Well, here we are back in Philly again, back-to-back weeks. (I'll bet these two issues came from the same lot.) The professional football season finally comes to an end, with both leagues playing their all-star games, one week after the Jets' titanic Super Bowl upset of the Colts. If you're not in the mood for pigskin, there's also hockey, and if you want something a little brainerer, you can check out G-E College Bowl. Let's see what else there is.
The legendary columnist and television personality Irv Kupcinet's television show, based out of Chicago, ran from 1959 to 1986 and was nationally syndicated. The running time for tonight's show was three hours; the late Carol Channing could probably have filled most of that time herself.
3 KYW (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:25 | NEWS | |
6:30 | READ YOUR WAY UP | |
7:00 | MOVIE—Drama “The Proud Stallion” (Czech; 1964) | |
9:00 | INTERNATIONAL ZONE | |
9:30 | GUIDELINE Guest: Archbishop John Cody | |
10:00 | FILM “The Fish Story” | |
10:30 | FROM THE RELIGIOUS ANGLE—Interview | |
11:00 | SENATORS SCOTT AND SCHWEIKER—Discussion | |
11:30 | OPINIONS EXPRESSED | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | WILD KINGDOM | |
12:30 | PENNSYLVANIA NEWS CONFERENCE | |
1:00 | MEET THE PRESS Guest: George E. Christian, President Johnson’s press secretary | |
1:30 | COLLEGE BOWL—Quiz Swathmore vs. Augustana | |
2:00 | AFL ALL-STAR GAME | |
5:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “Strictly Dishonorable” (1951) | |
Evening | ||
6:30 | BRANDED—Western | |
7:00 | NEW ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN—Children | |
7:30 | WALT DISNEY’S WORLD | |
8:30 | MOTHERS-IN-LAW | |
9:00 | BONANZA—Western | |
10:00 | MY FRIEND TONY | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
11:20 | MOVIE—Drama “One Night in Lisbon” (1941) | |
1:15 | NEWS |
The AFL All-Star Game is being held in Jacksonville; no AFL team exists there, but I suspect the game is being used as a stalking horse to test the area's viability for a future franchise. They got one, decades later.
6 WFIL (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:00 | GUIDEPOST—Religion | |
7:05 | DAVEY AND GOLIATH | |
7:20 | LIGHT TIME—Religion | |
7:35 | CHRISTIAN ANSWERS | |
7:40 | THIS IS THE LIFE | |
8:10 | LIVING WORD—Religion | |
8:25 | NASA REPORTS | |
8:30 | CARTOONS—Children | |
9:30 | MENORAH—Religion | |
9:45 | CHRISTOPHERS—Religion | |
10:00 | LINUS | |
10:30 | KING KONG | |
11:00 | LARRY FERRARI | |
11:30 | SKIPPY—Adventure | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | GREATEST SHOW—Drama | |
1:00 | DIRECTIONS—Religion | |
1:30 | COLLEGE TALENT | |
2:00 | NEWS CONFERENCE | |
2:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
3:00 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS | |
3:30 | OPERATION: ENTERTAINMENT Host: Tim Conway. Guests: Phil Ford and Mimi Hines; Honey, Ltd.; Alice Jones; Canestrelli Family | |
4:30 | DON RICKLES—Comedy Guests: Mike Douglas, Peter Lawford, Penelope Tree, Paul Anderson | |
5:00 | MOVIE—Adventure “The Adventures of Hajji Baba” (1954) | |
Evening | ||
7:00 | LAND OF THE GIANTS | |
8:00 | FBI | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Suspense “The Dirty Game” (French-German-Italian-English; 1965) | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Drama “That Lady” (1955) | |
1:30 | NEWS—Keith McBee | |
1:45 | WESTERNERS—Drama |
Since the college football season ended on January 1, I can only think that the college football highlights at 3:00 p.m. are either from the bowl games, or from the various all-star games that still played a role in college football before the flood of televised games and scouting combines that exist today.
8 WGAL (LANCASTER) (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:00 | FAITH FOR TODAY | |
7:30 | GUIDELINE Guest: John Cardinal Krol | |
8:00 | COURIERS—Music | |
8:30 | CHRISTOPHERS—Religion | |
8:45 | SACRED HEART—Religion | |
9:00 | THIS IS THE LIFE | |
9:30 | DOORWAY TO LIFE | |
10:00 10:15 | DAVEY AND GOLIATH CARTOONLAND | |
10:30 | F TROOP—Comedy | |
11:00 | MISTER ED—Comedy | |
11:30 | SEA HUNT—Adventure | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS | |
12:15 | CHANGING TIMES | |
12:30 | CALL OF OUTDOORS | |
1:00 | MEET THE PRESS Guest: George E. Christian, President Johnson’s press secretary | |
1:30 | CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING | |
2:00 | AFL ALL-STAR GAME | |
5:00 | FARM SHOW ’69 | |
5:30 | JACQUES COUSTEAU | |
Evening | ||
6:30 | WILD KINGDOM | |
7:00 | NEW ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN—Children | |
7:30 | WALT DISNEY’S WORLD | |
8:30 | MOTHERS-IN-LAW | |
9:00 | BONANZA—Western | |
10:00 | MY FRIEND TONY | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
11:30 | JOHNNY CARSON | |
1:00 | NEWS AND SPORTS |
We read about that Jacques Cousteau documentary last week, another example of affiliate sharing.
