Retro: New York City TV Schedules - ABC - NBC - CBS O & O's Week of 9-4-72

[Marckd]

September 4-10, 1972 - From New Jersey Herald Sunday Newspaper 9-3-72


WCBS-TV 2 (CBS) CBS

Monday-Friday
6:17 GIVE US THIS DAY
6:20 MORNING REPORT
6:30 SUNRISE SEMESTER-Instruction
7 AM CBS MORNING NEWS-John Hart
8 AM CAPTAIN KANGAROO-Children
9 AM LEAVE IT TO BEAVER-Comedy
9:30 FARMERS DAUGHTER-Comedy
10 AM JOKERS WILD-Game
10:30 PRICE IS RIGHT-Game
11 AM GAMBIT-Game
11:30 LOVE OF LIFE-Serial
12:00 NOON WHERE THE HEART IS
12:25 CBS NEWS
12:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW-Serial
1 PM PAUL BERNARD-Talk
1:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS-Serial
2 PM LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDED THING-Serial
2:30 GUIDING LIGHT-Serial
3 PM SECRET STORM-Serial
3:30 EDGE OF NIGHT-Serial
4 PM MY THREE SONS-Comedy
4:30 MIKE DOUGLAS-Talk
6 PM CHANNEL 2 NEWS-Jim Jensen
7 PM CBS NEWS-Walter Cronkite

Monday
7:30 CHANNEL 2 NEWS SPECIAL: THAT’S NO WAY TO EAT
8 PM GUNSMOKE-Western
9 PM HERE’S LUCY-Comedy
9:30 DORIS DAY-Comedy
10 PM CADE’S COUNTRY-Drama
Tuesday
7:30 SPECIAL EDITION – SUMMER IS FOREVER
8:30 HAWAII-FIVE-O-Drama
9:30 CANNON-Drama
10:30 GOLD DIGGERS
Wednesday
7:30 A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE
8 PM CBS REPORTS
9 PM MEDICAL CENTER-Drama
10 PM MANNIX-Drama
Thursday
7:30 KENNY ROGERS-Music
8 PM IT WAS A SHORT SUMMER CHARLIE BROWN-Cartoon
8:30 MY WORLD & WELCOME-Cartoon
9 PM CBS MOVIE – Tiger Makes Out (1967)
Friday
7:30 CIRCUS-Fantasy
8 PM O HARA-Drama
9 PM CBS MOVIE - Hammerhead (1968)

Monday-Friday
11 PM CHANNEL 2 NEWS-Jim Jensen

Monday/Early Tuesday
11:30 CBS LATE MOVIE – Cattle King (1963)
1:30 LATE MOVIE – While The City Creeps (1956)
3:30 LATE LATE MOVIE – Wings Of A Hawk (1956)
5:30 TEST PATTERN
Tuesday/Early Wednesday
11:30 CBS LATE MOVIE – Sandpiper (1953)
1:30 LATE MOVIE – Kiss Them For Life (1955)
3:40 LATE LATE MOVIE – Hollywood Story (1951)
Wednesday/Early Thursday
11:30 CBS LATE MOVIE – Murder Ahoy (1957)
1:30 LATE MOVIE – Strange Love Of Martha Ivers (1946)
3:35 LATE LATE MOVIE – Man From Bitter Ridge (1955)
5:40 TEST PATTERN
Thursday/Early Friday
11:30 CBS LATE MOVIE – Adam’s Woman (1968)
1:35 LATE MOVIE – Great Sioux Uprising (1953)
3:40 LATE LATE MOVIE – Young Bees (1952)
5:45 TEST PATTERN
Friday/Early Saturday
11:30 CBS LATE MOVIE - "Land Raiders" (1969)
1:30 MOVIE- "This Man's Navy" (1944)
3:50 MOVIE-"Escape to Burma" (1955)
5:15 TEST PATTERN

