As I mentioned on Saturday, this is probably my favorite TV Guide, and I feel as if I know most of the programs in this issue intimately, so many times have I read it over the years. Long before I got into the collecting and writing business, I found in this issue a fascination with the television of my time and yet before my time, and I really think that it's been the most influential factor in developing my habits of viewership and study. Whether or not that's a good thing is for you to decide, I suppose. Although the Saturday review was a repeat from a few years ago, today's listings, which come from the Minneapolis-St. Paul edition, are brand new. Let's get to it!
I know I've said this before, but this seems the ideal of what educational television was supposed to be all about. Mostly local programming, a sprinkling of national shows (although I don't know that any of tonight's shows fit that description), and evening programming that can prove educational for adults.
The 10:00 news features WCCO's epic lineup: the legendary Dave Moore with the news, beloved Bud Kraehling with weather, and Ray Scott's brother Hal with the sports. This trio was the gold standard throughout my youth in the Twin Cities.
Because of this issue, I became fascinated with the psychiatrist series The Eleventh Hour, which tonight features Robert Ryan as a veteran politician using every trick in the book to stop a pork barrel spending bill. Presumably, someone is trying to claim he's not competent. Unfortunately, only the first season of The Eleventh Hour is out on DVD, and this is a second-season episode. But without my interest in this, I might not have checked out Breaking Point and The Human Jungle, both of which are superior to the average medical drama.
On this opening day of the Winter Olympics, ABC devotes its hour of coverage to highlights of the Opening Ceremonies, along with previews of key events and competitors. Interestingly, later in the year NBC will cover the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics live via satellite from Tokyo.
2 KTCA (Educ.) | ||
Morning | ||
8:55 | FRENCH—Grade 4 | |
9:10 | SPANISH—Grade 4 | |
9:30 | SPANISH—Grade 5 | |
9:45 | PORTFOLIO—Grade 11 | |
10:40 | EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE | |
11:00 | PORTFOLIO—Grade 11 | |
11:25 | EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE | |
11:45 | KINDERGARTEN—Marron | |
Afternoon | ||
12:15 | PSYCHOLOGY—McKinney | |
1:00 | SPANISH—Grade 4 | |
1:20 | SPANISH—Grade 5 | |
1:35 | GERMAN—Grade 4 | |
1:50 | SCIENCE—Grade 3 | |
2:20 | GERMAN—Grade 6 | |
2:35 | SPANISH—Grade 6 | |
2:50 | EXPLORING SCIENCE—Grade 6 | |
3:00 | PHARMACOLOGY—Education | |
3:45 | SPANISH—Preview | |
5:30 | KINDERGARTEN—Marron | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
6:30 | GENERAL SCIENCE—Fischbeck | |
7:00 | INQUIRY—Discussion | |
7:30 | CONTINENTIAL COMMENT | |
8:00 | CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH | |
8:30 | MACALESTER COLLEGE | |
9:00 | SEE THE WEST—Mather | |
9:30 | WORD POWER—James Brown | |
10:00 | PROFILE—History | |
10:30 | AMERICAN IDEALS |
4 WCCO (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
6:30 | UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD | |
7:00 | SIEGFRIED, AXEL, CLANCY | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children | |
9:00 | NEWS—Dean Montgomery | |
9:15 | WHAT’S NEW?—Women | |
9:25 | DR. REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL | |
9:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
10:00 | McCOYS—Comedy | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
11:25 | NEWS—Robert Trout | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS—Dave Moore | |
12:15 | SOMETHING SPECIAL | |
12:25 | WEATHER—Bud Kraehling | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
1:00 | PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Georgia Brown, Jack Jones | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter | |
2:00 | TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel Panelists: Joan Fontaine, George Grizzard, Jan Murray, Phyllis Newman | |
2:25 | NEWS—Douglas Edwards | |
2:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
3:30 | BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz | |
4:00 | AROUND THE TOWN—Harvey | |
4:30 | AXEL AND DEPUTY DAWG | |
5:00 | CLANCY AND COMPANY | |
5:30 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Dean Montgomery | |
6:15 | SPORTS—Don Dahl | |
6:20 | SPOTLIGHT—George Rice | |
6:25 | WEATHER—Don O’Brien | |
