Source – TV Guide, Eastern New England edition
2 - WGBH Boston (NET)
10:00a Lexington Kindergarten Project (special) – first of a two-part series answering the question “What are the needs of the kindergarten child?” (2 hours)
12p-4:30p no listings
04:30p Sing Hi-Sing Lo – music
04:45p The Friendly Giant – children
05:00p Misterogers – children
05:30p What’s New – children
06:00p News in Perspective – profiling the three major presidential candidates (color)
07:00p World Press (color)
08:00p Profiles in Courage
09:00p David Susskind – discussion; urban students on race relations; Alden Whitman of the NY Times discusses how some obituaries are prepared in advance (2 hours) (color)
3 – WTIC Hartford (CBS)
07:30a RFD – Atwood
08:00a Go-Go Gophers (color)
08:30a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner (color)
09:30a Kimba – children (color)
10:00a Archie (color)
10:30a Batman/Superman (color)
11:30a Huckleberry Hound/Yogi Bear (color)
12:30p Jonny Quest (color)
01:00p Moby Dick/Mighty Mightor (color)
01:30p Your Community (color)
02:00p Movie double feature “Gun in His Hand” and “Francis Goes to West Point”
04:00p Daktari (color) – delayed from Wednesday @ 7:30p
05:00p Blondie (color) – delayed from Thursday @ 7:30p
05:30p Brad Davis – variety; guests are Bobby Vinton and the Enchanted Forest (color)
06:00p Weather, Sports, News (color)
06:30p CBS News – Roger Mudd (color)
07:00p Here’s Lucy (color) – delayed from Monday @ 8:30p
07:30p Jackie Gleason – guests: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Mike Douglas and Bob Newhart (color)
(After the program: a five-minute Republican political message)
08:30p My Three Sons (color)
09:00p Hogan’s Heroes (color)
09:30p Petticoat Junction (color) (this was Bea Benaderet’s last episode; the next one (Betty Jo has her baby) would feature her voice only)
10:00p Mannix (color)
11:00p News, Weather, Sports (color)
11:30p Movie double feature “The Light Touch” (1951) and “The All American” (1953)
4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
05:30a Big Picture – Army
06:00a World of Animals
06:30a Boomtown – Rex Trailer
07:00a Boomtown – continued
08:30a Boomtown – continued
09:30a Boomtown – continued
10:00a The Flintstones (color)
10:30a Banana Splits (color)
11:30a Underdog (color)
12:00p News, Weather (color)
12:30p AFL Highlights – highlights of last week’s games: Buffalo at Boston, Denver at San Diego, Miami at Cincinnati, New York at Houston and Oakland at Kansas City (color)
01:00p Cartoon Festival (color)
02:00p Here and Now – documentary; “Through Dark Glasses” (local folk singer and his music)
02:30p Confrontation – discussion (topic is model cities)
03:00p Newsmakers – interview
03:30p To Be Announced
04:00p Starring the Editors
04:30p Merv Griffin – variety; scheduled guests: Jack Douglas and his wife Reiko; author Helen Gurley Brown; actor Jesse White; comedian Stanley Myron Handleman; and singer Neil Diamond (color)
06:00p News, Sports, Weather – Reading, Clark Booth, Bill Hovey (color)
06:30p College Talent – variety; guest presenter: James Gregory; judges: Will Hutchins, Alejandro Rey and Barbara McNair (color)
07:00p Adventures of Huck Finn “Pirate Island” (color)
07:30p Adam-12 (color)
08:00p Get Smart (color)
08:30p The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (color)
09:00p Movie “The Halleluja Trail (1965) (color)
