What's on TV? Tuesday, April 20, 1993

Oprah Winfrey's guest today is Corazon Atienza, who is described as having "evaded a 1966 mass murder by hiding under a bed." That's a pretty ordinary description, but there was still something in that "hiding under a bed" bit that rang a bell, and as it turns out, that description really undersells the story. In 1966, Corazon Atienza was a student nurse in Chicago, and the "mass murder" that the listing so blandly refers to was, in fact, the gruesome murder of eight student nurses by Richard Speck, at the time called one of the "Crimes of the Century"; to this day it remains one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Although Atienza later returned to the Philippines, the connection to Winfrey's show is no surprise, given that she did her show in Chicago. In 1993, Speck's name would still have been familiar to most Americans, who would have remembered the murders; unfortunately, the listing in this week's New York City Metro edition fails to provide any historical perspective whatsoever. Oh well, I suppose by this time if you've seen one mass murder, you've seen them all

	-2- WCBS (NYC) (CBS)
	MORNING
	5:30	CBS NEWS—John Roberts
	6 AM	NEWS
	7 AM	THIS MORNING—Harry Smith/Paula Zahn Guest: Patty Loveless
	9 AM	JANE WHITNEY
	10 AM	FAMILY FEUD CHALLENGE—Game
	11 AM	PRICE IS RIGHT
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	NEWS
	12:30	YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial
	1:30	BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL—Serial
	2 PM	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	3 PM	GUIDING LIGHT
	4 PM	GERALDO—Discussion
	5 PM	NEWS
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	6:30	CBS NEWS—Dan Rather
	7 PM	HARD COPY—Newsmagazine
	7:30	ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT—Magazine Guests: Clint Black, Wynonna
	8 PM	RESCUE 911
	9 PM	MOVIE—Drama “The Fire Next Time” (Made-for-TV’ 1993), conclusion
	11 PM	NEWS
	11:35	FOREVER KNIGHT
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	12:35	EXILE—Crime Drama
	1:35	YOU BET YOUR LIFE—Game
	2:05	UP TO THE MINUTE

 

 

	-4- WNBC (NYC) (NBC)
	MORNING
	5 AM	THIS MORNING’S BUSINESS
	5:30	NBC NEWS—Ann Curry
	6 AM	NEWS
	7 AM	TODAY—Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel
	9 AM	FAMILY SECRETS—Game
	9:30	DIVORCE COURT
	10 AM	LOVE CONNECTION
	10:30	CONCENTRATION—Game
	11 AM	JERRY SPRINGER—Discussion
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	SCRABBLE—Game
	12:30	SCATTERGORIES
	1 PM	DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial
	2 PM	ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
	3 PM	MAURY POVICH Guest: Sharon Farrell
	4 PM	PHIL DONAHUE
	5 PM	NEWS
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	6:30	NBC NEWS—Tom Brokaw
	7 PM	COPS
	7:30	LOVE CONNECTION
	8 PM	QUANTUM LEAP
	9 PM	LAW & ORDER
	10 PM	DATELINE NBC
	11 PM	NEWS
	11:35	TONIGHT Guests: Craig T. Nelson, Marisa Tomei, Faith No More
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	12:35	DAVID LETTERMAN Guest: Charles S. Dutton
	1:30	BOB COSTAS Guest: Alan Alda
	2:05	NEWS
	2:40	IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT—Crime Drama
	3:30	NIGHTSIDE—News

 

 

	-6- WNYW (NYC) (Fox)
	MORNING
	5 AM	JUDGE—Drama
	5:30	FAITH 20—Religion
	6 AM	GOOD DAY NEW YORK, FIRST EDITION
	7 AM	GOOD DAY NEW YORK
	9 AM	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	9:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy BW
	10 AM	PEOPLE’S COURT
	10:30	PEOPLE’S COURT
	11 AM	RUSH LIMBAUGH
	11:30	STREET TALK—Magazine
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	MATLOCK—Drama
	1 PM	FAMILY TIES—Comedy
	1:30	ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS
	2 PM	WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoon
	2:30	BEETLEJUICE—Cartoon
	3 PM	MERRIE MELODIES
	3:30	TOM & JERRY KIDS
	4 PM	TINY TOONS
	4:30	BATMAN—Cartoon
	5 PM	MONTEL WILLIAMS—Discussion
	EVENING
	6 PM	ROSEANNE—Comedy
	6:30	ROSEANNE—Comedy
	7 PM	CURRENT AFFAIR
	7:30	INSIDE EDITION
	8 PM	CLASS OF ‘96
	9 PM	TRIBECA
	10 PM	NEWS
	11 PM	M*A*S*H
	11:30	ALL IN THE FAMILY—Comedy
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	Mid.	STUDS
	12:30	CURRENT AFFAIR
	1:00	COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS
	2:30	HEE HAW SILVER
	3 AM	MOVIE—Drama “The Lords of Discipline” (1983)

