Twenty-five years ago, New Orleans played host to the World's Fair. This schedule is posted in tribute to happier times in Louisiana, some 21 years before Hurricane Katrina effaced the area almost beyond recognition.
TV Guide, Louisiana edition--cover missing
This listing covers programs aired between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m.
NOTE: Channels in parentheses were originally designated by black bullets; those in brackets by white bullets.
Only local stations are covered in this listing; cable networks are excluded.
(all stations located in Louisiana)
New Orleans:
(4) WWL (CBS)--now on digital 36 (PSIP 4)
(6) WDSU (NBC)--now on digital 43 (PSIP 6)
(8) WVUE (ABC)--now FOX affiliate, on digital 8 (PSIP same)
(12) WYES (PBS)--now on digital 11 (PSIP 12)
(26) WGNO (Ind.)--now ABC affiliate, on digital 26 (PSIP same)
(32) WLAE (PBS)--now on digital 31 (PSIP 32)
(38) WNOL (Ind.)--now CW affiliate, on digital 15 (PSIP 38)
Alexandria:
[5] KALB (NBC)--now on digital 35 (PSIP 5)
[31] KLAX (Ind.)--now ABC affiliate, on digital 31 (PSIP same)
Baton Rouge:
[2] WBRZ (ABC)--now on digital 13 (PSIP 2)
[9] WAFB (CBS)--now on digital 9 (PSIP same)
[33] WRBT (NBC)--now WVLA, on digital 34 (PSIP 33)
Lake Charles:
[7] KPLC (NBC)--now on digital 7 (PSIP same)
[29] KVHP (Ind.)--now FOX affiliate, on digital 30 (PSIP 29)
Lafayette:
[3] KATC (ABC)--now on digital 28 (PSIP 3)
[10] KLFY (CBS)--now on digital 10 (PSIP same)
[15] KADN (Ind.)--now FOX affiliate, on digital 16 (PSIP 15)
Monroe:
[8] KNOE (CBS)--now on digital 8 (PSIP same)
[LPB]--Louisiana Public Broadcasting (PBS): [13], Monroe (now digital 13); [18], Lake Charles (now digital 20); [24], Lafayette (now digital 23); [25], Alexandria (now digital 26); [27] Baton Rouge (now digital 25)
MORNING
5:00
[3] ABC World News This Morning/Good Morning Acadiana--"World News" aired in 10-minute segments; KATC apparently alternated them with its local morning show
(4) Laverne and Shirley--rerun
[5] NBC News at Sunrise--John Palmer
(6) [9] CNN Headline News--many local stations carried the cable feed overnight or in the early morning
[10] CBS Morning News--Bill Kurtis (known to most these days for the A&E documentaries) and Jane Wallace, who in effect auditioned as a replacement for Diane Sawyer--Phyllis George got the job instead
(26) INN News--Independent Network News was a syndicated service provided by New York's WPIX-TV during most of the 1980s for, naturally, unaffiliated stations
5:25
[8] Pastor's Study--devotional
5:30
(4) [9] CBS Morning News
[5] Country Music--origination unknown
(6) [33] NBC News at Sunrise
[8] KNOE Country/Gospel
[10] Rosary--Catholic devotional
(26) :20 Minute Workout--popular syndicated exercise show
[29] Grand Ole Opry--filmed performances made in Nashville in the late 1950s; Southern stations aired these for years
5:45
[2] Weather Report
[10] Passe Partout--Phrase is French for "all-purpose;" the name, of course, derives from the region's dominant Acadian, or "Cajun," population, and this morning show may well have included French-language segments
5:55
[7] Louisiana Today--local
6:00
[2] 2une In--local morning show
[3] Good Morning Acadiana
(4) WWL News
[5] Jambalaya--only in Louisiana would a rice dish serve as the name of a TV morning show (!)
