In the middle of a week of specials, today represents a relative oasis of calm and predictability. For example, on tonight's episode of Hawaii Five-O, "Murdering Steve McGarrett is the goal of a suave European gangster." Will he succeed? What do you think? On A.M. New York Thomas Eagleton continues his reputation rehabilitation tour. (I'm kidding—I don't know why he's on, although I wonder if they've stopped talking about him being dumped from the McGovern ticket yet.) Wide World Special kicks off the week-long concert jam that I referred to on Saturday; the movie "Death Stalk" continues the great tradition of TV movies with former series stars, B-listers, and great character actors. And John Steed himself makes Merv Griffin well worth watching. The listings come from the New York City edition, with a few other cities thrown in for good measure.
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2 WCBS (CBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:10 | NEWS | |
6:30 | SUNRISE SEMESTER The Meaning of Death | |
7:00 | CBS NEWS—Hughes Rudd | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO Guest: Lynn Redgrave | |
9:00 | DINAH! Guests: Anne Bancroft, Anne Francis, Annette Baran, Aaron Williams | |
10:00 | JOKER’S WILD—Game | |
10:30 | GAMBIT!—Game | |
11:00 | NOW YOU SEE IT—Game | |
11:30 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
11:55 | CBS NEWS—Edwards | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS—Serial | |
12:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
1:00 | PAT COLLINS Guest: Vincent Bugliosi | |
1:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
2:00 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
2:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
3:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT—Game | |
3:30 | MATCH GAME Gary Burghoff, Allen Ludden, Fannie Flagg, Elaine Joyce, Brett Somers | |
4:00 | TATTLETALES—Game Glenn Ford and Cynthia Hayward, Barbara Stuart and Dick Gautier | |
4:30 | MIKE DOUGLAS Co-host: Bob Eubanks. Guests Arthur and Kathryn Murray, Phillies shortstop Larry Bowa and his wife Sheena | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Jim Jensen | |
7:00 | CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
7:30 | NEW TREASURE HUNT | |
8:00 | GOOD TIMES—Comedy | |
8:30 | M*A*S*H | |
9:00 | HAWAII FIVE-O | |
10:00 | BARNABY JONES | |
11:00 | NEWS—Smith/Marash | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Adventure “The Liquidator” (1966) | |
1:30 | MOVIE—Comedy “Off Limits” (1953) | |
3:20 | MOVIE—Drama “Woman Obsessed” (1959) |
4 WNBC (NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:30 | KNOWLEDGE Crime and Law | |
7:00 | TODAY—Hartz/Walters Guests: The 5th Dimension | |
9:00 | NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY | |
9:30 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES | |
10:00 | NAME THAT TUNE—Game | |
10:30 | WINNING STREAK—Game | |
11:00 | HIGH ROLLERS—Game | |
11:30 | HOLLYWOOD SQUARES Jack Albertson, Florence Henderson, George Hamilton, Karen Valentine | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | JACKPOT!—Game | |
12:30 | CELEBRITY SWEEPSTAKES—Game Dick Martin, Joey Bishop, Julie London, George Hamilton, Carol Wayne | |
12:55 | NBC NEWS—Edwin Newman | |
1:00 | CONCENTRATION | |
1:30 | JEOPARDY!—Game | |
2:00 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial | |
2:30 | DOCTORS—Serial | |
3:00 | ANOTHER WORLD—Serial | |
3:30 | HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE—Serial | |
4:00 | SOMERSET—Serial | |
4:30 | ROOM 222—Comedy-Drama | |
5:00 | NEWS—Chuck Scarborough | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Jim Hartz | |
7:00 | NBC NEWS—John Chancellor | |
7:30 | JEOPARDY!—Game | |
8:00 | WINNIE THE POOH AND THE BLUSTERY DAY—Cartoon Special | |
8:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Death Stalk” (Made for TV; 1974) | |
10:00 | POLICE STORY | |
11:00 | NEWS—Chuck Scarborough | |
11:30 | JOHNNY CARSON Guest Host: Joey Bishop | |
1:00 | TOMORROW—Discussion Guest: Sir Geoffrey Jackson | |
2:00 | MOVIE—Western “Ride in the Whirlwind” (1967) |
5 WNEW (Ind.) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:00 | MAKING IT COUNT | |
6:30 | PORKY PIG | |
