From TV Guide, Georgia (Atlanta) Edition:
WSB Ch. 2 Atlanta (NBC)
7 AM Spade And Hoe
7:30 Cartoons
7:35 Movie: "Tarzan Escapes" (Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen
O'Sullivan, from '36--Tarzan movies and Ron Ely's series
were staples on Ch. 2 at least up to the switch to ABC)
9 AM Cartoons
9:30 Ruff And Reddy (COLOR)
10 AM Shari Lewis (guests: Jerry Orbach and Tom Tichneor's puppets
Horrible Harry and Carrot Top, COLOR)
10:30 King Leonardo (COLOR)
11 AM Fury
11:30 Magic Midway (guest is foot juggler Lew Bogart; ringmaster
Claude Kirchner performed the same duties on the '50s series
"Super Circus" and was spokesperson for Marx Toys, sponsor
of this show, long after this show was canceled)
12 N Superman
12:30 Exploring (debut of NBC's answer to ABC's "Discovery," with host
Dr. Albert Hibbs and the Ritts Puppets--segments today include
Richard Kiley narrating the Greek legend "Theseus And The Minotaur,"
cellist John Martin explains the origins of stringed musical instruments,
the Ritts Puppets try to figure out what counting is, a team of gymnasts
construct an igloo, teepee and log cabin to show how and why different
shelters are used, Dr. Hibbs discusses how scientists investigate their
environment, COLOR)
1:30 Popeye Club
2:30 Movie: "Heidi" (Shirley Temple, from '37)
4 PM Movie: "King Richard And The Crusaders"
6 PM Two Bells
6:30 Football Highlights
6:45 Weather, News, Sports
7 PM Eyewitness (not "Eyewitness News" nor the CBS Friday-night series
of the same name (which aired on Ch. 5), but a program of news
analysis)
7:15 NBC News (Sander Vanocur)
7:30 Sam Benedict
8:30 Joey Bishop (COLOR)
9 PM NBC Movie: "Three Coins In The Fountain" (COLOR)
11:05 Movies: "I'll See You In My Dreams" and "Disbarred" (watch
for Danny Thomas in the first one, from '52--Pat Boone charted
with the title song earlier in '62)
WRGP (WRCB) Ch. 3 Chattanooga (NBC)
7:30 Movie: TBA
8:30 Dick Tracy (animated)
8:45 Learn To Draw (Jon Gnagy)
9 AM Captain Gallant
9:30 Ruff And Reddy (COLOR)
10 AM Shari Lewis (COLOR)
10:30 King Leonardo (COLOR)
11 AM Fury
11:30 Magic Midway
12 N Make Room For Daddy
12:30 Exploring (COLOR)
1:30 Movies: "Mission In Morocco" and "The Go-Getter"
(the second stars Hank McCune, whose 1950 sitcom
is credited with introducing the laugh track, this one's
from '55)
5 PM Chattanooga Wrestling
6:45 News, Weather
7 PM Porter Wagoner
7:30 Sam Benedict
8:30 Joey Bishop (COLOR)
9 PM NBC Movie: "Three Coins In The Fountain" (COLOR)
11:05 Movie: "The Eagle And The Hawk"
WAGA Ch. 5 Atlanta (CBS)
7:25 News, Weather
7:30 4-H Hour
8 AM Funny Pictures (Dave Michaels, aka Mr. Pix and later
news anchor at 11 Alive and CNN)
9 AM Captain Kangaroo
10 AM Bugs Bunny (not the ABC show, which aired on Ch. 11)
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Rin Tin Tin
11:30 Roy Rogers
12 N Sky King
12:30 Football Kickoff (coaches Fritz Crisler (Michigan), Bear
Bryant (Alabama), Darrell Royal (Texas), and Chuck Taylor
(Stanford) pick memorable moments in football)
12:45 NCAA Football: Penn State-Army
4 PM Championship Bowling (time approximate)
5 PM Grand Ole Opry
5:30 Movie: "The Adventures Of Don Juan" (Errol Flynn, not Ricky
Ricardo, from '49)
7:20 Scoreboard
7:30 Jackie Gleason (guests: Tony Bennett, Alice Ghostley, Elliott Reid)
8:30 The Defenders
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News, Weather
11:15 Movie: "The Miracle Of The Bells" (watch for Fred MacMurray
and Frank Sinatra, from '48)
WGTV Ch. 8 Athens (NET)
off air on Saturday
WTVC Ch. 9 Chattanooga (ABC)
7:30 Better Agriculture
8 AM Crunch And Des
8:30 Movie: "Phantom Stallion" (Rex Allen, from '54)
9:30 Supercar
10 AM Magic Land Of Allakazam (says it's the same program
