There's a documentary on KSBW at 7:30 p.m. called The Epic of Flight, part of the Time-Life series of TV specials. (Not to be confused with The Epic of Flight series of books, published by Time-Life.) I have very vague memories of having seen this back in Minneapolis, primarily because I was interested in airplanes, especially those used in World War I. (Good fodder for a six-year-old.) Nowadays you'd see something like this on the History Channel or one of its clones, although it would probably be five or six minutes shorter because of commercials, and you'd lose another few minutes spent recapping what happened before the commercials. (If you've seen a History Channel doc you'll know what I mean.) I think this would easily win the evening for me, as opposed to the documentary on men in prisons that CBS is showing. Anyway, find your favorites from this Northern California edition.
-2- KTVU (BAY AREA) (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
9:45 | RELIGION TODAY—Catholic | |
10:00 | NEWS—Walt Harris | |
10:30 | JACK LA LANNE | |
11:00 | ROMPER ROOM—Children | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | I WANT TO KNOW—Mel Venter | |
12:25 | NEWS—Walt Harris | |
12:30 | DIVORCE COURT—Drama | |
1:30 | MOVIE—Mystery “Master Spy”
(English; 1962) | |
3:00 | CAPTAIN SATELLITE—Children | |
4:00 | SUPERCAR—Children | |
4:30 | ABBOTT AND COSTELLO | |
5:00 | SUPERMAN—Adventure | |
5:30 | THREE STOOGES—Comedy | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS—Cartoon | |
6:30 | CISCO KID—Western | |
7:00 | TRUE ADVENTURE—Documentary | |
7:30 | IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD | |
8:00 | WORLD ADVENTURE | |
8:30 | STORY OF A SINGER | |
9:00 | OUTER LIMITS—Science Fiction | |
10:00 | NEWS—Al Helmso, Claud Mann | |
10:30 | ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama | |
11:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Destination Death”
(German; 1962) |
-3- KCRA (SACRAMENTO) (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
5:55 | FARM NEWS | |
6:00 | RHYME AND REASON | |
7:00 | TODAY COLOR Guests: Evan Hunter,
Jules Feiffer, Ailne Saarinen. Host: Hugh Downs | |
9:00 | EYE GUESS | |
9:25 | NEWS—Sander Vanocur | |
9:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
10:00 | PAT BOONE—Variety COLOR Guests: Bob Hope,
Bill Cosby, Edie Adams, Lorne Greene | |
10:30 | HOLLYWOOD SQUARES COLOR Guests: Agnes
Moorehead, Ernest Borgnine, Sally Field, Nick Adams | |
11:00 | JEOPARDY | |
11:30 | SWINGIN’ COUNTRY COLOR Guest: Jimmie
Rodgers | |
11:55 | NEWS | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS—Whitten, Biondi | |
12:30 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES | |
1:00 | DOCTORS—Serial | |
1:30 | ANOTHER WORLD | |
2:00 | YOU DON’T SAY! COLOR Panelists: Anne
Francis, Peter Lawford | |
2:30 | MOVIE—Comedy “Watch the Birdie”
(1950) | |
4:00 | MOVIE—Western Time approximate. “The
Siege at Red River” (1954) | |
5:30 | TRAVENTURE THEATRE | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
6:30 | NEWS | |
7:30 | GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. | |
8:30 | OCCASIONAL WIFE | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “Up Front” (1951) | |
11:00 | NEWS—Duke, Branch | |
11:30 | JOHNNY CARSON—Variety COLOR Johnny returns after
a week’s vacation | |
1:00 | NEWS |
-4- KRON (BAY AREA) (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:25 | FARM NEWS | |
6:30 | PROFILE—San Diego State “Art of the Guitar:
Classico” | |
7:00 | TODAY COLOR Guests: Evan Hunter,
Jules Feiffer, Ailne Saarinen. Host: Hugh Downs | |
9:00 | EYE GUESS | |
9:25 | NEWS—Sander Vanocur | |
9:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
10:00 | PAT BOONE—Variety COLOR Guests: Bob Hope,
Bill Cosby, Edie Adams, Lorne Greene | |
10:30 | HOLLYWOOD SQUARES COLOR Guests: Agnes
Moorehead, Ernest Borgnine, Sally Field, Nick Adams | |
11:00 | JEOPARDY | |
11:30 | SWINGIN’ COUNTRY COLOR Guest: Jimmie
Rodgers | |
11:55 | NEWS | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game | |
12:25 | NEWS | |
12:30 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES | |
1:00 | DOCTORS—Serial | |
1:30 | ANOTHER WORLD | |
2:00 | YOU DON’T SAY! COLOR Panelists: Anne
Francis, Peter Lawford | |
2:30 | MATCH GAME COLOR Celebrities: Sal Mineo,
Jane Anne Jayroe | |
2:55 | NEWS | |
3:00 | MILLIONAIRE—Drama | |
3:30 | MAYOR ART—Children | |
4:00 | BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy | |
4:30 | RAWHIDE—Western | |
5:30 | NEWS | |
Evening | ||
6:30 | NEWS—Brown, Jensen, Hart | |
7:00 | WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE | |
7:30 | GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. | |
8:30 | OCCASIONAL WIFE | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Comedy COLOR “Papa’s Delicate Condition”
(1963) | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:30 | JOHNNY CARSON—Variety COLOR Johnny returns after
a week’s vacation | |
1:00 | NEWS |
-5- KPIX (BAY AREA) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
6:00 | SUNRISE SEMESTER Philosophy: Truth and Validity | |
6:30 | CHINA—History | |
7:00 | FILM SHORT | |
7:05 | NEWS—Joseph Benti | |
7:30 | NEWS—Jim Anderson | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO | |
9:00 | CANDID CAMERA | |
9:30 | BEVERLY HILLBILLIES | |
10:00 | ANDY GRIFFITH | |
10:30 | DICK VAN DYKE | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | |
11:25 | NEWS | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
1:00 | PASSWORD—Game COLOR Celebrities: Barbara
Rush, John Forsythe | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY COLOR Guest: Allen Ludden | |
2:00 | TO TELL THE TRUTH | |
2:25 | NEWS | |
2:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM | |
3:30 | JOHN BARTHOLOMEW TUCKER—Variety | |
4:00 | MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety Co-host: Eddie Fisher.
Guests: Marilyn Van Derbur, Boots Randolph | |
5:30 | TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS | |
6:30 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
7:00 | M SQUAD—Police | |
7:30 | DAKTARI—Adventure | |
8:30 | RED SKELTON COLOR Guests: Robert
Vaughn, Joyce Jameson, Jay and the Americans | |
9:30 | PETTICOAT JUNCTION | |
10:00 | CBS REPORTS SPECIAL "Men in Cages" May be pre-empted by
a late-news show | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:20 | MERV GRIFFIN—Variety Guests: Errol
Garner, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Robert Goulet, Baby Jane Holzer | |
12:50 | MOVIE—Drama “Frisco Kid” (1935) |
-6- KVIE (SACREMENTO) (EDUC.) | ||
Morning | ||
8:20 | COLLEGE ENGLISH—Lessons | |
9:10 | CLASSROOM—Education Spanish, science,
history, physical eduction | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | WHAT’S NEW—Children | |
12:30 | CINEPOSIUM—Films | |
1:10 | CLASSROOM—Education Language arts,
political history, pre-school instruction | |
5:45 | FRIENDLY GIANT—Children | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | TIME TO DANCE—Education | |
6:30 | COLLEGE ENGLISH—Lessons | |
7:00 | WHAT’S NEW—Children | |
7:30 | PLAN YOUR HOME | |
8:00 | STRUGGE FOR PEACE | |
8:30 | FRENCH CHEF—Cooking Poached chicken | |
9:00 | CHALLENGES—Discussion | |
10:00 | CONVERSATION WITH. . . Guest: Raymond Aron |
-7- KGO (BAY AREA) (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:00 | A.M.—Dunbar, Lindstrom, Bentley | |