7:00 | UNDERDOG | |
7:30 | FLINTSTONES | |
8:00 | BUGS BUNNY | |
8:30 | MISTER ED—Comedy | |
9:00 | FLYING NUN—Comedy | |
9:30 | GREEN ACRES—Comedy | |
10:00 | PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy | |
10:30 | MOTHERS-IN-LAW—Comedy | |
11:00 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
11:30 | MIDDAY LIVE Guests: Harold Prince, John Wood, Philip Locke, Samuel Rosenberg, Robert Fish | |
AFTERNOON | ||
1:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Trouble in the Glen” (English; 1945) | |
3:00 | CASPER AND FRIENDS—Cartoon | |
3:30 | HUCKLEBERRY HOUND | |
4:00 | BUGS BUNNY | |
4:30 | LOST IN SPACE—Adventure | |
5:30 | FLINTSTONES | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | BEWITCHED—Comedy | |
6:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
7:00 | ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy | |
7:30 | HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy | |
8:00 | DEALER’S CHOICE—Game | |
8:30 | MERV GRIFFIN Patrick Macnee, Susannah York, Glynnis Johns, Judy Carne | |
10:00 | NEWS—Bill Jorgensen | |
11:00 | BEST OF GROUCHO—Game | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Tunes of Glory” (English; 1960) | |
1:45 | COMBAT!—Drama |
7 WABC (ABC) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:15 | NEWS | |
6:30 | LISTEN AND LEARN | |
7:00 | A.M. NEW YORK Guests: Sen. Thomas Eagleton, Jimmy Dean | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Drama “The Shop on Main Street” (Czech; 1965) Part 1 | |
11:00 | GOMER PYLE USMC | |
11:30 | BRADY BUNCH | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | PASSWORD Edward Asner, Sandy Duncan, Patty Duke Astin, Bill Bixby, Patti Deutsch | |
12:30 | SPLIT SECOND—Game | |
1:00 | ALL MY CHILDREN | |
1:30 | LET’S MAKE A DEAL | |
2:00 | NEWLYWED GAME | |
2:30 | GIRL IN MY LIFE | |
3:00 | GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial | |
3:30 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial | |
4:00 | $10,000 PYRAMID—Game Carol Lawrence, Soupy Sales | |
4:30 | MOVIE—Drama “The Best of Everything” (1959) conclusion | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Grimsby/Beutel | |
7:00 | ABC NEWS—Smith/Reasoner | |
7:30 | WILD, WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS | |
8:00 | HAPPY DAYS—Comedy | |
8:30 | MOVIE—Comedy-Western “The Godchild” (Made for TV; 1974) | |
10:00 | MARCUS WELBY, M.D. | |
11:00 | MOVIE—Grimsby/Beutel | |
11:30 | WIDE WORLD EVENT “California Jam” | |
1:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Every Man a King” (Israeli; 1970) | |
2:55 | NEWS |
9 WOR (Ind.) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:30 | NEWS | |
8:00 | RIGHT NOW | |
8:30 | JOE FRANKLIN | |
9:30 | MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy | |
10:00 | ROMPER ROOM | |
11:00 | STRAIGHT TALK | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | NEWS—Tom Dunn | |
12:30 | JOURNEY TO ADVENTURE | |
1:00 | MOVIE—Adventure “The Son of Monte Cristo” (1940) | |
3:00 | LUCY SHOW | |
3:30 | DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy | |
4:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “Nobody’s Perfect” (1968) | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | IT TAKES A THIEF—Adventure | |
7:00 | RAYMOND BURR—Crime Drama | |
8:00 | MOVIE—"Revenge Is My Destiny” | |
10:00 | MEET THE MAYORS | |
10:30 | MOVIE—Comedy “Meet Me at the Fair” (1952) | |
12:25 | JOE FRANKLIN | |
1:25 | NEWS |
11 WPIX (Ind.) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:30 | NEWS—Roy Whitfield | |
7:00 | MAGILLA GORILLA—Cartoon | |
7:30 | FELIX THE CAT—Cartoon | |
8:00 | POPEYE—Cartoon | |
8:15 | LITTLE RASCALS | |
8:30 | SUBURBAN CLOSEUP | |
9:00 | CONTEMPORARY CATHOLIC | |
9:30 | NEW ZOO REVUE | |
10:00 | MAGIC GARDEN | |
10:30 | BEN CASEY—Drama | |
11:30 | NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Swinging Affair” (1964) | |
1:30 | GALLOPING GOURMET | |
2:00 | GET SMART—Comedy | |
2:30 | BILL COSBY—Comedy | |
3:00 | POPEYE—Cartoon | |
3:30 | LITTLE RASCALS | |
4:00 | MUNSTERS—Comedy | |
4:30 | GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | |
5:00 | I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy | |
