What's on TV: Wednesday, May 11, 1966

Tonight's Dick Van Dyke episode was originally scheduled to air on March 16, but was preempted by CBS News's coverage of the emergency splashdown of Gemini VIII. (In case you don't know all the details about the emergency that caused the early splashdown, you can read about it at the always-reliable Wikipedia.) It wasn't just a case of playing it safe; I remember watching this live, and there was a real question as to whether or not the astronauts would be OK. Predictably enough, there were complaints from viewers that the special coverage had caused them to miss their favorite programs; even though you might not have had any particular interest in the space program, you'd think that people could grant that this was an event worth broadcasting. I don't know if any of those viewers were fans of Dick Van Dyke, but if so, you'll getting your program tonight. The listings come to us from the Northern California edition.

	-2- KTVU (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (IND.)
	Morning
	9:50	RELIGION TODAY—Catholic
	10:00	NEWS—Walt Harris
	10:30	JACK LA LANNE   COLOR
	11:00	ROMPER ROOM—Children
	Afternoon
	12:00	STAR PERFORMANCE—Drama
	12:30	NEWS
	12:35	I WANT TO KNOW—Mel Venter
	1:00	DIVORCE COURT—Drama
	2:00	MOVIE—Drama “China Girl” (1942)
	3:25	NEWS
	3:30	CAPTAIN SATELLITE—Children
	4:30	SUPERCAR—Children
	5:00	SUPERMAN—Adventure
	5:30	THREE STOOGES—Comedy
	Evening
	6:00	UNCLE WALDO   COLOR
	6:30	HUCKLEBERRY HOUND   COLOR
	7:00	LITTLEST HOBO—Adventure
	7:30	SURVIVAL!—Documentary
	8:00	NEW BREED—Police
	9:00	WEDNESDAY SHOWCASE   SPECIAL    COLOR  “Australian Outback”
	10:00	NEWS—Helmso, Cordell, Mann
	10:30	FACES AND PLACES—Travel   COLOR
	11:00	MOVIE—Adventure   COLOR  “Cleopatra’s Daughter” (Italian-French; 1960)

 

 

	-3- KCRA (SACRAMENTO) (NBC)
	Morning
	5:45	FARM NEWS   COLOR
	6:00	RHYME AND REASON
	7:00	TODAY   COLOR  Guests: Burr Tillstrom and the Kuklapolitians, Bennett Patterson
	9:00	EYE GUESS   COLOR
	9:25	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	9:30	CONCENTRATION
	10:00	MORNING STAR—Serial   COLOR
	10:30	PARADISE BAY—Serial   COLOR
	11:00	JEOPARDY   COLOR
	11:30	LET’S PLAY POST OFFICE—Game
	11:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS—Boggs, Biondi   COLOR
	12:25	NEWS
	12:30	DAYS OF OUR LIVES   COLOR
	1:00	DOCTORS—Serial
	1:30	ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
	2:00	YOU DON’T SAY—Game   COLOR  Celebrities: Don Adams, Barbara McNair
	2:30	MOVIE—Drama “Born for Trouble” (1942)
	4:00	MOVIE—Mystery “The Hidden Hand” (1942) Time approximate
	5:30	SCIENCE IN ACTION—Education   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS   COLOR
	7:30	VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR
	9:00	BOB HOPE—Comedy   COLOR  “Holloway’s Daughters”
	10:00	I SPY—Adventure   COLOR
	11:00	NEWS—Duke, Boyd   COLOR
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON—Variety   COLOR
	1:00	NEWS   COLOR

 

 

