source: New York Times
CONNECTICUT TV
Sunday December 3, 1989
WFSB-TV 3 (CBS) Hartford
6am- Neighbor's Religion
6:30- CBS Storybreak
7am- Vista
7:30- Black Forum
8am- New England Sunday
9am- CBS News Sunday Morning
10:30- Inside Washington
11am- Face the Nation
11:30- InSport
12pm- This is the NFL
12:30- NFL Today
1pm- NFL Football- Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants
4:30- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
5pm- Magnum P.I
6pm- CBS News
6:30- Eyewitness News
7pm- 60 Minutes
8pm- Murder She Wrote
9pm- Movie- No Place Like Home (1989)
11pm- Eyewitness News
11:30- Magnum P.I
12:30- At The Movies
1am- New England Sunday
2am- Eyewitness News (repeat)
2:30- CBS News Nightwatch
WTNH-TV 8 (ABC) New Haven
6am- Home Shopping
7am- Breakthrough (Rod Parsley)
7:30- 8th Day
8am- Larry Jones (the same person who does Feed the Children)
8:30- Paid Programming
10am- Newsmakers
10:30- This Week with David Brinkley
11:30- Better Your Home
12pm- Movie- Lovesick (1983)
2pm- Crimestoppers
2:30- Siskel and Ebert
3pm- Star Search
4pm- Golf- JCPenney classic- final round (from Largo, FL)
6pm- Action News
6:30- ABC News
7pm- Life Goes On
8pm- Free Spirit
8:30- Homeroom
9pm- Movie- The Shell Seekers (1989)
11pm- Action News
11:30- Movie- Lovesick (1983)
1:30- Paid Programming
2am- ABC News
2:30- Sign-Off
WTXX-TV 20 (Ind.) Waterbury
6am- Insight/Out
6:30- Paid Programming
7:30- Miracle Faith
8am- Porky Pig
8:30- Daffy Duck
9am- Bugs Bunny
9:30- New Archies
10am- T and T
10:30- Movie- Tarzan's New Adventures (1935)
12pm- He-Man: The Ultimate Challenge
2pm- Movie- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
4pm- Movie- Life on the Mississippi (1980)
6pm- 444 Days To Freedom
8pm- Movie- Star Trap (1989)
10pm- New Life
11pm- Insight and Out
11:30- Hot Shot Bowling
12:30- Paid Programming
1am- NVR Showcase
4:30- Sign-Off
WVIT-TV 30 (NBC) Hartford (Note: Only from 12pm-sign-off) What aired Sunday mornings on Ch. 30 back in Dec. 1989
12pm- Meet the Press
12:30- NFL Live
1pm- NFL Football
4pm- NFL Football
7pm- Magical World Of Disney
8pm- Ann Jillian
8:30- Sister Kate
9pm- Movie- Truck One
11pm- News (what did they call their newscasts back then?)
11:30- George Michael's Sports Machine
12am- Offsides with the New England Patriots
1am- That's The Spirit
1:30- Sign-Off
WSBK-TV 38 (Ind.) Boston
6am- Dick Van Dyke
6:30- Alice
7am- Kenneth Copleand
8am- World Tomorrow
8:30- Gidget
9am- My Secret Identity
9:30- New Lassie
10am- Munsters Today
10:30- College Mad House (game show hosted by Greg Kinnear)
11am- Mama's Family
11:30- Three Stooges
1pm- Movie- A Christmas Carol (1983)
2pm- Movie- Little Miss Marker (1934)
3:30- Movie- Tom Sawyer (1930)
5pm- Hart to Hart
6pm- St. Elsewhere
7pm- NHL Hockey- Boston Bruins @ Philadelphia Flyers
9:30- Friday The 13th
10:30- War of the Worlds
11:30- Christian Lifestyle
12am- Ask The Manager- (A classic show)
12:30- War of the Worlds
1:30- Alfred Hitchcock
2am- Movie- Golden Girl (1979)
4:30- Andy Griffith
WEDW-TV 49 (PBS) Bridgeport (Part of the Connecticut Public Television, which includes WEDH-TV Ch. 24 in Hartford and WEDN-TV Ch. 53 in Norwich)
8am- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
9:10- Sesame Street
10:30- This Old House
11:45- Frugal Gourmet with Itzhak Perlman
1pm- Travelin' Gourmet
1:45- Living Life Fully
3pm- Art of Being Human
4pm- Healing The Shame That Binds You
5:30- All Creatures Great and Small
6:45- All Creatures Great and Small
8pm- Travels- "Around the World in 60 Minutes" (Part 10 of 12)
9pm- Masterpiece Theater- "A Tale of Two Cities" (Part 3 and 4 of 4)
11:30- Sweet Sixteen
12am- Sign-Off
WTIC-TV 61 (Fox) Hartford
6am- Film from 5am- Sunday?
