Source: New England Region TV Guide
4 – WBZ Boston (NBC) – now a CBS O&O
07:00a Today – Dave Garroway (NBC)
09:00a Domestic Diary – Polly Huse
09:30a Child Behavior – Dr. Ames
10:00a Ding Dong School (NBC)
10:30a Prologue to the Future – film
11:00a Ask Washington – Frank Blair (NBC)
11:30a Mrs. U.S.A. – film
12:00p News at Noon
12:15p Big Brother – Bob Emery
12:45p What One Person Can Do
01:00p Hollywood Playhouse – movie; “Sing Sing Nights” with Boots Mallory and Conway Tearle
02:30p Electric Living – cooking
03:00p The Big Payoff – minks (this must have been the prize) (NBC)
03:30p Welcome Travelers (NBC)
04:00p Kate Smith Show – variety; The Kateds; Seymour Bernstein, concert pianist; the Bassi Trio, jugglers; and a fashion show (NBC)
05:00p Hawkins Falls – TV Novel (NBC)
05:15p Gabby Hayes Show – stories (NBC)
05:30p Howdy Doody – Bob Smith (NBC)
06:00p Lady of the Bookshelf – stories
06:15p Esso News Reporter – Victor Best
06:30p Starring the Editors - panel
07:00p You and Your Health
07:15p Nightly Newsteller – Neal Scanlon
07:30p The Dinah Shore Show – music (NBC)
07:45p Camel News Caravan – John Cameron Swazye (NBC)
08:00p Texaco Star Theater – revue; Milton Berle in an hour of variety with guests Florence Desmond, Ruthie Gilbert plays Milton’s frustrated secretary Max, ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson and Alan Roth’s orchestra (NBC)
09:00p Fireside Theater – drama; “Boundary Line” with George Nader, Joy Page and Adam Williams (NBC)
09:30p Armstrong Circle Theater – drama; “Recording Date” with Fritzi Scheff and Clarence Derwent (NBC)
10:00p Two for the Money – quiz (NBC)
10:30p Files of Jeffery Jones
11:00p 11th Hour News – Streeter Stuart
11:10p Weather Vane
11:15p Club Embassy – variety; Mindy Carson stars in a skiing theme; Florian Zabach plays “Sleigh Ride” (NBC – delayed from Tuesday @ 10:30p)
11:30p Night Owl Theater – movie; “Violence” with Michael O’Shea
6 – WNHC New Haven (ABC/CBS/DuMont/NBC) – moved to channel 8; now WTNH (ABC)
07:00a Today – Dave Garroway (NBC)
09:00a Test Pattern
09:45a Morning News – Winston Burdett (CBS)
10:00a Arthur Godfrey Time (CBS)
10:15a Ding Dong School (NBC)
10:30a Your Window Shopper
11:00a The Big Picture – documentary
11:30a Strike it Rich – Warren Hull (CBS)
12:00p Mid-Day Chapel
12:15p Love of Life – drama (CBS)
12:30p Search for Tomorrow – drama (CBS)
12:45p Italian Cookery – Bontempis
01:30p Garry Moore Show – variety; Garry welcomes 4 teen-agers to the N.Y. Herald Tribune Forum; comedy sketch, “Home Movies” (CBS)
02:00p Wheel of Fortune – Todd Russell (CBS – delayed from 10:30a; this game show rewarded Good Samaritans with a spin on the Wheel of Fortune)
02:30p The Guiding Light (CBS – delayed from 12:45p)
02:45p Mid-Afternoon News – Joe Burns
03:00p The Big Payoff – minks (this must have been the prize) (NBC)
03:30p Welcome Travelers (NBC)
04:00p Kate Smith Show – variety; The Kateds; Seymour Bernstein, concert pianist; the Bassi Trio, jugglers; and a fashion show (NBC)
05:00p Paul Whiteman TV Teen Club (ABC – delayed from Saturday @ 7p)
05:30p Howdy Doody – Bob Smith (NBC)
06:00p High School Quiz
06:30p Sportscope – Syd Jaffe
06:40p Weather Forecast – Don Hinton
06:45p World News – G. Fox (is this the department store as a sponsor?)
