Source – Boston Globe
2 - WGBH Boston (Educational)
09:25a Phonics
09:45a Field Trip Special
10:25a Science 2
10:45a Science 6
11:10a Science Reporter
12:30p The Friendly Giant
01:00p Phonics
01:20p Science 6
02:00p A Woman’s Place
03:00p English: Fact and Fancy
04:00p Sets and Systems
05:15p The Friendly Giant
05:30p What’s New?
06:00p Opinion in the Capital
06:30p News – Louis Lyons
06:45p Backgrounds
07:00p American Government
07:30p Opposition Theater “The Satirists”; featuring The Second City Troupe
08:00p The French Chef – Julia Child
08:30p Museum Open House
09:00p The Kennedy Foundation Awards – Members of the Kennedy family, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Dick Van Dyke, Anna Moffo, Van Cliburn, George Shirley, Helen Hayes
10:00p America’s Crises “Cities: Crimes in the Street”
4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
06:15a Sign-On Seminar
06:45a Daily Almanac
07:00a Today Show (color)
09:00a Contact – Bob Kennedy
10:00a Eye-Guess (color)
10:30a Concentration
11:00a Morning Star (color) – soap opera about the fashion industry
11:30a Paradise Bay (color) – soap opera about goings on at a radio station
12:00p News, Weather
12:30p Mike Douglas Show (90 minutes)
02:00p Days of Our Lives (not listed as color but was in color since the start)
02:30p The Doctors
03:00p Another World
03:30p You Don’t Say (color)
04:00p The Match Game
04:30p Leave it to Beaver
05:00p Movie “Last of the Comanches”
06:30p News, Weather
07:00p Huntley-Brinkley Report (not listed as color; according to Wiki it went to color in 1965)
07:30p Hullabaloo – Paul Anka, host; Leslie Gore, Peter and Gordon, The Cyrkle (color)
08:00p The John Forsythe Show – Russian spies set out to kill Maj. Foster (color)
08:30p Dr. Kildare (color) – show was split into two parts this season; part 2 aired on Tuesday @ 8:30p
09:00p Andy Williams Show – Maureen O’Hara, Don Adams, Henry Mancini (color)
10:00p Run for Your Life (color)
11:00p News
11:30p Merv Griffin Show
5 – WHDH Boston (CBS)
06:00a Sunrise Semester
06:30a FYI, Ray Dorey (color)
07:00a Weather Report (color)
07:05a CBS Morning News – Mike Wallace
07:30a Captain Bob (color)
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Romper Room (color)
09:30a For Women Only (color)
09:45a We Believe (color)
10:00a I Love Lucy
10:30a The Real McCoys
11:00a Andy of Mayberry
11:30a Dick Van Dyke
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p PDQ (color)
01:30p As the World Turns
02:00p Password
02:30p House Party (color)
03:00p To Tell the Truth
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p The Secret Storm
04:30p Joe Kelly’s Almanac (color)
05:00p Masters Golf Playoff
06:00p Dateline Boston (color)
06:25p News, Weather (color)
07:00p CBS Evening News – Walter Cronkite (color)
07:30p To Tell The Truth
08:00p I’ve Got a Secret
08:30p The Lucy Show – Danny Thomas hires Lucy to be a showgirl (color)
09:00p Andy Griffith Show – a country singer comes to Mayberry to get away from his fans (color)
09:30p Hazel – Hazel’s mistake causes problems with Steve’s real estate deal (color)
10:00p Hollywood Talent Scouts – Bea Benaderet, Rod Serling, Forrest Tucker and Art Linkletter present new talent (color)
11:00p News, Weather (color)
11:30p Tonight Show (color) – WBZ would pick it up come September 1966
6 – WTEV New Bedford (ABC)
06:45a News – Truman Taylor
07:00a Highway Patrol
07:30a B’wana Don
08:00a Funtime
08:45a News – Truman Taylor
09:00a Woman – Athena Parker
09:30a Community – Bob Bassett
