Source: Times-Union, Warsaw, IN
CHANNELS
9 WGN Chicago IND
15 WANE Fort Wayne CBS
16 WNDU South Bend NBC
17 WTBS Atlanta IND
21 WPTA Fort Wayne ABC
22 WSBT South Bend CBS
28 WSJV South Bend ABC
33 WKJG Fort Wayne NBC
34 WNIT South Bend PBS
46 WHME South Bend IND/LESEA
55 WFFT Fort Wayne IND
ESPN Sports Network
NICK Nickelodeon
USA Network
12/15/1985
5AM
46 LeSea Alive
USA Night Flight
5:20
17 Night Tracks
5:30
55 News
ESPN College Basketball
Kentucky at Kansas.
6AM
9 Superman
16 Sacred Heart
17 News
21 Lifestyle
33 A Better Way
46 James Kennedy
NICK Dangermouse
USA Night Flight
6:15
16 With This Ring
6:30
9 Editor's Desk
15 What Does the Bible Plainly Say?
16 This is the Life
17 World Tomorrow
33 Joy of Gardening
55 It's Your Business
NICK Nick Rocks: Video to Go
7AM
9 Greatest Sports Legends
15 Jerry Falwell
16 Bugs Bunny
17 It is Written
21 Speaking of Seniors
33 This is the Life
46 Voice of Truth
55 Super Sunday
NICK Powerhouse
USA Cartoons
7:30
9 Three Score/Community Calendar
16 Muppets
17 Bugs Bunny and Friends
21 28 Amazing Grace Bible Class
22 For Our Times
A look at the artistic endeavors of Dr. Amy Freeman Lee.
33 Jimmy Swaggart
46 Marilyn Hickey
55 Larry Jones
ESPN SportsCenter
NICK Kid Writes
7:45
9 What's Nu?
8AM
9 15 22 James Kennedy
16 Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
21 Worship for Shut-Ins
28 Bob Jones
34 Sesame Street
46 Kenneth Copeland
55 Cartoons
NICK Out of Control
8:30
9 Robert Schuller
21 Ben Haden
28 Oral Roberts
33 Day of Discovery
55 Voyagers
ESPN California Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Fresno State from Fresno, CA.
NICK Belle and Sebastian
9AM
9 Sunday Mass
15 Ernest Angley
21 Oral Roberts
22 Day of Discovery
28 In Times Like These
33 Gene Keady
34 Sesame Street
46 Jimmy Swaggart
NICK Little Prince
9:30
9 Chicagoland Church
16 Kidsworld
21 28 It is Written
22 Minority Forum
33 World Tomorrow
55 It's a Living
NICK Mr. Wizard's World
9:35
17 Andy Griffith
10AM
9 Cisco Kid
15 Sunday Morning
Scheduled: profile of folk singer Joan Baez; report on the homeless in New York.
16 Latin Tempo
21 Lifestyle
22 33 Robert Schuller
28 Newswatch Journal
34 Star Trek
46 Live from Christian Center
55 Movie
"A Real American Hero." [1978] Brian Dennehy, Forrest Tucker. Sheriff Buford Pusser attempts to run a Tennessee moonshiner out of business.
10:05
17 Good News
10:30
9 Lone Ranger
16 This Week in Country Music
28 Religious Town Hall
NICK Turkey Television
10:35
17 Movie
"Battle of the Bulge." [1966] Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan. Hindered by bad weather, American troops stem a massive German offensive by developing a brilliant strategy.
11AM
9 Rawhide
16 Campus View
21 Bible Hour
22 World Tomorrow
28 Open House
33 Manna for Modern Man
34 Matinee at the Bijou
46 Bob and Marte Tilton
NICK Dangermouse
11:30
15 22 Face the Nation
16 Michiana Report
28 This Week with David Brinkley
ESPN SportsCenter
NICK Star Trek
Noon
9 Wild, Wild West
15 Wild Kingdom
Marlin Perkins looks back on some of the close calls and exciting experiences he has encountered in the series.
16 Meet the Press
21 This Week with David Brinkley
22 America's Top Ten
33 Bob Knight
55 Movie
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear." [1984] Mickey Rooney, Scott Grimes.
NICK You Can't Do That on Television
The kids take a zany look at clubs.
