What's on TV? Wednesday, August 15, 1973

One of the many good things about Fred Rogers, and one of the things missing from modern children's shows, can be seen in today's episode, in which his guest is pianist Van Cliburn. Cliburn was one of the most famous classical musicians of the time, a heroic figure dating back to his triumph at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958, during the Cold War. Besides his musical talent, he, like Rogers, was a gentle and articulate soul, a perfect guest for bringing classical music to children. Rogers had many such guests, from all walks of middlebrow culture, and he invariably had the gift of making these people "real" to his small viewers. Could anyone do that today? This is not a referendum on public broadcasting, which encompasses a far broader discussion, only a meditation on why nobody seems interested in bringing arts to the people anymore, in a message-free manner. We're looking at the Eastern New England edition.

	-2- WGBH (BOSTON) (PBS)
	AFTERNOON
	3:25	BEATRICE TRUM HUNTER’S NATURAL FOODS
	3:30	MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE—Exercise
	4:00	SESAME STREET
	5:00	MISTER ROGERS Guest: Van Cliburn
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	EVENING
	6:00	CLASSIC JULIA CHILD BW  Broiled chicken
	6:30	NEWS AND COMMENT
	7:00	THE REPORTERS
	7:30	ZOOM
	8:00	FILMS OF THE GATSBY ERA BW  “Our Dancing Daughters" (1926)
	10:00	MASTERPIECE THEATRE “Cousin Bette,” Chapter 4

 

 

	-3- WTIC (HARTFORD) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:00	SUMMER SEMESTER The Immigrant in American Life: Anti-Semitism and Immigration Laws
	6:30	WHAT’S NEW
	7:00	CBS NEWS—Hughes Rudd/Sally Quinn
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	HAP RICHARDS
	9:15	YOGI BEAR
	9:30	GAMBIT—Game
	10:00	MOVIE—Comedy BW  “Postman’s Knock” (English; 1961)
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:55	CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	1:00	LIVING EASY WITH DR. JOYCE BROTHERS Guest: Fannie Flagg
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	GUIDING LIGHT
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	3:30	RANGER STATION
	4:00	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy BW
	4:30	MERV GRIFFIN
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	CBS NEWS—Roger Mudd
	7:00	AMERICAN ADVENTURE
	7:30	THE NEW PRICE IS RIGHT
	8:00	SONNY AND CHER COMEDY HOUR Guest: George Burns
	9:00	DAN AUGUST
	10:00	CANNON
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Musical “Centennial Summer” (1946)

 

 

	-4- WBZ (BOSTON) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:15	SIGN ON SEMINAR
	6:45	DAILY ALMANAC
	7:00	TODAY Guest: Dr. Henry Cathey
	9:00	JEOPARDY
	9:30	WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
	9:55	NEWS
	10:00	DINAH SHORE Guest: Margaret Truman Daniel
	10:30	BAFFLE—Game
	11:00	WIZARD OF ODDS—Game
	11:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	SONYA HAMLIN Co-host: Bobby Short. Guest: Shelley Berman
	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	MIKE DOUGLAS Guests: Chuck Connors, Mabel Albertson, ALan Burke, the O.J.'s, Katie Kelly, Howard Curtis, Jean Epper
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	7:00	NBC NEWS—John Chancellor
	7:30	DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE—Comedy
	8:00	ADAM-12
	8:30	BANACEK—Crime Drama
	10:00	SEARCH—Adventure
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON Guest: Trini Lopez
	1:00	NEWS
	1:05	MOVIE—Musical “Duchess of Idaho” (1950)

 

 

