Breaking away from my “on this day” routine on this one.
Source: The Bangor Daily News (both the May 18 and 23 editions) via Google News Archive
Chicago and Canadian stations listed Eastern Time. Due to space limitations in the May 18 edition containing the supplement of listings for the entire coming week, additional information was sourced from the May 23 edition.
WLBZ Channel 2 Bangor/W57AQ Calais, Maine (NBC)
6:30: Local News
7:00: The Today Show
9:00: Days of Our Lives (day-behind from 1:00 pm)
10:00: The Facts of Life
10:30: Sale of the Century
11:00: Wheel of Fortune (daytime version)
11:30: Dream House (Bob Eubanks)
12:00: Local News (neither 2 nor 6 ran “Hot Potato”, which was close to ending)
12:30: Donahue
1:30: Search for Tomorrow (delayed from 12:30 pm)
2:00: Another World
3:00: The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (“Santa Barbara” debuted July 30)
4:00: Movie: “The Yearling” (1945; Part 1 of 2; Part 2 aired the next day)
5:30: Entertainment Tonight
6:00: Local News
6:30: NBC Nightly News (Tom Brokaw)
7:00: M*A*S*H
7:30: WKRP in Cincinnati
8:00: College Bowl National Championships (Pat Sajak hosts from Ohio State in Columbus)
9:00: The Facts of Life
9:30: Double Trouble
10:00: St. Elsewhere
11:00: Local News
11:30: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Sammy Davis Jr. and Charles Nelson Reilly are the guests
12:30: Late Night with David Letterman: Eva Gabor and Jeff Cesaria are the guests
CHSJ (CBAT) Channel 4 Saint John (Fredericton) (CBC)
7:00: 100 Huntley Street
8:00: Sesame Street
9:00: Kids and Things
9:15: The Friendly Giant
9:30: Mr. Dressup
10:00: Going Great
10:30: Let’s Shape Up
10:45: All About Travel
11:00: Midday
12:00: The Price is Right
1:00: All My Children
2:00: Wok With Yan
2:30: Do It For Yourself
3:00: Rocket Robin Hood
3:30: Popeye
4:00: Laverne and Shirley and Company
4:30: CBC Local News
5:00: CBC Local News
5:30: Reach for the Top
6:00: Diff’rent Strokes
6:30: CBC Local News
7:00: The Fifth Estate
8:00: Three’s Company
8:30: a.k.a. Pablo
9:00: The National
9:22: The Journal
10:00: Olympic Preview
10:30: Country Beat
11:00: CBC Local News
11:30: Hawaii Five-O
WABI Channel 5 Bangor (CBS)
6:00: Health Field
6:30: CBS Early Morning News
7:00: CBS Morning News
9:00: The Merv Griffin Show
10:00: The New $25,000 Pyramid
10:30: Press Your Luck
11:00: The Price is Right
12:00: Bewitched
12:30: The Young and the Restless
1:30: As the World Turns
2:30: Capitol
3:00: Guiding Light
4:00: Tattletales (“Body Language” debuted June 4)
4:30: Charlie’s Angels
5:30: The Jeffersons
6:00: Local News
6:30: CBS Evening News (Dan Rather)
7:00: Little House on the Prairie
8:00: Domestic Life
8:30: CBS Movie: “Every Which Way But Loose” (1978; Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Police Story
12:40: CBS Late Night Movie: “Covert Action” (1978; David Janssen, Arthur Kennedy)
Note for 11:30: NBA Basketball: Regular programming may be pre-empted or delayed for coverage of the NBA Conference Finals.
Additional Note: The late night slot was likely for Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers, and it did get played; the Suns beat the Lakers 126-121 to cut the Lakers’ series lead to 3-2.