	-4- KRON (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (NBC)
	Morning
	6:25	FARM NEWS
	6:30	PROFILE—San Diego State
	7:00	TODAY   COLOR  Guests: Burr Tillstrom and the Kuklapolitians, Bennett Patterson
	9:00	EYE GUESS   COLOR
	9:25	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	9:30	CONCENTRATION
	10:00	MORNING STAR—Serial   COLOR
	10:30	PARADISE BAY—Serial   COLOR
	11:00	JEOPARDY   COLOR
	11:30	LET’S PLAY POST OFFICE—Game
	11:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	Afternoon
	12:00	LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR
	12:25	NEWS
	12:30	DAYS OF OUR LIVES   COLOR
	1:00	DOCTORS—Serial
	1:30	ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
	2:00	YOU DON’T SAY—Game   COLOR  Celebrities: Don Adams, Barbara McNair
	2:30	MATCH GAME   COLOR  Contestants: Sam Levenson, Jacqueline Susann
	2:55	NEWS
	3:00	BREAKING POINT—Drama
	4:00	DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy
	4:30	MAYOR ART—Children
	5:30	SEA HUNT—Adventure
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Brown, Jensen, Fleming
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	PHIL SILVERS—Comedy
	7:30	VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR
	9:00	BOB HOPE—Comedy   COLOR  “Holloway’s Daughters”
	10:00	I SPY—Adventure   COLOR
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON—Variety   COLOR
	1:00	NEWS

 

 

	-5- KPIX (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (CBS)
	Morning
	6:00	SUNRISE SEMESTER Classical Myths: “The Odyssey”
	6:30	FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE
	7:00	NEWS—Jim Anderson
	7:30	NEWS—Mile Wallace
	7:55	KPIX EDITORIAL—Louis Simon
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	I LOVE LUCY
	9:30	McCOYS—Comedy
	10:00	ANDY GRIFFITH
	10:30	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:25	NEWS
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	PASSWORD—Game Celebrities: Ray Walston, Bea Benaderet. Host: Allen Ludden
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY   COLOR  Guest: Larry Craig
	2:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH
	2:25	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3:00	SECRET STORM
	3:30	JOHN BARTHOLOMEW TUCKER—Variety
	4:00	MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety Co-host: Bob Newhart. Guest: the Four Freshmen
	5:30	TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	NEWS—Walter Cronkite   COLOR
	7:00	MARSHAL DILLON—Western
	7:30	LOST IN SPACE
	8:30	BEVERLY HILLBILLIES   COLOR
	9:00	GREEN ACRES   COLOR
	9:30	DICK VAN DYKE
	10:00	DANNY KAYE   COLOR  Guests: Shirley Jones, the Righteous Brothers
	11:00	NEWS
	11:20	MERV GRIFFIN—Variety Guests: Jan Murray, Donna McKechnie, George Lindsey, Gabriel Fielding
	12:50	MOVIE—Mystery “The Falcon in Hollywood” (1944)

 

 

	-6- KVIE (SACRAMENTO) (EDUC.)
	Morning
	9:40	CLASSROOM—Education Music appreciation, Spanish, health education, history
	11:30	MENTAL HEALTH—Interview
	Afternoon
	12:00	ART STUDIO—Lessons
	12:15	SING HI—SING LO
	12:30	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	1:00	PAGING PARENTS
	1:35	CLASSROOM—Education Spanish, science
	5:00	FRENCH CHEF Filet of beef Wellington
	5:30	ART STUDIO—Lessons
	5:45	SING HI—SING LO
	Evening
	6:00	U.S.A.—Dance
	6:30	STOCK MARKET REPORT
	6:35	MUSICAL PORTRAITS
	7:00	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	7:30	CONVERSATION WITH LAWRENCE SPEISER
	8:00	WHERE IS JIM CROW
	8:30	U.S.A.—Dance
	9:00	WORLD PRESS
	10:00	NEWS IN PERSPECTIVE   SPECIAL

 

 