	-5- WCVB (BOSTON) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:25	MORNING GLORY
	6:30	NEW ENGLAND CONSUMER
	6:45	OPPORTUNITY LINE
	7:00	NEWS
	7:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy BW
	8:00	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy BW
	8:30	JABBERWOCKY
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM
	9:30	MEDICAL CSALL
	10:00	ARNOLD ZENKER Guests: Judge Irving Younger, Dr. John Money
	11:00	LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
	11:30	BRADY BUNCH
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	SPLIT SECOND
	1:00	ALL MY CHILDREN
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	2:00	NEWLYWED GAME
	2:30	GIRL IN MY LIFE
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	4:00	BIG VALLEY—Western
	5:00	PERRY MASON BW
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	ABC NEWS—Howard K. Smith/Harry Reasoner
	7:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH Gene Rayburn, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass. Host: Garry Moore
	7:30	THE INVESTIGATORS
	8:00	LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Return
	8:30	MOVIE—Thriller “Duel” (Made-for-TV; 1971)
	10:00	OWEN MARSHALL
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	THE HOUSE AND THE BRAIN—Thriller
	1:00	NEWS
	1:05	ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama BW
	1:35	MOVIE—Mystery BW  “Charlie Chan in London” (1934)
	3:00	ROGUES—Drama BW
	4:00	ENSIGH O’TOOLE—Comedy BW
	4:30	THE INVESTIGATORS
	5:00	MEDICAL CALLL
	5:30	BEST OF ZENKER

 

 

	-6- WTEV (NEW BEDFORD) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:30	JACK LaLANNE
	6:45	NEWS
	7:00	FLINTSTONES
	7:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy BW
	8:00	FLYING NUN—Comedy
	8:25	NEWS
	8:30	COMMUNITY
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM
	9:30	GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy
	10:00	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy BW
	10:30	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy BW
	11:00	SPLIT SECOND
	11:30	BRADY BUNCH
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	PASSWORD
	12:30	NEWS
	1:00	ALL MY CHILDREN
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	2:00	NEWLYWED GAME
	2:30	GIRL IN MY LIFE
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	4:00	LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
	4:30	SAINT—Crime Drama BW
	5:30	HOGAN’S HEROES
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	ABC NEWS—Howard K. Smith/Harry Reasoner
	7:00	THE NEW PRICE IS RIGHT
	7:30	WAIT ‘TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME
	8:00	LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Return
	8:30	MOVIE—Thriller “Duel” (Made-for-TV; 1971)
	10:00	OWEN MARSHALL
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	THE HOUSE AND THE BRAIN—Thriller
	1:00	NEWS

 

 

	-7- WNAC (BOSTON) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:10	REFLECTIONS
	6:15	FARM AND MARKET REPORT
	6:20	SUMMER SEMESTER The Immigrant in American Life: Anti-Semitism and Immigration Laws
	6:50	LAS NOTICIAS DE HOY
	7:00	CBS NEWS—Hughes Rudd/Sally Quinn
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	PAUL BENZAQUIN
	10:00	JOKER’S WILD—Game
	10:30	$10,000 PYRAMID—Game
	11:00	GAMBIT—Game
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:55	CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	1:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	GUIDING LIGHT
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	3:30	MATCH GAME ‘73
	4:00	SECRET STORM
	4:30	MERV GRIFFIN
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	CBS NEWS—Roger Mudd
	7:00	WHAT’S MY LINE? Panel: Jack Cassidy, Arlene Francis, Anita Gillette, Soupy Sales
	7:30	MASS. REACTION
	8:00	SONNY AND CHER COMEDY HOUR Guest: George Burns
	9:00	DAN AUGUST
	10:00	WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES Special
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Western BW  “Shoot-Out and Medicine Bend” (1957)

 

 

	-8- WTNH (NEW HAVEN) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:10	DAVEY AND GOLIATH
	6:25	BLACK IS
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	LOST IN SPACE—Adventure BW
	8:00	CARTOON CARNIVAL
	8:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	9:00	PHIL DONAHUE
	10:00	DONNA REED—Comedy BW
	10:30	LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	BRADY BUNCH
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	PASSWORD
	12:30	SPLIT SECOND
	1:00	WHAT’S MY LINE? Panel: Leonard Harris, Anita Gillette, Arlene Francis, Soupy Sales. Host: Larry Blyden
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	2:00	NEWLYWED GAME
	2:30	GIRL IN MY LIFE
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	4:00	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Winter Meeting” (1948)
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	ABC NEWS—Howard K. Smith/Harry Reasoner
	7:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	7:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	8:00	LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Return
	8:30	MOVIE—Thriller “Duel” (Made-for-TV; 1971)
	10:00	WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES Special
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Adventure “The Bandit of Zhobe” (English; 1959)
	1:00	THE HOUSE AND THE BRAIN—Thriller

