Even NBC, the color network, had very few color shows in 1959, though two of the three color broadcasts today are for daytime quiz shows. Says something about priorities, or the power of advertising, or the studios the shows happened to be shot in, or all three. On the other hand, CBS has but one colorcast, Lowell Thomas' special High Adventure, seen at 9:00 p.m. on three of the four CBS affiliates in this issue.
By the way, I don't usually do this, because the Minnesota State Edition has a lot of stations, but some of those stations don't yet exist in 1959. Therefore, you're seeing all the stations in this week's issue.
By the way, I don't usually do this, because the Minnesota State Edition has a lot of stations, but some of those stations don't yet exist in 1959. Therefore, you're seeing all the stations in this week's issue.
2 KTCA (Educ.) | |||
AFTERNOON | |||
1:30 | SING-A-SONG—2nd Grade | ||
2:00 | LANGUAGE IN ACTION | ||
2:30 | JAPANESE BRUSH PAINTING | ||
3:00 | TEA AT THREE—Jeanni K. | ||
3:30 | PASING NOTES ON MUSIC | ||
4:00 | CREATIVE ART—Education | ||
4:30 | SCULPTURE—Education | ||
5:00 | MAGIC DOORWAYS—Education | ||
5:15 | SING HI-SING LO—Music | ||
5:30 | GREAT PLAINS TRILOGY | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | ATOMIC PRIMER—Education | ||
6:30 | JUNIOR HIGH ON PARADE | ||
7:00 | MUSIC FOR YOUNG PEOPLE | ||
7:30 | UN REVIEW—Education | ||
7:45 | INDUSTRY ON PARADE | ||
8:00 | PRIVATE COLLEGE HOUR | ||
8:30 | PRIVATE COLLEGE HOUR | ||
9:00 | AT HOME WITH MUSIC | ||
9:30 | ADVERTISING TODAY—Education | ||
10:00 | GREAT BOOKS—Education | ||
10:30 | CHILDREN GROWING—Education | ||
3 KDAL (DULUTH) (CBS) | |||
MORNING | |||
8:00 | CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids | ||
8:45 | NEWS—Richard Hottelet | ||
9:00 | FOR LOVE OR MONEY | ||
9:30 | ARTHUR GODFREY | ||
10:00 | I LOVE LUCY | ||
10:30 | TOP DOLLAR | ||
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | ||
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | ||
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:00 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | ||
12:05 | TOWN AND COUNTRY—Becker | ||
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS | ||
1:00 | JIMMY DEAN Guest: Jill Corey | ||
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY Guest: Ann Richards | ||
2:00 | BIG PAYOFF—Quiz | ||
2:30 | VERDICT IS YOURS | ||
3:00 | BRIGHTER DAY | ||
3:15 | SECRET STORM | ||
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | ||
4:00 | TV HOUR OF STARS—Drama | ||
5:00 | BANDSTAND—Jim Rassbach | ||
5:30 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUB | ||
5:45 | NEWS—Doug Edwards | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | NEWS | ||
6:30 | NAME THAT TUNE | ||
7:00 | TEXAN—Western | ||
7:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | ||
8:00 | DANNY THOMAS | ||
8:30 | ANN SOTHERN | ||
9:00 | HIGH ADVENTURE SPECIAL | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:30 | YOUR HIT PARADE—Music Guests: Larry Blyden, Robert Clary | ||
11:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Dragonwyck” (1946) | ||
3 KGLO (Mason City) (CBS) | |||
MORNING | |||
8:00 | CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids | ||
8:45 | NEWS—Richard Hottelet | ||
9:00 | FOR LOVE OR MONEY | ||
9:30 | ARTHUR GODFREY | ||
10:00 | I LOVE LUCY | ||
10:30 | TOP DOLLAR | ||
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | ||
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | ||
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:00 | NEWS | ||
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS | ||
1:00 | JIMMY DEAN Guest: Jill Corey | ||
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY Guest: Ann Richards | ||
2:00 | BIG PAYOFF—Quiz | ||
2:30 | VERDICT IS YOURS | ||
3:00 | BRIGHTER DAY | ||
3:15 | SECRET STORM | ||
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | ||
4:00 | BOB CAVANAUGH—Variety | ||
