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Retro: Maine (Tuesday, September 9, 1986)

Source: Bangor Daily News via Google News Archive

Chicago and Canadian stations listed Eastern Time.

WLBZ Channel 2 Bangor/W57AQ Channel 57 Calais (NBC)
5:30: Morning Stretch
6:00: NBC News
6:30: Local News
7:00: Today
9:00: Days of Our Lives (likely day-behind from 1:00 pm)
10:00: Family Ties
10:30: Sale of the Century (Jim Perry was competing against himself on “Definition” on CTV Channel 9; see below)
11:00: Wheel of Fortune
11:30: Scrabble
12:00: Local News
12:30: Donahue
1:30: Search for Tomorrow (delayed from 12:30 pm)
2:00: Another World
3:00: Santa Barbara
4:00: Three’s Company
4:30: Three’s Company
5:00: M*A*S*H
5:30: Entertainment Tonight
6:00: Local News
6:30: NBC Nightly News (Tom Brokaw)
7:00: Wheel of Fortune (Pat and Vanna did double duty until he left the daytime show January 9, 1989)
7:30: Jeopardy!
8:00: NBC Movie: “Going Ape!” (1981; Tony Danza, Jessica Walter)
10:00: 1986
11:00: Local News
11:30: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Jay Leno guest hosts. Michele Lee (“Knots Landing”) appears as well as B.B. King
12:30: Late Night with David Letterman: Susan Saint James (“Kate and Allie”) appears as well as Jim McMahon (Chicago Bears) and Philip Glass
(Sign-Off at 1:30)

CHSJ (CBAT) Channel 4 Saint John (Fredericton) (CBC)
Evening listings only. For some reason. If any are found, will be posted at the end of the initial post.
6:00 pm: CHSJ Variety
6:30: Golden Girls
7:00: Movie: “Gandhi” (1982; Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen; Part 1 of 2)
9:00: The National
9:22: The Journal
10:00: Local News
10:30: Maude
11:00: Hawaii Five-O
(Sign-Off at 12:00 or later)

WABI Channel 5 Bangor (CBS)
6:00: CBS News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: CBS Morning News
9:00: Hour Magazine
10:00: The $25,000 Pyramid (Meredith MacRae, Mitchell Laurance)
10:30: Card Sharks (Bob Eubanks version)
11:00: The Price is Right
12:00: Divorce Court
12:30: The Young and the Restless
1:30: As the World Turns
2:30: Capitol
3:00: Guiding Light
4:00: Press Your Luck (close to the end)
4:30: The Monkees
5:00: The Monkees
5:30: Gidget
6:00: Local News
6:30: CBS Evening News (Dan Rather)
7:00: The Jeffersons
7:30: The Jeffersons
8:00: Wizard (premiere)
9:00: CBS Tuesday Night Movie: “Moscow on the Hudson” (1984; Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Simon and Simon
12:40: CBS Late Night Movie: “The Spiral Staircase” (1975; Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Plummer)
(Sign-Off at 2:00)

WCSH Channel 6 Portland (NBC)
5:30: Morning Stretch
6:00: NBC News
6:30: Local News
7:00: Today
9:00: Days of Our Lives (like WLBZ, likely day-behind from 1:00 pm)
10:00: Tic Tac Dough (nearing the end; Jim Caldwell was hosting at this point)
10:30: Sale of the Century
11:00: Wheel of Fortune
11:30: Scrabble
12:00: Local News
12:30: Donahue
1:30: Search for Tomorrow (like WLBZ, delayed from 12:30 pm)
2:00: Another World
3:00: Santa Barbara
4:00: Eight is Enough
5:00: The Jeffersons
5:30: Entertainment Tonight
6:00: Local News
6:30: NBC Nightly News (Tom Brokaw)
7:00: Benson
7:30: Three’s Company
8:00: NBC Movie: “Going Ape!” (1981; Tony Danza, Jessica Walter)
10:00: 1986
11:00: Local News
11:30: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
12:30: Late Night with David Letterman
1:30: Entertainment Tonight
(Sign-Off at 2:00)