 

 

	-9- WMUR (MANCHESTER) (ABC)
	MORNING
	10:00	MOVIE—Drama BW  “Letter from an Unknown Woman” (1948)
	11:30	BRADY BUNCH
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	PASSWORD
	12:30	SPLIT SECOND
	1:00	ALL MY CHILDREN
	1:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL
	2:00	NEWLYWED GAME
	2:30	GIRL IN MY LIFE
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	4:00	JEFF’S COLLIE—Drama BW
	4:30	UNCLE GUS
	5:30	TIMMY AND LASSIE—Drama BW
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	ABC NEWS—Howard K. Smith/Harry Reasoner
	7:00	CAR AND TRACK
	7:30	WESTERNERS—Drama BW
	8:00	LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Return
	8:30	MOVIE—Thriller “Duel” (Made-for-TV; 1971)
	10:00	OWEN MARSHALL
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	THE HOUSE AND THE BRAIN—Thriller

 

 

	10 WJAR (PROVIDENCE) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:25	TV CLASSROOM BW
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	TODAY Guest: Dr. Henry Cathey
	9:00	NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
	9:30	COMLEY IN THE MORNING
	10:00	DINAH SHORE Guest: Margaret Truman Daniel
	10:30	BAFFLE—Game
	11:00	WIZARD OF ODDS—Game
	11:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	JEOPARDY
	12:30	WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
	12:55	NEWS
	1:00	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	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	MIKE DOUGLAS Guests: Chuck Connors, Mabel Albertson, ALan Burke, the O.J.'s, Katie Kelly, Howard Curtis, Jean Epper
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	7:00	NBC NEWS—John Chancellor
	7:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panel: Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Gene Rayburn
	8:00	ADAM-12
	8:30	BANACEK—Crime Drama
	10:00	WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES Special
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON Guest: Trini Lopez

 

 

	12 WPRI (PROVIDENCE) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:30	SUMMER SEMESTER The Immigrant in American Life: Anti-Semitism and Immigration Laws
	7:00	CBS NEWS—Hughes Rudd/Sally Quinn
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	DIALING FOR DOLLARS
	9:30	COOKING WITHER BERNHARD
	10:00	JOKER’S WILD—Game
	10:30	$10,000 PYRAMID—Game
	11:00	GAMBIT—Game
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:55	RONA BARRETT
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	1:00	DRAGNET—Crime Drama
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	GUIDING LIGHT
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	3:30	MATCH GAME ‘73
	4:00	SECRET STORM
	4:30	MERV GRIFFIN
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	CBS NEWS—Roger Mudd
	7:00	WHAT’S MY LINE? Panel: Leonard Harris, Anita Gillette, Arlene Francis, Soupy Sales. Host: Larry Blyden
	7:30	BEAT THE CLOCK Guest: Johnny Brownis. Host: Gene Wood
	8:00	SONNY AND CHER COMEDY HOUR Guest: George Burns
	9:00	DAN AUGUST
	10:00	CANNON
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Western BW  “Shoot-Out and Medicine Bend” (1957)

 

 

	27 WSMW (WORCESTER) (Ind.)
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	CHURCH SERVICE—Catholic
	3:00	MOVIE—Drama “Forever Amber” (1947)
	4:30	BOZO AND FRIENDS
	5:00	SUPERMAN—Adventure BW
	5:30	GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Company
	6:30	MOVIE—Documentary BW  “For Those in Peril” (English; 1944)
	8:30	LAUREL AND HARDY—Comedy BW  “The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case" (1930)
	9:00	1973 US1 GOLF CLASSIC
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	MANTRAP—Discussion