8:00 | GIRL TALK—Panel Guests: Marguerite
Piazza, Pat Soliman, Renee Mann | |
8:30 | GYPSY ROSE LEE—Panel | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Drama “A Letter to Three
Wives” (1949) | |
10:30 | LUAU—Bill Gordon | |
11:00 | MARKET SWEEP—Game | |
11:30 | DATING GAME | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | DONNA REED—Comedy | |
12:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | |
1:00 | BEN CASEY—Drama | |
2:00 | NEWLYWED GAME | |
2:30 | TIME FOR US | |
2:55 | NEWS | |
3:00 | GENERAL HOSPITAL | |
3:30 | NURSES—Serial | |
4:00 | DARK SHADOWS—Serial | |
4:30 | WHERE THE ACTION IS Performers: the
Association, the Music Machine | |
5:00 | NEWS | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “Francis Goes to
West Point” (1952) | |
7:30 | COMBAT!—Drama | |
8:30 | ROUNDERS—Comedy | |
9:00 | PRUITTS OF SOUTHHAMPTON—Comedy | |
9:30 | LOVE ON A ROOFTOP | |
10:00 | FUGITIVE—Drama | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Drama “The Great Man”
(1956) | |
1:30 | MOVIE—All Night 1. “Anatomy of a
Psycho” (1963) 2. “Thief of
Damascus” (1952) 3. Bronco |
-7- KRCR (REDDING) (ABC, NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:00 | TODAY COLOR Guests: Evan Hunter,
Jules Feiffer, Ailne Saarinen. Host: Hugh Downs | |
9:00 | JACK LA LANNE—Exercise | |
9:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
10:00 | PAT BOONE—Variety COLOR Guests:
Bob Hope, Bill Cosby, Edie Adams, Lorne Greene | |
10:30 | HOLLYWOOD SQUARES COLOR Guests: Agnes
Moorehead, Ernest Borgnine, Sally Field, Nick Adams | |
11:00 | JEOPARDY | |
11:30 | SWINGIN’ COUNTRY Guest: Jimmie Rodgers | |
11:55 | NEWS | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game | |
12:25 | NEWS | |
12:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | |
1:00 | BEN CASEY—Drama | |
2:00 | NEWLYWED GAME | |
2:30 | TIME FOR US | |
2:55 | NEWS | |
3:00 | GENERAL HOSPITAL | |
3:30 | NURSES—Serial | |
4:00 | DARK SHADOWS—Serial | |
4:30 | WHERE THE ACTION IS Performers: the
Association, the Music Machine | |
5:00 | BUGS BUNNY—Cartoons | |
5:30 | KING KONG—Cartoon | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS | |
6:30 | NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
7:00 | LET’S GO TO THE RACES—Game | |
7:30 | COMBAT!—Drama | |
8:30 | OCCASIONAL WIFE | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Drama COLOR “Wild River” (1960) | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:15 | JOHNNY CARSON—Variety COLOR Johnny returns after
a week’s vacation |
-8- KSBW (SALINAS) (CBS, NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:00 | TODAY COLOR Guests: Evan Hunter,
Jules Feiffer, Ailne Saarinen. Host: Hugh Downs | |
9:00 | CANDID CAMERA | |
9:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
10:00 | LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
| |
10:30 | DICK VAN DYKE | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | |
11:30 | SWINGIN’ COUNTRY COLOR Guest: Jimmie
Rodgers | |
11:55 | NEWS | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game | |
12:25 | NEWS | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
1:00 | PASSWORD—Game COLOR Celebrities: Barbara
Rush, John Forsythe | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY COLOR Guest: Allen Ludden | |
2:00 | TO TELL THE TRUTH | |
2:25 | NEWS | |
2:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM | |
3:30 | MOVIE—Comedy “Honeychile” (1951) | |
5:20 | POLITCAL TALK—Republican Ronald Reagan | |
5:25 | MISTER ED—Comedy | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS | |
6:25 | POLITICAL TALK—Republican Sen. Donald L.