07:00p Film Shorts
07:30p Sports Review – Brace Gilson
07:45p Camel News Caravan – John Cameron Swazye (NBC)
08:00p Texaco Star Theater – revue; Milton Berle in an hour of variety with guests Florence Desmond, Ruthie Gilbert plays Milton’s frustrated secretary Max, ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson and Alan Roth’s orchestra (NBC)
09:00p Playhouse of Stars – drama; Hans Conried and Jackie the Lion in “Mr. Greentree and Friend” (CBS – delayed from Friday @ 9p)
09:30p Suspense – mystery drama; “The Quarry” with Jeffery Lynn, Robert Middleton and James Daly (CBS)
10:00p Two for the Money – quiz (NBC)
10:30p Club Embassy – Mindy Carson (NBC)
10:45p Bob Considine Show (NBC)
11:00p I Got a Secret – panel; Arthur Treacher will be Garry’s guest (CBS – delayed from Thursday @ 10:30p)
11:30p Herman Hickman Show
11:45p The Big Picture – documentary
12:15a Late News Bulletins
7 – WNAC Boston (ABC/CBS/DuMont) – now WHDH (NBC)
09:45a Morning News – Winston Burdett (CBS)
10:00a Arthur Godfrey Time (CBS)
11:00a There’s One in Every Family (CBS)
11:30a Strike it Rich – Warren Hull (CBS)
12:00p Bride and Groom – John Nelson (CBS)
12:15p Love of Life – drama (CBS)
12:30p Search for Tomorrow – drama (CBS)
12:45p Movie Quick Quiz
01:00p Shopping Vues – Louise Morgan
02:00p Wheel of Fortune – Todd Russell (CBS – delayed from 10:30a; this game show rewarded Good Samaritans with a spin on the Wheel of Fortune)
02:30p The Guiding Light (CBS – delayed from 12:45p)
02:45p Scattergood Baines – Guy Kibbee (IMDB lists this as a 1941 movie)
03:00p The Paul Dixon Show – variety
04:00p Hollywood Screen Test “With Malice Towards None” (ABC –delayed from Monday @ 7:30p)
04:30p Law of the Forty-Five – Tom Tyler
05:15p Time for Beany – puppets
05:30p Mystery Range – Tom Tyler
06:00p News Service
06:15p Baseball in Your Living Room
06:30p The Ruggles (ABC – show ended in June 1952)
07:00p News Service
07:10p Weather Service
07:15p Short, Short Drama
07:30p Douglas Edwards and the News (CBS)
07:45p Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen – the show has a Mardi Gras theme (CBS – delayed from Saturday @ 9p; only half the show aired)
08:00p Bishop Sheen – Life is Worth Living (DuMont)
08:30p Keep Posted – debate (DuMont)
09:00p Crime Syndicate – drama; “King of the Hill” (CBS)
09:30p Suspense – mystery drama; “The Quarry” with Jeffery Lynn, Robert Middleton and James Daly (CBS)
10:00p Danger – Mystery drama; “Said the Spider to the Fly” (CBS)
10:30p My Favorite Story – Adolphe Menjou; “Strange Journey”
11:00p News and Weather
11:05p What’s My Line – John Daly (delayed from Sunday @ 10:30p)
11:35p WNAC-TV Feature Film
12:35a News Service
12:45a Weather Service
11 – WJAR Providence (ABC/CBS/DuMont/NBC) – moved to channel 10 (NBC)
07:00a Today – Dave Garroway (NBC)
09:00a Morning Matinee – movie
10:00a WJAR-TV Film Short
10:15a Arthur Godfrey Time (CBS)
10:45a Catholic Chapel
11:00a The Wife and I – domestic comedy
11:30a Strike it Rich – Warren Hull (CBS)
12:00p Bride and Groom – John Nelson (CBS)
12:15p Love of Life – drama (CBS)
12:30p Search for Tomorrow – drama (CBS)
12:45p The Guiding Light – serial (CBS)
01:00p Let’s Go Shopping – Alice Jackson
