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RETRO: Dallas-Fort Worth, North and Central Texas, Friday, August 18, 1972

(source: Dallas Morning news, August 18, 1972. DFW TV grid was on one page. TV Near Big D was on a separate page in text, not a grid.)

DFW TV

8 WFAA ABC

7:00 News 8 Etc.
8:30 Movie “The Black Scorpion”
10:30 Bewitched
11:00 Password
11:30 Split Second
12:00 News 8 at Noon
12:30 Let's Make a Deal
1:00 The Newlywed Game
1:30 Dating Game
2:00 General Hospital
2:30 One Life to Live
3:00 All My Children
3:30 Movie “The Lost World of Sinbad”
5:30 ABC Evening News
6:00 Channel 8 News
7:00 Brady Bunch
7:30 Partridge Family
8:00 Room 222
8:30 Odd Couple
9:00 Love, American Style
10:00 Channel 8 News
11:00 Grt Summer Movie No 1: “A Summer Place”
“Brigham Young,” “Home Before Dark”

4 KDFW CBS

7:00 CBS Morning News
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
9:00 The Lucy Show
9:30 Beverly Hillbillies
10:00 Family Affair
10:30 Love of Life
11:00 Where the Heart Is; News
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:00 4 News Report
12:15 Fashion in Faces
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Love is a Many Splendored Thing
1:30 Guiding Light
2:00 Secret Storm
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Merv Griffin Show
4:30 My Three Sons
5:00 Green Acres
5:30 Walter Cronkite News
6:00 News Report
6:30 Dragnet
7:00 Miss Black Teenage America Beauty Pageant
8:00 The New CBS Friday Movies: “The Pigeon that Took Rome”
10:00 4 News Report
11:00 CBS Late Movie “Village of the Damned”

5 WBAP NBC

7:00 Today Show
7:25 Weather
7:30 Today Show
8:25 News
8:30 Today Show
9:00 Dinah's Place
9:30 Concentration
10:00 Sale of the Century
10:30 Hollywood Squares
11:00 Jeopardy
11:30 Who, What Where Game
12:00 Noon News
12:30 Three On a Match
1:00 Days of Our Lives
1:30 Doctors
2:00 Another World
2:30 Return to Peyton Place
3:00 Somerset
3:30 Mike Douglas Show
4:30 Truth or Consequences
5:00 Inside Area 5
5:30 NBC Nightly News
6:00 Area 5 Texas News
6:30 The Hollywood Squares
7:00 Friday Night at the Movies “The 25th Hour”
9:30 Amazing World of Kreskin
10:00 Area 5 Texas News
10:30 The Tonight Show
12:00 Midnight Special

11 KTVT

7:00 Slam Bang Theater
8:00 New Zoo Revue
8:30 The Fun House
9:00 Jack LaLanne
9:30 Jack Benny
10:00 Love that Bob
10:30 Farmers Daughter
11:00 Alfred Hitchcock
11:30 Galloping Gourmet
12:00 News
12:30 Cartoon Carnival
1:00 Afternoon Movie “Inside Straight”
2:45 Lucille Rivers
3:00 Abbott & Costello
3:30 Popeye
4:00 Flintstones
4:30 Gilligans island
5:00 Leave it to Beaver
5:30 I Love Lucy
6:00 Dick Van Dyke
6:30 Daniel Boone
7:30 Run for your Life
8:30 Petticoat Junction
9:00 Movie “The L-Shaped Room
10:00 News
10:15 Movie continued
12:00 Movie “Horse Feathers”

13 KERA PBS

9:00 Sesame Street
10:00 The Electric Company
10:30 Mister Roger’s Neighborhood
(blank for 5 hours. Presumably instructional programming)
4:00 Mister Rogers Neighborhood
4:30 The Electric Company
5:00 Sesame Street
6:00 Newsroom
7:00 Washington Week in Review
7:30 Vietnam: Beyond the Fury
8:30 The Fine Art of Goofing Off No. 2
9:00 Masterpiece Theatre: “The Last of the Mohicans”
10:00 Newsroom
11:00 Sign Off

