source: Boston Globe
RETRO BOSTON TV- Thursday August 25, 1955
CHANNEL LINEUP
2 WGBH-TV (EDU) Cambridge/Boston
4 WBZ-TV (NBC) Boston
7 WNAC-TV (ABC/CBS) Boston
9 WMUR-TV (ABC) Manchester, NH
10 WJAR-TV (NBC/ABC) Providence
12 WPRO-TV (CBS/ABC) Providence
56 WTAO-TV (Ind.) Boston
MORNING
7:00
4-10- Today (Dave Garroway)
7- The Morning Show
9:00
4- Swan Boat
7- Movie- The Happiest Day
10- Breakfast at Sheraton
10:00
4-10- Ding Dong School
7-12- Garry Moore Show
10:30
4-10- Parent’s Time
7-12- Arthur Godfrey Time
10:45
4-10- The World at Home
11:00
4-10- Home, Arlene Francis
11:30
7-12- Strike it Rich
AFTERNOON
12:00
4- News, Weather
7-12- Valiant Lady
10- Let’s Go Shopping
12:15
4- Big Brother Bob Emery
7-12- Love of Life
10- Circus Time
12:30
7-12- Search for Tomorrow
10- Feather Your Nest
12:45
7-12- The Guiding Light
1:00
4- Movie- Call of the Klondike
7- Dear Homemaker (Louise Morgan)
10- movie- Fighting Back
12- Film- New Book
1:15
12- Jack Paar Show
1:30
7-10- Welcome Travelers
2:00
7- Robert Q. Lewis
12- Movie- Copy Boy
2:15
4- Fun with Food
2:30
7-12- House Party
2:45
4- Industry on Parade
3:00
4-10- Ted Mack Matinee
7- Movie- Bundle at Wells Fargo
12- The Big Payoff
3:30
4-10- It Pays to be Married
7-12- Bob Crosby Show
9- Movie- Joe Falooka meets Humphrey
4:00
4- Movie- Incident in the Rain
7-12- The Brighter Day
10- Way of the World
4:15
7-12- The Secret Storm
10- First Love
4:30
4-12- World of Mr. Sweeney
7-10- On Your Account
4:45
4-10- Modern Romances
5:00
4- Pinky Lee Show
7- Movie- Marriageable Man
9- Our Faith
10- Looney Tunes
12- Cartoon Carnival
5:15
9- Movie- Desert Trail
10- TV Summer Camp
5:30
2- Come and See
4-10- Howdy Doody Time
7- Flash Gordon
12- Gene Autry Show
5:45
9- Guest House
EVENING
6:00
2- Images- “Beyond the Screen Door”
4- The Little Rascals
7- My Hero
10- Laurel and Hardy
12- Salty and the Rascals
56- Movie- Under Arizona Skies
6:30
2- Joesph A. Del Forte
4- News Reporter
7- The Lone Ranger
10- It’s A Great Life
6:35
9- Weather, Sports and News
6:45
2- Science Reporter
4- Science Fiction Theater- The Lost Heartbeat
7:00
7-10- News, weather
9- Hum and Strum
12- Guy Lombardo Show
7:15
2- The Young U.S.A- “Rise of the Trans-Allegheny West
4- Nightly Newsteller
7- Sports Time
9- ABC News (John Daly)
10- Sports Page
56- Industry on Parade
7:30
4-10- Vaughn Monroe Show
7-12- CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
9- Cartoon Time
56- On Post
7:45
2- U.N at Work
4-10- John Cameron Swayze
7- Hall of Fame, John Lindell
12- Upbeat, Al Fisher, Lou Marks
8:00
2- Brandeis University Concert
4-10- Best of Groucho
7- Heart of the City
9- Sokitar Parade
12- Bob Cummings Show
56- Big Fix (Film)
8:30
4- Make the Connection
7-12- Climax- “Deal’s Blow”
10- Playhouse Drama
9:00
4-10- Dragnet, Jack Webb
9- Star Tonight
9:15
56- Facts Forum
9:30
4-10- Movie- Touch of Spring
7-12- Four-Star Playouse
9- Sherlock Holmes
10:00
4-10- Video Theatre
7-12- Johnny Carson Show
9- Wrestling Matches
10:30
7- Sherlock Holmes
12- HJalls of Ivy
11:00
4-7-9-10- News
12- Heart of the City
11:05
7- The Vise
9- Movie- Leave it to Henry
11:10
4- People are Funny
11:15
10- Movie- Solution by Phone
11;35
7- Movie- Bunky
11:40
4- Tonight (Steve Allen)