Saturday
6:25 GIVE US THIS DAY
6:30 SUNRISE SEMESTER
7 AM PATCHWORK FAMILY-Children
8 AM BUGS BUNNY SHOW-Cartoons (would move to ABC a year later)
8:26 IN THE NEWS
8:30 SABRINA-Cartoon
8:56 IN THE NEWS
9 AM CHAN CLAN-Cartoons
9:26 IN THE NEWS
9:30 SCOOBY DOO-Cartoons
10:26 IN THE NEWS
10:30 JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS-Cartoons
10:56 IN THE NEWS
11 AM BAILY’S COMETS-Cartoons
11:26 IN THE NEWS
11:30 PEBBLES & BAMM BAMM-Cartoons
11:56 IN THE NEWS
12 NOON ARCHIES-Cartoons
12:26 IN THE NEWS
12:30 FAT ALBERT-Cartoon
12:56 IN THE NEWS
1 PM CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL-Variety
1:56 IN THE NEWS
2 PM GREAT SILENCE-Children
2:30 MOVIE – War Of The Worlds (1953)
4:30 US OPEN TENNIS FINALS
6 PM CHANNEL 2 NEWS
6:30 CBS NEWS
7 PM CHANNEL 2 THE PEOPLE
7:30 SHARK ALERT-Documentary
8 PM ALL IN THE FAMILY-Comedy
8:30 MARY TYLER MOORE-Comedy
9 PM BOB NEWHART-Comedy (ARNIE HERSHALL AIRED HERE THIS WEEK)
9:30 NEW DICK VAN DYKE-Comedy
10 PM MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-Drama
11 PM CHANNEL 2 NEWS
11:30 NAME OF THE GAME-Drama
1 AM MOVIE – The Chase (1946)
2:30 MOVIE – Thunder Bay (1953)
4:30 MOVIE – Calloway Went That Way (1946)
6 AM TEST PATTERN

Sunday
6:55 GIVE US THIS DAY
7 AM TOM & JERRY-Cartoons (would move to ABC in 1975)
7:26 IN THE NEWS
7:30 GROOVY GOOLIES-Cartoons
7:56 IN THE NEWS
8 AM PATCHWORK FAMILY-Children
9 AM CHANNEL 2 THE PEOPLE
9:30 WAY TO GO-Religion
10 AM LAMP UNTO MY FEET-Religion
10:30 LOOK UP & LIVE
11 AM CAMERA THREE-Interview
11:30 NEWSMAKERS-Interview
12 NOON CHANNEL 2 EYE ON
12:30 FACE THE NATION-Interview
1 PM MOVIE – Till The Clouds Roll By (1946)
3 PM US OPEN TENNIS FINALS
6 PM NFL TODAY
6:30 NFL FOOTBALL – Cleveland Browns At New York Giants (Pre Season)
Normally Airing:
6:30 60 MINUTES
7:30 ANNA & THE KING-Comedy
8 PM M*A*S*H-Comedy
8:30 SANDY DUNCAN-Comedy
9 PM NEW DICK VAN DYKE-Comedy
9:30 MANNIX-Drama

10 PM GOLD DIIGGERS
10:30 NEWSMAKERS
11 PM CHANNEL 2 NEWS
11:30 NFL FOOTBALL - Minnesota Vikings At Miami Dolphins (Pre Season) - Taped
2:30 NAME OF THE GAME
4 AM CHANNEL 2 EYE ON
4:30 CHANNEL 2 THE PEOPLE
5 AM TEST PATTERN

Some observations - Channel 2 was still running off network sitcoms in mornings at this point. Both these shows, including Leave It To Beaver no longer air over the air in New York once Channel 2 dumps them. Beaver would show up on Fox 5 WNEW TV/WNYW in 1986. Beaver did not test well in syndication in the 70's. It was when WTCG 17 ATlanta was launched on satellite that the demand for this show would come back in the 80's. Sunday morning cartoons ran on less than half the CBS affiliates. CBS was still running only movies late night and eventually would mix in drama reruns in the coming years. Channel 2 was on the air 24/7 with a test pattern about an hour a day.

