We haven't done this for awhile, looked at a specific broadcasting day from this week's TV Guide, and since I'm actually on vacation as you read this, it seems like a sensible time to revisit the practice.Actually, this week is a special week; most of the time, I just give you the Twin Cities listings for a given day (when I do this at the Radio Discussions and Radio Insights message boards and I have the Minnesota State Edition, I generally show a cross-section of stations). However, this being 1958, there are few enough stations in the listing, and some of them only broadcasting a half-day, that I'm going to give you everything in the guide, with assorted notes to follow!
KTCA, Channel 2 (Educ.)
Afternoon
Afternoon
02:30p Frontiers to Health
03:00p Tea at Three
03:30p Tempest in a Test Tube
Evening
06:45p Sing Hi, Sing Lo
07:00p Open Door
07:30p UN Review
07:45p Transatlantic Televiews
08:00p Great Plains Trilogy
08:30p Heritage XI
09:00p Making Music
09:30p Athletic Department
10:00p Great Ideas
10:30p Graphic Arts
There is no NET yet, or if there is, KTCA isn't part of it yet. I've said this before, but this is a perfect example of the educational concept that Channel 2 always strove to fill, and why they were one of the last big-market public stations to resist becoming fully a part of PBS.
There is no NET yet, or if there is, KTCA isn't part of it yet. I've said this before, but this is a perfect example of the educational concept that Channel 2 always strove to fill, and why they were one of the last big-market public stations to resist becoming fully a part of PBS.
KGLO, Channel 3 (Mason City IA) (CBS)
Morning
09:00a For Love or Money
09:30a Play Your Hunch
10:00a Arthur Godfrey (guest host Tony Randall)
10:30a Dotto
11:00a Love of Life
11:30a Search For Tomorrow
11:45a The Guiding Light
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:30p As the World Turns
01:00p Beat The Clock
01:30p House Party (artist Gordon Currie)
02:00p The Big Payoff
02:30p The Verdict is Yours
03:00p A Brighter Day
03:15p The Secret Storm
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p Bob Cavanaugh
05:00p Little Rascals
05:30p Time Out for Tots
05:45p CBS Evening News with Douglas Edwards
Evening
06:00p Farm Reporter
06:05p Sports, News, Weather
06:30p Robin Hood
07:00p Whirlybirds
07:30p Masquerade Party
08:00p I Love Lucy
08:30p Frontier Justice
09:00p Highway Patrol
09:30p Sheriff of Cochise
10:00p News, Sports (local)
10:30p Science Fiction Theater
Channel 3, along with Channel 8, does not carry Studio One at 9pm, preferring the (presumably) more profitable syndicated shows. This was common practice back then; nonetheless, as I remark later about Jack Paar, one wonders if they thought their viewers would be uncomfortable with the New York-style dramas that often aired on Studio One.
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
07:00a Movie – “Southward Ho”
08:00a Siegfried and His Flying Saucer
08:55a News (local)
09:00a For Love or Money
09:30a Play Your Hunch
10:00a Arthur Godfrey (guest host Tony Randall)
10:30a Dotto
11:00a Love of Life
11:30a Search For Tomorrow
11:45a The Guiding Light
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:15p Take Five
12:20p Weather (local)
12:30p As the World Turns
01:00p Beat The Clock
01:30p House Party (artist Gordon Currie)
02:00p The Big Payoff
02:30p The Verdict is Yours
03:00p A Brighter Day
03:15p The Secret Storm
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p Around the Town
04:30p Bugs Bunny
05:00p Axel and His Dog
05:30p Popeye Clubhouse
05:55p Weather, News, Sports (local)
Evening
06:15p CBS Evening News with Douglas Edwards
06:30p Robin Hood
07:00p Burns and Allen
07:30p Masquerade Party
08:00p I Love Lucy
08:30p Frontier Justice
09:00p Studio One
10:00p News, Sports (local)
10:30p The Lone Wolf
11:00p Movie “Quiet Please, Murder”
Nowadays, it's hard to imagine one of the over-the-air stations showing a movie at 7:00 in the morning - they're already on their third hour of local news at that point. As you can see further down, CBS is still a big believer in 15-minute soap operas, their original form when they came over from radio.
