Here we are in Philadelphia, and while there's nothing on today that would occupy a place in television history, I like this lineup. Even though we're only a year from the start of the '70s, today's programming strikes me as being firmly rooted in the '60s, if that makes sense. Although there were listings for other cities in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, York, Lancaster), only the network listings were included; no percentage in including them. Anyway, see them for yourself.
Blue Minority asks about "the function of the police in a democratic society," a particularly relevant question in the late '60—and today, for that matter. The documentary focuses on the Boston Police Department; I think that department has had a reputation for being both racist and corrupt, although I don't know if this program deals with it.
What a menagerie of programming: Here Come the Brides, Peyton Place, and the movie Compulsion. A little something for everyone, I guess.
I'd never heard of Hidden Faces prior to this issue, and after looking at Wikipedia I now know why: this soaper was only on the air for six months before the plug was pulled. It was the first of NBC's efforts to replace Let's Make a Deal after the game show moved to ABC in a contract dispute. Based around a murder trial, it sounds like it would have been a much better fit in daytime than primetime.
Farewell, Daktari. By the way, I wonder how much Son of Paleface contributed to Bob Hope's fortune?
Norman Mailer is on Book Beat plugging The Armies of the Night, his Pulitzer-winning "non-fiction novel" about the 1967 antiwar march on the Pentagon.
A big basketball night, with three of Philadelphia's "Big 5" in action at the legendary Palestra. This doubleheader would be quite a treat.
The precursor to CNBC, perhaps?
It occurs to me that while their schedules would fit right in with any of our retro-themed networks nowadays, these independent stations aren't showing "classic TV," at least not the way they would have thought of it. They're just showing the available shows of the time: their versions of Last Man Standing, King of Queens, Mike & Molly, Rules of Engagement. To them, The Outer Limits was no big deal; it had been on the network less than five years ago. It goes to show that everything is relative, and speaking of which: will there even be retro networks twenty years from now? And will people look back at those "classic" shows with the same affection that we do with ours? TV
3 KYW (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:05 | FARM MARKET REPORT | |
6:10 | NEWS | |
6:15 | COMMUNICATION IS | |
6:45 | FARM, HOME AND GARDEN | |
6:55 | TODAY IN PHILADELPHIA | |
7:00 | TODAY COLOR Guests: Edward Tatum, Aline Sarrinen. tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. | |
9:00 | CONTACT—Interview | |
10:00 | SNAP JUDGMENT COLOR Guests: Shari Lewis, Joe Garagiola | |
10:25 | NEWS—Dickerson | |
10:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
11:00 | PERSONALITY—Game COLOR Celebrities: Peter Lawford, Julie Newmar, George Hamilton, Pearl Bailey | |
11:30 | HOLLYWOOD SQUARES COLOR Players: Kaye Ballard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Paul Lynde, Greg Morris, Jan Murray, Donna Jean Young, Wally Cox, Charley Weaver, Abby Dalton | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
12:30 | MIKE DOUGLAS | |
2:00 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial | |
2:30 | DOCTORS—Serial | |
3:00 | ANOTHER WORLD | |
3:30 | YOU DON’T SAY!—Game COLOR Guests: Marge Redmond, Brian Kelly | |
4:00 | MATCH GAME COLOR Guests: Soupy Sales, Fannie Flagg | |
4:30 | MERV GRIFFIN COLOR Guest: Karen Morrow | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
6:30 | NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
7:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
7:30 | VIRGINIAN—Western | |
9:00 | MUSIC HALL COLOR Host: Jack Jones. Guests: Debbie Reynolds, Godfrey Cambridge, Johnny Cash | |
10:00 | BLUE MINORITY—Report SPECIAL | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
11:30 | JOHNNY CARSON |
6 WFIL (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:30 | OPERATION ALPHABET | |