 

 

	36 WSBE (PROVIDENCE) (PBS)
	AFTERNOON
	4:00	SESAME STREET
	5:00	MISTER ROGERS Guest: Van Cliburn
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	EVENING
	6:00	HODGEPODGE LODGE
	6:30	BOOK BEAT Guest: Patricia O’Brien
	7:00	SILENT COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL Debut
	8:00	WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA?—Interview
	9:00	MUSICAL ENCOUNTER
	9:30	MAN BUILDS, MAN DESTROYS—Ecology
	10:00	FREE STAGE—FREDDIE KING—Music Special

 

 

	38 WSBK (BOSTON) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	11:20	NEWS
	11:30	JACK LaLANNE
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TOM LARSON
	1:00	NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
	1:30	TENNESSEE TUXEDO
	2:00	BUGS BUNNY
	2:30	MR. MAGOO
	3:00	PORKY PIG AND FRIENDS
	3:30	ADDAMS FAMILY—Comedy BW
	4:00	ADDAMS FAMILY—Comedy BW
	4:30	McHALE’S NAVY—Comeddy BW
	5:00	THREE STOOGES
	EVENING
	6:00	WILD WILD WEST—Adventure
	7:00	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
	7:30	I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy
	8:00	BEAT THE CLOCK—Game Guest: Robert Q. Lewis. Host: Jack Narz
	8:30	STUMP THE STARS—Game Guests: Peter Brown, Will Hutchins, Vera Miles, Barbara Stewart
	9:00	SAINT—Crime Drama BW
	10:00	SUSPENSE THEATRE—Drama
	11:00	MOVIE—Thriller “Die, Monster, Die!” (English; 1965)

 

 

	44 WGBX (BOSTON) (PBS)
	AFTERNOON
	3:30	MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE—Exercise
	4:00	SESAME STREET
	5:00	MISTER ROGERS Guest: Van Cliburn
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	EVENING
	6:00	HODGEPODGE LODGE
	6:30	NEWS AND COMMENT
	7:00	ANTIQUES
	7:30	FRENCH CHEF Pate Captioned for the hearing-impaired
	8:00	JUST JAZZ Guest: Ray Norton
	8:30	CATCH 44
	9:00	FIRING LINE Guest: Norman Cousins
	10:00	MARTIN AGRONSKY: EVENING EDITION
	10:30	THE REPORTERS

 

 

	53 WEDN (NORWICH) (PBS)
	AFTERNOON
	4:00	SESAME STREET
	5:00	MISTER ROGERS Guest: Van Cliburn
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY
	EVENING
	6:00	SESAME STREET
	7:00	FRENCH CHEF Upside-down tarts and French cream
	7:30	MAKING THINGS GROW BW
	8:00	WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA?—Interview
	9:00	GOVERNOR’S REPORT
	9:30	MAN BUILDS, MAN DESTROYS—Ecology
	11:00	JANAKI

 

 

	56 WKBG (BOSTON) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	10:30	GALLOPING GOURMET French fillet of beef, part 1
	11:00	NEWSTALK
	11:30	NEW ZOO REVUE
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	UNDERDOG
	12:30	MOVIE—Drama “Dangerous Mission” (1954)
	2:30	KIMBA
	3:00	YOGI BEAR
	3:30	LOST IN SPACE—Adventure
	4:30	BATMAN—Adventure BW  Guest villain: Cesar Romero (The Joker)
	5:00	FLINTSTONES
	5:30	GILLIGAN’S ISLAND—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	6:30	IT TAKES A THIEF—Adventure
	7:30	DRAGNET—Crime Drama
	8:00	CANADIAN PRO FOOTBALL Montreal at Toronto
	10:30	SPORTS ACTION PRO-FILE
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “Dangerous Mission” (1954)

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