12:00a News, Sports, Weather – Reading, Clark Booth, Bill Hovey (color)
12:30a Movie “Sweet Bird of Youth” (1961)
02:30a News, Sports, Weather
02:40a Movie “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man” (1943)
5 – WHDH Boston (CBS)
06:30a Sunrise Semester (color) – Philosophy: Feuerbach’s reversal of Schieiermacher’s appeal (color)
07:00a Bozo the Clown (color)
08:00a Go-Go Gophers (color)
08:30a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner (color)
09:30a Wacky Races (color)
10:00a Archie (color)
10:30a Batman/Superman (color)
11:30a News, Sports, Weather – Andy MacMillan, Bill O’Connell, Ted Miller (color)
12:00p Candlepin Bowling (color)
01:00p Junior Bowling (color)
02:00p Movie “Gidget Goes to Rome” (1962) (color)
04:00p Outdoorsman – Joe Foss (color)
04:30p Horse Race – The Man O’ War $100,000 added for 3-year-olds and up; from Belmont Park (color)
05:00p 12 O’Clock High
06:00p News, Sports, Weather – John Henning, Bill O’Connell, Ted Miller (color)
06:30p Week Ends Here (color)
07:30p Jackie Gleason – guests: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Mike Douglas and Bob Newhart (color)
(After the program: a five-minute Republican political message)
08:30p My Three Sons (color)
09:00p Hogan’s Heroes (color)
09:30p Petticoat Junction (color)
10:00p Mannix (color)
11:00p News, Sports, Weather – John Henning, Bill O’Connell, Ted Miller (color)
11:30p Movie “Triumph of Michael Strogoff” (1964)
02:00a Sugarfoot
6 – WTEV New Bedford (ABC)
06:30a Farmer’s Corner (color)
07:00a Roger Ramjet (color)
07:30a New Three Stooges (color)
08:00a Felix – children (color)
08:30a Flash Gordon (color)
09:00a Casper (color)
09:30a Gulliver (color)
10:00a Spider-Man (color)
10:30a Fantastic Voyage (color)
11:00a Journey to the Center of the Earth (color)
11:30a Fantastic Four (color)
12:00p George of the Jungle (color)
12:30p American Bandstand – Joe Tex sings “You Need Me, Baby” and “Skinny Legs and All” (color)
01:00p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track and field (400 meter relay, high jump); swimming (women’s 400 meter freestyle); rowing finals (coxless fours and pairs) (color)
02:00p NCAA Pre-Game Show (color)
02:15p College Football – Alabama vs. Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkerson report (color)
05:15p Wide World of Sports – The Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevil Championship; The National Air Races (color)
06:30p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track (1500 meter); rowing (single and double sculls, and eights); weightlifiting; yachting (from Acapulco) (color)
07:30p Dating Game – guest: Joan Blondell of “Here Comes the Brides” (color)
08:00p Newlywed Game (color)
08:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
(After the program: a five-minute talk by George Wallace)
09:30p Hollywood Palace – Diahnn Carol welcomes Richard Harris, Mort Sahl, Jim Webb and her “Julia” costars Marc Copage and Michael Link (color)
10:30p Olympic Games (special) – Women’s track (800 meters); swimming (men’s and women’s 100-meter breast stroke and freestyle) (color)
11:00p ABC News – McBee (color)
11:15p News, Weather, Sports – Wayne Bailey (color)
11:30p Movie “The X from Outer Space” (1966) (color)
01:00a Movie “South Sea Sinner” (1950)
7 – WNAC Boston (ABC)
06:30a Agriculture, U.S.A.