10 WCAU (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
6:25 | NEWS | |
6:30 | OFFICIAL REPORT | |
7:00 | BILL BENNETT SHOW | |
7:30 | TOM AND JERRY | |
8:00 | AQUAMAN—Children | |
8:30 | TELL IT LIKE IT WAS | |
10:00 | LAMP UNTO MY FEET | |
10:30 | LOOK UP AND LIVE | |
11:00 | CAMERA THREE | |
11:30 | CAPITOL HILL | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | TV 10 MAN IN THE NEWS | |
12:30 | FACE THE NATION | |
1:00 | PRO HOCKEY Toronto at Boston | |
3:30 | NFL PRE-GAME SHOW | |
4:00 | NFL PRO BOWL | |
Evening | ||
7:00 | LASSIE | |
7:30 | GENTLE BEN | |
8:00 | ED SULLIVAN Guests: Liza Minnelli, John Davidson, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, the Lennon Sisters, Wayne and Shuster, Scoey Mitchell, Victor the Bear | |
9:00 | SMOTHERS BROTHERS Guests: Ray Charles, Jackie Mason | |
10:00 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—Adventure | |
11:00 | NEWS—Harry Reasoner | |
11:15 | NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Adventure “Seminole” (1953) | |
1:10 | I SPY—Adventure | |
2:10 | NEWS |
The NFL Pro Bowl comes to us live from Los Angeles, where it was usually played before it was moved to Hawaii. Back in 1969, the all-stars took this game far more seriously than they do today.
12 WHYY (WILMINGTON) (NET) | ||
Afternoon | ||
3:00 | FRENCH CHEF—Cooking | |
3:30 | TV GARDEN CLUB | |
4:00 | BRIDGE—Jean Cox | |
4:30 | EASTERN EUROPE—Discussion | |
5:30 | CRITIQUE | |
Evening | ||
6:30 | WORLD PRESS REVIEW—News | |
7:30 | WORLD WE LIVE IN | |
8:00 | PBL—Concert | |
10:30 | NET PLAYHOUSE |
Nice to see NET moving to more color programming, although many local programs are still in black-and-white. And then, of course, there's the legendary French Chef.
17 WPHL (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
8:00 | HERALD OF TRUTH | |
8:30 | DAY OF DISCOVERY | |
9:00 | A.A. ALLEN REVIVAL | |
9:30 | BEATLES | |
10:00 | UPBEAT—Variety Guests: Bobby Goldsboro, Steppenwolf, the American Breed, the Lemon Pipers, 1910 Fruit Gum Company | |
11:00 | ROLLER DERBY | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | MOVIE—Musical “There’s No Business like Show Business” (1954) | |
2:00 | SUSPENSE THEATRE—Drama “The Name of the Game” | |
3:00 | MOVIE—Musical “There’s No Business like Show Business” (1954) | |
5:00 | MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.—Drama | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | OF LANDS AND SEAS | |
7:00 | NOW—Jack McKinney | |
8:30 | MOVIE—Drama “5 Fingers” (1953) | |
10:30 | KUP’S SHOW—Discussion Guests: Carol Channing, John Gavin, Diana Sands, Pauline Flanagan, Nipsey Russell, Larry Wilde |
The legendary columnist and television personality Irv Kupcinet's television show, based out of Chicago, ran from 1959 to 1986 and was nationally syndicated. The running time for tonight's show was three hours; the late Carol Channing could probably have filled most of that time herself.
29 WIBF (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
8:00 | REV. McKINLEY WILLIAMS | |
8:30 | REV. BERT HARE—Religion | |
9:00 | FUNNY MANNS—Children | |
9:30 | ROBIN HOD—Adventure | |
10:00 | ZORRO—Adventure | |
10:30 | FOREST RANGERS—Adventure | |
11:00 | BULLWINKLE | |
11:30 | STORIES OF THE CENTURY | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | BIG STORY—Drama | |
12:30 | SCARLETT PIMPERNELL | |
1:00 | LONE RANGER—Western | |
1:30 | ROY ROGERS—Western | |
2:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Craig’s Wife” (1936) | |
4:00 | MATCHES AND MATES | |
4:30 | MARSHAL DILLON—Western | |
5:00 | BURKE’S LAW—Mystery | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | JOHN WAYNE—Western “Western Ho” (1935) | |
7:00 | COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC | |
8:30 | WILBURN BROTHERS Guest: Tommy Overstreet | |
9:00 | PORTER WAGONER—Music Guest: Kenny Price | |
9:30 | BILL ANDERSON—Music Guest: Jim and Jesse | |
10:00 | HARRY BRISTOW—Religion | |
11:00 | CONVERSATION—William Fox | |
11:30 | DATELINE: EUROPE |
A real block of country legends tonight, with the Wilburn Brothers, Porter Wagoner, and Bill Anderson, back-to-back-to-back. You'd be hard-pressed to find that kind of talent in any genre, any night of the week.
48 WKBS (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
9:00 | GIGANTOR—Children | |
11:00 | HY LIT—Variety Guests: Bob Atkins, Sam and Dave | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | MOVIE—Adventure “Underwater!” (1955) | |
2:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Open City” (Italian; 1946) | |
4:00 | WAGON TRAIN—Western | |
5:30 | FLINTSTONES | |
Evening | ||
6:30 | JOHN GARY—Variety Guests: Steve Allen, Chita Rivera, Victor Buono, Guy Marks, Jane Kean, Avery Schreiber | |
8:00 | ROLLER GAME | |
10:00 | NEWS—Bob Wallace | |
10:30 | JOE PYNE—Discussion | |
12:00 | N.J. ROUNDUP |
A program description you wouldn't see today, on Wagon Train: "Indian Lance Starbuck is in love with Kim Case—whose uncle has a deep hatred for redmen." Ouch. TV