Source – Boston Globe, Saturday, June 7, 1958
Note: The Globe did not list color programming in the listings itself but would note it in the “Highlights” column
2 – WGBH Boston (Educational)
No programming scheduled
4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
06:45a Film Funnies
07:00p Rex Trailer (Boomtown)
10:00a Howdy Doody
10:30a Ruff and Reddy
11:00a Fury
11:30a Andy’s Gang
12:00p News, Weather
12:15p Bob Emery (Big Brother)
01:00p Feature Film “My Wild Irish Rose”
02:30p True Story
03:00p Detective’s Diary
03:30p Wrestling – “Killer” Kowalski vs. Sammy Berg; midget bout – Chief Little Beaver vs. Sky Low Low; Pat O’Connor vs. “Tiger” Tasker; tag match – The Sharpe Brothers vs. Red Lyons and Emile Dupree
04:45p Record Shop Hop – Janice Harper, who’s popular record is “Bon Voyage”, guest
05:15p Boston Movietime – “Luck of the Irish”
06:45p News, Weather
07:00p Highway Patrol
07:30p People Are Funny – a contestant sent to Forth Worth to cash a check written on a watermelon returns to report on his success or failure
08:00p Perry Como – Eydie Gorme, Richard Rogers, Paul Anka, Bob Crosby, guests (color)
09:00p Spike Jones – Spike and his pals start “Club Oasis” Summer Series. Helen Grayco, in songs, with the Band That Plays For Fun. Satire on Shirley Temple’s Storybook, finale satire
09:30p Turning Point “Fastest Gun in the West”
10:00p The Original Amateur Hour
10:30p Your Hit Parade – Virginia Gibson, Alan Copeland, Tommy Leonetti, Jill Corey in final show of the Summer (color)
11:00p News
11:15p Double Feature “Battle Taxi” and “Over the Goal”
5 – WHDH Boston (ABC) – all studio programming in color
10:00a Hopalong Cassidy
11:00a Heckle and Jeckle (from CBS)
11:30a “Last Out”, Thomas Mitchell (from CBS)
12:00p Off to Adventure
01:00p “Border Bandits”
01:45p Mass. Day (Gov. Furcolo attending festivities at Fenway Park)
02:00p Baseball – Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox
04:45p Sports Corner
05:00p Texas Rangers
05:30p Lone Ranger
06:00p Brave Eagle
06:30p Country Jubilee (delayed from Saturday @ 8p)
07:00p News, Weather, Sports (color)
07:30p Dick Clark Show – screen star Janet Leigh, guest; with Tony Bennett, Jody Reynolds and The Hearts
08:00p Boston Ballroom (color)
09:00p Lawrence Welk – with the Lennon Sisters and solos by individual band members
10:00p Movie “The Steel Helmet”
11:45p I Spy
7 – WNAC Boston (CBS)
06:55a Children’s Theater
09:30a Captain Kangaroo
10:30a Mighty Mouse
11:00a Cartoon Carnival
11:30a Kit Carson
12:00p Bowling Hour
01:00p Lone Ranger
01:30p Double Feature – “Rogue River” and “Gambler’s Choice”
04:30p Belmont Stakes (re-run on video tape)
05:00p Bishop Sheen – topic: Angels
05:30p Air Power “Battle of Britain”
06:00p Movie “Pearl-Handed Guns”
06:30p The Great Gildersleeve
07:00p Lassie (delayed from Sunday @ 7p)
07:30p Perry Mason “The Case of the Prodigal Parent”
08:30p Top Dollar
09:00p Gale Storm
09:30p Have Gun-Will Travel – Paladin is hired by the mayor of Silver Flat, Nev., to hunt down a man accused of murdering the sheriff
10:00p Gunsmoke – Marshal Matt Dillon tries to avert trouble when a gamble falls in love with a girl despite a brutal teamster’s threat to kill anyone who associates with her