Grunsky | |
6:30 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
7:00 | LOWELL THOMAS—Travel | |
7:30 | MARCH OF TIME—Documentary SPECIAL “Epic of Flight” | |
8:30 | RED SKELTON COLOR Guests: Robert
Vaughn, Joyce Jameson, Jay and the Americans | |
9:30 | MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.—Drama | |
10:30 | T.H.E. CAT—Adventure | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:30 | JOHNNY CARSON—Variety COLOR Johnny returns after
a week’s vacation |
-9- KQED (BAY AREA) (EDUC.) | ||
Morning | ||
8:00 | CLASSROOM—Education Linguistics, social
studies, French, science, health and speech | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | WHAT’S NEW—Children | |
12:30 | FOLK GUITAR—Music | |
1:00 | CLASSROOM—Education Mathematics, French,
linguistics | |
4:00 | FRENCH CHEF—Cooking Roast duck a l’orange | |
4:30 | WHAT’S NEW—Children | |
5:00 | TV KINDERGARTEN | |
5:30 | FRIENDLY GIANT—Children | |
5:45 | ART STUDIO—Children | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | WHAT’S NEW—Children | |
6:30 | OPENING NIGHT—Opera Review | |
7:00 | FOLK GUITAR—Music | |
7:30 | BOOKS AND AUTHORS | |
8:00 | CONCERT—Music | |
9:00 | DAVID SUSSKIND—Discussion | |
10:45 | KQED REPORT—James Day |
-9- KIXE (REDDING) (EDUC.) | ||
Morning | ||
8:40 | CLASSROOM—Education Spanish, science,
history | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | TV
KINDERGARTEN | |
12:30 | CINEPOSIUM—Films | |
1:05 | CLASSROOM—Education Spanish, history
pre-school education | |
5:45 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | TIME TO DANCE—Education | |
6:30 | COLLEGE ENGLISH—Lessons | |
7:00 | WHAT’S NEW—Children | |
7:30 | PLAN YOUR HOME | |
8:00 | STRUGGE FOR PEACE | |
8:30 | FRENCH CHEF—Cooking Poached chicken | |
9:00 | CHALLENGES—Discussion | |
10:00 | CONVERSATION WITH. . . Guest: Raymond Aron |
10 KXTV (SACRAMENTO)
(CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
6:00 | YOUR COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT | |
6:25 | FARM NEWS | |
6:30 | SUNRISE SEMESTER Philosophy: Truth and Validity | |
7:00 | FOCUS ON FARMING | |
7:05 | NEWS—Joseph Benti | |
7:30 | WINCHELL-MAHONEY—Children | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO | |
9:00 | CANDID CAMERA | |
9:30 | BEVERLY HILLBILLIES | |
10:00 | ANDY GRIFFITH | |
10:30 | DICK VAN DYKE | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | |
11:25 | NEWS | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
1:00 | PASSWORD—Game COLOR Celebrities: Barbara
Rush, John Forsythe | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY COLOR Guest: Allen Ludden | |
2:00 | TO TELL THE TRUTH | |
2:25 | NEWS | |
2:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM | |
3:30 | GYPSY ROSE LEE—Panel Guests: Bob Crane,
Imogene Coca, Irene Houlahan | |
4:00 | MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety Co-host: Eddie Fisher.
