Source: TV Guide, New York City Metro Edition
2 – WCBS New York (CBS)
06:45a Previews
06:55a Give Us This Day
07:00a Morning Show – Jack Paar; Jack shows Italian animated cartoons
08:55a Memo – Margaret Alden
09:00a George Skinner – variety
10:00a Garry Moore – variety
10:30a Arthur Godfrey
11:30a Strike It Rich
12:00p Valiant Lady
12:15p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p The Inner Flame
01:15p Road of Life
01:30p Welcome Travelers (the show moved from Chicago to New York that week)
02:00p Robert Q. Lewis
02:30p Art Linkletter’s House Party – guest: songstress Gloria Wood
03:00p The Big Payoff
03:30p Bob Crosby – music
04:00p The Brighter Day
04:15p The Secret Storm
04:30p On Your Account – quiz
05:00p Barker Bill’s Cartoons
05:15p Movie “Return of the Vikings”
06:00p News – Robert Trout
06:05p Feature – Bill Leonard
06:10p Sports – Jim McKay
06:15p Early Show “Everybody’s Dancin’” 1950
07:25p Weather – Carol Reed
07:30p News – Douglas Edwards
07:45p Perry Como
08:00p Arthur Godfrey and Friends
09:00p The Millionaire “The Story of Merle Roberts”
09:30p I’ve Got a Secret – newscaster Eric Sevareid subs for vacationing Garry Moore; panel: Bill Cullen, Jayne Meadows, Henry Morgan and Faye Emerson
10:00p Boxing – Willie Pep vs. Gil Cadilli, featherweights, 10 rounds; Jack Drees reports from Detroit
10:45p Red Barber’s Corner
11:00p Late News – Ron Cochran
11:10p Weather and Sports
11:15p Late Show “The Dalton Gang”
12:45a Late Late Show “Another Man’s Poison” 1951 (time approximate)
4 – WRCA New York (NBC)
06:55a Daily Sermonette
07:00p Today – Dave Garroway; Dave and the crew try out a reading kit designed to speed up reading skills
08:55a Herb Sheldon – kids
10:00a Ding Dong School
10:30a Way of the World
10:45a Sheilah Graham – Dana Andrews’ life via film
11:00a Home – Woman’s News; featured: Spring allergies, preparing Lobster a la Absinthe, interview with Gisele MacKenzie
12:00p Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:30p Feather Your Nest; prize: American traditional dining room
01:00p Normine Brokenshire Show – as a special feature, the second in the Television Workshop series to produce experimental programs is presented
01:30p News – Kenneth Banghart
01:35p Brokenshire – continued
02:00p Beauty Advice – Willis
02:30p Jinx Falkenburg’s Diary – Summer-travel show featuring dancers from Jamaica, Norway, India
03:00p Ted Mack – variety; guests: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Marcus, famous caterers
03:30p The Greatest Gift
03:45p Miss Marlowe
04:00p Hawkins Falls
04:15p First Love
04:30p The World of Mr. Sweeney
04:45p Modern Romances
05:00p Pinky Lee
05:30p Howdy Doody – Buffalo Bob goes back to Pioneer Village; Howdy invents a slpasher-dasher
06:00p Wild Bill Hickok
06:30p Sky’s the Limit – games
06:45p News – John Wingate
06:55p Weather – Tex Antoine
07:00p Inspector Fabian “Handcuffs, London”
07:30p Eddie Fisher
07:45p News – John Cameron Swayze
08:00p Kodak Request Performance “Return in Triumph”
08:30p My Little Margie “Vern’s Butterflies”
09:00p Kraft Television Theater “The Braveness of Christy Fallon”
10:00p This is Your Life
10:30p Rheingold Theater “The Little Big Shot” – presenter: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
11:00p News – John McCaffery
11:10p Weather – Tex Antoine
11:15p Steve Allen – variety
11:30p Tonight – Steve Allen; guests: comedian Charles Case and pianist Billy Taylor
01:00a Movie “Sundown” part 1
5 – WABD New York (DuMont)
11:15a News – Jay Simms
11:30a Girl Talk – Wendy Barrie
12:00p Funny Bunny – kids
12:30p Food For Thought “African Art and Its Relationship to Modern Art”
01:00p Glamor Secrets – Mann; dance instructors Phyllis and Teddy Rodriguiz demonstrate the difference between the Mambo, the Merangue and the Cha Cha
01:30p Film Drama “The Treasure”
01:45p News – Don Russell
02:00p Maggi McNellis – women; Summer handbag fashions and artist John La Valle shows his water colors of Spain
02:30p Letter to Lee Graham
03:00p Film Drama “The Imposter”
03:30p Film Drama “Next to Crash”
04:00p Movie “Sofia” 1948
05:30p The Old Timer – kids
06:00p The Magic Cottage – Pat Meikle
06:30p Looney Tunes
07:00p Movie – Western
07:25p Weather – Janet Tyler
07:30p China Smith “The Bamboo Coffin”
08:00p What’s the Story?