10:30p The Honeymooners “Alice and the Blond”
11:00p News
11:15p Double Feature “The Dark Corner” and “Submarine Alert”
9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC)
04:30p Martin Eden
06:00p Brave Eagle
06:30p The Goldbergs
07:00p Jewels of Brandenberg
08:30p Target
09:00p Lawrence Welk
10:00p Billy Graham
11:00p Movie “Showtime”
10 – WJAR Providence (NBC/ABC)
07:45a Junior World
08:00a Mr. Wizard
08:30a Avenging Rider
09:30a Hippity Hop
09:45a Once Upon a Time
10:00a Howdy Doody
10:30a Ruff and Reddy
11:00a Fury
11:30a Andy’s Gang
12:00p True Story
12:30p Detective’s Diary
01:00p Wild Wild West
03:30p Wrestling
05:00p Bold Journey
05:30p Dick Clark Show (ABC, delayed from Saturday @ 7:30p)
06:00p Maverick (ABC, delayed from Sunday @ 7:30p)
07:00p Tombstone Territory
07:30p People Are Funny
08:00p Perry Como (color)
09:00p Spike Jones
09:30p Turning Point
10:00p The Original Amateur Hour
10:30p News
10:40p Movie “Suspicion”
12 – WPRO Providence (CBS/ABC)
09:30a Captain Kangaroo
10:30a Mighty Mouse
11:00a Heckle and Jeckle
11:30a “Last Out”, Thomas Mitchell
12:00p Jimmy Dean
01:00p Lone Ranger
01:30p Space and Science
02:00p Double Feature – “April Showers” and “Murder on Waterfront”
04:00p 20th Century Fox
04:30p Belmont Stakes (re-run on video tape)
05:00p Kingdom of the Sea
05:30p Circus Boy (ABC, delayed from Thursday @ 7:30p)
06:00p Sugarfoot (ABC, delayed from Tuesday @ 7:30p)
07:00p Harbor Patrol
07:30p Perry Mason
08:30p Top Dollar
09:00p Gale Storm
09:30p Have Gun-Will Travel
10:00p Gunsmoke
10:30p Sea Hunt
11:00p News
11:10p Movie “Objective Burma”
Note: The Globe did not list color programming in the listings itself but would note it in the “Highlights” column
2 – WGBH Boston (Educational)
No programming scheduled
4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
06:45a Film Funnies
07:00p Rex Trailer (Boomtown)
10:00a Howdy Doody
10:30a Ruff and Reddy
11:00a Fury
11:30a Andy’s Gang
12:00p News, Weather
12:15p Bob Emery (Big Brother)
01:00p Feature Film “My Wild Irish Rose”
02:30p True Story
03:00p Detective’s Diary
03:30p Wrestling – “Killer” Kowalski vs. Sammy Berg; midget bout – Chief Little Beaver vs. Sky Low Low; Pat O’Connor vs. “Tiger” Tasker; tag match – The Sharpe Brothers vs. Red Lyons and Emile Dupree
04:45p Record Shop Hop – Janice Harper, who’s popular record is “Bon Voyage”, guest
05:15p Boston Movietime – “Luck of the Irish”
06:45p News, Weather
07:00p Highway Patrol
07:30p People Are Funny – a contestant sent to Forth Worth to cash a check written on a watermelon returns to report on his success or failure
08:00p Perry Como – Eydie Gorme, Richard Rogers, Paul Anka, Bob Crosby, guests (color)
09:00p Spike Jones – Spike and his pals start “Club Oasis” Summer Series. Helen Grayco, in songs, with the Band That Plays For Fun. Satire on Shirley Temple’s Storybook, finale satire
09:30p Turning Point “Fastest Gun in the West”
10:00p The Original Amateur Hour
10:30p Your Hit Parade – Virginia Gibson, Alan Copeland, Tommy Leonetti, Jill Corey in final show of the Summer (color)
11:00p News
11:15p Double Feature “Battle Taxi” and “Over the Goal”
5 – WHDH Boston (ABC) – all studio programming in color