07:00a King Kong – children
07:30a Linus – children (color)
08:00a Toy Phone Theater – Young Hiawatha falls in love with Minehaha
09:00a Casper (color)
09:30a Gulliver (color)
10:00a Spider-Man (color)
10:30a Fantastic Voyage (color)
11:00a Movie “Charlie Chan at Treasure Island” (1939)
12:25p News (color)
12:30p Patriots ’68 – Sid Doherty, Gino Cappelletti (color)
01:00p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track and field (400 meter relay, high jump); swimming (women’s 400 meter freestyle); rowing finals (coxless fours and pairs) (color)
02:00p NCAA Pre-Game Show (color)
02:15p College Football – Alabama vs. Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkerson report (color)
05:15p Wide World of Sports – The Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevil Championship; The National Air Races (color)
06:30p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track (1500 meter); rowing (single and double sculls, and eights); weightlifiting; yachting (from Acapulco) (color)
07:30p Dating Game – guest: Joan Blondell of “Here Comes the Brides” (color)
08:00p Newlywed Game (color)
08:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
(After the program: a five-minute talk by George Wallace)
09:30p Hollywood Palace – Diahnn Carol welcomes Richard Harris, Mort Sahl, Jim Webb and her “Julia” costars Marc Copage and Michael Link (color)
10:30p Olympic Games (special) – Women’s track (800 meters); swimming (men’s and women’s 100-meter breast stroke and freestyle) (color)
11:00p Movie “The Nutty Professor” (1963); Jerry Lewis (color)
01:00p Movie “Destination Gobi” (1953)
8 – WNHC New Haven (ABC)
06:45a Sacred Heart – religion
07:00a Cartoons – children (color)
08:00a Fantastic Voyage – children
08:30a Foreign Legionnaire
09:00a Casper (color)
09:30a Gulliver (color)
10:00a Spider-Man (color)
10:30a Rocky (color)
11:00a The Cisco Kid (color)
11:30a Fantastic Four (color)
12:00p George of the Jungle (color)
12:30p NFL This Week (color)
01:00p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track and field (400 meter relay, high jump); swimming (women’s 400 meter freestyle); rowing finals (coxless fours and pairs) (color)
02:00p NCAA Pre-Game Show (color)
02:15p College Football – Alabama vs. Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkerson report (color)
05:15p Wide World of Sports – The Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevil Championship; The National Air Races (color)
06:30p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track (1500 meter); rowing (single and double sculls, and eights); weightlifiting; yachting (from Acapulco) (color)
07:30p Movie “Charlie Chan’s Secret” (1936)
08:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
(After the program: a five-minute talk by George Wallace)
09:30p Hollywood Palace – Diahnn Carol welcomes Richard Harris, Mort Sahl, Jim Webb and her “Julia” costars Marc Copage and Michael Link (color)
10:30p Olympic Games (special) – Women’s track (800 meters); swimming (men’s and women’s 100-meter breast stroke and freestyle) (color)
11:00p News, Weather, Sports (color)
11:30p Movie “Killers are Challenged” (1960)
9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC) – they would not have live studio color until 1972
08:30a Ring-A-Ding the Clown
09:00a Casper (color)
09:30a Gulliver (color)
10:00a Spider-Man (color)
10:30a Fantastic Voyage (color)
11:00a Journey to the Center of the Earth (color)
11:30a Fantastic Four (color)
12:00p George of the Jungle (color)
12:30p American Bandstand – Joe Tex sings “You Need Me, Baby” and “Skinny Legs and All” (color)
01:00p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track and field (400 meter relay, high jump); swimming (women’s 400 meter freestyle); rowing finals (coxless fours and pairs) (color)
02:00p NCAA Pre-Game Show (color)
02:15p College Football – Alabama vs. Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkerson report (color)
05:15p Wide World of Sports – The Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevil Championship; The National Air Races (color)
06:30p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track (1500 meter); rowing (single and double sculls, and eights); weightlifiting; yachting (from Acapulco) (color)
07:30p Dating Game – guest: Joan Blondell of “Here Comes the Brides” (color)
08:00p Newlywed Game (color)
08:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
(After the program: a five-minute talk by George Wallace)
