This week, we come to you from Pittsburgh.
KDKA, Channel 2 (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
05:55a | Farm Report | |
06:00a | Thing About Money | |
06:30a | Sunrise Semester | |
07:00a | CBS Morning News with John Hart | |
08:00a | Captain Kangaroo | |
09:00a | Contact | |
10:00a | The Lucy Show | |
10:30a | My Three Sons | |
11:00a | Family Affair | |
11:30a | Love of Life | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | News (local) | |
12:30p | Search for Tomorrow | |
01:00p | David Frost | |
02:30p | The Guiding Light | |
03:00p | The Secret Storm | |
03:30p | The Edge of Night | |
04:00p | Mike Douglas (co-host Shirley Bassey) | |
05:30p | I Dream of Jeannie | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (local) | |
06:30p | CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite | |
07:00p | News (local) | |
07:30p | David Frost Revue (guests Robert Klein, Charles Nelson Riley) | |
08:00p | Gunsmoke | |
09:00p | Here’s Lucy | |
09:30p | Doris Day | |
10:00p | Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (guests George Burns, David Clayton Thomas) | |
11:00p | News (local) | |
11:30p | Movie – “Penelope” | |
I just barely remember David Frost's talk show, which airs in many markets either at the same time or after The Tonight Show. Here, it shows at 1:00pm. But for the life of me, I have absolutely no recollection of the David Frost Revue. Do you? Is it true that there's no such thing as too much David Frost?
WPSX, Channel 3 (University Park) (PBS) | ||
Morning | ||
08:30a | Classroom (B&W) | |
10:00a | Sesame Street | |
11:00a | The Electric Company | |
11:30a | Classroom (B&W) | |
Afternoon | ||
01:00p | Classroom (B&W) | |
03:00p | University of the Air | |
03:30p | Physical Education | |
04:00p | Sesame Street | |
05:00p | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | |
05:30p | The Electric Company | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | Weather (local) | |
06:15p | Farm, Home and Garden | |
06:30p | Commonwealth | |
07:00p | Hodgepodge Lodge | |
07:30p | Behind the Lines | |
08:00p | Between Time and Timbuktu (special) | |
09:30p | Book Beat (guest Ellie Wiesel) | |
10:00p | Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition | |
10:30p | Rogandus | |
11:00p | Sound of Progress (B&W) | |
Book Beat was a favorite of my wife's, and for years host Bob Cromie interviewed authors from almost every walk of life; this week, Ellie Wiesel's book Souls on Fire presents portraits of 18th and 19th century Jewish leaders.
WTAE, Channel 4 (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
06:50a | News(local) | |
07:00a | New Zoo Revue | |
07:30a | The Three Stooges (B&W) | |
08:00a | Romper Room | |
08:30a | Leave It to Beaver (B&W) | |
09:00a | Perry Mason (B&W) | |
10:20a | Lucille Rivers | |
10:30a | Phil Donahue | |
11:30a | That Girl | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | News (local) | |
12:30p | Password (panelists Jack Cassidy, Betty Grable) | |
01:00p | To Tell the Truth (panelists Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Css, Bill Cullen, Nipsey Russell) | |
01:30p | Let’s Make a Deal | |
02:00p | The Newlywed Game | |
02:30p | The Dating Game | |
03:00p | General Hospital | |
03:30p | Hazel | |
04:00p | The Munsters (B&W) | |
04:30p | Dick Van Dyke (B&W) | |
05:00p | The Big Valley | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (local) | |
06:30p | ABC Evening News with Howard K. Smith and Harry Reasoner | |
07:00p | Dragnet | |
07:30p | What’s My Line? (panelists Arlene Francis, Anita Gillette, Gene Rayburn, Gene Shalit) | |
08:00p | Billy Graham Crusade (special) | |
09:00p | Movie – “Lord Jim” (conclusion) | |
10:30p | Who Do You Think You Are? (special) | |
11:00p | News (local) | |
11:30p | Movie – “Untamed Youth” (B&W) | |
01:10a | Dick Cavett (guest host Florence Henderson, guests James Caan, Hattie Winston) | |
I've never thought of Florence Henderson as a talk show host, but here she is filling in for Dick Cavett the whole week. I wonder how it went?
