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Retro: New York City/Philadelphia - Saturday, September 16, 1978

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Schoolhouse Rock! debuts their "Science Rock" series with "A Victim of Gravity" (sung by the Tokens of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" fame).

Source: Central New Jersey Home News (New Brunswick, NJ) via newspapers.com

* - Schoolhouse Rock! (ABC) following this program
^ - In the News (CBS) following or during this program; multiple marks indicate number of In the News segments within program
# - The Metric Marvels (NBC) following this program

P - (Series) Premiere (New Saturday morning shows are marked as such, although they premiered the previous week.)
SP - Season Premiere
M - Movie

New York City
2 WCBS (CBS)
4 WNBC (NBC)
5 WNEW (Ind.)
7 WABC (ABC)
9 WOR (Ind.)
11 WPIX (Ind.)
13 WNET (PBS)

Philadelphia
3 KYW (NBC)
6 WPVI (ABC)
10 WCAU (CBS)
12 WHYY (PBS)
17 WPHL (Ind.)
29 WTAF (Ind.)
48 WKBS (Ind.)

5:00 AM
10 - WCAU Editorial

5:05 AM
10 - Joel Spivak

5:19 AM
2 - Jeanne Parr

5:50 AM
10 - Agricultural News

5:55 AM
10 - WCAU Editorial

6:00 AM
3 - Consultation
4 - Agriculture U.S.A.
5 - Pattern for Living
6 - Farm, House and Garden
10 - Summer Semester

6:30 AM
2 - Summer Semester
3 - International Zone
4 - A Better Way
5 - Casper and Friends
6 - Chief Halftown
7 - News
10 - Groupview
17 - Delaware Valley Forum

7:00 AM
2 - Patchwork Family
3, 11 - Carrascolendas
4 - Rebop
5 - Underdog
6 - Animals, Animals, Animals
7 - P.P.T. Magazine
10 - Mister Magoo
17 - 700 Club

7:30 AM
3 - Challenge
4 - I Am the Greatest: Adventures of Muhammad Ali (from the previous season)
5 - Bugs and Popeye
6 - Captain Noah and His Magic Arc
7 - Magic of Mark Wilson
9 - News
10 - Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine
11 - Aprenda Ingles (Learn English)

8:00 AM
2 - All New Popeye Hour^^ (P)
3, 4 - Yogi's Space Race# (P)
5 - Abbott & Costello (Hanna-Barbera cartoon series)
7 - Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!*
9 - Davey and Goliath
10 - Gene London
11 - Dusty's Treehouse
13 - Sesame Street
29 - For You, Black Woman

8:30 AM
5 - Superheroes
6, 7 Fangface* (P)
9 - Viewpoint on Nutrition
11 - Big Blue Marble
17 - Gerald Derstine
29 - M: "The Creeping Terror" (1964) - Vic Savage, Shannon O'Neal.
48 - On Target

9:00 AM
2, 10 - Bugs Bunny/Road Runner^^^
5 - Little Rascals
6, 7 - Challenge of the Superfriends* (P)
9 - Daniel Boone
11 - Courtship of Eddie's Father
13 - Mister Rogers
17 - Rev. Thea F. Jones
48 - Amazing Grace Bible School

9:30 AM
3, 4 - Godzilla Power Hour# (P)
5 - Eastside Comedy
11 - Family Affair
13 - Electric Company
17 - Black Forum
48 - Hot Fudge Show

10:00 AM
6, 7 - Scooby's All-Stars* (including Laff-a-Lympics)
9 - M: "The Ape Man" (1943) - Bela Lugosi, Wallace Ford.
11 - Jerry Falwell
13 - Once Upon a Classic: "What Katy Did" (Part 4 of 6)
29 - M: "Lion of Thebes" (1964) - Mark Forest, Yvonne Furneaux
48 - Big Blue Marble

10:30 AM
2, 10 - Tarzan and the Super 7^^ (P)
3, 4 - Fantastic Four (P)
5 - Hollywood Teen
13 - Sesame Street
17 - R.J.'s Disco
48 - Wild, Wild West

11:00 AM
3, 4 - Krofft Superstar Hour# (P) - Starring the Bay City Rollers.
5 - Soul Train - Guests: Earth, Wind & Fire (concert footage), Heaven & Earth.
11 - I Dream of Jeannie
17 - NFL Game of the Week

11:30 AM
6, 7 - All New Pink Panther Show* (P)
9 - M: "The Wolf Man" (1941) - Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy, Bela Lugosi.
11 - F Troop
13 - Rebop
17 - M: "Private Eyes" (1953) - Bowery Boys
48 - Lone Ranger

NOON
2, 10 - Space Academy^
3, 4 - Fabulous Funnies (P)
5 - M: "The Lost Continent" (1968) - Eric Porter, Hildegarde Kneff.
6, 7 - ABC Weekend Special: "The Contest Kid"
11 - Soap Factory
13 - Studio See
29 - Bowling

12:30 PM
2, 10 - Fat Albert^
3, 4 - Baggy Pants and the Nitwits
6, 7 - American Bandstand - Guest: Foxy
11 - Jackson 5ive
13 - Crockett's Victory Garden

1:00 PM
2, 10 - Ark II^
3 - Juke Box
4 - Go Show
9 - M: "Gunga Din" (1939) - Sam Jaffe, Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Victor McLaglen.
11 - Get Smart
13 - Watch Your Mouth
17 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
29 - Wrestling
48 - M: "The Day the Earth Froze" (1964) - Nina Anderson, John Powers.