 

 

	-7- WABC (NYC) (ABC)
	MORNING
	5:30	ABC NEWS—Aaron Brown
	6 AM	NEWS
	7 AM	GOOD MORNING AMERICA—Charles Gibson/Joan Lunden Guests: Jon Secada, Kathleen Turner
	9 AM	REGIS & KATHIE LEE Guest: George Wendt
	10 AM	SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL
	11 AM	HOME—Information Guest: Carol Lawrence
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	NEWS
	12:30	LOVING—Serial
	1 PM	ALL MY CHILDREN—Serial
	2 PM	ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial
	3 PM	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	4 PM	OPRAH WINFREY Guest: Corazon Atienza
	5 PM	NEWS
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEWS
	6:30	ABC NEWS—Peter Jennings
	7 PM	JEOPARDY!—Game
	7:30	WHEEL OF FORTUNE
	8 PM	FULL HOUSE
	8:30	HANGIN’ WITH MR. COOPER—Comedy
	9 PM	ROSEANNE
	9:30	DELTA—Comedy
	10 PM	HOMEFRONT
	11 PM	NEWS
	11:30	NIGHTLINE
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	Mid.	MOVIE—Comedy-Drama “Sex and the Single Parent” (Made-for-TV; 1979)
	2 AM	NEWS
	2:30	WORLD NEWS NOW
	4:30	OPRAH WINFREY

 

 

	-9- WWOR (NYC) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	6 AM	COMMERCIAL PROGRAM
	6:30	TOM AND JERRY—Cartoon
	7 AM	INSPECTOR GADGET—Cartoon
	7:30	CAMP CANDY—Cartoon
	8 AM	JAMES BOND JR.—Cartoon
	8:30	WIDGET—Cartoon
	9 AM	THAT’S AMORE—Game
	9:30	SILVER SPOONS—Comedy
	10 AM	PERFECT STRANGERS
	10:30	IT’S A LIVING—Comedy
	11 AM	RICHARD BEY
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	NEWS
	1 PM	JENNY JONES—Discussion
	2 PM	HART TO HART—Crime Drama
	4 PM	HUNTER—Crime Drama
	5 PM	227—Comedy
	5:30	COSBY SHOW—Comedy
	EVENING
	6 PM	COSBY SHOW
	6:30	WHO’S THE BOSS?—Comedy
	7 PM	MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN
	7:30	BASEBALL San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
	10:30	NEWS
	11 PM	AMEN—Comedy
	11:30	ARSENIO HALL Guests: Jackie Collins, Shai
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	12:30	WHOOPI GOLDBERG Guest: Debbie Allen
	1:00	FAMILY FEUD—Game
	1:30	JOE FRANKLIN
	2 AM	COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS
	3 AM	HOME SHOPPING SPREE

 

 

	11 WPIX (NYC) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	5 AM	FALL GUY--Adventure
	6 AM	WEBSTER—Comedy
	6:30	JETSONS—Cartoon
	7 AM	DENNIS THE MENACE—Cartoon
	7:30	NINJA TURTLES—Cartoons
	8 AM	DUCKTALES—Cartoon
	8:30	STUNT DAWGS—Cartoon
	9 AM	HAPPY DAYS—Comedy
	9:30	DESIGNING WOMAN
	10 AM	LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS
	11 AM	JOAN RIVERS
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	VICKI! Guest: Rick Schroder
	1 PM	HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
	2 PM	FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
	2:30	HEATHCLIFF—Cartoon
	3:30	TALE SPIN—Cartoon
	4 PM	DARKWING DUCK
	4:30	GOOF TROOP
	5 PM	SAVED BY THE BELL
	5:30	CHARLES IN CHARGE
	EVENING
	6 PM	FULL HOUSE—Comedy
	6:30	FULL HOUSE—Comedy
	7 PM	WONDER YEARS
	7:30	MURPHY BROWN—Comedy
	8 PM	MOVIE—Comedy “Playing for Keeps” (1986)
	10 PM	NEWS
	11 PM	CHEERS—Comedy
	11:30	CHEERS—Comedy
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	Mid.	DESIGNING WOMEN
	12:30	HONEYMOONERS—Comedy BW
	1:00	NEWS
	2 AM	MOVIE—Western “No Man’s Land” (Made-for-TV; 1984)
	3:30	TWILIGHT ZONE BW
	4 AM	FALL GUY—Adventure

 

 

