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Retro-Chicago TV: Monday, June 13, 1959

S

Stitch

From TV Guide

Chicago: Monday, July 13, 1959

WBBM-TV (2) CBS

6:40am THOUGHT FOR TODAY
6:45 FARM DAILY-George Menard
7:00 RAYNER SHINE-Ray Rayner
7:30 PAUL GIBSON-Commentary
8:00 MORNIN' MISS LEE
8:05 WEATHER-P.J. Hoff
8:10 NEWS-Frank Reynolds
8:15 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
9:00 ON THE GO-Jack Linkletter
9:30 SAM LEVENSON
10:00 I LOVE LUCY
10:30 TOP DOLLAR-Contest
11:00 LOVE OF LIFE
11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
11:45 GUIDING LIGHT
12:00 NEWS-Frank Reynolds
12:15 SHOPPING WITH MISS LEE
12:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS
1:00 FOR BETTER OR WORSE
1:30 HOUSE PARTY
2:00 THE BIG PAYOFF-Quiz
2:30 THE VERDICT IS YOURS
3:00 BRIGHTER DAY-Serial
3:15 SECRET STORM-Serial
3:30 EDGE OF NIGHT-Serial
4:00 SUSAN'S SHOW-Kids
4:30 MOVIE-London By Night (1937)
5:55 SPORTS-John Harrington
6:00 NEWS & WEATHER
6:15 CBS NEWS-Douglas Edwards
6:30 NAME THAT TUNE
7:00 THE TEXAN
7:30 FATHER KNOWS BEST
8:00 FRONTIER JUSTICE
8:30 JOSEPH COTTEN
9:00 DESILU PLAYHOUSE-The Killer Instinct
10:00 NEWS, WEATHER, & SPORTS
10:15 MOVIE-They All Kissed The Bride (1942)
12am MOVIE-To Have A Heart (1934)

WNBQ (5) NBC

6:15am TODAY'S MEDITATION
6:20 TOWN & FARM (COLOR)
6:30 PAN-AMERICAN CLASSROOM-Film (COLOR)
7:00 TODAY
9:00 DOUGH RE MI-Quiz
9:30 TREASURE HUNT
10:00 THE PRICE IS RIGHT
10:30 CONCENTRATION
11:00 TIC TAC DOUGH
11:30 IT COULD BE YOU
12:00 PEOPLE'S CHOICE
12:30 LIFE OF RILEY
1:00 QUEEN FOR A DAY
1:30 COURT OF HUMAN RELATIONS-Advice
2:00 YOUNG DR. MALONE
2:30 FROM THESE ROOTS
3:00 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (COLOR)
3:30 COUNTY FAIR
4:00 IT'S A GREAT LIFE-Comedy
4:30 SHERWOOD FOREST-Adventure
5:00 CHICAGO BANDSTAND (COLOR)
5:55 SPORTS-Norm Barry (COLOR)
6:00 NEWS & WEATHER (COLOR)
6:15 HUNTLEY/BRINKLEY REPORT
6:30 BUCKSKIN
7:00 RESTLESS GUN
7:30 WELLS FARGO
8:00 PETER GUNN
8:30 ALCOA THEATRE
9:00 ARTHUR MURRAY (COLOR)
9:30 CITIZEN SOLDIER
10:00 NEWS & WEATHER (COLOR)
10:15 JACK PARR
12am NEWS-Greg Donovan (COLOR)
12:05 PANIC!-Suspense
12:35 SECRET FILE, USA

WBKB (7) ABC

7:30am FACSIMILE-Norman Ross
8:30 TOM MERCEIN-Commentary
9:00 CREATIVE COOKERY-Recipes
9:30 HERE'S GERALDINE
10:00 JOBBLEWOKY PLACE-Kids
10:30 BEAT THE BUCCS-Musical Quiz
11:30 MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
12:00 ACROSS THE BOARD-Game
12:30 PANTOMIME QUIZ
1:00 MUSIC BINGO-Quiz
1:30 SUSIE-Comedy
2:00 DAY IN COURT-Drama
2:30 GALE STORM-Comedy
3:00 BEAT THE CLOCK-Game
3:30 WHO DO YOU TRUST?-Game
4:00 AMERICAN BANDSTAND
5:30 MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
6:00 NEWS & WEATHER
6:15 NEWS-Paul Harvey
6:30 POLKA-GO-ROUND-Music
7:30 BOLD JOURNEY-Documentary
8:00 TEN-TWENTY-Pocket Billiards
8:30 TOP PRO GOLF
9:30 BILL VEECK-Commentary
9:45 NORMAN ROSS-Commentary
9:55 WEATHER BY RADAR
10:00 COURTESY THEATRE-Hoodlum Empire (1952)
11:30 MARTY FAYE-Variety

WGN-TV (9) Independent

8:30am PAUL FOGARTY (COLOR)
9:00 ROMPER ROOM (COLOR)
9:55 MORNING EDITION (COLOR)
10:00 FAVORITE STORY-Drama
10:30 I MARRIED JOAN-Comedy
11:00 FRAN ALLISON-Variety
12:00 LUNCHTIME LITTLE THEATER
1:00 OUR MISS BROOKS-Comedy
1:30 MR. & MRS. NORTH-Mystery
2:00 MOVIE-The Millionaire (1931)
3:30 MY LITTLE MARGIE-Comedy
4:00 AMOS N' ANDY-Comedy
4:30 BIG RASCALS-Comedy
5:00 GARFIELD GOOSE & FRIENDS (COLOR)
5:45 MAN ON THE STREET
6:00 CISCO KID
6:30 BUGS BUNNY & FRIENDS
7:00 NEWS-Lloyd Pettit
7:15 SPORTS, WEATHER
7:30 BLUE FAIRY (COLOR)
8:00 HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE-Comedy
8:30 RESCUE 8-Adventure
9:00 NAVY LOG-Drama
9:30 STATE TROOPER-Police
10:00 MOVIE-Wings Of The Navy (1939)
11:30 NEWS-Carl Greyson
11:45 MOVIE-Case Of The Lucky Legs (1935)

