RETRO: Memphis, TN Week of March 20 - 26, 1977 (Primetime)

[Tim-In-Houston]

Stations Listed
WMC-5 (NBC)
WREG-3 (CBS)
WHBQ-13 (ABC)
WKNO-10 (PBS)

MONDAY, March 21
7:00p
5 - Little House On The Prairie
3 - The Jeffersons
13 - The Brady Bunch Hour
10 - Microbes and Men

7:30p
3 - Busting Loose

8:00p
5 - Movie: "The Life and Assasssination of the Kingfish"
3 - Maude
13 - Most Wanted
10 - The Pallisers

8:30p
3 - Special: "American Film Salute to Bette Davis"

9:00p
13 - The Feather and the Father Gang
10 - Soundstage

10:00p
5 - Action News 5
3 - Newswatch 3
13 - Eyewitness News
10 - Black Journal

10:30p
5 - Tonight Show
3 - Kojak
13 - Gunsmoke

11:30p
3 - McCloud
13 - Streets of San Francisco

12:00a
5 - Tomorrow Show

12:30a
13 - Dan August

TUESDAY, March 22
7:00p
5 - Baa Baa Black Sheep
3 - CBS News Special
13 - Happy Days
10 - Missa Solemnis

7:30p
13 - Laverne & Shirley

8:00p
5 - Police Woman
3 - M*A*S*H
13 - Eight Is Enough

8:30p
3 - One Day at a Time
13 - Three's Company
10 - Cousteau/Oasis

9:00p
5 - Police Story
3 - Kojak
13 - Family
10 - Montage

9:30p
10 - Response

10:00p
5 - Action News 5
3 - Newswatch 3
13 - Eyewitness News
10 - Cl. Theatre Preview (could be Classic or the ink could be smuged and it be Civic or City)

10:30p
5 - Tonight Show
3 - Columbo
13 - Gunsmoke

11:30p
13 - Movie: "Conspiracy of Terror"

WEDNESDAY, March 23
7:00p
5 - Life & Times of Grizzly Adams
3 - Good Times
13 - Bionic Woman
10 - Nova

7:30p
3 - Loves Me, Loves Me Not

8:00p
5 - Special: "The Fight Against Slavery"
3 - Movie: "Posse"
13 - Baretta
10 - Great Performances: Dance Theatre

9:00p
5 - Kingston: Confidential
13 - Charlie's Angels
10 - Scenes From A Marriage

10:00p
5 - Action News 5
3 - Newswatch 3 (misprinted in the grid as "Eyewitness News")
13 - Eyewitness News
10 - Anyone Tennyson?

10:30p
5 - Tonight Show
3 - Movie: "The Brothers Karamazov"
13 - Gunsmoke

11:30p
13 - The Rookies

12:00a
5 - Tomorrow Show

12:30a
13 - Mystery Of The Week

THURSDAY, March 24 (my date of birth)
7:00p
5 - Fantastic Journey
3 - The Waltons
13 - Welcome Back Kotter
10 - Masterpiece Theatre: "Candide"

7:30p
13 - What's Happening

8:00p
5 - Best Sellers: "Rhinemann Ex."
3 - Hawaii Five-O
13 - Barney Miller

8:30p
13 - Three's Company

9:00p
3 - Barnaby Jones
13 - Westside Medical

9:30p
10 - Shadow of General Woman

10:00p
5 - Action News 5
3 - Newswatch 3
13 - Eyewitness News

10:30p
5 - Tonight Show
3 - Movie: "Matchless"
13 - Gunsmoke

11:30p
13 - Thursday Special: "Alan King's Pleasures of Rome"

12:00p
3 - Tomorrow Show

FRIDAY, March 25
7:00p
5 - Sanford & Son
3 - Movie: "The Way West"
13 - Donny & Marie
10 - Washington Week

7:30p
5 - Special: "Bob Hope Comedy"
10 - Wall $treet Week

8:00p
13 - Special: "The Two Kennedys"
10 - Agronsky at Large

8:30p
10 - People's Business

9:00p
5 - Rockford Files
10 - Documentary Showcase

9:30p
3 - Oscar Hopefuls

10:00p
5 - Action News 5
3 - Newswatch 3
13 - Eyewitness News
10 - Black Perspective

10:30p
5 - Tonight Show
3 - Movie: "The Groundstar Conspiracy
13 - Gunsmoke
10 - On The News

11:30p
13 - S.W.A.T

12:00a
5 - Midnight Special

12:30a
13 - The Untouchables

 

[Braves2005]

Tuesday,March 22nd,1977

8:00 PM 13 - Eight Is Enough
8:30 PM 13 - Three's Company

Bound to be a misprint since Eight Is Enough premiered on Tuesday nights at 8:00(an hour show BTW) and Three's Company aired on Thursdays at 8:30 until Eight Is Enough moved to Wednesday nights at 7:00 in the fall of 1977 and Three's Company moved to Tuesday nights at 8:00 starting in the summer of 1977 with the airing of the reruns of the first 6 episodes of the show and then for the rest of its 8 season run.

 

[Tim-In-Houston]

When I was typing it in, I thought the same thing. But I haven't seen an episode of "Eight Is Enough" in years, so thought maybe I was wrong about it being an hour.

 

[anotherguyTN]

At that time apparently Channel 3 was actually carrying the CBS Late Movie. I can't remember how long that lasted, but through most of the 80's and early 90's they carried local movies and eventually reruns of shows like MASH and Cheers instead. THey dropped all CBS late night programming until David Letterman moved to CBS, and even his show was delayed by a half hour for a few months for reruns of Cheers.

 

[rwells2265]

At that time apparently Channel 3 was actually carrying the CBS Late Movie. I can't remember how long that lasted, but through most of the 80's and early 90's they carried local movies and eventually reruns of shows like MASH and Cheers instead. THey dropped all CBS late night programming until David Letterman moved to CBS, and even his show was delayed by a half hour for a few months for reruns of Cheers.

If WREG ever carried The CBS Late Movie, it couldn't have been for long! What I remember is that for much of the '70s, channel 3 had THE EARLY MOVIE at 3:00 (preempting the last CBS daytime slot), and had a similar motif for the logo slide at 1030, calling it THE LATE MOVIE. My 40-something mind might be playing tricks on me, but I believe the EARLY logo slide's dominant color was red, while the LATE slide was blue.

At some time in 1977, 3 discontinued the afternoon movie and went with sitcoms (curiously, WTWV-9/Tupelo did so at the same time; ahhhh, for the days when one could watch two - count 'em - two Brady Bunch reruns after school! Wow!)

Anyway, maybe channel 3 started clearing CBS' late night at that point ... ?

* paging Brian Craig *

10:00p
10 - Cl. Theatre Preview (could be Classic or the ink could be smuged and it be Civic or City)

I wasn't an avid watcher of WKNO in 1977, but the name "City Theater Preview" resonates in the bowels of my mind.

--Russell