What's on TV? Tuesday, August 25, 1959

Let's see: what do we have this week? Well, you might notice that the anchor of the CBS evening news this week is Ron Cochran, and if you're an eagle-eyed reader, you'll probably recognize him more for his time as anchor of the ABC evening news. He's with CBS until 1963, and in fact he'll be the host of the network's Armstrong Circle Theatre in 1961 and 1962, as was Douglas Edwards before him. See, network anchors have to find a way to make ends meet, just like the rest of us.

The rest of the day is pretty ordinary, but I'm sure you'll find your favorites anyway. The listings come from the Minnesota State Edition.

	-2- KTCA (Educ.)
	EVENING
	6:15	A NUMBER OF THINGS
	6:30	MINNESOTA STATE FAIR
	7:00	INTENT OF ART—Education
	7:30	20TH CENTURY REVOLUTIONS
	8:00	PSYCHOLOGY ONE—Education
	8:30	EASTERN WISDOM AND ART
	9:00	THE TEEN-AGER—Education
	9:30	YOUNG U.S.A.—Education
	10:00	SURVIVAL IN THE SEA
	10:30	RELIGIONS OF MAN—Education

	-3- KDAL (DULUTH) (CBS)
	MORNING
	8:00	NEWS—Blair Clark
	8:15	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	ON THE GO—Jack Linkletter
	9:30	SAM LEVENSON
	10:00	I LOVE LUCY
	10:30	TOP DOLLAR—Quiz
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	12:05	TOWN AND COUNTRY—Becker
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	FOR BETTER OR WORSE—Dr. James Peterson
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY
	2:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	2:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	3:00	BRIGHTER DAY
	3:15	SECRET STORM
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	4:00	TV HOUR OF STARS—Drama
	5:00	AFRICAN PATROL—Adventure
	5:30	ADVENTURE TIME—Kids
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Cochran
	6:30	WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoons
	7:00	WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE
	7:30	WYATT EARP
	8:00	RIFLEMAN—Western
	8:30	SPOTLIGHT PLAYHOUSE “Switch Station”
	9:00	ANDY WILLIAMS Guests: Peggy King, Dick Van Dyke, the Hi-Lo’s
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	MOVIE—Drama “Black Narcissus” (English; 1947)

	-3- KGLO (MASON CITY) (CBS)
	MORNING
	8:00	NEWS—Blair Clark
	8:15	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
	9:30	SAM LEVENSON
	10:00	I LOVE LUCY
	10:30	TOP DOLLAR—Quiz
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	FOR BETTER OR WORSE—Dr. James Peterson
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY
	2:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	2:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	3:00	BRIGHTER DAY
	3:15	SECRET STORM
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	4:00	BOB CAVANAUGH—Variety
	5:00	BART’S CLUBHOUSE—Kids
	5:45	NEWS, MARKETS, WEATHER
	EVENING
	6:15	NEWS—Cochran
	6:30	FRONTIER DOCTOR—Western
	7:00	TEXAN—Western
	7:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Guest panelist: Ralph Bellamy. Bud Collyer is emcee
	8:00	ADVENTURE SHOWCASE—Drama “Return to Guam”
	8:30	SPOTLIGHT PLAYHOUSE “Switch Station”
	9:00	ANDY WILLIAMS Guests: Peggy King, Dick Van Dyke, the Hi-Lo’s
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	AFTER DARK—Cavanaugh

	-4- WCCO (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	CAROONS—Siegfried
	8:00	NEWS—Blair Clark
	8:15	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL
	9:15	NEWS—WHAT’S NEW?
	9:30	SAM LEVENSON
	10:00	I LOVE LUCY
	10:30	TOP DOLLAR—Quiz
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:15	TAKE FIVE—Cedric Adams
	12:20	WEATHER—Kraehling
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	FOR BETTER OR WORSE—Dr. James Peterson
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY
	2:00	RANDY MERRIMAN—Variety
	2:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	3:00	BRIGHTER DAY
	3:15	SECRET STORM
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	4:00	AROUND THE TOWN—Haeberle
	4:30	COMMODORE CAPPY—Kids
	5:00	AXEL AND DOG—Clellan Card
	5:30	POPEYE CLUBHOUSE—Kids
	5:55	SPORTS, WEATHER
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Cochran
	6:30	HUCKLEBERRY HOUND—Cartoons
	7:00	RESCUE 8—Adventure
	7:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Guest panelist: Ralph Bellamy. Bud Collyer is emcee
	8:00	ADVENTURE SHOWCASE—Drama “Return to Guam”
	8:30	SPOTLIGHT PLAYHOUSE “Switch Station”
	9:00	ANDY WILLIAMS Guests: Peggy King, Dick Van Dyke, the Hi-Lo’s
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	NIGHT COURT—Drama
	11:00	MOVIE—Comedy “A Bedtime Story” (1933)

