What's on TV? Wednesday, September 20, 1978

Today we have examples of two programs on commercial television that we're more accustomed to seeing on public broadcasting: Doctor Who and Monty Python's Flying Circus. Doctor Who's history in the United States began in the 1970s with the half-hour episodes appearing in syndication via Time-Life Television, and while it's always been identified with PBS, it would occasionally pop up on a commercial station, often in the late afternoon timeslot, as we see here on WTEV. Monty Python sightings on independent stations, in this case WKBG, are also unusual (if more common than Doctor Who), but at least it's being shown in a timeslot that its fans would recognize from PBS airings: 11:00 p.m. A couple of interesting rarities, courtesy of this week's Eastern New England issue.

	-2- WGBH (BOSTON) (PBS)
	MORNING
	9:00	IT’S EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
	AFTERNOON
	2:30	OVER EASY—Hugh Downs Guest: Robert Stack
	3:00	EVENING AT POPS Guest: Noel Parenti
	3:30	BEWITCHED—Comedy BW
	4:00	SESAME STREET—Children
	5:00	MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD—Children
	5:30	SESAME STREET—Children
	EVENING
	6:30	SOMETHING’S HAPPENING—Report
	7:00	ZOOM—Children
	7:30	PHOTO SHOW—Instruction
	8:00	ECHOES OF SILVER—Profile
	8:30	LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER Special: Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic, Rudolf Serkin
	10:30	NEWS
	11:00	MacNEIL/LEHRER REPORT
	11:30	DICK CAVETT Guest: Ed Emswhiller

 

 

	-3- WFSB (HARTFORD) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:00	NOBODY EVER ASKED ME!
	7:00	CBS NEWS—Leslie Stahl/Richard Threlkeld
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	GONG SHOW—Game
	9:30	MATCH GAME Fannie Flagg, Marilu Henner
	10:00	MIKE DOUGLAS Co-host: Cheryl Ladd. Guests: Steve Kanaly, Charlene Tilton, Kip Addotta, Tuxedo Junction
	11:00	ALL IN THE FAMILY
	11:30	YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS DAY—Baughns/Sahl
	1:00	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:30	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	4:00	DINAH! Guests: Dick Clark, George Carlin, Sarah Vaughan, Carole Bayer Sager, Merle Ellis, Dar Robinson
	5:30	MARY TYLER MOORE—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	7:00	CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:30	PM MAGAZINE
	8:00	JEFFERSONS
	8:30	IN THE BEGINNING—Comedy Debut
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Are You in the House Alone?” (Made-for-TV; 1978)
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	HAWAII FIVE-O—Crime Drama
	12:40	KOJAK—Crime Drama

 

 

	-4- WBZ (BOTSON) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:15	SIGN ON SEMINAR: WORLD AROUND THE REVOLUTION “Books and Literacy"
	6:45	NEWS
	7:00	TODAY—Tom Brokau Guests: Zubin Mehta, Mario Andretti
	9:00	YOU DON’T SAY—Game
	9:30	FOR RICHER, FOR POORER
	10:00	CARD SHARKS—Game
	10:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game
	11:00	HIGH ROLLERS—Game
	11:30	WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Game
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	WOMAN ’78—Sharon King
	1:30	DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial
	2:30	DOCTORS—Serial
	3:00	ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
	4:00	MIKE DOUGLAS Co-host: Cheryl Ladd. Guests: Steve Kanaly, Charlene Tilton, Kip Addotta, Tuxedo Junction, Dennis Kucinich, Liz Smith
	5:30	NEWS
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	7:00	NBC NEWS—John Chancellor/David Brinkley
	7:30	EVENING MAGAZINE
	8:00	DICK CLARK—Variety Debut: Guests: Diana Ross, Rick Nelson, Kristy and Jimmy McNichol, Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders, Dar Robinson, Doc Severinsen, Paul Williams, Frankie Avalon, Bo Diddley, Seals & Crofts, Chuck Berry, Billy Preston, Johnny Rivers, Junior Walker, Marvin Hamlish, Jim Stafford, Eddie Money, Rick Danko
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Airport ‘77” (1977), conclusion
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON Scheduled: Joe Namath
	1:00	TOMORROW—Tom Snyder
	2:00	NEWS

 

 

	-5- WCVB (BOSTON) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:25	NEWS FOR THE DEAF
	6:30	NEWS
	6:50	NEWS FOR THE DEAF
	7:00	GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman
	9:00	GOOD DAY!
	10:30	PHIL DONAHUE Guest: Dick Clark
	11:30	HAPPY DAYS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	RYAN’S HOPE
	1:00	ALL MY CHILDREN
	2:00	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	4:00	CONCENTRATION
	4:30	FAMILY FEUD—Game
	5:00	GONG SHOW—Game Judges: Arte Johnson, Eva Gabor, Peter Lawford
	5:30	CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS Guest: Rock Hudson
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	7:00	ABC NEWS
	7:30	IN SEARCH OF
	8:00	EIGHT IS ENOUGH
	9:00	CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama
	10:00	VEGA$—Crime Drama Debut
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	POLICE WOMAN—Crime Drama
	12:40	S.W.A.T.—Crime Drama
	1:50	NEWS
	2:00	MOVIE—Comedy BW  “Postman’s Knock” (English; 1961)
	3:45	FIVE ALL NIGHT
	4:00	BRIEFING SESSION—Discussion
	4:30	GOOD DAY!

