"Cowabunga, Dudes!" Here's What NYC's TV Schedule Was Like On The Day The TMNT Were First Hatched Out Of Their Eggshells.
(2)WCBS-CBS New York City, NY
7:00am Captain Kangaroo
8:00am The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show
8:30am Saturday Supercade
9:30am Dungeons & Dragons
10:00am Tarzan: Lord Of The Jungle
10:30am Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
12:00pm The Biskits
12:30pm Benji/Zax/Alien Prince
1:00pm Fat Albert
1:30pm Children's Film Festival
2:00pm NBA On CBS: NBA Playoffs - Milwaukee Bucks @ New Jersey Nets
4:30pm NCAA Sports: Men's & Women's Division I Gymnastics Championships
6:00pm The People
6:30pm CBS Evening News
7:00pm News
7:30pm The Muppet Show
8:00pm Bugs Bunny Bustin' Out All Over
8:30pm Movie: "The Wiz" (1978)
11:00pm News
11:45pm Sports People
12:00am The Late Show: "The Eiger Sanction" (1975)
2:35am Music Magazine
3:05am The Late Late Show: "Let's Switch" (1975)
4:35am The Late Late Show: "Judgement Day" (1974)
(4)WNBC-NBC New York City, NY
7:00am Rebop
7:30am Children's Theater
8:00am The Flintstone Funnies
8:30am Shirt Tales
9:00am The Smurfs
10:30am Alvin & The Chipmunks
11:00am Mr. T
11:30am Spider-Man/Incredible Hulk
12:30pm Thundarr The Barbarian
1:00pm MLB Baseball: LA Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates
4:00pm Golf: MONY Tournament Of Champions - 3rd Round
6:00pm News
6:30pm NBC Nightly News
7:00pm Prime Of Your Life
7:30pm This Is Your Life
8:00pm Diff'rent Strokes
8:30pm Jennifer Slept Here
9:00pm People Are Funny
9:30pm Mama's Family
10:00pm The Yellow Rose
11:00pm News
11:30pm Saturday Night Live
1:00am Rock Palace
2:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
2:30am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
3:00am Gavin Lott
3:30am The Bob Newhart Show
4:00am Here's Lucy
(5)WNEW-IND New York City, NY
7:00am World Tomorrow
7:30am The Bullwinkle Show
8:00am Wonderama
8:30am America's Top 10
9:00am Star Search
10:00am Saturday Morning
12:00pm Fame
1:00pm The Dance Show
2:00pm Starsky & Hutch
3:00pm Movie: "Dirty Ho" (1979)
5:00pm Mission: Impossible
6:00pm Blue Knight
7:00pm Too Close For Comfort
7:30pm All In The Family
8:00pm On Stage America
10:00pm News
10:30pm Black News
11:00pm Movie: "Chinatown" (1974)
1:35am Movie: "Emperor Of The North" (1973)
(7)WABC-ABC New York City, NY
7:00am Davey & Goliath
7:30am The Little Prince
8:00am Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich
9:00am Scooby & Scrappy-Doo
9:30am Pac-Man/Rubik Cube
10:30am The Littles
11:00am Scooby-Doo/Puppy
12:00pm ABC Weekend Special
12:30pm American Bandstand
1:30pm Pompeli: Revisited
2:00pm Olympiad
3:00pm Sportsbeat
3:30pm Wide World Of Sports
4:30pm The Kentucky Derby
6:00pm Wide World Of Sports
6:30pm News
7:00pm Parking: New York's Nightmare
7:30pm Special Report
8:00pm T,J, Hooker
9:00pm The Love Boat
11:00pm ABC News
11:15pm News
11:45pm Saturday Night Movie: "High Plains Drifter" (1973)
1:30am Saturday Night Movie: "Branded" (1951)
3:20am News
(9)WOR-IND Secaucus, NJ
7:00am News
7:30am Newark & Reality
8:00am Christopher Closeup
8:30am Meet The Mayors
9:00am Nine On New Jersey
9:30am Davey & Goliath
10:00am All Star Wrestling
11:00am Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew
12:00pm The Greatest American Hero
1:00pm Movie: "Griffin & Phoenix - A Love Story" (1976)
3:00pm Movie: "Grass Is Greener Over The Septic Tank" (1978)
5:00pm Top 40 Videos
6:00pm Horse Racing
6:30pm In Search Of...