Nowadays, it's hard to imagine one of the over-the-air stations showing a movie at 7:00 in the morning - they're already on their third hour of local news at that point. As you can see further down, CBS is still a big believer in 15-minute soap operas, their original form when they came over from radio.
KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
Morning
06:30a David Stone
07:00a Today (guest host Charles Van Doren)
09:00a Dough Re Mi
09:30a Treasure Hunt
10:00a The Price is Right
10:30a Concentration (debut)
11:00a Tic Tac Dough
11:30a It Could Be You (color)
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:20p Treasure Chest
01:00p Truth or Consequences
01:30p Haggis Baggis (color)
02:00p Today is Ours
02:30p From These Roots
03:00p Queen for a Day
03:45p Modern Romances
04:00p My Little Margie
04:30p Side Show
04:45p Captain Daryl
05:00p Hi Fi-Ve Time
05:45p Huntley-Brinkley Report
Evening
06:00p News, Weather (local)
06:20p You Should Know
06:30p Haggis Baggis (color)
07:00p The Restless Gun
07:30p Tales of Wells Fargo
08:00p Twenty-One
08:30p Alcoa Theatre
09:00p Suspicion
10:00p News, Sports (local)
10:30p Federal Men
11:00p Jack Paar (Richard Hayes, Genevieve)
12:00a News, Weather, Sports (local)
Look at 10:30am - the debut of Concentration! Channel 5 was one of the oldest NBC affiliates at the time that they switched to ABC in the late '70s. For Minnesotans of a certain age (namely, mine), Channel 5 will always feel like an NBC affiliate, just as Channel 9 is the ABC affiliate, and Channel 11 is the independent. And never the twain shall meet.
Look at 10:30am - the debut of Concentration! Channel 5 was one of the oldest NBC affiliates at the time that they switched to ABC in the late '70s. For Minnesotans of a certain age (namely, mine), Channel 5 will always feel like an NBC affiliate, just as Channel 9 is the ABC affiliate, and Channel 11 is the independent. And never the twain shall meet.
KMMT, Channel 6 (Austin) (ABC)
Afternoon
03:00p American Bandstand (Tommy Edwards, Jim Gallant)
03:30p Who Do You Trust?
04:00p American Bandstand
05:00p Matinee with Marge
05:30p Mickey Mouse Club
Evening
06:00p News, Weather (local)
06:15p John Daly and the News
06:30p Woody Woodpecker
07:00p Cowtown Rodeo
07:30p Bold Journey
08:00p Stars of Jazz (Oscar Peterson Trio, Buddy Rich, Pat Healy)
08:30p To Be Announced
09:30p Dick Powell
10:00p News, Sports (local)
10:30p Dateline Europe
I'm surprised that an affiliated station would come on this late in the afternoon. I just checked; they don't come on any earlier on the weekends, either. Note that John Daly is still the anchor of ABC's evening news. He's currently the man in charge of ABC News - at the same time that he's hosting What's My Line? on CBS. Classic television fans know this, but I'm still amused by it.
I'm surprised that an affiliated station would come on this late in the afternoon. I just checked; they don't come on any earlier on the weekends, either. Note that John Daly is still the anchor of ABC's evening news. He's currently the man in charge of ABC News - at the same time that he's hosting What's My Line? on CBS. Classic television fans know this, but I'm still amused by it.