(6) Breakfast Edition--local
[7] NBC News at Sunrise
(8) ABC World News This Morning
[8] Good Morning Ark-La-Miss--short for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, a media abbreviation for the three-state area KNOE's signal served
[9] CBS Morning News
[15] [29] CNN Headline News
(26) Jimmy Swaggart--at the peak of his influence; his headquarters were, of course, a short drive away in Baton Rouge
[31] Great Day in the Morning--local
[33] News at Sunrise--probably local
(38) Hot--music; probably videos (this was the height of the MTV craze, remember)
6:30
[3] ABC World News This Morning/KATC News
[7] Louisiana Today
[15] Morning Stretch--another syndicated exercise show; fitness was hot in 1984 also, unlike today
(26) Great Space Coaster--one of the last true live-action children's shows, this ran for five years in syndication
[33] :20 Minute Workout
(38) Lone Ranger--rerun of 1949-57 series
6:40
[LPB]--Agri-Market News--probably local
6:45
(12) [LPB] A.M. Weather--15-minute forecast geared to pilots
6:55
[7] Abundant Living--devotional
7:00
[2] [3] (8) Good Morning America--David Hartman, Joan Lunden
(4) [8] [10] CBS Morning News
[5] (6) [7] [33] Today Show--Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, John Palmer
(12) [LPB]--Lilias, Yoga and You--70s show still hanging around PBS
[15] Jimmy Swaggart
(26) Woody Woodpecker
[29] New Zoo Revue--another 70s relic
(38) Tom and Jerry
7:30
(12) Mister Rogers
[15] Jim Bakker
(26) Super Adventure--Hanna-Barbera "superhero" cartoon package
[29] Gigglesnort Hotel--syndicated Chicago-based kiddie show from 1970s
[31] Marvin Gorman--small-time New Orleans televangelist best known for his role in the 1988 Jimmy Swaggart scandal
(38) Cartoon Carnival
[LPB] Magic of Oil Painting
8:00
[9] Morning in Louisiana--local
(12) [LPB] Sesame Street
(26) Bugs Bunny
[29] :20 Minute Workout
[31] Jim Bakker
(38) Heckle and Jeckle
8:30
[9] Storyland (amazing! A local kids' show in 1984???)
[15] Marvin Gorman
(26) Jetsons
[29] Gidget--not "Gets Married," not "Gets" anything, just plain "Gidget"
(38) Mighty Mouse (back-to-back Terrytoons)
9:00
[2] Happy Days--syndicated; show had been cancelled on ABC earlier in the year
[3] Love Connection
(4) [9] [10] $25,000 Pyramid--successful revival of staple 1970s game
[5] Facts of Life--NBC rerun
(6) Hour Magazine--Westinghouse's middling attempt at doing a female-targeted lifestyles/features show
[7] (8) [8] [33] Phil Donahue--same episode on KPLC and WVUE; different on the other stations
[LPB] It Figures--unknown
[15] [31] 700 Club
(26) Big Valley--rerun
[29] Abundant Life--?
(38) My Favorite Martian--rerun
9:30
[2] Sanford and Son--"You big dummy!"
[3] Laverne and Shirley--rerun
(4) [10] Press Your Luck
[5] Love Connection
[9] Joker's Wild--host Jack Barry died about ? earlier; Bill Cullen would take over at the beginning of the next season
[29] It's a Living--sitcom rerun (?)
(38) Gidget
[LPB] Mathwise--apparently educational
10:00
[2] [3] Celebrity Family Feud--rerun of ABC prime-time specials from early 1980s
(4) [8] [9] [10] Price is Right
[5] (6) [7] [33] Wheel of Fortune--on the verge of major syndicated success
(8) Edge of Night--last season for this durable soap
(26) Gunsmoke--rerun
[29] Woman to Woman--syndie talkfest, hosted by Pat Mitchell
[31] Movie--"The Iron Man," 1951
(38) Jim Bakker
[LPB] Wordsmith--obviously about the art and craft of writing
10:30
[2] [3] (8) Loving--also-ran ABC sudser
[5] [7] [33] Scrabble--loose adaptation of the classic board game
(6) World's Fair '84--WDSU had specially-built studios at the exhibition to broadcast live
[15] Family--rerun of 1970s drama
[LPB] Contract--unknown
11:00
[2] [3] (8) Family Feud--regular version of the game
(4) [8] [9] [10] Young and the Restless
[5] (6) [7] Diff'rent Strokes--NBC rerun; "Password Plus" would begin at this slot a month later
(26) Odd Couple--rerun
[29] Love, American Style--rerun
[33] All in the Family--rerun
(38) Real McCoys
[LPB] Gettin' to Know Me--children's educational show
