From the Atlanta Constitution. Times
are EST.
WSB Ch. 2 (NBC)
9 AM Howdy Doody
9:30 Gumby Show
10 AM Fury
10:30 Captain Gallant
11 AM True Story
11:30 Detective's Diary
12 N Laurel And Hardy
12:15 Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates
at Brooklyn Dodgers (this is
the Dodgers' last year in
Brooklyn)
3 PM Movie: "Ghost Of Hidden Valley"
(time approximate)
4 PM Movie: "Brigham Young"
6 PM Headline (don't know what this is)
6:30 People Are Funny
7 PM Julius LaRosa Show (COLOR)
8 PM Mystery Theater
8:30 Dollar A Second
9 PM Encore Theater
9:30 Adventure Theater
10 PM Movie: "Whip Hand"
12 M Sign Off
NOTE: These "theater" shows were mostly
episodes from various anthology series.
Mystery Theater was new, hosted by George
Sanders. Encore Theater was reruns of episodes
from Ford Theater, and Adventure Theater
was a series of programs filmed in England that
had already aired the previous year. (Source:
Brooks & Marsh)
WAGA Ch. 5 (CBS)
8:30 Captain Kangaroo
9:30 Mighty Mouse
10 AM School Of The Air
10:30 It's A Hit
11 AM Big Top
12 N TV Ranch
12:30 Film Short: "Highway 40"
12:45 This Is Your Town
1:15 Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati
Redlegs (as the Reds were known when
the Communist scare was on)
4 PM The Whistler (time approximate)
4:30 4-H Hour
5 PM Foreign Legionnaire
5:30 Cisco Kid
6 PM Get Set Go
6:30 Buccaneers
7 PM Jimmy Durante
7:30 Two For The Money
8 PM Gale Storm
8:30 S.R.O. Playhouse (selected episodes
from Schlitz Playhouse)
9 PM Gunsmoke
9:30 Mystery Is My Business
10 PM Jimmy Dean
10:30 Charles Boyer
11 PM News
11:15 Big Picture
11:45 Sign Off
WLW-A Ch. 11 (ABC)
9:30 Cartoons
11 AM Serials
12:30 Movie: "Fighting Bill Carson"
1:30 Movie: "That's Right, You're Wrong"
2:45 Industry On Parade
3 PM TBA
4 PM Hoedown
4:30 Joe Palooka
5 PM Gospel Jubilee
6 PM Ramar Of The Jungle
6:30 Flight #7
7 PM Billy Graham
8 PM Lawrence Welk
9 PM Country Music Jubilee
9:30 Bold Journey
10 PM Movie (title not given)
11:30 Wrestling
12:30 Sign Off
are EST.
WSB Ch. 2 (NBC)
9 AM Howdy Doody
9:30 Gumby Show
10 AM Fury
10:30 Captain Gallant
11 AM True Story
11:30 Detective's Diary
12 N Laurel And Hardy
12:15 Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates
at Brooklyn Dodgers (this is
the Dodgers' last year in
Brooklyn)
3 PM Movie: "Ghost Of Hidden Valley"
(time approximate)
4 PM Movie: "Brigham Young"
6 PM Headline (don't know what this is)
6:30 People Are Funny
7 PM Julius LaRosa Show (COLOR)
8 PM Mystery Theater
8:30 Dollar A Second
9 PM Encore Theater
9:30 Adventure Theater
10 PM Movie: "Whip Hand"
12 M Sign Off
NOTE: These "theater" shows were mostly
episodes from various anthology series.
Mystery Theater was new, hosted by George
Sanders. Encore Theater was reruns of episodes
from Ford Theater, and Adventure Theater
was a series of programs filmed in England that
had already aired the previous year. (Source:
Brooks & Marsh)
WAGA Ch. 5 (CBS)
8:30 Captain Kangaroo
9:30 Mighty Mouse
10 AM School Of The Air
10:30 It's A Hit
11 AM Big Top
12 N TV Ranch
12:30 Film Short: "Highway 40"
12:45 This Is Your Town
1:15 Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati
Redlegs (as the Reds were known when
the Communist scare was on)
4 PM The Whistler (time approximate)
4:30 4-H Hour
5 PM Foreign Legionnaire
5:30 Cisco Kid
6 PM Get Set Go
6:30 Buccaneers
7 PM Jimmy Durante
7:30 Two For The Money
8 PM Gale Storm
8:30 S.R.O. Playhouse (selected episodes
from Schlitz Playhouse)
9 PM Gunsmoke
9:30 Mystery Is My Business
10 PM Jimmy Dean
10:30 Charles Boyer
11 PM News
11:15 Big Picture
11:45 Sign Off
WLW-A Ch. 11 (ABC)
9:30 Cartoons
11 AM Serials
12:30 Movie: "Fighting Bill Carson"
1:30 Movie: "That's Right, You're Wrong"
2:45 Industry On Parade
3 PM TBA
4 PM Hoedown
4:30 Joe Palooka
5 PM Gospel Jubilee
6 PM Ramar Of The Jungle
6:30 Flight #7
7 PM Billy Graham
8 PM Lawrence Welk
9 PM Country Music Jubilee
9:30 Bold Journey
10 PM Movie (title not given)
11:30 Wrestling
12:30 Sign Off