We're back in New York City this week, and if you can make it there you can make it anywhere, right? It's a good enough day of television, including the Olympics. Let's just cut to the chase and get to it.
One of the pleasures of these out-of-town (for me, at least) TV Guides is the chance to read about programs I haven't previously been familiar with. For instance, I never knew that Donald O'Connor and Skitch Henderson had programs of their own. Good guest casts for each.
Today on ABC's Olympic coverage: the men's 200 meter qualifying and weightlifting finals in the lightweight division highlight the afternoon coverage, while prime time focuses on the finals in the discus, 400 meter hurdles and 800 meters for men, and the women's 100 meter final and 400 meter semifinals.
What, you may ask, is EEN Chronicle? I wondered that myself' it's a public-affairs program underwritten by the Ford Foundation. Tonight's program is on the institution of the presidency, and it's moderated by John Charles Daly, our favorite from What's My Line?, who appears here in his role as former head of the Voice of America. And no, I don't know what EEN stands for.
2 WCBS (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
6:30 | SUNRISE SEMESTER | |
7:00 | NEWS | |
7:05 | NEWS – Joe Benti | |
7:30 | NEWS – Joseph Benti | |
7:55 | NEWS | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO | |
9:00 | LEAVE IT TO BEAVER – Comedy | |
9:30 | DONNA REED – Comedy | |
10:00 | LUCILLE BALL – Comedy | |
10:30 | BEVERLY HILLBILLIES | |
11:00 | ANDY GRIFFITH – Comedy | |
11:30 | DICK VAN DYKE – Comedy | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | |
12:25 | NEWS – Joe Benti | |
12:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW – Serial | |
1:00 | FARMER’S DAUGHTER | |
1:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS – Serial | |
2:00 | LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING – Serial | |
2:30 | GUIDING LIGHT | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM | |
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | |
4:00 | HOUSE PARTY Guest: Paul Winchell | |
4:25 | NEWS - Edwards | |
4:30 | MIKE DOUGLAS – Variety Co-Host: Trini Lopez. Guests: Anthony and the Imperials, Julie Newmar, Urbie Green, Hunter Davies | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS – Jim Jensen | |
7:00 | NEWS – Walter Cronkite | |
7:30 | LANCER – Western | |
8:30 | RED SKELTON Guests: Martha Raye, the First Edition | |
9:30 | CBS PLAYHOUSE – Drama “The People Next Door” | |
11:00 | NEWS – Bob Young | |
11:30 | MOVIE – Biography “Jeanne Eagels” (1957) | |
1:50 | NEWS C | |
1:55 | MOVIE – Adventure “Lady Godiva” (1955) | |
3:40 | MOVIE – Musical “The Big Beat” (1958) |
Yes, the Joe Benti anchoring the 7:05 a.m. news is the same Joseph Benti that anchors the 7:30 a.m. news. A matter of the space available, I'd think; another station airs the 7:05 news along with WCBS, and that extra channel symbol was probably enough to cause them to shorten Joseph to Joe in order to keep everything on one line.
4 WNBC(NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:30 | EDUCATION EXCHANGE | |
7:00 | TODAY Guests: Chet Huntley, Tony Curtis, C. Northcote Parkinson | |
9:00 | FOR WOMEN ONLY | |
9:30 | JOAN RIVERS Guests: Florence Henderson, Rita Chazen | |
10:00 | SNAP JUDGMENT | |
10:25 | NEWS – Dickerson | |
10:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
11:00 | PERSONALITY | |
11:30 | HOLLYWOOD SQUARES – Game | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | JEOPARDY – Game | |
12:30 | EYE GUESS – Game | |
12:55 | NEWS – Newman | |
1:00 | PDQ – Game COLOR Guests: Wally Cox, Shari Lewis, Dick Patterson | |
1:30 | MAKE A DEAL | |
2:00 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES – Serial | |
2:30 | DOCTORS – Serial | |
3:00 | ANOTHER WORLD | |
3:30 | YOU DON’T SAY! | |
4:00 | MATCH GAME | |
4:25 | NEWS – Kalber | |
4:30 | MOVIE – Drama “Honeymoon” (English; 1966) | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS – Lew Wood | |
7:00 | NEWS – Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
7:30 | JERRY LEWIS Guests: Flip Wilson, Nancy Ames, Osmond Brothers | |
8:30 | JULIA – Comedy | |
9:00 | MOVIE – Comedy “The Reluctant Astronaut” (1967) | |
11:00 | NEWS – Jim Hartz | |
11:10 | WEATHER – Field | |
11:15 | NEWS – Jim Hartz | |
11:25 | SPORTS – Kyle Rote | |
11:30 | JOHNNY CARSON – Guests: Jill St. John, Kaye Reid | |
1:00 | NEWS – Bob Teague | |
1:15 | MOVIE – Musical Comedy “Thin Ice” (1937) |
C. Northcote Parkinson may seem to be the least-known of the guests on Today, but there's a good chance you've had a closer encounter with him than you have either Chet Huntley or Tony Curtis. He's the author of the famous "Parkinson's Law," which states that "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Who among us hasn't run into that?