KWWL, Channel 7 (Waterloo, IA) (NBC)
Morning
07:00a Today (guest host Charles Van Doren)
09:00a Dough Re Mi
09:30a Treasure Hunt
10:00a The Price is Right
10:30a Concentration (debut)
11:00a Tic Tac Dough
11:30a It Could Be You (color)
Afternoon
12:00p Movie – “They Were So Young”
01:00p Truth or Consequences
01:30p Haggis Baggis (color)
02:00p Today is Ours
02:30p From These Roots
03:00p Queen for a Day
03:45p Modern Romances
04:00p Movie – “A Race for Life”
05:45p News, Weather, Sports (local)
Evening
06:15p Huntley-Brinkley Report
06:30p Haggis Baggis (color)
07:00p The Restless Gun
07:30p Tales of Wells Fargo
08:00p Twenty-One
08:30p Alcoa Theatre
09:00p Suspicion
10:00p News, Sports (local)
10:30p Jack Paar (Richard Hayes, Genevieve)
12:00a News, Weather, Sports (local)
Pretty good lineup, standard NBC. Unlike so many stations in these old TV Guides, Channel 7 is still called KWWL, and it's still an NBC affiliate. And did you see who was hosting Today? And that Twenty One is still on the air? Most of the big-money prime-time game shows are; the other shoe just hasn't fallen yet.
Pretty good lineup, standard NBC. Unlike so many stations in these old TV Guides, Channel 7 is still called KWWL, and it's still an NBC affiliate. And did you see who was hosting Today? And that Twenty One is still on the air? Most of the big-money prime-time game shows are; the other shoe just hasn't fallen yet.
WKBT, Channel 8 (LaCrosse) (CBS)
Morning
10:00a Arthur Godfrey (guest host Tony Randall)
10:30a Dotto
11:00a Love of Life
11:30a Search For Tomorrow
11:45a The Guiding Light
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:30p Top Plays
01:00p Beat The Clock
01:30p House Party (artist Gordon Currie)
02:00p The Big Payoff
02:30p The Verdict is Yours
03:00p A Brighter Day
03:15p The Secret Storm
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p Frontier
04:30p Film Feature
04:55p Crusader Rabbit
05:00p Superman
05:30p Living Storybook
Evening
06:00p Farm Digest
06:05p Sports, News, Weather
06:30p Robin Hood
07:00p Broken Arrow
07:30p All-Star Theater
08:00p I Love Lucy
08:30p Frontier Justice
09:00p Buckskin
09:30p The People’s Choice
10:00p News, Sports (local)
10:20p San Francisco Beat
10:50p Pendulum
Another derivation from the CBS prime-time schedule, as Channel 8 skips Burns and Allen and Masquerade Party in favor of Broken Arrow and All-Star Theater. Some classic TV fans might consider me a heretic, but I don't think that trade is all bad; try as I might, I never could get into Burns and Allen.
Another derivation from the CBS prime-time schedule, as Channel 8 skips Burns and Allen and Masquerade Party in favor of Broken Arrow and All-Star Theater. Some classic TV fans might consider me a heretic, but I don't think that trade is all bad; try as I might, I never could get into Burns and Allen.
KMSP, Channel 9 (Ind.)
Afternoon
02:25p Chapel of the Air
02:30p Mr. and Mrs. North
03:00p Play of the Week
03:30p Movie – “Front Page Story”
05:30p Our Miss Brooks
Evening
06:00p Looney Tunes
06:30p Joe Palooka
07:00p Movie – “Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood”
08:00p Man Behind the Badge
08:30p San Francisco Beat
09:00p Movie – “Bachelor Mother”
10:30p News (local)
10:45p Sports (local)
10:50p Movie – “Small Town Deb”
11:55p News (local)
Granted that Channel 9 is the independent station in the Twin Cities; still, signing on for the day at 2:25pm? I suppose if you haven't got anything to say, better to just keep quiet.
Granted that Channel 9 is the independent station in the Twin Cities; still, signing on for the day at 2:25pm? I suppose if you haven't got anything to say, better to just keep quiet.