09:30p Hollywood Palace – Diahnn Carol welcomes Richard Harris, Mort Sahl, Jim Webb and her “Julia” costars Marc Copage and Michael Link (color)
10:30p Olympic Games (special) – Women’s track (800 meters); swimming (men’s and women’s 100-meter breast stroke and freestyle) (color)
11:00a News – McBee (color)
11:15p The Untouchables
10 – WJAR Providence (NBC)
08:30a Trails West
09:00a Super Six (color)
09:30a Top Cat (color)
10:00a The Flintstones (color)
10:30a Banana Splits (color)
11:30a Underdog (color)
12:00p Birdman (color)
12:30p Super President (color)
01:00p Leave it to Beaver
01:30p Movie double feature “Gun Brothers” (1956) and “Toughest Gun in Tombstone” (1958)
03:45p Film
04:00p Bowling (color)
04:30p Horse Race – The Man O’ War $100,000 added for 3-year-olds and up; from Belmont Park (color)
05:00p Gadabout Gaddis (color)
05:30p To Be Announced
06:00p Fabulous Shorts (special) – Jim Backus hosts a cartoon roundup featuring many Oscar-winners (color)
07:00p Death Valley Days (color)
07:30p Adam-12 (color)
08:00p Get Smart (color)
08:30p The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (color)
09:00p Movie “The Hallelujah Trail” (1965) (color)
12:00a News, Weather, Sports (color)
12:30a High School Scoreboard
12:40a Movie “Darby’s Rangers” (1958)
12 – WPRI Providence (CBS)
07:00a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner (color)
08:00a Mr. Magoo (color)
09:30a Wacky Races (color)
10:00a Archie (color)
10:30a Batman/Superman (color)
11:30a Herculoids (color)
12:00p Shazzan! (color)
12:30p Jonny Quest (color)
01:00p Moby Dick/Mighty Mightor (color)
02:00p Movie “The Harder They Fall” (1956)
04:00p NFL This Week (color)
04:30p NFL Game of the Week (color)
05:00p Run For Your Life (color)
06:00p News – Bob Cain (color)
06:30p CBS News – Roger Mudd (color)
07:00p Truth or Consequences – game (color)
07:30p Jackie Gleason – guests: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Mike Douglas and Bob Newhart (color)
(After the program: a five-minute Republican political message)
08:30p My Three Sons (color)
09:00p Hogan’s Heroes (color)
09:30p Petticoat Junction (color)
10:00p Mannix (color)
11:00p News – Tony Silviera (color)
11:30p Movie “40 Pounds of Trouble” (1962) (color)
14 – WJZB Worcester (Ind) – they only aired 90 minutes per night and did not colorcast; everything is a simulcast from WWLP Springfield
No programming scheduled
36 – WSBE Providence (NET)
No programming scheduled
38 – WSBK Boston (Ind) – and some other shows from ABC, CBS and NBC not cleared by the prime affiliates
08:00a Kathryn Kuhlman (color)
08:30a Davey and Goliath (color)
09:00a Super Six (NBC, color)
09:30a Top Cat (NBC, color)
10:00a Alvin (color)
10:30a Prince Planet
11:00a Marine Boy (color)
11:30a Herculoids (CBS, color)
12:00p Shazzan! (CBS, color)
12:30p Jonny Quest (CBS, color)
01:00p Moby Dick/Mighty Mightor (CBS, color)
02:00p Upbeat – Music; scheduled guests: Marvin Gaye, Jay and the Techniques, the Tokens and Little Eva (color)
03:00p Wrestling
04:00p Roller Game of the Week
06:00p Sports Hot Seat – guest: heavyweight contender Joe Frazer (color)
06:30p NBC News – Frank McGee (NBC, color)
07:00p NFL This Week (color)
07:30p Password (color)
08:00p Pro Hockey – Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins; Don Earle reports (color)
10:30p Alfred Hitchcock – drama
11:00p The Professionals – sports; race-horse trainer Eddie Neloy (color)
11:30p Tell Me More – discussion
53 – WEDN Norwich, CT (NET)
No programming scheduled
56 – WKBG Boston (Ind) - they had recently moved their antenna and now had a better signal to the south and west of Boston
09:00a Ready for Action (color)
09:30a Great Outdoors (color)
10:00a Movie “The Broken Star” (1956)
11:30a Boston College Football Highlights – filmed highlights of the Boston College/Villanova game last week (color)
12:00p Movie “Samson and the Mighty Challenge” (1964)
02:00p Wrestling (color)
03:00p Roller Derby (color)
04:00p Movie “Dig That Uranium” (1956); Bowery Boys
05:00p Hy Lit – music; guest include Ravi Shankar, the Fuzzy Bunnies, the Grass Roots and Aesop’s Fables (color)
06:00p Polka Varieties (color)
07:00p Wilburn Brothers – music; guest: Jimmy Dickens (color)
07:30p Porter Wagoner – music; guest: Billy Walker (color)
08:00p Movie “The Mummy’s Curse” (1944)
09:00p Pro Basketball – Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls; Tommy Heinsohn and Red Auerbach report (color) Were they really on for only an hour?
