Source: Boston Globe
RETRO BOSTON TV- CHRISTMAS 1984
Tuesday December 25, 1984
CHANNEL LINEUP
2 WGBH-TV (PBS) Boston
4 WBZ-TV (NBC) Boston
5 WCVB-TV (ABC) Boston
6 WLNE-TV (CBS) Providence/New Bedford
7 WNEV-TV (CBS) Boston
9 WMUR-TV (ABC) Manchester, NH
10 WJAR-TV (NBC) Providence
11 WENH-TV (PBS) Durham, NH
12 WPRI-TV (ABC) Providence
21 WNHT-TV (Ind.) Concord, NH
25 WXNE-TV (Ind.) Boston
27 WSMW-TV (Ind.) Worcester
38 WSBK-TV (Ind.) Boston
44 WGBX-TV (PBS) Boston
50 WNDS-TV (Ind.) Derry, NH
56 WLVI-TV (Ind.) Boston
68 WQTV-TV (Ind.) Boston
listings begin at 7:30am
MORNING
7:30
11- Farm Day
25- Mighty Mouse
27- News
38- He-Man
56- Inspector Gadget
68- Plastic Man
8:00
2- Mister Rogers
11- Sesame Street
21- News
25- Popeye
27- It’s Your Business
38- Fat Albert
50- 700 Club
56- Bugs Bunny
68- Mighty Hercules
8:30
2- Sesame Street
21- 20 Minute Workout
25- Star Blazers
27- Jimmy Swaggart
38- Porky Pig
56- Flintstones
68- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C
9:00
4-10- Hour Magazine
5- Donahue
6- Christmas Mass
7- Mass
9- Jim Bakker
11- Lillias, Yoga and You
12-25- Family
21- Merv Griffin
38- Groovin’ Goolies
56- Popeye
68- Petticoat Junction
9:30
2- Electric Company
11- Great Performances
38- Daytime
50- Jimmy Swaggart
56- Casper
68- F-Troop
10:00
2- Sing-It Yourself Messiah
4- Christmas at Washington Cathedral
5-9-12- Walt Disney World’s Very Merry Christmas Parade
6- Movie- Gay Purr-ee (1962)
7- Jeopardy!
10- Rituals
21- Donahue
25- 700 Club
38- 20 Minute Workout
50- Movie- Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World
56- Holiday Cartoons
68- My Favorite Martian
10:30
7- Press Your Luck
10- Sale of the Century
38- Dick Van Dyke
68- House Calls
11:00
4-10- Wheel of Fortune
7- Price is Right
11- What Child is This?
21- A Christmas Carol
38- Mother Teresa of Calcutta
68- Big Valley
11:20
6- Movie- Race for your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
11:30
4-10- Scrabble
5- Ryan’s Hope
9-12- Family Feud
25- Catholic Mass
AFTERNOON
12:00
2-11- Sesame Street
4-5-7-10-21- News
9- Ryan’s Hope
12- Christmas Mass
25- Movie- The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
38- Movie- The Red Shows (1948)
50- INN News
56- Movie- The Three Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
68- Super Password (from NBC)
12:30
4- A Christmas Carol
5-9-12- Loving
6-7- College Football- Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic
10-68- Search for Tomorrow
21- The Stableboy’s Christmas
50- I Love Lucy
1:00
2- Wide World of Animals
5-9-12- All My Children
10- Days of our Lives
11- An Olde New England Christmas
21- The City that Forgot About Christmas
50- Odd Couple
68- Dating Game
1:30
2- A Christmas Memory
21- Christopher’s Story
50- Rhoda
68- Newlywed Game
2:00
4- Days Of Our Lives
5-9-12- One Life to Live
10-68- Another World
11- The Christmas Songs
21- Juggler of Notre Dame
25- Movie- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
50- Mary Tyler Moore
68- Movie- Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)
2:30
2- Magic of Oil Painting
11- Smithsonian World
38- Movie- The Borrowers (1973)
50- Children’s Christmas Special
3:00
2- French Chef
4-10- Santa Barbara
5-9-12- General Hospital
21- Movie- An American Christmas Carol
50- He-Man
68- Speed Racer
3:30
2- Electric Company
6-7- NBA Basketball- Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons (Philadelphia won 109-108)
11- Lillias, Yoga and You
50- Brady Bunch
68- Plasticman
4:00
2-11- Sesame Street