 

 

	-6- WTEV (NEW BEDFORD) (CBS)
	MORNING
	5:45	ENGLISH FOR THE PORTUGUESE
	6:00	NEWS
	6:25	JOB OPPORTUNITIES
	6:30	COMMUNITY—Discussion
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	FRED FLINTSTONE & FRIENDS—Cartoon
	7:30	NEW MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
	7:55	NEWS
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	THAT GIRL—Comedy
	9:30	MATCH GAME Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers
	10:00	ALL IN THE FAMILY
	10:30	PRICE IS RIGHT—Game
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:55	CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	1:00	FAMILY AFFAIR—Comedy
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:30	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	3:30	M*A*S*H
	4:00	WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME—Cartoon
	4:30	MUNSTERS—Comedy BW
	5:00	DOCTOR WHO—Science Fiction “Genesis of the Daleks,” Episode 3
	5:30	BRADY BUNCH—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:00	JOKER’S WILD—Game
	7:30	FAMILY FEUD—Game
	8:00	JEFFERSONS
	8:30	IN THE BEGINNING—Comedy Debut
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Are You in the House Alone?” (Made-for-TV; 1978)
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	HAWAII FIVE-O—Crime Drama
	12:40	KOJAK—Crime Drama
	1:50	NEWS

 

 

	-7- WNAC (BOSTON) (CBS)
	MORNING
	5:45	SUNRISE SEMESTER English Language Arts: Communicating an idea
	6:20	PEOPLESCOPE
	6:50	LAS NOTICIAS DE HOY
	7:00	CBS NEWS—Leslie Stahl/Richard Threlkeld
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	DINAH! Guests: Don Meredith, Frank Gifford, Wayne Rogers, Seals & Crofts, Debbie Austin
	10:30	PRICE IS RIGHT—Game
	11:30	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:55	CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	DATING GAME
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	1:00	YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:30	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	3:30	MERV GRIFFIN Guests: K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Dick Shawn, Susan Anton
	4:30	STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
	5:30	NEWS
	EVENING
	6:30	CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:00	CANDLEPINS FOR CASH—Game
	7:30	BIG MONEY—Lottery Drawing
	8:00	JEFFERSONS
	8:30	MASS. REACTION—Discussion
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Are You in the House Alone?” (Made-for-TV; 1978)
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	HAWAII FIVE-O—Crime Drama
	12:40	KOJAK—Crime Drama
	1:50	ASIAN FOCUS
	2:05	NEWS

 

 

	-8- WTNH (NEW HAVEN) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:00	MAKE IT REAL—Discussion
	6:30	LITTLE RASCALS—Comedy BW
	7:00	GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman
	9:00	PHIL DONAHUE Guest: Dick Clark
	10:00	RYAN’S HOPE—Serial
	10:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	11:00	HAPPY DAYS
	11:30	FAMILY FEUD—Game
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	12 O’CLOCK LIVE!—Interview
	1:00	ALL MY CHILDREN
	2:00	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	4:00	BRADY BUNCH—Comedy
	4:30	BATTLE OF THE PLANETS
	5:00	SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	7:00	ABC NEWS
	7:30	$1.98 BEAUTY CONTEST—Game
	8:00	EIGHT IS ENOUGH
	9:00	CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama
	10:00	VEGA$--Crime Drama Debut
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	POLICE WOMAN—Crime Drama
	12:40	S.W.A.T.—Crime Drama

 

 

	-9- WMUR (MANCHESTER) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:00	PTL CLUB—Religion
	7:00	UNCLE GUS—Children
	8:00	GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman
	9:00	PTL CLUB—Religion
	10:00	PHIL DONAHUE
	11:00	HAPPY DAYS
	11:30	FAMILY FEUD—Game
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	$20,000 PYRAMID Martin Mull, Didi Conn
	12:30	RYAN’S HOPE
	1:00	ALL MY CHILDREN
	2:00	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	4:00	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:30	BONANZA—Western
	5:30	FLIPPER—Drama
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	ABC NEWS
	7:00	GILLIGAN’S ISLAND
	7:30	MUPPET SHOW—Variety Guest: Helen Reddy
	8:00	EIGHT IS ENOUGH
	9:00	CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama
	10:00	VEGA$--Crime Drama Debut
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	POLICE WOMAN—Crime Drama
	12:40	S.W.A.T.—Crime Drama