10:00p Joe Pyne – discussion (color)
11:00p One Step Beyond
11:30p Movie “The Strangler” (1963)
2 - WGBH Boston (NET)
10:00a Lexington Kindergarten Project (special) – first of a two-part series answering the question “What are the needs of the kindergarten child?” (2 hours)
12p-4:30p no listings
04:30p Sing Hi-Sing Lo – music
04:45p The Friendly Giant – children
05:00p Misterogers – children
05:30p What’s New – children
06:00p News in Perspective – profiling the three major presidential candidates (color)
07:00p World Press (color)
08:00p Profiles in Courage
09:00p David Susskind – discussion; urban students on race relations; Alden Whitman of the NY Times discusses how some obituaries are prepared in advance (2 hours) (color)
3 – WTIC Hartford (CBS)
07:30a RFD – Atwood
08:00a Go-Go Gophers (color)
08:30a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner (color)
09:30a Kimba – children (color)
10:00a Archie (color)
10:30a Batman/Superman (color)
11:30a Huckleberry Hound/Yogi Bear (color)
12:30p Jonny Quest (color)
01:00p Moby Dick/Mighty Mightor (color)
01:30p Your Community (color)
02:00p Movie double feature “Gun in His Hand” and “Francis Goes to West Point”
04:00p Daktari (color) – delayed from Wednesday @ 7:30p
05:00p Blondie (color) – delayed from Thursday @ 7:30p
05:30p Brad Davis – variety; guests are Bobby Vinton and the Enchanted Forest (color)
06:00p Weather, Sports, News (color)
06:30p CBS News – Roger Mudd (color)
07:00p Here’s Lucy (color) – delayed from Monday @ 8:30p
07:30p Jackie Gleason – guests: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Mike Douglas and Bob Newhart (color)
(After the program: a five-minute Republican political message)
08:30p My Three Sons (color)
09:00p Hogan’s Heroes (color)
09:30p Petticoat Junction (color) (this was Bea Benaderet’s last episode; the next one (Betty Jo has her baby) would feature her voice only)
10:00p Mannix (color)
11:00p News, Weather, Sports (color)
11:30p Movie double feature “The Light Touch” (1951) and “The All American” (1953)
4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
05:30a Big Picture – Army
06:00a World of Animals
06:30a Boomtown – Rex Trailer
07:00a Boomtown – continued
08:30a Boomtown – continued
09:30a Boomtown – continued
10:00a The Flintstones (color)
10:30a Banana Splits (color)
11:30a Underdog (color)
12:00p News, Weather (color)
12:30p AFL Highlights – highlights of last week’s games: Buffalo at Boston, Denver at San Diego, Miami at Cincinnati, New York at Houston and Oakland at Kansas City (color)
01:00p Cartoon Festival (color)
02:00p Here and Now – documentary; “Through Dark Glasses” (local folk singer and his music)
02:30p Confrontation – discussion (topic is model cities)
03:00p Newsmakers – interview
03:30p To Be Announced
04:00p Starring the Editors
04:30p Merv Griffin – variety; scheduled guests: Jack Douglas and his wife Reiko; author Helen Gurley Brown; actor Jesse White; comedian Stanley Myron Handleman; and singer Neil Diamond (color)
06:00p News, Sports, Weather – Reading, Clark Booth, Bill Hovey (color)
06:30p College Talent – variety; guest presenter: James Gregory; judges: Will Hutchins, Alejandro Rey and Barbara McNair (color)
07:00p Adventures of Huck Finn “Pirate Island” (color)
07:30p Adam-12 (color)
08:00p Get Smart (color)
08:30p The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (color)