Also Labor Day had no special programming on CBS or Channel 2. Sunday prime time was still starting at 8 PM. Soon it would begin at 7 PM. Also, Tuesday Prime Time programming began at 7:30 instead of 8 PM which also would soon change.

WNBC-TV 4 (NBC) NBC

Monday-Friday
6:25 AM SERMONETTE
6:30 MODERN FARMER
7 AM TODAY
9 AM NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
9:30 WATCH YOUR CHILD
10 AM DINAH'S PLACE-Talk
10:30 CONCENTRATION-Game
11 AM SALE OF THE CENTURY-Game
11:30 HOLLYWOOD SQUARES-Game
12 NOON JEOPARDY-Game
12:30 WHO WHAT WHERE-Game
12:55 NBC NEWS
1 PM IT’S YOUR BET-Game
1:30 THREE ON A MATCH-Game
2 PM DAYS OF OUR LIVES-Serial
2:30 DOCTORS-Serial
3 PM ANOTHER WORLD-Serial
3:30 RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE-Serial
4 PM SOMERSET-Serial
4:30 MOVIE 4 – Brass Bottle (1964) Mon
Courtship Of Eddie’s Father (1963) Tues
Chapman Report (1952) Wed
Chapman Report Part 2 (1952) Thurs
This Could Be The Night (1957) Fri
6 PM NEWS-The Sixth Hour with Carl Stokes and Paul Udell
7:00p NBC NEWS-John Chancellor

Monday
7:30 DOCTOR SIMON LOCKE
8 PM ROWAN & MARTIN’S LAUGH IN-Comedy
9 PM NBC MOVIE – Dragnet (1967)
Tuesday
7:30 HOWDY DOODY & FRIENDS-Children
8:30 NBC ACTION PLAYHOUSE
9:30 FIRST TUESDAY-Newsmagazine
10:30 NEW YORK CITY ILLUSTRATED
Wednesday
7:30 MOUSE FACTORY-Cartoons
8 PM ADAM 12-Drama
8:30 NBC MYSTERY MOVIES – Blueprint For Murder (1972)
10:30 NIGHT GALLERY-Drama
Thursday
7:30 HOLLYWOOD SQUARES-Game
8 PM NBC ADVENTURE MOVIE – Lady & My Wife (1972)
10 PM DEAN MARTIN PRESENTS-Music
Friday
7:30 LASSIE-Drama
8 PM SANFORD & SON-Comedy
8:30 PARTNERS-Comedy
9 PM EMERGENCY-Drama
10 PM PRIMUS-Drama

Monday-Friday
11 PM NEWS-The Eleventh Hour with Jim Hartz
11:30 JOHNNY CARSON-Talk/Variety
1 AM NEWS
1:15 MOVIE-An Alibi for Death (1964) Early Tues
It Happened In Rome (1959) Early Wed
Tom Brown School Days (1952) Early Thurs
Savage Mutiny (1963) Early Fri
Corridors Of Blood (1962) Early Sat
3:15 SIGN OFF

Saturday
6 AM AG USA
6:30 CONVERSATIONS WITH DOCTOR LEE SALK
7 AM ZOORAMA
7:30 MR MAGOO ADVENTURES-Cartoons
8 AM WOODY WOODPECKER-Cartoons
8:30 JETSONS-Cartoon
9 AM HOUNDCATS-Cartoons
9:30 PINK PANTHER-Cartoons
10 AM ROMAN HOLIDAYS-Cartoons
10:30 BARKEYS-Fantasy
11 AM SEA LAB ZOZO-Fantasy
11:30 PRIDE-Children
12 NOON AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS-Cartoon
12:30 TALKING WITH GIANT-Children
1 PM KUKLA FRAN & OLLIE-Children
1:30 LASSIE-Drama
2 PM BASEBALL – Teams Not Announced
5 PM WORLD SERIES GOLF
6 PM NEWSCENTER 4
6:30 NBC NEWS
7 PM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
8 PM EMERGENCY-Drama
9 PM MISS AMERICA PAGEANT
11 PM NEWSCENTER 4
11:30 LATE MOVIE – Istabul Express (1968)
1:30 LATE LATE MOVIE – Play It Cool (1963)
3:30 SIGN OFF