1:30 PM
2, 10 - 30 Minutes^ - Premiered that day rather than the previous week. Hosted by In the News anchor Christopher Glenn, along with Betsy Aaron.
3 - Questions and Adventures
4 - Journey to Adventure
5 - Bewitched
6, 7 - NCAA Football - Penn State vs. Ohio State
11 - This Week in Baseball
13 - Daniel Foster, M.D.

2:00 PM
2 - Channel 2 the People
3, 4 - MLB Baseball - Montreal Expos vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
5 - That Girl
10 - M: "The Prize" (1963) - Paul Newman, Elke Sommer, Edward G. Robinson.
11 - Yankees Baseball - hosting Boston Red Sox
13 - Tennis - Lipton World of Doubles semi-finals (The Woodlands, TX near Houston)
17 - M: "The Black Cat" (1934) - Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi.
29 - M: "The Mountain Road" (1960) - James Stewart, Lisa Lu, Glenn Corbett.

2:30 PM
5 - Ghost and Mrs. Muir
48 - M: "Invasion of the Star Creatures" (1963) - Bob Ball, Frankie Ray.

3:00 PM
2 - M: "The Other Kind of a Spy" (Episode from The Name of the Game; aired April 10, 1970) - Anthony Franciosa, Joseph Campanella, Susan Saint James, Leslie Nielsen, Ed Begley Sr. (died 18 days later).
5 - I Love Lucy
9 - M: "Tycoon" (1947) - John Wayne, Laraine Day.

3:30 PM
5 - Brady Bunch
17 - M: "The Deadly Mantis" (1957) - Craig Stevens, Alix Talton.

4:00 PM
5 - Big Valley
13 - Soccer Made in Germany
29 - Kenner Classics
48 - Star Trek

4:30 PM
2, 10 - CBS Sports Spectacular - 1) Auto Racing: Marlboro Cup (Belmont [NY] Racetrack); 2) Weightlifting: "The Record Makers"
11 - Abbott & Costello

5:00 PM
3 - Coral Jungle
4 - Hee Haw Honeys (unsuccessful critically panned spin-off of the main Hee Haw series)
5 - Mission: Impossible
6, 7 - ABC's Wide World of Sports
9 - Ironside
11 - Mod Squad
13 - Golf - "Sarah Coventry Ladies' Golf Tournament" (Round Hills Country Club, Alamo, CA)
17 - Wrestling
29 - M: "Last of the Badmen" (1957) - George Montgomery, James Best.
48 - Emergency One!

5:30 PM
4 - Postively Black

6:00 PM
2 - Tattletales (syndicated)
3, 10 - News
5 - $128,000 Question - Alex Trebek
9 - Racing from Belmont
11 - Emergency One!

6:30 PM
2, 10 - CBS Evening News - Bob Schieffer
3, 4 - NBC Nightly News - Jessica Savitch
5 - Carol Burnett and Friends - Guest: John Byner
6, 7 - ABC World News Saturday - Tom Jarriel and Sylvia Chase
9 - Life of Riley
13 - Black Perspective on the News

7:00 PM
2, 6, 7 - News
3 - In Search of...
4 - The Heart Test
5 - What Would You Pay For Yesterday?
9 - Greatest Sports Legends
11 - Odd Couple
13 - Inside Albany

7:30 PM
2 - 1978 Emmy Hopefuls
3 - Next Step Beyond
4 - The Price is Right (synidcated) - Bob Barker, starting his second of three seasons since replacing Dennis James.
6 - Primetime (P)
7 - That's Hollywood (SP)
9 - Mets Baseball - at Philadelphia Phillies
10 - Tattletales (syndicated)
11 - NFL Game of the Week
13 - Agronsky & Co.

8:00 PM
2, 10 - Good Times: "Florida's Homecoming" (SP; 1 hour) - This episode marks the return of Esther Role as Florida Evans. In syndication, this episode is broken in two parts. Two more episodes of "Florida's Homecoming" follow in the next two Saturdays.
3 - Candidates '78 (Locally pre-empting CHiPs)
4 - CHiPs: "Peaks and Valleys" (SP)
5 - M: "The Lawman" (1971) - Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan.
6, 7 - Love Boat: "Marooned/The Search/Isaac's Holiday" (SP; 2 hours)
11 - (Muhammad) Ali the Man
13 - Great Performances - Joffrey Ballet performs "The Green Table", "Remembrances", "Trinity", and "Olympics".