7:00 | WORLD AROUND US | |
8:00 | POPEYE THEATER | |
9:00 | ON CAMERA | |
9:25 | PAUL HARVEY | |
9:30 | GREATEST SHOW—Drama COLOR | |
10:25 | CONNIE ROUSSIN | |
10:30 | DICK CAVETT COLOR Guests: Agnes Moorehead, Mariene Shaw | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | BEWITCHED—Comedy | |
12:30 | FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK—Game | |
12:55 | CHILDREN’S DOCTOR | |
1:00 | DREAM HOUSE | |
1:30 | MAKE A DEAL | |
2:00 | TELEVISION KITCHEN | |
2:30 | DATING GAME | |
3:00 | GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial | |
3:30 | JERRY’S PLACE | |
4:00 | DARK SHADOWS | |
4:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
5:00 | STEVE ALLEN—Variety COLOR Guests: Leonard Nimoy, Charley Weaver, Henson Cargill, Alexis Linchine | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
6:30 | NEWS—Frank Reynolds | |
7:00 | WHAT’S MY LINE—Game COLOR Panelists: Soupy Sales, Peggy Cass, Bert Convy, Arlene Francis | |
7:30 | HERE COME THE BRIDES | |
8:30 | PEYTON PLACE—Serial | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Compulsion” (1959) | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
11:30 | JOEY BISHOP | |
1:00 | WESTERNERS—Drama |
8 WGAL (LANCASTER) (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:00 | TODAY COLOR Guests: Edward Tatum, Aline Sarrinen. Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. | |
9:00 | MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety COLOR Guests: Cliff Robertson, Gwen Verdon, London Lee | |
10:00 | SNAP JUDGMENT Guests: Shari Lewis, Joe Garagiola | |
10:25 | NEWS—Dickerson | |
10:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
11:00 | PERSONALITY—Game COLOR Celebrities: Peter Lawford, Julie Newmar, George Hamilton, Pearl Bailey | |
11:30 | HOLLYWOOD SQUARES COLOR Players: Kaye Ballard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Paul Lynde, Greg Morris, Jan Murray, Donna Jean Young, Wally Cox, Charley Weaver, Abby Dalton | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NOONDAY ON 8 | |
12:55 | NEWS | |
1:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game | |
1:30 | HIDDEN FACES | |
2:00 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial | |
2:30 | DOCTORS—Serial | |
3:00 | ANOTHER WORLD | |
3:30 | YOU DON’T SAY!—Game COLOR Guests: Marge Redmond, Brian Kelly | |
4:00 | MATCH GAME COLOR Guests: Soupy Sales, Fannie Flagg | |
4:30 | MERV GRIFFIN COLOR Guest: Karen Morrow | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
6:30 | NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
7:00 | AMERICA!—Travel | |
7:30 | VIRGINIAN—Western | |
9:00 | MUSIC HALL COLOR Host: Jack Jones. Guests: Debbie Reynolds, Godfrey Cambridge, Johnny Cash | |
10:00 | OUTSIDER—Crime Drama | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
11:30 | JOHNNY CARSON | |
1:00 | NEWS |
10 WCAU (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
5:55 | NEWS | |
6:00 | SUNRISE SEMESTER | |
6:25 | NEWS | |
6:30 | MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS—Dr. Charles Bassett | |
7:00 | MORNING REPORT | |
7:05 | NEWS—Joseph Benti | |
7:30 | GENE LONDON | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO | |
9:00 | PIXANNE—Children | |
9:30 | DENNIS THE MENACE—Comedy | |
10:00 | LUCILLE BALL | |
10:30 | BEVERLY HILLBILLIES | |
11:00 | ANDY GRIFFITH | |
11:30 | DICK VAN DYKE | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
12:25 | NEWS | |
12:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
1:00 | FARMER’S DAUGHTER | |
1:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
2:00 | LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING | |
2:30 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
4:00 | ART LINKLETTER | |
4:30 | SEA HUNT—Adventure | |
5:00 | I SPY—Adventure | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
7:00 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
7:30 | DAKTARI COLOR Last show of the series | |
8:30 | GOOD GUYS | |
9:00 | BEVERLY HILLBILLIES | |
9:30 | GREEN ACRES—Comedy | |
10:00 | HAWAII FIVE-O—Crime Drama | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Comedy COLOR “Son of Paleface” | |
