Why was July 14, 1984 referred to as "Black Saturday"? You'll see why.
Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner "Weekender"
2-KTTU (NBC/ABC)
4-KJNP (Religious; they didn't broadcast on Saturdays)
9-KUAC (PBS)
11-KTVF (CBS/ABC)
5:00 AM
2-The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich/Schoolhouse Rock
6:00
2-Flintstone Funnies
6:30
2-Shirt Tales
7:00
2-Smurfs
11-Captain Kangaroo
8:00
11-Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
8:30
2-Alvin and the Chipmunks
11-Saturday Supercade
9:00
2-Mr. T
9-Polka-Dot Door
9:30
2-MLB BASEBALL: Regional coverage (White Sox at Orioles or Giants at Pirates)
9-Music Dawns
11-Dungeons and Dragons
WGN-America's Top Ten
10:00
9-Hot Fudge
11-Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
WGN-Soul Train
10:30
9-Self, Inc.
11-Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
11:00
9-The Song Bag
11:30
9-GED on TV
WGN-This Week In Baseball
Noon
9-Beansprouts/Pearls
11-The Biskitts
12:30 PM
2-GOLF: Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
9-The Money Puzzle
11-Benji, Zax, and the Alien Prince
1:00
9-Computers and Work
11-ABC's Wide World of Sports
1:30
9-Guitar
1:50
9-Parlez-Moi
2:00
2-Fishing the Northwest
9-Matinee at the Bijou
2:05
TBS-World Championship Wrestling; usually with Gordon Solie featuring the stars of the National Wrestling Alliance, but not on that particular night as Freddie Miller opened the show with these words:
"On behalf of WTBS, it's a pleasure to welcome the World Wrestling Federation; exciting new matches and great competitors from all over the world. And here's the man to tell you all about it, here's Vince McMahon."
From there, Freddie passed the microphone to the man who would change the face of the business forever: VINCENT KENNEDY McMAHON!!!!!!! For many of us, it was a day which would live in professional wrestling infamy.
2:30
2-Great American Outdoors
3:00
2-Truk's Legendary Lagoon
3:30
2-That Teen Show
9-Yan Can Cook
4:00
2-Solid Gold
9-Half a Handy Hour
4:30
9-Taste
11-Hee Haw
5:00
2-Pop! Goes the Country Club
9-Alaskan Profiles (repeat from Thursday)
5:30
2-Music City U.S.A.
9-Motorweek
11-Wild Kingdom
6:00
2-NBC Nightly News
9-German Professional Soccer
11-Fairbanks Evening News
6:30
2-Alaska Weekend News
11-CNN Headline News
7:00
2-Diff'rent Strokes
9-Great Outdoors
11-Fame
7:30
2-Silver Spoons
9-Doctor Who
WGN-Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
8:00
2-Mama's Family
11-Mama Malone
8:30
2-People Are Funny
11-MOVIE: "The Fury" (1978)
9:00
2-The Rousters
9-I Married the Klondike
10:00
2-On Stage America
11:00
9-Seeing Things
11-Trapper John M.D.
Midnight
2-Saturday Night Live
11-MOVIE: "Where Love Has Gone" (1964)
1:30 AM
2-Solid Gold
Pretty good lineup, but for those of us who had cable in 1984 and were wrestling fans, we were in for the shock of our lives that day as the WWE kicked the NWA out of their prestigious time slot on TBS.
Three weeks after "Black Saturday", NWA returned to TBS as "Championship Wrestling from Georgia" and in an early morning time slot. It would be quite a while till they went back to their old 6:05 home on Saturday evenings.
Jonathan Allen
Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner "Weekender"
2-KTTU (NBC/ABC)
4-KJNP (Religious; they didn't broadcast on Saturdays)
9-KUAC (PBS)
11-KTVF (CBS/ABC)
5:00 AM
2-The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich/Schoolhouse Rock
6:00
2-Flintstone Funnies
6:30
2-Shirt Tales
7:00
2-Smurfs
11-Captain Kangaroo
8:00
11-Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
8:30
2-Alvin and the Chipmunks
11-Saturday Supercade
9:00
2-Mr. T
9-Polka-Dot Door
9:30
2-MLB BASEBALL: Regional coverage (White Sox at Orioles or Giants at Pirates)
9-Music Dawns
11-Dungeons and Dragons
WGN-America's Top Ten
10:00
9-Hot Fudge
11-Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
WGN-Soul Train
10:30
9-Self, Inc.
11-Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
11:00
9-The Song Bag
11:30
9-GED on TV
WGN-This Week In Baseball
Noon
9-Beansprouts/Pearls
11-The Biskitts
12:30 PM
2-GOLF: Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
9-The Money Puzzle
11-Benji, Zax, and the Alien Prince
1:00
9-Computers and Work
11-ABC's Wide World of Sports
1:30
9-Guitar
1:50
9-Parlez-Moi
2:00
2-Fishing the Northwest
9-Matinee at the Bijou
2:05
TBS-World Championship Wrestling; usually with Gordon Solie featuring the stars of the National Wrestling Alliance, but not on that particular night as Freddie Miller opened the show with these words:
"On behalf of WTBS, it's a pleasure to welcome the World Wrestling Federation; exciting new matches and great competitors from all over the world. And here's the man to tell you all about it, here's Vince McMahon."
From there, Freddie passed the microphone to the man who would change the face of the business forever: VINCENT KENNEDY McMAHON!!!!!!! For many of us, it was a day which would live in professional wrestling infamy.
2:30
2-Great American Outdoors
3:00
2-Truk's Legendary Lagoon
3:30
2-That Teen Show
9-Yan Can Cook
4:00
2-Solid Gold
9-Half a Handy Hour
4:30
9-Taste
11-Hee Haw
5:00
2-Pop! Goes the Country Club
9-Alaskan Profiles (repeat from Thursday)
5:30
2-Music City U.S.A.
9-Motorweek
11-Wild Kingdom
6:00
2-NBC Nightly News
9-German Professional Soccer
11-Fairbanks Evening News
6:30
2-Alaska Weekend News
11-CNN Headline News
7:00
2-Diff'rent Strokes
9-Great Outdoors
11-Fame
7:30
2-Silver Spoons
9-Doctor Who
WGN-Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
8:00
2-Mama's Family
11-Mama Malone
8:30
2-People Are Funny
11-MOVIE: "The Fury" (1978)
9:00
2-The Rousters
9-I Married the Klondike
10:00
2-On Stage America
11:00
9-Seeing Things
11-Trapper John M.D.
Midnight
2-Saturday Night Live
11-MOVIE: "Where Love Has Gone" (1964)
1:30 AM
2-Solid Gold
Pretty good lineup, but for those of us who had cable in 1984 and were wrestling fans, we were in for the shock of our lives that day as the WWE kicked the NWA out of their prestigious time slot on TBS.
Three weeks after "Black Saturday", NWA returned to TBS as "Championship Wrestling from Georgia" and in an early morning time slot. It would be quite a while till they went back to their old 6:05 home on Saturday evenings.
Jonathan Allen