4- Love Boat
5- Rituals
9- Hart to Hart
10- Donahue
12- Merv Griffin
25- Dukes of Hazzard
38- Movie- Puffnstuff (1970)
50- Brady Bunch
56- Movie- Run Wild, Run Free (1969)
68- Movie- Snowman (1975)
4:30
5- Soap
50- Music Magazine
5:00
2-11- Mister Rogers
4- People’s Court
5- Too Close for Comfort
9- Barnaby Jones
10- Three’s Company
12- M*A*S*H
21- News
25- Eight is Enough
44- Why in the World (4 o’clock sign-on for WGBX)
50- Mork and Mindy
5:30
2-11- 3-2-1 Contact
4- Live on 4
5- All in The Family
10- Name That Tune
12- Taxi
21- Insight
44- Sesame Street
50- Happy Days Again
EVENING
6:00
2-11- MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
4-5-6-7-9-10-12-50- News
21- Soap
25- Diff’rent Strokes
38- Movie- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)
56- Movie- Gay Purr-ee (1962)
68- Gift of Song
6:30
6- CBS News
9-12- ABC News
10- NBC News
21- Barney Miller
25- Mork and Mindy
44- Business Report
50- Taxi
7:00
2- Doctor Who
4- NBC News
5- ABC News
6- People’s Court
7- CBS News
9- Tic Tac Dough
10- P.M Magazine
11- Business Report
12- Family Feud
21- Concord High: Holiday Concert
25- Diff’rent Strokes
44- MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour (repeat of 6pm on Ch. 2)
50- WKRP in Cincinnati
68- Dallas
7:30
2- Wild World of Animals
4- Evening Magazine
5- Chronicle
6- Love Connection
7-10- Entertainment Tonight
9- Benson
11- Newton’s Apple
12- Wheel of Fortune
25- WKRP in Cincinnati
38- Willie Whistle Christmas Special
50- Family Feud
8:00
2-11- Nova
4-10- A-Team
5-9-12- Three’s A Crowd
6-7- Movie- The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
21- Concord First Baptist Church Christmas Special
25- Movie- Dondi (1961)
38- Movie- King of Kings (1962)
44- Christmas in Vermont
50- Star Trek
56- Movie- It’s A Wonderful Life (1947)
68- Rockford Files
8:30
5-9-12- Who’s The Boss
9:00
2-11- Frontline
4-10- Riptide
5-9-12- Glitter
6-7- Kennedy Center Honors
21- America’s Favorite Christmas Music
44- Alpine Ski School
50- Hawaii Five-O
68- Cannon
9:30
44- General Chemistry
10:00
2-21-50-56- News
4-10- Remington Steele
5-9-12- Paper Dolls
11- The Bounder
25- 700 Club
44- Masterpiece Theater- “The Jewel in the Crown” (Part 2 of 14) (WGBX would sign-off at 11pm)
68- Kojak
10:30
2- Caroling, Caroling
11- Bless Me, Father
21- Mr. Krueger’s Christmas
50- Bob Newhart
56- Archie Bunker’s Place
11:00
2- Business Report- (both WGBH and WENH would sign-off at 11:30)
4-5-6-7-9-10-12- News
11- Great Chefs
21- Sing We, Noel (WNHT would sign-off at midnight)
25- Protectors
38- Movie- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) (WSBK would sign-off at 12:27am)
50- Saturday Night
56- Bizarre
68- That’s Incredible
11:30
4-10- Best of Carson
5-9-12- ABC News Nightline
6- Anything for Money
7- Entertainment Tonight
25- Mission: Impossible
50- Mannix
56- Benny Hill
68- Honeymooners
12:00
5- Soap
6-7- Fall Guy
9-68- Eye on Hollywood
12- Waltons
56- News (WLVI would sign-off at 12:30am)
12:30
4-10- David Letterman
5- Movie- Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
9- Fish
25- INN News
50- News (WNDS would sign-off at 1am)
1:00
9- News
12- Eye on Hollywood (WMUR, WPRI and WXNE would sign-off at 1:30am)
25- Guilty or Innocent
1:10
6-7- Columbo
1:30
4-10- News (WJAR would sign-off at 2am)
2:00
4- Evening Magazine
2:30
4- Community Auditions
6-7- CBS News Nightwatch
2:40
5- News
3:00
4- News Conference
3:10
5- CNN Headline News
3:30
4- Coming Together
4:00
4- People Are Talking