 

 

	10 WJAR (PROVIDENCE) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:30	PERSPECTIVE
	7:00	TODAY—Tom Brokau Guests: Zubin Mehta, Mario Andretti
	9:00	PHIL DONAHUE Guest: Dick Clark
	10:00	CARD SHARKS—Game
	10:30	HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game
	11:00	HIGH ROLLERS—Game
	11:30	WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Game
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	AMERICA ALIVE!—Jack Linkletter
	1:00	FOR RICHER, FOR POORER—Serial
	1:30	DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial
	2:30	DOCTORS—Serial
	3:00	ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
	4:00	BATTLE OF THE PLANETS—Cartoon
	4:30	CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS Guest: Rock Hudson
	5:00	MARY TYLER MOORE—Comedy
	5:30	ODD COUPLE—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	NBC NEWS—John Chancellor/David Brinkley
	7:00	TIC TAC DOUGH—Game
	7:30	NEXT STEP BEYOND—Drama
	8:00	DICK CLARK—Variety Debut: Guests: Diana Ross, Rick Nelson, Kristy and Jimmy McNichol, Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders, Dar Robinson, Doc Severinsen, Paul Williams, Frankie Avalon, Bo Diddley, Seals & Crofts, Chuck Berry, Billy Preston, Johnny Rivers, Junior Walker, Marvin Hamlish, Jim Stafford, Eddie Money, Rick Danko
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Airport ‘77” (1977), conclusion
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON Scheduled: Joe Namath
	1:00	TOMORROW—Tom Snyder
	2:00	NEWS

 

 

	12 WPRI (PROVIDENCE) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:00	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	7:00	GOOD MORNING AMERICA—David Hartman
	9:00	DINAH! Guests: Don Meredith, Frank Gifford, Wayne Rogers, Seals & Crofts, Debbie Austin
	10:00	$20,000 PYRAMID—Game
	10:30	LIARS CLUB—Game Buddy Hackett, James Darren, Dody Goodman, Larry Hovis
	11:00	HAPPY DAYS
	11:30	FAMILY FEUD—Game
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	RYAN’S HOPE
	1:00	ALL MY CHILDREN
	2:00	ONE LIFE TO LIVE
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	4:00	MERV GRIFFIN Guests: K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Dick Shawn, Susan Anton, Deney Terrio, Bobby Kosser
	5:30	GONG SHOW—Game Judges: Chuck Woolery, Jamie Farr, Jaye P. Morgan
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	ABC NEWS
	7:00	NEWLYWED GAME
	7:30	CROSS-WITS—Game Jack Jones, Jo Anne Worley, David Doyle, Misty Rowe
	8:00	EIGHT IS ENOUGH
	9:00	CHARLIE’S ANGELS—Crime Drama
	10:00	VEGA$--Crime Drama Debut
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	POLICE WOMAN—Crime Drama
	12:40	S.W.A.T.—Crime Drama

 

 

	25 WXNE (BOSTON) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	6:00	ROSS BAGLEY—Religion
	7:00	LINUS THE LIONHEARTED—Cartoon
	7:30	ROCKET ROBINHOOD—Cartoon
	8:00	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER BW
	8:30	LASSIE—Drama
	9:00	BIG VALLEY—Western
	10:00	700 CLUB—Religion
	11:30	ROSS BAGLEY—Religion
	AFTERNOON
	12:30	McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy
	1:00	FATHER KNOWS BEST BW
	1:30	ROOM 222
	2:00	OZZIE AND HARRIET BW
	2:30	CARTOONS
	3:00	SUPERMAN—Adventure
	3:30	SPIDERMAN/SUPERHEROES—Cartoon
	4:30	VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA—Adventure
	5:30	DORIS DAY—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	GET SMART—Comedy
	6:30	MOVIE—Drama “Lure of the Wilderness” (1952)
	8:30	GOMER PYLE, USMC
	9:00	700 CLUB—Religion
	10:30	THE ROCK—Religion
	11:00	RAT PATROL—Adventure
	11:30	DRAGNET—Crime Drama

 

 

	27 WSMW (WORCESTER) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	9:00	DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE BW  “McGarey and  Friend”
	9:30	COOKING WITH BERNARD Chicken roulade
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	CHURCH SERVICE—Catholic
	12:30	MOVIE—Western BW  “The Kansan” (1943)
	2:30	BUGS BUNNY & PORKY PIG—Cartoon
	3:30	LONE RANGER—Western BW
	4:00	FBI—Crime Drama
	5:00	SUPERMAN—Adventure
	5:30	SPACE: 1999—Science Fiction
	EVENING
	6:30	CANDID CAMERA
	7:00	$25,000 PYRAMID—Game Lynn Redgrave, Jack Klugman
	7:30	ABBOTT AND COSTELLO BW
	8:00	MOVIE—Western BW  “Thunder over the Plains” (1953)
	9:30	MERIDIANS—Travel
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	BIG MONEY—Lottery Drawing
	11:00	LOVE EXPERTS—Game Paneists: Jo Anne Worley, Geoff Edwards, Elaine Joyce, Soupy Sales. Host: Bill Cullen
	11:30	MOVIE—Biography BW  “So This Is Love” (1953)
	1:00	NEWS