Sunday
7:30 LIBRARY LIONS-Children
8 AM KUKLA FRAN AND OLLIE-Children
8:30 MARYKNOLL WORLD-Catholic
8:45 YOUR SUNDAY BEST-Religion
9 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL-Religion
9:30 HERE AND NOW
10 AM SUNDAY-Religion
10:30 VISIONS
11 AM PRIME TIME
11:30 DIRECT LINE
12 NOON COMMENT
12:30 POSITIVELY BLACK
1 PM MEET THE PRESS-Interview
1:30 4 THOUGHT
2 PM MOVIE – Wilson (1945)
4 PM GOLF WORLD SERIES
6:30 NEWSCENTER 4
7 PM WILD KINGDOM
7:30 DISNEY’S WONDERFUL WORLD
8:30 COLUMBO-Drama
10 PM BOLD ONES-Drama
11:30 NEWSCENTER 4
12 AM MOVIE – Carry On (1962)
2 AM SIGN OFF

Channel 4 WNBC TV had no special Labor Day programming. They somehow squeezed a feature film into 90 minutes and these movies seemed fairly recent by 1972 standards. Sunday prime time was still starting at 7:30 PM. Soon it would begin at 7 PM. Also, Tuesday Prime Time programming began at 7:30 instead of 8 PM which also would soon change. NBC was the only network to stay out of Sunday Morning Cartoons as well.

7 WABC-TV (ABC) ABC

Monday-Friday
6 AM AUDIO NEWS
6:30 LISTEN & Learn
7 AM AM NEW YORK-Talk
9 AM MORNING MOVIE – Music Man (1962) Mon
Lust For Life (1956) Tues
Condemned Of Altona (1963) Wed
Diary Of Anne Frank (1959) Thurs
Carousel (1956) Fri
11 AM LOVE AMERICAN STYLE-Comedy
11:30 BEWITCHED-Comedy
12 NOON PASSWORD-Game
12:30 SPLIT SECOND-game
1 PM ALL MY CHILDREN-Serial
1:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL-Game
2 PM NEWLYWED GAME-Game
2:30 DATING GAME-Game
3 PM GENERAL HOSPITAL-Serial
3:30 ONE LIFE TO LIVE-Serial
4 PM 1972 SUMMER OLYPMICS GAMES - Munich, Germany (Mon)
BRADY BUNCH-Comedy (Tues-Fri)
4:30 4:30 MOVIE – Anatomy Of A Murder (1959) Tues
Anatomy Of A Murder Part 2 (1959) Wed
Ensign Pulver (1964) Thurs
Marriage Go Round (1960) Fri
6 PM EYEWITNESS NEWS-Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel
7 PM ABC NEWS-Howard K. Smith and Harry Reasoner

Monday
7:30 WORLD OF SURVIVAL
8 PM 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich, Germany
NORMALLY AIRING: 8 PM ROOKIES-Drama
9 PM NFL ABC MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Tuesday
7:30 SAFARI TO ADVENTURE
8 PM 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES
NORMALLY AIRING: 8 PM ABC MOVIE
10 PM MARCUS WELBY MD-Drama
Wednesday
7:30 PARENT GAME
8 PM 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich Germany
NORMALLY AIRED: 8 PM PAUL LYNDE
8:30 ABC MOVIE OF THE WEEK
10 PM JULIE ANDREWS-Variety
Thursday
7:30 THIS IS THE LIFE-Drama
8 PM 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich, Germany
NORMALLY AIRING: 8 PM MOD SQUAD-Drama
9 PM THE MEN-Drama
10 PM OWEN MARSHALL-Drama
Friday
7:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL-Game
8 PM 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich, Germany
normally aired:
8 PM BRADY BUNCH-Comedy
8:30 PARTRIDGE FAMILY-Comedy
9 PM ROOM 222-Comedy
9:30 ODD COUPLE-Comedy
10 PM LOVE AMERICAN STYLE-Comedy

