TV Guide, Northern Alabama edition--cover, cast of "Mission Impossible": Greg Morris, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, Lynda Day George
NOTE: Channels in parentheses were originally designated by black bullets; those in brackets by white.
Birmingham, Alabama:
(6) WBRC (ABC)--now FOX affiliate
(10) WBIQ (PBS)*
(13) WAPI (NBC)--now WVTM
(42) WBMG (CBS)--now WIAT
Huntsville, Alabama:
(19) WHNT (CBS)
(25) WHIQ (PBS)*
(31) WAAY (NBC)--now ABC affiliate
(48) WMSL (ABC)--now WAFF, an NBC affiliate
Anniston, Alabama:
(40) WHMA (CBS)--now WJSU, an ABC affiliate
Cheaha State Park, Alabama:
(7) WCIQ (PBS)*
Florence, Alabama:
(15) WOWL (NBC; CBS secondary)--now WHDF, a CW affiliate
(36) WFIQ (PBS)*
Tuscaloosa, Alabama:
(33) WCFT (CBS)--now ABC affiliate
Nashville, Tennessee:
[4] WSM (NBC)--now WSMV
[5] WLAC (CBS)--now WTVF
[8] WSIX (ABC; CBS secondary)--now WKRN, on channel 2
Columbus, Mississippi:
(4) WCBI (CBS; ABC secondary)
*--translator relay of Alabama Public Television
MORNING
4:25
(6) Bible Answers--religion
4:55
(6) Human Dimension--syndicated religion
5:25
(6) Across the Fence--unknown
5:55
(6) Headliners
(31) Devotional--local
6:00
(13) Living Word--religion
(19) Dixie Digest--farming
(31) Cartoons--unspecified
6:15
(13) Farm Round-Up--probably local
6:25
[4] Agriculture U.S.A.--long-running syndicated show
(6) Devotional--local
6:30
(6) Religious News--local; hosted by longtime WBRC anchor Bill Bolen
(13) Dixie Digest--apparently same program as WHNT
(19) Tennessee Valley Farm Time
6:45
(15) Earline in Storyland--possibly local children's show
(42) Focus--local public affairs, hosted by John Jones
6:55
[4] Farm Digest--long-running show produced by Tennessee Department of Agriculture; ran until early 2000s
7:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Bugs Bunny
[4] (13) (15) (31) Dr. Dolittle--cartoon adaptation of the British children's book series
(6) (48) Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down--cartoon featuring everything BUT Jerry Lewis; another actor voiced his character
[8] Three Stooges
7:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Scooby Doo, Where Are You?--the original
[4] (13) (15) (31) Deputy Dawg--cartoon
(6) (48) Road Runner--these were in a different WB package than those on CBS a half hour earlier
8:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Harlem Globetrotters--cartoon
[4] (13) (15) (31) Woody Woodpecker
(6) [8] (48) Funky Phantom--Hanna-Barbera knockoff of "Scooby Doo"
(7) (10) (25) (36) Sesame Street--five hours of back-to-back episodes from previous week
8:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch!--standard Hanna-Barbera captivity-themed cartoon
[4] (13) (15) (31) Pink Panther--cartoon
(6) [8] (48) Jackson Five--cartoon rendition of then-wildly-popular soul/pop group
9:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm--the Flintstones' daughter and the Rubbles' son as teenagers
[4] (13) (15) (31) Jetsons--this cartoon never seemed to go away for very long
(6) [8] (48) Bewitched (ABC rerun; NOT a cartoon version)
9:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Archie's TV Funnies--this season, the Riverdale gang ran a TV station, and showed cartoon versions of several famous comic strips
[4] (13) (15) (31) Barrier Reef--live-action drama (Australian import)
(6) Junior Auction--local
[8] (48) Lidsville--Krofft brothers' puppetry on display
10:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Sabrina, the Teenaged Witch--cartoon
[4] (13) (15) (31) Take a Giant Step--educational-oriented live-action show
(6) [8] (48) Curiosity Shop--same
10:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Josie and the Pussycats--cartoon
11:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Monkees--CBS rerun
[4] Television Auditions--possibly local
(6) (48) Jonny Quest--1960s H-B adventure cartoon
[8] Soul Train
(13) (15) (31) Mr. Wizard--children's science show
11:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) You Are There--children's revival of critically-acclaimed CBS 1950s history show hosted by Walter Cronkite; today's subject was Harriet Tubman
(6) (48) Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp--live-action children's show
(13) (15) (31) Bugaloos--Krofft-created live-action children's show with a "Monkees"-like theme
AFTERNOON
12:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) CBS Children's Film Festival--"Heidi," 1965 (part one; was NOT the same film as the one that caused an outcry in 1968 when NBC stopped an American Football League game in progress one Sunday evening to broadcast it)
[4] Tarzan--rerun with Ron Ely in title role
(6) [8] (48) American Bandstand
(13) Movie--"The Mole People," 1956
(15) That Good Ole Nashville Music--basically a half-hour "Grand Ole Opry," unhosted and featuring a regular square-dance act
(31) Cartoons--unspecified
12:30
(15) Jim and Jesse--country-music half-hour; the brother duo was a staple on the "Opry" for years
1:00
(4) Bill Anderson--another syndie country-music show
[4] Gidget--rerun
[5] Community Center 5--local public affairs
(6) Film--documentary about the Middle East narrated by Lorne Greene
(7) (10) (25) (36) Electric Company--two-and-a-half hours of previous week's episodes; same as "Sesame Street" the past five hours
[8] (15) Wrestling--both shows local
(19) Porter Wagoner--country music
(31) Movie--"The Milkman," 1950
(33) Movie--"The Great Man," 1956
(40) Cousin Cliff--Cliff Holman carried his long-running Birmingham children's show with a magician act to WHMA when it started up in 1969; by the end of the year, with the FCC banning children's hosts from pitching products on-air, this show, like many others, would be gone
(42) Soul Train
(48) Nat Tate--local version of "Soul Train;" Tate was a local soul disc jockey
1:30
(4) Commercial Film--unspecified
[4] Tennessee Basketball Highlights--University of Tennessee coaches' show, with coach Ray Mears
[5] To be announced
(6) Persuaders--tape-delayed from ABC the previous week (WBRC did this extensively)
(13) Celebrity Bowling
(19) Jobs--local public affairs
(40) Story Princess--possibly syndicated children's show (?)
2:00
(4) [4] (13) (15) (19) College Basketball--Tennessee vs. Kentucky; commentators unspecified
[5] Roller Derby--probably syndicated
[8] Sports Challenge--Dick Enberg hosted this game show featuring sports celebrities; was briefly seen on CBS in the mid-1970s
(40) Town and Country--local
(42) 77 Sunset Strip--rerun
(48) To be announced
2:30
(6) [8] (48) Pro Bowlers Tour--Showboat International, held in Las Vegas; Chris Schenkel, Billy Welu, commentators
(33) Untamed World--wildlife documentary series
(40) Bill Anderson
2:55
(42) Commercial Film--unspecified
3:00
[5] (33) (40) (42) Golf Tournament--Sam Snead and J. C. Snead (nephew) vs. Julius Boros and Don January; Jack Whitaker, Ken Venturi, commentators
(31) Roller Derby
3:30
(7) (10) (25) (36) Movie--"Love on the Dole," English; 1941
4:00
(4) To be announced
[4] (13) (15) (31) Dean Martin Tucson Open--third-round golf action; Jim Simpson, commentator
[5] Movie--"Under the Gun," 1950
(6) [8] (48) ABC Wide World of Sports
(19) (40) Wrestling--local
(33) Lake Brothers--probably local country-music show
(42) Major Adams (Trailmaster)--Western rerun
4:30
(33) Jim and Jesse
5:00
(4) To be announced
[5] Sports Illustrated--(syndicated or CBS?)