1:30 | MOVIE—Western COLOR “Apache Drums” (1951) | |
3:00 | NEWS |
12 WHYY (WILMINGTON) (NET) | ||
Morning | ||
9:10 | CLASSROOM (9:10) Art; (9:30) World of Words; (10:05) Jr. High Science; (10:30) R for Rhythm; (10:50) Jr. High Math; (11:20) 4th Grade Spanish; (11:40) Sr. High Biology | |
Afternoon | ||
12:05 | LET’S INVESTIGATE | |
12:20 | LOOKING AT CAREERS | |
12:45 | FRIENDLY GIANT | |
1:00 | CLASSROOM—Education (1:00) Franklin to Frost; (1:30) French I; (1:50) French II; (2:30) French III; (2:30) Window Sill World | |
2:45 | ROUNDABOUT—Children | |
3:00 | CONCERT 12—Music | |
4:00 | ROUNDABOUT—Children | |
4:15 | MERLIN THE MAGICIAN | |
4:30 | SING HI—SING LOW—Music | |
4:45 | FRIENDLY GIANT—Children | |
5:00 | MISTEROGERS—Children | |
5:30 | WHAT’S NEW—Children | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | FRENCH CHEF—Cooking | |
6:30 | ON GUARD—Instruction | |
7:00 | HIGH SCHOOL OF THE AIR | |
7:30 | FOLK GUITAR PLUS | |
8:00 | ACTORS COMPANY—Drama | |
9:00 | EASTER EUROPE—Discussion | |
10:00 | WEDNESDAY AT TEN | |
10:30 | BOOK BEAT—Interview Guest: Norman Mailer | |
11:00 | LOCAL NEWS—Bill Hudson |
17 WPHL (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
10:30 | AT YOUR SERVICE | |
11:00 | JACK LA LANNE | |
11:30 | I LED THREE LIVES—Drama | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | JEOPARDY | |
12:30 | FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK—Game COLOR Guests: Jim Backus, Nanette Fabray, Noel Harrison, Jan Murray, Della Reese | |
12:55 | NEWS—Newman | |
1:00 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE | |
1:30 | HIDDEN FACES | |
2:00 | DR. KILDARE—Drama | |
3:00 | CRUSADER RABBIT | |
3:15 | ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS—Children | |
3:30 | PRINCE PLANET—Children | |
4:00 | JOHNNY CYPHER | |
4:15 | ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS—Children | |
4:30 | MARINE BOY—Children | |
5:00 | EIGHTH MAN—Children | |
5:30 | SPEED RACER | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | GILLIGAN’S ISLAND—Comedy | |
6:30 | TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama | |
7:00 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLOR Pittsburgh vs. Temple at Philadelphia | |
8:45 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLOR Villanova vs. Penn at Philadelphia | |
10:30 | M SQUAD—Police | |
11:00 | ONE STEP BEYOND—Drama | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Drama “The Long Night” (1947) |
29 WIBF (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
10:00 | STOCK MARKET REPORT | |
11:00 | STOCK MARKET REPORT | |
11:30 | WOMAN’S VIEW—Stock Market | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | STOCK MARKET REPORT | |
1:00 | STOCK MARKET REPORT | |
2:00 | STOCK MARKET REPORT | |
3:00 | STOCK MARKET REPORT | |
4:00 | MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY | |
4:30 | MATCHES AND MATES | |
5:00 | PDQ—Game | |
5:30 | F TROOP—Comedy | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | BATMAN—Adventure | |
6:30 | LOST IN SPACE—Adventure | |
7:30 | HONEYMOONERS—Comedy | |
8:00 | MOVIE—Western “Guns of Nevada” (Italian; 1967) | |
10:00 | RAWHIDE—Western | |
11:00 | ADVENTURES IN PARADISE |
48 WKBS (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
11:25 | NEWS | |
11:30 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUB | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | ROMPER ROOM | |
12:30 | CARTOONS—Children | |
1:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Twelve O’clock High” (1949) Interrupted for “Dialing for Dollars” | |
3:00 | KIMBA—Children | |
3:30 | HUCK AND YOGI | |
4:00 | SUPERMAN—Adventure | |
4:30 | LITTLE RASCALS—Comedy | |
5:00 | FLINTSTONES | |
5:30 | MUNSTERS—Comedy | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy | |
6:30 | PERRY MASON—Mystery | |
7:30 | PAY CARDS!—Game | |
8:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game | |
8:30 | DONALD O’CONNOR—Variety COLOR Guests: James Mason, Lee Grant, Dick Kallman, Colvin and Wilder, Jody Miller | |
10:30 | ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama | |
11:00 | OUTER LIMITS—Science Fiction | |
12:00 | NEWS |