USA Wrestling
12:30
15 22 NFL Today
16 33 NFL '85
28 Wall Street Journal Report
Scheduled: The recovery of A&P Supermarkets; a new breed of car dealers; a profile of Yankee magazine.
34 Mary Fischer
ESPN NFL Game of the Week
NICK Nick Rocks: Video to Go
1PM
9 Movie
"Thank You, Mr. Moto." [1937] Peter Lorre, Sidney Blackmer. A group of people are brought together by the possibility of finding Genghis Khan's hidden treasure.
15 22 NFL Football
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions.
16 NFL Football
Indianapolis Colts at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
21 Hawaii Five-0
A peculiar pattern of arson sends McGarrett searching for clues to the identity of a "torch" who strikes on weekends.
28 Music City USA
33 NFL Football
Regional coverage of Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts at Tampa Bay, Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns or Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers.
34 Washington Week in Review
46 Jerry Bernard
ESPN Auto Racing
Lombard RAC Rally from London.
USA Movie
"A Gathering of Heroes." [1979] Chen Sing.
1:30
28 Telephone Auction
34 Wall $treet Week
Walter W. Heller, former advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, is the guest.
NICK Lassie
2PM
17 Movie
"Paradise, Hawaiian Style." [1966] Elvis Presley. A pair of pilots start a charter helicopter service in Hawaii.
21 Taxi
John and his new wife reach a crisis in their marriage when it is decided one of them must drop out of college due to money problems.
34 Firing Line
46 Rejoice in the Lord
55 Movie
"Raggedy Man." [1981] Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts. In 1944, a telephone operator in a small Texas town sacrifices her standing in the community when she has a short affair with a combat-bound sailor.
ESPN MISL Soccer
Dallas Sidekicks at St. Louis Steamers.
NICK Movie
"The Little Princess." [1939] Shirley Temple, Richard Greene.
2:30
9 Movie
"The Perils of Pauline." [1967] Pat Boone. A young woman searching for her childhood sweetheart encounters a variety of harrowing experiences along the way.
21 Too Close for Comfort
Henry takes justice into his own hands after Monroe is raped by two women.
28 Movie
"It's a Wonderful Life." [1947] James Stewart, Donna Reed. On Christmas Eve, a man's guardian angel diverts him from suicide and shows him what his hometown would be like if he were never born.
3PM
21 PGA Golf
Chrysler Team Invitational final round live from Boca West Club and Resort in Boca Raton, FL.
34 Movie
"Angel and the Badman." [1947] John Wayne. A Quaker girl saves a notorious gunslinger from his enemies.
46 Ernest Angley
USA Movie
"Guns at Batasi." [1964] Richard Attenborough.
4PM
16 33 NFL Football
Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders.
46 Jerry Falwell
55 Muppets
Guest: Carol Channing.
ESPN College Soccer
NCAA Division I Championship from Seattle.
NICK Standby...Lights! Camera! Action!
Featured: producer Dina Marisa Silver; acting coach Larry Moss; Rainbow Harvest and Sarah Boyd; a behind the scenes look at the films "Turk 182," "Mark Twain" and "Return to Oz."
4:05
17 Movie
"Somebody Killed Her Husband." [1978] Farrah Fawcett. Shortly after a beautiful young woman falls in love with a salesman-writer, her stuffy husband is murdered.
4:30
9 Movie
"Chad Hanna." [1940] Henry Fonda. Romance blossoms between a provincial boy and a bareback rider in a 19th-century circus.
15 Charlie's Angels
22 Happy Days Again
34 Wild, Wild World of Animals
55 Here's Lucy
Lucy decides to become a theatrical agent.
5PM
21 Entertainment This Week
Interview with Loni Anderson.
22 Lawrence Welk Christmas Reunion, 1985
Lawrence Welk welcomes his former cast members Jo Ann Castle, Kenny Trimble, Sherry Aldridge and the Otwell Twins to this holiday reunion. Featured songs: "Silver Bells," "White Christmas," "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer."
28 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Featured: the sultan of Brunei; tours of Australia and Morocco; Hollywood hairstylist Jose Eber; animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams.
34 Vietnam: A Television History
Through years of violence and controversy, American opinion moved from approval to dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War.
46 Marvin Gorman
55 In Search Of...
"Immortality."
