(SOURCES: TV Guide, New York Metropolitan Edition, Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1972; also, TV listings from The New York Times,
Aug. 26, 1972; Connecticut Sunday Herald, Aug. 20, 1972; and Daily Register [Red Bank, NJ], Aug. 25, 1972; some original
airdates from IMDb)
NOTE: This was from the first day listed in the first issue of TV Guide whereby all editions carried this notice:
"All programs are in color except those designated by (BW)." This replaced the prior "(C) indicates color program" notice that
was in place up to the prior issue, and in that form had been in TVG issues from the May 31-June 6, 1969 edition.
WNYC-TV 31 New York (PBS affiliate; owned by Municipal Broadcasting System)
Afternoon
5:30 Photography (film curses, jinxes and superstitions unveiled by photographer Alfred Gescheidt)
Evening
6:00 The French Chef (Julia Child adds red wine to coq au vin; use white wine for fricassee) (repeat)
6:30 The Fine Art of Goofing Off (first of three parts)
7:00 On the Job (Fire Department)
7:30 Firing Line - "The 18-to-21 Year Old Vote" [taped 11/16/1971; original slated airdate 1/23/1972]
8:30 Evening at Pops (guest: 12-year-old virtuoso violinist Lilit Gampel; her selections include Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
in E minor; Pops' include overture to "Candide" and a medley from "No, No, Nanette")
9:30 Ron Dellums: A Test in Coalition
10:00 All About TV
followed by sign-off
WXTV 41 Paterson, N.J. (Independent/SIN affiliate; owned by Trans-Tel Corp.)
Afternoon
4:00 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
4:30 Viejo Rabo Verde
5:00 Ensalada de Locos
5:30 El Solitario Slade
Evening
6:00 Noticias - Frank Saldana
6:30 Boxing from Mexico
8:00 Wrestling from Los Angeles
9:30 El Show de Walter Mercado
10:00 Sabados Alegres
10:30 Pelicula: "Los Chicos" (1960; in Spanish) - Joaquin Zarzo
12:00 sign-off
WNJU-TV 47 Linden/Newark (Independent; owned by Screen Gems Broadcasting)
Afternoon
3:30 TV Hora Portuguesa
4:30 Black Newark
5:00 Mensaje
Evening
6:00 Derecho de la Juventud
6:30 Peter Gunn
7:00 Dos Caras al Oeste
7:30 Hit Parade
8:30 El Show de Tommy
9:30 Pelicula: "La Mujer Que No Supo Amar" (1935; dubbed in Spanish) - Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray
11:30 sign-off
WTIC-TV 3 Hartford, Conn. (CBS affiliate; owned by Travelers Broadcasting Corp.)
Morning
7:30 Summer Semester (The Cold War and Beyond: Civil War in China; with Prof. Abe Yeselson)
8:00 The Bugs Bunny Show
8:30 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
9:00 The Harlem Globetrotters (cartoon series)
9:30 Help, It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
10:00 Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm
10:30 Archie's TV Funnies
11:00 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
11:30 Josie and the Pussycats
Afternoon
12:00 RFD #3
12:30 The CBS Children's Film Festival: "Hand in Hand" (1960) - Loretta Parry, Philip Needs
2:00 Animal World
2:30 Big 3 Theatre: "The Desert Rats" (1953) - Richard Burton, James Mason
4:00 Perry Mason - "The Case of the Captain's Coins" [original airdate 1/13/1962]
5:00 Golf Tournaments (U.S. Professional Match Play Championship and Liggett & Myers Open, both played at Country Club in
North Carolina)
Evening
6:00 What's Happening Update
6:30 CBS Evening News with Roger Mudd
7:00 National Geographic Special - "Australia: The Timeless Land" [original airdate 2/18/69]
8:00 All in the Family - "Cousin Maude's Visit" [original airdate 12/11/1971]
8:30 Mary Tyler Moore - "Feeb" [original airdate 1/8/1972]
9:00 The New Dick Van Dyke Show - "The Tennis Pro" [original airdate 10/16/1971]
9:30 Arnie (Vito Scotti as an Italian winemaker in a dispute with boss Majors) [repeat]
10:00 Mission: Impossible - "Nerves" [original airdate 12/4/1971]
11:00 News, Weather, Sports
11:25 Saturday Spectacular: "Sweet Bird of Youth" (1961) - Paul Newman, Geraldine Page
1:40 The Late Movie: "Cult of the Cobra" (1955) - Faith Domergue, Richard Long
3:20 News
followed by sign-off
WTNH-TV 8 New Haven (ABC affiliate; owned by Capital Cities Broadcasting)
Morning
6:30 Captain Noah and His Magic Ark (originated from sister station WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, PA)
7:00 Earth Lab (about food)
8:00 Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down?