02:00p Wheel of Fortune – Todd Russell (CBS – delayed from 10:30a; this game show rewarded Good Samaritans with a spin on the Wheel of Fortune)
02:30p People Talk About – Olive Tinder
02:45p Prize Cook – Ted Knight (yes – the Ted Knight from “Mary Tyler Moore” and “Too Close for Comfort”; he was at WJAR for about 5 years in the 1950s)
03:00p The Big Payoff – minks (this must have been the prize) (NBC)
03:30p Welcome Travelers (NBC)
04:00p Kate Smith Show – variety; The Kateds; Seymour Bernstein, concert pianist; the Bassi Trio, jugglers; and a fashion show (NBC)
05:00p Hawkins Falls – TV Novel (NBC)
05:15p Quizdown-Kids – panel
05:30p Howdy Doody – Bob Smith (NBC)
06:00p The Stu Erwin Show – comedy (ABC – delayed from Friday @ 7:30p)
06:30p Grace Church Presents
06:40p Telenews Daily
06:55p Weather Service – Jim Laferriere
07:00p Sports Page – Warren Walden
07:15p Headlines on Parade – film
07:30p The Dinah Shore Show – music (NBC)
07:45p Camel News Caravan – John Cameron Swazye (NBC)
08:00p Texaco Star Theater – revue; Milton Berle in an hour of variety with guests Florence Desmond, Ruthie Gilbert plays Milton’s frustrated secretary Max, ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson and Alan Roth’s orchestra (NBC)
09:00p Fireside Theater – drama; “Boundary Line” with George Nader, Joy Page and Adam Williams (NBC)
09:30p Suspense – mystery drama; “The Quarry” with Jeffery Lynn, Robert Middleton and James Daly (CBS)
10:00p Two for the Money – quiz (NBC)
10:30p Sports Scholar
10:45p Public Prosecutor
11:00p Late News – Russ Van Arsdale
11:05p Files of Jeffery Jones
11:35p Mystery Liner – movie
12:35a Daily Prayer
12:40a Nightcap News
4 – WBZ Boston (NBC) – now a CBS O&O
07:00a Today – Dave Garroway (NBC)
09:00a Domestic Diary – Polly Huse
09:30a Child Behavior – Dr. Ames
10:00a Ding Dong School (NBC)
10:30a Prologue to the Future – film
11:00a Ask Washington – Frank Blair (NBC)
11:30a Mrs. U.S.A. – film
12:00p News at Noon
12:15p Big Brother – Bob Emery
12:45p What One Person Can Do
01:00p Hollywood Playhouse – movie; “Sing Sing Nights” with Boots Mallory and Conway Tearle
02:30p Electric Living – cooking
03:00p The Big Payoff – minks (this must have been the prize) (NBC)
03:30p Welcome Travelers (NBC)
04:00p Kate Smith Show – variety; The Kateds; Seymour Bernstein, concert pianist; the Bassi Trio, jugglers; and a fashion show (NBC)
05:00p Hawkins Falls – TV Novel (NBC)
05:15p Gabby Hayes Show – stories (NBC)
05:30p Howdy Doody – Bob Smith (NBC)
06:00p Lady of the Bookshelf – stories
06:15p Esso News Reporter – Victor Best
06:30p Starring the Editors - panel
07:00p You and Your Health
07:15p Nightly Newsteller – Neal Scanlon
07:30p The Dinah Shore Show – music (NBC)
07:45p Camel News Caravan – John Cameron Swazye (NBC)
08:00p Texaco Star Theater – revue; Milton Berle in an hour of variety with guests Florence Desmond, Ruthie Gilbert plays Milton’s frustrated secretary Max, ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson and Alan Roth’s orchestra (NBC)
09:00p Fireside Theater – drama; “Boundary Line” with George Nader, Joy Page and Adam Williams (NBC)
09:30p Armstrong Circle Theater – drama; “Recording Date” with Fritzi Scheff and Clarence Derwent (NBC)
10:00p Two for the Money – quiz (NBC)
10:30p Files of Jeffery Jones
