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Retro: Indianapolis, IN - Saturday, November 1, 1997

courtesy of @anabate123
Source: The Indianapolis Star
Saturday, November 1, 1997

4/29 - WTTV/WTTK (UPN) (now CBS)
4:30 am - Infomercials
5:30 am - Community Close-Up
6:00 am - Extreme Ghostbusters
6:30 am - Wired World
7:00 am - Captain Kangaroo
7:30 am - Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist
8:00 am - Van-Pires
8:30 am - Enchanted Tales
9:30 am - Beast Wars: Transformers "Coming of the Fuzors" (Part 1 of 2)
10:00 am - WCW Worldwide
11:00 am - Fame L.A.
12:00 pm - NCAA Football: Michigan Wolverines vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
3:30 pm - Movie "Teen Witch" (1989)
5:30 pm - LAPD: Life on the Beat
6:00 pm - The X-Files
7:00 pm - Hoosier Know It Alls
7:30 pm - Seinfeld
8:00 pm - The Outer Limits
9:00 pm - Poltergeist: The Legacy
10:00 pm - News
10:30 pm - Colts Weekly
11:00 pm - NYPD Blue
12:00 am - M*A*S*H
12:30 am - Mad About You
1:00 am - Conan
2:00 am - Wild Things
3:00 am - Highlander: The Series

6 - WRTV (ABC)
6:00 am - Infomercial
6:30 am - B. Smith with Style
7:00 am - News
9:00 am - Doug "Doug Gets it All"
9:30 am - Recess "The Pest/The Legend of Big Kid"
10:00 am - Recess (R)
10:30 am - Pepper Ann (R)
11:00 am - The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show
11:26 am - Schoolhouse Rock!
11:30 am - Jungle Cubs "The Five Bananas/Birthday Snake"
12:00 pm - The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (R)
12:30 pm - Science Court "Heat Absorption"
1:00 pm - Golf: The Tour Championship, Third Round
3:30 pm - NCAA Football: Michigan State Spartans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
7:00 pm - Baywatch
8:00 pm - Figure Skating: Anastasia U.S. Pro Championships
11:00 pm - News
11:30 pm - Saturday Sports Extra
12:00 am - Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1:00 am - Soldier of Fortune
2:00 am - Infomercial
2:30 am - In Concert
3:00 am - Infomercial
3:30 am - Off the air

8 - WISH (CBS) (now The CW)
4:00 am - Local Weather
4:30 am - Indiana Week
5:00 am - Lights! Action!
5:30 am - Infomercials
6:30 am - Wall Street Journal Report
7:00 am - News
8:30 am - CBS News Saturday Morning
10:30 am - Click
11:00 am - Peer Pressure
11:30 am - Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures
12:00 pm - News
12:30 pm - Infomercial
1:00 pm - Movie "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy" (1981)
3:00 pm - College Football Today
3:30 pm - NCAA Football: Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs
7:00 pm - Pensacola: Wings of Gold
8:00 pm - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman "A Place Called Home"
9:00 pm - Early Edition "Angels and Devils"
10:00 pm - Walker, Texas Ranger "Last of a Breed" (Part 1 of 2)
11:00 pm - News
11:20 pm - Sports Locker Saturday
12:00 am - Mike Hammer
1:00 am - Pensacola: Wings of Gold
2:00 am - Infomercials
3:00 am - Off the air

13 - WTHR (NBC)
6:00 am - Sing Me a Story with Belle
6:30 am - Home Again
7:00 am - Saturday Today
8:00 am - News
10:00 am - Nick News
10:30 am - Popular Mechanics for Kids
11:00 am - City Guys "The Movie"
11:30 am - Saved by the Bell: The New Class "Screech and the Substitute"
12:00 pm - Hang Time
12:30 pm - The Brain Game
1:00 pm - NBA Inside Stuff
1:30 pm - NCAA Football: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Navy Midshipmen
5:00 pm - NBA Special
6:00 pm - News
6:30 pm - NBC Nightly News
7:00 pm - Jim Harbaugh
7:30 pm - Read, Indiana, Read
8:00 pm - The Pretender "Back from the Dead Again"
9:00 pm - Sleepwalkers "Pilot" (series premiere)
10:00 pm - Profiler "Ambition in the Blood"
11:00 pm - News
11:30 pm - Saturday Night Live
1:00 am - HBO Comedy Showcase
2:00 am - Infomercial
2:30 am - Inspiration
2:35 am - Off the air

23 - WNDY (WB) (now MyNetworkTV)
5:30 am - WMAC Masters (R)
6:00 am - Infomercials (until 7:30am)
7:30 am - Motor Sports
8:00 am - Car Connection
9:00 am - New Adventures of Voltron
9:30 am - New Adventures of Zorro "Tar Pit Terror"
10:00 am - Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
11:00 am - The Adventures of Sinbad
12:00 pm - Movie "House of Secrets" (1993)
2:00 pm - Movie "Bad Blood" (1982)
4:00 pm - Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
5:00 pm - Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
6:00 pm - Xena: Warrior Princess
7:00 pm - Andy Griffith
7:30 pm - The Millionaire
8:00 pm - Walker, Texas Ranger
9:00 pm - Due South
10:00 pm - News
10:30 pm - Babylon 5
11:30 pm - Ghost Stories
12:30 am - Bounty Hunters
1:30 am - Coast Guard
2:00 am - Infomercials (until 4:00am)
4:00 am - Due South