WCSH Channel 6 Portland (NBC)
5:45: Local News
5:55: Morning Stretch
6:30: Local News
7:00: The Today Show
9:00: Days of Our Lives (day-behind from 1:00 pm)
10:00: Card Sharks (syndicated reruns; Channel 6 probably had it planned to pair with “Sale of the Century”; Jim Perry did both shows)
10:30: Sale of the Century
11:00: Wheel of Fortune (daytime version)
11:30: Dream House
12:00: Local News
12:30: Donahue
1:30: Search for Tomorrow (delayed from 12:30 pm)
2:00: Another World
3:00: The Flintstones
3:30: Scooby Doo
4:00: The Big Valley
5:00: The Great Record Album Collection
5:30: Entertainment Tonight
6:00: Local News
6:30: NBC Nightly News (Tom Brokaw)
7:00: Three’s Company
7:30: WKRP in Cincinnati
8:00: College Bowl National Championships
9:00: The Facts of Life
9:30: Double Trouble
10:00: St. Elsewhere
11:00: Local News
11:30: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
12:30: Late Night with David Letterman
1:30: Entertainment Tonight
WVII Channel 7 Bangor (ABC)
6:00: Jim Bakker
7:00: Good Morning America
9:00: The Joker’s Wild (Jack Barry had died on May 4 but some episodes featuring him hadn’t yet aired; Bill Cullen became the full-time replacement for the final two seasons, effective September)
9:30: The Edge of Night (day-behind from 4:00 pm)
10:00: Family
11:00: Benson
11:30: Loving
12:00: Family Feud (the daytime version)
12:30: Ryan’s Hope
1:00: All My Children
2:00: One Life to Live
3:00: General Hospital
4:00: Eight is Enough
5:00: Starsky and Hutch
6:00: Local News
6:30: ABC World News (Peter Jennings)
7:00: Star Trek
8:00: The Fall Guy
9:00: ABC Movie Special: “Love Thy Neighbor” (Premiere; John Ritter, Penny Marshall)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Nightline
12:00: Late Night Movie: “Boom” (1968; Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton)
WAGM Channel 8 Presque Isle (CBS/ABC/NBC)
6:15: Rural Report
6:30: ABC News This Morning
7:00: Good Morning America (ABC)
9:00: Donahue
10:00: The New $25,000 Pyramid
10:30: Press Your Luck
11:00: The Price is Right
12:00: Family Feud (not sure which version)
12:30: The Young and the Restless
1:30: As the World Turns
2:30: Capitol
3:00: Guiding Light
4:00: Tattletales
4:30: The Merv Griffin Show
5:30: Three’s Company
6:00: Local News
6:30: CBS Evening News (Dan Rather)
7:00: M*A*S*H
7:30: Real People (NBC)
8:30: CBS Movie: “Every Which Way But Loose” (1978; Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke)
11:00: Local News
11:30: NBA Basketball: Regular programming may be pre-empted or delayed for coverage of the NBA Conference Finals (There was action; see Channel 5 above.)
WMTW Channel 8 Poland Spring (transmits to Portland) (ABC)
5:30: Jim Bakker
6:30: ABC News This Morning
7:00: Good Morning America
9:00: Morning Movie: “Young Man With a Horn” (1950; Part 2 of 2; Part 1 aired the previous day)
10:30: The Edge of Night (day-behind from 4:00 pm)
11:00: Benson
11:30: Loving
12:00: Here’s Lucy (did not carry the daytime “Family Feud”)
12:30: Ryan’s Hope
1:00: All My Children
2:00: One Life to Live
3:00: General Hospital
4:00: Charlie’s Angels
5:00: Starsky and Hutch
6:00: Local News
6:30: ABC World News (Peter Jennings)
7:00: Family Feud (nighttime version)
7:30: Barney Miller
8:00: NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Final Game 5: Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics (Celtics clinched the series 115-108) (pre-empted “The Fall Guy” and the “ABC Movie Special”; WMTW may have been the Celtics’ TV affiliate at the time)
10:00: Solid Gold (time approximate)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Nightline
12:00: Eye on Hollywood
12:30: Thicke of the Night: Kenny Rogers and Mack & Jamie are the guests
2:00: Local News (repeat)
CKLT Channel 9 Saint John (relayed from CKCW Channel 2 Moncton) (CTV)
6:00: The Mighty Hercules
6:30: Canada A.M.
9:00: Romper Room (Atlantic or full Canadian version?)
9:30: What’s Cooking?