(7) (10) (25) (36) Black Journal
(19) That Good Ole Nashville Music
(33) Wrestling--local
(40) Crossroads--probably local features show
(42) Alabama Hunting and Fishing--Archie Phillips, host
5:30
(4) (19) (40) (42) CBS Evening News--Roger Mudd
[4] That Good Ole Nashville Music
[5] Truth or Consequences
(6) Courtship of Eddie's Father--tape-delayed from the previous week
(7) (10) (25) (36) Wall Street Week--repeat of Friday evening broadcast
[8] Lassie--unsure of whether this was the currently-running syndicated version or a rerun from the show's network years
(13) (15) NBC Saturday News--Garrick Utley
(31) WAAY News
(48) Great American Adventure--probably syndicated hunting/fishing show
EVENING
6:00
(4) WCBI News
[4] WSM News
[5] (13) (15) (31) Hee Haw (same episode)
(6) Bewitched--tape-delayed from the previous week
(7) (10) (25) (36) Washington Week in Review--repeat of Friday evening broadcast
[8] (19) Lawrence Welk (same episode)
(33) CBS Evening News
(40) O'Hara, United States Treasury--tape-delayed from CBS the previous night
(42) F Troop--sitcom rerun
(48) Jim and Jesse
6:30
(4) Room 222--tape-delayed from ABC the previous week
[4] (33) (42) Rollin' on the River--pop-music variety show (different episodes)
(6) Lawrence Welk--same episode as WSIX and WHNT at 6 p.m.
(7) (10) (25) (36) NET Playhouse: Biography--"To Be Young, Gifted and Black," starring Barbara Barrie, Ruby Dee, and Al Freeman, Jr.
(48) Sportsmen's Report--local hunting/fishing
7:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) All in the Family--a year old and already TV's hottest hit
[4] (13) (15) (31) Emergency!--Premiere episode of Jack Webb-packaged drama/adventure series
[8] (48) Bewitched--final season
7:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Mary Tyler Moore--she "made it after all" for seven seasons
(6) [8] (48) Movie--"The People," no date given
8:00
(4) Hee Haw--episode unspecified
[4] (13) (15) (31) Movie--"The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming," 1966
[5] (19) (33) (40) (42) (New) Dick Van Dyke Show
(7) (10) (25) (36) Movie--"The Blue Angel," 1930
8:30
[5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Arnie--short-lived sitcom
9:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Mission: Impossible--sixth of seven seasons
(6) [8] (48) Sixth Sense--reruns of this sci-fi thriller hour were edited into episodes of "Night Gallery" in the mid-1970s, to the outrage of some of the latter's fans
10:00
(4) O'Hara, United States Treasury--same episode as WHMA at 6 p.m.
[5] WLAC News
(6) Perry Mason
[8] High Chaparral--Western rerun
(19) Movie--"Santa Fe Stampede," 1938 and "Lucky Texan," 1933 (double feature)
(33) Movie--"The Unguarded Moment," 1956
(40) Ralph Burgess--local variety show; probably country-music-oriented
(42) Wrestling--local
(48) ABC Weekend News--Sam Donaldson
10:15
(48) Movie--"The White Tower," 1950
10:30
[4] WSM News
[5] Perry Mason
(13) Movie--"The Big Show," 1960 (a flick about the circus, not Ed Sullivan--!)
(15) James Garner (Nichols)--tape-delayed from the previous week; Garner made an initial unsuccessful attempt to come back to TV with this offering, basically an updating of "Maverick"
(31) Movie--"Terror From the Year 5000," 1958
11:00
(4) Movie--" Rio Grande," 1950
[4] Movie--"Battle of the Worlds," 1961 (WSM's horror movie host was Sir Cecil Creape, played by station employee Russ McCown, who resurrected him years later for the Nashville Network's "Phantom of the Opry.")
(6) ABC Weekend News
[8] WSIX News
(40) To be announced
11:15
(6) Movie--"Law of the Lawless," 1964 and "The Leather Saint," 1956 (double feature)
11:30
[5] Movie--"Behind the High Wall," 1956
[8] Movie--"Decision Before Dawn," 1952
(15) Movie--"Stanley and Livingstone," 1939
(42) Movie--"Demon Barber of Fleet Street," English; 1938
12:00 a.m.
(31) Movie--to be announced
12:30
[4] Avengers--rerun of 1960s British fantasy/adventure series
(13) Movie--"Wild Heritage," 1958 and "Star in the Dust," 1956 (double feature)
1:00
[8] ABC Weekend News
3:00
(6) Insight--religious drama
3:30
(6) Industry on Parade--probably promotional film from a lobbying group
3:45
(6) Americans at Work--same (WBRC stayed on the air all night on Saturdays only in 1972)
NOTE: Channels in parentheses were originally designated by black bullets; those in brackets by white.