WDTV, Channel 5 (Weston) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
07:00a | CBS Morning News with John Hart | |
08:00a | Captain Kangaroo | |
09:00a | Around the Bend (B&W) | |
09:30a | New Zoo Revue | |
10:00a | The Lucy Show | |
10:30a | My Three Sons | |
11:00a | Family Affair | |
11:30a | Love of Life | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Where the Heart Is | |
12:25p | CBS News | |
12:30p | Search for Tomorrow | |
01:00p | News (Wade Dotson) | |
01:30p | As the World Turns | |
02:00p | Love is a Many Splendored Thing | |
02:30p | The Guiding Light | |
03:00p | The Secret Storm | |
03:30p | The Edge of Night | |
04:00p | Jim Bowie (B&W) | |
04:30p | Movie – “Mr. Moto in Danger Island” (B&W) | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (local) | |
06:30p | CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite | |
07:00p | The FBI | |
08:00p | Billy Graham Crusade (special) | |
09:00p | Here’s Lucy | |
09:30p | Doris Day | |
10:00p | Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (guests George Burns, David Clayton Thomas) | |
11:00p | News (local) | |
11:30p | Movie – “Penelope” | |
Nothing says the '70s quite like Sonny & Cher, does it?
WFBG, Channel 10 (Altoona) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
06:05a | Farm, Home and Garden (B&W) | |
06:30a | Sunrise Semester | |
07:00a | CBS Morning News with John Hart | |
07:30a | Cartoons | |
08:00a | Captain Kangaroo | |
09:00a | Sesame Street | |
10:00a | The Lucy Show | |
10:30a | My Three Sons | |
11:00a | Family Affair | |
11:30a | Love of Life | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Where the Heart Is | |
12:25p | CBS News | |
12:30p | Search for Tomorrow | |
01:00p | John Riley | |
01:30p | As the World Turns | |
02:00p | Love is a Many Splendored Thing | |
02:30p | The Guiding Light | |
03:00p | The Secret Storm | |
03:30p | The Edge of Night | |
04:00p | Gomer Pyle, USMC | |
04:30p | I Love Lucy | |
05:00p | Green Acres | |
05:30p | I Dream of Jeannie | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (local) | |
06:30p | CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite | |
07:00p | Dragnet | |
07:30p | What’s My Line? (panelists Alan Alda, Arlene Francis, Meredith MacRae, Soupy Sales) | |
08:00p | Gunsmoke | |
09:00p | Here’s Lucy | |
09:30p | Doris Day | |
10:00p | Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (guests George Burns, David Clayton Thomas) | |
11:00p | News (local) | |
11:30p | Movie – “Penelope” | |
Here's an example - there's another one later on - of a commercial station broadcasting Sesame Street in a market which isn't served by an educational channel. I always find examples like this very interesting - like the case of CBS affiliates showing Lawrence Welk in areas without an ABC affiliate, it's a case of the local station knowing the likes and needs of its audience.
WIIC, Channel 11 (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
06:25a | Farm Report | |
06:30a | Quest (B&W) | |
07:00a | Today (report on Florida primary) | |
09:00a | Captain Jim | |
10:00a | Dinah Shore (guests Merv Griffin, Satchel Paige) | |
10:30a | Concentration | |
11:00a | Sale of the Century | |
11:30a | The Hollywood Squares (panelists Virginia Graham, Arte Johnson, Shirley Jones, Paul Lynde, Hugh O’Brian, Karen Valentine) | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | News (local) | |
12:30p | Who, What or Where Game | |
01:00p | Somerset | |
01:30p | Three on a Match | |
02:00p | Days of Our Lives | |
02:30p | The Doctors | |
03:00p | Another World | |
03:30p | Bright Promise | |
04:00p | Movie – “The Last Wagon” | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (local) | |
07:00p | NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor | |
07:30p | Let’s Make a Deal | |
08:00p | Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In | |
09:00p | Bob Hope (guests Elke Sommer, Dyan Cannon, Connie Stevens, Eva Gabor) (special) | |
10:00p | Johnny Carson Presents Sun City Scandals ’72 (guests Bette Davis, Ethel Waters, Jack Oakie, Eddie Foy Jr., Beatrice Kay, Matty Malneck, Harry Ruby, Shelton Brooks, Sammy Fain, Irving Caesar, Gene Sheldon, Sun City Cuties) (special) | |
11:00p | News (local) | |
11:30p | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guest host Richard Harris, guest Malachy McCourt) | |
01:00a | Hotline | |
Here The Today Show is, in Florida, covering the Florida Primary on March 13. Here we are, on March 15, watching the Florida Primary on television. The more things change...
WQED, Channel 13 (PBS) | ||
Morning | ||
07:45a | Guten Tag | |
08:00a | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | |
08:30a | Life Style | |
09:00a | Classroom (B&W) | |
11:30a | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Sesame Street | |
01:00p | Classroom (B&W) | |
03:00p | Hodgepodge Lodge | |
03:30p | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | |
04:00p | Sesame Street | |
05:00p | What’s New | |
05:30p | Sesame Street | |
Evening | ||
06:30p | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | |
07:00p | The Electric Company | |
07:30p | WPIAL Basketball (special) | |
09:00p | Newsroom | |
09:30p | Between Time and Timbuktu (special) | |
11:00p | Newsroom | |
WPIAL, which stands for the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League, covers several counties in western Pennsylvania. This high school basketball tournament seems the perfect kind of sports programming for a PBS affiliate.