10:00: Guess What (Robin Ward hosted this game show)
10:30: 20-Minute Workout
11:00: Just Like Mom
11:30: The Flintstones
12:00: Definition (Jim Perry hosted)
12:30: City Lights (owned by CHUM Limited at the time)
1:00: Don Harron
2:00: Another World
3:00: General Hospital
4:00: Live at Five
5:00: ATV News
5:30: The Jeffersons
6:00: Atlantic Lottery
6:30: World’s Greatest Athletes
7:30: Major League Baseball: Although not listed in the paper, it was Minnesota Twins @ Toronto Blue Jays; the Jays beat the Twins 4-1
10:30: Cheers (time approximate)
11:00: CTV National News (Lloyd Robertson)
11:20: ATV News
12:00: The Bionic Woman
WGN Channel 9 Chicago (Independent)
6:00: Chico and the Man
6:30: Faith 20
7:00: Top O’ The Morning
7:30: The Muppet Show
8:00: Bozo’s Circus
9:30: The Beverly Hillbillies
10:00: The Morning Movie: “The Dream Merchants” (1980; Part 1 of 2; Part 2 aired the next day)
12:00: Family
1:00: WGN News at Noon
2:00: Rhoda
2:30: Andy Griffith
3:00: I Dream of Jeannie
3:30: Bugs Bunny
4:00: Major League Baseball: Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs (Cubs beat Atlanta 3-1; see end of this entire set of listings for further information)
7:00: Barney Miller (time approximate)
7:30: Rose Petal Place
8:00: Movie: “The Last Hard Men” (1976; Charlton Heston, James Coburn)
10:00: WGN News at Nine
11:00: Soap
11:30: The Love Boat
12:30: Late Night Movie: “The Eiger Sanction” (1975; Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy)
3:00: Independent Network News
3:30: Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In
4:00: Late Night Movie: “Mata Hari” (1932; Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone)
WCBB Channel 10 Augusta (PBS)
6:45: A.M. Weather
7:00: Business Report
7:30: Latenight America (replayed from the night before)
8:30: The Great Outdoors
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Educational Programming
11:30: 3-2-1 Contact
12:00: Sesame Street
1:00: Educational Programming
2:30: European Journal
3:00: Motorweek
3:30: Lilias, Yoga and You
4:00: Sesame Street
5:00: Mister Rogers
5:30: The Electric Company
6:00: 3-2-1 Contact
6:30: Business Report
7:00: MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
8:00: Hitler’s Number One Enemy: Buried Alive
9:00: Alvin Toffler’s The Third Wave
10:30: On Assignment
11:00: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
11:30: Latenight America
WMEB Channel 12 Orono (PBS)
8:15: A.M. Weather
8:30: Mister Rogers
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Educational Programming
12:00: Sesame Street
1:00: Educational Programming
2:30: Hooked on Aerobics
3:00: NOVA
4:00: Sesame Street
5:00: Mister Rogers
5:30: The Electric Company
6:00: Hooked on Aerobics
6:30: Do It Yourself Show
7:00: MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
8:00: Maine High School Music Festival 1984
10:00: Alvin Toffler’s The Third Wave
11:30: On Assignment
WTBS (WPCH) Channel 17 Atlanta (Independent)
5:05: World at Large
5:30: Jimmy Swaggart
6:00: (Probably CNN) News
7:00: Funtime
7:35: I Dream of Jeannie
8:05: Bewitched
8:35: I Love Lucy
9:05: Movie: “The Dark Mirror” (1946)
11:05: The Catlins (soap opera)
11:35: Texas (half-hour reruns?)
12:05: Perry Mason
1:05: Movie: “Magnificent Obsession” (1954)
3:05: Battle of the Planets
3:35: Rose Petal Place
4:05: Braves Pregame
4:20: Major League Baseball: Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs (Cubs beat Atlanta 3-1)
7:35: The Bob Newhart Show (time approximate)
8:05: Movie: “Murder in Texas” (1981; Farrah Fawcett, Andy Griffith) (Part 1 of 2)
10:10: Local and/or National News
11:05: All in the Family
11:35: The Catlins (likely same-day replay)
12:05: Late Night Movie: “The Midnight Man” (1974; Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark)
2:30: Late Night Movie: “Bordertown” (1935; Paul Muni, Bette Davis)
4:30: Rat Patrol
WSBK Channel 38 Boston (Independent)
6:00: 20-Minute Workout
6:30: Romper Room (probably localized in Boston)
7:00: Batman (probably the live-action 1960s version)
7:30: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
8:00: Superfriends
8:30: Popeye
9:00: 20-Minute Workout
9:30: Daytime
10:30: The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00: Andy Griffith
11:30: Independent Network News
12:00: Movie: “Companions in Nightmare” (1967)
2:00: What’s Happening!!
