Note that KTCA, the educational channel, doesn't broadcast on weekends - after all, school's out of session.
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
06:30a | Sunrise Semester | |
07:00a | Mister Mayor | |
08:00a | The Alvin Show | |
08:30a | Tennessee Tuxedo | |
09:00a | Quick Draw McGraw | |
09:30a | Mighty Mouse | |
10:00a | Linus the Lionhearted | |
10:30a | The Jetsons | |
11:00a | Sky King | |
11:30a | My Friend Flicka | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | News (Don Dahl) | |
12:15p | Weather (Bob Potter) | |
12:20p | Sports (Hal Scott) | |
12:30p | Hobbies and Handicrafts | |
12:45p | Almanac Newsreel | |
01:00p | CBS Golf Classic (Billy Casper and Bob Rosberg vs. Bo Wininger and Tommy Bolt) | |
02:00p | Movie – “Live Wires” | |
03:00p | Keyhole | |
03:30p | Big Ten Basketball (Minnesota vs. Michigan) | |
05:00p | Commercial | |
05:15p | Sports Locker Room | |
05:30p | Survival | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (Dave Moore) | |
06:15p | Sports (Don Dahl) | |
06:25p | Weather (Don O’Brien) | |
06:30p | Jackie Gleason (guest Al Bernie) | |
07:30p | Gilligan’s Island | |
08:00p | The Entertainers | |
09:00p | Gunsmoke | |
10:00p | News (Dave Moore) | |
10:15p | Weather (Bud Kraehling) | |
10:20p | Sports (Don Dahl) | |
10:30p | Critics Award – “Picnic” | |
12:00a | The Bedtime Nooz (time approximate) | |
12:15a | Movie – “Ghost Chasers” | |
01:15a | Night Kappers | |
KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
07:30a | Farm Scene (color) | |
08:00a | Andy’s Gang | |
08:30a | Hector Heathcote (color) | |
09:00a | Underdog (color) | |
09:30a | Fireball XL-5 | |
10:00a | Dennis the Menace | |
10:30a | Fury | |
11:00a | Exploring (color) | |
11:30a | Hoppity Hooper (color) | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Watch Mr. Wizard | |
12:30p | Science Fiction Theater | |
01:00p | Movie – “The Giant Gila Monster” | |
02:15p | Movie – “The Black Cat” | |
03:15p | Film Short – “Tomorrow Will Be Too Late” | |
03:30p | Gadabout Gaddis (color) | |
04:00p | Big Three Golf (color) | |
05:00p | M Squad | |
05:30p | Everglades (color) | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | News (John MacDougall)(color) | |
06:15p | Weather (Pete Evensen)(color) | |
06:20p | Sports (Steve Cannon)(color) | |
06:30p | Flipper (color) | |
07:00p | Kentucky Jones | |
07:30p | Saturday Night at the Movies – “Battleground” | |
10:00p | News (Bob Ryan)(color) | |
10:15p | Weather (Johnny Morris)(color) | |
10:20p | Sports (Al Tighe)(color) | |
10:30p | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guests Mel Tormé, Ethel Ennis, Pete Barbutti, Nina Wayne)(color) | |
12:15a | Movie – “Teenage Caveman” | |
What I find interesting here is that KSTP, as well as WCCO, has their first-string news team on the Saturday news. Later in the '60s, The Huntley-Brinkley Report introduces a Saturday edition as well. Remember, back then Saturday was a kind of extension of the rest of the week, and it wasn't uncommon for people in some professions to work a half-day. I'm glad that's changed.
KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
09:00a | Shenanigans | |
09:30a | Annie Oakley | |
10:00a | Casper | |
10:30a | Porky Pig | |
11:00a | Bugs Bunny | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | American Bandstand (guests Chad Everett, Little Richard, J. Frank Wilson) | |
01:00p | Sen. Eugene McCarthy | |
01:15p | Commercial | |
01:30p | Wrestling Champions | |
02:30p | Pro Bowlers Tour | |
04:00p | Wide World of Sports (World Figure Skating Championships, National Ski Jumping Championship) | |
05:30p | Peter Gunn | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | FDR | |
06:30p | The King Family | |
07:30p | Lawrence Welk | |
08:30p | The Hollywood Palace (host Eddie Fisher, guests Connie Stevens, Jack Carter, the Marquis Chimps, the Arirang Korean ballet troupe, Ben Wrigley, Kuban Cossacks dance team) | |
09:30p | The Rebel | |
10:00p | News (Don Riley) | |
10:15p | Weather (Mort Garren) | |
10:20p | Sports (D.J. Leary) | |
10:30p | Movie – “The Horse Soldiers”(color) | |
12:45a | ABC News | |
That FDR series on at 6:00 p.m. is a weekly series which ABC aired in the 1964-65 season; it was shown on a different night of the week on the network, but KMSP preempted it for local programming, which probably brought in higher ratings and, therefore, more revenue. Like ABC's earlier Winston Churchill series, the star power was in the narration; Richard Burton on Churchill, and Arthur Kennedy and Charlton Heston here.
WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.) | ||
Morning | ||
09:45a | News (local) | |
10:00a | About Ireland | |
10:30a | Pinky Lee | |
11:00a | Exploring Nature | |
11:30a | The King and Odie | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Lunch with Casey | |
01:00p | Roundhouse Rodney | |
01:30p | Film Short | |
01:45p | Commercial | |
02:00p | Championship Bowling (Fred Lening vs. Billy Hardwick) | |
03:00p | Rocky and His Friends | |
03:30p | Abbott and Costello | |
04:00p | Movie – “Atlas” | |
05:30p | Sea Hunt | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | All Star Wrestling | |
07:30p | Movie – “Tarzan’s Savage Fury” | |
09:00p | Adventure Theater | |
09:30p | News (Gil Amundson) | |
09:45p | Weather (Stuart A. Lindman) | |
09:50p | Sports (Jack Horner) | |
10:00p | Movie – “Two Women” | |
12:00a | Commercial | |
12:15a | Amos ‘n’ Andy | |