The 1962-63 season was drawing to a close, as two NBC shows--The Price Is Right and Wagon Train--would up it to ABC in the course of the next two weeks.
PITTSBURGH, PA. - Monday, September 9, 1963
2 KDKA (CBS) Pittsburgh
4 WTAE (ABC) Pittsburgh
6 WJAC (NBC, ABC) Johnstown
7 WTRF (NBC, ABC) Wheeling
9 WSTV (ABC, CBS) Steubenville
10 WFBG (CBS) Altoona
11 WIIC (NBC) Pittsburgh
13 WQED (PBS) Pittsburgh
6:20
2 - Sermonette
6:25
2 - Farm Report
6:30
2 - Columbia Lectures (Topics: Contemporary technology and world politics)
6:55
10 - Thoughts For The Day
11 - Devotional Moments
7 AM
2 - Daybreak
6, 7, 11 - Today
9 - Cartoons
10 - Breakfast Time
7:30
9 - Davey & Goliath
7:45
9 - King & Odie (Premiere; 15-minute syndicated repackaged edition of "King Leonardo & His Short Subjects")
8 AM
4 - Robin Hood
9, 10 - Captain Kangaroo
8:15
2 - Captain Kangaroo (in progress)
8:30
4 - King Leonardo & His Short Subjects (Syndication premiere; this was available as its original NBC episodes and as the 15-minute "The King And Odie")
9 AM
2 - John Reed King
4, 6 - Romper Room
7 - Debbie Drake
9 - Jack LaLanne
10 - University Of The Air
11 - Kay Calls
9:05
13 - Classroom programming
9:15
7 - Romper Room
9:30
4 - Ricki & Cooper
9 - Cartoons
9:45
10 - Industry On Parade
10 AM
2 - Love Of Life
4 - Jean Connelly (Jack Palance, star of the ABC series "The Greatest Show On Earth" is a guest)
6, 7, 11 - Say When!!
9 - Tennessee Ernie Ford
10 - CBS Morning News
13 - Tell Me A Story
10:25
2 - CBS News
6, 7, 11 - NBC News
10:30
2, 9, 10 - I Love Lucy
4 - Tennessee Ernie Ford
6, 7, 11 - Play Your Hunch
13 - Beginning Spanish
10:45
13 - Classroom Programming
11 AM
2, 9, 10 - Real McCoys
4 - Price Is Right (Now seen on ABC; a celebrity bids for prizes on behalf of audience members. This week's celebrity guest is Betsy Palmer)
6, 7, 11 - Concentration (New time. The Challenge of Champions, a tournament between the season's top four contestants, is inaugurated)
11:30
2, 9, 10 - Pete & Gladys
4 - Seven Keys
6, 7, 11 - Missing Links (Debut. A celebrity panel fills in the missing pieces of a challenger's four-part story. Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman and Chester Morris are the panelists. Ed McMahon hosts)
13 - Kindergarten
12 Noon
2, 4 - News
6, 7, 11 - Your First Impression
9, 10 - Love Of Life
13 - It's Fun To Reduce
12:25
9, 10 - CBS News
12:30
2, 10 - Search For Tomorrow
4 - Father Knows Best
6, 7, 11 - Truth Or Consequences
9 - Tell-All
13 - What In The World
12:45
2, 10 - Guiding Light
12:55
6, 7, 11 - NBC News
1 PM
2 - Mike Douglas (Hal March is this week's co-host)
4 - Movie: "Hell Divers"
6 - Tennessee Ernie Ford
7 - Take 30
10 - Farm, Home & Garden
11 - Luncheon At The Ones (Today's show originates from the seventh floor at Kaufmann's)
13 - Classroom Programming
1:25
13 - World Cultures
1:30
6 - International Zone
7 - Father Knows Best
9, 10 - As The World Turns
1:50
13 - Learning Our Language
2 PM
6, 7, 11 - People Will Talk
9, 10 - Password (Nanette Fabray, Peter Lind Hayes)
2:15
13 - Classroom programming
2:25
6, 7, 11 - NBC News
2:30
2, 9, 10 - Art Linkletter's House Party
4 - General Hospital
6, 7, 11 - The Doctors
2:40
13 - Time Lapse
2:45
13 - Talking Town
2, 9, 10 - To Tell The Truth (Peter Cook, Phyllis Newman, Barry Nelson, Ann Sheridan)
4 - Queen For A Day
6, 7, 11 - Loretta Young Theater
13 - NET Prevue
3:25
2, 9, 10 - CBS News
3:30
2, 9, 10 - Edge Of Night
4 - Who Do You Trust?