2:30: My Three Sons
3:00: Bugs Bunny/Porky Pig
3:30: Superfriends
4:00: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
4:30: Scooby Doo
5:00: Charlie’s Angels
6:00: Barney Miller
6:30: The Jeffersons
7:00: M*A*S*H
7:30: Barney Miller
8:00: Movie: “North By Northwest” (1959; Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint)
11:00: The Twilight Zone
11:30: The Bob Newhart Show
12:00: Independent Network News
12:30: Late Night Movie: “Blondie” (1939; Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake)
2:30: Independent Network News
WLVI Channel 56 Boston (Independent)
6:30: Bozo the Clown
7:00: Tom and Jerry
7:30: Woody Woodpecker
8:00: The Flintstones
8:30: Popeye (yes, both WSBK and WLVI ran it)
9:00: Casper
9:30: Banana Splits
10:00: New England Today
11:00: Benson (pre-empted by WCVB)
11:30: Loving (pre-empted by WCVB)
12:00: I Love Lucy
12:30: Mary Tyler Moore
1:00: Banana Splits
1:30: Casper
2:00: Mighty Mouse
2:30: Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker
3:30: Inspector Gadget
4:00: Tom and Jerry
4:30: The Brady Bunch
5:00: The Brady Bunch
5:30: Great Album Collection
6:00: Three’s Company
6:30: Rose Petal Place
7:00: Three’s Company
7:30: Taxi
8:00: Movie: “Doc” (1971; Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway)
10:00: Local News
10:30: Archie Bunker’s Place (a continuation of “All in the Family”)
11:00: Benny Hill (the British comedian)
11:30: Robin’s Nest (British sitcom that ran from January 11, 1977 to March 31, 1981; was the spinoff to “Man About the House”, both shows served as the basis for “Three’s Company” and “Three’s a Crowd” respectively, both of which starred John Ritter and both aired on ABC, although the latter of those two was not successful)
12:00: Local News (repeat from 10:00 pm)
12:30: Local News (repeat from 10:00 pm)
Note about Cubs and Braves: The game scheduled for May 22, 1984 was rained out and tacked onto May 24 as a doubleheader. The Thursday game that was originally scheduled for 2:20 pm ET would be played one right after the other with the first game starting at around 1:00 pm ET.
Source: The Bangor Daily News (both the May 18 and 23 editions) via Google News Archive
Chicago and Canadian stations listed Eastern Time. Due to space limitations in the May 18 edition containing the supplement of listings for the entire coming week, additional information was sourced from the May 23 edition.
WLBZ Channel 2 Bangor/W57AQ Calais, Maine (NBC)
6:30: Local News
7:00: The Today Show
9:00: Days of Our Lives (day-behind from 1:00 pm)
10:00: The Facts of Life
10:30: Sale of the Century
11:00: Wheel of Fortune (daytime version)
11:30: Dream House (Bob Eubanks)
12:00: Local News (neither 2 nor 6 ran “Hot Potato”, which was close to ending)
12:30: Donahue
1:30: Search for Tomorrow (delayed from 12:30 pm)
2:00: Another World
3:00: The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (“Santa Barbara” debuted July 30)
4:00: Movie: “The Yearling” (1945; Part 1 of 2; Part 2 aired the next day)
5:30: Entertainment Tonight
6:00: Local News
6:30: NBC Nightly News (Tom Brokaw)
7:00: M*A*S*H
7:30: WKRP in Cincinnati
8:00: College Bowl National Championships (Pat Sajak hosts from Ohio State in Columbus)
9:00: The Facts of Life
9:30: Double Trouble
10:00: St. Elsewhere
11:00: Local News
11:30: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Sammy Davis Jr. and Charles Nelson Reilly are the guests
12:30: Late Night with David Letterman: Eva Gabor and Jeff Cesaria are the guests
CHSJ (CBAT) Channel 4 Saint John (Fredericton) (CBC)
7:00: 100 Huntley Street
8:00: Sesame Street
9:00: Kids and Things
9:15: The Friendly Giant
9:30: Mr. Dressup
10:00: Going Great
10:30: Let’s Shape Up
10:45: All About Travel
11:00: Midday
12:00: The Price is Right
1:00: All My Children
2:00: Wok With Yan
2:30: Do It For Yourself
3:00: Rocket Robin Hood
3:30: Popeye
4:00: Laverne and Shirley and Company
4:30: CBC Local News