5 WNEW (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
7:30 | YOGA FOR HEALTH – Exercise | |
8:00 | DAPHNE’S CASTLE | |
9:30 | MARINE BOY – Children | |
10:00 | SEA HUNT – Adventure | |
10:30 | MOVIE – Drama “The WickedLady” (English; 1945) | |
Afternoon | ||
12:30 | MOVIE – Comedy “Hold That Baby” (!949) | |
1:30 | FAST DRAW – Game Guests: Michael Dunn, Phyllis Kirk | |
2:00 | SKITCH HENDERSON – Variety Guests: Engelbert Humperdinck, the Harlem Globetrotters | |
3:30 | BEANIE AND CECIL | |
4:00 | MIGHTY MOUSE | |
4:30 | BOB McALLISTER | |
5:30 | McHALE’S NAVY – Comedy | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | FLINTSTONES | |
6:30 | MY FAVORITE MARTIAN | |
7:00 | I LOVE LUCY – Comedy | |
7:30 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES – Quiz | |
8:00 | PAY CARDS! – Game | |
8:30 | MERV GRIFFIN – Variety Guests: Henry Morgan, Phyllis Newman, Rocky Graziano, Joe Williams, Helen Gurley Brown | |
10:00 | NEWS – Bill Jorgensen | |
11:00 | DONALD O’CONNOR – Variety Guests: Irene Ryan, Sal Mineo, Sajid Khan, Jackie Kahane, Jack Haley, Jr. | |
12:30 | ALAN BURKE | |
1:00 | BOLD JOURNEY – Travel | |
1:30 | NEWS |
One of the pleasures of these out-of-town (for me, at least) TV Guides is the chance to read about programs I haven't previously been familiar with. For instance, I never knew that Donald O'Connor and Skitch Henderson had programs of their own. Good guest casts for each.
7 WABC (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
6:50 | NEWS | |
7:00 | CARTOONS | |
8:00 | MOVIE – Drama “Raintree County” (1957) | |
10:00 | VIRGINIA GRAHAM – Interviews Guests: Eydie Gorme, Genvieve, Connie Stevens | |
10:30 | DICK CAVETT Guest: Sol Linowitz | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | BEWITCHED – Comedy | |
12:30 | TREASURE ISLE – | |
1:00 | OLYMPIC GAMES – | |
2:00 | NEWLYWED GAME | |
2:30 | DATING GAME | |
3:00 | GENERAL HOSPITAL – Serial | |
3:30 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE | |
4:00 | DARK SHADOWS | |
4:30 | MOVIE – Comedy “Love in a Goldfish Bowl” (1961) | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS - John Schubeck | |
6:30 | NEWS – Reynolds | |
7:00 | OLYMPIC GAMES | |
8:30 | IT TAKES A THIEF | |
9:30 | N.Y.P.D. – Crime Drama | |
10:00 | THAT’S LIFE Guests: Robert Goulet, Alan King | |
11:00 | NEWS – Roger Grimsby | |
11:10 | WEATHER – Antoine | |
11:15 | NEWS – Roger Grimsby | |
11:30 | JOEY BISHOP Guests: Cliff Robertson, Don Allen, Joe Tex, Michele Burke | |
1:00 | MOVIE – Mystery “The Trunk” (English; 1960) |
Today on ABC's Olympic coverage: the men's 200 meter qualifying and weightlifting finals in the lightweight division highlight the afternoon coverage, while prime time focuses on the finals in the discus, 400 meter hurdles and 800 meters for men, and the women's 100 meter final and 400 meter semifinals.
9 WOR (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
7:40 | NEWS AND WEATHER | |
7:45 | JOB HUNT | |
8:00 | SCRUB CLUB | |
9:00 | ROMPER ROOM | |
10:00 | JOE FRANKLIN Guest: Beveridge Webster | |
11:30 | JOURNEY TO ADVENURE | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS – John Wingate, Mary McPhillips | |
12:30 | MOVIE – Drama “Almost a Gentleman” (1939) | |
2:00 | LORETTA YOUNG – Drama | |
2:30 | WEAKER (?) SEX – Discussion Guest: Keir Dullea | |
3:00 | DIVORCE COURT – Drama | |
3:30 | MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY | |
4:00 | MOVIE – Western “Belle Starr” (1941) | |
5:30 | REAL McCOYS – Comedy | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | GILLIGAN’S ISLAND – Comedy | |
6:30 | I SPY – Drama | |
7:30 | WHAT’S MY LINE? – Game | |
8:00 | STEVE ALLEN – Variety Guests: Martin Landau, Julie Newmar, Pat Harrington, Tim and Mickey Rooney Jr. | |
9:30 | MOVIE – Mystery “I Bury the Living” (1958) | |
11:00 | MOVIE – Drama “I Love a Mystery” (1945) | |
12:30 | FILM | |
12:45 | NEWS AND WEATHER |
The syndicated Weaker (?) Sex (2:30 p.m.) was a CBC production hosted by Pamela Mason, former wife of actor James Mason and a well-known personality in her own right. No wonder Keir Dullea was a guest; he's Canadian, and 2001 had opened earlier in the year.