Monday-Friday
11 PM EYEWITNESS NEWS-Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel
11:30 DICK CAVETT-Talk
1 AM LATE MOVIE – Washington Story (1952) Early Tues
Versallies Affair (1960) Early Wed
Brothers Rico (1957) Early Thurs
Devil Doll (1936) Early Fri
40 Guns (1957) Early Sat
3 AM SIGN OFF

SATURDAY
7 AM AUDIO NEWS (Always watched that year waiting to see Witchipoo)
7:30 DAVEY & GOLIATH-Children (the warm up show for Pufnstuff - noticed even then that there were no commercials on this show - wondered why - found out the contracts were these could air free of charge but with no ads inserted even between episodes - One station did anyway - WKBW TV Buffalo and mixed these with Bugs Bunny and Popeye cartoons - How they got away with this? donKnow)
8 AM H R PUFNSTUFF-Fantasy (reruns - aired on NBC 1968-1971 - as a kid this was the highlight of my week. always looked forward to seeing Witchipoo smacking Seymore on the beak with her wand. It seemed like she did this every 30 seconds - Was my favorite show back when I was 5 - Still watch it on DVD)
8:26 GRAMMAR ROCK (Loved these songs - Interjections, Noun a Person Place or Thing, Unpack your adjetives)
8:30 JACKSON FIVE-Cartoons
8:56 MULTIPLICATION ROCK (Zero my hero - 3 is may favorite number - some of my favorites)
9 AM OSMONDS-Cartoons
9:26 GRAMMAR ROCK
9:30 SUPERSTAR CARTOONS
10:26 MULTIPLICATION ROCK
10:30 BRADY KIDS-Cartoons (Wierd show - kids living on their own without parents)
10:56 GRAMMAR ROCK
11 AM BUNGLES-Children
11:26 MULTIPLICATION ROCK
11:30 KID POWER-Cartoons
11:56 GRAMMAR ROCK
12 NOON LIDSVILLE
12:26 MULTIPLICATON ROCK
1230 AMERICAN BANDSTAND-Music
1:30 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich, Germany
3 PM ABC WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS
4:30 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich, Germany
6 PM NCAA FOOTBALL – Tennessee vs. Georgia
9:30 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich, Germany

NORMALLY AIRING:
6 PM EYEWITNESS NEWS
6:30 ABC NEWS
7 PM WORLD OF PEOPLE
7:30 ANIMAL WORLD
8 PM ALIAS SMITH & JONES-Western
9 PM STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO-Drama
10 PM 6TH SENSE-Drama

11 PM NEWS
11:30 MOVIE – Hail Hero (1969)
1:30 MOVIE – Against The Wind (1948)
4 AM SIGN OFF

SUNDAY
6:30 AUDIO NEWS
7 AM FAITH FOR TODAY-Drama
7:30 THIS IS THE LIFE-Drama
8 AM CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP-Discussion
8:30 SUNDAY MASS-Catholic
9 AM INSIGHT-Drama
9:30 ACCENT 72-Talk
10 AM CURIOUSITY SHOP-Children
10:56 GRAMMAR ROCK
11 AM BULLWINKLE-Cartoons
11:26 MULTIPLICATION ROCK
11:30 MAKE A WISH-Children
11:56 GRAMMAR ROCK
12 NOON ISSUES & ANSWERS
12:30 CONVERSATIONS
1 PM 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich, Germany
5 PM DIRECTIONS
5:30 VISION ON
6 PM EYEWITNESS NEWS
6:30 ABC NEWS
7 PM WORLD OF SURVIVAL
7:30 SAFARI TO ADVENTURE
8 PM 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES – Munich, Germany
10 PM ZENITH PRESENTS THE SALUTE TO TELEVISION’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