09:00p Movie “The Halleluja Trail (1965) (color)
12:00a News, Sports, Weather – Reading, Clark Booth, Bill Hovey (color)
12:30a Movie “Sweet Bird of Youth” (1961)
02:30a News, Sports, Weather
02:40a Movie “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man” (1943)
5 – WHDH Boston (CBS)
06:30a Sunrise Semester (color) – Philosophy: Feuerbach’s reversal of Schieiermacher’s appeal (color)
07:00a Bozo the Clown (color)
08:00a Go-Go Gophers (color)
08:30a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner (color)
09:30a Wacky Races (color)
10:00a Archie (color)
10:30a Batman/Superman (color)
11:30a News, Sports, Weather – Andy MacMillan, Bill O’Connell, Ted Miller (color)
12:00p Candlepin Bowling (color)
01:00p Junior Bowling (color)
02:00p Movie “Gidget Goes to Rome” (1962) (color)
04:00p Outdoorsman – Joe Foss (color)
04:30p Horse Race – The Man O’ War $100,000 added for 3-year-olds and up; from Belmont Park (color)
05:00p 12 O’Clock High
06:00p News, Sports, Weather – John Henning, Bill O’Connell, Ted Miller (color)
06:30p Week Ends Here (color)
07:30p Jackie Gleason – guests: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Mike Douglas and Bob Newhart (color)
(After the program: a five-minute Republican political message)
08:30p My Three Sons (color)
09:00p Hogan’s Heroes (color)
09:30p Petticoat Junction (color)
10:00p Mannix (color)
11:00p News, Sports, Weather – John Henning, Bill O’Connell, Ted Miller (color)
11:30p Movie “Triumph of Michael Strogoff” (1964)
02:00a Sugarfoot
6 – WTEV New Bedford (ABC)
06:30a Farmer’s Corner (color)
07:00a Roger Ramjet (color)
07:30a New Three Stooges (color)
08:00a Felix – children (color)
08:30a Flash Gordon (color)
09:00a Casper (color)
09:30a Gulliver (color)
10:00a Spider-Man (color)
10:30a Fantastic Voyage (color)
11:00a Journey to the Center of the Earth (color)
11:30a Fantastic Four (color)
12:00p George of the Jungle (color)
12:30p American Bandstand – Joe Tex sings “You Need Me, Baby” and “Skinny Legs and All” (color)
01:00p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track and field (400 meter relay, high jump); swimming (women’s 400 meter freestyle); rowing finals (coxless fours and pairs) (color)
02:00p NCAA Pre-Game Show (color)
02:15p College Football – Alabama vs. Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkerson report (color)
05:15p Wide World of Sports – The Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevil Championship; The National Air Races (color)
06:30p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track (1500 meter); rowing (single and double sculls, and eights); weightlifiting; yachting (from Acapulco) (color)
07:30p Dating Game – guest: Joan Blondell of “Here Comes the Brides” (color)
08:00p Newlywed Game (color)
08:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
(After the program: a five-minute talk by George Wallace)
09:30p Hollywood Palace – Diahnn Carol welcomes Richard Harris, Mort Sahl, Jim Webb and her “Julia” costars Marc Copage and Michael Link (color)
10:30p Olympic Games (special) – Women’s track (800 meters); swimming (men’s and women’s 100-meter breast stroke and freestyle) (color)
11:00p ABC News – McBee (color)
11:15p News, Weather, Sports – Wayne Bailey (color)
11:30p Movie “The X from Outer Space” (1966) (color)
01:00a Movie “South Sea Sinner” (1950)
7 – WNAC Boston (ABC)
06:30a Agriculture, U.S.A.