10:00a Where the Action Is (delayed from 4:30p)
10:30a Never Too Young (delayed from 4:00p)
11:00a Supermarket Sweep
11:30a The Dating Game
12:00p Donna Reed Show
12:30p Father Knows Best
01:00p Ben Casey
02:00p Confidential for Women
02:30p A Time for Us
03:00p General Hospital
03:30p The Nurses
04:00p Soupy Sales
04:30p Lloyd Thaxton Show
05:30p News, Weather
05:45p ABC News – Bob Young (?? – he wouldn’t take over for Peter Jennings until 1968) the rest of the week just lists "ABC News" for all airings
06:00p The Cisco Kid (color)
06:30p The Twilight Zone
07:00p The Rifleman
07:30p 12 O’Clock High
08:30p The Legend of Jesse James
09:00p A Man Called Shenadoah
09:30p Peyton Place
10:00p The Avengers “Death at Bargain Prices”
11:00p News
11:15p Movie “Daisy Kenyon”
7 – WNAC Boston (ABC)
06:30a Understanding Our World
07:00a Cartoon Carnival
09:00a Donna Reed Show (delayed from 12:00p)
09:30a Girl Talk
10:00a Confidential for Women (delayed from 2:00p)
10:30a General Hospital (delayed from 3:00p)
11:00a Supermarket Sweep
11:30a The Dating Game
12:00p 30 Minutes from Hollywood (movie) – “Sincerely Yours” part 1; starring Liberace
12:30p Father Knows Best
01:00p Ben Casey
02:00p Movie “On Moonlight Bay”
03:30p Route 66
04:30p Major Mudd Show
05:00p Dennis the Menace
05:30p Superman
06:00p News, Weather
06:15p ABC News – Bob Young (?? – he wouldn’t take over for Peter Jennings until 1968)
06:30p The Rifleman
07:00p The Twilight Zone
07:30p 12 O’Clock High
08:30p The Legend of Jesse James
09:00p A Man Called Shenadoah
09:30p Peyton Place
10:00p The Avengers “Death at Bargain Prices”
11:00p News
11:20p Movie “Thunder Over the Plains” and “Armored Car Robbery”
9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC)
09:30a It’s Coffee Time
10:00a Bat Masterson
10:30a Trails West
11:00a Supermarket Sweep
11:30a The Dating Game
12:00p Donna Reed Show
12:30p Father Knows Best
01:00p Ben Casey
02:00p Confidential for Women
02:30p A Time for Us
03:00p General Hospital
03:30p The Nurses
04:00p Never Too Young
04:30p Where the Action Is
05:00p Uncle Gus
06:00p Robin Hood
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p ABC News – Bob Young (?? – he wouldn’t take over for Peter Jennings until 1968)
07:00p Sea Hunt
07:30p 12 O’Clock High
08:30p The Legend of Jesse James
09:00p A Man Called Shenadoah
09:30p Peyton Place
10:00p The Avengers “Death at Bargain Prices”
11:00p News
11:15p Movie “Desert Sands”
10 – WJAR Providence (NBC)
06:30a TV Classroom
07:00a Today Show (color)
09:00a Talk of the Town
09:30a World Around Us
10:00a Eye-Guess (color)
10:30a Concentration
11:00a Morning Star (color) – soap opera about the fashion industry
11:30a Paradise Bay (color) – soap opera about goings on at a radio station
12:00p Jeopardy (color)
12:30p Let’s Play Post Office (color) – hosted by Merv Griffin
01:00p Gypsy Rose Lee Show
01:30p Let’s Make a Deal (color)
02:00p Days of Our Lives (not listed as color but was in color since the start)
02:30p The Doctors
03:00p Another World
03:30p You Don’t Say (color)
04:00p The Match Game
04:30p Leave it to Beaver
05:00p Movie “Wild Bill Hickok Rides Again”
06:30p Huntley-Brinkley Report (not listed as color; according to Wiki it went to color in 1965)
07:00p Movie “Thunder Cloud”
08:30p Dr. Kildare (color) – show was split into two parts this season; part 2 aired on Tuesday @ 8:30p
09:00p Andy Williams Show – Maureen O’Hara, Don Adams, Henry Mancini (color)
10:00p Run for Your Life (color)
11:00p News