5:00: CBC Local News
5:30: Reach for the Top
6:00: Diff’rent Strokes
6:30: CBC Local News
7:00: The Fifth Estate
8:00: Three’s Company
8:30: a.k.a. Pablo
9:00: The National
9:22: The Journal
10:00: Olympic Preview
10:30: Country Beat
11:00: CBC Local News
11:30: Hawaii Five-O
WABI Channel 5 Bangor (CBS)
6:00: Health Field
6:30: CBS Early Morning News
7:00: CBS Morning News
9:00: The Merv Griffin Show
10:00: The New $25,000 Pyramid
10:30: Press Your Luck
11:00: The Price is Right
12:00: Bewitched
12:30: The Young and the Restless
1:30: As the World Turns
2:30: Capitol
3:00: Guiding Light
4:00: Tattletales (“Body Language” debuted June 4)
4:30: Charlie’s Angels
5:30: The Jeffersons
6:00: Local News
6:30: CBS Evening News (Dan Rather)
7:00: Little House on the Prairie
8:00: Domestic Life
8:30: CBS Movie: “Every Which Way But Loose” (1978; Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Police Story
12:40: CBS Late Night Movie: “Covert Action” (1978; David Janssen, Arthur Kennedy)
Note for 11:30: NBA Basketball: Regular programming may be pre-empted or delayed for coverage of the NBA Conference Finals.
Additional Note: The late night slot was likely for Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers, and it did get played; the Suns beat the Lakers 126-121 to cut the Lakers’ series lead to 3-2.
WCSH Channel 6 Portland (NBC)
5:45: Local News
5:55: Morning Stretch
6:30: Local News
7:00: The Today Show
9:00: Days of Our Lives (day-behind from 1:00 pm)
10:00: Card Sharks (syndicated reruns; Channel 6 probably had it planned to pair with “Sale of the Century”; Jim Perry did both shows)
10:30: Sale of the Century
11:00: Wheel of Fortune (daytime version)
11:30: Dream House
12:00: Local News
12:30: Donahue
1:30: Search for Tomorrow (delayed from 12:30 pm)
2:00: Another World
3:00: The Flintstones
3:30: Scooby Doo
4:00: The Big Valley
5:00: The Great Record Album Collection
5:30: Entertainment Tonight
6:00: Local News
6:30: NBC Nightly News (Tom Brokaw)
7:00: Three’s Company
7:30: WKRP in Cincinnati
8:00: College Bowl National Championships
9:00: The Facts of Life
9:30: Double Trouble
10:00: St. Elsewhere
11:00: Local News
11:30: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
12:30: Late Night with David Letterman
1:30: Entertainment Tonight
WVII Channel 7 Bangor (ABC)
6:00: Jim Bakker
7:00: Good Morning America
9:00: The Joker’s Wild (Jack Barry had died on May 4 but some episodes featuring him hadn’t yet aired; Bill Cullen became the full-time replacement for the final two seasons, effective September)
9:30: The Edge of Night (day-behind from 4:00 pm)
10:00: Family
11:00: Benson
11:30: Loving
12:00: Family Feud (the daytime version)
12:30: Ryan’s Hope
1:00: All My Children
2:00: One Life to Live
3:00: General Hospital
4:00: Eight is Enough
5:00: Starsky and Hutch
6:00: Local News
6:30: ABC World News (Peter Jennings)
7:00: Star Trek
8:00: The Fall Guy
9:00: ABC Movie Special: “Love Thy Neighbor” (Premiere; John Ritter, Penny Marshall)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Nightline
12:00: Late Night Movie: “Boom” (1968; Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton)
WAGM Channel 8 Presque Isle (CBS/ABC/NBC)
6:15: Rural Report
6:30: ABC News This Morning
7:00: Good Morning America (ABC)
9:00: Donahue
10:00: The New $25,000 Pyramid
10:30: Press Your Luck
11:00: The Price is Right
12:00: Family Feud (not sure which version)
12:30: The Young and the Restless
1:30: As the World Turns
2:30: Capitol
3:00: Guiding Light
4:00: Tattletales
4:30: The Merv Griffin Show
5:30: Three’s Company
6:00: Local News
6:30: CBS Evening News (Dan Rather)
7:00: M*A*S*H
7:30: Real People (NBC)
8:30: CBS Movie: “Every Which Way But Loose” (1978; Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke)
11:00: Local News
11:30: NBA Basketball: Regular programming may be pre-empted or delayed for coverage of the NBA Conference Finals (There was action; see Channel 5 above.)
