source: Boston Globe
RETRO BOSTON TV- Thursday December 17, 1953
WBZ-TV 4 (NBC) Westinghouse
7am- Today
9am- Domestic Diary
9:30- Down To Earth
10am- Ding Dong School
10:30- Glamour Girl
11am- Hawkins Falls
11:15- Three Steps to Heaven
11:30- The Bennetts
12pm- News at Noon
12:15- Big Brother
12:45- What is Your Trouble?
1pm- Hollywood Playhouse
2:30- Armchair Adventure
2:45- Film Feature
3pm- Kate Smith
4pm- Welcome Travelers
4:30- On Your Account
5pm- Atom Account
5:15- Gabby Hayes
5:30- Howdy Doody
6pm- Magic Window
6:15- News Reporter- (with Victor Best)
6:30- Sue Bennett’s Bandwagon
7pm- Orchid Award
7:15- Nightly Newsteller- (with Neil Scanlon and Arch MacDonald)
7:30- Dinah Shore
7:45- NBC News- (with John Cameron Swayze)
8pm- Groucho Marx Show
8:30- Broadway to Hollywood
9pm- Dragnet
9:30- Film Theater- “Gun Job”
10pm- Martin Kane
10:30- Film- Foreign Intrigue in Naples
11pm- News
11:10- Scoreboard
11:15- Heart of the City
11:45- Night-Owl Theater
WNAC-TV 7 (CBS,ABC,Dumont) RKO
9:45am- Morning News
10am- Arthur Godfrey
11:30- Strike it Rich
12pm- Valiant Lady
12:15- Love of Life
12:30- Search for Tomorrow
12:45- The Guiding Light
1pm- Shopping Vues- (with Louise Morgan)
1:30- Garry Moore
2pm- I’ll Buy That
2:30- Art Linkletter's House Party
3pm- The Big Payoff
3:30- Bob Crosby
4pm- Movie Quick Quiz
4:15- Song Shop
4:30- Song Hits
5pm- Movie- Boss of Rawhide
6pm- Yankee News Service
6:30- Basketball (Curt Gowdy)
7pm- News and Weather Service
7:15- This Week In Sports
7:30- CBS News
7:45- Jane Froman Show
8pm- Meet Mr. McNutles
8:30- Four Star Playhouse
9pm- Video Theater
9:30- Big Town (Pat McVey)
10pm- The Playhouse
10:30- Place The Face (Jack Bailey)
11pm- News
11:05- Movie- They Were Sisters
12:05am- News Bulletins
12:10am- Sign-Off
WTAO-TV 56 (ABC, Dumont)
4:55- Crusdaer Rabbit
5pm- Western Theater
6pm- News- Bob Mehrman
6:15- Civil Air Prosecuter
6:30- News
6:45- Public Prosecuter
7pm- News
7:15- Captain Video
7:30- Marge and Jeff
7:45- News
8pm- Quick as A Flash
8:30- Jackson and Jill
9pm- Evening Theater
10:30- News- Bob Mehrman
10:35- Sign-Off
WJAR-TV 10 (NBC/ABC/CBS/Dumont) Providence
7am- Today Show (NBC)
9am- Nancy Dixon Show
10am- Book We Live By
10:30- Arthur Godfrey Show (CBS)
11am- Let’s Go To School
11:15- Across the Minister’s Desk
11:30- Strike it Rich (CBS)
12pm- Bride and Groom (NBC)
12:15- Love of Life (CBS)
12:30- Search for Tomorrow (CBS)
12:45-The Guiding Light (CBS)
1pm- Let’s Go Shopping
1:30- Garry Moore Show (CBS)
2pm- Matinee with Olive Tinder
2:55- What You Eat
3pm- Kate Smith Hour (NBC)
4pm- Welcome Travelers (NBC)
4:30- Down You Go
5pm- N.E Talent Club
5:15- Children’s Theater
5:30- Howdy Doody (NBC)
6pm- Adventure
6:30- Mayor’s Traffic Talk
6:40- This Week in Sports
6:55- Weather, News
7pm- Telenews Daily
7:15- TV Sports Page
7:30- Dinah Shore (NBC)
7:45- Camel News Caravan (John Cameron Swayze)
8pm- Groucho Marx (NBC)
8:30- Favorite Story (CBS)
9pm- Dragnet (NBC)
9:30- Film Theater- “Gun Job” (NBC)
10pm- Martin Kane (NBC)
10:30- The Unexpected
11pm- News
11:10- Arlene Dahl Show
11:40- Movies- Mr. Wong/Detective Escape in your Heart
RETRO BOSTON TV- Thursday December 17, 1953
WBZ-TV 4 (NBC) Westinghouse
7am- Today
9am- Domestic Diary
9:30- Down To Earth
10am- Ding Dong School
10:30- Glamour Girl
11am- Hawkins Falls
11:15- Three Steps to Heaven
11:30- The Bennetts
12pm- News at Noon
12:15- Big Brother
12:45- What is Your Trouble?