7:00pm News
7:30pm MLB Baseball: Houston Astros @ NY Mets
10:30pm New Jersey People
11:00pm Laugh-In
11:30pm Horse Racing
12:00am Championship Wrestling
1:00am Movie: "Piranah" (1978)
3:00am 9 All Night: "Teenage Caveman" (1958)
4:30am CNN Headline News
5:00am News
5:30am Point Of View
(11)WPIX-IND New York City, NY
7:00am Return To The Planet Of The Apes
7:30am The Pink Panther
8:00am Tom & Jerry
8:30am Herald Of Truth
9:00am Hee Haw
10:00am This Is The USFL
10:30am Movie: "Sons Of The Desert" (1934)
12:00pm Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous
1:00pm Movie: "Bloody Fist" (1977)
3:00pm Movie: "Thunder & Lightning" (1977)
5:00pm CHiPS
6:00pm Star Trek
7:00pm Dance Fever
7:30pm At The Movies
8:00pm Bigger Than Life
8:30pm MLB Baseball: NY Yankees @ Milwaukee Brewers
11:00pm INN News
11:30pm The Wall Street Journal Report
12:00am The Odd Couple
12:30am The Honeymooners
1:00am The Twilight Zone
1:30am INN News
2:00am Road To L.A.
3:00am The Twilight Zone
3:30am One Step Beyond
4:00am The Life Of Riley
4:30am Abbott & Costello
5:00am Biography
5:30am Christopher Closeup
5:45am Davey & Goliath
(13)WNET-PBS Newark, NJ
7:30am Wall $treet Week
8:00am The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
9:00am The Lawmakers
9:30am Mainstream
10:00am American Interests
10:30am International Edition
11:00am America's Black Forum
11:30am Presente!
12:00pm Open Mind
12:30pm Your Children, Our Children
1:00pm Media Probes
1:30pm Bits & Bytes
2:00pm This Old House
2:30pm Last Chance Garage
3:00pm American Playhouse
4:00pm Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
6:00pm Odyssey
7:00pm The Legend Of Robin Hood
7:30pm Wild America
8:00pm Nature Of Things
9:00pm Poldark
10:00pm Sneak Previews
10:30pm Cinema 13: "An American Tragedy" (1931)
(2)WCBS-CBS New York City, NY
7:00am Captain Kangaroo
8:00am The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show
8:30am Saturday Supercade
9:30am Dungeons & Dragons
10:00am Tarzan: Lord Of The Jungle
10:30am Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
12:00pm The Biskits
12:30pm Benji/Zax/Alien Prince
1:00pm Fat Albert
1:30pm Children's Film Festival
2:00pm NBA On CBS: NBA Playoffs - Milwaukee Bucks @ New Jersey Nets
4:30pm NCAA Sports: Men's & Women's Division I Gymnastics Championships
6:00pm The People
6:30pm CBS Evening News
7:00pm News
7:30pm The Muppet Show
8:00pm Bugs Bunny Bustin' Out All Over
8:30pm Movie: "The Wiz" (1978)
11:00pm News
11:45pm Sports People
12:00am The Late Show: "The Eiger Sanction" (1975)
2:35am Music Magazine
3:05am The Late Late Show: "Let's Switch" (1975)
4:35am The Late Late Show: "Judgement Day" (1974)
(4)WNBC-NBC New York City, NY
7:00am Rebop
7:30am Children's Theater
8:00am The Flintstone Funnies
8:30am Shirt Tales
9:00am The Smurfs
10:30am Alvin & The Chipmunks
11:00am Mr. T
11:30am Spider-Man/Incredible Hulk
12:30pm Thundarr The Barbarian
1:00pm MLB Baseball: LA Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates
4:00pm Golf: MONY Tournament Of Champions - 3rd Round
6:00pm News
6:30pm NBC Nightly News
7:00pm Prime Of Your Life
7:30pm This Is Your Life
8:00pm Diff'rent Strokes
8:30pm Jennifer Slept Here
9:00pm People Are Funny
9:30pm Mama's Family
10:00pm The Yellow Rose
11:00pm News
11:30pm Saturday Night Live
1:00am Rock Palace
2:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
2:30am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
3:00am Gavin Lott
3:30am The Bob Newhart Show