WMTW Channel 8 Poland Spring (transmits to Portland) (ABC)
5:30: Jim Bakker
6:30: ABC News This Morning
7:00: Good Morning America
9:00: Morning Movie: “Young Man With a Horn” (1950; Part 2 of 2; Part 1 aired the previous day)
10:30: The Edge of Night (day-behind from 4:00 pm)
11:00: Benson
11:30: Loving
12:00: Here’s Lucy (did not carry the daytime “Family Feud”)
12:30: Ryan’s Hope
1:00: All My Children
2:00: One Life to Live
3:00: General Hospital
4:00: Charlie’s Angels
5:00: Starsky and Hutch
6:00: Local News
6:30: ABC World News (Peter Jennings)
7:00: Family Feud (nighttime version)
7:30: Barney Miller
8:00: NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Final Game 5: Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics (Celtics clinched the series 115-108) (pre-empted “The Fall Guy” and the “ABC Movie Special”; WMTW may have been the Celtics’ TV affiliate at the time)
10:00: Solid Gold (time approximate)
11:00: Local News
11:30: Nightline
12:00: Eye on Hollywood
12:30: Thicke of the Night: Kenny Rogers and Mack & Jamie are the guests
2:00: Local News (repeat)
CKLT Channel 9 Saint John (relayed from CKCW Channel 2 Moncton) (CTV)
6:00: The Mighty Hercules
6:30: Canada A.M.
9:00: Romper Room (Atlantic or full Canadian version?)
9:30: What’s Cooking?
10:00: Guess What (Robin Ward hosted this game show)
10:30: 20-Minute Workout
11:00: Just Like Mom
11:30: The Flintstones
12:00: Definition (Jim Perry hosted)
12:30: City Lights (owned by CHUM Limited at the time)
1:00: Don Harron
2:00: Another World
3:00: General Hospital
4:00: Live at Five
5:00: ATV News
5:30: The Jeffersons
6:00: Atlantic Lottery
6:30: World’s Greatest Athletes
7:30: Major League Baseball: Although not listed in the paper, it was Minnesota Twins @ Toronto Blue Jays; the Jays beat the Twins 4-1
10:30: Cheers (time approximate)
11:00: CTV National News (Lloyd Robertson)
11:20: ATV News
12:00: The Bionic Woman
WGN Channel 9 Chicago (Independent)
6:00: Chico and the Man
6:30: Faith 20
7:00: Top O’ The Morning
7:30: The Muppet Show
8:00: Bozo’s Circus
9:30: The Beverly Hillbillies
10:00: The Morning Movie: “The Dream Merchants” (1980; Part 1 of 2; Part 2 aired the next day)
12:00: Family
1:00: WGN News at Noon
2:00: Rhoda
2:30: Andy Griffith
3:00: I Dream of Jeannie
3:30: Bugs Bunny
4:00: Major League Baseball: Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs (Cubs beat Atlanta 3-1; see end of this entire set of listings for further information)
7:00: Barney Miller (time approximate)
7:30: Rose Petal Place
8:00: Movie: “The Last Hard Men” (1976; Charlton Heston, James Coburn)
10:00: WGN News at Nine
11:00: Soap
11:30: The Love Boat
12:30: Late Night Movie: “The Eiger Sanction” (1975; Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy)
3:00: Independent Network News
3:30: Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In
4:00: Late Night Movie: “Mata Hari” (1932; Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone)
WCBB Channel 10 Augusta (PBS)
6:45: A.M. Weather
7:00: Business Report
7:30: Latenight America (replayed from the night before)
8:30: The Great Outdoors
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Educational Programming
11:30: 3-2-1 Contact
12:00: Sesame Street
1:00: Educational Programming
2:30: European Journal
3:00: Motorweek
3:30: Lilias, Yoga and You
4:00: Sesame Street
5:00: Mister Rogers
5:30: The Electric Company
6:00: 3-2-1 Contact
6:30: Business Report
7:00: MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
8:00: Hitler’s Number One Enemy: Buried Alive
9:00: Alvin Toffler’s The Third Wave
10:30: On Assignment
11:00: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
11:30: Latenight America
WMEB Channel 12 Orono (PBS)
8:15: A.M. Weather
8:30: Mister Rogers
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Educational Programming
12:00: Sesame Street
1:00: Educational Programming
2:30: Hooked on Aerobics
3:00: NOVA
4:00: Sesame Street
5:00: Mister Rogers
5:30: The Electric Company
6:00: Hooked on Aerobics
6:30: Do It Yourself Show
7:00: MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
8:00: Maine High School Music Festival 1984
10:00: Alvin Toffler’s The Third Wave
11:30: On Assignment
WTBS (WPCH) Channel 17 Atlanta (Independent)
5:05: World at Large
5:30: Jimmy Swaggart
6:00: (Probably CNN) News
7:00: Funtime
7:35: I Dream of Jeannie
8:05: Bewitched
8:35: I Love Lucy
9:05: Movie: “The Dark Mirror” (1946)
11:05: The Catlins (soap opera)
11:35: Texas (half-hour reruns?)