11:15p Tonight Show (color)
12 – WPRO Providence (CBS)
06:30a Sunrise Semester
07:00a Three Stooges, Popeye
07:45a The King and Odie
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Romper Room
09:30a Dialing for Dollars
10:30a The Mike Douglas Show (60 minutes)
11:30a Dick Van Dyke
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p Girl Talk
01:30p As the World Turns
02:00p Direct Question
02:30p House Party (color)
03:00p To Tell the Truth
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p Salty’s Surprise House
04:30p Huckleberry Hound
05:00p Movie “Challenge to Lassie”
06:30p Newsbeat (30 minutes local and 30 minutes CBS Evening News)
07:30p To Tell The Truth
08:00p I’ve Got a Secret
08:30p The Lucy Show – Danny Thomas hires Lucy to be a showgirl (color)
09:00p Andy Griffith Show – a country singer comes to Mayberry to get away from his fans (color)
09:30p Hazel – Hazel’s mistake causes problems with Steve’s real estate deal (color)
10:00p Hollywood Talent Scouts – Bea Benaderet, Rod Serling, Forrest Tucker and Art Linkletter present new talent (color)
11:00p News
11:20p Movie “High School Caesar”
38 – WIHS Boston (Ind) – secondary ABC/NBC/CBS
08:45a Current News Digest
9a-12p no programming listed – most likely educational programming for Catholic parochial schools
12:00p Jeopardy (color) – from NBC
12:30p Let’s Play Post Office (color) – from NBC
01:00p Favorite Story
01:30p Let’s Make a Deal (color) – from NBC
02:00p Ann Sothern Show
02:30p Love That Bob
03:00p Movie “Torrid Zone”
04:30p Children’s Hour
05:15p Love That Bob
05:45p Early News
06:00p Lloyd Thaxton Show
07:00p Movie “The Crowd Roars”
08:30p You Are There
09:00p Dr. Christian
09:30p Soldiers of Fortune
10:00p Late News
10:15p Movie “Beyond the Forest”
2 - WGBH Boston (Educational)
09:25a Phonics
09:45a Field Trip Special
10:25a Science 2
10:45a Science 6
11:10a Science Reporter
12:30p The Friendly Giant
01:00p Phonics
01:20p Science 6
02:00p A Woman’s Place
03:00p English: Fact and Fancy
04:00p Sets and Systems
05:15p The Friendly Giant
05:30p What’s New?
06:00p Opinion in the Capital
06:30p News – Louis Lyons
06:45p Backgrounds
07:00p American Government
07:30p Opposition Theater “The Satirists”; featuring The Second City Troupe
08:00p The French Chef – Julia Child
08:30p Museum Open House
09:00p The Kennedy Foundation Awards – Members of the Kennedy family, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Dick Van Dyke, Anna Moffo, Van Cliburn, George Shirley, Helen Hayes
10:00p America’s Crises “Cities: Crimes in the Street”
4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
06:15a Sign-On Seminar
06:45a Daily Almanac
07:00a Today Show (color)
09:00a Contact – Bob Kennedy
10:00a Eye-Guess (color)
10:30a Concentration
11:00a Morning Star (color) – soap opera about the fashion industry
11:30a Paradise Bay (color) – soap opera about goings on at a radio station
12:00p News, Weather
12:30p Mike Douglas Show (90 minutes)
02:00p Days of Our Lives (not listed as color but was in color since the start)
02:30p The Doctors
03:00p Another World
03:30p You Don’t Say (color)
04:00p The Match Game
04:30p Leave it to Beaver
05:00p Movie “Last of the Comanches”
06:30p News, Weather
07:00p Huntley-Brinkley Report (not listed as color; according to Wiki it went to color in 1965)
07:30p Hullabaloo – Paul Anka, host; Leslie Gore, Peter and Gordon, The Cyrkle (color)
08:00p The John Forsythe Show – Russian spies set out to kill Maj. Foster (color)
