What's on TV? Tuesday, May 17, 1955

I mentioned Milton Berle in passing on Saturday, and on tonight's show one of Uncle Miltie's guests is singer and future soap opera legend Bill Hayes, performing his biggest hit, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," which was number one for five weeks. It was the most popular of three versions of the song that charted in 1955; the other two were by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Davy Crockett himself, Fess Parker, so Hayes's feat was no mean achievement. That and much more, in this week's Chicago edition, which also includes a couple of Indiana stations.

	-2- WBBM (CBS)
	Morning
	6:40	Today’s Thoughts
	6:45	Farm Daily—Menard
	7:00	Morning Show—Jack Paar
	9:00	Garry Moore—Variety Guest host: Walter O’Keefe
	9:30	Arthur Godfrey Time
	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	The Inner Flame—Serial
	12:15	Road of Life—Serial
	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
	4:30	Shopping with Miss Lee
	4:45	Barker Bill’s Cartoons
	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
	7:00	LIFE WITH FATHER
	7:30	HALLS OF IVY—Comedy
	8:00	MEET MILLIE—Comedy
	8:30	RED SKELTON—Comedy Guests: Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane
	9:00	DANGER—Drama “The Soldiers”
	9:30	SEE IT NOW—Edward R. Murrow
	10:00	WEATHER AND NEWS
	10:15	IN TOWN TONIGHT
	10:30	NEWS—John Harrington
	10:45	KUP’S SHOW—Irv Kupcinet
	11:00	Playhouse—Drama
	11:30	MOVIE—Drama “Goodnight Sweetheart”

 

 

	-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	Way of the World
	9:45	Sheilah Graham Guest: Dana Andrews
	10:00	Home—Women’s News
	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	Bob Heiss—Interviews
	1:25	Weather—Bill Carlsen
	1:30	Hot Shot Review—Music   COLOR
	2:00	Ted Mack—Variety
	2:30	Greatest Gift—Serial
	2:45	Miss Marlowe—Serial
	3:00	Hawkins Falls—Serial
	3:15	First Love—Serial
	3:30	World of Mr. Sweeney
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	Beulah Donohue—Women
	4:30	Howdy Doody—Puppets
	5:00	Gretchen Colnik—Tips
	5:15	Museum Explorers—Exhibits
	5:30	Foreman Tom—Western
	Evening
	6:00	Sports—Larry Clark
	6:15	News—Bob Kelly
	6:25	Weather—Bill Carlsen
	6:30	Dinah Shore—Music
	6:45	News—John Cameron Swayze
	7:00	MILTON BERLE—Comedy Guests: Perez Prado, Bill Hayes
	8:00	FIRESIDE THEATER “Night of Terror”
	8:30	CIRCLE THEATER—Drama “East of Nowhere”
	9:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Jack Bailey
	9:30	TRIANGLE THEATER—Drama
	10:00	WATCH THE WORLD
	10:15	LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
	10:25	WEATHER—Bill Carlsen
	10:30	I LED 3 LIVES—Drama
	11:00	Tonight—Variety
	12:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Forbidden Jungle” (1950)
	1:30	News Bulletins

 

 

	-5- WNBQ (NBC)
	Morning
	6:30	Everett Mitchell--Talks
	7:00	Today—Dave Garroway Five minutes of local news with Len O’Connor at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.
	9:00	Ding Dong School—Kids
	9:30	Way of the World
	9:45	Sheilah Graham Guest: Dana Andrews
	10:00	Home—Women’s News
	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	Greatest Gift—Serial
	2:45	Miss Marlowe—Serial
	3:00	Hawkins Falls—Serial
	3:15	First Love—Serial
	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
	5:30	Close Up—Music
	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	Dinah Shore—Music
	6:45	News—John Cameron Swayze
	7:00	MILTON BERLE—Comedy Guests: Perez Prado, Bill Hayes
	8:00	FIRESIDE THEATER “Night of Terror”
	8:30	CIRCLE THEATER—Drama “East of Nowhere”
	9:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Jack Bailey
	9:30	IT’S A GREAT LIFE—Comedy
	10:00	WEATHER—Clint Youle
	10:10	DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
	10:15	NEWS—Jack Angell
	10:25	SPORTS—Norm Berry
	10:30	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING
	11:00	Tonight—Variety
	12:00	MOVIE—Western “Sheriff of Sage Valley”

 

 

	-7- WBKB (ABC)
	Morning
	8:00	Crazy Acres—Variety
	9:00	Time for Uncle Win—Kids
	9:30	Play House—Kids
	10:00	Creative Cookery—Recipes
	10:55	News—Ulmer Turner
	11:00	Danny O’Neil—Variety
	11:55	News—Ulmer Turner
	Afternoon
	12:00	Happy Pirates—Kids’ Fun
	12:55	News—Ulmer Turner
	1:00	Tom Duggan—Variety
	2:00	The Doctor Answers—Talk
	2:15	TV Dental Clinic
	2:30	Three Act Theater
	3:55	News—Ulmer Turner
	4:00	Pied Piper—Art Hern
	4:30	Little Rascals—Comedy
	5:00	Five O’Clock Theater
	5:30	Daily Double—Comment
	5:45	Sports—Jack Drees
	5:55	Weather—Wayne Griffin
	Evening
	6:00	Kukla, Fran and Ollie
	6:15	News—John Daly
	6:30	Cavalcade of America
	7:00	PARIS PRECINCT—Drama
	7:30	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	8:00	DANNY THOMAS—Comedy
	8:30	THE ELGIN HOUR—Drama “San Francisco Fracas”
	9:30	STOP THE MUSIC—Quiz
	10:00	STUDIO 57—Drama “One Kiss Too Many”
	10:30	JOE PALOOKA—Drama
	11:00	Norman Ross Presents
	11:10	Tom Duggan—Comments

