Xhis is about as representative a week of television as you're likely to find, and there's nothing wrong with that. We know, for example, that not all shows during the Golden Age were really golden, and quite a few were even below average. Likewise, some of the shows that we're tempted to reject as naïve are actually far more accurate to the tenor of the times than we know. So as you look through these listings from the North Texas edition, concentrate on the genres, the formats, the stars, and ask yourself what they tell you about the era of the late 1960s and the early 1960s. What was considered important back then, what was still a shadow of the past, and what was a preview of things to come?
-4- KRLD(CBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:30 | CARTOONS—Kids | |
8:00 | NEWS—Harry Reasoner | |
8:15 | CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids Guest: Bennye Gatteys | |
8:45 | NEWS | |
9:00 | MORNING PLAYHOUSE “No Trial by Jury” | |
9:30 | ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety | |
10:00 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
10:30 | TOP DOLLAR—Quiz | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | NEWS | |
12:15 | NEWS | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
1:00 | JIMMY DEAN—Variety | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter | |
2:00 | BIG PAYOFF—Quiz | |
2:30 | VERDICT IS YOURS—Drama | |
3:00 | BRIGHTER DAY—Serial | |
3:15 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
4:00 | MOVIE—Western “Frontier Badmen” (1943) | |
5:15 | PARTY TIME—Tiny Grant | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
6:15 | NEWS—Douglas Edwards | |
6:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
7:00 | DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy | |
7:30 | SEA HUNT—Adventure | |
8:00 | ZANE GREY—Western “Trouble at Tres Cruces” | |
8:30 | PLAYHOUSE 90—Drama “A Trip to Paradise” | |
10:00 | NEWS | |
10:15 | WEATHER | |
10:20 | PEOPLE AND PLACES—Hogan | |
10:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Cadets on Parade” (1942) |
-5- WBAP(NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Dave Garroway | |
9:00 | DOUGH RE MI—Quiz | |
9:30 | TREASURE HUNT—Quiz | |
10:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest | |
10:30 | CONCENTRATION—Contest | |
11:00 | TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz | |
11:30 | IT COULD BE YOU—Leyden | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | NEWS | |
12:30 | PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy | |
1:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz | |
1:30 | HAGGIS BAGGIS | |
2:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE—Serial | |
2:30 | FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial | |
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey | |
3:30 | COUNTY FAIR—Bert Parks | |
4:00 | MOVIE—Drama “The Man Who Found Himself” (1937) | |
5:30 | TEEN-AGE DOWNBEAT | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
6:15 | NEWS—Chet Huntley | |
6:30 | JEFFERSON DRUM—Western | |
7:00 | STEVE CANYON—Adventure | |
7:30 | HAYES AND HENDERSON DEBUT “A Nice Place to Hide” | |
8:00 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | |
8:30 | ERNIE FORD—Variety COLOR Guest: Lloyd Nolan | |
9:00 | GROUCHO MARX—Quiz | |
9:30 | MASQUERADE PARTY—Panel | |
10:00 | NEWS | |
10:15 | WEATHER | |
10:25 | NEWS—Charles Murphy | |
10:30 | SPORTS | |
10:35 | JACK PAAR—Variety |
6 KCEN(Temple) (NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Dave Garroway | |
9:00 | DOUGH RE MI—Quiz | |
9:30 | TREASURE HUNT—Quiz | |
10:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest | |
10:30 | CONCENTRATION—Contest | |
11:00 | TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz | |
11:30 | IT COULD BE YOU—Leyden | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | WEATHER—Eddie Schuster | |
12:05 | FARM REPORT—Clark Bolt | |
12:25 | NEWS—Eddie Schuster | |
12:30 | MR. AND MRS. NORTH—Mystery | |
1:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz | |
1:30 | HAGGIS BAGGIS | |
2:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE—Serial | |
2:30 | FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial | |
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey | |
3:30 | COUNTY FAIR—Bert Parks | |
4:00 | OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy | |
4:30 | HAPPY HOUR—Kids | |
4:45 | LAUREL AND HARDY—Comedy | |
5:00 | POPEYE—Cartoon | |
5:30 | HUCKLEBERRY HOUND | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
6:10 | SPORTS—Eddie Schuster | |
6:15 | NEWS—Chet Huntley | |
6:30 | JEFFERSON DRUM—Western | |
7:00 | STEVE CANYON—Adventure | |
7:30 | HAYES AND HENDERSON DEBUT “A Nice Place to Hide” | |
8:00 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | |
8:30 | ERNIE FORD—Variety COLOR Guest: Lloyd Nolan | |
9:00 | GROUCHO MARX—Quiz | |
9:30 | MASQUERADE PARTY—Panel | |
10:00 | WEATHER, NEWS, SPORTS | |
10:30 | JACK PAAR—Variety |
-8- WFAA(ABC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:30 | FOR KIDS ONLY—Puppets | |
8:30 | ROMPER ROOM—Kids | |
9:30 | TOPPER—Comedy | |
10:00 | SUSIE—Comedy | |
10:30 | BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy | |
11:00 | JULIE BENELL—Cooking | |
11:30 | PETER LIND HAYES—Variety | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:30 | PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Contest | |
1:00 | LIBERACE—Variety | |
1:30 | OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy | |
2:00 | DAY IN COURT—Drama | |
2:30 | MUSIC BINGO—Quiz | |
3:00 | BEAT THE CLOCK—Bud Collyer | |
3:30 | WHO DO YOU TRUST?—Quiz | |
4:00 | AMERICAN BANDSTAND | |
5:30 | ADVENTURE TIME—Disney | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
6:20 | SPORTS—Wes Wise | |
6:30 | LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy | |
7:00 | ZORRO—Adventure | |
7:30 | REAL McCOYS—Comedy | |
8:00 | PAT BOONE—Variety Guest: Tab Hunter | |
8:30 | ROUGH RIDERS—Western | |
9:00 | MIKE HAMMER—Mystery | |
9:30 | U.S. MARSHAL—Police | |
10:00 | NEWS | |
10:10 | WEATHER—Dale Milford | |
10:15 | NEWS—John Daly | |
10:30 | MOVIE—Drama “The River” (1951) |
10 KWTX(Waco) (CBS, ABC) | ||
MORNING | ||
8:00 | NEWS—Harry Reasoner | |
8:15 | CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids Guest: Bennye Gatteys | |
9:00 | MORNING PLAYHOUSE “No Trial by Jury” | |
9:30 | ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety | |
10:00 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
10:30 | TOP DOLLAR—Quiz | |
11:00 | BETTER LIVING—Russell | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
12:05 | NEWS—Russ Grovener | |
12:15 | FARM REPORT—Johnny Watkins | |
1:00 | JIMMY DEAN—Variety | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter | |
2:00 | BIG PAYOFF—Quiz | |
2:30 | VERDICT IS YOURS—Drama | |
3:00 | BRIGHTER DAY—Serial | |
3:15 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
4:00 | AMERICAN BANDSTAND | |
5:30 | ADVENTURE TIME—Disney | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
6:15 | NEWS—Douglas Edwards | |
6:30 | OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy | |
7:00 | DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy | |
7:30 | YANCY DERRINGER—Adventure | |
8:00 | ZANE GREY—Western “Trouble at Tres Cruces” | |
8:30 | PLAYHOUSE 90—Drama “A Trip to Paradise” | |
10:00 | NEWS | |
10:15 | WEATHER | |
10:20 | SPORTS—Ben Vaughn | |
10:30 | TV THEATER—Drama |
11 KFJZ(Independent) | ||
MORNING | ||
9:00 | LITTLE RASCALS—Comedy | |
9:45 | MOVIE—Double Feature 1. “Carolina Blues” (1944) 2. “Riders of the Purple Sage” (1941) | |
11:55 | TAKE FIVE—Mark Stevens | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | CARTOON CLUBHOUSE—Kids | |
12:45 | MOVIE—Police “Cry of the City” (1948) | |
2:40 | TAKE FIVE—Mark Stevens | |
2:45 | ANN ALDEN—Interview | |
3:00 | I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy | |
3:30 | ROY ROGERS—Western | |
4:00 | ABBOTT AND COSTELLO | |
4:30 | EARLY SHOW—Kids | |
5:30 | POPEYE—Cartoons | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | HUCKLEBERRY HOUND | |
6:30 | THREE STOOGES—Comedy “Wee Wee Monsieur” | |
7:00 | OUR GANG—Comedy “Going to Press” | |
7:15 | MOVIE—Western “Dakota Lil” (1949) | |
9:00 | OFFICIAL DETECTIVE—Sloane | |
9:30 | SILENT SERVICE—Drama | |
10:00 | MOVIE—Police “Night Court” (1932) | |
11:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “Sailor’s Lady” (1940) |
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