RETRO BOSTON TV- Thursday August 25, 1955
CHANNEL LINEUP
2 WGBH-TV (EDU) Cambridge/Boston
4 WBZ-TV (NBC) Boston
7 WNAC-TV (ABC/CBS) Boston
9 WMUR-TV (ABC) Manchester, NH
10 WJAR-TV (NBC/ABC) Providence
12 WPRO-TV (CBS/ABC) Providence
56 WTAO-TV (Ind.) Boston
MORNING
7:00
4-10- Today (Dave Garroway)
7- The Morning Show
9:00
4- Swan Boat
7- Movie- The Happiest Day
10- Breakfast at Sheraton
10:00
4-10- Ding Dong School
7-12- Garry Moore Show
10:30
4-10- Parent’s Time
7-12- Arthur Godfrey Time
10:45
4-10- The World at Home
11:00
4-10- Home, Arlene Francis
11:30
7-12- Strike it Rich
AFTERNOON
12:00
4- News, Weather
7-12- Valiant Lady
10- Let’s Go Shopping
12:15
4- Big Brother Bob Emery
7-12- Love of Life
10- Circus Time
12:30
7-12- Search for Tomorrow
10- Feather Your Nest
12:45
7-12- The Guiding Light
1:00
4- Movie- Call of the Klondike
7- Dear Homemaker (Louise Morgan)
10- movie- Fighting Back
12- Film- New Book
1:15
12- Jack Paar Show
1:30
7-10- Welcome Travelers
2:00
7- Robert Q. Lewis
12- Movie- Copy Boy
2:15
4- Fun with Food
2:30
7-12- House Party
2:45
4- Industry on Parade
3:00
4-10- Ted Mack Matinee
7- Movie- Bundle at Wells Fargo
12- The Big Payoff
3:30
4-10- It Pays to be Married
7-12- Bob Crosby Show
9- Movie- Joe Falooka meets Humphrey
4:00
4- Movie- Incident in the Rain
7-12- The Brighter Day
10- Way of the World
4:15
7-12- The Secret Storm
10- First Love
4:30
4-12- World of Mr. Sweeney
7-10- On Your Account
4:45
4-10- Modern Romances
5:00
4- Pinky Lee Show
7- Movie- Marriageable Man
9- Our Faith
10- Looney Tunes
12- Cartoon Carnival
5:15
9- Movie- Desert Trail
10- TV Summer Camp
5:30
2- Come and See
4-10- Howdy Doody Time
7- Flash Gordon
12- Gene Autry Show
5:45
9- Guest House
EVENING
6:00
2- Images- “Beyond the Screen Door”
4- The Little Rascals
7- My Hero
10- Laurel and Hardy
12- Salty and the Rascals
56- Movie- Under Arizona Skies
6:30
2- Joesph A. Del Forte
4- News Reporter
7- The Lone Ranger
10- It’s A Great Life
6:35
9- Weather, Sports and News
6:45
2- Science Reporter
4- Science Fiction Theater- The Lost Heartbeat
7:00
7-10- News, weather
9- Hum and Strum
12- Guy Lombardo Show
7:15
2- The Young U.S.A- “Rise of the Trans-Allegheny West
4- Nightly Newsteller
7- Sports Time
9- ABC News (John Daly)
10- Sports Page
56- Industry on Parade
7:30
4-10- Vaughn Monroe Show
7-12- CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
9- Cartoon Time
56- On Post
7:45
2- U.N at Work
4-10- John Cameron Swayze
7- Hall of Fame, John Lindell
12- Upbeat, Al Fisher, Lou Marks
8:00
2- Brandeis University Concert
4-10- Best of Groucho
7- Heart of the City
9- Sokitar Parade
12- Bob Cummings Show
56- Big Fix (Film)
8:30
4- Make the Connection
7-12- Climax- “Deal’s Blow”
10- Playhouse Drama
9:00
4-10- Dragnet, Jack Webb
9- Star Tonight
9:15
56- Facts Forum
9:30
4-10- Movie- Touch of Spring
7-12- Four-Star Playouse
9- Sherlock Holmes
10:00
4-10- Video Theatre
7-12- Johnny Carson Show
9- Wrestling Matches
10:30
7- Sherlock Holmes
12- HJalls of Ivy
11:00
4-7-9-10- News
12- Heart of the City
11:05
7- The Vise
9- Movie- Leave it to Henry
11:10
4- People are Funny
11:15
10- Movie- Solution by Phone
11;35
7- Movie- Bunky
11:40
4- Tonight (Steve Allen)