NICK National Geographic Explorer
"Guardian of the Everglades."
USA Dick Cavett
Guests: Phil Donahue; Michael Tilson-Thomas.
5:15
NICK National Geographic Explorer
"The Polar Bear."
5:30
15 Kodak All-American Football Team
A salute to outstanding players in college football as selected by the American Football Coaches Association is presented.
55 Dance Fever
Judges: Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy. Performance by Adrian Zmed.
5:45
NICK National Geographic Explorer
"Water - A Fresh Look." Freshwater photographer Walter Sigl swims among piranhas and walks under ice, pursuing his hobby.
6PM
15 21 News
22 In Search Of...
28 Hee Haw
Guests: Jerry Lee Lewis, Sawyer Brown, Jim Stafford.
34 Preventing Nuclear War
46 Bible Hour
55 Star Games
Sports competition featuring cast members from "Fame," "Gimme a Break," "General Hospital" and "Paper Chase." Semi-final round.
ESPN World Cup Skiing
Women's Slalom from Sestriere, Italy.
USA Alfred Hitchcock Hour
6:05
17 World of Audubon
A look at the development of fire ecology and efforts to save Wyoming's bighorn sheep and the Florida manatee.
6:30
9 Video Madness
15 22 CBS News
21 ABC News
34 Newton's Apple
6:45
NICK National Geographic Explorer
Two bold hang-glider pilots and a parachutist gain a bird's eye view of the world's highest waterfall, in Venezuela.
7PM
15 22 60 Minutes
16 33 Punky Brewster
Punky's friend encourages her to steal a Christmas present for Henry.
21 M*A*S*H
Charles becomes obsessed with death following a sniper attack.
28 Ripley's Believe it or Not!
Segments include a visit to a tarantula ranch and a report on a street that goes nowhere.
34 Wonderworks
46 James Kennedy
55 Star Search
Guest: Michael Warren.
ESPN SportsCenter
USA The Virginian
7:05
17 Wrestling
7:30
9 Children's Christmas Party
16 33 Silver Spoons
House Speaker Thomas "Tip" O'Neill reads Freddy's letter about the homeless on the news.
21 Barney Miller
While off duty, two female detectives go undercover to solve a campus drug case but interfere with Detective Chano's investigation of the matter.
7:45
NICK National Geographic Explorer
"Tornado Alley."
8PM
15 22 Murder, She Wrote
Jessica must solve the mysteries of murder and poison pen letters that have stunned the townsfolk of Cabot Cove.
16 33 Amazing Stories
Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon and Douglas Seale star in "Santa '85," from a story by Steven Spielberg.
21 28 MacGyver
MacGyver's reunion with his grandfather is marred when both men's lives are endangered.
34 Nature
An examination of the diverse plants and animals that have adapted to the harsh environment of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
46 Father Manning
55 Movie
"Suspense." [1946] Albert Dekker. When the owner of an ice show is found murdered, one of his employees connives to take over the dead man's assets as well as his wife.
ESPN NFL Superstars
NICK Alas Smith and Jones
8:05
17 Greatest Heroes of the Bible
Through divine intervention, Moses [John Marley] leads the oppressed Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea; Solomon [Tom Hallick] proves his wisdom and worthiness as a leader when he settles a dispute between two women claiming the same baby.
8:30
16 33 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A middle-aged woman's cats fend for their mistress when her young husband plots her murder.
46 Leonard Repass
ESPN NHL Hockey
Detroit Red Wings at Chicago BlackHawks. Live.
NICK Solo
USA Lancer
9PM
15 National Finals Rodeo
The "Super Bowl" of professional rodeo features competition in bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, calf roping and bull riding.
16 33 Bob Hope Christmas Show
Bob Hope is joined in his annual yuletide special by Raquel Welch, Brooke Shields and Emmanuel Lewis ["Webster"] and introduces the Associated Press All-America Football Team and Tournament of Roses Queen.
21 28 Movie
"The Gauntlet." [1977] Clint Eastwood.
22 Crazy Like a Fox
Dangerous abductors turn their sights on Harry and Harrison as they close in on the missing fiancé of an heiress.
34 Masterpiece Theatre
"Bleak House." Nemo's true identity and sudden death are probed by Mr. Tulkinghorn; a surprise proposal is given to Esther; Miss Flite collapses.