airing in-pattern at 12:30 on Ch. 11)
10:30 Bugs Bunny (delay from 12 N)
11 AM Make A Face (kids' version of a short-lived adult game
hosted by Bob Clayton, later host of "Concentration")
11:30 Top Cat
12 N Mull's Singing Convention
1 PM Word Of God
1:30 This Is The Answer
2 PM Movie: "Rustlers Of Devil's Canyon" (Allan "Rocky" Lane,
the voice of Mr. Ed, from '47)
3 PM Women's Bowling
4 PM It's A Great Life (not to be confused with "It's A Wonderful
Life," this is a 1954-56 sitcom about two Army buddies readjusting
to civilian life--Frances Bavier played the landlady at the rooming
house where the guys lived)
4:30 Air Force Story
5 PM Wide World Of Sports (Trenton 200 auto race; Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
horse race)
6:30 Sports (Gus Chamberlain)
7 PM Beany And Cecil (COLOR)
7:30 Roy Rogers And Dale Evans Show (dancing troupes from Morocco and
Chile; folksingers the Travelers Three; Roy and Dale's daughter Marion
Rogers Eaton)
8:30 Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (Fess Parker between Davy Crockett and
Daniel Boone)
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Fight Of The Week: Wilbert McClure vs. Gomeo Brennan, middleweights,
10 rounds, from Madison Square Garden
10:45 Make That Spare (Billy Welu vs. Don Carter, time approximate)
11 PM Movie: "Plunder Of The Sun"
WAII (WXIA) Ch. 11 Atlanta (ABC)
6:55 News, Weather
7 AM Cartoon Carnival
8 AM Adventures In Living
9 AM Billy Johnson
9:30 Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
10 AM Sword Of Freedom
10:30 The Buccaneers
11 AM Make A Face
11:30 Top Cat
12 N Bugs Bunny
12:30 Magic Land Of Allakazam
1 PM Teen Time (Billy Johnson)
2 PM Stars Of Tomorrow (Freddie Miller, perhaps best
remembered for his wrestling trademark, "Don't
miss it--BEEEE there!")
2:30 Movie: "Big Guy"
4 PM Wide World Of Sports (Amateur Softball Association World
Series final: Clearwater (FL) Bombers vs. Stratford (CT)
Cardinals, delay from 5 PM)
5:30 Live Atlanta Wrestling
7 PM Beany And Cecil (COLOR)
7:30 Roy Rogers And Dale Evans Show
8:30 Mr. Smith Goes To Washingon
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Fight Of The Week
10:45 Make That Spare (time approximate)
11 PM News, Weather
11:15 Roller Derby
WDEF Ch. 12 Chattanooga (CBS)
8:30 Cartoons
9 AM Captain Kangaroo
10 AM The Alvin Show
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Rin Tin Tin
11:30 Roy Rogers
12 N Sky King
12:30 Football Kickoff
12:45 NCAA Football: Penn State-Army
3:15 Football Roundup (time approximate)
3:30 Movie: "The Yearling" (time approximate)
6 PM Roller Derby
7 PM Peter Gunn
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 The Defenders
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM Movie: "The Three Musketeers" ('48 version with
Gene Kelly, Van Heflin, and Gig Young)
WMAZ Ch. 13 Macon (CBS/NBC/ABC)
7 AM Komedy Korner
8 AM Superman
8:30 Cisco Kid
9 AM Captain Kangaroo
10 AM The Alvin Show
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Rin Tin Tin
11:30 Roy Rogers
12 N Sky King
12:30 Football Kickoff
12:45 NCAA Football: Penn State-Army
4 PM Big Picture (time approximate)
4:30 Bugs Bunny (ABC, delay from 12 N)
5 PM Eddie Cannon (local music show)
5:30 Grand Ole Opry
6 PM Florida Boys (gospel music)
6:30 Bonanza (NBC, delay from Sun 9 PM, not in color)
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 The Defenders
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM Lawrence Welk (ASCAP president Stanley Adams presents
Welk an award for his contributions to music; violinist Joe
Livoti's daughter Sylvia makes her singing debut, ABC,
delay of at least a week from 9 PM)
12 M City Detective