6, 7, 11 - You Don't Say! (Abby Dalton, Richard Long)
13 - Heredity (Debut. First in a series dealing with inherited characteristics. In the opener, the question is posed on whether or not diseases are inherited)
4 PM
2, 9, 10 - Secret Storm
4 - Discovery '63
6, 11 - Match Game (Bess Myerson, Jim Backus)
7 - Major Adams, Trailmaster
13 - French
4:25
4 - Popeye & K'nish
6, 11 - NBC News
4:30
2 - Zane Grey Theater
6 - Make Room For Daddy
7 - Treasure Chest
9 - Cartoons
10 - Popeye
11 - Popeye Club
13 - Kindergarten
5 PM
2 - Movie: "Dragonmaster"
4 - Adventure Time
6, 7, 11 - Mickey Mouse Club
9 - Maverick
10 - Movie: "Three Crooked Men"
13 - Friendly Giant
5:15
13 - What's New
5:30
6 - Rocky & His Friends
11 - Cartoon Pals
5:45
13 - Pathways To People
6 PM
6, 7, 9, 11 - News
13 - World Cultures
6:15
4 - ABC News
6 - Search For Adventure
6:30
2, 9, 10 - CBS News
4 - Sea Hunt
6 - News
7, 11 - Huntley-Brinkley Report
13 - Anatomy Of Revolution
7 PM
2, 4 - News
6 - Biography
7 - Second Heart
9 - Stump The Stars (syndicated edition of "Pantomime Quiz")
10 - Sea Hunt
11 - Huckleberry Hound
13- Jobs For America
7:30
2, 9, 10 - To Tell The Truth (Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Earl Wrightson, Kitty Carlisle)
4 - Billy Graham Crusade
6 - Dakotas
7 - McHale's Navy
11 - Movie: "Harry Black and the Tiger"
13 - Around Your Home (Application of paneling is shown)
8 PM
2, 9, 10 - I've Got A Secret (Panelists: Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer, Henry Morgan, Bess Myerson. Phil Silvers is the guest contestant)
7 - Championship Profile
13 - Gardener's Almanac (Soil testing to determine compatibility between soil, fertilizer and seeds)
8:30
2, 9, 10 - Vacation Playhouse ("Hooray For Love" centers on a couple who live in a houseboat. Last show of the season. "The Lucy Show" returns here next week followed by "The Danny Thomas Show" and "The Andy Griffith Show")
4 - Your Funny Films (Special. George Fenniman hosts as Marty Ingles shows some home movies. Also: commercials are satirized. "Wagon Train" moves to ABC at this new time next week)
6 - Our Man Higgins (Higgins must affect a make-good after a guest mix-up. Last show.)
13 - QED On Camera (Coverage of the Allegheny County Fair)
9 PM
4, 7 - The World Over (Special. European royalty is explored)
6 - I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (Kate performs at a benefit show. Repeat; last show)
13 - Education Testing (Advocates the Court of Reasoning pose questions from the Educational Testing Service)
9:30
6 - Billy Graham Crusade
11 - Art Linkletter (Carl Reiner, Jayne Meadows and Gisele McKenzie predict whether or not a woman will report a veterinarian treating a human. Last show. The magazine show "Hollywood
And the Stars" debuts here next week)
10 PM
2 - Password (Gisele McKenzie, Paul Anka. A new drama, "East Side, West Side," debuts at this time next week. "Password" moves to Thursday evenings)
4, 9 - Ben Casey (A Greek youth is engulfed in a family problem. Next week, "Breaking Point" premieres at this time. "Ben Casey" moves to Sundays)
7 - Wide Country
10 - Billy Graham Crusade
11 - David Brinkley's Journal (A gauge of President Kennedy's handling of civil rights and the economy. "Sing Along With Mitch" moves to this time next week)
10:30
2, 6 - Stump The Stars (Dean Jones, Roger Smith. Pat Harrington Jr. hosts. Last show)
11 - Ripcord
11 PM
2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 - News
11:15
2 - Steve Allen
4 - Movie: "Hangman's Knot"
7, 11 - Johnny Carson