08:30p President’s Conference
If the conference is not held this week, a film drama will be shown instead
09:00p Mr. and Mrs. North “Flight 217”
09:30p Impact – documentary “Crack-Up”
10:30p Orient Express “Disaster”
11:00p News – Don Russell
11:10p Starlight Theater “The Gnat”
7 – WABC New York (ABC)
08:00a Tinker’s Work Shop – kids
09:00a Film Drama “Mightier Than the Sword”
09:30a Film Drama “Adopted Son”
09:55a News – George H. Combs
10:00a Road of Romance “Perfect Gentleman”
10:30a Drama of Life “No Escape”
11:00a The Romper Room
12:00p Time for Fun – kids
12:30p Entertainment – variety; Fletcher Peck, Prof. Irwin Corey, Mary Small, Broc (sic) Peters
03:00p Romantic Interlude “I’ll Never Know When”
03:30p Memory Lane – Franklin
04:00p Hopalong Cassidy “In Old Mexico”
05:15p Tales of the Traveler “Son of Zorro” part 3
06:00p Files of Jeffery Jones “The Evil Ones”
06:30p Film Drama “Letters of Natalie Carson”
06:45p Sports Review
06:50p News – Don Goddard
07:00p Kukla, Fran & Ollie
07:15p News – John Daly
07:30p Disneyland – two cartoons: “Mr. Toad” and “The Reluctant Dragon”
08:30p Mr. Citizen “A Present for Mary”
09:00p Masquerade Party
09:30p Penny to a Million
10:00p Cavalcade of Stars “The Marriage Fix”
10:30p Biff Baker “Crash Landing”
11:00p Film Drama “Gun Job”
11:30p Weather – Scotty Scott
11:35p Late Sports Review
11:45p News – George H. Combs
8 – WNHC New Haven (ABC/CBS/NBC/DuMont)
07:00a Today (NBC)
09:00a Yankee Peddlers
10:00a Ding Dong School (NBC)
10:30a Way of the World (NBC)
10:45a Sheilah Graham (NBC)
11:00a Shopping Hints – Loys Malgreen
11:30a Strike It Rich (CBS)
12:00p Catholic Program “May Devotion to Mary”
12:15p Love of Life (CBS)
12:30p Search for Tomorrow (CBS)
12:45p Nancy’s Kitchen – Joan Crowther; ways to use canned pineapple
01:30p Welcome Travelers (CBS)
02:00p Robert Q. Lewis (CBS)
02:30p The Guiding Light (CBS) – delayed from 12:45p
02:45p News – Joe Burns
03:00p The Big Payoff (CBS)
03:30p The Greatest Gift (NBC)
03:45p Miss Marlowe (NBC)
04:00p Hawkins Falls (NBC)
04:15p The Secret Storm (CBS)
04:30p On Your Account (CBS)
05:00p Outdoor Adventure Club
05:30p Howdy Doody (NBC)
06:00p Stage 8 “The House”
06:30p Sportscope – Syd Jaffe
06:40p Weather Report
06:45p News – Larry McNamara
07:00p Studio 57
07:30p To Be Announced
07:45p News – John Cameron Swayze (NBC)
08:00p Arthur Godfrey and Friends (CBS)
09:00p The Millionaire (CBS)
09:30p My Little Margie (NBC) – delayed from 8:30p
10:00p Boxing (CBS)
10:45p Call the Play – Mel Allen
11:00p Colgate Comedy Hour – Martin and Lewis (NBC) – delayed from Sunday @ 8p
