From TV Guide, Central Florida Edition
NOTE: Gemini IV coverage (if all is well)
ABC (Chs. 9, 38) a half-hour report at 10:30 AM
and 60-second bulletins on the hour
CBS (Chs. 6, 11, 13) a 10-minute report at 8 AM,
five-minute reports at 9 AM, 5:30 PM, and 9:55 PM,
a 15-minute report at 11:15 PM
NBC (Chs. 2, 8) 60-second bulletins preceding every
network show, a half-hour at noon, and a 15-minute
wrapup at 11:30 PM
WESH Ch. 2 Daytona Beach/Orlando (NBC)
8 AM Across The Fence
8:30 Science Fiction Theatre
9 AM Top Cat
9:30 Hector Heathcote (COLOR)
10 AM Underdog (COLOR)
10:30 Fireball XL-5
11 AM Dennis The Menace
11:30 Fury
12 N Burns And Allen
12:30 People Are Funny
1 PM Movies: "Menace From Outer
Space" and "Beyond The Forest"
4 PM The Outlaws
5 PM Tales Of Wells Fargo
5:30 TBA
6 PM Fishing Fun
6:15 News
6:45 NBC News
7 PM Ensign O'Toole
7:30 Flipper (COLOR)
8 PM The Texan
8:30 NBC Movie: "The Rainmaker" (COLOR)
11 PM News
11:30 Movie: "Make Haste To Live"
WEDU Ch. 3 Tampa (NET)
off air on Saturday
WDBO (WKMG) Ch. 6 Orlando (CBS)
7 AM Summer Semester: "Politics Of Peace"
7:30 Grower's Almanac
8 AM Mister Mayor (Bob Keeshan wanted to
replace "Captain Kangaroo" with this,
because he owned it and not "Kangaroo."
Didn't work, but some of the characters,
like the Town Clown, were incorporated
into "Kangaroo.")
9 AM Alvin Show
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo
10 AM Quick Draw McGraw
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Linus The Lionhearted (Sheldon Leonard
did the voice)
11:30 Jetsons
12 N Sky King
12:30 CBS News (David Schoumacher)
12:45 Baseball: White Sox-Yankees (CBS had
bought the Yankees, which turned out
to be a pig in a poke, and was carrying
only Yankees games.)
4 PM Belmont Stakes (Hail To All wins, and this
year no horse wins more than one Triple
Crown race.)
4:30 It's The Law (longtime fixture on Ch. 6)
5 PM Lloyd Thaxton
6 PM Rawhide (delay from Fri 7:30)
7 PM Central Florida Showcase (another Ch. 6
institution)
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 Gilligan's Island
9 PM Secret Agent
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News
11:10 Movie: "The Lost Weekend"
WFLA Ch. 8 Tampa (NBC)
6:30 RFD Florida
7 AM Barney The Clown
8 AM Mack And Meyer For Hire (I've never
found another station that carried this.)
8:30 Little Rascals
9 AM Top Cat
9:30 Hector Heathcote (COLOR)
10 AM Underdog (COLOR)
10:30 Fireball XL-5
11 AM Dennis The Menace
11:30 Fury
12 N Quiet! Minds At Work
12:30 Florida Gardenland (longtime fixture
on Ch. 8)
1 PM Movie: "The Hypnotic Eye"
2:30 Movie: "Venus Against The Son Of
Hercules" (COLOR)
4 PM Hi-Time
5 PM Porter Wagoner
5:30 Jimmy Strickland (country music)
6 PM News
6:30 International Showtime (delay from
Fri 7:30)
7:30 Flipper (COLOR)
8 PM Kentucky Jones (he got his name from
his initials, K.Y. Jones)
8:30 NBC Movie: "The Rainmaker" (COLOR)
11 PM News
11:15 Movie: "The Gentle Art Of Murder"
1:15 Peter Gunn
WFTV Ch. 9 Orlando (ABC)
7:30 RFD Mid-Florida
8 AM Jet Jackson
8:30 Planet Patrol
9 AM Major Mercury
10 AM American Bandstand
11 AM New Casper Cartoon Show
11:30 Porky Pig
12 N Bugs Bunny
12:30 Jimmy Strickland
1 PM Baseball: Dodgers at Milwaukee
Braves (ABC took an unsuccessful
fling at baseball that year--the
Braves would move to Atlanta in 1966.)