	-7- KGO (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (ABC)
	Morning
		ALL-NIGHT MOVIE—Continued Bronco
	5:45	LET’S TALK REAL ESTATE
	6:15	CARTOON FACTORY
	6:30	A.M.—Dunbar, Fleming, Bentley
	8:30	GYPSY ROSE LEE—Panel
	9:00	MOVIE—Musical   COLOR  “Dancing in the Dark” (1949)
	11:00	MARKET SWEEP—Game
	11:30	DATING GAME
	Afternoon
	12:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	BEN CASEY—Drama
	2:00	CONFIDENTIAL FOR WOMEN—Serial
	2:30	TIME FOR US
	2:55	NEWS
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	NURSES—Serial
	4:00	NEVER TOO YOUNG
	4:25	ARLENE DAHL—Women
	4:30	WHERE THE ACTION IS Performers: The Yardbirds, Marianne Faithful, Gary Farr and the T Bones
	5:00	MOVIE—Science Fiction “Attack of the 50-Foot Woman” (1958)
	Evening
	6:25	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	NEWS—Roger Grimsby
	7:15	NEWS—Bob Young
	7:30	BATMAN—Adventure   COLOR  Guest villain: Julie Newmar (Catwoman)
	8:00	PATTY DUKE—Comedy
	8:30	BLUE LIGHT—Drama   COLOR
	9:00	BIG VALLEY—Western   COLOR
	10:00	LONG HOT SUMMER
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Drama   COLOR  “The Naked Dawn” (1955)
	1:10	MOVIE—All Night 1. “Crime and Punishment” (French; 1957) 2. “The City Stands Trial” (Italian; 1954) 3. Hawaiian Eye Gil Hile’s guest is Katherine Allegret, daughter of Simone SIgnoret

 

 

	-7- KRCR (REDDING) (ABC, NBC)
	Morning
	7:55	AGRICULTURE REPORT
	8:00	TODAY   COLOR  Guests: Burr Tillstrom and the Kuklapolitians, Bennett Patterson Picked up in progress
	9:00	EYE GUESS   COLOR
	9:25	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	9:30	JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
	10:00	MORNING STAR—Serial   COLOR
	10:30	PARADISE BAY—Serial   COLOR
	11:00	JEOPARDY   COLOR
	11:30	LET’S PLAY POST OFFICE—Game
	11:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	Afternoon
	12:00	LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR
	12:25	NEWS
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	BEN CASEY—Drama
	2:00	CONFIDENTIAL FOR WOMEN—Serial
	2:30	TIME FOR US
	2:55	NEWS
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	NURSES—Serial
	4:00	NEVER TOO YOUNG
	4:25	ARLENE DAHL—Women
	4:30	WHERE THE ACTION IS Performers: The Yardbirds, Marianne Faithful, Gary Farr and the T Bones
	5:00	MILTON THE MONSTER
	5:30	SERGEANT PRESTON—Adventure
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley   COLOR
	7:00	SHENANDOAH—Western
	7:30	VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR
	9:00	BOB HOPE—Comedy   COLOR  “Holloway’s Daughters”
	10:00	FUGITIVE—Drama
	11:00	NEWS
	11:15	JOHNNY CARSON—Variety   COLOR

 

 

	-8- KSBW (SALINAS) (CBS, NBC)
	Morning
	7:00	TODAY   COLOR  Guests: Burr Tillstrom and the Kuklapolitians, Bennett Patterson
	9:00	I LOVE LUCY
	9:30	EYE GUESS   COLOR
	9:55	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	10:00	MORNING STAR—Serial   COLOR
	10:30	PARADISE BAY—Serial   COLOR
	11:00	JEOPARDY   COLOR
	11:30	LET’S PLAY POST OFFICE—Game
	11:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	Afternoon
	12:00	LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR
	12:25	NEWS
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	PASSWORD—Game Celebrities: Ray Walston, Bea Benaderet. Host: Allen Ludden
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY   COLOR  Guest: Larry Craig
	2:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH
	2:25	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3:00	SECRET STORM
	3:30	MOVIE—Drama “Hell Squad” (1958)
	4:45	WEBSTER WEBFOOT—Children
	5:30	SUPERMAN—Adventure
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	NEWS—Walter Cronkite   COLOR
	7:00	TALL MAN—Western
	7:30	VIRGINIAN—Western   COLOR
	9:00	BOB HOPE—Comedy   COLOR  “Holloway’s Daughters”
	10:00	DANNY KAYE   COLOR  Guests: Shirley Jones, the Righteous Brothers
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON—Variety   COLOR