8:30 The Road Runner Show
9:00 The Funky Phantom
9:30 The Jackson 5
10:00 1972 Summer Olympic Games (opening day; highlights include Parade of Athletes, lighting of Olympic flame, Olympic oath
and speeches)
Afternoon
12:00 Jonny Quest
12:30 Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
1:00 American Bandstand (guests: Sailcat, The Brady Bunch)
2:00 Saturday Matinee: "Attack Squadron" (1963) - Yuza Kayama, Toshiro Mifune
4:00 Automotive Trouble Quiz (one-hour driver quiz; with Louis Nye, Peggy Cass, racing driver Peter Revson)
5:00 Wide World of Sports (Little League World Series from Williamsport, PA)
Evening
6:30 Action News with Pat Sheehan
7:00 Juvenile Jury (host Jack Barry tests the panel's ability to ad-lib; from 1970-71 revival of old 1950's series)
7:30 Conn-Tact
8:00 1972 Summer Olympic Games (Olympics preview)
9:00 ABC Saturday Summer Movie: "The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw" (1958) - Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield
11:00 Action News with Pat Sheehan
11:15 ABC Weekend News with Sam Donaldson
11:30 The Saint - "The Power Artists" [original UK airdate 5/19/1967]
12:30 Roller Derby
1:30 News
followed by sign-off
WATR-TV 20 Waterbury (NBC affiliate; owned by WATR, Inc.)
Morning
8:00 Dr. Dolittle (1970-72 cartoon version produced by DePatie/Freleng)
8:30 Deputy Dawg
9:00 The Woody Woodpecker Show
9:30 The Pink Panther / The Ant and the Aardvark
10:00 The Jetsons
10:30 Barrier Reef - "The Fence" [original Australian airdate 4/2/72]
11:00 Take a Giant Step - "Coverings" (guest: Betsey Johnson) [series finale]
Afternoon
12:00 Mr. Wizard - "Micro Skin Diving" [repeat]
12:30 The Bugaloos
1:00 My Little Margie - "A Job for Freddie" [original airdate 11/3/54]
1:30 Film
2:00 Baseball Pre-Game Show
2:15 Baseball - Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins (Detroit beat Minnesota, 5-3)
5:00 Film
Evening
7:00 NBC Saturday News with Garrick Utley
7:30 Film
8:00 NBC Comedy Theatre - "Simon Says Get Married" (with Bob Newhart, Dorothy Provine, Martin Milner, Joanna Barnes and
Kathleen Freeman)
9:00 Pre-Season Football - New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys (Dallas beat New York, 35-27)
12:00 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guests: Dick Gregory, The Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Bob Newhart, Suzanne
Pleshette) (NOTE: It is believed to be this show which later led to Mr. Newhart and Ms. Pleshette co-starring in
The Bob Newhart Show in the season about to start) [original airdate 8/5/71]
followed by sign-off
(NOTE: WLIW-TV 21 Garden City, WNYE-TV 25 New York and WEDW 49 Bridgeport were off the air on this day.)
Aug. 26, 1972; Connecticut Sunday Herald, Aug. 20, 1972; and Daily Register [Red Bank, NJ], Aug. 25, 1972; some original
airdates from IMDb)
NOTE: This was from the first day listed in the first issue of TV Guide whereby all editions carried this notice:
"All programs are in color except those designated by (BW)." This replaced the prior "(C) indicates color program" notice that
was in place up to the prior issue, and in that form had been in TVG issues from the May 31-June 6, 1969 edition.
WNYC-TV 31 New York (PBS affiliate; owned by Municipal Broadcasting System)
Afternoon
5:30 Photography (film curses, jinxes and superstitions unveiled by photographer Alfred Gescheidt)
Evening
6:00 The French Chef (Julia Child adds red wine to coq au vin; use white wine for fricassee) (repeat)
6:30 The Fine Art of Goofing Off (first of three parts)
7:00 On the Job (Fire Department)
7:30 Firing Line - "The 18-to-21 Year Old Vote" [taped 11/16/1971; original slated airdate 1/23/1972]
8:30 Evening at Pops (guest: 12-year-old virtuoso violinist Lilit Gampel; her selections include Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
in E minor; Pops' include overture to "Candide" and a medley from "No, No, Nanette")
9:30 Ron Dellums: A Test in Coalition
10:00 All About TV
followed by sign-off
WXTV 41 Paterson, N.J. (Independent/SIN affiliate; owned by Trans-Tel Corp.)
Afternoon
4:00 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
4:30 Viejo Rabo Verde
5:00 Ensalada de Locos
5:30 El Solitario Slade
Evening
6:00 Noticias - Frank Saldana
6:30 Boxing from Mexico
8:00 Wrestling from Los Angeles
9:30 El Show de Walter Mercado
10:00 Sabados Alegres
10:30 Pelicula: "Los Chicos" (1960; in Spanish) - Joaquin Zarzo
12:00 sign-off
WNJU-TV 47 Linden/Newark (Independent; owned by Screen Gems Broadcasting)
Afternoon
3:30 TV Hora Portuguesa
4:30 Black Newark
5:00 Mensaje
Evening
6:00 Derecho de la Juventud
6:30 Peter Gunn
7:00 Dos Caras al Oeste
7:30 Hit Parade
8:30 El Show de Tommy
9:30 Pelicula: "La Mujer Que No Supo Amar" (1935; dubbed in Spanish) - Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray
11:30 sign-off
WTIC-TV 3 Hartford, Conn. (CBS affiliate; owned by Travelers Broadcasting Corp.)