33 KBFI

8:30 Deeper Life Hour
9:00 Movie: “Rangers Take Over”
10:00 Top Cat
11:00 News
11:15 Interview
11:30 News
11:45 Interview
12:00 News
12:15 Mesquite News
12:30 Agriculture
12:45 Public Safety
1:00 Movie “Whiplash”
3:00 Ozzie & Harriet
3:30 Cisco Kid
4:00 Abbott & Costello
4:30 Movie “Give My Regards to Broadway”
6:30 Tempo ‘72
7:00 Pathe News (1939)
7:30 Comedy
7:45 Serial: Adventure
8:00 Movie “That Night in Rio
10:00 Club 33
11:00 Movie “No Time for Comedy” “Heart of the North” “Wild Bill Hickok Rides Again” “Wake, Dream”

39 KDTV

9:00 Early News
9:15 Stock Market
9:30 Tone of the Markets
10:00 News Observer
10:30 Tone of the Markets
11:00 News Observer
11:30 Tone of the Markets
12:00 Noon News
12:30 Tone of the Markets
1:00 Stock Market Observer
1:30 Tone of the Markets
2:00 Market Observer
2:30 President’s Office
2:45 Wrap-up
3:00 Space Angel
3:30 Bugs Bunny
4:00 Lost in Space
5:00 Speed Racer
5:30 Little Rascals
6:00 Hogan’s Heroes
6:30 Star Trek
7:30 Movie “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
10:00 Movie “Forbidden
12:00 Sign Off



TV Today Near Big D


Waco
KWTX Channel 10

7:00 CBS News
8:00 Capt. Kangaroo
9:00 Lucy Show
9:30 Beverly Hillbillies
10:00 Family Affair
10:30 Love of Life
11:00 Where the Heart Is
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:00 Ten Acres
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Love is a Many Splendored Thing
1:30 Guiding Light
2:00 Secret Storm
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Gomer Pyle
3:30 Better Living
4:00 That Girl
4:30 Bewitched
5:00 General Hospital
5:30 News
6:30 Porter Wagoner
7:00 O'Hare
8:00 Movie
10:00 News
10:30 Movie
10:45 Movie

Sherman-Denison
KXII Channel 12

7:00 Today Show
7:25 KXII Wthr
8:30 Hear it From the Kids
9:00 Dinah's Place
9:30 Concentration
10:00 Sale of the Century
10:30 Hollywood Squares
11:00 Jeopardy
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:00 Twelve Acres
1:00 Days of Our Lives
1:30 Doctors
2:00 Another World
2:30 Bright Promise
3:00 Somerset
3:30 Woman's World
4:00 Green Acres
4:30 It Takes a Thief
5:30 News
6:00 News
6:30 Country Place
7:00 Movie
9:30 Buck Owens
10:00 News
10:30 The Tonight Show
12:00 Sign Off

Temple-Waco
KCEN Channel 6

6:40 RFD #6
7:00 Today
9:00 Dinah's Place
9:30 Concentration
10:00 Sale of the Century
10:30 Hollywood Squares
11:00 Jeopardy
11:30 Who, What Where Game
12:00 News, Weather
12:15 Cathy's Corner
12:30 Three On a Match
1:00 Days of Our Lives
1:30 Doctors
2:00 Another World
2:30 Bright Promise
3:00 Somerset
3:30 Phil Donahue Show
4:30 Big Valley
5:30 NBC News
6:00 News
6:30 Brady Bunch
7:00 Movie
7:30 Movie
9:30 Odd Couple
10:00 Newswatch
10:30 Tonight Show