6:30- Connecticut Now
7am- Paddington Bear
7:30- Fantastic Max
8am- Richie Rich
8:30- Super Ted
9am- Paid Programming
10am- There Really is a Santa Claus
11am- McDonalds Charity Christmas Parade (from Chicago)
1pm- Movie- When the Circus Comes to Town (1981)
3pm- Movie- On His Own (1983)
5pm- My Secret Identity
5:30- Charles in Charge
6pm- Star Trek: The Next Generation
7pm- Booker
8pm- America's Most Wanted
8:30- Totally Hidden Videos
9pm- Married with Children
9:30- Open House
10pm- Premiere presents inside the Christmas Blockbusters
11pm- Arsenio Hall
12am- Sign-Off
CONNECTICUT TV
Sunday December 3, 1989
WFSB-TV 3 (CBS) Hartford
6am- Neighbor's Religion
6:30- CBS Storybreak
7am- Vista
7:30- Black Forum
8am- New England Sunday
9am- CBS News Sunday Morning
10:30- Inside Washington
11am- Face the Nation
11:30- InSport
12pm- This is the NFL
12:30- NFL Today
1pm- NFL Football- Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants
4:30- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
5pm- Magnum P.I
6pm- CBS News
6:30- Eyewitness News
7pm- 60 Minutes
8pm- Murder She Wrote
9pm- Movie- No Place Like Home (1989)
11pm- Eyewitness News
11:30- Magnum P.I
12:30- At The Movies
1am- New England Sunday
2am- Eyewitness News (repeat)
2:30- CBS News Nightwatch
WTNH-TV 8 (ABC) New Haven
6am- Home Shopping
7am- Breakthrough (Rod Parsley)
7:30- 8th Day
8am- Larry Jones (the same person who does Feed the Children)
8:30- Paid Programming
10am- Newsmakers
10:30- This Week with David Brinkley
11:30- Better Your Home
12pm- Movie- Lovesick (1983)
2pm- Crimestoppers
2:30- Siskel and Ebert
3pm- Star Search
4pm- Golf- JCPenney classic- final round (from Largo, FL)
6pm- Action News
6:30- ABC News
7pm- Life Goes On
8pm- Free Spirit
8:30- Homeroom
9pm- Movie- The Shell Seekers (1989)
11pm- Action News
11:30- Movie- Lovesick (1983)
1:30- Paid Programming
2am- ABC News
2:30- Sign-Off
WTXX-TV 20 (Ind.) Waterbury
6am- Insight/Out
6:30- Paid Programming
7:30- Miracle Faith
8am- Porky Pig
8:30- Daffy Duck
9am- Bugs Bunny
9:30- New Archies
10am- T and T
10:30- Movie- Tarzan's New Adventures (1935)
12pm- He-Man: The Ultimate Challenge
2pm- Movie- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
4pm- Movie- Life on the Mississippi (1980)
6pm- 444 Days To Freedom
8pm- Movie- Star Trap (1989)
10pm- New Life
11pm- Insight and Out
11:30- Hot Shot Bowling
12:30- Paid Programming
1am- NVR Showcase
4:30- Sign-Off
WVIT-TV 30 (NBC) Hartford (Note: Only from 12pm-sign-off) What aired Sunday mornings on Ch. 30 back in Dec. 1989
12pm- Meet the Press
12:30- NFL Live
1pm- NFL Football
4pm- NFL Football
7pm- Magical World Of Disney
8pm- Ann Jillian
8:30- Sister Kate
9pm- Movie- Truck One
11pm- News (what did they call their newscasts back then?)
11:30- George Michael's Sports Machine
12am- Offsides with the New England Patriots
1am- That's The Spirit
1:30- Sign-Off
WSBK-TV 38 (Ind.) Boston
6am- Dick Van Dyke
6:30- Alice
7am- Kenneth Copleand
8am- World Tomorrow
8:30- Gidget
9am- My Secret Identity
9:30- New Lassie
10am- Munsters Today
10:30- College Mad House (game show hosted by Greg Kinnear)
11am- Mama's Family
11:30- Three Stooges
1pm- Movie- A Christmas Carol (1983)
2pm- Movie- Little Miss Marker (1934)
3:30- Movie- Tom Sawyer (1930)
5pm- Hart to Hart
6pm- St. Elsewhere
7pm- NHL Hockey- Boston Bruins @ Philadelphia Flyers
9:30- Friday The 13th
10:30- War of the Worlds
11:30- Christian Lifestyle
12am- Ask The Manager- (A classic show)
12:30- War of the Worlds
1:30- Alfred Hitchcock
2am- Movie- Golden Girl (1979)
4:30- Andy Griffith
WEDW-TV 49 (PBS) Bridgeport (Part of the Connecticut Public Television, which includes WEDH-TV Ch. 24 in Hartford and WEDN-TV Ch. 53 in Norwich)
8am- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
9:10- Sesame Street
10:30- This Old House
11:45- Frugal Gourmet with Itzhak Perlman
1pm- Travelin' Gourmet
1:45- Living Life Fully
3pm- Art of Being Human
4pm- Healing The Shame That Binds You
5:30- All Creatures Great and Small
6:45- All Creatures Great and Small
8pm- Travels- "Around the World in 60 Minutes" (Part 10 of 12)
9pm- Masterpiece Theater- "A Tale of Two Cities" (Part 3 and 4 of 4)
11:30- Sweet Sixteen
12am- Sign-Off
WTIC-TV 61 (Fox) Hartford
6am- Film from 5am- Sunday?
6:30- Connecticut Now
7am- Paddington Bear
7:30- Fantastic Max
8am- Richie Rich
8:30- Super Ted
9am- Paid Programming
10am- There Really is a Santa Claus
11am- McDonalds Charity Christmas Parade (from Chicago)
1pm- Movie- When the Circus Comes to Town (1981)
3pm- Movie- On His Own (1983)
5pm- My Secret Identity
5:30- Charles in Charge
6pm- Star Trek: The Next Generation
7pm- Booker
8pm- America's Most Wanted
8:30- Totally Hidden Videos
9pm- Married with Children
9:30- Open House
10pm- Premiere presents inside the Christmas Blockbusters
11pm- Arsenio Hall
12am- Sign-Off