	-5- KSTP (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:30	DAVID STONE—Variety
	7:00	TODAY—Garroway Guests: Max Shulman, Lt. Col. Daniel Raskin
	9:00	DOUGH RE MI
	9:30	TREASURE HUNT
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11:00	TIC TAC DOUGH
	11:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:20	TREASURE CHEST—Quiz
	1:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	1:30	BLONDIE—Comedy
	2:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	2:30	FROM THESE ROOTS
	3:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR
	3:30	COUNTY FAIR—Parks
	4:00	PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
	4:30	MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
	5:00	SHERWOOD FOREST—Adventure
	5:45	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:20	YOU SHOULD KNOW—Quiz
	6:30	NORTHWEST PASSAGE   COLOR
	7:00	BACK TO SCHOOL   SPECIAL  “Steve Canyon” and “The Jimmie Rodgers Show” will not be seen tonight
	8:00	FANFARE—Drama
	8:30	BOB CUMMINGS
	9:00	DAVID NIVEN—Drama “The Last Room”
	9:30	STATE TROOPER—Police
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	HARBOR COMMAND—Police
	11:00	JACK PAAR—Variety Guests: Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Lee Simkins, Charley Weaver
	12:00	NEWS—Roger Krupp
	12:05	JANET DEAN—Drama

	-6- WDSM (DULUTH) (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Garroway Guests: Max Shulman, Lt. Col. Daniel Raskin
	9:00	DOUGH RE MI
	9:30	TREASURE HUNT
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11:00	TIC TAC DOUGH
	11:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:05	MOVIE—Musical “My Wild Irish Rose” (1947) part 1
	1:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	1:30	BLONDIE—Comedy
	2:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	2:30	FROM THESE ROOTS
	3:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR
	3:30	COUNTY FAIR—Parks
	4:00	CAPTAIN Q. AND POPEYE—Kids
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	6:30	COLT .45—Western
	7:00	BACK TO SCHOOL   SPECIAL  “Steve Canyon” and “The Jimmie Rodgers Show” will not be seen tonight
	8:00	FANFARE—Drama
	8:30	BOB CUMMINGS
	9:00	DAVID NIVEN—Drama “The Last Room”
	9:30	FLIGHT—Drama
	10:00	NEWS
	10:15	MACKENZIE’S RAIDERS
	10:45	SPORTS
	11:00	JACK PAAR—Variety Guests: Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Lee Simkins, Charley Weaver

	-6- KMMT (AUSTIN) (ABC)
	MORNING
	11:00	THIS IS THE LIFE—Religion
	11:30	CARTOON CARNIVAL—Kids
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	ACROSS THE BOARD—Game
	12:30	PANTOMIME QUIZ—Stokey Guests: Sid Gould, Patricia Marrand, Jeff Donnell, Keefe Brasselle
	1:00	MUSIC BINGO—Quiz
	1:30	NEWS, WEATHER
	1:40	MATINEE WITH MARGE
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:30	GALE STORM—Comedy
	3:00	BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?—Quiz
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Judy Scott
	5:30	ADVENTURE TIME—Kids
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—John Daly
	6:30	CHEYENNE—Western
	7:30	WYATT EARP
	8:00	RIFLEMAN—Western
	8:30	NAKED CITY—Police
	9:00	ALCOA PRESENTS “The Burning Room”
	9:30	WINDO—Game
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	MOVIE—Western “I Shot Billy the Kid”
	11:45	NEWS

	-8- WKBT (LA CROSSE) (CBS)
	MORNING
	10:00	I LOVE LUCY
	10:30	TOP DOLLAR—Quiz
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	12:05	MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	FOR BETTER OR WORSE—Dr. James Peterson
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY
	2:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	2:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	3:00	BRIGHTER DAY
	3:15	SECRET STORM
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	4:00	MOVIE—Western “Eyes of Texas” (1948)
	5:00	FLIGHT—Drama
	5:30	NAVY LOG—Drama
	EVENING
	6:00	FARM DIGEST
	6:05	SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER
	6:15	NEWS—Cochran
	6:30	COULEE CROSSROADS
	7:00	RIFLEMAN—Western
	7:30	WYATT EARP
	8:00	ADVENTURE SHOWCASE—Drama “Return to Guam”
	8:30	UNION PACIFIC—Adventure
	9:00	ANDY WILLIAMS Guests: Peggy King, Dick Van Dyke, the Hi-Lo’s
	10:00	NEWS
	10:25	SAM SNEAD SHOW—Golf
	10:30	TARGET—Adolphe Menjou
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “99 River Street” (1953)