10:00a Hopalong Cassidy
11:00a Heckle and Jeckle (from CBS)
11:30a “Last Out”, Thomas Mitchell (from CBS)
12:00p Off to Adventure
01:00p “Border Bandits”
01:45p Mass. Day (Gov. Furcolo attending festivities at Fenway Park)
02:00p Baseball – Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox
04:45p Sports Corner
05:00p Texas Rangers
05:30p Lone Ranger
06:00p Brave Eagle
06:30p Country Jubilee (delayed from Saturday @ 8p)
07:00p News, Weather, Sports (color)
07:30p Dick Clark Show – screen star Janet Leigh, guest; with Tony Bennett, Jody Reynolds and The Hearts
08:00p Boston Ballroom (color)
09:00p Lawrence Welk – with the Lennon Sisters and solos by individual band members
10:00p Movie “The Steel Helmet”
11:45p I Spy
7 – WNAC Boston (CBS)
06:55a Children’s Theater
09:30a Captain Kangaroo
10:30a Mighty Mouse
11:00a Cartoon Carnival
11:30a Kit Carson
12:00p Bowling Hour
01:00p Lone Ranger
01:30p Double Feature – “Rogue River” and “Gambler’s Choice”
04:30p Belmont Stakes (re-run on video tape)
05:00p Bishop Sheen – topic: Angels
05:30p Air Power “Battle of Britain”
06:00p Movie “Pearl-Handed Guns”
06:30p The Great Gildersleeve
07:00p Lassie (delayed from Sunday @ 7p)
07:30p Perry Mason “The Case of the Prodigal Parent”
08:30p Top Dollar
09:00p Gale Storm
09:30p Have Gun-Will Travel – Paladin is hired by the mayor of Silver Flat, Nev., to hunt down a man accused of murdering the sheriff
10:00p Gunsmoke – Marshal Matt Dillon tries to avert trouble when a gamble falls in love with a girl despite a brutal teamster’s threat to kill anyone who associates with her
10:30p The Honeymooners “Alice and the Blond”
11:00p News
11:15p Double Feature “The Dark Corner” and “Submarine Alert”
9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC)
04:30p Martin Eden
06:00p Brave Eagle
06:30p The Goldbergs
07:00p Jewels of Brandenberg
08:30p Target
09:00p Lawrence Welk
10:00p Billy Graham
11:00p Movie “Showtime”
10 – WJAR Providence (NBC/ABC)
07:45a Junior World
08:00a Mr. Wizard
08:30a Avenging Rider
09:30a Hippity Hop
09:45a Once Upon a Time
10:00a Howdy Doody
10:30a Ruff and Reddy
11:00a Fury
11:30a Andy’s Gang
12:00p True Story
12:30p Detective’s Diary
01:00p Wild Wild West
03:30p Wrestling
05:00p Bold Journey
05:30p Dick Clark Show (ABC, delayed from Saturday @ 7:30p)
06:00p Maverick (ABC, delayed from Sunday @ 7:30p)
07:00p Tombstone Territory
07:30p People Are Funny
08:00p Perry Como (color)
09:00p Spike Jones
09:30p Turning Point
10:00p The Original Amateur Hour
10:30p News
10:40p Movie “Suspicion”
12 – WPRO Providence (CBS/ABC)
09:30a Captain Kangaroo
10:30a Mighty Mouse
11:00a Heckle and Jeckle
11:30a “Last Out”, Thomas Mitchell
12:00p Jimmy Dean
01:00p Lone Ranger
01:30p Space and Science
02:00p Double Feature – “April Showers” and “Murder on Waterfront”
04:00p 20th Century Fox
04:30p Belmont Stakes (re-run on video tape)
05:00p Kingdom of the Sea
05:30p Circus Boy (ABC, delayed from Thursday @ 7:30p)
06:00p Sugarfoot (ABC, delayed from Tuesday @ 7:30p)
07:00p Harbor Patrol
07:30p Perry Mason
08:30p Top Dollar
09:00p Gale Storm
09:30p Have Gun-Will Travel
10:00p Gunsmoke
10:30p Sea Hunt
11:00p News
11:10p Movie “Objective Burma”