11:30
[2] [3] (8) Ryan's Hope
[5] (6) [7] [33] Search for Tomorrow--in the middle of its final years on NBC
[15] Gidget
(26) INN News--INN stood for "Independent News Network," a national/international news service provided to indies by New York's WPIX during the 1980s
(38) Petticoat Junction--rerun
[LPB] High Feather--children's show
AFTERNOON
12:00
[2] [3] (8) All My Children
(4) WWL News
[5] KALB News
(6) WDSU News
[7] KPLC News
[8] KNOE News
[9] WAFB News
[10] Meet Your Neighbor--local
(12) Sesame Street
[15] Merv Griffin--still going in some markets; he ran until 1986
(26) I Dream of Jeannie--rerun
[29] CNN Headline News
[31] Incredible Hulk--rerun of 1970s action/adventure series
[33] Days of Our Lives
(38) Movie--"The Best Things in Life Are Free," 1956
[LPB] Fast Forward--"Computer Science"
12:30
(4) [8] [9] [10] As the World Turns
[5] (6) [7] Days of Our Lives--NBC afternoon sked on half-hour delay on these stations until 3:30, a practice that became common among Central Time Zone affils when NBC moved "Days" to Noon in 1979
(26) Andy Griffith
[29] Carol Burnett and Friends--edited half-hour reruns of 1970s variety/comedy hit
[LPB] Tiger, Tiger--documentary
1:00
[2] [3] (8) One Life to Live
(12) National Geographic Special--no description given
[15] Movie--"The Go-Between," English; 1971
(26) Gomer Pyle, USMC
[29] Movie--"Lions of the Desert," 1981 (part one; conclusion shown the next day)
[31] Movie--"Winchester '73," 1950
[33] Another World
1:30
(4) [8] [9] [10] Capitol--CBS sudser
[5] (6) [7] Another World
(26) Gilligan's Island
[LPB] Movie--"They Made Me a Criminal," 1939
2:00
[2] [3] (8) General Hospital--the "Luke and Laura" ratings wave was starting to crest about this time
(4) [8] [9] [10] Guiding Light
(12) World of Cooking--this may have been a WYES production that was distributed nationally to PBS stations (?)
(26) Bugs Bunny
[33] Santa Barbara--then-new NBC soap that managed a nine-year run
(38) Felix and Friends--as in "Felix the Cat"
2:30
[5] (6) [7] Santa Barbara
(12) Square Foot Gardening--adult instruction
(26) Scooby Doo--no indication about whether original, or later series
[31] Gilligan's Island
(38) Cartoon Carnival--despite name, one knows that there was no on-screen host by 1984
3:00
[2] [3] Edge of Night--last year for venerable soap
(4) Tic Tac Dough--"General Knowledge for the block ..."
(8) Eight is Enough--rerun of 1970s family drama
[8] [9] [10] Body Language--essentially a revival of Goodson-Todman's 1975 ABC game "Showoffs," with Tom Kennedy at the helm
(12) [LPB] Sesame Street
[15] (38) Inspector Gadget--cartoon about a detective with bionic body parts; Don Adams voiced the lead character
(26) [29] Flintstones
[31] Gidget
(32) Vegetable Soup--rerun of 1970s children's educational series
[33] Superfriends
3:30
[2] Mork and Mindy--rerun of 1970s spinoff of "Happy Days"
[3] Little House on the Prairie
(4) Joker's Wild
[5] People's Court--the original, presided over by Judge Joseph Wapner
(6) 79 Park Avenue--a rarity (probably syndicated); a rerun of a 1977 prime-time miniseries (WDSU normally aired a 90-minute movie in this slot)
[7] What's Happening!!--rerun (no pun intended--!)
[8] Bugs Bunny and Friends (does Elmer Fudd count as a friend???)
[9] Hour Magazine--syndie women's show was all over the map on this day: "Robert Wagner; James Coco; immaturity in men; cruise amusements; Chinese appetizers"
[10] Flintstones
[15] He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (a/k/a "The Ronald Reagan Show"--!!!)
(26) Superfriends
[29] [33] Scooby Doo
[31] Solid Gold Hits--weekday knockoff of the pop/rock showcase featuring--guess what?--music videos
(32) Villa Allegre--PBS 1970s warhorse still kicking around schedules here and there
(38) Popeye
4:00
[2] Three's Company--yes, viewers had to have it in the afternoons, too
(4) Wheel of Fortune--first season of syndie version; stations not yet willing to risk it in Prime Time Access, though; that came the next season
[5] Jeffersons--"well, we're moving on up ..."