12:00a Movie “Unknown Island” 1948
01:00a News Report
9 – WOR New York (Independent)
01:00p Public Service Film
01:30p Movie “Once a Thief”
03:00p Ted Steel – variety
05:00p Teen Bandstand – Ted Steel
06:00p Merry Mailman – kids (Ray Heatherton)
06:45p News – Lyle Van
07:00p Million Dollar Movie “The Scarf”
08:30p Movie Museum “The Lonedale Operator”, a 1911 railroad saga
08:45p Baseball Hall of Fame – Eddie Stanky, manager of the Cardinals
08:55p Baseball – Dodgers; Brooklyn vs. St. Louis, from St. Louis; Al Helfer, Vince (sic) Scully report
11:45p Adventures in Sports
12:00a Million Dollar Movie “The Scarf”
11 – WPIX New York (Independent)
12:00p New York Calendar
12:15p Travel Film
12:45p What’s Your Trouble?
01:00p Big Picture – Army Film
01:30p Baseball Album – Slater
01:40p Red Barber Clubhouse
01:55p Baseball – Yankees; N.Y. vs. Chicago White Sox from Yankee Stadium; Mel Allen, Jim Woods report
04:30p Dione Lucas – cooking
05:00p Cartoon Comics
05:30p Clubhouse Gang Comedies (“Little Rascals”)
06:00p Ramar of the Jungle “The Flower of Doom”
06:30p Liberace
07:00p News – Kevin Kennedy
07:10p Weather – Joe Bolton
07:15p News – John Tillman
07:25p Sports – Jimmy Powers
07:30p Movie “Whispering City” 1947
08:55p News – Joe Bolton
09:00p Movie “Rhythm Inn” 1951
10:30p President’s Conference
If the conference is not held this week, a film drama will be shown instead
11:00p Liberace
11:30p Film Shorts
13 – WATV New York (Independent)
08:55a TV Pastor – religion
09:00a Casa Serena – comedy
09:30a Movie – Italian
11:00a Musical Moments
11:15a Aldo Aldi – Variety
12:00p News Report
12:05p Coffee Club – Jerry Roberts; guests are members of the N.Y. State Hotel Association
12:30p Shop, Look, Cook – Bean
01:00p Movie “Half-Past Midnight” 1948
02:00p Movie “Arkansas Judge”
03:30p Jewish Talent Unlimited – Mia Yamaoka, Japanese film star of “Hiroshima” judges the talent
03:45p Comedy Corner
04:00p Movie – western
05:00p Junior Frolics – Fred Sayles
05:45p Fun Time – kids
06:00p Movie “Colorado Kid”
07:00p Barry Gray – comment (the “Gotham Dateline” section describes him as a “controversial columnist and news commentator”)
07:15p Sports of the Day
07:45p Sports Films
08:00p Latin-American Review – a variety program with talent culled from leading musical comedy and record names south of the border; entertainment regulars are Joe Valle, the “Bing Crosby of the Caribbean”, ballet dancer Miguel Trevino, dance duo Ana y Julo; bandleader Angel rosa ecees and Carmen del Rio hostesses. Program conducted in English.