4 PM Florida Wrestling (time approximate)
5 PM Wide World Of Sports
6:30 Flintstones (delay from Fri 7:30)
7 PM One Step Beyond
7:30 King Family
8:30 Lawrence Welk
9:30 Hollywood Palace
10:30 Ripcord
11 PM News
11:15 Movie: "The Runaround"
WINK Ch. 11 Ft. Myers (CBS)
8 AM Yogi Bear
8:30 Woody Woodpecker
9 AM Alvin Show
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo
10 AM Quick Draw McGraw
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Linus The Lionhearted
11:30 Jetsons
12 N Huckleberry Hound
12:30 CBS News
12:45 Baseball: White Sox-Yankees
4 PM Belmont Stakes
4:30 Lone Ranger
5 PM Stoney Burke
6 PM News
6:30 Adventures In Paradise
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 Gilligan's Island
9 PM Japan: Dawn Over Asia
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News
11:05 Movie: "From The Earth To The
Moon"
WTVT Ch. 13 Tampa (CBS)
6:30 Summer Semester
7 AM Movie: "Sheriff Of Redwood Valley"
8 AM Superman
8:30 Wally Gator
9 AM Alvin Show
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo
10 AM Quick Draw McGraw
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Linus The Lionhearted
11:30 Jetsons
12 N Sky King
12:30 CBS News
12:45 Baseball: White Sox-Yankees
4 PM Belmont Stakes
4:30 Golf: Buick Open (Third round)
(COLOR)
5 PM Insight (discussion, not the
religious program)
5:30 I've Got A Secret (delay from
Mon 8 PM)
6 PM News
6:30 77 Sunset Strip
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 Gilligan's Island
9 PM Japan: Dawn Over Asia
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News
11:30 Movie: "Roughly Speaking"
WSUN Ch. 38 St. Petersburg (ABC)
(this is not long before WLCY/10 signs on)
10:30 B'wana Don In Jungle-La
11 AM New Casper Cartoon Show
11:30 Porky Pig
12 N Bugs Bunny
12:30 Hoppity Hooper
1 PM Baseball: Dodgers-Braves
4 PM American Bandstand (time approximate--
it aired at 1 PM EDT/4 PM EST)
5 PM Wide World Of Sports
6:30 Mr. Novak (Ch. 8 pre-empted this on
Tue 7:30, so it ended up here, even
though it was an NBC show.)
7:30 King Family
8:30 Lawrence Welk
9:30 Hollywood Palace
10:30 Man From U.N.C.L.E. (another NBC show
pre-empted on Ch. 8 Mon 8 PM)
NOTE: Gemini IV coverage (if all is well)
ABC (Chs. 9, 38) a half-hour report at 10:30 AM
and 60-second bulletins on the hour
CBS (Chs. 6, 11, 13) a 10-minute report at 8 AM,
five-minute reports at 9 AM, 5:30 PM, and 9:55 PM,
a 15-minute report at 11:15 PM
NBC (Chs. 2, 8) 60-second bulletins preceding every
network show, a half-hour at noon, and a 15-minute
wrapup at 11:30 PM
WESH Ch. 2 Daytona Beach/Orlando (NBC)
8 AM Across The Fence
8:30 Science Fiction Theatre
9 AM Top Cat
9:30 Hector Heathcote (COLOR)
10 AM Underdog (COLOR)
10:30 Fireball XL-5
11 AM Dennis The Menace
11:30 Fury
12 N Burns And Allen
12:30 People Are Funny
1 PM Movies: "Menace From Outer
Space" and "Beyond The Forest"
4 PM The Outlaws
5 PM Tales Of Wells Fargo
5:30 TBA
6 PM Fishing Fun
6:15 News
6:45 NBC News
7 PM Ensign O'Toole
7:30 Flipper (COLOR)
8 PM The Texan
8:30 NBC Movie: "The Rainmaker" (COLOR)
11 PM News
11:30 Movie: "Make Haste To Live"
WEDU Ch. 3 Tampa (NET)
off air on Saturday
WDBO (WKMG) Ch. 6 Orlando (CBS)
7 AM Summer Semester: "Politics Of Peace"
7:30 Grower's Almanac
8 AM Mister Mayor (Bob Keeshan wanted to
replace "Captain Kangaroo" with this,
because he owned it and not "Kangaroo."
Didn't work, but some of the characters,
like the Town Clown, were incorporated
into "Kangaroo.")
9 AM Alvin Show
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo
10 AM Quick Draw McGraw
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Linus The Lionhearted (Sheldon Leonard
did the voice)
11:30 Jetsons
12 N Sky King
12:30 CBS News (David Schoumacher)
12:45 Baseball: White Sox-Yankees (CBS had
bought the Yankees, which turned out
to be a pig in a poke, and was carrying
only Yankees games.)