 

 

	-9- KQED (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (EDUC.)
	Morning
	9:10	CLASSROOM—Education Science, Spanish, social studies, music rhythms
	Afternoon
	12:00	ART STUDIO—Lessons
	12:30	LANGUAGE—Education
	1:10	CLASSROOM—Education Creative rhythms, music, science, Spanish
	4:00	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	4:30	SCOTCH GARDENER—Jim Kerr
	5:00	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	5:30	ART STUDIO—Lessons
	5:45	SING HI—SING LO
	Evening
	6:00	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	6:30	PORTRAIT IN MUSIC
	7:00	SCIENCE IN ACTION—Education
	7:30	RADICAL AMERICANS—Politics
	8:00	WHERE IS JIM CROW
	8:30	ANTIQUES—Art
	9:00	WORLD PRESS
	10:00	NEWS IN PERSPECTIVE   SPECIAL

 

 

	-9- KIXE (REDDING) (EDUC.)
	Morning
	10:05	CLASSROOM—Education Spanish, health
	11:30	MENTAL HEALTH—Interview
	Afternoon
	12:00	ART STUDIO—Lessons
	12:15	SING HI—SING LO
	12:30	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	1:00	PAGING PARENTS
	1:05	CLASSROOM—Education Spanish, geography, language arts
	5:00	FRENCH CHEF Filet of beef Wellington
	5:30	ART STUDIO—Lessons
	5:45	SING HI—SING LO
	Evening
	6:00	CAPITAL AND THE CLERGY
	6:30	STOCK MARKET REPORT
	6:35	MUSICAL PORTRAITS
	7:00	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	7:30	CONVERSATION WITH LAWRENCE SPEISER
	8:00	WHERE IS JIM CROW
	8:30	U.S.A.—Dance
	9:00	WORLD PRESS
	10:00	NEWS IN PERSPECTIVE   SPECIAL

 

 

	10 KXTV (SACRAMENTO) (CBS)
	Morning
	6:25	FARM NEWS
	6:30	SUNRISE SEMESTER Classical Myths: “The Odyssey”
	7:00	WEATHER—Bob Douglas
	7:05	NEWS—Mike Wallace
	7:30	DIVER DAN—Cartoons
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	I LOVE LUCY
	9:30	McCOYS—Comedy
	10:00	ANDY GRIFFITH
	10:30	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:25	NEWS
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:55	GUIDING LIGHT
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	PASSWORD—Game Celebrities: Ray Walston, Bea Benaderet. Host: Allen Ludden
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY   COLOR  Guest: Larry Craig
	2:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH
	2:25	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3:00	SECRET STORM
	3:30	GYPSY ROSE LEE—Panel Guests: Delphi Lawrence, Michael Dunn
	4:00	MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety Co-host: Bob Newhart. Guest: the Four Freshmen
	5:30	NEWS
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Walter Cronkite   COLOR
	6:30	LAWMAN—Western
	7:00	RIFLEMAN—Western
	7:30	LOST IN SPACE
	8:30	BEVERLY HILLBILLIES   COLOR
	9:00	GREEN ACRES   COLOR
	9:30	DICK VAN DYKE
	10:00	DANNY KAYE   COLOR  Guests: Shirley Jones, the Righteous Brothers
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Mystery “None but the Lonely Spy” (Italian; 1964)

 

 