5- Good Day
RETRO BOSTON TV- CHRISTMAS 1984
Tuesday December 25, 1984
CHANNEL LINEUP
2 WGBH-TV (PBS) Boston
4 WBZ-TV (NBC) Boston
5 WCVB-TV (ABC) Boston
6 WLNE-TV (CBS) Providence/New Bedford
7 WNEV-TV (CBS) Boston
9 WMUR-TV (ABC) Manchester, NH
10 WJAR-TV (NBC) Providence
11 WENH-TV (PBS) Durham, NH
12 WPRI-TV (ABC) Providence
21 WNHT-TV (Ind.) Concord, NH
25 WXNE-TV (Ind.) Boston
27 WSMW-TV (Ind.) Worcester
38 WSBK-TV (Ind.) Boston
44 WGBX-TV (PBS) Boston
50 WNDS-TV (Ind.) Derry, NH
56 WLVI-TV (Ind.) Boston
68 WQTV-TV (Ind.) Boston
listings begin at 7:30am
MORNING
7:30
11- Farm Day
25- Mighty Mouse
27- News
38- He-Man
56- Inspector Gadget
68- Plastic Man
8:00
2- Mister Rogers
11- Sesame Street
21- News
25- Popeye
27- It’s Your Business
38- Fat Albert
50- 700 Club
56- Bugs Bunny
68- Mighty Hercules
8:30
2- Sesame Street
21- 20 Minute Workout
25- Star Blazers
27- Jimmy Swaggart
38- Porky Pig
56- Flintstones
68- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C
9:00
4-10- Hour Magazine
5- Donahue
6- Christmas Mass
7- Mass
9- Jim Bakker
11- Lillias, Yoga and You
12-25- Family
21- Merv Griffin
38- Groovin’ Goolies
56- Popeye
68- Petticoat Junction
9:30
2- Electric Company
11- Great Performances
38- Daytime
50- Jimmy Swaggart
56- Casper
68- F-Troop
10:00
2- Sing-It Yourself Messiah
4- Christmas at Washington Cathedral
5-9-12- Walt Disney World’s Very Merry Christmas Parade
6- Movie- Gay Purr-ee (1962)
7- Jeopardy!
10- Rituals
21- Donahue
25- 700 Club
38- 20 Minute Workout
50- Movie- Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World
56- Holiday Cartoons
68- My Favorite Martian
10:30
7- Press Your Luck
10- Sale of the Century
38- Dick Van Dyke
68- House Calls
11:00
4-10- Wheel of Fortune
7- Price is Right
11- What Child is This?
21- A Christmas Carol
38- Mother Teresa of Calcutta
68- Big Valley
11:20
6- Movie- Race for your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
11:30
4-10- Scrabble
5- Ryan’s Hope
9-12- Family Feud
25- Catholic Mass
AFTERNOON
12:00
2-11- Sesame Street
4-5-7-10-21- News
9- Ryan’s Hope
12- Christmas Mass
25- Movie- The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
38- Movie- The Red Shows (1948)
50- INN News
56- Movie- The Three Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
68- Super Password (from NBC)
12:30
4- A Christmas Carol
5-9-12- Loving
6-7- College Football- Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic
10-68- Search for Tomorrow
21- The Stableboy’s Christmas
50- I Love Lucy
1:00
2- Wide World of Animals
5-9-12- All My Children
10- Days of our Lives
11- An Olde New England Christmas
21- The City that Forgot About Christmas
50- Odd Couple
68- Dating Game
1:30
2- A Christmas Memory
21- Christopher’s Story
50- Rhoda
68- Newlywed Game
2:00
4- Days Of Our Lives
5-9-12- One Life to Live
10-68- Another World
11- The Christmas Songs
21- Juggler of Notre Dame
25- Movie- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
50- Mary Tyler Moore
68- Movie- Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)
2:30
2- Magic of Oil Painting
11- Smithsonian World
38- Movie- The Borrowers (1973)
50- Children’s Christmas Special
3:00
2- French Chef
4-10- Santa Barbara
5-9-12- General Hospital
21- Movie- An American Christmas Carol
50- He-Man
68- Speed Racer
3:30
2- Electric Company
6-7- NBA Basketball- Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons (Philadelphia won 109-108)
11- Lillias, Yoga and You
50- Brady Bunch
68- Plasticman
4:00
2-11- Sesame Street