[7] One Day at a Time--rerun
(8) Sanford and Son--"Oh! This is the biggest one I ever had!!"--Fred's faux heart attacks
[8] Waltons--rerun
[10] What's Happening!!
(12) [LPB] Mister Rogers
[15] Acadiana Music Box--unknown whether this was another music video show, or possibly a showcase of area's local Cajun music artists
(26) Leave It to Beaver--the more things change ... the more they stay the same
[29] Superfriends
[31] CHiPs--rerun of action/adventure series
(32) Checking It Out--unknown
[33] Hot--"music;" this was almost certainly a music video show
(38) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
4:30
[2] Jeffersons
[3] [7] (8) People's Court (same episode on all stations)
(4) Face the Music--rerun of 1980-81 season game show
[5] [10] Barney Miller--rerun; different episodes
[9] Entertainment Tonight
(12) Electric Company
[15] [33] Solid Gold Hits
(26) Beverly Hillbillies
[29] Happy Days Again
(32) I Am, I Can, I Will--children's educational show; probably PBS
(38) Hot--obviously syndicated (see WRBT at 4 p.m.)
[LPB] to be announced
5:00
[2] WBRZ News
[3] KATC News
(4) WWL News
[5] KALB News
(6) WDSU News
[7] KPLC News
(8) WVUE News
[8] KNOE News
[9] WAFB News
[10] KLFY News
(12) MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
[15] Charlie's Angels--RIP, Farrah Fawcett
(26) Good Times
[29] Eight is Enough
[31] Star Trek
(32) Israeli Diary
[33] WRBT News
(38) Bewitched
[LPB] Reading Rainbow
**All network evening newscast information courtesy of Vanderbilt TV News Archive: http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/**
5:30
[2] [3] (8) ABC World News Tonight--Peter Jennings
(4) [8] [9] [10] CBS Evening News--Dan Rather
[5] (6) [7] [33] NBC Nightly News--Tom Brokaw
(26) Alice--rerun of 1970s sitcom
(32) European Journal (PBS?)
(38) One Day at a Time
[LPB] Untamed World
TV Guide, Louisiana edition--cover missing
This listing covers programs aired between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m.
NOTE: Channels in parentheses were originally designated by black bullets; those in brackets by white bullets.
Only local stations are covered in this listing; cable networks are excluded.
(all stations located in Louisiana)
New Orleans:
(4) WWL (CBS)--now on digital 36 (PSIP 4)
(6) WDSU (NBC)--now on digital 43 (PSIP 6)
(8) WVUE (ABC)--now FOX affiliate, on digital 8 (PSIP same)
(12) WYES (PBS)--now on digital 11 (PSIP 12)
(26) WGNO (Ind.)--now ABC affiliate, on digital 26 (PSIP same)
(32) WLAE (PBS)--now on digital 31 (PSIP 32)
(38) WNOL (Ind.)--now CW affiliate, on digital 15 (PSIP 38)
Alexandria:
[5] KALB (NBC)--now on digital 35 (PSIP 5)
[31] KLAX (Ind.)--now ABC affiliate, on digital 31 (PSIP same)
Baton Rouge:
[2] WBRZ (ABC)--now on digital 13 (PSIP 2)
[9] WAFB (CBS)--now on digital 9 (PSIP same)
[33] WRBT (NBC)--now WVLA, on digital 34 (PSIP 33)
Lake Charles:
[7] KPLC (NBC)--now on digital 7 (PSIP same)
[29] KVHP (Ind.)--now FOX affiliate, on digital 30 (PSIP 29)
Lafayette:
[3] KATC (ABC)--now on digital 28 (PSIP 3)
[10] KLFY (CBS)--now on digital 10 (PSIP same)
[15] KADN (Ind.)--now FOX affiliate, on digital 16 (PSIP 15)
Monroe:
[8] KNOE (CBS)--now on digital 8 (PSIP same)
[LPB]--Louisiana Public Broadcasting (PBS): [13], Monroe (now digital 13); [18], Lake Charles (now digital 20); [24], Lafayette (now digital 23); [25], Alexandria (now digital 26); [27] Baton Rouge (now digital 25)
MORNING
5:00
[3] ABC World News This Morning/Good Morning Acadiana--"World News" aired in 10-minute segments; KATC apparently alternated them with its local morning show
(4) Laverne and Shirley--rerun
[5] NBC News at Sunrise--John Palmer
(6) [9] CNN Headline News--many local stations carried the cable feed overnight or in the early morning
