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Retro: Twin Cities, MN, Thanksgiving 1988

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Schedule: Thanksgiving (November 24), 1988, Minneapolis, MN

Source: Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Thursday, November 24, 1988

Channels:
2- KTCA-TV (PBS)
4- WCCO-TV (CBS)
5- KSTP-TV (ABC)
9- KMSP-TV (IND)
17- KTCI- TV (PBS)
23- KTMA-TV (IND-UHF 23)
29- KITN-TV (IND-UHF 29)
41- KXLI-TV (IND-UHF 41)

6:00
2- Weather
4- This Morning
5- News
9- G.I. Joe
11- News at Sunrise
17- AM Radar Weather
23- Ag Day
29- Study in the Word
41- CNN News

6:30
2- Business Report
9- The Flintstones
23- Business/Morning
29- Silverhawks
41- Morning Stretch

7:00
2- Square One TV
5- Good Morning America
9- Ghostbusters
11- Today
23- Body by Jake
29- Thundercats
41- CNN News

7:30
2- 3-2-1- Contact
9- C.O.P.S.
23- Spider-man
29- Alvin and the Chipmunks
41- Morning Stretch

8:00
2- Sesame Street
4- Donahue
9- Woody Woodpecker
11- Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
23- Dinosaucers
29- Gumby
41- Richard Roberts

8:30
9- Dennis the Menace
23- Bravestarr
29- Carebears

9:00
2- Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
4- All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (Joined in Progress)
5- Geraldo
9- My Little Pony
23- Home Shopping Network
29- Gilligan’s Island
41- Heritage Today

9:30
2- Zoobilee Zoo
9- JEM
29- The Care Bears Movie

10:00
2- Kangaroo
5- Twin Cities Live
9- TV Movie- “Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears” (Premiere)
23- Liar’s Club
41- Rhoda

10:30
2- Joy of Painting
23- Realtively Speaking
41- Our Miss Brooks

11:00
2- Louisiana Cooking
4- NFL Today
5- Medical Center
11- Group One Medical
23- Lingo
29- Quincy M.E.
41- Whirlybirds

11:30
2- Sesame Street
4- NFL Football (Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions)
9- News
11- Scrabble
23- Divorce Court
41- Millionaire

12:00 (noon)
5- All My Children
9- Love Boat
11- Days of Our Lives
17- Radar Weather
23- Film- “Gamera” (1966)
29- Film- “The Great Muppet Caper” (1981)
41- Daniel Boone

12:30
2- Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood

1:00
2- Film- “Palooka” (1934)
5- One Life to Live
9- Glo Friends Save Christmas
11- Another World
41- Film- “An Affair to Remember” (1957)

1:30
9- Bugs and Porky

2:00
5- General Hospital
9- Fun House
11- Alice
23- Film- “Gamera vs. Barugon” (1966)
29- The Mouse on the Mayflower

2:30
2- Velveteen Rabbit
9- Scooby-Doo
11- NFL Live

3:00
2- Degrassi Jr High
4- Vikings Locker Room
5- Good Company
9- Yogi Bear
11- NFL Football (Houston Oilers at Dallas Cowboys)
29- Double Dare
41- Snorks

3:30
2- Square One TV
9- Tom and Jerry
29- Finders Keepers
41- Alvin Show

4:00
2- Sesame Street
4- Jeopardy
5- Oprah Winfrey
9- Ducktales
23- “Film” (if you can call it that)- “Fugitive Alien” (1986)
29- Kidd Video
41- King Leonardo

4:30
4- Family Feud
9- Jetsons
41- Lone Ranger

5:00
2- Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
4- News
5- News
9- Family Ties
17- Degrassi Jr. High
29- A-Team
41- Superman

5:30
2- Business Report
4- CBS News
5- ABC News
9- Webster
17- Power of Choice
41- Petticoat Junction


6:00
2- MacNeill/Lehrer News Hour
9- Family Ties
11- News
17- Business Report
23- MST3K(?!) (Film Featured)- “Thunderbirds in Outer Space” (1980)
29- Film- “Benji” (1974)
41- Dark Shadows

6:30
4- Wheel of Fortune
5- A Current Affair
9- Night Court
11- USA Today
17- Maturity
41- Have Gun, Will Travel

7:00
2- This Old House
4- Smothers Brothers Thanksgiving
5- Film- “Mary Poppins” (1964)
9- Ducktales: Time is Money
11- Cosby Show
17- College/Adults
41- All American Cowboy

7:30
2- Newton’s Apple
11- A Different World
17- College/Adults

8:00
2- Cousteau/Amazon
4- Paradise
11- Cheers
17- MacNeill/Lehrer Newshour
23- MST3K (Premiere) (Film Featured- “Revenge of the Mysterons” (1980))
29- Film- “Big Jake” (1971)
41- Marshall Dillon

8:30
11- Dear John
41- Death Valley

9:00
2- Mystery!: Return of Sherlock Holmes II
4- Knots Landing
9- News
11- L.A. Law
17- Chillida
41- Film- “The Bravados” (1958)

10:00
2- East Enders
4-5-11- News
9- Love Connection
17- Firing Line
23- Film- “Night of the Zombies” (1981)
29- WKRP in Cincinnati

10:30
2- Open All Hours

10:35
4- Vikings
5- Nightline
9- Simon and Simon
11- Cheers
17- Currents
29- Film- “Advise and Consent” (1962)

11:00
2-Comrades: Doctor in Moscow
17- Mystery! Return of Sherlock Holmes II

11:05
4- Hill Street Blues
5- Morton Downey
11- The Tonight Show
41- Outer Limits

11:35
9- Rockford
 
According to most every MST3K source, the actual premiere movie featured on MST3K was, "Invaders from the Deep," from 1981 NOT "Thunderbirds in Space". Do you think the newspaper made a typo?
 
I believe so. Sorry, but the papers did not list KITN as a FOX station (though it aired FOX programming). In contrast, the Boston Globe, DID list WFXT as a FOX station at the time. I guess that was a mistake on my part for being largely ignorant of the label.

29- KITN (FOX)
 
By 1988, KMSP was one of several Fox affiliates nationwide that were disappointed with the network's weak programming offerings, particularly on Saturday nights, which were bogging down KMSP's otherwise successful independent lineup. That January, channel 9 dropped Fox's Saturday night lineup;[39] the move did not sit well with Fox, and in July 1988 the network announced that it would not renew its affiliations with KMSP and Chris-Craft sister station KPTV in Portland, Oregon.[40] Fox then signed an agreement with KITN (channel 29, now WFTC) to become its new Twin Cities affiliate, and KMSP reverted to being an independent station full-time
 
wyp41 said:
I believe so. Sorry, but the papers did not list KITN as a FOX station (though it aired FOX programming). In contrast, the Boston Globe, DID list WFXT as a FOX station at the time. I guess that was a mistake on my part for being largely ignorant of the label.

29- KITN (FOX)
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Don't worry it wasn't really clear Fox was a network in 1988 anyway. I remember Hal Erickson's "Syndicated Television" book from 1989 includes early Fox shows, and considering how few days it was actually on it was closer to Operation Prime Time than the "Big Three".
BTW, did the listings for the "All American Parade" include the host cities? And when did CBS just switch to airing the NYC parade on Thanksgiving?
 
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