08:30p Dr. Kildare (color) – show was split into two parts this season; part 2 aired on Tuesday @ 8:30p
09:00p Andy Williams Show – Maureen O’Hara, Don Adams, Henry Mancini (color)
10:00p Run for Your Life (color)
11:00p News
11:30p Merv Griffin Show
5 – WHDH Boston (CBS)
06:00a Sunrise Semester
06:30a FYI, Ray Dorey (color)
07:00a Weather Report (color)
07:05a CBS Morning News – Mike Wallace
07:30a Captain Bob (color)
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Romper Room (color)
09:30a For Women Only (color)
09:45a We Believe (color)
10:00a I Love Lucy
10:30a The Real McCoys
11:00a Andy of Mayberry
11:30a Dick Van Dyke
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p PDQ (color)
01:30p As the World Turns
02:00p Password
02:30p House Party (color)
03:00p To Tell the Truth
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p The Secret Storm
04:30p Joe Kelly’s Almanac (color)
05:00p Masters Golf Playoff
06:00p Dateline Boston (color)
06:25p News, Weather (color)
07:00p CBS Evening News – Walter Cronkite (color)
07:30p To Tell The Truth
08:00p I’ve Got a Secret
08:30p The Lucy Show – Danny Thomas hires Lucy to be a showgirl (color)
09:00p Andy Griffith Show – a country singer comes to Mayberry to get away from his fans (color)
09:30p Hazel – Hazel’s mistake causes problems with Steve’s real estate deal (color)
10:00p Hollywood Talent Scouts – Bea Benaderet, Rod Serling, Forrest Tucker and Art Linkletter present new talent (color)
11:00p News, Weather (color)
11:30p Tonight Show (color) – WBZ would pick it up come September 1966
6 – WTEV New Bedford (ABC)
06:45a News – Truman Taylor
07:00a Highway Patrol
07:30a B’wana Don
08:00a Funtime
08:45a News – Truman Taylor
09:00a Woman – Athena Parker
09:30a Community – Bob Bassett
10:00a Where the Action Is (delayed from 4:30p)
10:30a Never Too Young (delayed from 4:00p)
11:00a Supermarket Sweep
11:30a The Dating Game
12:00p Donna Reed Show
12:30p Father Knows Best
01:00p Ben Casey
02:00p Confidential for Women
02:30p A Time for Us
03:00p General Hospital
03:30p The Nurses
04:00p Soupy Sales
04:30p Lloyd Thaxton Show
05:30p News, Weather
05:45p ABC News – Bob Young (?? – he wouldn’t take over for Peter Jennings until 1968) the rest of the week just lists "ABC News" for all airings
06:00p The Cisco Kid (color)
06:30p The Twilight Zone
07:00p The Rifleman
07:30p 12 O’Clock High
08:30p The Legend of Jesse James
09:00p A Man Called Shenadoah
09:30p Peyton Place
10:00p The Avengers “Death at Bargain Prices”
11:00p News
11:15p Movie “Daisy Kenyon”
7 – WNAC Boston (ABC)
06:30a Understanding Our World
07:00a Cartoon Carnival
09:00a Donna Reed Show (delayed from 12:00p)
09:30a Girl Talk
10:00a Confidential for Women (delayed from 2:00p)
10:30a General Hospital (delayed from 3:00p)
11:00a Supermarket Sweep
11:30a The Dating Game
12:00p 30 Minutes from Hollywood (movie) – “Sincerely Yours” part 1; starring Liberace
12:30p Father Knows Best
01:00p Ben Casey
02:00p Movie “On Moonlight Bay”
03:30p Route 66
04:30p Major Mudd Show
05:00p Dennis the Menace
05:30p Superman
06:00p News, Weather
06:15p ABC News – Bob Young (?? – he wouldn’t take over for Peter Jennings until 1968)
06:30p The Rifleman
07:00p The Twilight Zone
07:30p 12 O’Clock High
08:30p The Legend of Jesse James
09:00p A Man Called Shenadoah
09:30p Peyton Place
10:00p The Avengers “Death at Bargain Prices”
11:00p News
11:20p Movie “Thunder Over the Plains” and “Armored Car Robbery”
9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC)