11 WPIX (IND.) | ||
Morning | ||
7:30 | BIOGRAPHY – Documentary | |
8:00 | GUMBY – Children | |
8:30 | MIGHTY HERCULES – Children | |
9:00 | UNDERDOG – Children | |
9:30 | JACK LA LANNE | |
10:00 | MOVIE – Biography “Rembrandt” (1936) | |
11:30 | KIMBA – Children | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | BOZO – Children | |
12:30 | LITTLE RASCALS | |
1:00 | ROCKY – Children | |
1:30 | BURNS AND ALLEN – Comedy | |
2:00 | PERFECT MATCH | |
2:30 | PATTY DUKE – Comedy | |
3:00 | CAPTAIN SCARLET | |
3:30 | SPEED RACER | |
4:00 | THREE STOOGES | |
4:30 | SUPERMAN – Adventure | |
5:00 | MUNSTERS – Comedy | |
5:30 | BATMAN – Adventure | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | F TROOP – Comedy | |
6:30 | VOYAGE – Adventure | |
7:00 | LATIN AMERICAN DILEMMA | |
7:30 | RAT PATROL – Drama | |
8:00 | RUN FOR YOUR LIFE – Drama | |
9:00 | NEWS – Lee Nelson | |
9:30 | PASSWORD – Game Guests: Agnes Moorhead, Barry Nelson | |
10:00 | PERRY MASON – Mystery | |
11:00 | GAME OF THE WEEK | |
11:30 | MOVIE – Drama “The Spirit of West Point” (1947) | |
1:00 | NEWS – Lee Nelson |
Password in syndicated reruns? I'd never thought of that before, although there's no reason why not, considering the show isn't particularly timely. Just make sure the celebrities are still alive, right? Although looking in a past issue of TV Guide, I've read of just that kind of thing happening. As the editorial concluded, no wonder people were confused.
13 WNDT (NET) | ||
Morning | ||
8:55 | CLASSROOM – Education | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | CLASSROOM – Education | |
4:30 | LITTLE ADAM | |
4:45 | FRIENDLY GIANT – Children | |
5:00 | MISTEROGERS – Children | |
5:30 | WHAT’S NEW – Children | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | ONE TO ONE – Readings | |
6:30 | PLAYING THE GUITAR | |
7:30 | NET JOURNAL – Documentary | |
8:30 | POPULATION PROBLEM | |
9:00 | EEN CHRONICLE | |
10:30 | NEWSFRONT – Mitchell Krauss |
What, you may ask, is EEN Chronicle? I wondered that myself' it's a public-affairs program underwritten by the Ford Foundation. Tonight's program is on the institution of the presidency, and it's moderated by John Charles Daly, our favorite from What's My Line?, who appears here in his role as former head of the Voice of America. And no, I don't know what EEN stands for.
31 WNYC (IND.) | ||
Afternoon | ||
3:00 | NASA PRESENTS – Science | |
3:30 | FILM | |
4:00 | AROUND THE CLOCK – Police | |
4:30 | FILM | |
5:00 | FILM | |
5:30 | CONTINENTAL COMMENT | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | CASPER CITRON – Interview | |
6:30 | FILM | |
6:45 | NEWS | |
7:00 | REPORT TO THE PHYSICIAN | |
7:30 | HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM | |
8:00 | REPORT TO THE DENTIST | |
8:30 | SCIENCE SEMINAR | |
9:30 | FILM | |
9:45 | NEWS – Herbert Boland | |
10:00 | COLLEGE ELECTIVES |
WNYC may have broadcast more than we see here; if the United Nations is in session, they'll broadcast that live and in color, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
47 WNJU (NEWARK) (IND.) | ||
Afternoon | ||
5:25 | NEWS | |
5:30 | MOVIE – Drama “El Hombre Leopardo” (1943) (Dubbed in Spanish) | |
Evening | ||
7:30 | MIGUELITO VALDES | |
8:00 | PUMAREJO – Variety | |
9:30 | SPANISH DRAMA | |
10:00 | VARIETY HOUR – Lanza | |
10:30 | NEWS – Corrigan | |
10:45 | VARIETY HOUR – Lanza | |
11:15 | MOVIE – Drama “El Hombre Leopardo” (1943) | |
12:30 | NEWS – Raul Davila |
I think this is the first time I've seen a movie that was dubbed into Spanish; it stars Dennis O'Keefe.