WVII Channel 7 Bangor (ABC)
6:00: Jim and Tammy
7:00: Good Morning America
9:00: Hawaii Five-O
10:00: Ryan’s Hope (likely day-behind delay from Monday 12:00 pm; this delay began today)
10:30: Loving (likely day-behind delay from Monday 11:30 am; this delay began today)
11:00: The Transformers (Season 3 is close at hand, with the movie having premiered in theaters the month before)
11:30: Voltron, Defender of the Universe
12:00: Oprah Winfrey (although the listings said “Ryan’s Hope” and “Loving”, which would make it a possible typo)
1:00: All My Children
2:00: One Life to Live
3:00: General Hospital (moves to 2:00 pm ET effective 9/10/2012)
4:00: Scooby Doo
4:30: I Love Lucy
5:00: Barney Miller
5:30: Local News
6:00: The People’s Court
6:30: ABC World News Tonight (Peter Jennings)
7:00: Benson
7:30: Perfect Match
8:00: Winds of War (Part 2 of 6)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Nightline
12:00: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
(Sign-Off at 12:30 or later)

WAGM Channel 8 Presque Isle (CBS/ABC/NBC)
6:15: Rural Report
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Good Morning America (ABC)
9:00: Donahue
10:00: The $25,000 Pyramid
10:30: Card Sharks (Bob Eubanks version)
11:00: The Price is Right
12:00: Let’s Make a Deal (final weeks of the 1984-86 version with Monty Hall)
12:30: The Young and the Restless
1:30: As the World Turns
2:30: Capitol
3:00: Guiding Light
4:00: The Waltons
5:00: The People’s Court
5:30: Jeopardy!
6:00: Local News
6:30: CBS Evening News
7:00: Wheel of Fortune
7:30: Cheers (NBC)
8:00: Wizard (premiere)
9:00: CBS Tuesday Night Movie: “Moscow on the Hudson” (1984; Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Simon and Simon
12:40: CBS Late Night Movie: “The Spiral Staircase” (1975; Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Plummer)
(Sign-Off at 2:00)

WMTW Channel 8 Poland Spring (transmitted to Portland) (ABC)
6:00: ABC News
7:00: Good Morning America
9:00: Hour Magazine
10:00: Sally Jesse Raphael (30 minutes only)
10:30: One Day at a Time
11:00: Fame, Fortune, and Romance
11:30: Double Talk (only game show Henry Polic II ever hosted; produced by Bob Stewart; also only game show on ABC’s daytime lineup at the time)
12:00: Ryan’s Hope
12:30: Loving
1:00: All My Children
2:00: One Life to Live
3:00: General Hospital
4:00: Hart to Hart
5:00: Quincy
6:00: Local News
6:30: ABC World News Tonight
7:00: The Newlywed Game (Bob Eubanks’ third run as the host; the others were 1966-74 and 1977-80; he hosted one more run from 1997 to 1999 and has guest-hosted in recent years)
7:30: Barney Miller
8:00: Winds of War
11:00: Local News
11:30: Nightline
12:00: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
1:00: Comedy Tonight
1:30: Local News
(Sign-Off at 2:00)

CKLT Channel 9 Saint John (CTV) (relayed from CKCW Channel 2 Moncton)
6:00: Astroboy (The ’80s Canadian dubbed version)
6:30: Canada A.M.
9:00: Romper Room (either localized or a nationally-made-for-Canada version)
9:30: What’s Cooking
10:00: Guess What (Canadian game show with Robin Ward, who hosted the syndicated “To Tell the Truth” for 1980-81 in New York City)
10:30: Definition (hosted by Jim Perry, who competed against himself on 2, 6, and 57 on “Sale of the Century”)
11:00: She-Ra: Princess of Power (also aired on Thursday; “He-Man” aired the other three days on this week)
11:30: Inspector Gadget
12:00: Jeopardy!
12:30: City Lights (at the time, the ATV group of stations was owned by CHUM Limited)
1:00: Lifetime
2:00: Another World
3:00: General Hospital
4:00: Live at 5
5:00: ATV News
5:30: Family Ties
6:00: Growing Pains
6:30: Magnum P.I.
7:30: Lorne Greene’s New Wilderness
8:00: Winds of War
11:00: CTV National News
11:20: ATV News
12:00: Matt Houston
(Sign-Off at 1:00 or later)

