What's on TV? Friday, September 9, 1955

Happy Labor Day! This week, I direct your attention to WGN's Hi Ladies, and the Mike Douglas that hosts that show is, indeed, the same Mike Douglas that we all know and love from his long-running, eponymously named, talk show. Douglas first hit it big in 1945 as a guest on Strike it Rich, did a stint as singer with Kay Kyser's band, voiced Prince Charming in Disney's Cinderella, and had a national radio program. Eventually, a friend of his who worked at WGN urged Douglas to audition for the station's show Luncheon Party, where the station's general manager saw him and said "Sign him up!" His career would endure more ups and downs in the years to come, but in 1961 he started his talk show, and it was all-up from there on. This week's listings come from Chicagoland.

	-2- WBBM (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:40	Today’s Thoughts
	6:45	Farm Daily—Menard
	7:00	Morning Show Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.
	9:00	Garry Moore—Variety
	10:30	Strike It Rich—Quiz
	11:00	Valiant Lady—Serial
	11:15	Love of Life—Serial
	11:30	Search for Tomorrow
	11:45	Guiding Light—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Luncheon with Billy
	12:30	Welcome Travelers
	1:00	Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
	1:30	Linkletter’s House Party
	2:00	The Big Payoff—Quiz
	2:30	Bob Crosby—Music
	3:00	Brighter Day—Serial
	3:15	Secret Storm—Serial
	3:30	On Your Account—Quiz
	4:00	The Early Show—Drama “For Value Received”
	4:30	Shopping with Miss Lee
	5:00	Range Rider—Western
	5:30	Gene Autry—Western
	EVENING
	6:00	SPORTS—Bob Elson
	6:15	NEWS—Julian Bentley
	6:30	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	6:45	Eye on Chicago—News
	7:00	PANTOMIME QUIZ Players: Carol Haney, Dorothy Hart, Rocky Graziano, Robert Clary, Hans Conried, Jackie Coogan
	7:30	TOPPER—Comedy
	8:00	PLAYHOUSE OF STARS “The Uninhibited Female”
	8:30	RAY MILLAND SHOW
	9:00	UNDERCURRENT
	9:30	PERSON TO PERSON Guest: Ethel Merman
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	10:15	IN TOWN TONIGHT
	10:30	NEWS—John Harrington
	10:45	KUP’S SHOW—Irv Kupcinet
	11:00	The Howard Miller Show
	1:00	Playhouse—Drama

 

 

	-4- WTMJ (Milwaukee) (NBC)
	MORNING
	8:00	Today—Dave Garroway Today in Milwaukee at 8:25, 8:55 A.M.
	9:00	Ding Dong School—Kids
	9:30	Parents’ Time
	9:45	The World at Home
	10:00	Home—Women’s News   COLOR
	11:00	Tennessee Ernie Ford
	11:30	Feather Your Nest
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	What’s New in the Kitchen
	12:45	Let’s Look at the News
	1:00	Hot Shot Review—Music
	1:30	Bob Heiss—Interviews
	1:55	Weather—Bill Carlsen
	2:00	Ted Mack—Variety
	2:30	It Pays to Be Married
	3:00	Way of the World
	3:15	First Love
	3:30	World of Mr. Sweeney
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	Beulah Donohue—Women   COLOR
	4:30	Howdy Doody—Puppets
	5:00	Cartoon Carnival—Kids
	5:30	Foreman Tom—Western
	EVENING
	6:00	SPORTS—Larry Clark
	6:15	NEWS—Bob Kelly
	6:25	Weather—Bill Carlsen
	6:30	Eddie Fisher—Songs
	6:45	NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
	7:00	MIDWESTERN HAYRIDE
	7:30	BEST IN MYSTERY—Drama
	8:00	MAN BEHIND THE BADGE
	8:30	STAR STAGE—Drama   DEBUT  “The Toy Lady”
	9:00	BOXING—New York Orlando Zuleta vs. Cisco ANdrade
	9:45	GADABOUT GADDIS
	10:00	PATTI PAGE—Songs
	10:15	LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
	10:30	SCIENCE FICTION THEATER   DEBUT
	11:00	Tonight—Steve Allen Guest host: Ernie Kovacs. Guest: Dizzy GIllespie
	12:00	MOVIE—Drama "Northwest Stampede" (1948)
	1:30	NEWS
	1:35	MOVIE—Drama "Checkmate" (1954)

 

 

