This was the day the networks unleashed their new Saturday morning line-ups for the 1970-71 season. Although WJAC and WTRF had dual affiliation with ABC, Pittsburgh's WTAE had the lion's share of ABC shows.
PITTSBURGH, PA. - Saturday, September 12, 1970
2 KDKA (CBS) Pittsburgh
4 WTAE (ABC) Pittsburgh
6 WJAC (NBC, ABC) Johnstown
7 WTRF (NBC, ABC) Wheeling
9 WSTV (CBS, ABC) Steubenville
10 WFBG (CBS) Altoona
11 WIIC (NBC) Pittsburgh
13 WQED (PBS) Pittsburgh
53 WPGH (Ind.) Pittsburgh
6 AM
2 - Film
10 - Agriculture
6:30
2, 10 - Sunrise Semester
7 AM
2 - Perils Of Penelope Pitstop
4 - Three Stooges
10 - Eye On Agriculture
11 - Field And Forest
7:30
2 - For Children Only
10 - Consumer Reports
11 - Abbott & Costello
7:55
6 - News
8 AM
2, 9, 10 - Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour (New time)
4 - Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad (Debut. Based on Kenneth Graeme's literary characters)
6, 7, 11 - Heckle & Jeckle
8:30
4 - Motormouse & Autocat ("Cattanooga Cats" characters split off for their own show)
6, 7, 11 - Woody Woodpecker (Saturday morning debut of Walter Lantz's star)
9 AM
2, 9, 10 - Sabrina & The Groovie Goolies (Debut. Sabrina the Teenage Witch stars with her
cousins from Horrible Hall)
4 - Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (Debut. Dayton Allen voices a secret agent chimpanzee. Also
features Warner Bros. cartoons)
6, 7, 11 - Tomfoolery (Debut. Animated hodgepodge of jokes and skits based on the
works of Edward Lear)
9:30
6, 7, 11 - Bugaloos (Debut. Live-action fantasy with a gang of bug-like teens)
10 AM
2, 9, 10 - Josie & The Pussycats (Debut. The girl group from Archie Comics and their
friends get embroiled in megalomaniacs' plots)
4 - Will The Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down? (Debut. A cartoon Jerry Lewis, voiced by
David L. Lander along with characters from his movies)
6, 7 - Dr. Doolittle (Debut. Based on the Hugh Lofting stories)
11 - Batman
10:30
2, 9, 10 - Harlem Globetrotters (Debut. The famous basketball team deals with ne'er-do-wells
and their upcoming games)
4 - Here Come The Doubledeckers (Debut. BBC series of seven kids who chumed around in an
abandoned doubledecker bus)
6, 7 - Pink Panther (New time. Now includes "The Ant & The Aardvark")
11 - Cartoons
11 AM
2, 9, 10 - Archie's Funhouse (Debut. Extension of the "Archie" series)
4 - Hot Wheels (New time)
6, 7 - H.R. Pufnstuf (New time)
11:30
4 - Sky Hawks (New time)
6, 7, 11 - Here Comes The Grump (New time)
12 Noon
2 - News
4 - Bowling
6, 7, 11 - Hot Dog (Debut. A humorous look at everyday objects)
9, 10 - Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (New time)
53 - Music Connection
12:15
2 - Job Call
12:30
2 - Together
6, 11 - Jambo (New time)
7 - American Bandstand
9, 10 - The Monkees (New time)
1 PM
2, 9, 10 - Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines (New time)
6 - Big Picture
11 - Pink Panther (Now includes "The Ant & The Aardvark")
1:30
2 - Skippy The Bush Kangaroo
4 - American Bandstand
6 - Get It Together
7 - Texas Rangers
9, 10 - Jetsons (New time)
2 PM
2, 6, 7 - Baseball: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs
9 - Roller Derby
11 - Baseball Pre-Game
10 - Thunderbirds
13 - The Place
53 - Movie: "Lydia" (1941)
2:15
11 - Baseball: Oakland at Kansas City
2:30
4 - Community Outreach
10 - Scene Seventy
13 - Cooking With Maggie
3 PM
4 - Death Valley Days
9 - Upbeat
13 - Frying Pans West
3:30
4 - Animal World
10 - Now
13 - Something Else
4 PM
4 - That Girl (Ann mistakes a tycoon's scribblings as a valuable stock tip. Repeat)
9 - It Is Written
10 - Tennis
13 - Black Horizons
53 - Music Connection
4:30
4 - Wide World Of Sports (The Hoosier 100 Indianapolis Auto Race, from the Indiana
State Fairgrounds; Muhammad Ali in his first ring appearance in three years, from
Atlanta, Ga.)