Birmingham, Alabama:
(6) WBRC (ABC)--now FOX affiliate
(10) WBIQ (PBS)*
(13) WAPI (NBC)--now WVTM
(42) WBMG (CBS)--now WIAT
Huntsville, Alabama:
(19) WHNT (CBS)
(25) WHIQ (PBS)*
(31) WAAY (NBC)--now ABC affiliate
(48) WMSL (ABC)--now WAFF, an NBC affiliate
Anniston, Alabama:
(40) WHMA (CBS)--now WJSU, an ABC affiliate
Cheaha State Park, Alabama:
(7) WCIQ (PBS)*
Florence, Alabama:
(15) WOWL (NBC; CBS secondary)--now WHDF, a CW affiliate
(36) WFIQ (PBS)*
Tuscaloosa, Alabama:
(33) WCFT (CBS)--now ABC affiliate
Nashville, Tennessee:
[4] WSM (NBC)--now WSMV
[5] WLAC (CBS)--now WTVF
[8] WSIX (ABC; CBS secondary)--now WKRN, on channel 2
Columbus, Mississippi:
(4) WCBI (CBS; ABC secondary)
*--translator relay of Alabama Public Television
MORNING
4:25
(6) Bible Answers--religion
4:55
(6) Human Dimension--syndicated religion
5:25
(6) Across the Fence--unknown
5:55
(6) Headliners
(31) Devotional--local
6:00
(13) Living Word--religion
(19) Dixie Digest--farming
(31) Cartoons--unspecified
6:15
(13) Farm Round-Up--probably local
6:25
[4] Agriculture U.S.A.--long-running syndicated show
(6) Devotional--local
6:30
(6) Religious News--local; hosted by longtime WBRC anchor Bill Bolen
(13) Dixie Digest--apparently same program as WHNT
(19) Tennessee Valley Farm Time
6:45
(15) Earline in Storyland--possibly local children's show
(42) Focus--local public affairs, hosted by John Jones
6:55
[4] Farm Digest--long-running show produced by Tennessee Department of Agriculture; ran until early 2000s
7:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Bugs Bunny
[4] (13) (15) (31) Dr. Dolittle--cartoon adaptation of the British children's book series
(6) (48) Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down--cartoon featuring everything BUT Jerry Lewis; another actor voiced his character
[8] Three Stooges
7:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Scooby Doo, Where Are You?--the original
[4] (13) (15) (31) Deputy Dawg--cartoon
(6) (48) Road Runner--these were in a different WB package than those on CBS a half hour earlier
8:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Harlem Globetrotters--cartoon
[4] (13) (15) (31) Woody Woodpecker
(6) [8] (48) Funky Phantom--Hanna-Barbera knockoff of "Scooby Doo"
(7) (10) (25) (36) Sesame Street--five hours of back-to-back episodes from previous week
8:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch!--standard Hanna-Barbera captivity-themed cartoon
[4] (13) (15) (31) Pink Panther--cartoon
(6) [8] (48) Jackson Five--cartoon rendition of then-wildly-popular soul/pop group
9:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm--the Flintstones' daughter and the Rubbles' son as teenagers
[4] (13) (15) (31) Jetsons--this cartoon never seemed to go away for very long
(6) [8] (48) Bewitched (ABC rerun; NOT a cartoon version)
9:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Archie's TV Funnies--this season, the Riverdale gang ran a TV station, and showed cartoon versions of several famous comic strips
[4] (13) (15) (31) Barrier Reef--live-action drama (Australian import)
(6) Junior Auction--local
[8] (48) Lidsville--Krofft brothers' puppetry on display
10:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Sabrina, the Teenaged Witch--cartoon
[4] (13) (15) (31) Take a Giant Step--educational-oriented live-action show
(6) [8] (48) Curiosity Shop--same
10:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Josie and the Pussycats--cartoon
11:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Monkees--CBS rerun
[4] Television Auditions--possibly local