09:00p Movie – Western
10:00p House Detective
10:30p Big Picture
11:00p Movie – To Be Announced
43 – WICC Bridgeport (ABC/DuMont)
06:35p News Report
06:45p Family Rosary
07:15p News – John Daly (ABC)
07:30p Disneyland – two cartoons: “Mr. Toad” and “The Reluctant Dragon” (ABC)
08:30p Mr. Citizen “A Present for Mary”(ABC)
09:00p Masquerade Party (ABC)
09:30p Penny to a Million (ABC)
10:00p Top Secret
10:15p Industry on Parade
2 – WCBS New York (CBS)
06:45a Previews
06:55a Give Us This Day
07:00a Morning Show – Jack Paar; Jack shows Italian animated cartoons
08:55a Memo – Margaret Alden
09:00a George Skinner – variety
10:00a Garry Moore – variety
10:30a Arthur Godfrey
11:30a Strike It Rich
12:00p Valiant Lady
12:15p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p The Inner Flame
01:15p Road of Life
01:30p Welcome Travelers (the show moved from Chicago to New York that week)
02:00p Robert Q. Lewis
02:30p Art Linkletter’s House Party – guest: songstress Gloria Wood
03:00p The Big Payoff
03:30p Bob Crosby – music
04:00p The Brighter Day
04:15p The Secret Storm
04:30p On Your Account – quiz
05:00p Barker Bill’s Cartoons
05:15p Movie “Return of the Vikings”
06:00p News – Robert Trout
06:05p Feature – Bill Leonard
06:10p Sports – Jim McKay
06:15p Early Show “Everybody’s Dancin’” 1950
07:25p Weather – Carol Reed
07:30p News – Douglas Edwards
07:45p Perry Como
08:00p Arthur Godfrey and Friends
09:00p The Millionaire “The Story of Merle Roberts”
09:30p I’ve Got a Secret – newscaster Eric Sevareid subs for vacationing Garry Moore; panel: Bill Cullen, Jayne Meadows, Henry Morgan and Faye Emerson
10:00p Boxing – Willie Pep vs. Gil Cadilli, featherweights, 10 rounds; Jack Drees reports from Detroit
10:45p Red Barber’s Corner
11:00p Late News – Ron Cochran
11:10p Weather and Sports
11:15p Late Show “The Dalton Gang”
12:45a Late Late Show “Another Man’s Poison” 1951 (time approximate)
4 – WRCA New York (NBC)
06:55a Daily Sermonette
07:00p Today – Dave Garroway; Dave and the crew try out a reading kit designed to speed up reading skills
08:55a Herb Sheldon – kids
10:00a Ding Dong School
10:30a Way of the World
10:45a Sheilah Graham – Dana Andrews’ life via film
11:00a Home – Woman’s News; featured: Spring allergies, preparing Lobster a la Absinthe, interview with Gisele MacKenzie
12:00p Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:30p Feather Your Nest; prize: American traditional dining room
01:00p Normine Brokenshire Show – as a special feature, the second in the Television Workshop series to produce experimental programs is presented
01:30p News – Kenneth Banghart
01:35p Brokenshire – continued
02:00p Beauty Advice – Willis
02:30p Jinx Falkenburg’s Diary – Summer-travel show featuring dancers from Jamaica, Norway, India
03:00p Ted Mack – variety; guests: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Marcus, famous caterers
03:30p The Greatest Gift
03:45p Miss Marlowe
04:00p Hawkins Falls
04:15p First Love
04:30p The World of Mr. Sweeney
04:45p Modern Romances
05:00p Pinky Lee
05:30p Howdy Doody – Buffalo Bob goes back to Pioneer Village; Howdy invents a slpasher-dasher
06:00p Wild Bill Hickok
06:30p Sky’s the Limit – games
06:45p News – John Wingate
06:55p Weather – Tex Antoine
07:00p Inspector Fabian “Handcuffs, London”
07:30p Eddie Fisher
07:45p News – John Cameron Swayze
08:00p Kodak Request Performance “Return in Triumph”
08:30p My Little Margie “Vern’s Butterflies”
09:00p Kraft Television Theater “The Braveness of Christy Fallon”
10:00p This is Your Life
10:30p Rheingold Theater “The Little Big Shot” – presenter: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
11:00p News – John McCaffery
11:10p Weather – Tex Antoine
11:15p Steve Allen – variety
11:30p Tonight – Steve Allen; guests: comedian Charles Case and pianist Billy Taylor
01:00a Movie “Sundown” part 1
5 – WABD New York (DuMont)
11:15a News – Jay Simms
11:30a Girl Talk – Wendy Barrie
12:00p Funny Bunny – kids
12:30p Food For Thought “African Art and Its Relationship to Modern Art”
01:00p Glamor Secrets – Mann; dance instructors Phyllis and Teddy Rodriguiz demonstrate the difference between the Mambo, the Merangue and the Cha Cha
01:30p Film Drama “The Treasure”
01:45p News – Don Russell
02:00p Maggi McNellis – women; Summer handbag fashions and artist John La Valle shows his water colors of Spain
02:30p Letter to Lee Graham
03:00p Film Drama “The Imposter”
03:30p Film Drama “Next to Crash”
04:00p Movie “Sofia” 1948
05:30p The Old Timer – kids
06:00p The Magic Cottage – Pat Meikle
06:30p Looney Tunes
07:00p Movie – Western
07:25p Weather – Janet Tyler
07:30p China Smith “The Bamboo Coffin”
08:00p What’s the Story?