WFMJ, Channel 21 (Youngstown) (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
07:00a | Today (report on Florida primary) | |
09:00a | Lucille Rivers | |
09:10a | Tele-View | |
09:30a | Sesame Street | |
10:30a | Concentration | |
11:00a | Sale of the Century | |
11:30a | The Hollywood Squares (panelists Virginia Graham, Arte Johnson, Shirley Jones, Paul Lynde, Hugh O’Brian, Karen Valentine) | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Jeopardy | |
12:30p | Who, What or Where Game | |
01:00p | Dinah Shore (guests Merv Griffin, Satchel Page) | |
01:30p | Three on a Match | |
02:00p | Days of Our Lives | |
02:30p | The Doctors | |
03:00p | Another World | |
03:30p | Bright Promise | |
04:00p | Somerset | |
04:30p | The Virginian | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (local) | |
06:30p | NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor | |
07:00p | Get Smart | |
07:30p | Andy Griffith (B&W) | |
08:00p | Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In | |
09:00p | Bob Hope (guests Elke Sommer, Dyan Cannon, Connie Stevens, Eva Gabor) (special) | |
10:00p | Johnny Carson Presents Sun City Scandals ’72 (guests Bette Davis, Ethel Waters, Jack Oakie, Eddie Foy Jr., Beatrice Kay, Matty Malneck, Harry Ruby, Shelton Brooks, Sammy Fain, Irving Caesar, Gene Sheldon, Sun City Cuties) (special) | |
11:00p | News (local) | |
11:30p | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guest host Richard Harris, guest Malachy McCourt) | |
I recall that when Johnny Carson retired from The Tonight Show, it was thought that he'd do several comedy/variety specials for NBC, much like the one that's being broadcast tonight. To my knowledge, he never did.
WKBN, Channel 27 (Youngstown) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
06:30a | Sunrise Semester | |
07:00a | CBS Morning News with John Hart | |
08:00a | Captain Kangaroo | |
09:00a | Romper Room | |
09:30a | Cartoons | |
10:00a | Search for Tomorrow | |
10:30a | As the World Turns | |
11:00a | The Electric Company | |
11:30a | Love of Life | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Where the Heart Is | |
12:30p | CBS News | |
12:35p | Movie – “Ma and Pa Kettle” | |
02:00p | Love is a Many Splendored Thing | |
02:30p | The Guiding Light | |
03:00p | The Secret Storm | |
03:30p | The Edge of Night | |
04:00p | Gomer Pyle, USMC | |
04:30p | Movie – “Three Young Texans” (B&W) | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (local) | |
06:30p | CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite | |
07:00p | Truth or Consequences | |
07:30p | I Dream of Jeannie | |
08:00p | Gunsmoke | |
09:00p | Here’s Lucy | |
09:30p | Doris Day | |
10:00p | Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (guests George Burns, David Clayton Thomas) | |
11:00p | News (local) | |
11:30p | Movie – “Penelope” | |
Here's another commercial station showing PBS programming for kids - in this case, The Electric Company.
WYTV, Channel 33 (Youngstown) (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
08:00a | Dennis the Menace (B&W) | |
08:30a | New Zoo Revue | |
09:00a | The Flintstones | |
09:30a | Here’s Beverlee | |
10:00a | Movie –“Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick” (B&W) | |
11:30a | That Girl | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Bewitched | |
12:30p | Password (panelists Jack Cassidy, Betty Grable) | |
01:00p | All My Children | |
01:30p | Let’s Make a Deal | |
02:00p | The Newlywed Game | |
02:30p | The Dating Game | |
03:00p | General Hospital | |
03:30p | One Life to Live | |
04:00p | Love, American Style | |
04:30p | Star Trek | |
05:30p | News (local) | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | ABC Evening News with Howard K. Smith and Harry Reasoner | |
06:30p | Billy Graham Crusade (special) | |
07:30p | Dragnet | |
08:00p | Monday Night Sports (special) | |
09:00p | Movie – “Lord Jim” (conclusion) | |
10:30p | Who Do You Think You Are? (special) | |
11:00p | News (local) | |
11:30p | Dick Cavett (guest host Florence Henderson, guests James Caan, Hattie Winston) | |
Remember the Billy Graham Crusades, which would preempt local programming for three nights straight? You knew it was worthwhile, important programming, and that you ought to watch it - but at the same time you couldn't help but resent how it inevitably preempted your favorite show.