(6) (48) Jonny Quest--1960s H-B adventure cartoon
[8] Soul Train
(13) (15) (31) Mr. Wizard--children's science show
11:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) You Are There--children's revival of critically-acclaimed CBS 1950s history show hosted by Walter Cronkite; today's subject was Harriet Tubman
(6) (48) Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp--live-action children's show
(13) (15) (31) Bugaloos--Krofft-created live-action children's show with a "Monkees"-like theme
AFTERNOON
12:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) CBS Children's Film Festival--"Heidi," 1965 (part one; was NOT the same film as the one that caused an outcry in 1968 when NBC stopped an American Football League game in progress one Sunday evening to broadcast it)
[4] Tarzan--rerun with Ron Ely in title role
(6) [8] (48) American Bandstand
(13) Movie--"The Mole People," 1956
(15) That Good Ole Nashville Music--basically a half-hour "Grand Ole Opry," unhosted and featuring a regular square-dance act
(31) Cartoons--unspecified
12:30
(15) Jim and Jesse--country-music half-hour; the brother duo was a staple on the "Opry" for years
1:00
(4) Bill Anderson--another syndie country-music show
[4] Gidget--rerun
[5] Community Center 5--local public affairs
(6) Film--documentary about the Middle East narrated by Lorne Greene
(7) (10) (25) (36) Electric Company--two-and-a-half hours of previous week's episodes; same as "Sesame Street" the past five hours
[8] (15) Wrestling--both shows local
(19) Porter Wagoner--country music
(31) Movie--"The Milkman," 1950
(33) Movie--"The Great Man," 1956
(40) Cousin Cliff--Cliff Holman carried his long-running Birmingham children's show with a magician act to WHMA when it started up in 1969; by the end of the year, with the FCC banning children's hosts from pitching products on-air, this show, like many others, would be gone
(42) Soul Train
(48) Nat Tate--local version of "Soul Train;" Tate was a local soul disc jockey
1:30
(4) Commercial Film--unspecified
[4] Tennessee Basketball Highlights--University of Tennessee coaches' show, with coach Ray Mears
[5] To be announced
(6) Persuaders--tape-delayed from ABC the previous week (WBRC did this extensively)
(13) Celebrity Bowling
(19) Jobs--local public affairs
(40) Story Princess--possibly syndicated children's show (?)
2:00
(4) [4] (13) (15) (19) College Basketball--Tennessee vs. Kentucky; commentators unspecified
[5] Roller Derby--probably syndicated
[8] Sports Challenge--Dick Enberg hosted this game show featuring sports celebrities; was briefly seen on CBS in the mid-1970s
(40) Town and Country--local
(42) 77 Sunset Strip--rerun
(48) To be announced
2:30
(6) [8] (48) Pro Bowlers Tour--Showboat International, held in Las Vegas; Chris Schenkel, Billy Welu, commentators
(33) Untamed World--wildlife documentary series
(40) Bill Anderson
2:55
(42) Commercial Film--unspecified
3:00
[5] (33) (40) (42) Golf Tournament--Sam Snead and J. C. Snead (nephew) vs. Julius Boros and Don January; Jack Whitaker, Ken Venturi, commentators
(31) Roller Derby
3:30
(7) (10) (25) (36) Movie--"Love on the Dole," English; 1941
4:00
(4) To be announced
[4] (13) (15) (31) Dean Martin Tucson Open--third-round golf action; Jim Simpson, commentator
[5] Movie--"Under the Gun," 1950
(6) [8] (48) ABC Wide World of Sports
(19) (40) Wrestling--local
(33) Lake Brothers--probably local country-music show
(42) Major Adams (Trailmaster)--Western rerun
4:30
(33) Jim and Jesse
5:00
(4) To be announced
[5] Sports Illustrated--(syndicated or CBS?)