8:30 PM
3 - Black Edition (Locally pre-empting CHiPs)

9:00 PM
2, 10 - CBS Saturday Night Movies: "The Islander" (Premiere) - Dennis Weaver, Sharon Gless.
3, 4 - NBC Saturday Night at the Movies: "King Kong", Part 1 of 2 (1976; TV Premiere) - Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin.
11 - Miss Black America Pageant - Winner: Lydia Jackson (New Jersey)
13 - The Long Search: "Protestant Spirit, U.S.A." (P)
17 - M: "Sergeant Rutledge" (1960) - Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers.
29 - Ernest Angley

10:00 PM
5 - News
7 - Fantasy Island: "Homecoming/The Sheikh" (SP)
9 - Wanted: Dead or Alive
13 - M: "Murder" (1930) - Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring.
29 - PTL Club
48 - Wayne Newton at Sea World

10:30 PM
5 - Black News
9 - Bobby Vinton
11 - News

11:00 PM
2, 3, 4, 6, 10 - News
5 - David Horowitz Consumer Buyline
7 - ABC Weekend News
9 - SCTV
11 - Odd Couple
17 - This Week in Baseball
48 - Monty Python's Flying Circus

11:15 PM
7 - News

11:30 PM
3, 4 - Saturday Night Live - Host: Steve Martin; Musical guest: Jackson Browne (Sept. 24, 1977; previous season's premiere)
5 - (Don) Imus Plus...
6 - M: "The Chase" (1966) - Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda.
7 - M: "Khartoum" (1966) - Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier.
9 - Racing from Yonkers
10 - M: "A Talent for Loving" (1969) - Richard Widmark, Cesar Romero.
11 - NCAA Football - UCLA vs. Tennessee (tape delayed)
13 - Merce by Merce by Paik
17 - Alfred Hitchcock Presents (x3)

11:35 PM
48 - M: "Charlie Chan's Secret" (1936) - Warner Oland, Henrietta Crossman.

11:40 PM
2 - M: "The Odd Couple" (1968) - Jack Lemmon (as Felix Unger), Walter Matthau (as Oscar Madison).

MIDNIGHT
9 - Wrestling
13 - New Jersey Hightlight News
29 - Community Update

12:30 AM
11 - The FBI
13 - International Chess

1:00 AM
3 - Soul Train (see ch. 5 at 11:00 AM)
4 - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
5 - M: "The D.I." (1957) - Jack Webb, Don Dubbins.
9 - M: "House of Seven Corspes" (1973) - Faith Domergue, John Ireland.
17 - 700 Club
 
I just realized I forgot to add Channel 12 WHYY's listings, which was not listed in that aforementioned New Jersey paper. Here it is:

Sources: Wilmington Morning News, Philadelphia Inquirer.

8:30 Mister Rogers
9:00 Sesame Street
10:00 TV Garden Club
10:30 Daniel Foster, M.D.
11:00 Paint Along With Nancy Kominsky
11:30 Economically Speaking
NOON French Chef
12:30 Crockett's Victory Garden
1:00 Soccer Made in Germany
2:00 World Championship Chess
4:00 Opera Theater
5:00 Turnabout
5:30 Evening at Pops
6:30 Lowell Thomas Remembers
7:00 Black Perpective on the News
7:30 Person to Person
8:00 Great Performances (see ch. 13 at this hour)
9:00 The Long Search (see ch. 13 at this hour)
10:00 Movie: "Port of Call" (1948, Swedish) - Nine-Christine Jonsson, Bengt Eklund, Mimi Nelson.
MIDNIGHT Edgar Wallace Mystery Theater
 
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ADDENDUM & CORRECTIONS

Regarding channel 4's airing of "I Am the Greatest" (7:30 AM), which aired the final episode the week later, Muhammad Ali had just begun his third and final reign the previous night as Heavyweight Champion over Leon Spinks in a 15-round unanimous decision. The fight was held in New Orleans.

48 WKBS Philadelphia
6:00 (PM) Six Million Dollar Man
7:00 Lawrence Welk (SP) - Theme: Big Bands
8:00 Movie: "Julia Misbehaves" (1948) - Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Cesar Romero, Elizabeth Taylor.

17 WPHL Philadelphia
6:00 (PM) Hee Haw (SP) - Guests: Bill Anderson, Mary Lou Turner, Lonzo & Oscar.
7:00 Movie: "Trog" (1970) - Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Bernard Kay.

Guest star on "Hee Haw Honeys" (second episode; WNBC ch. 4 @ 5:00 PM) was Ronnie Milsap.
Guests on "Wayne Newton at Sea World" (WKBS ch. 48 @ 10:00 PM) were Ruth Buzzi, Crytsal Gayle, Doc Severinsen, and Dave Barry.
Guest starring on "Evening at Pops" (WHYY ch. 12 @ 5:30 PM) was operatic soprano Clamme Dale, singing arias from "Carmen", "La Boheme", and "Madama Butterfly". They had begun their new season the previous July, the last under Arthur Fiedler who passed away the following July.

"Fantasy Island" (ABC) was also shown on ch. 6 as well as 7 @ 10:00 PM.
 
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