WGN Channel 9 Chicago (Independent)
5:30: The Odd Couple
6:00: Movietone News
6:30: Faith 20
7:00: The Muppet Show
7:30: M.A.S.K.
8:00: Bozo the Clown
9:30: The Beverly Hillbillies
10:00: The Waltons
11:00: The Big Valley
12:00: Little House on the Prairie
1:00: WGN News at Noon
2:00: Dick Van Dyke
2:30: Carol Burnett and Friends
3:00: Andy Griffith
3:30: Bugs Bunny
3:45: Lead-Off Man
4:00: Major League Baseball: Philadelphia @ Cubs (Cubs won 8-6 in 10 innings)
7:00: WKRP in Cincinnati (time approximate)
7:30: Alice
8:00: Movie: “Tenspeed and Brown Shoe” (1980; Ben Vereen, Jeff Goldblum)
10:00: WGN News at Nine
11:00: Soap
11:30: Trapper John M.D.
12:30: Movie: “Song of Norway” (1970; Florence Henderson, Torlav Maurstad)
3:00: Comedy Break
3:30: Independent Network News
4:00: Movie: “Let’s Switch” (1975; Barbara Eden, Barbara Feldon)

WCBB Channel 10 Augusta (PBS)
6:00: Body Electric
6:30: Farm Day
6:45: A.M. Weather
7:00: Business Report
7:30: Captain Kangaroo
8:00: Today’s Special (produced by TVOntario in Toronto)
8:30: Mister Rogers
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Mister Rogers
10:30: Reading Rainbow
11:00: Mister Rogers
11:30: Reading Rainbow
12:00: Sesame Street
1:00: All Creatures Great and Small
2:00: Timmy and Lassie (what!?)
2:30: Sneak Previews
3:00: Maine Magazine
3:30: Timmy and Lassie (what!?)
4:00: Sesame Street
5:00: Mister Rogers
5:30: Today’s Special
6:00: Reading Rainbow
6:30: Nightly Business Report
7:00: MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
8:00: NOVA
9:00: Comrades
10:00: America’s First School: 350 Years at Boston Latin
11:00: McLaughlin Group
11:30: Austin City Limits
(Sign-Off at 12:30)

WMEB Channel 12 Orono (PBS)
7:15: A.M. Weather
7:30: Business Report
8:00: Body Electric
8:30: Captain Kangaroo
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Mister Rogers
10:30: Reading Rainbow
11:00: Mister Rogers
11:30: Reading Rainbow
12:00: Sesame Street
1:00: Windsurfing
1:30: Computer Chronicles
2:00: Joy of Painting
2:30: American Government
3:00: Oceanus
3:30: Contemporary Health Issues
4:00: Sesame Street
5:00: Mister Rogers
5:30: Reading Rainbow
6:00: Motorweek
6:30: Nightly Business Report
7:00: MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
8:00: NOVA
9:00: Comrades
10:00: America’s First School: 350 Years at Boston Latin
(Sign-Off at 11:00)

WGME Channel 13 Portland (CBS)
6:00: CBS News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: CBS Morning News
9:00: Oprah Winfrey (second day)
10:00: The $25,000 Pyramid
10:30: Card Sharks (Bob Eubanks version)
11:00: The Price is Right
12:00: Local News
12:30: The Young and the Restless
1:30: As the World Turns
2:30: Capitol
3:00: Guiding Light
4:00: Divorce Court
4:30: Card Sharks (Bill Rafferty version; second day)
5:00: The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime
5:30: The People’s Court
6:00: Local News
6:30: CBS Evening News
7:00: Wheel of Fortune
7:30: Jeopardy!
8:00: Wizard (premiere)
9:00: CBS Tuesday Night Movie: “Moscow on the Hudson” (1984; Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Simon and Simon
12:40: CBS Late Night Movie: “The Spiral Staircase” (1975; Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Plummer)
2:00: Nightwatch
(Either Sign-Off after “Nightwatch” or runs all night)

WTBS (WPCH) Channel 17 Atlanta, Georgia (Independent)
5:00: The Beverly Hillbillies
5:30: Andy Griffith
6:00: CNN News
6:30: Tom and Jerry and Friends
8:05: I Dream of Jeannie
8:35: Bewitched
9:05: Hazel
9:35: I Love Lucy
10:05: Movie: “Dear Ruth”
12:05: Perry Mason
1:05: Movie: “Return of the Badmen”
3:05: Tom and Jerry and Friends
4:05: Scooby Doo
4:35: The Flintstones
5:05: Gilligan’s Island
5:35: Leave it to Beaver
6:05: Andy Griffith
6:35: The Beverly Hillbillies
7:05: Sanford and Son
7:35: All in the Family
8:05: Movie: “Houseboat” (1958; Cary Grant, Sophia Loren)
10:30: Major League Baseball: Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodgers won 9-5)
1:00: Movie: “The Black Orchid” (1969; Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn) (time approximate)
3:00: Movie: “Blondie on a Budget” (1940; Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake)
4:30: Get Smart