5:00 | BART’S CLUBHOUSE—Kids | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | FARM REPORTER—Al Helms | ||
6:05 | SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER | ||
6:15 | NEWS—Doug Edwards | ||
6:30 | NAME THAT TUNE | ||
7:00 | WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure | ||
7:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | ||
8:00 | DANNY THOMAS | ||
8:30 | ANN SOTHERN | ||
9:00 | HIGH ADVENTURE SPECIAL | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:30 | DR. CHRISTIAN—Drama | ||
11:00 | NEWS | ||
4 WCCO (CBS) | |||
MORNING | |||
7:00 | CARTOONS—Siegfried | ||
8:00 | CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids | ||
8:45 | REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL | ||
9:00 | FOR LOVE OR MONEY | ||
9:30 | ARTHUR GODFREY | ||
10:00 | I LOVE LUCY | ||
10:30 | TOP DOLLAR | ||
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | ||
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | ||
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:00 | NEWS | ||
12:15 | TAKE FIVE—Cedric Adams | ||
12:20 | WEATHER—Kraehling | ||
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS | ||
1:00 | JIMMY DEAN Guest: Jill Corey | ||
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY Guest: Ann Richards | ||
2:00 | BIG PAYOFF—Quiz | ||
2:30 | VERDICT IS YOURS | ||
3:00 | BRIGHTER DAY | ||
3:15 | SECRET STORM | ||
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | ||
4:00 | AROUND THE TOWN—Haeberle Guest: Carol Ann Mobley [sic] | ||
4:30 | COMM. CAPPY—Kids | ||
5:00 | AXEL AND DOG—Clellan Card | ||
5:30 | POPEYE CLUBHOUSE—Kids | ||
5:45 | WEATHER, NEWS, SPORTS | ||
EVENING | |||
6:15 | NEWS—Doug Edwards | ||
6:30 | NAME THAT TUNE | ||
7:00 | TEXAN—Western | ||
7:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | ||
8:00 | DANNY THOMAS | ||
8:30 | ANN SOTHERN | ||
9:00 | HIGH ADVENTURE SPECIAL | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:30 | VANGUARD—Drama | ||
11:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “Dixie Dugan” (1943) | ||
5 KSTP (NBC) | |||
MORNING | |||
6:05 | DAVID STONE—Variety | ||
6:30 | CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education “Hysteresis” | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Garroway | ||
9:00 | DOUGH-RE-MI | ||
9:30 | TREASURE HUNT | ||
10:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT | ||
10:30 | CONCENTRATION | ||
11:00 | TIC TAC DOUGH | ||
11:30 | IT COULD BE YOU | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:00 | NEWS | ||
12:15 | TREASURE CHEST—Quiz | ||
1:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz | ||
1:30 | HAGGIS BAGGIS—Quiz | ||
2:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE | ||
2:30 | FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial | ||
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY | ||
3:30 | COUNTY FAIR | ||
4:00 | MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy | ||
4:30 | HAWKEYE—Adventure | ||
5:00 | SHERWOOD FOREST—Adventure | ||
5:45 | NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | NEWS | ||
6:20 | YOU SHOULD KNOW—Quiz | ||
6:30 | BUCKSKIN—Western | ||
7:00 | RESTLESS GUN—Western | ||
7:30 | WELLS FARGO | ||
8:00 | PETER GUNN | ||
8:30 | GOODYEAR THEATER “Afternoon of the Beast” | ||
9:00 | ARTHUR MURRAY COLOR Guest: Pat Stanley | ||
9:30 | HIGHWAY PATROL—Police | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:30 | BADGE 714—Jack Webb | ||
11:00 | JACK PAAR—Variety Guest host: Dick Van Dyke | ||
12:00 | NEWS—Roger Krupp | ||
6 WSDM (DULUTH) (NBC) | |||
MORNING | |||
6:30 | CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education “Hysteresis” | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Garroway | ||
9:00 | DOUGH-RE-MI | ||
9:30 | TREASURE HUNT | ||
10:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT | ||
10:30 | CONCENTRATION | ||
11:00 | TIC TAC DOUGH | ||
11:30 | IT COULD BE YOU | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:00 | NEWS | ||
12:05 | MOVIE—Drama “Dr. Monica” (1934) | ||
1:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz | ||
1:30 | HAGGIS BAGGIS—Quiz | ||
2:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE | ||
2:30 | FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial | ||
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY | ||
3:30 | COUNTY FAIR | ||
4:00 | POPEYE—Cartoons | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | NEWS | ||
6:15 | NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley | ||
6:30 | BUCKSKIN—Western | ||
7:00 | RESTLESS GUN—Western | ||
7:30 | WELLS FARGO | ||
8:00 | PETER GUNN | ||
8:30 | GOODYEAR THEATER “Afternoon of the Beast” | ||
9:00 | ARTHUR MURRAY COLOR Guest: Pat Stanley | ||
9:30 | PATTI PAGE—Variety | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:15 | SCIENCE FICTION THEATER | ||
10:45 | JACK PAAR—Variety Guest host: Dick Van Dyke | ||
6 KMMT (AUSTIN) (ABC) | |||
MORNING | |||
10:30 | HERALD OF TRUTH—Religion | ||
11:00 | HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE—Comedy | ||
11:30 | PETER LIND HAYES | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:30 | PLAY YOUR HUNCH | ||
1:00 | LIBERACE—Variety | ||
1:30 | NEWS, WEATHER | ||
1:40 | MATINEE WITH MARGE | ||
2:00 | DAY IN COURT—Drama | ||
2:30 | MUSIC BINGO—Quiz | ||
3:00 | BEAT THE CLOCK—Collyer | ||
3:30 | WHO DO YOU TRUST—Quiz | ||
4:00 | AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Ronnie Dee | ||
5:30 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUB | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | NEWS | ||
6:15 | NEWS—Don Goddard | ||
6:30 | WOODY WOODPECKER | ||
7:00 | THIS IS ALICE—Comedy | ||
7:30 | BOLD JOURNEY | ||
8:00 | VOICE OF FIRESTONE Guests: Paul Whiteman, Mindy Carson, Earl Wild | ||
8:30 | DR. I.Q.—Quiz | ||
9:00 | PATTI PAGE—Variety Guests: Julius LaRosa, Shari Lewis | ||
9:30 | TARGET—Adolphe Menjou | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:15 | NEWS—John Daly | ||
10:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Three Desperate Men” (1950) | ||
8 WKBT (LaCrosse) (CBS) | |||
MORNING | |||
10:30 | TOP DOLLAR | ||
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE | ||
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | ||
11:45 | COUNTRY STYLE, U.S.A. —Music | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:00 | NEWS | ||
12:05 | HONEYMOONERS—Gleason | ||
12:30 | TOP PLAYS—Drama “Mr. Onion” | ||
1:00 | JIMMY DEAN Guest: Jill Corey | ||
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY Guest: Ann Richards | ||
2:00 | BIG PAYOFF—Quiz | ||
2:30 | VERDICT IS YOURS | ||
3:00 | BRIGHTER DAY | ||
3:15 | SECRET STORM | ||
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT | ||
4:00 | COUNTERPOINT—Drama | ||
4:30 | FILM FEATURE | ||
5:00 | HAWKEYE—Adventure | ||
5:30 | ADVENTURE TIME—Kids | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | FARM DIGEST—Martin | ||
6:05 | SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER | ||
6:30 | NAME THAT TUNE | ||
7:00 | TEXAN—Western | ||
7:30 | FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy | ||
8:00 | DANNY THOMAS | ||
8:30 | ANN SOTHERN | ||
9:00 | ERNIE FORD—Variety Guest: Lloyd Bridges | ||
9:30 | GROUCHO MARX—Quiz | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:20 | LAWMAN—Western | ||
10:50 | SAN FRANCISCO BEAT | ||
11:20 | BENGAL LANCERS—Adventure | ||
9 KMSP (Ind.) | |||
AFTERNOON | |||
1:55 | CHAPEL OF THE AIR | ||
2:00 | MOVIE—Drama “The Bamboo Blonde” (1946) | ||
3:30 | BINGO—Joe Cooper | ||
4:30 | TV READER’S DIGEST—Drama | ||
5:00 | SUSIE—Comedy | ||
5:30 | OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | LOONEY TUNERS CLUB | ||
6:30 | MEN OF ANNAPOLIS—Drama | ||
7:00 | CAPTURED—Police | ||
7:30 | CONFIDENTIAL FILE—Drama | ||
8:00 | SHERIFF OF COCHISE—Western | ||
8:30 | SAN FRANCISCO BEAT—Police | ||
9:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Background to Danger” (1943) | ||
10:30 | NEWS—David Lee | ||
10:45 | SPORTS—Tony Parker | ||
10:50 | OPEN HOUSE—Mel Jass | ||
11:55 | NEWS—Joe Cooper | ||