12:30 Highway Patrol
WSB Ch. 2 Atlanta (NBC)
7 AM Spade And Hoe
7:30 Cartoons
7:35 Movie: "Tarzan Escapes" (Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen
O'Sullivan, from '36--Tarzan movies and Ron Ely's series
were staples on Ch. 2 at least up to the switch to ABC)
9 AM Cartoons
9:30 Ruff And Reddy (COLOR)
10 AM Shari Lewis (guests: Jerry Orbach and Tom Tichneor's puppets
Horrible Harry and Carrot Top, COLOR)
10:30 King Leonardo (COLOR)
11 AM Fury
11:30 Magic Midway (guest is foot juggler Lew Bogart; ringmaster
Claude Kirchner performed the same duties on the '50s series
"Super Circus" and was spokesperson for Marx Toys, sponsor
of this show, long after this show was canceled)
12 N Superman
12:30 Exploring (debut of NBC's answer to ABC's "Discovery," with host
Dr. Albert Hibbs and the Ritts Puppets--segments today include
Richard Kiley narrating the Greek legend "Theseus And The Minotaur,"
cellist John Martin explains the origins of stringed musical instruments,
the Ritts Puppets try to figure out what counting is, a team of gymnasts
construct an igloo, teepee and log cabin to show how and why different
shelters are used, Dr. Hibbs discusses how scientists investigate their
environment, COLOR)
1:30 Popeye Club
2:30 Movie: "Heidi" (Shirley Temple, from '37)
4 PM Movie: "King Richard And The Crusaders"
6 PM Two Bells
6:30 Football Highlights
6:45 Weather, News, Sports
7 PM Eyewitness (not "Eyewitness News" nor the CBS Friday-night series
of the same name (which aired on Ch. 5), but a program of news
analysis)
7:15 NBC News (Sander Vanocur)
7:30 Sam Benedict
8:30 Joey Bishop (COLOR)
9 PM NBC Movie: "Three Coins In The Fountain" (COLOR)
11:05 Movies: "I'll See You In My Dreams" and "Disbarred" (watch
for Danny Thomas in the first one, from '52--Pat Boone charted
with the title song earlier in '62)
WRGP (WRCB) Ch. 3 Chattanooga (NBC)
7:30 Movie: TBA
8:30 Dick Tracy (animated)
8:45 Learn To Draw (Jon Gnagy)
9 AM Captain Gallant
9:30 Ruff And Reddy (COLOR)
10 AM Shari Lewis (COLOR)
10:30 King Leonardo (COLOR)
11 AM Fury
11:30 Magic Midway
12 N Make Room For Daddy
12:30 Exploring (COLOR)
1:30 Movies: "Mission In Morocco" and "The Go-Getter"
(the second stars Hank McCune, whose 1950 sitcom
is credited with introducing the laugh track, this one's
from '55)
5 PM Chattanooga Wrestling
6:45 News, Weather
7 PM Porter Wagoner
7:30 Sam Benedict
8:30 Joey Bishop (COLOR)
9 PM NBC Movie: "Three Coins In The Fountain" (COLOR)
11:05 Movie: "The Eagle And The Hawk"
WAGA Ch. 5 Atlanta (CBS)
7:25 News, Weather
7:30 4-H Hour
8 AM Funny Pictures (Dave Michaels, aka Mr. Pix and later
news anchor at 11 Alive and CNN)
9 AM Captain Kangaroo
10 AM Bugs Bunny (not the ABC show, which aired on Ch. 11)
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Rin Tin Tin
11:30 Roy Rogers
12 N Sky King
12:30 Football Kickoff (coaches Fritz Crisler (Michigan), Bear
Bryant (Alabama), Darrell Royal (Texas), and Chuck Taylor
(Stanford) pick memorable moments in football)
12:45 NCAA Football: Penn State-Army
4 PM Championship Bowling (time approximate)
5 PM Grand Ole Opry
5:30 Movie: "The Adventures Of Don Juan" (Errol Flynn, not Ricky
Ricardo, from '49)
7:20 Scoreboard
7:30 Jackie Gleason (guests: Tony Bennett, Alice Ghostley, Elliott Reid)
8:30 The Defenders
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News, Weather
11:15 Movie: "The Miracle Of The Bells" (watch for Fred MacMurray
and Frank Sinatra, from '48)
WGTV Ch. 8 Athens (NET)
off air on Saturday
WTVC Ch. 9 Chattanooga (ABC)
7:30 Better Agriculture
8 AM Crunch And Des
8:30 Movie: "Phantom Stallion" (Rex Allen, from '54)
9:30 Supercar
10 AM Magic Land Of Allakazam (says it's the same program