46 Jerry Falwell
NICK Man from Moscow
9:30
9 It's a Living
The restaurant staff faces danger when terrorists threaten to take over the restaurant.
USA Wanted: Dead or Alive
10PM
9 News
16 33 Christmas in Washington
Natalie Cole, violinist Viktoria Mullova and the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club are among those scheduled to appear at this Washington, D.C. gala.
22 Trapper John M.D.
J.T. intervenes in his mother's love life after she is showered by gifts and love notes from an anonymous admirer.
34 Lone Star
Host Larry Hagman examines both the real and fabricated mystique of Texas.
46 Larry Jones
55 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
See 5PM, WSJV.
USA Cover Story
Guest: Paul Williams.
10:05
17 Sports Page
10:30
46 John Ankerberg
NICK Baltimore Funny Pages
USA Hollywood Insider
10:35
17 Jerry Falwell
11PM
9 Tales of the Darkside
A high-pressured executive [Bill Macy] gets unexpected results when he wears a unique device that's designed to help him survive any medical crisis.
15 16 21 22 33 News
28 Solid Gold
Guests: Mac Davis, The Pointer Sisters, Corey Hart, The Judds, Kim Carnes, Klymaxx.
46 Jim Bakker
55 Nightshift
NICK Evening at the Improv
Host: Dick Shawn. Guests: Shawn Thompson, George Wallace, Bruce Cockburn.
USA Herbalife-infomercial
11:30
9 Lou Grant
Two separate Christmas stories take surprising turns.
15 Africa Report: Tears of Famine
16 33 At the Movies
Scheduled reviews: "A Chorus Line" [Michael Douglas]; "Jewel of the Nile" [Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner]; "Runaway Train" [Eric Roberts]
21 M*A*S*H
22 CBS News
ESPN SportsCenter
11:35
17 John Ankerberg
11:45
22 Movie
"Crash!" [1976] Sue Lyon. A woman with psychic powers controls a driverless car and uses it for revenge.
12AM
16 Love Boat
21 Movie
"Wanted: The Sundance Woman." [1976] Katharine Ross. After Butch Cassidy's death, Etta Place joins forces with the notorious Pancho Villa to hijack a munitions train.
28 FTV
Guests: UB40. Takeoffs of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana," Leo Sayer's "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and Twisted Sister's "We're Not Going to Take It".
33 America
Scheduled: Florida vacations; holiday fashions.
46 Nite Line
55 Start of Something Big
Profiles of Glen Campbell, Andrew Stevens, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Susan Richardson; the origins of "Bonanza" and beer.
NICK Alas Smith and Jones
USA Millionaire Maker-infomercial
12:05
17 Jimmy Swaggart
12:30
9 Fame
When Morloch enforces strict rules during the holiday season, he's visited by Christmas spirits that change his Scrooge-like ways.
15 Big Valley
28 ABC News
ESPN Rodeo
Winston Tour Team Rodeo from Austin, Tex.
NICK Solo
USA Cash Flo Expo
1AM
33 Movie
"The Man in the Santa Claus Suit." [1979] Fred Astaire. The mysterious proprietor of a costume shop changes the lives of three individuals who come to his store to rent Santa Claus outfits.
46 LeSea Alive
55 Movie
"A New Kind of Love." [1963] Paul Newman. A buyer for a department store and a newspaper-man fall in love after meeting on a plane.
NICK Man from Moscow
1:05
17 World Tomorrow
1:30
9 Star Games
See 6PM, WFFT.
ESPN Winterworld
USA New Generation Hair Care
1:35
17 Larry Jones
2AM
21 ABC News
22 CBS News Nightwatch
46 Independent News
ESPN Sportscenter
USA A Millionaire's Secret to Wealth
2:05
17 Children's Fund
2:30
9 At the Movies
See 11:30, WNDU.
46 God's News Behind The News
NICK Baltimore Funny Pages
2:35
17 Movie
"Blondie Hits the Jackpot." [1950] Penny Singleton. When Dagwood is fired, he goes to work for his old boss's competitor.
3AM
9 Independent News
46 Bible Hour
55 Movie
"I Wanna Hold Your Hand." [1978] Susan Kendall Newman. A group of 1960s teenagers is completely caught up in the mass hysteria caused by the musical and cultural success of The Beatles.