9 - Blue Ridge Quartet
13 - Antiques
5 PM
2, 10 - Tennis
6, 7, 11 - World Series Of Golf
9 - Tom Jones
13 - Evening At Pops (Boston Ballet Company performs Prokofiev's "Peter And the Wolf";
a selection of Tchaikovsky pieces)
6 PM
2 - Twilight Zone
4 - College Football: Stanford at Arkansas
9 - News
10 - Animal World
13 - Speaking Freely
53 - Star Trek
6:30
2, 10 - CBS News
6, 7 - NBC News
9 - Wilburn Brothers
11 - Wrestling
7 PM
2 - News
6 - Death Valley Days
7 - Football Preview
9 - Blue Ridge Quartet
10 - Country Music Jubilee
13 - Sounds Of Summer (Southern Vermont Arts Festival)
53 - Double Feature: 1. "The Burning Court" (1962). 2. "The Headless Ghost" (1959)
7:30
2, 9, 10 - Jackie Gleason (The Kramdens and Nortons move to a single apartment in
Flushing. Repeat. Final show; "Mission: Impossible" moves to this time next week)
6, 7, 11 - Broadway Musical ("George M!" stars Joel Grey in the life and times of George
M. Cohen)
8:30
2, 10 - My Three Sons (Steve is cast as a tree in Dodie's school play. Repeat)
9 - Science Special
9 PM
2, 10 - Green Acres (Oliver and Lisa are trapped in a cave under the farmhouse. Repeat.
"Green Acres" moves to Tuesdays starting September 15. "Arnie," a sitcom starring
Herschel Bernardi, premieres here next week)
4 - Lawrence Welk (Lynn Anderson is a guest performer)
9:30
2, 10 - Petticoat Junction (Billie Jo stages a love-in in Hooterville. Final show. "The Mary
Tyler Moore Show" premieres at this time next week)
9 - Everly Brothers
10 PM
2, 10 - Mannix (Mannix helps a mentally disturbed little girl with evidence that endangers
his life and hers)
4 - Science Special (ABC News examines things that are not readily visible to the naked eye)
6, 7, 11 - Miss America Pageant (Bert Parks hosts from Atlantic City, N.J.)
10:30
9 - Suspense Theatre
11 PM
2, 4, 10 - News
11:30
2 - Movie: "The Big Sky" (1952)
4 - Perry Mason
9 - News
10 - High School Football: Williamsport at Altoona (Recorded)
11:45
9 - Movie: "The Lodger" (1944)
12 Midnight
6 - Joe Pyne
7, 11 - News
12:20
7 - Movie: "The Young Land" (1959)
12:30
4 - Jazzbeaux's Rehearsal
11 - Double Feature: 1. "Return Of The Giant Monsters" (1966). 2. "Planet Of Blood" (1966)
2 AM
10 - Movie: "Friendly Persuasion" (1956)
2:35
2 - Movie: "The Brothers Rico" (1957)
PITTSBURGH, PA. - Saturday, September 12, 1970
2 KDKA (CBS) Pittsburgh
4 WTAE (ABC) Pittsburgh
6 WJAC (NBC, ABC) Johnstown
7 WTRF (NBC, ABC) Wheeling
9 WSTV (CBS, ABC) Steubenville
10 WFBG (CBS) Altoona
11 WIIC (NBC) Pittsburgh
13 WQED (PBS) Pittsburgh
53 WPGH (Ind.) Pittsburgh
6 AM
2 - Film
10 - Agriculture
6:30
2, 10 - Sunrise Semester
7 AM
2 - Perils Of Penelope Pitstop
4 - Three Stooges
10 - Eye On Agriculture
11 - Field And Forest
7:30
2 - For Children Only
10 - Consumer Reports
11 - Abbott & Costello
7:55
6 - News
8 AM
2, 9, 10 - Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour (New time)
4 - Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad (Debut. Based on Kenneth Graeme's literary characters)
6, 7, 11 - Heckle & Jeckle
8:30
4 - Motormouse & Autocat ("Cattanooga Cats" characters split off for their own show)
6, 7, 11 - Woody Woodpecker (Saturday morning debut of Walter Lantz's star)
9 AM
2, 9, 10 - Sabrina & The Groovie Goolies (Debut. Sabrina the Teenage Witch stars with her
cousins from Horrible Hall)
4 - Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (Debut. Dayton Allen voices a secret agent chimpanzee. Also
features Warner Bros. cartoons)
6, 7, 11 - Tomfoolery (Debut. Animated hodgepodge of jokes and skits based on the
works of Edward Lear)
9:30
6, 7, 11 - Bugaloos (Debut. Live-action fantasy with a gang of bug-like teens)
10 AM
2, 9, 10 - Josie & The Pussycats (Debut. The girl group from Archie Comics and their
friends get embroiled in megalomaniacs' plots)
4 - Will The Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down? (Debut. A cartoon Jerry Lewis, voiced by
David L. Lander along with characters from his movies)
6, 7 - Dr. Doolittle (Debut. Based on the Hugh Lofting stories)
11 - Batman
10:30
2, 9, 10 - Harlem Globetrotters (Debut. The famous basketball team deals with ne'er-do-wells