airing in-pattern at 12:30 on Ch. 11)
10:30 Bugs Bunny (delay from 12 N)
11 AM Make A Face (kids' version of a short-lived adult game
hosted by Bob Clayton, later host of "Concentration")
11:30 Top Cat
12 N Mull's Singing Convention
1 PM Word Of God
1:30 This Is The Answer
2 PM Movie: "Rustlers Of Devil's Canyon" (Allan "Rocky" Lane,
the voice of Mr. Ed, from '47)
3 PM Women's Bowling
4 PM It's A Great Life (not to be confused with "It's A Wonderful
Life," this is a 1954-56 sitcom about two Army buddies readjusting
to civilian life--Frances Bavier played the landlady at the rooming
house where the guys lived)
4:30 Air Force Story
5 PM Wide World Of Sports (Trenton 200 auto race; Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
horse race)
6:30 Sports (Gus Chamberlain)
7 PM Beany And Cecil (COLOR)
7:30 Roy Rogers And Dale Evans Show (dancing troupes from Morocco and
Chile; folksingers the Travelers Three; Roy and Dale's daughter Marion
Rogers Eaton)
8:30 Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (Fess Parker between Davy Crockett and
Daniel Boone)
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Fight Of The Week: Wilbert McClure vs. Gomeo Brennan, middleweights,
10 rounds, from Madison Square Garden
10:45 Make That Spare (Billy Welu vs. Don Carter, time approximate)
11 PM Movie: "Plunder Of The Sun"
WAII (WXIA) Ch. 11 Atlanta (ABC)
6:55 News, Weather
7 AM Cartoon Carnival
8 AM Adventures In Living
9 AM Billy Johnson
9:30 Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
10 AM Sword Of Freedom
10:30 The Buccaneers
11 AM Make A Face
11:30 Top Cat
12 N Bugs Bunny
12:30 Magic Land Of Allakazam
1 PM Teen Time (Billy Johnson)
2 PM Stars Of Tomorrow (Freddie Miller, perhaps best
remembered for his wrestling trademark, "Don't
miss it--BEEEE there!")
2:30 Movie: "Big Guy"
4 PM Wide World Of Sports (Amateur Softball Association World
Series final: Clearwater (FL) Bombers vs. Stratford (CT)
Cardinals, delay from 5 PM)
5:30 Live Atlanta Wrestling
7 PM Beany And Cecil (COLOR)
7:30 Roy Rogers And Dale Evans Show
8:30 Mr. Smith Goes To Washingon
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Fight Of The Week
10:45 Make That Spare (time approximate)
11 PM News, Weather
11:15 Roller Derby
WDEF Ch. 12 Chattanooga (CBS)
8:30 Cartoons
9 AM Captain Kangaroo
10 AM The Alvin Show
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Rin Tin Tin
11:30 Roy Rogers
12 N Sky King
12:30 Football Kickoff
12:45 NCAA Football: Penn State-Army
3:15 Football Roundup (time approximate)
3:30 Movie: "The Yearling" (time approximate)
6 PM Roller Derby
7 PM Peter Gunn
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 The Defenders
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM Movie: "The Three Musketeers" ('48 version with
Gene Kelly, Van Heflin, and Gig Young)
WMAZ Ch. 13 Macon (CBS/NBC/ABC)
7 AM Komedy Korner
8 AM Superman
8:30 Cisco Kid
9 AM Captain Kangaroo
10 AM The Alvin Show
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Rin Tin Tin
11:30 Roy Rogers
12 N Sky King
12:30 Football Kickoff
12:45 NCAA Football: Penn State-Army
4 PM Big Picture (time approximate)
4:30 Bugs Bunny (ABC, delay from 12 N)
5 PM Eddie Cannon (local music show)
5:30 Grand Ole Opry
6 PM Florida Boys (gospel music)
6:30 Bonanza (NBC, delay from Sun 9 PM, not in color)
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 The Defenders
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM Lawrence Welk (ASCAP president Stanley Adams presents
Welk an award for his contributions to music; violinist Joe
Livoti's daughter Sylvia makes her singing debut, ABC,
delay of at least a week from 9 PM)
12 M City Detective
12:30 Highway Patrol