KTTC, Channel 10 (Rochester) (NBC)
Morning
07:00a Today (guest host Charles Van Doren)
09:00a Dough Re Mi
09:30a Treasure Hunt
10:00a The Price is Right
10:30a Concentration (debut)
11:00a Tic Tac Dough
11:30a It Could Be You (color)
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:30p Film Feature
01:00p Truth or Consequences
01:30p Haggis Baggis (color)
02:00p Today is Ours
02:30p From These Roots
03:00p Queen for a Day
03:45p Modern Romances
04:00p What’s New?
04:30p Compass
05:00p Movie – “Homicide Bureau”
Evening
06:00p News, Weather (local)
06:15p Huntley-Brinkley Report
06:30p Superman
07:00p Mr. and Mrs. North
07:30p Tales of Wells Fargo
08:00p Twenty-One
08:30p Alcoa Theatre
09:00p Suspicion
10:00p News, Sports (local)
10:30p Movie – “The Secret of the Blue Room”
Channel 10 does a very good job of sticking to the NBC national schedule, except when it comes to late-night. Did they think Jack Paar was too sophisticated for their audience? Or was it simply a case of preferring that the advertising revenue stay in-house by running a local movie?
Channel 10 does a very good job of sticking to the NBC national schedule, except when it comes to late-night. Did they think Jack Paar was too sophisticated for their audience? Or was it simply a case of preferring that the advertising revenue stay in-house by running a local movie?
WTCN, Channel 11 (ABC)
Morning
11:30a Film Short
11:45a Farm News
Afternoon
12:00p Lunch Club
01:00p Movie – “Family Affair”
02:30p Playhouse
03:30p Who Do You Trust?
04:00p American Bandstand
05:00p Superman
05:30p Mickey Mouse Club
Evening
06:00p News, Weather
06:30p Jeff’s Collie
07:00p Cowtown Rodeo
07:30p Bold Journey
08:00p Stars of Jazz (Oscar Peterson Trio, Buddy Rich, Pat Healy)
08:30p To Be Announced
09:30p News (local)
09:45p Movie – “High Sierra”
11:15p Top Plays
As with Channel 6, Channel 11 has a very late start time. When they became an independent station in 1961, they started somewhat earlier in the morning - maybe an hour or so. Stars of Jazz was hosted by Bobby Troup, future star of Emergency, and lucky husband of Julie London.
As with Channel 6, Channel 11 has a very late start time. When they became an independent station in 1961, they started somewhat earlier in the morning - maybe an hour or so. Stars of Jazz was hosted by Bobby Troup, future star of Emergency, and lucky husband of Julie London.
WEAU, Channel 13 (Eau Claire) (NBC)
Morning
07:00a Today (guest host Charles Van Doren)
09:00a Dough Re Mi
09:30a Treasure Hunt
10:00a The Price is Right
10:30a Concentration (debut)
11:00a Tic Tac Dough
11:30a It Could Be You (color)
Afternoon
12:00p Film Short
12:20p News, Markets (local)
12:30p Tombstone Territory
01:00p Truth or Consequences
01:30p Haggis Baggis (color)
02:00p Today is Ours
02:30p From These Roots
03:00p Queen for a Day
03:45p Modern Romances
04:00p Film Feature
04:30p Movie – “Idaho”
05:30p Film Feature
05:55p Crusader Rabbit
Evening
06:00p Florian Zabach
06:30p Cartoons
06:40p Weather, News (local)
07:00p Navy Log
07:30p Tales of Wells Fargo
08:00p Twenty-One
08:30p Alcoa Theatre
09:00p Suspicion
10:00p News, Sports (local)
10:30p Movie – “Blind Date”
11:30p Times Square PlayhouseI've always found it interesting when local stations skip the national news. Perhaps they presented some of the news headlines in their local program at 6:40. Or maybe they figured if you really want to hear what's going on in the rest of the world, you can read a newspaper. Notice also that they carry Navy Log at 7pm instead of John Payne's Western The Restless Gun. I haven't checked to see if they aired that program later in the week; otherwise, they already have so many Westerns, what's wrong with showing one more?