 

 

	36 WSBE (PROVIDENCE) (PBS)
	AFTERNOON
	4:00	SESAME STREET—Children
	5:00	MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD—Children
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
	EVENING
	6:00	ZOOM—Children
	6:30	OVER EASY—Hugh Downs Guest: Gisele MacKenzie
	7:00	PUBLIC CONNECTION—Newsmagazine
	8:30	LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER Special: Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic, Rudolf Serkin
	10:30	PALLISTERS—Drama Part 16
	11:30	ABC NEWS Captioned for the hearing-impaired

 

 

	38 WSBK (BOSTON) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	7:00	SUPERHEROES—Cartoon
	7:30	ARCHIES—Cartoon
	8:00	THREE STOOGES—Cartoon
	8:30	ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
	9:00	TOM LARSON
	9:50	NEWS
	10:00	ALL IN THE FAMILY
	10:30	M*A*S*H
	11:00	MARCUS WELBY, M.D.—Drama
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Hell Below Zero” (English; 1954)
	1:55	SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE
	2:00	ROMPER ROOM—Children
	2:30	NEW MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
	3:00	POPEYE—Cartoons
	3:30	HECKLE & JECKLE/DEPUTY DAWG—Cartoon
	4:00	PORKY PIG AND FRIENDS—Cartoon
	4:30	LAND OF THE GIANTS—Adventure
	5:30	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	MY THREE SONS—Comedy
	6:30	ADAM-12—Crime Drama
	7:00	ODD COUPLE—Comedy
	7:30	CHICO AND THE MAN—Comedy
	8:00	BASEBALL Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
	10:30	RED SOX WRAP-UP
	11:00	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
	11:30	IRONSIDE—Crime Drama

 

 

	44 WGBX (BOSTON) (PBS)
	AFTERNOON
	5:00	HODGEPODGE LODGE—Children
	5:30	VILLA ALEGRE—Children
	EVENING
	6:00	MAGGIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE—Exercise
	6:30	IT’S EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
	7:00	LOWELL THOMAS REMEMBERS—Documentary
	8:00	CLUB 44—Variety
	8:30	DICK CAVETT Guest: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
	9:00	GREAT PERFORMANCES--Ballet
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	DICK CAVETT Guest: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
	11:00	ABC NEWS Captioned for the hearing-impaired

 

 

	53 WEDN (NORWICH) (PBS)
	AFTERNOON
	3:30	OVER EASY—Hugh Downs Guest: Robert Stack
	4:00	SESAME STREET—Children
	5:00	MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD—Children
	5:30	ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
	EVENING
	6:00	PERSONAL FINANCE AND MONEY MANAGEMENT—Instruction
	6:30	ANTIQUES
	7:00	OVER EASY—Hugh Downs Guest: Robert Stack
	8:00	SOMETHING’S HAPPENING—Report
	8:30	LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER Special: Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic, Rudolf Serkin
	10:30	PALLISTERS—Drama Part 16
	11:30	ABC NEWS Captioned for the hearing-impaired

 

 

	56 WKBG (BOSTON) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	7:00	TOM AND JERRY—Cartoon
	7:30	FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
	8:00	GILLIGAN’S ISLAND BW
	8:30	FRED FLINTSTONE & FRIENDS—Cartoon
	9:00	NEW ZOO REVUE
	9:30	BOZO’S BIG TOP—Children
	10:00	THAT GIRL—Comedy
	10:30	HIGH HOPES—Serial
	11:00	NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
	11:30	NEW ENGLAND TODAY
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	AMERICA ALIVE!—Jack Linkletter
	1:00	PARTRIDGE FAMILY—Comedy
	1:30	BANANA SPLITS—Children
	2:00	YOGI BEAR—Cartoon
	2:30	CASPER—Cartoon
	3:00	MIGHTY MOUSE—Cartoon
	3:30	WOODY WOODPECKER
	4:00	TOM AND JERRY—Cartoon
	4:30	FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
	5:00	BATTLE OF THE PLANETS—Cartoon
	5:30	BRADY BUNCH—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN—Adventure
	7:00	MARY TYLER MOORE—Comedy
	7:30	MARY TYLER MOORE—Comedy
	8:00	MOVIE—Drama “Elmer Gantry” (1960)
	11:00	MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS
	11:30	LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE

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