	-5- WNBQ (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:45	Everett Mitchell—Talks
	7:00	Today—Dave Garroway Five minutes of local news with Lem O’Connor at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.
	9:00	Ding Dong School—Kids
	9:30	Parents’ Time
	9:45	The World at Home
	10:00	Home—Women’s News   COLOR
	11:00	Tennessee Ernie Ford
	11:30	Feather Your Nest
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Noontime Comics—Kids
	12:30	Cartoonland—Ken Bowers
	12:45	Bob & Kay with Doucette
	2:00	Ted Mack—Variety
	2:30	It Pays to Be Married
	3:00	Way of the World
	3:15	First Love
	3:30	World of Mr. Sweeney
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	Pinky Lee—Kids
	4:30	Howdy Doody—Puppets
	5:00	Elmer the Elephant—Kids
	5:35	Contact—Variety
	EVENING
	6:00	Weather—Clint Youle
	6:05	NEWS—Jack Angell
	6:10	SPORTS—Joe Wilson
	6:15	Dorsey Connors—Travel
	6:20	Alex Dreier—Features
	6:25	Tony Weitzel—Comment
	6:30	Eddie Fisher—Songs
	6:45	NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
	7:00	MIDWESTERN HAYRIDE
	7:30	WALT’S WORKSHOP—Crafts
	8:00	BIG STORY—Drama   RETURN
	8:30	STAR STAGE—Drama   DEBUT  “The Toy Lady”
	9:00	BOXING—New York Orlando Zuleta vs. Cisco Andrade
	9:45	SPORTS—Red Barber Guest: Marty Marion
	10:00	WEATHER—Clint Youle
	10:10	DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
	10:15	NEWS—Jack Angell
	10:25	SPORTS—Norm Barry
	10:30	PATTI PAGE—Songs
	10:45	AMES BROTHERS—Music
	11:00	Tonight—Steve Allen Guest host: Ernie Kovacs. Guest: Dizzy GIllespie
	12:00	MOVIE—Drama “Grand Canyon” (1949)

 

 

	-7- WBKB (ABC)
	MORNING
	8:55	NEWS—Ulmer Turner
	9:00	Time for Uncle Win—Lids
	9:30	Play House—Kids
	10:00	Hollywood Playhouse (1) “The Girl” (2) “The Treasure”
	11:00	Creative Cookery—Recipes
	11:55	NEWS & WEATHER—Ulmer Turner
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Happy Pirates—Kids’ Fun
	12:45	NEWS & WEATHER—Ulmer Turner
	1:00	Tom Duggan—Variety
	1:30	NEWS & WEATHER—Ulmer Turner
	2:00	Mid-day Matinee—Drama (1) “Sire de Maletroit’s Door” (2) “Winter Love”
	3:30	The Doctor Answers—Talk
	3:45	TV Dental Clinic
	4:00	Crazy Acres—Kids
	4:30	Little Rascals—Comedy
	5:00	Five O’Clock Theater “Three Strangers”
	5:30	SPORTS—Jack Drees
	5:45	NEWS—Paul Harvey
	EVENING
	6:00	Kukla, Fran and Ollie
	6:15	NEWS—John Daly
	6:30	Rin Tin Tin—Drama
	7:00	FAMOUS PLAYHOUSE “Texas Person”
	7:30	TREASURY MEN IN ACTION
	8:00	DOLLAR A SECOND—Quiz
	8:30	THE VISE—Melodrama
	9:00	STORIES OF THE CENTURY
	9:30	MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
	10:00	COUNTRY HOUR—Variety
	11:00	Norman Ross Presents
	11:10	Tom Duggan—Comments
	12:00	Theater—Double Feature (1) “Treasure of the Heart” (2) “No Children, No Dogs”

 

 

	-9- WGN (Du Mont)
	MORNING
	9:30	Paul Fogarty—Exercises
	10:00	Hi Ladies—Mike Douglas
	10:55	NEWS—Steve Fentress
	11:00	The Romper Room—Kids
	11:55	NEWS—Steve Fentress
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Lunchtime Little Theater
	12:45	All About Baby—Tips
	1:00	Batting Practice—Warm Up
	1:10	Lead-off Man—Interviews
	1:25	BASEBALL—Double Header Brooklyn Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Tenth Inning Interviews after the first game
	EVENING
	6:00	Curbstone Cut-up—Simon
	6:15	SPORTS—Vince Lloyd
	6:30	NEWS—Spencer Allen
	6:45	Chicagoland Newsreel
	7:00	BIG PICTURE—Army Film
	7:30	MOVIE—Western “Carolina Moon” (Chicago TV Debut)
	8:30	THE WORLD IS YOURS
	9:00	POLICE CALL—Drama
	9:30	CITY DETECTIVE
	10:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Sherlock Holmes in Washington”
	11:30	NEWS—Les Nichols

 

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