09:30a It’s Coffee Time
10:00a Bat Masterson
10:30a Trails West
11:00a Supermarket Sweep
11:30a The Dating Game
12:00p Donna Reed Show
12:30p Father Knows Best
01:00p Ben Casey
02:00p Confidential for Women
02:30p A Time for Us
03:00p General Hospital
03:30p The Nurses
04:00p Never Too Young
04:30p Where the Action Is
05:00p Uncle Gus
06:00p Robin Hood
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p ABC News – Bob Young (?? – he wouldn’t take over for Peter Jennings until 1968)
07:00p Sea Hunt
07:30p 12 O’Clock High
08:30p The Legend of Jesse James
09:00p A Man Called Shenadoah
09:30p Peyton Place
10:00p The Avengers “Death at Bargain Prices”
11:00p News
11:15p Movie “Desert Sands”
10 – WJAR Providence (NBC)
06:30a TV Classroom
07:00a Today Show (color)
09:00a Talk of the Town
09:30a World Around Us
10:00a Eye-Guess (color)
10:30a Concentration
11:00a Morning Star (color) – soap opera about the fashion industry
11:30a Paradise Bay (color) – soap opera about goings on at a radio station
12:00p Jeopardy (color)
12:30p Let’s Play Post Office (color) – hosted by Merv Griffin
01:00p Gypsy Rose Lee Show
01:30p Let’s Make a Deal (color)
02:00p Days of Our Lives (not listed as color but was in color since the start)
02:30p The Doctors
03:00p Another World
03:30p You Don’t Say (color)
04:00p The Match Game
04:30p Leave it to Beaver
05:00p Movie “Wild Bill Hickok Rides Again”
06:30p Huntley-Brinkley Report (not listed as color; according to Wiki it went to color in 1965)
07:00p Movie “Thunder Cloud”
08:30p Dr. Kildare (color) – show was split into two parts this season; part 2 aired on Tuesday @ 8:30p
09:00p Andy Williams Show – Maureen O’Hara, Don Adams, Henry Mancini (color)
10:00p Run for Your Life (color)
11:00p News
11:15p Tonight Show (color)
12 – WPRO Providence (CBS)
06:30a Sunrise Semester
07:00a Three Stooges, Popeye
07:45a The King and Odie
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Romper Room
09:30a Dialing for Dollars
10:30a The Mike Douglas Show (60 minutes)
11:30a Dick Van Dyke
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p Girl Talk
01:30p As the World Turns
02:00p Direct Question
02:30p House Party (color)
03:00p To Tell the Truth
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p Salty’s Surprise House
04:30p Huckleberry Hound
05:00p Movie “Challenge to Lassie”
06:30p Newsbeat (30 minutes local and 30 minutes CBS Evening News)
07:30p To Tell The Truth
08:00p I’ve Got a Secret
08:30p The Lucy Show – Danny Thomas hires Lucy to be a showgirl (color)
09:00p Andy Griffith Show – a country singer comes to Mayberry to get away from his fans (color)
09:30p Hazel – Hazel’s mistake causes problems with Steve’s real estate deal (color)
10:00p Hollywood Talent Scouts – Bea Benaderet, Rod Serling, Forrest Tucker and Art Linkletter present new talent (color)
11:00p News
11:20p Movie “High School Caesar”
38 – WIHS Boston (Ind) – secondary ABC/NBC/CBS
08:45a Current News Digest
9a-12p no programming listed – most likely educational programming for Catholic parochial schools
12:00p Jeopardy (color) – from NBC
12:30p Let’s Play Post Office (color) – from NBC
01:00p Favorite Story
01:30p Let’s Make a Deal (color) – from NBC
02:00p Ann Sothern Show
02:30p Love That Bob
03:00p Movie “Torrid Zone”
04:30p Children’s Hour
05:15p Love That Bob
05:45p Early News
06:00p Lloyd Thaxton Show
07:00p Movie “The Crowd Roars”
08:30p You Are There
09:00p Dr. Christian
09:30p Soldiers of Fortune
10:00p Late News
10:15p Movie “Beyond the Forest”