Lufkin
KTRE Channel 9

7:00 Today
9:00 Dinah's Place
9:30 Concentration
10:00 Bingo
10:30 Jeopardy
11:30 Who, What Where Game
12:00 High Noon on Nine
12:30 Let's Make a Deal
1:00 Days of Our Lives
1:30 Doctors
2:00 Another World
2:30 Bright Promise
3:00 Somerset
3:30 One Life to Life
4:00 General Hospital
4:30 Bewitched
5:00 His Way
5:30 News
6:00 News
6:30 Miss Black America Pageant
7:30 Partridge Family
8:00 Room 222
8:30 Odd Couple
9:00 Love, American Style
10:00 News
10:30 Tonight Show
11:30 News

Shreveport
KTBS Channel 3

6:45 Test Pattern
6:45 Morning Prayer
7:00 Colorful World
8:15 Dialing for Dollars Theater
9:50 Fashions in Sewing
10:00 Password
10:30 That Girl
11:00 Bewitched
11:30 News
12:00 All My Children
12:30 Let's Make a Deal
1:00 The Newlywed Game
1:30 Dating Game
2:00 General Hospital
2:30 One Life to Live
3:00 Love American Style
3:30 Dialing for $ Theatre
5:00 ABC News
5:30 Five-Thirty Report
6:00 Truth or Consequences
6:30 Astro Baseball
8:30 Odd Couple
9:00 Love, American Style
10:00 News
10:30 Movie

Texarkana
KTAL Channel 6

6:40 Morning Devotional
6:45 RFD "6"
7:00 Today
7:25 Today in Texarkana
7:30 Today Show
8:25 Today in Shreveport
8:30 Today Show
9:00 Dinah's Place
9:30 Concentration
10:00 Sale of the Century
10:30 Hollywood Squares
11:00 Jeopardy
11:30 Who, What Where Game
12:00 Happy Talk News
12:30 Three On a Match
1:00 Days of Our Lives
1:30 Doctors
2:00 Another World
2:30 Bright Promise
3:00 Somerset
3:30 Daniel Boone
4:30 Hazel
5:00 F Troop
5:30 NBC News
6:00 Newscope
6:30 Dragnet
7:00 Partners
7:30 Movie
9:30 Dr. Simon Locke
10:00 Newscope
10:30 Tonight Show
12:00 Devotional

Austin
KVUE Channel 24

9:30 Movie Game
10:00 Galloping Gourmet
10:30 That Girl
11:00 Bewitched
11:30 Password
12:00 All My Children
12:30 Let's Make a Deal
1:00 The Newlywed Game
1:30 Dating Game
2:00 General Hospital
2:30 One Life to Live
3:00 Love American Style
3:30 KVUE Afternoon Theatre
5:30 ABC Evening News
6:00 KVUE TV News
6:30 Lassie
7:00 Brady Bunch
7:30 Partridge Family
8:00 Room 222
8:30 Odd Couple
9:00 Love, American Style
10:00 News
10:30 Dick Cavett
12:00 Movie

Bryan
KBTX Channel 3

7:00 CBS News
8:00 Capt. Kangaroo
9:00 Lucy Show
9:30 Beverly Hillbillies
10:00 Family Affair
10:30 Love of Life
11:00 Where the Heart Is
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:00 Ten Acres
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Love is a Many Splendored Thing
1:30 Guiding Light
2:00 Secret Storm
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Gomer Pyle
3:30 Better Living
4:00 That Girl
4:30 Bewitched
5:00 General Hospital
5:30 News
6:30 Porter Wagoner
7:00 O'Hare
8:00 Movie Show
9:30 Governor and J.J.
10:00 News
10:30 Movie
12:30 Sign Off

Austin
KTBC Channel 7

7:00 John Hart
8:00 Capt. Kangaroo
9:00 Lucy Show
9:30 Beverly Hillbillies
10:00 Family Affair
10:30 Love of Life
11:00 Where the Heart Is
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:00 Woman's World
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Love is a Many Splendored Thing
1:30 Guiding Light
2:00 Secret Storm
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Gomer Pyle
3:30 Green Acres
4:00 High Chaparral
5:00 To Tell the Truth
5:30 News
6:00 News
6:30 My World
7:00 O'Hare
8:00 Movie
9:30 Governor and J.J.
10:00 News
10:30 Late Movie
12:30 News Final
12:35 Sign Off