[10] CBS Morning News--Bill Kurtis (known to most these days for the A&E documentaries) and Jane Wallace, who in effect auditioned as a replacement for Diane Sawyer--Phyllis George got the job instead
(26) INN News--Independent Network News was a syndicated service provided by New York's WPIX-TV during most of the 1980s for, naturally, unaffiliated stations
5:25
[8] Pastor's Study--devotional
5:30
(4) [9] CBS Morning News
[5] Country Music--origination unknown
(6) [33] NBC News at Sunrise
[8] KNOE Country/Gospel
[10] Rosary--Catholic devotional
(26) :20 Minute Workout--popular syndicated exercise show
[29] Grand Ole Opry--filmed performances made in Nashville in the late 1950s; Southern stations aired these for years
5:45
[2] Weather Report
[10] Passe Partout--Phrase is French for "all-purpose;" the name, of course, derives from the region's dominant Acadian, or "Cajun," population, and this morning show may well have included French-language segments
5:55
[7] Louisiana Today--local
6:00
[2] 2une In--local morning show
[3] Good Morning Acadiana
(4) WWL News
[5] Jambalaya--only in Louisiana would a rice dish serve as the name of a TV morning show (!)
(6) Breakfast Edition--local
[7] NBC News at Sunrise
(8) ABC World News This Morning
[8] Good Morning Ark-La-Miss--short for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, a media abbreviation for the three-state area KNOE's signal served
[9] CBS Morning News
[15] [29] CNN Headline News
(26) Jimmy Swaggart--at the peak of his influence; his headquarters were, of course, a short drive away in Baton Rouge
[31] Great Day in the Morning--local
[33] News at Sunrise--probably local
(38) Hot--music; probably videos (this was the height of the MTV craze, remember)
6:30
[3] ABC World News This Morning/KATC News
[7] Louisiana Today
[15] Morning Stretch--another syndicated exercise show; fitness was hot in 1984 also, unlike today
(26) Great Space Coaster--one of the last true live-action children's shows, this ran for five years in syndication
[33] :20 Minute Workout
(38) Lone Ranger--rerun of 1949-57 series
6:40
[LPB]--Agri-Market News--probably local
6:45
(12) [LPB] A.M. Weather--15-minute forecast geared to pilots
6:55
[7] Abundant Living--devotional
7:00
[2] [3] (8) Good Morning America--David Hartman, Joan Lunden
(4) [8] [10] CBS Morning News
[5] (6) [7] [33] Today Show--Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, John Palmer
(12) [LPB]--Lilias, Yoga and You--70s show still hanging around PBS
[15] Jimmy Swaggart
(26) Woody Woodpecker
[29] New Zoo Revue--another 70s relic
(38) Tom and Jerry
7:30
(12) Mister Rogers
[15] Jim Bakker
(26) Super Adventure--Hanna-Barbera "superhero" cartoon package
[29] Gigglesnort Hotel--syndicated Chicago-based kiddie show from 1970s
[31] Marvin Gorman--small-time New Orleans televangelist best known for his role in the 1988 Jimmy Swaggart scandal
(38) Cartoon Carnival
[LPB] Magic of Oil Painting
8:00
[9] Morning in Louisiana--local
(12) [LPB] Sesame Street
(26) Bugs Bunny
[29] :20 Minute Workout
[31] Jim Bakker
(38) Heckle and Jeckle
8:30
[9] Storyland (amazing! A local kids' show in 1984???)
[15] Marvin Gorman
(26) Jetsons
[29] Gidget--not "Gets Married," not "Gets" anything, just plain "Gidget"
(38) Mighty Mouse (back-to-back Terrytoons)
9:00
[2] Happy Days--syndicated; show had been cancelled on ABC earlier in the year
[3] Love Connection
(4) [9] [10] $25,000 Pyramid--successful revival of staple 1970s game
[5] Facts of Life--NBC rerun
(6) Hour Magazine--Westinghouse's middling attempt at doing a female-targeted lifestyles/features show
[7] (8) [8] [33] Phil Donahue--same episode on KPLC and WVUE; different on the other stations
[LPB] It Figures--unknown
[15] [31] 700 Club
(26) Big Valley--rerun
[29] Abundant Life--?