10 KROC (Rochester) (NBC) | |||
MORNING | |||
6:30 | CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education “Hysteresis” | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Garroway | ||
9:00 | DOUGH-RE-MI | ||
9:30 | TREASURE HUNT | ||
10:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT | ||
10:30 | CONCENTRATION | ||
11:00 | TIC TAC DOUGH | ||
11:30 | IT COULD BE YOU | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:00 | NEWS | ||
12:15 | CHANNEL 10 CALLING | ||
12:30 | CHRISTOPHERS—Religion | ||
1:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz | ||
1:30 | HAGGIS BAGGIS—Quiz | ||
2:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE | ||
2:30 | FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial | ||
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY | ||
3:30 | COUNTY FAIR | ||
4:00 | WHAT’S NEW?—Don Perry | ||
4:30 | TEN FOR SURVIVAL—Education | ||
5:00 | JUNGLE JIM—Adventure | ||
5:30 | MUSIC TIME—Variety | ||
5:45 | LOONEY TUNES—Cartoons | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | NEWS | ||
6:15 | NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley | ||
6:30 | SHERLOCK HOLMES—Mystery | ||
7:00 | RESTLESS GUN—Western | ||
7:30 | WELLS FARGO | ||
8:00 | PETER GUNN | ||
8:30 | GOODYEAR THEATER “Afternoon of the Beast” | ||
9:00 | ARTHUR MURRAY COLOR Guest: Pat Stanley | ||
9:30 | AFRICAN PATROL—Drama | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:30 | JACK PAAR—Variety Guest host: Dick Van Dyke | ||
11 WTCN (ABC) | |||
MORNING | |||
9:00 | FILM SHORT | ||
9:20 | FARM NEWS—Stuart A. Lindman | ||
9:30 | ROMPER ROOM—Miss Kay | ||
10:20 | MARK STEVENS | ||
10:25 | AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy | ||
10:55 | STAR AND THE STORY—Drama | ||
11:25 | MARK STEVENS | ||
11:30 | PETER LIND HAYES | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:30 | PLAY YOUR HUNCH | ||
1:00 | LIBERACE—Variety | ||
1:30 | MARK STEVENS | ||
1:35 | BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy | ||
2:00 | DAY IN COURT—Drama | ||
2:30 | MUSIC BINGO—Quiz | ||
3:00 | BEAT THE CLOCK—Collyer | ||
3:30 | WHO DO YOU TRUST—Quiz | ||
4:00 | AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Ronnie Dee | ||
5:30 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUB | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | NEWS | ||
6:30 | FILM FEATURE | ||
7:00 | JEFF’S COLLIE—Drama | ||
7:30 | BOLD JOURNEY | ||
8:00 | VOICE OF FIRESTONE Guests: Paul Whiteman, Mindy Carson, Earl Wild | ||
8:30 | DR. I.Q.—Quiz | ||
9:00 | PATTI PAGE—Variety Guests: Julius LaRosa, Shari Lewis | ||
9:30 | NEWS—Chick McCuen | ||
9:45 | MOVIE—Drama “Little Caesar” (1930) | ||
11:30 | I LED THREE LIVES—Carlson | ||
13 WEAU (Eau Claire) (NBC) | |||
MORNING | |||
6:30 | CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education “Hysteresis” | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Garroway | ||
9:00 | DOUGH-RE-MI | ||
9:30 | TREASURE HUNT | ||
10:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT | ||
10:30 | CONCENTRATION | ||
11:00 | TIC TAC DOUGH | ||
11:30 | IT COULD BE YOU | ||
AFTERNOON | |||
12:00 | EXTENSION DIVISION | ||
12:15 | FILM FEATURE | ||
12:45 | MARKETS, NEWS | ||
1:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz | ||
1:30 | HAGGIS BAGGIS—Quiz | ||
2:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE | ||
2:30 | FROM THESE ROOTS—Serial | ||
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY | ||
3:30 | COUNTY FAIR | ||
4:00 | CARTOONS—Kids | ||
4:30 | MOVIE—Western “Eyes of Texas” (1948) | ||
5:30 | CARTOONS—Kids | ||
5:45 | TELEVISITS—Bye Napier | ||
EVENING | |||
6:00 | CARTOONS—Kids | ||
6:10 | NEWS, WEATHER | ||
6:30 | WALT DISNEY—Adventure | ||
7:30 | WELLS FARGO | ||
8:00 | PETER GUNN | ||
8:30 | SHERIFF OF COCHISE—Western | ||
9:00 | ARTHUR MURRAY COLOR Guest: Pat Stanley | ||
9:30 | SCIENCE FICTION THEATER | ||
10:00 | NEWS | ||
10:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Fifty Roads to Town” (1937) | ||