27 - WALV (Ind.)
6:00 am - Infomercials (until 7:30am)
7:30 am - Ron Sherman's Home Show
8:00 am - Rebecca's Garden
8:30 am - Better Homes and Gardens
9:00 am - American Home Magazine
9:30 am - Home Again
10:00 am - This Old House
10:30 am - Dr. Jim's Great Pets!
11:00 am - Pet Weekly
11:30 am - Infomercial
12:00 pm - Homes Preview
1:00 pm - Fishing the West
1:30 pm - Outdoorsman
2:00 pm - Movie "Texas Wildcats" (1939)
3:30 pm - Infomercials (until 5:30pm)
5:30 pm - Raceline
6:00 pm - Infomercial
6:30 pm - News (repeat of WTHR's 6pm news)
7:00 pm - Homes Preview
8:00 pm - Siskel & Ebert
8:30 pm - Comedy Theatre
9:00 pm - Entertainers
10:00 pm - Looking Beyond
11:00 pm - It's Showtime at the Apollo
12:00 am - News (repeat of WTHR's 11pm news)
12:30 am - Goodnight
1:00 am - Weather Radar (until 6:00am)

40 - WHMB (Ind.)
5:00 am - Oral Roberts
5:30 am - Infomercials (until 7:00am)
7:00 am - Dry Gulch
7:30 am - Bookmice
8:00 am - Wild About Animals
8:30 am - Field Trip
9:00 am - Just Imagine!
9:30 am - Infomercial
10:00 am - Your New House
10:30 am - Joy Philbin's Haven
11:00 am - Infomercials (until 12:30pm)
12:30 pm - Travel Travel
1:00 pm - Young America Outdoors
1:30 pm - Super Sports Follies
2:00 pm - Infomercials
3:00 pm - Your New House
3:30 pm - Northwest Hunter
4:00 pm - Midwest Outdoors
4:30 pm - Infomercials
5:30 pm - Sports Report
6:00 pm - Infomercial
6:30 pm - R.W. Schambach
7:00 pm - Ernest Angley
8:00 pm - Ray Brubaker
8:30 pm - Gospel Sing
9:00 pm - In Touch with Charles Stanley
10:00 pm - Gospel Sing (x2)
11:00 pm - World Vision
12:00 am - Inside Indy
12:30 am - Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church
1:00 am - Word Alive Today
1:30 am - Trip to Israel
2:00 am - Kenneth Copeland
3:00 am - Ernest Angley
4:00 am - Dr. D. James Kennedy

53 - W53AV (A1)
5:00 am - Infomercials (until 6:30am)
6:30 am - New Zoo Revue
7:00 am - Bookmice
7:30 am - Infomercials (until 9:00am)
9:00 am - Hoosier Shopping Show
12:00 pm - R.O.A.R.
1:00 pm - Madd Frank
3:00 pm - Carolyn Churchman's Big Band
5:00 pm - Club Tango
5:30 pm - Rap It Up
6:00 pm - Touch Slow
6:30 pm - Connection
7:00 pm - Wheel Power
7:30 pm - Emergency!
8:00 pm - Movie "Things to Come" (1936)
10:00 pm - WWF Wrestling
11:00 pm - Movie "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1921)
1:00 am - Night Music
2:00 am - Jazzy Vocalists
3:00 am - Classic Concerts
4:00 am - Jazzy Moods

59 - WXIN (Fox)
5:00 am - Access Hollywood
5:30 am - Animal Rescue
6:00 am - Dragon Ball Z "The Eldest Namek"
6:30 am - Dragon Ball Z "Get Vegeta!"
7:00 am - Bobby's World (R)
7:30 am - Stickin' Around (R)
8:00 am - Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (R)
8:30 am - Space Goofs (R)
9:00 am - Goosebumps "One Day at HorrorLand" (Part 2 of 2)
9:30 am - Sam and Max: Freelance Police "The Friend for Life/A Glitch in Time"
10:00 am - Life with Louie "Mr. Louie's Wild Ride"
10:30 am - X-Men (R)
11:00 am - Movie "Walt Disney's The Sword in the Stone"
1:00 pm - Movie "Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach" (1988)
3:00 pm - Movie "Lethal Weapon" (1987)
5:00 pm - NightMan
6:00 pm - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7:00 pm - Earth: Final Conflict
8:00 pm - Cops "350th Episode"
8:30 pm - Cops (R)
9:00 pm - America's Most Wanted
10:00 pm - News
10:35 pm - America's Dumbest Criminals
11:05 pm - MADtv
12:05 am - Police Academy: The Series
1:05 am - NightMan
2:05 am - Soul Train
3:00 am - EXTRA
4:00 am - Real Stories of the Highway Patrol (R) (x2)
 
There sure were enough syndicated
Action and Drama shows to go around
on local stations in the Indianapolis
Market, even on the traditional "Big
Three" affiliate stations!
 
Unusual for stations at the time, all of Indianapolis’ Big Three affiliates went off-air overnight on a Saturday… even WISH, one of the leaders of the old “24-Hour News Source” format.

In most top-50 markets by 1997, it was far more common for commercial stations to have their weekly “dark” time on Sundays, while normal programming would run overnight on Saturdays; most of the stations that did their weekly overnight sign-offs at the time tended to be Fox, UPN, WB and independent stations (the opposite of the situation in Indy then), while Big Three stations were trending towards broadcasting 24/7. (Big Three stations that signed off on weekends at the time were primarily in sub-50 markets and, outside of the smallest markets, more and more of those stations were starting to go 24/7 even then.)
 
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