NORMALLY AIRING:
8 PM FBI-Drama
9 PM ABC MOVIE

11 PM NEWS
11:30 MOVIE – South Pacific (1958)
2 AM SIGN OFF

WABC TV was clearly the also ran among network affiliates but was beginning to grow more. Plus ABC still had no morning shows. Most affiliates ran cartoons while WABC TV ran public affairs shows (AM New York would evolve to more entertainment based programming later in the decade and Regis eventually landed there and it evolved into the Live Show in the loate 80's. WABC would soon move the Brady Bunch to 11 AM and Love American Style to 4 PM in the Fall. WABC TV had some good movies back then.

 

[bpatrick]

Was "Paul Bernard" the Canadian semi-soap "Paul Bernard,
Psychiatrist"? On that show Dr. Paul Bernard, played by
Canadian actor Chris Wiggins, would interview patients
(also played by a rotating group of actors) about their problems in his office.
The show lasted only a year in Canada (1971-72) but some
CBS stations in the U.S. carried it, and WCBS must have been
one of them. BTW, Gale Garnett, who had a big folk hit in the U.S. in
1964, "We'll Sing In The Sunshine," played one of Dr. Bernard's patients.

There may be some confusion about the Bob Newhart/"Arnie" listing as well.
"The Bob Newhart Show" debuted on Sept. 16, 1972, replacing "Arnie," who,
BTW, was played by Herschel Bernardi, at the time also the voice of Charley
the Tuna.

 

[anotherguyTN]

Would this have been the premiere week for CBS's return to game shows in the morning with The Joker's Wild, The Price is Right, and Gambit?

 

[oldiesfan6479]

There may be some confusion about the Bob Newhart/"Arnie" listing as well.

Speaking of which, Herschel Bernardi's character name on Arnie was "Arnie Nuvo,"
not "Arnie Hershall."

 

[blackgold]

Of course, ABC's Olympic coverage would be thrown a curveball with the massacre of 11 Jewish athletes. Everyone watched as Jim McKay said "They're All Gone" on September 4th.(September 5th. in Munich). So much for the "Serene Olympics." Next morning, they carried the Memorial Service on a tape delay at 7 a.m. New York Time(it had already occurred at 4 a.m. New York Time.

 

[Wright County Guy]

Strange WCBS did not carry "Family Affair" reruns from the net at 4.

 

[Marckd]

Brady Bunch and Love American Style were MOST CERTAINLY from ABC and not SYndicated. ABC ran The Brady Bunch beginning in 1971 on weekdays as part of their daytime lineup. They planned new episodes until at least 1975 but they in a last minute decision canceled the series in April of 1974. The Network had another year to run Bradys and did so in reruns furing the day resting the show for a couple short periods. It was in September of 1975 that the Brady Bunch hit syndication.

In New York WNEW CHannel 5 got it and ran it weekdays at 5 PM and Saturdays at 830 AM (At that time they began a Saturday Morning kids block competing against the networks and WOR TV which they never did prior to 1975. WPIX stayed out of cartoons Saturday Morning until they went 24 hours in June of 1980. They they ran them 6 to 9 AM and religion 9 to noon). Channel 5 would run the Brady Bunch before the Flintstones which they ran at 530. In the Fall of 1976 Channel 5 moved the Brady Bunch to 6 PM and also began a double run running it mornings as well. From 1976 to 1981 Channel 5 ran 2 episodes a day at most points. From 1981 to 1982 they single ran it again. The Brady Bunch fell off Channel 5 in September of 1982. The station bought the program in December of 1984 and single and double ran it at varios points. After Fox bought the station, 2 years later in 1988 Fox 5 finally let the Brady Bunch expire once and for all. WPIX would pick it up in 1989 on a Barter Basis and ran it till 1998 weekdays at most points.