Shreveport
KSLA Channel 12

6:30 Summer Semester
6:50 Your Pastor
7:00 CBS Morning News
9:00 Nancy
9:30 Beverly Hillbillies
10:00 Family Affair
10:30 Love of Life
11:00 Where the Heart Is
11:25 CBS News
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:00 News
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Splendored Thing
1:30 Guiding Light
2:00 Secret Storm
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Gomer Pyle, USMC
3:30 Petticoat Junction
4:00 The Early Show
6:30 My Three Sons
7:00 Movie
10:00 News
10:30 Late Movie

Wichita Falls
KFDX Channel 3

6:25 RFD-3
7:00 Today Show
7:25 Weather
7:30 Today Show
9:00 Dinah's Place
9:30 Concentration
10:00 Sale of the Century
10:30 Hollywood Squares
11:00 Jeopardy
11:30 Who, What Where Game
12:00 Happy Talk News
12:30 Three On a Match
1:00 Days of Our Lives
1:30 Doctors
2:00 Another World
2:30 Return to Peyton Place
3:00 Somerset
3:30 Daniel Boone
4:30 Perry Mason
5:30 NBC News
6:00 Weather
6:05 news
6:20 Sports
6:30 Astro Baseball
9:30 Bill Anderson
10:00 News
10:10 weather
10:15 NBC News
10:30 Tonight Show
12:00 Sign Off

Wichita Falls
KAUZ Channel 6

6:15 Scope
6:45 Farm and Ranch Report
7:00 CBS News
7:15 Paul Harvey Comments
7:20 CBS News
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
9:00 Lucy Show
9:30 Beverly Hillbillies
10:00 Family Affair
10:30 Love of Life
11:00 Where the Heart Is
11:25 CBS News
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:00 News
12:15 Paul Harvey
12:20 Weather
12:30 World Turns
1:00 Splendored Thing
1:30 Guiding Light
2:00 Secret Storm
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Gomer Pyle, USMC
3:30 Merv Griffin
5:00 Truth or Consequences
5:30 Walter Cronkite
6:00 Weather, News
6:30 This is Your Life
7:00 O'Hare
8:00 Movie
10:00 News
10:15 Paul Harvey Comments
10:20 Channel 6 Weather, Sports
10:30 Championship Wrestling
11:30 Lights Out Theatrre

Tyler
KLTV Channel 7

6:55 For Times Like These
7:00 Today Show
7:25 Early Report
7:30 Today Show
8:25 Early Report
8:30 Today Show
9:00 Dinah's Place
9:30 Concentration
10:00 Sale of the Century
10:30 Hollywood Squares
11:00 Jeopardy
11:30 Who, What Where Game
11:55 NBC News
12:00 Mid-Day Report
12:30 Let's Make a Deal
1:00 Days of Our Lives
1:30 Doctors
2:00 Another World
2:30 Return to Peyton Place
3:00 Somerset
3:30 One Life to Life
4:00 General Hospital
4:30 Bewitched
5:00 Seven Seas
5:30 NBC Nightly News
6:00 Early Edition News
7:00 To Be Announced
8:00 Room 222
8:30 Odd Couple
9:00 Love, American Style
10:00 News
10:30 Tonight Show
 
I see Gomer Pyle listed on several CBS affiliates at 3 PM.
By this time CBS was rerunning My Three Sons,
following the cancellation of the short-lived Gene Rayburn-
hosted game show The Amateur's Guide To Love. I have
the North Carolina edition of TV Guide for the week of
August 12-18, 1972, so I'm sure on this point. Gomer
went into syndication that fall; WFMY aired him at 4:30
in the 1972-73 season.