and their upcoming games)
4 - Here Come The Doubledeckers (Debut. BBC series of seven kids who chumed around in an
abandoned doubledecker bus)
6, 7 - Pink Panther (New time. Now includes "The Ant & The Aardvark")
11 - Cartoons
11 AM
2, 9, 10 - Archie's Funhouse (Debut. Extension of the "Archie" series)
4 - Hot Wheels (New time)
6, 7 - H.R. Pufnstuf (New time)
11:30
4 - Sky Hawks (New time)
6, 7, 11 - Here Comes The Grump (New time)
12 Noon
2 - News
4 - Bowling
6, 7, 11 - Hot Dog (Debut. A humorous look at everyday objects)
9, 10 - Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (New time)
53 - Music Connection
12:15
2 - Job Call
12:30
2 - Together
6, 11 - Jambo (New time)
7 - American Bandstand
9, 10 - The Monkees (New time)
1 PM
2, 9, 10 - Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines (New time)
6 - Big Picture
11 - Pink Panther (Now includes "The Ant & The Aardvark")
1:30
2 - Skippy The Bush Kangaroo
4 - American Bandstand
6 - Get It Together
7 - Texas Rangers
9, 10 - Jetsons (New time)
2 PM
2, 6, 7 - Baseball: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs
9 - Roller Derby
11 - Baseball Pre-Game
10 - Thunderbirds
13 - The Place
53 - Movie: "Lydia" (1941)
2:15
11 - Baseball: Oakland at Kansas City
2:30
4 - Community Outreach
10 - Scene Seventy
13 - Cooking With Maggie
3 PM
4 - Death Valley Days
9 - Upbeat
13 - Frying Pans West
3:30
4 - Animal World
10 - Now
13 - Something Else
4 PM
4 - That Girl (Ann mistakes a tycoon's scribblings as a valuable stock tip. Repeat)
9 - It Is Written
10 - Tennis
13 - Black Horizons
53 - Music Connection
4:30
4 - Wide World Of Sports (The Hoosier 100 Indianapolis Auto Race, from the Indiana
State Fairgrounds; Muhammad Ali in his first ring appearance in three years, from
Atlanta, Ga.)
9 - Blue Ridge Quartet
13 - Antiques
5 PM
2, 10 - Tennis
6, 7, 11 - World Series Of Golf
9 - Tom Jones
13 - Evening At Pops (Boston Ballet Company performs Prokofiev's "Peter And the Wolf";
a selection of Tchaikovsky pieces)
6 PM
2 - Twilight Zone
4 - College Football: Stanford at Arkansas
9 - News
10 - Animal World
13 - Speaking Freely
53 - Star Trek
6:30
2, 10 - CBS News
6, 7 - NBC News
9 - Wilburn Brothers
11 - Wrestling
7 PM
2 - News
6 - Death Valley Days
7 - Football Preview
9 - Blue Ridge Quartet
10 - Country Music Jubilee
13 - Sounds Of Summer (Southern Vermont Arts Festival)
53 - Double Feature: 1. "The Burning Court" (1962). 2. "The Headless Ghost" (1959)
7:30
2, 9, 10 - Jackie Gleason (The Kramdens and Nortons move to a single apartment in
Flushing. Repeat. Final show; "Mission: Impossible" moves to this time next week)
6, 7, 11 - Broadway Musical ("George M!" stars Joel Grey in the life and times of George
M. Cohen)
8:30
2, 10 - My Three Sons (Steve is cast as a tree in Dodie's school play. Repeat)
9 - Science Special
9 PM
2, 10 - Green Acres (Oliver and Lisa are trapped in a cave under the farmhouse. Repeat.
"Green Acres" moves to Tuesdays starting September 15. "Arnie," a sitcom starring
Herschel Bernardi, premieres here next week)
4 - Lawrence Welk (Lynn Anderson is a guest performer)
9:30
2, 10 - Petticoat Junction (Billie Jo stages a love-in in Hooterville. Final show. "The Mary
Tyler Moore Show" premieres at this time next week)
9 - Everly Brothers
10 PM
2, 10 - Mannix (Mannix helps a mentally disturbed little girl with evidence that endangers
his life and hers)
4 - Science Special (ABC News examines things that are not readily visible to the naked eye)
6, 7, 11 - Miss America Pageant (Bert Parks hosts from Atlantic City, N.J.)
10:30
9 - Suspense Theatre
11 PM
2, 4, 10 - News
11:30
2 - Movie: "The Big Sky" (1952)
4 - Perry Mason
9 - News
10 - High School Football: Williamsport at Altoona (Recorded)
11:45
9 - Movie: "The Lodger" (1944)
12 Midnight
6 - Joe Pyne
7, 11 - News
12:20
7 - Movie: "The Young Land" (1959)
12:30
4 - Jazzbeaux's Rehearsal
11 - Double Feature: 1. "Return Of The Giant Monsters" (1966). 2. "Planet Of Blood" (1966)
2 AM
10 - Movie: "Friendly Persuasion" (1956)
2:35
2 - Movie: "The Brothers Rico" (1957)