5:30 | I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | MOD SQUAD—Crime Drama | |
7:00 | FBI—Crime Drama | |
8:00 | COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER—Comedy-Drama | |
8:30 | BEAT THE CLOCK | |
9:00 | BONANZA—Western | |
10:00 | NEWS—Joe Harper | |
11:00 | PERRY MASON | |
12:00 | TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama | |
12:30 | NEWS | |
12:50 | TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama |
13 WNET (PBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | YOGA FOR HEALTH | |
9:00 | SESAME STREET | |
AFTERNOON | ||
1:00 | ELECTRIC COMPANY | |
3:00 | MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT | |
3:30 | ERICA—Needlework | |
3:45 | THEONIE—Cooking | |
4:00 | SESAME STREET | |
5:00 | MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD—Children | |
5:30 | VILLA ALEGRE—Children | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | ELECTRIC COMPANY | |
6:30 | ZOOM—Children | |
7:00 | CAPITOL VIEWPOINT | |
7:30 | ROUNDTABLE | |
8:00 | AMERICA—Documentary | |
8:30 | EVENING AT SYMPHONY | |
9:30 | WITNESS TO YESTERDAY | |
10:00 | SOUL! | |
11:00 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT—Music | |
11:30 | DAY AT NIGHT | |
12:00 | ABC NEWS—Smith/Reasoner Captioned for the hearing-impaired | |
12:30 | YOGA FOR HEALTH |
21 WLIW (GARDEN CITY) (PBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
8:30 | HATHAYOGA—Exercise | |
AFTERNOON | ||
3:00 | MASTERPIECE THEATRE | |
4:00 | MISTER ROGERS—Children | |
4:30 | VILLA ALEGRE—Children | |
5:00 | SESAME STRET | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | CARRASCOLENDAS—Children | |
6:30 | SHADES OF BLACK | |
7:00 | WALSH’S ANIMALS | |
7:30 | SEVEN-THIRTY | |
8:00 | CAN SUFFOLK BE SAVED?—Report | |
8:30 | NOVA—Science | |
9:30 | HUMANIST ALTERNATIVE | |
10:00 | GODSPELL GOES TO PLIMOTH PLANTATION—Music Special | |
10:30 | HATHAYOGA—Exercise |
25 WNYE (PBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
9:00 | ELECTRIC COMPANY | |
AFTERNOON | ||
4:30 | WOMAN—Discussion | |
5:00 | THE ELDERS—Documentary | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | MISTER ROGERS—Children | |
6:30 | VILLA ALEGRE—Children | |
7:00 | ELECTRIC COMPANY | |
7:30 | ZOOM—Children | |
8:00 | GETTING STARTED | |
8:30 | WOMAN—Discussion | |
9:00 | THE ELDERS—Documentary |
31 WNYC (PBS) | ||
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | ELECTRIC COMPANY | |
12:30 | VILLA ALEGRE—Children | |
1:00 | SESAME STREET | |
2:00 | MISTER ROGERS—Children | |
2:30 | CARRASCOLENDAS—Children | |
3:00 | FRONTLINE NYC | |
3:30 | NATIONAL TOWN MEETING | |
4:30 | BEHIND THE LINES | |
5:00 | NEW YORK REPORT—Lester Smith | |
5:30 | ZOOM—Children | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | WALSH’S ANIMALS | |
6:30 | SPEAKING FREELY | |
7:30 | NEWS—Mike Goucher | |
8:00 | LEE GRAHAM | |
8:30 | FEELING GOOD Debut | |
9:30 | MASTERPIECE THEATRE “Upstairs, Downstairs” Part 4 | |
10:30 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT—Music |
41 WXTV (PATTERSON) (Ind.) | ||
AFTERNOON | ||
4:30 | VILLA ALEGRE—Children | |
5:00 | SUBE PELAYO SUBE | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NOTICIAS—Restrepo | |
6:30 | EL AMOR TIENE CARA DE MUJER | |
7:00 | PROFESSOR DESCONOCIDA | |
7:30 | MUY AGRADECIDO | |
8:00 | EL SHOW DE ROSITA | |
9:00 | ABNA DEL AIRE | |
10:00 | HA LLEGADO UNA INTRUSA | |
11:00 | NOTICIAS—Rodriguez/Pineda |
67 WSNL (PATCHOGUE) (Ind.) | ||
MORNING | ||
8:30 | TENNESSEE TUXEDO—Cartoon | |
9:00 | ROMPER ROOM | |
9:30 | PHIL DONAHUE | |
10:30 | IT’S YOUR BET | |
11:00 | WHAT’S MY LINE? | |
11:30 | DIVORCE COURT | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
12:30 | DELLA REESE | |
1:30 | MOVIE—Musical “Fun in Acapulco” (1964) | |
3:30 | CAPTAIN AHAB—Children | |
4:00 | ROCKET ROBIN HOOD—Cartoon | |
4:30 | CISCO KID—Western | |
5:00 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH | |
5:30 | VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA | |
EVENING | ||
6:30 | NEWS—Gordon Baker | |
7:00 | T.H.E. CAT—Adventure | |
7:30 | LAND OF THE GIANTS | |
8:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Forever Amber” (1947) | |
10:30 | NEWS—Gordon Baker | |
11:00 | MIKE LEWIS |
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