	-9- KMSP (Ind.)
	MORNING
	11:55	CHAPEL OF THE AIR—Religion
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	KARTOONTIME—Pegge and Dave
	1:30	JOHN NESBITT—Drama
	2:00	MOVIE—Drama “Reno” (1939)
	3:30	MR. AND MRS. NORTH—Mystery
	4:00	TV READER’S DIGEST—Drama
	4:30	I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
	5:00	SUSIE—Comedy
	5:30	OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	LOONEY TUNERS CLUB—Lee
	6:30	JET JACKSON—Adventure
	7:00	MAN WITHOUT A GUN—Western
	7:30	BISHOP SHEEN “Cure for Selfishness”
	8:00	WRESTLING—Minneapolis
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Sky Giant” (1938)
	10:40	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	10:55	MIKE WALLACE—Interview Guest: Maureen Stapleton
	11:25	MOVIE—Mystery “The Power of the Whistler” (1945)

	10 KROC (ROCHESTER) (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Garroway Guests: Max Shulman, Lt. Col. Daniel Raskin
	9:00	DOUGH RE MI
	9:30	TREASURE HUNT
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11:00	TIC TAC DOUGH
	11:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS
	12:15	CHANNEL 10 CALLING
	12:30	CHRISTOPHERS—Religion
	1:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	1:30	BLONDIE—Comedy
	2:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	2:30	FROM THESE ROOTS
	3:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR
	3:30	COUNTY FAIR—Parks
	4:00	WHAT’S NEW?—Don Perry
	4:30	FILM FEATURE
	5:00	TEXAS RANGERS—Western
	5:30	WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoons
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS
	6:15	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	6:30	NORTHWEST PASSAGE   COLOR
	7:00	BACK TO SCHOOL   SPECIAL  “Steve Canyon” and “The Jimmie Rodgers Show” will not be seen tonight
	8:00	MEDIC—Drama
	8:30	BOB CUMMINGS
	9:00	DAVID NIVEN—Drama “The Last Room”
	9:30	JOHN NESBITT—Drama
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	JACK PAAR—Variety Guests: Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Lee Simkins, Charley Weaver

	11 WTCN (ABC)
	MORNING
	8:30	FILM SHORT
	8:55	FARM NEWS—Stuart A. Lindman
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM—Miss Kay
	10:00	MOVIE—Drama “Tiger in the Smoke” (English; 1956)
	11:40	MARK STEVENS
	11:45	NEWS, WEATHER
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	ACROSS THE BOARD—Game
	12:30	PANTOMIME QUIZ—Stokey Guests: Sid Gould, Patricia Marrand, Jeff Donnell, Keefe Brasselle
	1:00	MUSIC BINGO—Quiz
	1:30	MARK STEVENS
	1:35	BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:30	GALE STORM—Comedy
	3:00	BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?—Quiz
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Judy Scott
	5:00	CASEY JONES—Kids
	5:30	ADVENTURE TIME—Kids
	EVENING
	6:00	UNION PACIFIC—Adventure
	6:30	CHEYENNE—Western
	7:30	WYATT EARP
	8:00	RIFLEMAN—Western
	8:30	NAKED CITY—Police
	9:00	ALCOA PRESENTS “The Burning Room”
	9:30	NEWS, WEATHER
	9:50	MOVIE—Police “The Big Shot” (1942)
	11:20	MARK STEVENS
	11:25	FINAL NEWS ROUNDUP
	11:30	I LED THREE LIVES—Carlson

	13 WEAU (EAU CLAIRE) (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Garroway Guests: Max Shulman, Lt. Col. Daniel Raskin
	9:00	DOUGH RE MI
	9:30	TREASURE HUNT
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	10:30	CONCENTRATION
	11:00	TIC TAC DOUGH
	11:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	FILM FEATURE
	12:30	NEWS, MARKETS
	12:45	FILM SHORT
	1:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	1:30	BLONDIE—Comedy
	2:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	2:30	FROM THESE ROOTS
	3:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR
	3:30	COUNTY FAIR—Parks
	4:00	SERIAL THEATER—Kids
	4:30	CARTOONS—Kids
	5:00	MOVIE—Drama “Adventures of a Rookie”
	5:45	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	EVENING
	6:00	OUR LAND, OUR LIVING
	6:10	WEATHER, NEWS
	6:30	NORTHWEST PASSAGE   COLOR
	7:00	STEVE CANYON—Adventure
	7:30	JIMMIE RODGERS—Variety
	8:00	WYATT EARP—Western
	8:30	BOB CUMMINGS
	9:00	ALCOA PRESENTS “The Burning Room”
	9:30	FAVORITE STORY—Drama
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	TARGET—Adolphe Menjou
	11:00	MOVIE—Comedy “Call Out the Marines” (1942)

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