	13 WNET (NYC) (PBS)
	MORNING
	5 AM	AMERICA IN PERSPECTIVE
	6 AM	LEARN TO READ
	6:30	G.E.D.—Instruction
	7 AM	SESAME STREET—Children
	8 AM	BARNEY & FRIENDS
	8:30	SHINING TIME STATION
	9 AM	SESAME STREET
	10 AM	LAMB CHOP’S PLAY-ALONG
	10:30	MISTER ROGERS—Children
	11 AM	JOAN RIVERS
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	LEARN TO READ
	12:30	G.E.D.—Instruction
	1 PM	ESPANA VIVA—Instruction
	1:30	ASIA NOW—Report
	2 PM	CHARLIE ROSE—Discussion
	3 PM	SESAME STREET
	4 PM	READING RAINBOW—Children
	4:30	CLUB ONNECT—Teenagers
	5 PM	CARMEN SANDIEGO—Children
	5:30	INFORMED SOURCES—Discussion
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEW JERSEY NEWS
	6:30	NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
	7 PM	MacNEIL, LEHRER
	8 PM	NOVA
	9 PM	FRONTLINE
	10 PM	CRIMES OF WAR
	11 PM	CHARLIE ROSE—Discussion
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	Mid.	MEDICINE AT THE CROSSROADS—Documentary
	2 AM	MacNEIL, LEHRER

 

 

	21 WLIW (Long Island) (PBS)
	MORNING
	5 AM	EARTH REVEALED
	6 AM	ASIA NOW
	6:30	BODY ELECTRIC—Exercise
	7 AM	TO LIFE!—Yoga
	7:15	A.M. WEATHER
	7:30	BARNEY & FRIENDS
	8 AM	SESAME STREET
	11 AM	TO THE CONTRARY—Discussion
	11:30	NATURE—Documentary
	AFTERNOON
	12:30	PIZZA GOURMET—Cooking
	1 PM	NATHALIE DUPREE COOKS
	1:30	GOURMET COOKING
	2 PM	INSPIRATION OF PAINTING
	2:30	JOY OF PAINTING
	3:30	READING RAINBOW
	4 PM	CARMEN SANDIEGO
	4:30	BARNEY & FRIENDS
	5 PM	SESAME STREET
	EVENING
	6 PM	MacNEIL, LEHRER
	7 PM	ITN WORLD NEWS
	7:30	TRAVELS IN EUROPE—Rick Stevens
	8 PM	VAN DER VALK—Crime Drama
	9 PM	NOVA
	10 PM	SURVIVORS—Drama
	11 PM	ARE YOU BEING SERVED?
	11:30	ITN WORLD NEWS
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	Mid.	AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY
	12:30	SHELLEY—Comedy

 

 

	25 WNYE (NYC) (PBS)
	MORNING
	7 AM	BODY ELECTRIC—Exercise
	7:30	HOMESTRETCH—Exercise
	8 AM	NEWSROOM
	8:30	MISTER ROGERS
	9 AM	READING RAINBOW
	10:30	GETTIN’ TO KNOW ME—Children
	11 AM	READING BETWEEN THE LINES
	11:30	DISTRICT 9 AT A GLANCE
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	ON AND ABOUT INSTRUCTION
	4 PM	MISTER ROGERS—Children
	4:30	READING RAINBOW—Children
	5 PM	CLUB CONNECT
	5:30	FRENCH MIX MCM—Music
	EVENING
	6 PM	DISTRICT 12 PRESENTS
	6:30	TONY BROWN’S JOURNAL
	7 PM	LE JOURNAL: FRENCH NEWS
	8 PM	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	8:30	LITERATTI—Interview
	9 PM	KOREAN NEWS
	9:30	KOREAN PROGRAMMING
	10 PM	EDITORS—Discussion
	10:30	POLTEL POLISH NEWS—In Polish
	11 PM	TELEKAJOU FOREIGN ACCENT
	11:30	AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY

 

 

	31 WNYC (NYC) (PBS)
	MORNING
	7 AM	SUPERTIME—In Japanese
	9 AM	BODY ELECTRIC—Exercise
	9:30	CREATIVE LIVING
	10 AM	HOMETIME—Home Repair
	10:30	LOUISIANA COOKIN’
	11 AM	EUROPEAN JOURNAL
	11:30	ALL ABOUT TV
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	EYE ON DANCE
	12:30	MOVIE—Documentary BW  “The Last Chapter” (1966)
	2 PM	CHILDREN’S ROOM
	2:30	SHINING TIME STATION
	3:30	LAMB CHOP’S PLAY-ALONG
	4 PM	CLUB CONNECT—Teenagers
	4:30	VIDEO MUSIC BO
	5:30	NEWS CITY—Report
	EVENING
	6 PM	ITALIAN POP MUSIC—In Italian
	6:30	I FATTI VOSTRI—In Italian
	7:30	NEWS FROM ITALY—In Italian
	8 PM	MOVIE—Documentary “Lodz Ghetto” (1989)
	10 PM	WILD AMERICA—Wildlife
	10:30	NEWS CITY--Report
	11 PM	MOVIE—Documentary BW  “The Last Chapter” (1966)

 

 