I actually do not know when Love American Style ended its Network run. I know Channel 5 had this several years on late nights and sometimes in Middays. But Love American Style was also a Network rerun at this point as well.

 

[Marckd]

Channel 2 began running Family Affair a week later. My 3 Sons ran during the summer in reruns on CBS. They would replace My Three Sons with Family Affair a week later. So Channel 2 preempted nothing.

 

[wbhist]

- WCBS's airing of War of the Worlds on Saturday at 2:30 P.M. was under the very short-lived Saturday Shocker banner, their attempt to compete with such programs as WPIX's Chiller Theatre, WNEW's Creature Features and WOR's Tales of Terror and other sundry horror movie shows.
- The 1:15 A.M. M-F WNBC movie skein was The Great Great Show.
- There was no NewsCenter4 until 1974. Until then it was The Sixth Hour and The Eleventh Hour on weeknights, plus other pertinent names for their weekend newscasts.
- On Saturday night, Istanbul Express was aired under the Saturday Film Festival banner, while Play It Cool was run on The Great Great Show; after that movie but before sign-off, was the sermonette.
- The late-night movie on WABC in those days was called The One O'Clock Movie.
- WABC wasn't exactly an also-ran in at least one respect: their Eyewitness News, which often battled WCBS-TV's newscasts for the top spot at 6 P.M. (while WNBC's Sixth Hour truly was an also-ran - and then some) In addition, The 4:30 Movie, while running behind Mike Douglas on WCBS ratings-wise, all but creamed WNBC's Movie 4.

 

[Wright County Guy]

Channel 2 began running Family Affair a week later. My 3 Sons ran during the summer in reruns on CBS. They would replace My Three Sons with Family Affair a week later. So Channel 2 preempted nothing.

Good knowledge. Thanks!

 

[bpatrick]

Brady Bunch and Love American Style were MOST CERTAINLY from ABC and not SYndicated. ABC ran The Brady Bunch beginning in 1971 on weekdays as part of their daytime lineup. They planned new episodes until at least 1975 but they in a last minute decision canceled the series in April of 1974. The Network had another year to run Bradys and did so in reruns furing the day resting the show for a couple short periods. It was in September of 1975 that the Brady Bunch hit syndication.

In New York WNEW CHannel 5 got it and ran it weekdays at 5 PM and Saturdays at 830 AM (At that time they began a Saturday Morning kids block competing against the networks and WOR TV which they never did prior to 1975. WPIX stayed out of cartoons Saturday Morning until they went 24 hours in June of 1980. They they ran them 6 to 9 AM and religion 9 to noon). Channel 5 would run the Brady Bunch before the Flintstones which they ran at 530. In the Fall of 1976 Channel 5 moved the Brady Bunch to 6 PM and also began a double run running it mornings as well. From 1976 to 1981 Channel 5 ran 2 episodes a day at most points. From 1981 to 1982 they single ran it again. The Brady Bunch fell off Channel 5 in September of 1982. The station bought the program in December of 1984 and single and double ran it at varios points. After Fox bought the station, 2 years later in 1988 Fox 5 finally let the Brady Bunch expire once and for all. WPIX would pick it up in 1989 on a Barter Basis and ran it till 1998 weekdays at most points.

I actually do not know when Love American Style ended its Network run. I know Channel 5 had this several years on late nights and sometimes in Middays. But Love American Style was also a Network rerun at this point as well.

I think someone's confused. In September 1972 ABC was still airing "Bewitched" reruns at 11:30 AM and "Love, American Style" reruns at 4 PM. "Brady Bunch" reruns didn't begin airing on ABC at 11:30 until the summer of 1973; "Love, American Style" was rerun until the spring of 1974, when ABC picked up "Pyramid," which CBS had dropped.