08:30p President’s Conference
If the conference is not held this week, a film drama will be shown instead
09:00p Mr. and Mrs. North “Flight 217”
09:30p Impact – documentary “Crack-Up”
10:30p Orient Express “Disaster”
11:00p News – Don Russell
11:10p Starlight Theater “The Gnat”
7 – WABC New York (ABC)
08:00a Tinker’s Work Shop – kids
09:00a Film Drama “Mightier Than the Sword”
09:30a Film Drama “Adopted Son”
09:55a News – George H. Combs
10:00a Road of Romance “Perfect Gentleman”
10:30a Drama of Life “No Escape”
11:00a The Romper Room
12:00p Time for Fun – kids
12:30p Entertainment – variety; Fletcher Peck, Prof. Irwin Corey, Mary Small, Broc (sic) Peters
03:00p Romantic Interlude “I’ll Never Know When”
03:30p Memory Lane – Franklin
04:00p Hopalong Cassidy “In Old Mexico”
05:15p Tales of the Traveler “Son of Zorro” part 3
06:00p Files of Jeffery Jones “The Evil Ones”
06:30p Film Drama “Letters of Natalie Carson”
06:45p Sports Review
06:50p News – Don Goddard
07:00p Kukla, Fran & Ollie
07:15p News – John Daly
07:30p Disneyland – two cartoons: “Mr. Toad” and “The Reluctant Dragon”
08:30p Mr. Citizen “A Present for Mary”
09:00p Masquerade Party
09:30p Penny to a Million
10:00p Cavalcade of Stars “The Marriage Fix”
10:30p Biff Baker “Crash Landing”
11:00p Film Drama “Gun Job”
11:30p Weather – Scotty Scott
11:35p Late Sports Review
11:45p News – George H. Combs
8 – WNHC New Haven (ABC/CBS/NBC/DuMont)
07:00a Today (NBC)
09:00a Yankee Peddlers
10:00a Ding Dong School (NBC)
10:30a Way of the World (NBC)
10:45a Sheilah Graham (NBC)
11:00a Shopping Hints – Loys Malgreen
11:30a Strike It Rich (CBS)
12:00p Catholic Program “May Devotion to Mary”
12:15p Love of Life (CBS)
12:30p Search for Tomorrow (CBS)
12:45p Nancy’s Kitchen – Joan Crowther; ways to use canned pineapple
01:30p Welcome Travelers (CBS)
02:00p Robert Q. Lewis (CBS)
02:30p The Guiding Light (CBS) – delayed from 12:45p
02:45p News – Joe Burns
03:00p The Big Payoff (CBS)
03:30p The Greatest Gift (NBC)
03:45p Miss Marlowe (NBC)
04:00p Hawkins Falls (NBC)
04:15p The Secret Storm (CBS)
04:30p On Your Account (CBS)
05:00p Outdoor Adventure Club
05:30p Howdy Doody (NBC)
06:00p Stage 8 “The House”
06:30p Sportscope – Syd Jaffe
06:40p Weather Report
06:45p News – Larry McNamara
07:00p Studio 57
07:30p To Be Announced
07:45p News – John Cameron Swayze (NBC)
08:00p Arthur Godfrey and Friends (CBS)
09:00p The Millionaire (CBS)
09:30p My Little Margie (NBC) – delayed from 8:30p
10:00p Boxing (CBS)
10:45p Call the Play – Mel Allen
11:00p Colgate Comedy Hour – Martin and Lewis (NBC) – delayed from Sunday @ 8p
12:00a Movie “Unknown Island” 1948
01:00a News Report
9 – WOR New York (Independent)
01:00p Public Service Film
01:30p Movie “Once a Thief”
03:00p Ted Steel – variety
05:00p Teen Bandstand – Ted Steel
