cartoon

    7:00
NEWS—Gunnar Back

    7:10
WEATHER—Francis Davis

    7:15
NEWS—John Daly

    7:30
KIT CARSON—Western

    8:00
ZORRO—Adventure

    8:30
REAL McCOYS—Comedy

    9:00
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER

    9:30
ROUGH RIDERS

  10:00
BORDER PATROL—Adventure

  10:30
NEWS—Gunnar Back

  10:40
WEATHER—Francis Davis

  10:45
MOVIE—Double Feature
World's Best Movies: 1. "Sweethearts" 2. "Flight Angels" (1940)

    2:15
HORSE RACE FILM

    2:20
ALL-NIGHT MOVIES
1. "Dance, Charlie, Dance" 2. "Sweethearts" 3. "Stranger in Town"



-8- WGAL (Lancaster) (CBS, NBC)

   MORNING   

    6:30
QUEST FOR ADVENTURE

    7:00
TODAY—Dave Garroway

    9:00
COLLEGE OF THE AIR

    9:30
ROMPER ROOM—Kids   COLOR 

  10:00
TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz

  10:30
TREASURE HUNT—Quiz

  11:00
PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest

  11:30
TOP DOLLAR—Quiz

 AFTERNOON 

  12:00
NEWS—Nelson Sears

  12:15
TV FARMER—Bob Malick

  12:30
IT COULD BE YOU—Bill Leyden

    1:00
CALENDAR OF EVENTS—Klein

    1:05
JOAN KLEIN

    1:15
MOVIE—Drama
Feature Film Playhouse: "Stormy Waters" (French; 1946)

    3:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE

    3:30
FROM THESE ROOTS

    4:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR 

    4:30
COUNTY FAIR—Bert Parks

    5:00
HUCKLEBERRY HOUND

    5:30
CRUSADER RABBIT—Cartoon

    5:45
LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy

    EVENING    

    6:15
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER

    6:45
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley

    7:00
SEA HUNT—Adventure

    7:30
ARTHUR MURRAY—Variety
Guests: Basil Rathbone, June Taylor, Bert Parks, Jack E. Leonard

    8:00
DECEMBER BRIDE

    8:30
BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy

    9:00
HIGHWAY PATROL—Police

    9:30
21 BEACON STREET

  10:00
GROUCHO MARX—Quiz

  10:30
MASQUERADE PARTY   COLOR 
Panelists: Sam Levenson, Audrey Meadows, Lee Bowman, Faye Emerson. Host: Bert Parks.

  11:00
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER

  11:30
JACK PAAR—Variety
Guest: harpist Robert Maxwell

    1:00
NEWS



10 WCAU (NBC)

   MORNING   

    6:20
GIVE US THIS DAY—Religion  

    6:25
NEWS

    6:30
BILL BENNETT—Farm News

    7:00
NEWS—Gene Crane

    7:15
SHORTY’S CARTOON THEATER

    8:00
NEWS—Blair Clark

    8:10
NEWS—Gene Crane

    8:15
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Kids

    9:00
ROMPER ROOM—Kids

    9:30
OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy

    9:55
NEWS—Charles Shaw

  10:00
ON THE GO—Jack Linkletter

  10:30
SAM LEVENSON—Discussion

  11:00
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy

  11:30
TOP DOLLAR—Quiz

 AFTERNOON 

  12:00
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial

  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW

  12:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial

    1:00
CINDERELLA WEEKEND—Quiz

    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS

    2:00
FOR BETTER OR WORSE

    2:30
HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter

    3:00
STAR PERFORMANCE

    3:30
VERDIT IS YOURS—Drama

    4:00
BRIGHTER DAY—Serial

    4:15
SECRET STORM—Serial

    4:30
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial

    5:00
LIFE OF RILEY

    5:30
MOVIE—Musical Comedy
Early Show: "Thin Ice" (1937)

    EVENING    

    7:00
NEWS—John Facenda

    7:05
SPORTS—Bill Campbell

    7:15
NEWS—Douglas Edwards

    7:30
THE PLAYHOUSE—Drama   DEBUT 

    8:00
DECEMBER BRIDE

    8:30
YANCY DERRINGER—Adventure

    9:00
ZANE GREY THEATER

    9:30
PLAYHOUSE 90
"Shadows Tremble"

  11:00
NEWS—John Facenda

  11:10
WEATHER, SPORTS—Jack Whitaker

  11:15
MOVIE—Drama
Late Show: "San Francisco Docks" (1941)

  12:45
MOVIE—Spy Drama
Late, Late Show: "Underground Agent" (1942)

    2:20
NEWS

    2:25
GIVE US THIS DAYReligion

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