07:00a King Kong – children
07:30a Linus – children (color)
08:00a Toy Phone Theater – Young Hiawatha falls in love with Minehaha
09:00a Casper (color)
09:30a Gulliver (color)
10:00a Spider-Man (color)
10:30a Fantastic Voyage (color)
11:00a Movie “Charlie Chan at Treasure Island” (1939)
12:25p News (color)
12:30p Patriots ’68 – Sid Doherty, Gino Cappelletti (color)
01:00p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track and field (400 meter relay, high jump); swimming (women’s 400 meter freestyle); rowing finals (coxless fours and pairs) (color)
02:00p NCAA Pre-Game Show (color)
02:15p College Football – Alabama vs. Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkerson report (color)
05:15p Wide World of Sports – The Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevil Championship; The National Air Races (color)
06:30p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track (1500 meter); rowing (single and double sculls, and eights); weightlifiting; yachting (from Acapulco) (color)
07:30p Dating Game – guest: Joan Blondell of “Here Comes the Brides” (color)
08:00p Newlywed Game (color)
08:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
(After the program: a five-minute talk by George Wallace)
09:30p Hollywood Palace – Diahnn Carol welcomes Richard Harris, Mort Sahl, Jim Webb and her “Julia” costars Marc Copage and Michael Link (color)
10:30p Olympic Games (special) – Women’s track (800 meters); swimming (men’s and women’s 100-meter breast stroke and freestyle) (color)
11:00p Movie “The Nutty Professor” (1963); Jerry Lewis (color)
01:00p Movie “Destination Gobi” (1953)
8 – WNHC New Haven (ABC)
06:45a Sacred Heart – religion
07:00a Cartoons – children (color)
08:00a Fantastic Voyage – children
08:30a Foreign Legionnaire
09:00a Casper (color)
09:30a Gulliver (color)
10:00a Spider-Man (color)
10:30a Rocky (color)
11:00a The Cisco Kid (color)
11:30a Fantastic Four (color)
12:00p George of the Jungle (color)
12:30p NFL This Week (color)
01:00p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track and field (400 meter relay, high jump); swimming (women’s 400 meter freestyle); rowing finals (coxless fours and pairs) (color)
02:00p NCAA Pre-Game Show (color)
02:15p College Football – Alabama vs. Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkerson report (color)
05:15p Wide World of Sports – The Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevil Championship; The National Air Races (color)
06:30p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track (1500 meter); rowing (single and double sculls, and eights); weightlifiting; yachting (from Acapulco) (color)
07:30p Movie “Charlie Chan’s Secret” (1936)
08:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
(After the program: a five-minute talk by George Wallace)
09:30p Hollywood Palace – Diahnn Carol welcomes Richard Harris, Mort Sahl, Jim Webb and her “Julia” costars Marc Copage and Michael Link (color)
10:30p Olympic Games (special) – Women’s track (800 meters); swimming (men’s and women’s 100-meter breast stroke and freestyle) (color)
11:00p News, Weather, Sports (color)
11:30p Movie “Killers are Challenged” (1960)
9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC) – they would not have live studio color until 1972
08:30a Ring-A-Ding the Clown
09:00a Casper (color)
09:30a Gulliver (color)
10:00a Spider-Man (color)
10:30a Fantastic Voyage (color)
11:00a Journey to the Center of the Earth (color)
11:30a Fantastic Four (color)
12:00p George of the Jungle (color)
12:30p American Bandstand – Joe Tex sings “You Need Me, Baby” and “Skinny Legs and All” (color)
01:00p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track and field (400 meter relay, high jump); swimming (women’s 400 meter freestyle); rowing finals (coxless fours and pairs) (color)
02:00p NCAA Pre-Game Show (color)
02:15p College Football – Alabama vs. Tennessee at Knoxville, Tenn. Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkerson report (color)
05:15p Wide World of Sports – The Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevil Championship; The National Air Races (color)
06:30p Olympic Games (special) – Men’s track (1500 meter); rowing (single and double sculls, and eights); weightlifiting; yachting (from Acapulco) (color)
07:30p Dating Game – guest: Joan Blondell of “Here Comes the Brides” (color)
08:00p Newlywed Game (color)
08:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
(After the program: a five-minute talk by George Wallace)