(38) My Favorite Martian--rerun
9:30
[2] Sanford and Son--"You big dummy!"
[3] Laverne and Shirley--rerun
(4) [10] Press Your Luck
[5] Love Connection
[9] Joker's Wild--host Jack Barry died about ? earlier; Bill Cullen would take over at the beginning of the next season
[29] It's a Living--sitcom rerun (?)
(38) Gidget
[LPB] Mathwise--apparently educational
10:00
[2] [3] Celebrity Family Feud--rerun of ABC prime-time specials from early 1980s
(4) [8] [9] [10] Price is Right
[5] (6) [7] [33] Wheel of Fortune--on the verge of major syndicated success
(8) Edge of Night--last season for this durable soap
(26) Gunsmoke--rerun
[29] Woman to Woman--syndie talkfest, hosted by Pat Mitchell
[31] Movie--"The Iron Man," 1951
(38) Jim Bakker
[LPB] Wordsmith--obviously about the art and craft of writing
10:30
[2] [3] (8) Loving--also-ran ABC sudser
[5] [7] [33] Scrabble--loose adaptation of the classic board game
(6) World's Fair '84--WDSU had specially-built studios at the exhibition to broadcast live
[15] Family--rerun of 1970s drama
[LPB] Contract--unknown
11:00
[2] [3] (8) Family Feud--regular version of the game
(4) [8] [9] [10] Young and the Restless
[5] (6) [7] Diff'rent Strokes--NBC rerun; "Password Plus" would begin at this slot a month later
(26) Odd Couple--rerun
[29] Love, American Style--rerun
[33] All in the Family--rerun
(38) Real McCoys
[LPB] Gettin' to Know Me--children's educational show
11:30
[2] [3] (8) Ryan's Hope
[5] (6) [7] [33] Search for Tomorrow--in the middle of its final years on NBC
[15] Gidget
(26) INN News--INN stood for "Independent News Network," a national/international news service provided to indies by New York's WPIX during the 1980s
(38) Petticoat Junction--rerun
[LPB] High Feather--children's show
AFTERNOON
12:00
[2] [3] (8) All My Children
(4) WWL News
[5] KALB News
(6) WDSU News
[7] KPLC News
[8] KNOE News
[9] WAFB News
[10] Meet Your Neighbor--local
(12) Sesame Street
[15] Merv Griffin--still going in some markets; he ran until 1986
(26) I Dream of Jeannie--rerun
[29] CNN Headline News
[31] Incredible Hulk--rerun of 1970s action/adventure series
[33] Days of Our Lives
(38) Movie--"The Best Things in Life Are Free," 1956
[LPB] Fast Forward--"Computer Science"
12:30
(4) [8] [9] [10] As the World Turns
[5] (6) [7] Days of Our Lives--NBC afternoon sked on half-hour delay on these stations until 3:30, a practice that became common among Central Time Zone affils when NBC moved "Days" to Noon in 1979
(26) Andy Griffith
[29] Carol Burnett and Friends--edited half-hour reruns of 1970s variety/comedy hit
[LPB] Tiger, Tiger--documentary
1:00
[2] [3] (8) One Life to Live
(12) National Geographic Special--no description given
[15] Movie--"The Go-Between," English; 1971
(26) Gomer Pyle, USMC
[29] Movie--"Lions of the Desert," 1981 (part one; conclusion shown the next day)
[31] Movie--"Winchester '73," 1950
[33] Another World
1:30
(4) [8] [9] [10] Capitol--CBS sudser
[5] (6) [7] Another World
(26) Gilligan's Island
[LPB] Movie--"They Made Me a Criminal," 1939
2:00
[2] [3] (8) General Hospital--the "Luke and Laura" ratings wave was starting to crest about this time
(4) [8] [9] [10] Guiding Light
(12) World of Cooking--this may have been a WYES production that was distributed nationally to PBS stations (?)