12:05: Perry Mason
1:05: Movie: “Magnificent Obsession” (1954)
3:05: Battle of the Planets
3:35: Rose Petal Place
4:05: Braves Pregame
4:20: Major League Baseball: Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs (Cubs beat Atlanta 3-1)
7:35: The Bob Newhart Show (time approximate)
8:05: Movie: “Murder in Texas” (1981; Farrah Fawcett, Andy Griffith) (Part 1 of 2)
10:10: Local and/or National News
11:05: All in the Family
11:35: The Catlins (likely same-day replay)
12:05: Late Night Movie: “The Midnight Man” (1974; Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark)
2:30: Late Night Movie: “Bordertown” (1935; Paul Muni, Bette Davis)
4:30: Rat Patrol
WSBK Channel 38 Boston (Independent)
6:00: 20-Minute Workout
6:30: Romper Room (probably localized in Boston)
7:00: Batman (probably the live-action 1960s version)
7:30: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
8:00: Superfriends
8:30: Popeye
9:00: 20-Minute Workout
9:30: Daytime
10:30: The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00: Andy Griffith
11:30: Independent Network News
12:00: Movie: “Companions in Nightmare” (1967)
2:00: What’s Happening!!
2:30: My Three Sons
3:00: Bugs Bunny/Porky Pig
3:30: Superfriends
4:00: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
4:30: Scooby Doo
5:00: Charlie’s Angels
6:00: Barney Miller
6:30: The Jeffersons
7:00: M*A*S*H
7:30: Barney Miller
8:00: Movie: “North By Northwest” (1959; Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint)
11:00: The Twilight Zone
11:30: The Bob Newhart Show
12:00: Independent Network News
12:30: Late Night Movie: “Blondie” (1939; Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake)
2:30: Independent Network News
WLVI Channel 56 Boston (Independent)
6:30: Bozo the Clown
7:00: Tom and Jerry
7:30: Woody Woodpecker
8:00: The Flintstones
8:30: Popeye (yes, both WSBK and WLVI ran it)
9:00: Casper
9:30: Banana Splits
10:00: New England Today
11:00: Benson (pre-empted by WCVB)
11:30: Loving (pre-empted by WCVB)
12:00: I Love Lucy
12:30: Mary Tyler Moore
1:00: Banana Splits
1:30: Casper
2:00: Mighty Mouse
2:30: Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker
3:30: Inspector Gadget
4:00: Tom and Jerry
4:30: The Brady Bunch
5:00: The Brady Bunch
5:30: Great Album Collection
6:00: Three’s Company
6:30: Rose Petal Place
7:00: Three’s Company
7:30: Taxi
8:00: Movie: “Doc” (1971; Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway)
10:00: Local News
10:30: Archie Bunker’s Place (a continuation of “All in the Family”)
11:00: Benny Hill (the British comedian)
11:30: Robin’s Nest (British sitcom that ran from January 11, 1977 to March 31, 1981; was the spinoff to “Man About the House”, both shows served as the basis for “Three’s Company” and “Three’s a Crowd” respectively, both of which starred John Ritter and both aired on ABC, although the latter of those two was not successful)
12:00: Local News (repeat from 10:00 pm)
12:30: Local News (repeat from 10:00 pm)
Note about Cubs and Braves: The game scheduled for May 22, 1984 was rained out and tacked onto May 24 as a doubleheader. The Thursday game that was originally scheduled for 2:20 pm ET would be played one right after the other with the first game starting at around 1:00 pm ET.