Gomer had started rerunning on CBS at 3 PM (CT) in the
fall of 1969 and had been a factor in knocking off Dark
Shadows, taking away a good chunk of the kid audience.
But I think the editors of the Dallas Morning News TV page
never bothered to update the change.

As part of the numerous changes CBS made on September
4, 1972 (including putting game shows in place of sitcom
reruns in the morning), Family Affair took over the 3 PM (CT)
slot, garnering some of the lowest ratings recorded by a daytime
show up to that time. I notice that one of its competitors at 3,
Somerset, aired in Dallas but Love, American Style did not.

And My Three Sons would have its last primetime broadcast the
following Thursday, August 24.
 
I suspect they also didn't update some of the NBC stations. From what I read, Bright Promise ended its run on NBC in March, being replaced by Return to Peyton Place.

I thought it was a good mix, though, with so many dual-affiliations in the outer markets. For the most part, WBAP was in pattern for NBC daytime, but that would change in a few short years.
 
During the time I lived in DFW (1976-79) all three
affiliates stayed pretty much in pattern in daytime.
KDFW/4 (CBS) cleared everything until they started
pre-empting 3 PM in 1979; KXAS/5 (NBC) delayed
"Sanford And Son" from 9 AM to 3:30 PM and didn't
carry "Card Sharks"; WFAA/8 (ABC) pre-empted "Happy
Days" at 10 AM, but later picked up "Laverne & Shirley"
at that time and, by 1979, had dropped "Edge Of Night"
and expanded its movie to two hours (3-5 PM).

Today, only one show airs out of pattern: "All My Children"
is on day-behind at 11 AM. "Days Of Our Lives" is on at
1 instead of 12 (CT), but NBC likes its affiliates to carry it
at 1 local time if possible (correct me about the time KXAS
carries it). "Young And The Restless" airs
at 11:30 instead of 11 AM, unusual in the Central time zone,
but it gives KTVT an uninterrupted soap block from 11:30 AM-
2 PM. KTVT also elected to go with the afternoon feed of
"Let's Make A Deal" (2 PM).

I notice, too, that WFAA wasn't carrying Dick Cavett on
that Friday night in '72. Did they pre-empt him or did
they delay his Friday show to Sunday, as Ch. 11 in Atlanta
did?
 
newsmark said:
Tyler
KLTV Channel 7

6:55 For Times Like These
7:00 Today Show
7:25 Early Report
7:30 Today Show
8:25 Early Report
8:30 Today Show
9:00 Dinah's Place
9:30 Concentration
10:00 Sale of the Century
10:30 Hollywood Squares
11:00 Jeopardy
11:30 Who, What Where Game
11:55 NBC News
12:00 Mid-Day Report
12:30 Let's Make a Deal
1:00 Days of Our Lives
1:30 Doctors
2:00 Another World
2:30 Return to Peyton Place
3:00 Somerset
3:30 One Life to Life
4:00 General Hospital
4:30 Bewitched
5:00 Seven Seas
5:30 NBC Nightly News
6:00 Early Edition News
7:00 To Be Announced
8:00 Room 222
8:30 Odd Couple
9:00 Love, American Style
10:00 News
10:30 Tonight Show

Very typical of KLTV to be a primary ABC affiliate back in the day, but to end up carrying a lot of NBC programming during the day, and not even carry ABC's Evening Newscast at the time. I believe they were carrying shows from all three stations back then....only to drop CBS in 1984 when KLMG (KFXK) came along and NBC in 1987 when KETK came on-air.
 
In 72, KLTV was still an NBC primary. although they took a lot of ABC prime.

I don't think they ever took regular programming from CBS--just some NFL football games. I worked there for a while in the 80s. It was quite common on Sundays for us to have an Oilers game from NBC at Noon and a Cowboys game from CBS at 3:00 (or as soon as the Oilers game ended).

KLTV even occasionally would take a political debate from KERA (PBS).
 
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