WTTW (11) Educational

4:00pm JAPANESE BRUSH PAINTING
4:30 MAGIC CARPET-Travelog
5:00 TOTEM CLUB-Kids
5:30 ATOM AGE PHYSICS
6:30 COLLEGE PREP-English
7:00 COLLEGE PREP-Mathematics
7:30 BON VOYAGE-Travelog
8:00 DR. POSIN'S UNIVERSE-Science
8:30 LATIN AMERICA-History
9:00 COMPASS-Documentary
9:30 WORLD SPOTLIGHT
10:00 NEWS PERSPECTIVE
10:15 SUMMER CONCERT NOTES
10:30 DESIGN WORKSHOP-Art
11:00 TOMORROW-Cultural Events
 
> What is the most recent time period available to you?
>
Um...not quite sure what you mean, but the 1959 edition is the oldest Chicago edition of TV Guide that I have. I do, however, have a Chicago "TV Forecast" magazine, from 1950. I believe I posted a schedule from that about a year ago, and you should be able to find it using the search function for these boards.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Stitch on 10/30/05 07:07 AM.</FONT></P>
 
> I meant what is the newest edition available to you?
>
The first edition of their disasterous makeover. It was the last TV Guide I ever intended to buy. The only I got that one was the reduced price (99 cents), and the 'historical' value. A historical mistake, but historical nonetheless.
 
> From TV Guide
>
> Chicago: Monday, July 13, 1959
>
> WBBM-TV (2) CBS
>
>
> 12:15 SHOPPING WITH MISS LEE

I wonder if this is Lee Phillip, wife of
the late Bill Bell; they created Young And
The Restless and Bold And The Beautiful.
She had a noontime show on Channel 2 in
the '60s and '70s, and was carried on CBS
in 1963.
> >
> 4:00 SUSAN'S SHOW-Kids

If this is the show I think it is, Susan
Heinkel is the "Susan" of the title. This
show had a short run on CBS Saturday
mornings in 1957. She was twelve, IIRC,
when the network show aired.
> >
> > > >
> WBKB (7) ABC
>
> > 12:00 ACROSS THE BOARD-Game
> 12:30 PANTOMIME QUIZ
> 1:00 MUSIC BINGO-Quiz
> 1:30 SUSIE-Comedy
> 2:00 DAY IN COURT-Drama
> 2:30 GALE STORM-Comedy
> 3:00 BEAT THE CLOCK-Game
> 3:30 WHO DO YOU TRUST?-Game
> 4:00 AMERICAN BANDSTAND
> 5:30 MICKEY MOUSE CLUB

ABC was on a clock-time schedule, mainly
to get American Bandstand and Mickey Mouse
Club on at a time convenient to younger
viewers. The Eastern feed was 12 Noon-6 PM
(ET), with a break at 1:30; ABC didn't dare
go up against As The World Turns in the East.
> >
> WGN-TV (9) Independent
>
> > 2:00 MOVIE-The Millionaire (1931)

This is not the movie that inspired the classic
'50s series. "If I Had A Million" came out in
1932 and used as its premise a billionaire giving
million-dollar checks to people chosen at random,
then waiting to see what they did with the money.
The difference is that the movie billionaire's face
was shown; TV's John Beresford Tipton was not seen
(except for an arm or the back of his head) except
once, when he had to bail out his assistant, Michael
Anthony, who had been arrested while trying to deliver
a million-dollar check.

>
> 6:30 BUGS BUNNY & FRIENDS

Bugs routinely beat the 6:30 network shows in Chicago.
His success there prompted ABC, in 1960, to pick
up the remaining Warner Brothers post-1948 cartoons
that had not been released to television and build
a series, The Bugs Bunny Show, around them. That
show aired Tuesdays at 7:30 (ET) from 1960-62, and
(under various titles) on ABC and CBS Saturday
mornings from 1962-2000.
>>
> WTTW (11) Educational
>
> 4:00pm JAPANESE BRUSH PAINTING

T. Mikami. I remember him well.
> 4:30 MAGIC CARPET-Travelog
> 5:00 TOTEM CLUB-Kids
> 5:30 ATOM AGE PHYSICS
> 6:30 COLLEGE PREP-English
> 7:00 COLLEGE PREP-Mathematics
> 7:30 BON VOYAGE-Travelog
> 8:00 DR. POSIN'S UNIVERSE-Science
> 8:30 LATIN AMERICA-History
> 9:00 COMPASS-Documentary
> 9:30 WORLD SPOTLIGHT
> 10:00 NEWS PERSPECTIVE
> 10:15 SUMMER CONCERT NOTES
> 10:30 DESIGN WORKSHOP-Art
> 11:00 TOMORROW-Cultural Events
>
Pretty typical of pre-PBS "educational"
television. Maybe that's why public
television has never gained a huge audience.
 
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