11:00p 11th Hour News – Streeter Stuart
11:10p Weather Vane
11:15p Club Embassy – variety; Mindy Carson stars in a skiing theme; Florian Zabach plays “Sleigh Ride” (NBC – delayed from Tuesday @ 10:30p)
11:30p Night Owl Theater – movie; “Violence” with Michael O’Shea
6 – WNHC New Haven (ABC/CBS/DuMont/NBC) – moved to channel 8; now WTNH (ABC)
07:00a Today – Dave Garroway (NBC)
09:00a Test Pattern
09:45a Morning News – Winston Burdett (CBS)
10:00a Arthur Godfrey Time (CBS)
10:15a Ding Dong School (NBC)
10:30a Your Window Shopper
11:00a The Big Picture – documentary
11:30a Strike it Rich – Warren Hull (CBS)
12:00p Mid-Day Chapel
12:15p Love of Life – drama (CBS)
12:30p Search for Tomorrow – drama (CBS)
12:45p Italian Cookery – Bontempis
01:30p Garry Moore Show – variety; Garry welcomes 4 teen-agers to the N.Y. Herald Tribune Forum; comedy sketch, “Home Movies” (CBS)
02:00p Wheel of Fortune – Todd Russell (CBS – delayed from 10:30a; this game show rewarded Good Samaritans with a spin on the Wheel of Fortune)
02:30p The Guiding Light (CBS – delayed from 12:45p)
02:45p Mid-Afternoon News – Joe Burns
03:00p The Big Payoff – minks (this must have been the prize) (NBC)
03:30p Welcome Travelers (NBC)
04:00p Kate Smith Show – variety; The Kateds; Seymour Bernstein, concert pianist; the Bassi Trio, jugglers; and a fashion show (NBC)
05:00p Paul Whiteman TV Teen Club (ABC – delayed from Saturday @ 7p)
05:30p Howdy Doody – Bob Smith (NBC)
06:00p High School Quiz
06:30p Sportscope – Syd Jaffe
06:40p Weather Forecast – Don Hinton
06:45p World News – G. Fox (is this the department store as a sponsor?)
07:00p Film Shorts
07:30p Sports Review – Brace Gilson
07:45p Camel News Caravan – John Cameron Swazye (NBC)
08:00p Texaco Star Theater – revue; Milton Berle in an hour of variety with guests Florence Desmond, Ruthie Gilbert plays Milton’s frustrated secretary Max, ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson and Alan Roth’s orchestra (NBC)
09:00p Playhouse of Stars – drama; Hans Conried and Jackie the Lion in “Mr. Greentree and Friend” (CBS – delayed from Friday @ 9p)
09:30p Suspense – mystery drama; “The Quarry” with Jeffery Lynn, Robert Middleton and James Daly (CBS)
10:00p Two for the Money – quiz (NBC)
10:30p Club Embassy – Mindy Carson (NBC)
10:45p Bob Considine Show (NBC)
11:00p I Got a Secret – panel; Arthur Treacher will be Garry’s guest (CBS – delayed from Thursday @ 10:30p)
11:30p Herman Hickman Show
11:45p The Big Picture – documentary
12:15a Late News Bulletins
7 – WNAC Boston (ABC/CBS/DuMont) – now WHDH (NBC)
09:45a Morning News – Winston Burdett (CBS)
10:00a Arthur Godfrey Time (CBS)
11:00a There’s One in Every Family (CBS)
11:30a Strike it Rich – Warren Hull (CBS)
12:00p Bride and Groom – John Nelson (CBS)
12:15p Love of Life – drama (CBS)
12:30p Search for Tomorrow – drama (CBS)
12:45p Movie Quick Quiz
01:00p Shopping Vues – Louise Morgan
02:00p Wheel of Fortune – Todd Russell (CBS – delayed from 10:30a; this game show rewarded Good Samaritans with a spin on the Wheel of Fortune)
02:30p The Guiding Light (CBS – delayed from 12:45p)
02:45p Scattergood Baines – Guy Kibbee (IMDB lists this as a 1941 movie)
03:00p The Paul Dixon Show – variety