4:00am Here's Lucy
(5)WNEW-IND New York City, NY
7:00am World Tomorrow
7:30am The Bullwinkle Show
8:00am Wonderama
8:30am America's Top 10
9:00am Star Search
10:00am Saturday Morning
12:00pm Fame
1:00pm The Dance Show
2:00pm Starsky & Hutch
3:00pm Movie: "Dirty Ho" (1979)
5:00pm Mission: Impossible
6:00pm Blue Knight
7:00pm Too Close For Comfort
7:30pm All In The Family
8:00pm On Stage America
10:00pm News
10:30pm Black News
11:00pm Movie: "Chinatown" (1974)
1:35am Movie: "Emperor Of The North" (1973)
(7)WABC-ABC New York City, NY
7:00am Davey & Goliath
7:30am The Little Prince
8:00am Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich
9:00am Scooby & Scrappy-Doo
9:30am Pac-Man/Rubik Cube
10:30am The Littles
11:00am Scooby-Doo/Puppy
12:00pm ABC Weekend Special
12:30pm American Bandstand
1:30pm Pompeli: Revisited
2:00pm Olympiad
3:00pm Sportsbeat
3:30pm Wide World Of Sports
4:30pm The Kentucky Derby
6:00pm Wide World Of Sports
6:30pm News
7:00pm Parking: New York's Nightmare
7:30pm Special Report
8:00pm T,J, Hooker
9:00pm The Love Boat
11:00pm ABC News
11:15pm News
11:45pm Saturday Night Movie: "High Plains Drifter" (1973)
1:30am Saturday Night Movie: "Branded" (1951)
3:20am News
(9)WOR-IND Secaucus, NJ
7:00am News
7:30am Newark & Reality
8:00am Christopher Closeup
8:30am Meet The Mayors
9:00am Nine On New Jersey
9:30am Davey & Goliath
10:00am All Star Wrestling
11:00am Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew
12:00pm The Greatest American Hero
1:00pm Movie: "Griffin & Phoenix - A Love Story" (1976)
3:00pm Movie: "Grass Is Greener Over The Septic Tank" (1978)
5:00pm Top 40 Videos
6:00pm Horse Racing
6:30pm In Search Of...
7:00pm News
7:30pm MLB Baseball: Houston Astros @ NY Mets
10:30pm New Jersey People
11:00pm Laugh-In
11:30pm Horse Racing
12:00am Championship Wrestling
1:00am Movie: "Piranah" (1978)
3:00am 9 All Night: "Teenage Caveman" (1958)
4:30am CNN Headline News
5:00am News
5:30am Point Of View
(11)WPIX-IND New York City, NY
7:00am Return To The Planet Of The Apes
7:30am The Pink Panther
8:00am Tom & Jerry
8:30am Herald Of Truth
9:00am Hee Haw
10:00am This Is The USFL
10:30am Movie: "Sons Of The Desert" (1934)
12:00pm Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous
1:00pm Movie: "Bloody Fist" (1977)
3:00pm Movie: "Thunder & Lightning" (1977)
5:00pm CHiPS
6:00pm Star Trek
7:00pm Dance Fever
7:30pm At The Movies
8:00pm Bigger Than Life
8:30pm MLB Baseball: NY Yankees @ Milwaukee Brewers
11:00pm INN News
11:30pm The Wall Street Journal Report
12:00am The Odd Couple
12:30am The Honeymooners
1:00am The Twilight Zone
1:30am INN News
2:00am Road To L.A.
3:00am The Twilight Zone
3:30am One Step Beyond
4:00am The Life Of Riley
4:30am Abbott & Costello
5:00am Biography
5:30am Christopher Closeup
5:45am Davey & Goliath
(13)WNET-PBS Newark, NJ
7:30am Wall $treet Week
8:00am The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
9:00am The Lawmakers
9:30am Mainstream
10:00am American Interests
10:30am International Edition
11:00am America's Black Forum
11:30am Presente!
12:00pm Open Mind
12:30pm Your Children, Our Children
1:00pm Media Probes
1:30pm Bits & Bytes
2:00pm This Old House
2:30pm Last Chance Garage
3:00pm American Playhouse
4:00pm Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
6:00pm Odyssey
7:00pm The Legend Of Robin Hood
7:30pm Wild America
8:00pm Nature Of Things
9:00pm Poldark
10:00pm Sneak Previews
10:30pm Cinema 13: "An American Tragedy" (1931)