	11 KNTV (SAN JOSE) (ABC)
	Morning
	7:55	EN FRANCE—Language
	8:25	NEWS—San Jose State
	8:30	BULLWINKLE—Cartoons
	9:00	HOCUS POCUS—Children
	9:15	BUCKAROO 500—Buck Weaver
	9:30	HOCUS POCUS—Children
	10:00	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
	10:30	PEOPLE’S CHOICE
	11:00	MARKET SWEEP—Game
	11:30	DATING GAME
	Afternoon
	12:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	BEN CASEY—Drama
	2:00	CONFIDENTIAL FOR WOMEN—Serial
	2:30	TIME FOR US
	2:55	NEWS
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	NURSES—Serial
	4:00	NEVER TOO YOUNG
	4:25	ARLENE DAHL—Women
	4:30	WHERE THE ACTION IS Performers: The Yardbirds, Marianne Faithful, Gary Farr and the T Bones
	5:00	MARSHAL DILLON—Western
	5:30	NEWS
	5:45	NEWS—Bob Young
	Evening
	6:00	HAVE GUN—WILL TRAVEL
	6:30	CHEYENNE—Western
	7:30	BATMAN—Adventure   COLOR  Guest villain: Julie Newmar (Catwoman)
	8:00	PATTY DUKE—Comedy
	8:30	BLUE LIGHT—Drama   COLOR
	9:00	BIG VALLEY—Western   COLOR
	10:00	LONG HOT SUMMER
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Musical Comedy “The West Point Story” (1950)

 

	12 KHSL (CHICO) (ABC, CBS)
	Morning
	7:05	EXISTENCE—UC, Davis
	7:35	NEWS—Mike Wallace
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	I LOVE LUCY
	9:30	McCOYS—Comedy
	10:00	ANDY GRIFFITH
	10:30	DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:25	NEWS
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	Afternoon
	12:00	FAMOUS PLAYHOUSE—Drama
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	PASSWORD—Game Celebrities: Ray Walston, Bea Benaderet. Host: Allen Ludden
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY   COLOR  Guest: Larry Craig
	2:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH
	2:25	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	3:00	SECRET STORM
	3:30	MOVIE—Drama “Ride the High Iron” (1957)
	5:00	POPEYE—Cartoons   COLOR
	5:30	TAMMY—Comedy
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	NEWS—Walter Cronkite   COLOR
	7:00	BATMAN—Adventure Guest villain: Burgess Meredith (The Penguin)
	7:30	LOST IN SPACE
	8:30	BEVERLY HILLBILLIES   COLOR
	9:00	GREEN ACRES   COLOR
	9:30	DICK VAN DYKE
	10:00	DANNY KAYE   COLOR  Guests: Shirley Jones, the Righteous Brothers
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	MOVIE—Western “Renegades” (1946)

	13 KOVR (SACRAMENTO) (ABC)
	Morning
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	CARTOONLAND
	7:45	SERGEANT PRESTON—Adventure
	8:15	KING AND ODIE—Cartoons
	8:30	JACK LA LANNE   COLOR
	9:00	MOVIE—Musical Drama “Ballerina” (French; 1953)
	10:30	NEVER TOO YOUNG—Serial
	10:55	ARLENE DAHL—Women
	11:00	MARKET SWEEP—Game
	11:30	DATING GAME
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS
	12:15	T0DAY IN AGRICULTURE
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	BEN CASEY—Drama
	2:00	CONFIDENTIAL FOR WOMEN—Serial
	2:30	TIME FOR US
	2:55	NEWS
	3:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL
	3:30	NURSES—Serial
	4:00	CAP’N DELTA—Children   COLOR
	5:00	ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
	5:30	CISCO KID—Western
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS
	6:30	NEWS—Bob Young
	6:45	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	7:30	BATMAN—Adventure   COLOR  Guest villain: Julie Newmar (Catwoman)
	8:00	PATTY DUKE—Comedy
	8:30	BLUE LIGHT—Drama   COLOR
	9:00	BIG VALLEY—Western   COLOR
	10:00	LONG HOT SUMMER
	11:00	NEWS
	11:30	TARGET: CORRUPTORS—Drama

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