6:30 | CHRONICLE—Documentary | |
7:00 | WCCO REPORTS—Documentary | |
7:30 | TELL IT TO THE CAMERA | |
8:00 | BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy | |
8:30 | DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy | |
9:00 | DANNY KAYE—Variety Guest: Diahann Carroll | |
10:00 | NEWS—Dave Moore | |
10:15 | WEATHER—Bud Kraehling | |
10:20 | SPORTS—Hal Scott | |
10:30 | DRAGNET—Police | |
11:00 | STEVE ALLEN—Variety | |
12:30 | MOVIE—Western “Bitter Creek” (1954) News follows the movie. |
5 KSTP (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:30 | CITY AND COUNTRY | |
7:00 | TODAY—Hugh Downs Guest: Ethel Ennis | |
9:00 | SAY WHEN—Art James | |
9:25 | NEWS—Edwin Newman | |
9:30 | WORD FOR WORD | |
10:00 | MISSING LINKS—Ed McMahon COLOR Panelists: Shari Lewis, Tom Poston, Daryl Hickman | |
11:00 | FIRST IMPRESSION | |
11:30 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES | |
11:55 | NEWS—Ray Scherer | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS—MacDougall | |
12:15 | WEATHER—Morris | |
12:25 | WOMAN’S WORLD | |
12:30 | TREASURE CHEST | |
1:00 | LET’S MAKE A DEAL | |
1:25 | NEWS—Floyd Kalber | |
1:30 | DOCTORS—Drama | |
2:00 | LORETTA YOUNG—Drama | |
2:30 | YOU DON’T SAY!—Tom Kennedy COLOR Guests: Arlene Dahl, Barry Sullivan | |
3:00 | MATCH GAME—Gene Rayburn Celebrities: Jane Withers, Don Ameche | |
3:25 | NEWS—Sander Vanocur | |
3:30 | MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY | |
4:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “Once upon a Time” (1944) | |
5:25 | DOCTOR’S HOUSE CALL—Fox | |
5:30 | NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Bob Ryan | |
6:15 | WEATHER—Morris | |
6:25 | SPORTS—Al Tighe | |
6:30 | VIRGINIAN—Western | |
8:00 | ESPIONAGE—Drama | |
9:00 | ELEVENTH HOUR—Drama | |
10:00 | NEWS—MacDougall | |
10:15 | WEATHER—Morris | |
10:20 | SPORTS—Al Tighe | |
10:30 | JOHNNY CARSON | |
12:00 | NEWS AND SPORTS |
9 KMSP (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:40 | CHAPEL OF THE AIR—Religion | |
7:45 | BREAKFAST—Grandpa Ken | |
9:00 | ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty | |
9:55 | NEWS—Lois Leppart | |
10:00 | OBJECT IS—Dick Clark Celebrities: Darren McGavin, Terry-Thomas, Ruta Lee | |
11:00 | SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz | |
11:30 | PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | ERNIE FORD—Variety Guest: Don Cherry | |
12:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | |
1:00 | LOIS LEPPART—Interview | |
1:30 | DAY IN COURT—Drama | |
1:55 | NEWS—Lisa Howard | |
2:00 | GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial | |
2:30 | QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey | |
3:00 | TRAILMASTER—Western | |
4:00 | SUGARFOOT—Western | |
5:00 | NEWS—Bob Allard | |
5:15 | NEWS—Ron Cochran | |
5:30 | LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | DOBIE GILLIS—Comedy | |
6:30 | OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy | |
7:00 | PATTY DUKE—Comedy | |
7:30 | FARMER’S DAUGHTER—Comedy | |
8:00 | BEN CASEY—Drama | |
9:00 | WINTER OLYMPICS SPECIAL “Channing” is pre-empted. | |
10:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
10:30 | DETECTIVE—Police | |
11:30 | TARGET: CORRUPTORS—Drama | |
12:30 | NEWS | |
12:35 | SEN. EUGENE McCARTHY |
11 WTCN (Ind.) | ||
Morning | ||
10:45 | KUKLA AND OLLIE—Children | |
11:00 | EN FRANCE—Language | |
11:30 | DATELINE: MINNESOTA | |
11:55 | TRICKS FOR TREATS—Meadows | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LUNCH WITH CASEY—Children | |
12:45 | KING AND ODIE—Cartoon | |
1:00 | MOVIE—Musical “Birth of the Blues” (1941) | |
2:45 | LEE PHILLIP--Women | |
3:00 | DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy | |
3:30 | ROBIN HOOD—Adventure | |
4:00 | BEETLE AND PETE—Dave Lee | |
4:30 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUB—Children | |
5:00 | SUPERMAN—Adventure | |
5:30 | LONE RANGER—Western | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure | |
6:30 | BOLD JOURNEY—Travel | |
7:00 | EXPEDITION!—Documentary | |
7:30 | STONEY BURKE—Drama | |
8:30 | DESILU PLAYHOUSE—Drama | |
9:30 | NEWS—Dick Ford | |
9:45 | WEATHER—Stuart A. Lindman | |
9:50 | SPORTS—Buetel, Horner | |
10:00 | MOVIE—Mystery “The Crimson Kimono” (1959) | |
12:15 | BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy |
Stoney Burke is Jack Lord's series before Hawaii Five-O, a single-season drama about a rodeo star on the national circuit. I have it on DVD; while I wouldn't rank it as highly as Five-O, I think it's pretty good. TV