10 - Divorce Court
11:25
9 - Movie: "The Palomino"
11:30
6 - Johnny Carson
12:10
10 - Movie: "Rebel In Town"
12:45
2 - Movie: "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House"
1 AM
11 - Devotional Momemts
PITTSBURGH, PA. - Monday, September 9, 1963
2 KDKA (CBS) Pittsburgh
4 WTAE (ABC) Pittsburgh
6 WJAC (NBC, ABC) Johnstown
7 WTRF (NBC, ABC) Wheeling
9 WSTV (ABC, CBS) Steubenville
10 WFBG (CBS) Altoona
11 WIIC (NBC) Pittsburgh
13 WQED (PBS) Pittsburgh
6:20
2 - Sermonette
6:25
2 - Farm Report
6:30
2 - Columbia Lectures (Topics: Contemporary technology and world politics)
6:55
10 - Thoughts For The Day
11 - Devotional Moments
7 AM
2 - Daybreak
6, 7, 11 - Today
9 - Cartoons
10 - Breakfast Time
7:30
9 - Davey & Goliath
7:45
9 - King & Odie (Premiere; 15-minute syndicated repackaged edition of "King Leonardo & His Short Subjects")
8 AM
4 - Robin Hood
9, 10 - Captain Kangaroo
8:15
2 - Captain Kangaroo (in progress)
8:30
4 - King Leonardo & His Short Subjects (Syndication premiere; this was available as its original NBC episodes and as the 15-minute "The King And Odie")
9 AM
2 - John Reed King
4, 6 - Romper Room
7 - Debbie Drake
9 - Jack LaLanne
10 - University Of The Air
11 - Kay Calls
9:05
13 - Classroom programming
9:15
7 - Romper Room
9:30
4 - Ricki & Cooper
9 - Cartoons
9:45
10 - Industry On Parade
10 AM
2 - Love Of Life
4 - Jean Connelly (Jack Palance, star of the ABC series "The Greatest Show On Earth" is a guest)
6, 7, 11 - Say When!!
9 - Tennessee Ernie Ford
10 - CBS Morning News
13 - Tell Me A Story
10:25
2 - CBS News
6, 7, 11 - NBC News
10:30
2, 9, 10 - I Love Lucy
4 - Tennessee Ernie Ford
6, 7, 11 - Play Your Hunch
13 - Beginning Spanish
10:45
13 - Classroom Programming
11 AM
2, 9, 10 - Real McCoys
4 - Price Is Right (Now seen on ABC; a celebrity bids for prizes on behalf of audience members. This week's celebrity guest is Betsy Palmer)
6, 7, 11 - Concentration (New time. The Challenge of Champions, a tournament between the season's top four contestants, is inaugurated)
11:30
2, 9, 10 - Pete & Gladys
4 - Seven Keys
6, 7, 11 - Missing Links (Debut. A celebrity panel fills in the missing pieces of a challenger's four-part story. Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman and Chester Morris are the panelists. Ed McMahon hosts)
13 - Kindergarten
12 Noon
2, 4 - News
6, 7, 11 - Your First Impression
9, 10 - Love Of Life
13 - It's Fun To Reduce
12:25
9, 10 - CBS News
12:30
2, 10 - Search For Tomorrow
4 - Father Knows Best
6, 7, 11 - Truth Or Consequences
9 - Tell-All
13 - What In The World
12:45
2, 10 - Guiding Light
12:55
6, 7, 11 - NBC News
1 PM
2 - Mike Douglas (Hal March is this week's co-host)
4 - Movie: "Hell Divers"
6 - Tennessee Ernie Ford
7 - Take 30
10 - Farm, Home & Garden
11 - Luncheon At The Ones (Today's show originates from the seventh floor at Kaufmann's)
13 - Classroom Programming
1:25
13 - World Cultures
1:30
6 - International Zone
7 - Father Knows Best
9, 10 - As The World Turns
1:50
13 - Learning Our Language
2 PM
6, 7, 11 - People Will Talk
9, 10 - Password (Nanette Fabray, Peter Lind Hayes)
2:15
13 - Classroom programming
2:25
6, 7, 11 - NBC News
2:30
2, 9, 10 - Art Linkletter's House Party
4 - General Hospital
6, 7, 11 - The Doctors
2:40
13 - Time Lapse
2:45
13 - Talking Town
2, 9, 10 - To Tell The Truth (Peter Cook, Phyllis Newman, Barry Nelson, Ann Sheridan)
4 - Queen For A Day
6, 7, 11 - Loretta Young Theater
13 - NET Prevue
3:25
2, 9, 10 - CBS News
3:30
2, 9, 10 - Edge Of Night
4 - Who Do You Trust?