06:00p Merry Mailman – kids (Ray Heatherton)
06:45p News – Lyle Van
07:00p Million Dollar Movie “The Scarf”
08:30p Movie Museum “The Lonedale Operator”, a 1911 railroad saga
08:45p Baseball Hall of Fame – Eddie Stanky, manager of the Cardinals
08:55p Baseball – Dodgers; Brooklyn vs. St. Louis, from St. Louis; Al Helfer, Vince (sic) Scully report
11:45p Adventures in Sports
12:00a Million Dollar Movie “The Scarf”
11 – WPIX New York (Independent)
12:00p New York Calendar
12:15p Travel Film
12:45p What’s Your Trouble?
01:00p Big Picture – Army Film
01:30p Baseball Album – Slater
01:40p Red Barber Clubhouse
01:55p Baseball – Yankees; N.Y. vs. Chicago White Sox from Yankee Stadium; Mel Allen, Jim Woods report
04:30p Dione Lucas – cooking
05:00p Cartoon Comics
05:30p Clubhouse Gang Comedies (“Little Rascals”)
06:00p Ramar of the Jungle “The Flower of Doom”
06:30p Liberace
07:00p News – Kevin Kennedy
07:10p Weather – Joe Bolton
07:15p News – John Tillman
07:25p Sports – Jimmy Powers
07:30p Movie “Whispering City” 1947
08:55p News – Joe Bolton
09:00p Movie “Rhythm Inn” 1951
10:30p President’s Conference
If the conference is not held this week, a film drama will be shown instead
11:00p Liberace
11:30p Film Shorts
13 – WATV New York (Independent)
08:55a TV Pastor – religion
09:00a Casa Serena – comedy
09:30a Movie – Italian
11:00a Musical Moments
11:15a Aldo Aldi – Variety
12:00p News Report
12:05p Coffee Club – Jerry Roberts; guests are members of the N.Y. State Hotel Association
12:30p Shop, Look, Cook – Bean
01:00p Movie “Half-Past Midnight” 1948
02:00p Movie “Arkansas Judge”
03:30p Jewish Talent Unlimited – Mia Yamaoka, Japanese film star of “Hiroshima” judges the talent
03:45p Comedy Corner
04:00p Movie – western
05:00p Junior Frolics – Fred Sayles
05:45p Fun Time – kids
06:00p Movie “Colorado Kid”
07:00p Barry Gray – comment (the “Gotham Dateline” section describes him as a “controversial columnist and news commentator”)
07:15p Sports of the Day
07:45p Sports Films
08:00p Latin-American Review – a variety program with talent culled from leading musical comedy and record names south of the border; entertainment regulars are Joe Valle, the “Bing Crosby of the Caribbean”, ballet dancer Miguel Trevino, dance duo Ana y Julo; bandleader Angel rosa ecees and Carmen del Rio hostesses. Program conducted in English.
09:00p Movie – Western
10:00p House Detective
10:30p Big Picture
11:00p Movie – To Be Announced
43 – WICC Bridgeport (ABC/DuMont)
06:35p News Report
06:45p Family Rosary
07:15p News – John Daly (ABC)
07:30p Disneyland – two cartoons: “Mr. Toad” and “The Reluctant Dragon” (ABC)
08:30p Mr. Citizen “A Present for Mary”(ABC)
09:00p Masquerade Party (ABC)
09:30p Penny to a Million (ABC)
10:00p Top Secret
10:15p Industry on Parade