WSBK Channel 38 Boston (Independent)
6:00: 20-Minute Workout
6:30: Voltron, Defender of the Universe
7:00: Superfriends
7:30: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
8:00: Challenge of the GoBots
8:30: Scooby Doo
9:00: Fat Albert
9:30: Journal
10:00: Movie: “Code Name: Heraclitus”
12:00: Break the Bank (final weeks)
12:30: Dick Van Dyke
1:00: The Beverly Hillbillies
1:30: Andy Griffith
2:00: Heckle and Jeckle/Deputy Dawg
2:30: Porky Pig/Bugs Bunny
3:00: Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
3:30: Challenge of the GoBots
4:00: She-Ra: Princess of Power
4:30: Gumby
5:00: Charlie’s Angels
6:00: Quincy
7:00: M*A*S*H
7:30: Barney Miller
8:00: Movie: “The Tamarind Seed” (1974; Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif)
10:30: Dick Van Dyke
11:00: M*A*S*H
11:30: Hogan’s Heroes
12:00: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
12:30: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Sign-Off at 1:00)

WLVI Channel 56 Boston (Independent)
6:30: Bozo the Clown
7:00: M.A.S.K.
7:30: Heathcliff
8:00: Inspector Gadget
8:30: Tom and Jerry
9:00: Great Space Coaster
9:30: Bugs Bunny/Woody Woodpecker
10:30: Mighty Mouse
11:00: CNN News
12:00: True Confessions
12:30: That Girl
1:00: Bewitched
1:30: I Dream of Jeannie
2:00: The Flintstones
2:30: Tom and Jerry
3:00: Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos (yes, THAT Chuck Norris, in animated form; insert your own “Chuck Norris Fact” here)
3:30: Silverhawks
4:00: The Transformers
4:30: G.I. Joe
5:00: The Brady Bunch
5:30: The Brady Bunch
6:00: What’s Happening!!
6:30: Good Times
7:00: Angie
7:30: Benson
8:00: Movie: “The Mango Tree” (1977; Geraldine Fitzgerald, Christopher Pate)
10:00: Local News
10:30: Independent Network News
11:00: Nightlife
11:30: Sanford and Son
12:00: Local News
(Sign-Off at 12:30)

On most CBC stations, for which in this situation I only have partial listings for CHSJ, “Coronation Street” on this particular day aired the Rovers Fire, in which the pub suffered some damage. That episode was first seen in the U.K. on June 18 that year. IIRC, “All My Children” led into “Coronation Street” on Tuesdays and Thursdays (or Tuesdays and another day of the week).
 
The rest of the CHSJ Lineup for this particular day, courtesy of Kevin McCory:

6:00: Hilarious House of Frightenstein
7:00: 100 Huntley Street
8:00: Sesame Street
9:00: Fred Penner’s Place
9:15: Curious George
9:30: Mr. Dressup
10:00: Spiderman
10:30: Rocket Robin Hood
11:00: Voltron, Defender of the Universe
11:30: Diff’rent Strokes
12:00: The Price is Right
1:00: All My Children
2:00: Elephant Show
2:30: Canadian Reflections
3:00: Voltron, Defender of the Universe
3:30: Zig Zags
4:00: Too Close For Comfort
4:30: CBC News For New Brunswick
5:30: The Facts of Life
 
Mike said:
On most CBC stations, for which in this situation I only have partial listings for CHSJ, “Coronation Street” on this particular day aired the Rovers Fire, in which the pub suffered some damage. That episode was first seen in the U.K. on June 18 that year.

Apparently at the time, Corrie was roughly three months behind ITV, but eventually grew to ten months behind, leading to the CBC to show an hour of Corrie every weeknight beginning in the Fall of 2011, in order to catch up with ITV. I wonder how the lag time on CBC grew from three months in 1986 to 10 months in 2010?
 
I like the week you chose for the Maine TV listings! I was living in Old Orchard Beach back then. WPXT-TV channel 51 of Portland signed on the following weekend, if I'm not mistaken.
 
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