04:00p Hollywood Screen Test “With Malice Towards None” (ABC –delayed from Monday @ 7:30p)
04:30p Law of the Forty-Five – Tom Tyler
05:15p Time for Beany – puppets
05:30p Mystery Range – Tom Tyler
06:00p News Service
06:15p Baseball in Your Living Room
06:30p The Ruggles (ABC – show ended in June 1952)
07:00p News Service
07:10p Weather Service
07:15p Short, Short Drama
07:30p Douglas Edwards and the News (CBS)
07:45p Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen – the show has a Mardi Gras theme (CBS – delayed from Saturday @ 9p; only half the show aired)
08:00p Bishop Sheen – Life is Worth Living (DuMont)
08:30p Keep Posted – debate (DuMont)
09:00p Crime Syndicate – drama; “King of the Hill” (CBS)
09:30p Suspense – mystery drama; “The Quarry” with Jeffery Lynn, Robert Middleton and James Daly (CBS)
10:00p Danger – Mystery drama; “Said the Spider to the Fly” (CBS)
10:30p My Favorite Story – Adolphe Menjou; “Strange Journey”
11:00p News and Weather
11:05p What’s My Line – John Daly (delayed from Sunday @ 10:30p)
11:35p WNAC-TV Feature Film
12:35a News Service
12:45a Weather Service
11 – WJAR Providence (ABC/CBS/DuMont/NBC) – moved to channel 10 (NBC)
07:00a Today – Dave Garroway (NBC)
09:00a Morning Matinee – movie
10:00a WJAR-TV Film Short
10:15a Arthur Godfrey Time (CBS)
10:45a Catholic Chapel
11:00a The Wife and I – domestic comedy
11:30a Strike it Rich – Warren Hull (CBS)
12:00p Bride and Groom – John Nelson (CBS)
12:15p Love of Life – drama (CBS)
12:30p Search for Tomorrow – drama (CBS)
12:45p The Guiding Light – serial (CBS)
01:00p Let’s Go Shopping – Alice Jackson
02:00p Wheel of Fortune – Todd Russell (CBS – delayed from 10:30a; this game show rewarded Good Samaritans with a spin on the Wheel of Fortune)
02:30p People Talk About – Olive Tinder
02:45p Prize Cook – Ted Knight (yes – the Ted Knight from “Mary Tyler Moore” and “Too Close for Comfort”; he was at WJAR for about 5 years in the 1950s)
03:00p The Big Payoff – minks (this must have been the prize) (NBC)
03:30p Welcome Travelers (NBC)
04:00p Kate Smith Show – variety; The Kateds; Seymour Bernstein, concert pianist; the Bassi Trio, jugglers; and a fashion show (NBC)
05:00p Hawkins Falls – TV Novel (NBC)
05:15p Quizdown-Kids – panel
05:30p Howdy Doody – Bob Smith (NBC)
06:00p The Stu Erwin Show – comedy (ABC – delayed from Friday @ 7:30p)
06:30p Grace Church Presents
06:40p Telenews Daily
06:55p Weather Service – Jim Laferriere
07:00p Sports Page – Warren Walden
07:15p Headlines on Parade – film
07:30p The Dinah Shore Show – music (NBC)
07:45p Camel News Caravan – John Cameron Swazye (NBC)
08:00p Texaco Star Theater – revue; Milton Berle in an hour of variety with guests Florence Desmond, Ruthie Gilbert plays Milton’s frustrated secretary Max, ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson and Alan Roth’s orchestra (NBC)
09:00p Fireside Theater – drama; “Boundary Line” with George Nader, Joy Page and Adam Williams (NBC)
09:30p Suspense – mystery drama; “The Quarry” with Jeffery Lynn, Robert Middleton and James Daly (CBS)
10:00p Two for the Money – quiz (NBC)
10:30p Sports Scholar
10:45p Public Prosecutor
11:00p Late News – Russ Van Arsdale
11:05p Files of Jeffery Jones
11:35p Mystery Liner – movie
12:35a Daily Prayer
12:40a Nightcap News