09:30p Hollywood Palace – Diahnn Carol welcomes Richard Harris, Mort Sahl, Jim Webb and her “Julia” costars Marc Copage and Michael Link (color)
10:30p Olympic Games (special) – Women’s track (800 meters); swimming (men’s and women’s 100-meter breast stroke and freestyle) (color)
11:00a News – McBee (color)
11:15p The Untouchables
10 – WJAR Providence (NBC)
08:30a Trails West
09:00a Super Six (color)
09:30a Top Cat (color)
10:00a The Flintstones (color)
10:30a Banana Splits (color)
11:30a Underdog (color)
12:00p Birdman (color)
12:30p Super President (color)
01:00p Leave it to Beaver
01:30p Movie double feature “Gun Brothers” (1956) and “Toughest Gun in Tombstone” (1958)
03:45p Film
04:00p Bowling (color)
04:30p Horse Race – The Man O’ War $100,000 added for 3-year-olds and up; from Belmont Park (color)
05:00p Gadabout Gaddis (color)
05:30p To Be Announced
06:00p Fabulous Shorts (special) – Jim Backus hosts a cartoon roundup featuring many Oscar-winners (color)
07:00p Death Valley Days (color)
07:30p Adam-12 (color)
08:00p Get Smart (color)
08:30p The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (color)
09:00p Movie “The Hallelujah Trail” (1965) (color)
12:00a News, Weather, Sports (color)
12:30a High School Scoreboard
12:40a Movie “Darby’s Rangers” (1958)
12 – WPRI Providence (CBS)
07:00a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner (color)
08:00a Mr. Magoo (color)
09:30a Wacky Races (color)
10:00a Archie (color)
10:30a Batman/Superman (color)
11:30a Herculoids (color)
12:00p Shazzan! (color)
12:30p Jonny Quest (color)
01:00p Moby Dick/Mighty Mightor (color)
02:00p Movie “The Harder They Fall” (1956)
04:00p NFL This Week (color)
04:30p NFL Game of the Week (color)
05:00p Run For Your Life (color)
06:00p News – Bob Cain (color)
06:30p CBS News – Roger Mudd (color)
07:00p Truth or Consequences – game (color)
07:30p Jackie Gleason – guests: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Mike Douglas and Bob Newhart (color)
(After the program: a five-minute Republican political message)
08:30p My Three Sons (color)
09:00p Hogan’s Heroes (color)
09:30p Petticoat Junction (color)
10:00p Mannix (color)
11:00p News – Tony Silviera (color)
11:30p Movie “40 Pounds of Trouble” (1962) (color)
14 – WJZB Worcester (Ind) – they only aired 90 minutes per night and did not colorcast; everything is a simulcast from WWLP Springfield
No programming scheduled
36 – WSBE Providence (NET)
No programming scheduled
38 – WSBK Boston (Ind) – and some other shows from ABC, CBS and NBC not cleared by the prime affiliates
08:00a Kathryn Kuhlman (color)
08:30a Davey and Goliath (color)
09:00a Super Six (NBC, color)
09:30a Top Cat (NBC, color)
10:00a Alvin (color)
10:30a Prince Planet
11:00a Marine Boy (color)
11:30a Herculoids (CBS, color)
12:00p Shazzan! (CBS, color)
12:30p Jonny Quest (CBS, color)
01:00p Moby Dick/Mighty Mightor (CBS, color)
02:00p Upbeat – Music; scheduled guests: Marvin Gaye, Jay and the Techniques, the Tokens and Little Eva (color)
03:00p Wrestling
04:00p Roller Game of the Week
06:00p Sports Hot Seat – guest: heavyweight contender Joe Frazer (color)
06:30p NBC News – Frank McGee (NBC, color)
07:00p NFL This Week (color)
07:30p Password (color)
08:00p Pro Hockey – Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins; Don Earle reports (color)
10:30p Alfred Hitchcock – drama
11:00p The Professionals – sports; race-horse trainer Eddie Neloy (color)
11:30p Tell Me More – discussion
53 – WEDN Norwich, CT (NET)
No programming scheduled
56 – WKBG Boston (Ind) - they had recently moved their antenna and now had a better signal to the south and west of Boston
09:00a Ready for Action (color)
09:30a Great Outdoors (color)
10:00a Movie “The Broken Star” (1956)
11:30a Boston College Football Highlights – filmed highlights of the Boston College/Villanova game last week (color)
12:00p Movie “Samson and the Mighty Challenge” (1964)
02:00p Wrestling (color)
03:00p Roller Derby (color)
04:00p Movie “Dig That Uranium” (1956); Bowery Boys
05:00p Hy Lit – music; guest include Ravi Shankar, the Fuzzy Bunnies, the Grass Roots and Aesop’s Fables (color)
06:00p Polka Varieties (color)
07:00p Wilburn Brothers – music; guest: Jimmy Dickens (color)
07:30p Porter Wagoner – music; guest: Billy Walker (color)
08:00p Movie “The Mummy’s Curse” (1944)
09:00p Pro Basketball – Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls; Tommy Heinsohn and Red Auerbach report (color) Were they really on for only an hour?
10:00p Joe Pyne – discussion (color)
11:00p One Step Beyond
11:30p Movie “The Strangler” (1963)