4 PM Belmont Stakes (Hail To All wins, and this
year no horse wins more than one Triple
Crown race.)
4:30 It's The Law (longtime fixture on Ch. 6)
5 PM Lloyd Thaxton
6 PM Rawhide (delay from Fri 7:30)
7 PM Central Florida Showcase (another Ch. 6
institution)
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 Gilligan's Island
9 PM Secret Agent
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News
11:10 Movie: "The Lost Weekend"
WFLA Ch. 8 Tampa (NBC)
6:30 RFD Florida
7 AM Barney The Clown
8 AM Mack And Meyer For Hire (I've never
found another station that carried this.)
8:30 Little Rascals
9 AM Top Cat
9:30 Hector Heathcote (COLOR)
10 AM Underdog (COLOR)
10:30 Fireball XL-5
11 AM Dennis The Menace
11:30 Fury
12 N Quiet! Minds At Work
12:30 Florida Gardenland (longtime fixture
on Ch. 8)
1 PM Movie: "The Hypnotic Eye"
2:30 Movie: "Venus Against The Son Of
Hercules" (COLOR)
4 PM Hi-Time
5 PM Porter Wagoner
5:30 Jimmy Strickland (country music)
6 PM News
6:30 International Showtime (delay from
Fri 7:30)
7:30 Flipper (COLOR)
8 PM Kentucky Jones (he got his name from
his initials, K.Y. Jones)
8:30 NBC Movie: "The Rainmaker" (COLOR)
11 PM News
11:15 Movie: "The Gentle Art Of Murder"
1:15 Peter Gunn
WFTV Ch. 9 Orlando (ABC)
7:30 RFD Mid-Florida
8 AM Jet Jackson
8:30 Planet Patrol
9 AM Major Mercury
10 AM American Bandstand
11 AM New Casper Cartoon Show
11:30 Porky Pig
12 N Bugs Bunny
12:30 Jimmy Strickland
1 PM Baseball: Dodgers at Milwaukee
Braves (ABC took an unsuccessful
fling at baseball that year--the
Braves would move to Atlanta in 1966.)
4 PM Florida Wrestling (time approximate)
5 PM Wide World Of Sports
6:30 Flintstones (delay from Fri 7:30)
7 PM One Step Beyond
7:30 King Family
8:30 Lawrence Welk
9:30 Hollywood Palace
10:30 Ripcord
11 PM News
11:15 Movie: "The Runaround"
WINK Ch. 11 Ft. Myers (CBS)
8 AM Yogi Bear
8:30 Woody Woodpecker
9 AM Alvin Show
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo
10 AM Quick Draw McGraw
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Linus The Lionhearted
11:30 Jetsons
12 N Huckleberry Hound
12:30 CBS News
12:45 Baseball: White Sox-Yankees
4 PM Belmont Stakes
4:30 Lone Ranger
5 PM Stoney Burke
6 PM News
6:30 Adventures In Paradise
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 Gilligan's Island
9 PM Japan: Dawn Over Asia
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News
11:05 Movie: "From The Earth To The
Moon"
WTVT Ch. 13 Tampa (CBS)
6:30 Summer Semester
7 AM Movie: "Sheriff Of Redwood Valley"
8 AM Superman
8:30 Wally Gator
9 AM Alvin Show
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo
10 AM Quick Draw McGraw
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Linus The Lionhearted
11:30 Jetsons
12 N Sky King
12:30 CBS News
12:45 Baseball: White Sox-Yankees
4 PM Belmont Stakes
4:30 Golf: Buick Open (Third round)
(COLOR)
5 PM Insight (discussion, not the
religious program)
5:30 I've Got A Secret (delay from
Mon 8 PM)
6 PM News
6:30 77 Sunset Strip
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 Gilligan's Island
9 PM Japan: Dawn Over Asia
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News
11:30 Movie: "Roughly Speaking"
WSUN Ch. 38 St. Petersburg (ABC)
(this is not long before WLCY/10 signs on)
10:30 B'wana Don In Jungle-La
11 AM New Casper Cartoon Show
11:30 Porky Pig
12 N Bugs Bunny
12:30 Hoppity Hooper
1 PM Baseball: Dodgers-Braves
4 PM American Bandstand (time approximate--
it aired at 1 PM EDT/4 PM EST)
5 PM Wide World Of Sports
6:30 Mr. Novak (Ch. 8 pre-empted this on
Tue 7:30, so it ended up here, even
though it was an NBC show.)
7:30 King Family
8:30 Lawrence Welk
9:30 Hollywood Palace
10:30 Man From U.N.C.L.E. (another NBC show
pre-empted on Ch. 8 Mon 8 PM)