Morning
7:30 Summer Semester (The Cold War and Beyond: Civil War in China; with Prof. Abe Yeselson)
8:00 The Bugs Bunny Show
8:30 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
9:00 The Harlem Globetrotters (cartoon series)
9:30 Help, It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
10:00 Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm
10:30 Archie's TV Funnies
11:00 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
11:30 Josie and the Pussycats
Afternoon
12:00 RFD #3
12:30 The CBS Children's Film Festival: "Hand in Hand" (1960) - Loretta Parry, Philip Needs
2:00 Animal World
2:30 Big 3 Theatre: "The Desert Rats" (1953) - Richard Burton, James Mason
4:00 Perry Mason - "The Case of the Captain's Coins" [original airdate 1/13/1962]
5:00 Golf Tournaments (U.S. Professional Match Play Championship and Liggett & Myers Open, both played at Country Club in
North Carolina)
Evening
6:00 What's Happening Update
6:30 CBS Evening News with Roger Mudd
7:00 National Geographic Special - "Australia: The Timeless Land" [original airdate 2/18/69]
8:00 All in the Family - "Cousin Maude's Visit" [original airdate 12/11/1971]
8:30 Mary Tyler Moore - "Feeb" [original airdate 1/8/1972]
9:00 The New Dick Van Dyke Show - "The Tennis Pro" [original airdate 10/16/1971]
9:30 Arnie (Vito Scotti as an Italian winemaker in a dispute with boss Majors) [repeat]
10:00 Mission: Impossible - "Nerves" [original airdate 12/4/1971]
11:00 News, Weather, Sports
11:25 Saturday Spectacular: "Sweet Bird of Youth" (1961) - Paul Newman, Geraldine Page
1:40 The Late Movie: "Cult of the Cobra" (1955) - Faith Domergue, Richard Long
3:20 News
followed by sign-off
WTNH-TV 8 New Haven (ABC affiliate; owned by Capital Cities Broadcasting)
Morning
6:30 Captain Noah and His Magic Ark (originated from sister station WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, PA)
7:00 Earth Lab (about food)
8:00 Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down?
8:30 The Road Runner Show
9:00 The Funky Phantom
9:30 The Jackson 5
10:00 1972 Summer Olympic Games (opening day; highlights include Parade of Athletes, lighting of Olympic flame, Olympic oath
and speeches)
Afternoon
12:00 Jonny Quest
12:30 Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
1:00 American Bandstand (guests: Sailcat, The Brady Bunch)
2:00 Saturday Matinee: "Attack Squadron" (1963) - Yuza Kayama, Toshiro Mifune
4:00 Automotive Trouble Quiz (one-hour driver quiz; with Louis Nye, Peggy Cass, racing driver Peter Revson)
5:00 Wide World of Sports (Little League World Series from Williamsport, PA)
Evening
6:30 Action News with Pat Sheehan
7:00 Juvenile Jury (host Jack Barry tests the panel's ability to ad-lib; from 1970-71 revival of old 1950's series)
7:30 Conn-Tact
8:00 1972 Summer Olympic Games (Olympics preview)
9:00 ABC Saturday Summer Movie: "The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw" (1958) - Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield
11:00 Action News with Pat Sheehan
11:15 ABC Weekend News with Sam Donaldson
11:30 The Saint - "The Power Artists" [original UK airdate 5/19/1967]
12:30 Roller Derby
1:30 News
followed by sign-off
WATR-TV 20 Waterbury (NBC affiliate; owned by WATR, Inc.)
Morning
8:00 Dr. Dolittle (1970-72 cartoon version produced by DePatie/Freleng)
8:30 Deputy Dawg
9:00 The Woody Woodpecker Show
9:30 The Pink Panther / The Ant and the Aardvark
10:00 The Jetsons
10:30 Barrier Reef - "The Fence" [original Australian airdate 4/2/72]
11:00 Take a Giant Step - "Coverings" (guest: Betsey Johnson) [series finale]
Afternoon
12:00 Mr. Wizard - "Micro Skin Diving" [repeat]
12:30 The Bugaloos
1:00 My Little Margie - "A Job for Freddie" [original airdate 11/3/54]
1:30 Film
2:00 Baseball Pre-Game Show
2:15 Baseball - Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins (Detroit beat Minnesota, 5-3)
5:00 Film
Evening
7:00 NBC Saturday News with Garrick Utley
7:30 Film
8:00 NBC Comedy Theatre - "Simon Says Get Married" (with Bob Newhart, Dorothy Provine, Martin Milner, Joanna Barnes and
Kathleen Freeman)
9:00 Pre-Season Football - New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys (Dallas beat New York, 35-27)
12:00 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guests: Dick Gregory, The Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Bob Newhart, Suzanne
Pleshette) (NOTE: It is believed to be this show which later led to Mr. Newhart and Ms. Pleshette co-starring in
The Bob Newhart Show in the season about to start) [original airdate 8/5/71]
followed by sign-off
(NOTE: WLIW-TV 21 Garden City, WNYE-TV 25 New York and WEDW 49 Bridgeport were off the air on this day.)