(26) Bugs Bunny
[33] Santa Barbara--then-new NBC soap that managed a nine-year run
(38) Felix and Friends--as in "Felix the Cat"
2:30
[5] (6) [7] Santa Barbara
(12) Square Foot Gardening--adult instruction
(26) Scooby Doo--no indication about whether original, or later series
[31] Gilligan's Island
(38) Cartoon Carnival--despite name, one knows that there was no on-screen host by 1984
3:00
[2] [3] Edge of Night--last year for venerable soap
(4) Tic Tac Dough--"General Knowledge for the block ..."
(8) Eight is Enough--rerun of 1970s family drama
[8] [9] [10] Body Language--essentially a revival of Goodson-Todman's 1975 ABC game "Showoffs," with Tom Kennedy at the helm
(12) [LPB] Sesame Street
[15] (38) Inspector Gadget--cartoon about a detective with bionic body parts; Don Adams voiced the lead character
(26) [29] Flintstones
[31] Gidget
(32) Vegetable Soup--rerun of 1970s children's educational series
[33] Superfriends
3:30
[2] Mork and Mindy--rerun of 1970s spinoff of "Happy Days"
[3] Little House on the Prairie
(4) Joker's Wild
[5] People's Court--the original, presided over by Judge Joseph Wapner
(6) 79 Park Avenue--a rarity (probably syndicated); a rerun of a 1977 prime-time miniseries (WDSU normally aired a 90-minute movie in this slot)
[7] What's Happening!!--rerun (no pun intended--!)
[8] Bugs Bunny and Friends (does Elmer Fudd count as a friend???)
[9] Hour Magazine--syndie women's show was all over the map on this day: "Robert Wagner; James Coco; immaturity in men; cruise amusements; Chinese appetizers"
[10] Flintstones
[15] He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (a/k/a "The Ronald Reagan Show"--!!!)
(26) Superfriends
[29] [33] Scooby Doo
[31] Solid Gold Hits--weekday knockoff of the pop/rock showcase featuring--guess what?--music videos
(32) Villa Allegre--PBS 1970s warhorse still kicking around schedules here and there
(38) Popeye
4:00
[2] Three's Company--yes, viewers had to have it in the afternoons, too
(4) Wheel of Fortune--first season of syndie version; stations not yet willing to risk it in Prime Time Access, though; that came the next season
[5] Jeffersons--"well, we're moving on up ..."
[7] One Day at a Time--rerun
(8) Sanford and Son--"Oh! This is the biggest one I ever had!!"--Fred's faux heart attacks
[8] Waltons--rerun
[10] What's Happening!!
(12) [LPB] Mister Rogers
[15] Acadiana Music Box--unknown whether this was another music video show, or possibly a showcase of area's local Cajun music artists
(26) Leave It to Beaver--the more things change ... the more they stay the same
[29] Superfriends
[31] CHiPs--rerun of action/adventure series
(32) Checking It Out--unknown
[33] Hot--"music;" this was almost certainly a music video show
(38) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
4:30
[2] Jeffersons
[3] [7] (8) People's Court (same episode on all stations)
(4) Face the Music--rerun of 1980-81 season game show
[5] [10] Barney Miller--rerun; different episodes
[9] Entertainment Tonight
(12) Electric Company
[15] [33] Solid Gold Hits
(26) Beverly Hillbillies
[29] Happy Days Again
(32) I Am, I Can, I Will--children's educational show; probably PBS
(38) Hot--obviously syndicated (see WRBT at 4 p.m.)
[LPB] to be announced
5:00
[2] WBRZ News
[3] KATC News
(4) WWL News
[5] KALB News
(6) WDSU News
[7] KPLC News
(8) WVUE News
[8] KNOE News
[9] WAFB News
[10] KLFY News
(12) MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
[15] Charlie's Angels--RIP, Farrah Fawcett
(26) Good Times
[29] Eight is Enough
[31] Star Trek
(32) Israeli Diary
[33] WRBT News
(38) Bewitched
[LPB] Reading Rainbow
**All network evening newscast information courtesy of Vanderbilt TV News Archive: http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/**
5:30
[2] [3] (8) ABC World News Tonight--Peter Jennings
(4) [8] [9] [10] CBS Evening News--Dan Rather
[5] (6) [7] [33] NBC Nightly News--Tom Brokaw
(26) Alice--rerun of 1970s sitcom
(32) European Journal (PBS?)
(38) One Day at a Time
[LPB] Untamed World