	41 WXTV (Patterson) (UNI)
	MORNING
	6:30	TRES GENERACIONES—Novela
	7 AM	TESORO DEL SABER—Niños
	7:30	NOSOTROS LOS GOMEZ
	8 AM	HABLANDO
	8:30	CONCINA CRISTO
	9 AM	CHAVO—Comedia
	9:30	¡PAPA SOLTERO!—Comedia
	10 AM	CHESPIRIO—Comedia
	11 AM	DIAN SIN LUNA—Novela
	AFTERNOON
	12:30	DOCTOR CANDIDO PEREZ
	1 PM	INES DUARTE, SECRETARIA
	2 PM	VALERIA Y MAXIMILIANO
	4 PM	CRISTINA—Discussion
	5 PM	NOTICIAS Y MAS
	EVENING
	6 PM	NOTICIAS
	6:30	NOTICIERO UNIVISION
	7 PM	MAGICA JUVENTUD—Novela
	8 PM	PICARA SONADORA—Novela
	9 PM	CARA SUCIA—Novela
	10 PM	iVERONICA!—Variedades
	11 PM	NOTICIAS
	11:30	NOTICIERO UNIVISION
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	Mid.	PELICULA—Musical
	2 AM	LUCHANDO POR SOBREVIVIR

 

 

	47 WNJU) (NYC) (TEL)
	MORNING
	5:30	THIS IS YOUR DAY—Religion
	6:30	TODAY WITH MARILYN—Religion
	7 AM	TELEMUNEQUITOS
	8:30	RICHARD ROBERTS—Religion
	9 AM	VICTORY WITH MORRIS CERULLO
	9:30	KENNETH COPELAND—Religion
	10 AM	W.V. GRANT JR—Religion
	10:30	LIFE TODAY—Religion
	11 AM	OLD TIME GOSPEL HOUR
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	CLUB TELEMUNDO
	1 PM	PRINCESA—Novel
	2 PM	PELICULA—Drama BW  “La gitana blanca”
	4 PM	MARIA LARIA—Discussion
	5 PM	OCURRIO ASI—Magazine
	EVENING
	6 PM	NOTICIERO
	6:30	NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO/CNN
	7 PM	GUADALUPE—Novela
	8 PM	KASSANDRA—Novela
	9 PM	PELICULA—Policiara
	11 PM	NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO/CNN
	11:30	PELICULA—Drama
	EARLY WEDNESDAY
	1:30	UNIVERSAL CHURCH—Religion

 

 

	50 WNJM (Montclair) (NJM)
	MORNING
	8:45	A.M. WEATHER
	9 AM	HOMESTRETCH—Exercise
	9:30	LEARN TO READ
	10 AM	NEW JERSEY BUDGET HEARING
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	NEW JERSEY BUDGET HEARING CONTINUES
	2 PM	NEW JERSEY BUDGET HEARING CONTINUES
	4 PM	G.E.D.: MATH—Instruction
	4:30	LAMB CHOP’S PLAY-ALONG—Children
	5 PM	ART OF ALEXANDER AND WARREN—Painting
	5:30	PIZZA GOURMET—Cooking
	EVENING
	6 PM	NEW JERSEY NEWS
	7 PM	NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
	7:30	NEW JERSEY TONIGHT
	8 PM	TRAVELS—Documentary
	9 PM	AMERICAS
	10 PM	NEW JERSEY NEWS
	11 PM	NEW JERSEY BUDGET HEARING HIGHLIGHTS
	11:30	ITN WORLD NEWS

 

 

	55 WLIG (Riverhead) (Ind.)
	MORNING
	6:30	CELEBRATE LIFE
	7 AM	HEADLINE NEWS
	7:30	THIS IS YOUR DAY—Religion
	8 AM	CHURCH SERVICE—Catholic
	9 AM	COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS
	10 AM	MOVIE—Drama BW  “The Great Flamarion” (1945)
	11:30	COMMERCIAL PROGRAM
	AFTERNOON
	Noon	700 CLUB—Religion
	1 PM	MOVIE—Drama “Father Figure” (Made-for-TV; 1980)
	4 PM	LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
	4:30	ODD COUPLE—Comedy
	5 PM	FAMILY FEUD
	5:30	HEADLINE NEWS
	5:55	NEWS
	EVENING
	6 PM	JEOPARDY!—Game
	6:30	WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Game
	7 PM	OPRAH WINFREY Guest: Corazon Atienza
	8 PM	MOVIE—Thriller “Target” (1985)
	10 PM	STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION—Science Fiction
	11 PM	MOVIE—Drama “The Scarlet and the Black” (Made-for-TV; 1983)

 TV

If you enjoy the content here and want to support my broader creative work, please consider making a donation at my Ko-fi page. Any amount you contribute helps me continue writing, researching, and sharing these articles and projects. Thank you!