6, 7, 11 - You Don't Say! (Abby Dalton, Richard Long)
13 - Heredity (Debut. First in a series dealing with inherited characteristics. In the opener, the question is posed on whether or not diseases are inherited)
4 PM
2, 9, 10 - Secret Storm
4 - Discovery '63
6, 11 - Match Game (Bess Myerson, Jim Backus)
7 - Major Adams, Trailmaster
13 - French
4:25
4 - Popeye & K'nish
6, 11 - NBC News
4:30
2 - Zane Grey Theater
6 - Make Room For Daddy
7 - Treasure Chest
9 - Cartoons
10 - Popeye
11 - Popeye Club
13 - Kindergarten
5 PM
2 - Movie: "Dragonmaster"
4 - Adventure Time
6, 7, 11 - Mickey Mouse Club
9 - Maverick
10 - Movie: "Three Crooked Men"
13 - Friendly Giant
5:15
13 - What's New
5:30
6 - Rocky & His Friends
11 - Cartoon Pals
5:45
13 - Pathways To People
6 PM
6, 7, 9, 11 - News
13 - World Cultures
6:15
4 - ABC News
6 - Search For Adventure
6:30
2, 9, 10 - CBS News
4 - Sea Hunt
6 - News
7, 11 - Huntley-Brinkley Report
13 - Anatomy Of Revolution
7 PM
2, 4 - News
6 - Biography
7 - Second Heart
9 - Stump The Stars (syndicated edition of "Pantomime Quiz")
10 - Sea Hunt
11 - Huckleberry Hound
13- Jobs For America
7:30
2, 9, 10 - To Tell The Truth (Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Earl Wrightson, Kitty Carlisle)
4 - Billy Graham Crusade
6 - Dakotas
7 - McHale's Navy
11 - Movie: "Harry Black and the Tiger"
13 - Around Your Home (Application of paneling is shown)
8 PM
2, 9, 10 - I've Got A Secret (Panelists: Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer, Henry Morgan, Bess Myerson. Phil Silvers is the guest contestant)
7 - Championship Profile
13 - Gardener's Almanac (Soil testing to determine compatibility between soil, fertilizer and seeds)
8:30
2, 9, 10 - Vacation Playhouse ("Hooray For Love" centers on a couple who live in a houseboat. Last show of the season. "The Lucy Show" returns here next week followed by "The Danny Thomas Show" and "The Andy Griffith Show")
4 - Your Funny Films (Special. George Fenniman hosts as Marty Ingles shows some home movies. Also: commercials are satirized. "Wagon Train" moves to ABC at this new time next week)
6 - Our Man Higgins (Higgins must affect a make-good after a guest mix-up. Last show.)
13 - QED On Camera (Coverage of the Allegheny County Fair)
9 PM
4, 7 - The World Over (Special. European royalty is explored)
6 - I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (Kate performs at a benefit show. Repeat; last show)
13 - Education Testing (Advocates the Court of Reasoning pose questions from the Educational Testing Service)
9:30
6 - Billy Graham Crusade
11 - Art Linkletter (Carl Reiner, Jayne Meadows and Gisele McKenzie predict whether or not a woman will report a veterinarian treating a human. Last show. The magazine show "Hollywood
And the Stars" debuts here next week)
10 PM
2 - Password (Gisele McKenzie, Paul Anka. A new drama, "East Side, West Side," debuts at this time next week. "Password" moves to Thursday evenings)
4, 9 - Ben Casey (A Greek youth is engulfed in a family problem. Next week, "Breaking Point" premieres at this time. "Ben Casey" moves to Sundays)
7 - Wide Country
10 - Billy Graham Crusade
11 - David Brinkley's Journal (A gauge of President Kennedy's handling of civil rights and the economy. "Sing Along With Mitch" moves to this time next week)
10:30
2, 6 - Stump The Stars (Dean Jones, Roger Smith. Pat Harrington Jr. hosts. Last show)
11 - Ripcord
11 PM
2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 - News
11:15
2 - Steve Allen
4 - Movie: "Hangman's Knot"
7, 11 - Johnny Carson
10 - Divorce Court
11:25
9 - Movie: "The Palomino"
11:30
6 - Johnny Carson
12:10
10 - Movie: "Rebel In Town"
12:45
2 - Movie: "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House"
1 AM
11 - Devotional Momemts