 

 

	-9- WGN (Du Mont)
	Morning
	9:30	Paul Fogarty—Exercises
	10:00	Hi Ladies—Mike Douglas
	10:30	News—Steve Fentress
	11:00	The Romper Room—Kids
	11:45	News—Steve Fentress
	Afternoon
	12:00	Best of the West—Kids
	12:30	All About Baby—Tips
	1:00	Batting Practice—Warm Up
	1:10	Lead-Off Man—Interviews
	1:25	Baseball—Cubs vs. Phillies Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs
	3:45	Tenth Inning—Interviews
	4:00	Bandstand Matinee—Music
	5:05	News—Les Monypenny
	5:10	Bandstand Matinee—Music
	5:30	Garfield Goose and Friend
	Evening
	6:00	Curbstone Cut-up—Simon
	6:15	Sports Final—Vince Lloyd
	6:30	News—Spencer Allen
	6:45	Chicagoland Newsreel
	7:00	TO BE ANNOUNCED Play Marko, originally scheduled at this time, has been canceled
	8:00	BADGE 714—Jack Webb
	8:30	RACKET SQUAD—Drama
	9:00	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	9:30	I LED 3 LIVES—Drama
	10:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Woman in Green” (Chicago TV Debut)
	11:30	News—Les Nichols
	11:45	Weather—Carl Greyson
	11:50	Ron Terry Show—Music
	12:00	MOVIE—Drama “The Seventh Survivor” (English)

 

 

	34 WSBT (SOUTH BEND) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:00	Morning Show—Jack Paar
	9:00	Garry Moore—Variety Guest host: Walter O’Keefe
	9:15	Musical Memo
	9:30	Adventures of Danny Dee
	10:00	Homemakers Time—Tips
	10:30	Strike It Rich—Quiz
	11:00	Intermission—Variety
	11:30	Search for Tomorrow
	11:45	R.F.D. 52—Farming
	Afternoon
	12:00	Town & Country Weather
	12:05	News—Roland Kelly
	12:15	Road Of Life—Serial
	12:30	Welcome Travelers
	1:15	Musicale—Variety
	1:30	Cinerella Weekend
	2:00	The Big Payoff—Quiz
	2:30	Film Featurette
	2:45	Bob Crosby—Variety
	3:00	Brighter Day—Serial
	3:15	Harlan Hogan—Music
	3:30	On Your Account—Quiz
	4:00	MOVIE—Western “Frontier of ‘49”
	5:00	Johnnie Jupiter
	5:30	Fun House—Kids
	Evening
	6:00	News—Bob Houser
	6:10	Weather—Bruce Saunders
	6:15	Sports with Boland
	6:30	News—Douglas Edwards
	6:45	The Ames Brothers—Music
	7:00	LIFE WITH FATHER
	7:30	CISCO KID—Western
	8:00	MEET MILLIE—Comedy
	8:30	RED SKELTON—Comedy
	9:00	FLAMINGO THEATER
	9:30	RACKET SQUAD—Drama
	10:00	PRESS CONFERENCE
	10:30	WEATHER—Lew Wood
	10:35	NEWS—Bob Houser
	10:45	SPORTS—Jim Wilson
	10:50	CANDID CAMERA

 

 

	52 WSJV (ELKHART) (ABC, NBC)
	Morning
	10:30	Video Treats
	11:00	Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
	11:30	Feather Your Nest—Quiz
	Afternoon
	12:00	R.F.D. 52—Farming
	12:30	Kiddie Kartoons—Comedy
	1:30	The Gloria B. Show
	2:00	Ted Mack—Variety
	2:30	MOVIE—Daily Matinee “Now Barabas”
	3:30	World of Mr. Sweeney
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	Pinky Lee—Kids
	4:30	MOVIE—Western “Dead or Alive”
	5:30	Wild Bill Hickok
	Evening
	6:00	Kukla, Fran and Ollie
	6:15	News—John Daly
	6:30	Weather—Bob Morgan
	6:35	Sports and Reports
	6:45	Christ Is the Answer
	7:00	MILTON BERLE—Comedy
	8:00	FIRESIDE THEATER—Drama “Night of Terror”
	8:30	I LED 3 LIVES—Drama
	9:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	9:30	IT’S A GREAT LIFE—Comedy
	10:00	NEWS—Bob Right
	10:15	HOB-NOB—Interviews
	10:25	WEATHER—Bob Morgan
	10:30	SPORTS—Vince Doyle
	10:45	MOVIE—Drama “Woman in Brown” (1948)
	12:00	News—Bob Morgan

 

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