4- Love Boat
5- Rituals
9- Hart to Hart
10- Donahue
12- Merv Griffin
25- Dukes of Hazzard
38- Movie- Puffnstuff (1970)
50- Brady Bunch
56- Movie- Run Wild, Run Free (1969)
68- Movie- Snowman (1975)
4:30
5- Soap
50- Music Magazine
5:00
2-11- Mister Rogers
4- People’s Court
5- Too Close for Comfort
9- Barnaby Jones
10- Three’s Company
12- M*A*S*H
21- News
25- Eight is Enough
44- Why in the World (4 o’clock sign-on for WGBX)
50- Mork and Mindy
5:30
2-11- 3-2-1 Contact
4- Live on 4
5- All in The Family
10- Name That Tune
12- Taxi
21- Insight
44- Sesame Street
50- Happy Days Again
EVENING
6:00
2-11- MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
4-5-6-7-9-10-12-50- News
21- Soap
25- Diff’rent Strokes
38- Movie- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)
56- Movie- Gay Purr-ee (1962)
68- Gift of Song
6:30
6- CBS News
9-12- ABC News
10- NBC News
21- Barney Miller
25- Mork and Mindy
44- Business Report
50- Taxi
7:00
2- Doctor Who
4- NBC News
5- ABC News
6- People’s Court
7- CBS News
9- Tic Tac Dough
10- P.M Magazine
11- Business Report
12- Family Feud
21- Concord High: Holiday Concert
25- Diff’rent Strokes
44- MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour (repeat of 6pm on Ch. 2)
50- WKRP in Cincinnati
68- Dallas
7:30
2- Wild World of Animals
4- Evening Magazine
5- Chronicle
6- Love Connection
7-10- Entertainment Tonight
9- Benson
11- Newton’s Apple
12- Wheel of Fortune
25- WKRP in Cincinnati
38- Willie Whistle Christmas Special
50- Family Feud
8:00
2-11- Nova
4-10- A-Team
5-9-12- Three’s A Crowd
6-7- Movie- The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
21- Concord First Baptist Church Christmas Special
25- Movie- Dondi (1961)
38- Movie- King of Kings (1962)
44- Christmas in Vermont
50- Star Trek
56- Movie- It’s A Wonderful Life (1947)
68- Rockford Files
8:30
5-9-12- Who’s The Boss
9:00
2-11- Frontline
4-10- Riptide
5-9-12- Glitter
6-7- Kennedy Center Honors
21- America’s Favorite Christmas Music
44- Alpine Ski School
50- Hawaii Five-O
68- Cannon
9:30
44- General Chemistry
10:00
2-21-50-56- News
4-10- Remington Steele
5-9-12- Paper Dolls
11- The Bounder
25- 700 Club
44- Masterpiece Theater- “The Jewel in the Crown” (Part 2 of 14) (WGBX would sign-off at 11pm)
68- Kojak
10:30
2- Caroling, Caroling
11- Bless Me, Father
21- Mr. Krueger’s Christmas
50- Bob Newhart
56- Archie Bunker’s Place
11:00
2- Business Report- (both WGBH and WENH would sign-off at 11:30)
4-5-6-7-9-10-12- News
11- Great Chefs
21- Sing We, Noel (WNHT would sign-off at midnight)
25- Protectors
38- Movie- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) (WSBK would sign-off at 12:27am)
50- Saturday Night
56- Bizarre
68- That’s Incredible
11:30
4-10- Best of Carson
5-9-12- ABC News Nightline
6- Anything for Money
7- Entertainment Tonight
25- Mission: Impossible
50- Mannix
56- Benny Hill
68- Honeymooners
12:00
5- Soap
6-7- Fall Guy
9-68- Eye on Hollywood
12- Waltons
56- News (WLVI would sign-off at 12:30am)
12:30
4-10- David Letterman
5- Movie- Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
9- Fish
25- INN News
50- News (WNDS would sign-off at 1am)
1:00
9- News
12- Eye on Hollywood (WMUR, WPRI and WXNE would sign-off at 1:30am)
25- Guilty or Innocent
1:10
6-7- Columbo
1:30
4-10- News (WJAR would sign-off at 2am)
2:00
4- Evening Magazine
2:30
4- Community Auditions
6-7- CBS News Nightwatch
2:40
5- News
3:00
4- News Conference
3:10
5- CNN Headline News
3:30
4- Coming Together
4:00
4- People Are Talking
5- Good Day