1pm- Hollywood Playhouse
2:30- Armchair Adventure
2:45- Film Feature
3pm- Kate Smith
4pm- Welcome Travelers
4:30- On Your Account
5pm- Atom Account
5:15- Gabby Hayes
5:30- Howdy Doody
6pm- Magic Window
6:15- News Reporter- (with Victor Best)
6:30- Sue Bennett’s Bandwagon
7pm- Orchid Award
7:15- Nightly Newsteller- (with Neil Scanlon and Arch MacDonald)
7:30- Dinah Shore
7:45- NBC News- (with John Cameron Swayze)
8pm- Groucho Marx Show
8:30- Broadway to Hollywood
9pm- Dragnet
9:30- Film Theater- “Gun Job”
10pm- Martin Kane
10:30- Film- Foreign Intrigue in Naples
11pm- News
11:10- Scoreboard
11:15- Heart of the City
11:45- Night-Owl Theater
WNAC-TV 7 (CBS,ABC,Dumont) RKO
9:45am- Morning News
10am- Arthur Godfrey
11:30- Strike it Rich
12pm- Valiant Lady
12:15- Love of Life
12:30- Search for Tomorrow
12:45- The Guiding Light
1pm- Shopping Vues- (with Louise Morgan)
1:30- Garry Moore
2pm- I’ll Buy That
2:30- Art Linkletter's House Party
3pm- The Big Payoff
3:30- Bob Crosby
4pm- Movie Quick Quiz
4:15- Song Shop
4:30- Song Hits
5pm- Movie- Boss of Rawhide
6pm- Yankee News Service
6:30- Basketball (Curt Gowdy)
7pm- News and Weather Service
7:15- This Week In Sports
7:30- CBS News
7:45- Jane Froman Show
8pm- Meet Mr. McNutles
8:30- Four Star Playhouse
9pm- Video Theater
9:30- Big Town (Pat McVey)
10pm- The Playhouse
10:30- Place The Face (Jack Bailey)
11pm- News
11:05- Movie- They Were Sisters
12:05am- News Bulletins
12:10am- Sign-Off
WTAO-TV 56 (ABC, Dumont)
4:55- Crusdaer Rabbit
5pm- Western Theater
6pm- News- Bob Mehrman
6:15- Civil Air Prosecuter
6:30- News
6:45- Public Prosecuter
7pm- News
7:15- Captain Video
7:30- Marge and Jeff
7:45- News
8pm- Quick as A Flash
8:30- Jackson and Jill
9pm- Evening Theater
10:30- News- Bob Mehrman
10:35- Sign-Off
WJAR-TV 10 (NBC/ABC/CBS/Dumont) Providence
7am- Today Show (NBC)
9am- Nancy Dixon Show
10am- Book We Live By
10:30- Arthur Godfrey Show (CBS)
11am- Let’s Go To School
11:15- Across the Minister’s Desk
11:30- Strike it Rich (CBS)
12pm- Bride and Groom (NBC)
12:15- Love of Life (CBS)
12:30- Search for Tomorrow (CBS)
12:45-The Guiding Light (CBS)
1pm- Let’s Go Shopping
1:30- Garry Moore Show (CBS)
2pm- Matinee with Olive Tinder
2:55- What You Eat
3pm- Kate Smith Hour (NBC)
4pm- Welcome Travelers (NBC)
4:30- Down You Go
5pm- N.E Talent Club
5:15- Children’s Theater
5:30- Howdy Doody (NBC)
6pm- Adventure
6:30- Mayor’s Traffic Talk
6:40- This Week in Sports
6:55- Weather, News
7pm- Telenews Daily
7:15- TV Sports Page
7:30- Dinah Shore (NBC)
7:45- Camel News Caravan (John Cameron Swayze)
8pm- Groucho Marx (NBC)
8:30- Favorite Story (CBS)
9pm- Dragnet (NBC)
9:30- Film Theater- “Gun Job” (NBC)
10pm- Martin Kane (NBC)
10:30- The Unexpected
11pm- News
11:10- Arlene Dahl Show
11:40- Movies- Mr. Wong/Detective Escape in your Heart