(7) (10) (25) (36) Black Journal
(19) That Good Ole Nashville Music
(33) Wrestling--local
(40) Crossroads--probably local features show
(42) Alabama Hunting and Fishing--Archie Phillips, host
5:30
(4) (19) (40) (42) CBS Evening News--Roger Mudd
[4] That Good Ole Nashville Music
[5] Truth or Consequences
(6) Courtship of Eddie's Father--tape-delayed from the previous week
(7) (10) (25) (36) Wall Street Week--repeat of Friday evening broadcast
[8] Lassie--unsure of whether this was the currently-running syndicated version or a rerun from the show's network years
(13) (15) NBC Saturday News--Garrick Utley
(31) WAAY News
(48) Great American Adventure--probably syndicated hunting/fishing show
EVENING
6:00
(4) WCBI News
[4] WSM News
[5] (13) (15) (31) Hee Haw (same episode)
(6) Bewitched--tape-delayed from the previous week
(7) (10) (25) (36) Washington Week in Review--repeat of Friday evening broadcast
[8] (19) Lawrence Welk (same episode)
(33) CBS Evening News
(40) O'Hara, United States Treasury--tape-delayed from CBS the previous night
(42) F Troop--sitcom rerun
(48) Jim and Jesse
6:30
(4) Room 222--tape-delayed from ABC the previous week
[4] (33) (42) Rollin' on the River--pop-music variety show (different episodes)
(6) Lawrence Welk--same episode as WSIX and WHNT at 6 p.m.
(7) (10) (25) (36) NET Playhouse: Biography--"To Be Young, Gifted and Black," starring Barbara Barrie, Ruby Dee, and Al Freeman, Jr.
(48) Sportsmen's Report--local hunting/fishing
7:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) All in the Family--a year old and already TV's hottest hit
[4] (13) (15) (31) Emergency!--Premiere episode of Jack Webb-packaged drama/adventure series
[8] (48) Bewitched--final season
7:30
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Mary Tyler Moore--she "made it after all" for seven seasons
(6) [8] (48) Movie--"The People," no date given
8:00
(4) Hee Haw--episode unspecified
[4] (13) (15) (31) Movie--"The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming," 1966
[5] (19) (33) (40) (42) (New) Dick Van Dyke Show
(7) (10) (25) (36) Movie--"The Blue Angel," 1930
8:30
[5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Arnie--short-lived sitcom
9:00
(4) [5] (19) (33) (40) (42) Mission: Impossible--sixth of seven seasons
(6) [8] (48) Sixth Sense--reruns of this sci-fi thriller hour were edited into episodes of "Night Gallery" in the mid-1970s, to the outrage of some of the latter's fans
10:00
(4) O'Hara, United States Treasury--same episode as WHMA at 6 p.m.
[5] WLAC News
(6) Perry Mason
[8] High Chaparral--Western rerun
(19) Movie--"Santa Fe Stampede," 1938 and "Lucky Texan," 1933 (double feature)
(33) Movie--"The Unguarded Moment," 1956
(40) Ralph Burgess--local variety show; probably country-music-oriented
(42) Wrestling--local
(48) ABC Weekend News--Sam Donaldson
10:15
(48) Movie--"The White Tower," 1950
10:30
[4] WSM News
[5] Perry Mason
(13) Movie--"The Big Show," 1960 (a flick about the circus, not Ed Sullivan--!)
(15) James Garner (Nichols)--tape-delayed from the previous week; Garner made an initial unsuccessful attempt to come back to TV with this offering, basically an updating of "Maverick"
(31) Movie--"Terror From the Year 5000," 1958
11:00
(4) Movie--" Rio Grande," 1950
[4] Movie--"Battle of the Worlds," 1961 (WSM's horror movie host was Sir Cecil Creape, played by station employee Russ McCown, who resurrected him years later for the Nashville Network's "Phantom of the Opry.")
(6) ABC Weekend News
[8] WSIX News
(40) To be announced
11:15
(6) Movie--"Law of the Lawless," 1964 and "The Leather Saint," 1956 (double feature)
11:30
[5] Movie--"Behind the High Wall," 1956
[8] Movie--"Decision Before Dawn," 1952
(15) Movie--"Stanley and Livingstone," 1939
(42) Movie--"Demon Barber of Fleet Street," English; 1938
12:00 a.m.
(31) Movie--to be announced
12:30
[4] Avengers--rerun of 1960s British fantasy/adventure series
(13) Movie--"Wild Heritage," 1958 and "Star in the Dust," 1956 (double feature)
1:00
[8] ABC Weekend News
3:00
(6) Insight--religious drama
3:30
(6) Industry on Parade--probably promotional film from a lobbying group
3:45
(6) Americans at Work--same (WBRC stayed on the air all night on Saturdays only in 1972)