Guests: Marilyn Van Derbur, Boots Randolph | |
5:30 | NEWS | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
6:30 | RIFLEMAN—Western | |
7:00 | TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama | |
7:30 | DAKTARI—Adventure | |
8:30 | RED SKELTON COLOR Guests: Robert
Vaughn, Joyce Jameson, Jay and the Americans | |
9:30 | PETTICOAT JUNCTION | |
10:00 | CBS REPORTS SPECIAL COLOR “Men in Cages” May be pre-empted by
a late-news show | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Melodrama “Las Vegas Shakedown”
(1955) | |
1:05 | WEATHER—Russell |
11 KNTV (SAN JOSE) (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:55 | BIBLE ANSWERS—Drama | |
8:25 | NEWS | |
8:30 | BEANY AND CECIL—Cartoons | |
9:00 | HOCUS POCUS—Children | |
9:15 | BUCAROO 500—Buck Weaver | |
9:30 | HOCUS POCUS—Children | |
10:00 | MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety Co-host: Chuck
Connors. Guests: Milton Berle, James Darren, the George Shearing Quintet | |
11:00 | MARKET SWEEP—Game | |
11:30 | DATING GAME | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | DONNA REED—Comedy | |
12:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | |
1:00 | BEN CASEY—Drama | |
2:00 | NEWLYWED GAME | |
2:30 | TIME FOR US | |
2:55 | NEWS | |
3:00 | GENERAL HOSPITAL | |
3:30 | NURSES—Serial | |
4:00 | DARK SHADOWS—Serial | |
4:30 | WHERE THE ACTION IS Performers: the
Association, the Music Machine | |
5:00 | RIFLEMAN—Western | |
5:30 | NEWS | |
5:45 | NEWS—Peter Jennings | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS | |
6:30 | LARAMIE—Western | |
7:30 | COMBAT!—Drama | |
8:30 | ROUNDERS—Comedy | |
9:00 | PRUITTS OF SOUTHHAMPTON—Comedy | |
9:30 | LOVE ON A ROOFTOP | |
10:00 | FUGITIVE—Drama | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Convicted” (1950) |
12 KHSL (CHICO) (ABC, CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
7:05 | THE ANSWER—Religion | |
7:35 | NEWS—Joseph Benti | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO | |
9:00 | CANDID CAMERA | |
9:30 | BEVERLY HILLBILLIES | |
10:00 | ANDY GRIFFITH | |
10:30 | DICK VAN DYKE | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | |
11:25 | NEWS | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | PEOPLE IN CONFLICT | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
1:00 | PASSWORD—Game COLOR Celebrities: Barbara
Rush, John Forsythe | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY COLOR Guest: Allen Ludden | |
2:00 | TO TELL THE TRUTH | |
2:25 | NEWS | |
2:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM | |
3:30 | MOVIE—Western “They Rode West”
(1954) | |
5:30 | RIFLEMAN—Western | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS | |
6:30 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
7:00 | FELONY SQUAD—Drama | |
7:30 | DAKTARI—Adventure | |
8:30 | RED SKELTON COLOR Guests: Robert
Vaughn, Joyce Jameson, Jay and the Americans | |
9:30 | PETTICOAT JUNCTION | |
10:00 | CBS REPORTS SPECIAL COLOR “Men in Cages” May be pre-empted by
a late-news show | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:30 | CALL MR. D.—Mystery |
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(ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:55 | NEWS | |
7:00 | CARTOONLAND | |
7:45 | LINUS—Cartoons | |
8:15 | CARTOONLAND | |
8:30 | JACK LA LANNE | |
9:00 | DIVORCE COURT—Drama | |
10:00 | DARK SHADOWS—Serial | |
10:30 | DONNA REED—Comedy | |
11:00 | MARKET SWEEP—Game | |
11:30 | DATING GAME | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS | |
12:15 | TODAY IN AGRICULTURE | |
12:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | |
1:00 | BEN CASEY—Drama | |
2:00 | NEWLYWED GAME | |
2:30 | TIME FOR US | |
2:55 | NEWS | |
3:00 | GENERAL HOSPITAL | |
3:30 | NURSES—Serial | |
4:00 | CAP’N DELTA—Children | |
4:30 | YOGI BEAR—Cartoons | |
5:00 | NEWS | |
5:45 | NEWS—Peter Jennings | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “The Fuller Brush
Girl” (1950) | |
7:25 | OUTDOORSMAN—Bel Lange | |
7:30 | COMBAT!—Drama | |
8:30 | ROUNDERS—Comedy | |
9:00 | PRUITTS OF SOUTHHAMPTON—Comedy | |
9:30 | LOVE ON A ROOFTOP | |
10:00 | FUGITIVE—Drama | |
11:00 | NEWS | |
11:30 | MARSHAL DILLON—Western | |
12:00 | WELLS FARGO—Western |
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Afternoon | ||
4:00 | ROMPER ROOM—Children | |
5:00 | BUCKAROO 500—Children | |
5:30 | MARSHAL WARD—Children | |
Evening | ||
6:15 | DENNIS THE MENACE—Comedy | |
6:45 | NEWS—Charles McEwen | |
7:00 | LET’S GO TO THE RACES | |
7:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Black Hand” (1950) | |
9:30 | ZANE GREY—Western | |
10:00 | SPOTLITE ON SPEED |
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