 

[pqgeorge]

Brady Bunch and Love American Style were MOST CERTAINLY from ABC and not SYndicated. ABC ran The Brady Bunch beginning in 1971 on weekdays as part of their daytime lineup. They planned new episodes until at least 1975 but they in a last minute decision canceled the series in April of 1974. The Network had another year to run Bradys and did so in reruns furing the day resting the show for a couple short periods. It was in September of 1975 that the Brady Bunch hit syndication.

In New York WNEW CHannel 5 got it and ran it weekdays at 5 PM and Saturdays at 830 AM (At that time they began a Saturday Morning kids block competing against the networks and WOR TV which they never did prior to 1975. WPIX stayed out of cartoons Saturday Morning until they went 24 hours in June of 1980. They they ran them 6 to 9 AM and religion 9 to noon). Channel 5 would run the Brady Bunch before the Flintstones which they ran at 530. In the Fall of 1976 Channel 5 moved the Brady Bunch to 6 PM and also began a double run running it mornings as well. From 1976 to 1981 Channel 5 ran 2 episodes a day at most points. From 1981 to 1982 they single ran it again. The Brady Bunch fell off Channel 5 in September of 1982. The station bought the program in December of 1984 and single and double ran it at varios points. After Fox bought the station, 2 years later in 1988 Fox 5 finally let the Brady Bunch expire once and for all. WPIX would pick it up in 1989 on a Barter Basis and ran it till 1998 weekdays at most points.

I actually do not know when Love American Style ended its Network run. I know Channel 5 had this several years on late nights and sometimes in Middays. But Love American Style was also a Network rerun at this point as well.

I think someone's confused. In September 1972 ABC was still airing "Bewitched" reruns at 11:30 AM and "Love, American Style" reruns at 4 PM. "Brady Bunch" reruns didn't begin airing on ABC at 11:30 until the summer of 1973; "Love, American Style" was rerun until the spring of 1974, when ABC picked up "Pyramid," which CBS had dropped.

Didn't ABC run "That Girl" in the 11:30 AM slot for two years (1969-1971)? I know that "Love, American Style" originally was on earlier in the afternoon in '71 (1:00 PM) until "Split Second" (with Tom Kennedy) premiered in '71. But eventually, "Love, American Style" went to 4:00 PM when "Password" moved from 4:00 PM until 12:30 PM. (BTW: "Password" replaced "Dark Shadows" in April, 1971 at 4:00 PM.).

 

[azumanga]

... "Split Second" (with Tom Kennedy) premiered in '71... "Password" replaced "Dark Shadows" in April, 1971 at 4:00 PM.

Actually, "Split Second" debuted on March 25, 1972 at 12:30PM ET, replacing Password in its time slot, which moved to 1PM ET. Password only lasted a few months at 4PM, when in September 1971, it was relocated to 12:30PM.

 

[bpatrick]

"Split Second" debuted March 20, 1972; I have the ABC promo ad
from the Central Florida edition of TV Guide for that week. "Password"
moved to noon; "All My Children" aired at 1 PM, breaking ABC's games
into two blocks: "Password"/"Split Second" (12-1) and "Let's Make A
Deal"/"Newlywed Game"/"Dating Game" (1:30-3). The ABC daytime
schedule, which lasted from March 1972 to July 1973, was (all times
Eastern):

11:30 Bewitched
12 N Password
12:30 Split Second
1 PM All My Children
1:30 Let's Make A Deal
2 PM Newlywed Game
2:30 Dating Game
3 PM General Hospital
3:30 One Life To Live
4 PM Love, American Style

"Brady Bunch" reruns replaced "Bewitched," and a reality, reminiscent-of-
"Queen For A Day" thing, "The Girl In My Life," replaced "The Dating Game"
in July 1973.

 

[Marckd]

Actually the paper I got the listings from made a typo. It said Brady Kids at 11 AM Tuesday and the rest of the week said Bewitched. So it was Bewitched. Brady Kids ran Saturday only and Brady Bunch would move to daytime a year down the road. I thought bewitched would be syndicated in teh fall of 72 but that was the fall of 73 as well.