ESPN California Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Fresno State from Fresno CA.
NICK Evening at the Improv
See 11PM, NICK.
USA Get Rich with Real Estate
3:30
9 Puttin' on the Hits
4AM
9 Movie
"If It's a Man, Hang Up." [1975] Carol Lynley, Paul Angelis. A fashion model is hounded by male admirers, one of whom is extremely possessive.
17 Agriculture U.S.A.
46 Lester Sumrall Teaching
USA Wrestling
4:30
17 It's Your Business
46 Lowell Lundstrom
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CHANNELS
9 WGN Chicago IND
15 WANE Fort Wayne CBS
16 WNDU South Bend NBC
17 WTBS Atlanta IND
21 WPTA Fort Wayne ABC
22 WSBT South Bend CBS
28 WSJV South Bend ABC
33 WKJG Fort Wayne NBC
34 WNIT South Bend PBS
46 WHME South Bend IND/LESEA
55 WFFT Fort Wayne IND
ESPN Sports Network
NICK Nickelodeon
USA Network
12/15/1985
5AM
46 LeSea Alive
USA Night Flight
5:20
17 Night Tracks
5:30
55 News
ESPN College Basketball
Kentucky at Kansas.
6AM
9 Superman
16 Sacred Heart
17 News
21 Lifestyle
33 A Better Way
46 James Kennedy
NICK Dangermouse
USA Night Flight
6:15
16 With This Ring
6:30
9 Editor's Desk
15 What Does the Bible Plainly Say?
16 This is the Life
17 World Tomorrow
33 Joy of Gardening
55 It's Your Business
NICK Nick Rocks: Video to Go
7AM
9 Greatest Sports Legends
15 Jerry Falwell
16 Bugs Bunny
17 It is Written
21 Speaking of Seniors
33 This is the Life
46 Voice of Truth
55 Super Sunday
NICK Powerhouse
USA Cartoons
7:30
9 Three Score/Community Calendar
16 Muppets
17 Bugs Bunny and Friends
21 28 Amazing Grace Bible Class
22 For Our Times
A look at the artistic endeavors of Dr. Amy Freeman Lee.
33 Jimmy Swaggart
46 Marilyn Hickey
55 Larry Jones
ESPN SportsCenter
NICK Kid Writes
7:45
9 What's Nu?
8AM
9 15 22 James Kennedy
16 Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
21 Worship for Shut-Ins
28 Bob Jones
34 Sesame Street
46 Kenneth Copeland
55 Cartoons
NICK Out of Control
8:30
9 Robert Schuller
21 Ben Haden
28 Oral Roberts
33 Day of Discovery
55 Voyagers
ESPN California Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Fresno State from Fresno, CA.
NICK Belle and Sebastian
9AM
9 Sunday Mass
15 Ernest Angley
21 Oral Roberts
22 Day of Discovery
28 In Times Like These
33 Gene Keady
34 Sesame Street
46 Jimmy Swaggart
NICK Little Prince
9:30
9 Chicagoland Church
16 Kidsworld
21 28 It is Written
22 Minority Forum
33 World Tomorrow
55 It's a Living
NICK Mr. Wizard's World
9:35
17 Andy Griffith
10AM
9 Cisco Kid
15 Sunday Morning
Scheduled: profile of folk singer Joan Baez; report on the homeless in New York.
16 Latin Tempo
21 Lifestyle
22 33 Robert Schuller
28 Newswatch Journal
34 Star Trek
46 Live from Christian Center
55 Movie
"A Real American Hero." [1978] Brian Dennehy, Forrest Tucker. Sheriff Buford Pusser attempts to run a Tennessee moonshiner out of business.
10:05
17 Good News
10:30
9 Lone Ranger
16 This Week in Country Music
28 Religious Town Hall
NICK Turkey Television
10:35
17 Movie
"Battle of the Bulge." [1966] Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan. Hindered by bad weather, American troops stem a massive German offensive by developing a brilliant strategy.
11AM
9 Rawhide
16 Campus View
21 Bible Hour
22 World Tomorrow
28 Open House
33 Manna for Modern Man
34 Matinee at the Bijou
46 Bob and Marte Tilton
NICK Dangermouse
11:30
15 22 Face the Nation
16 Michiana Report
28 This Week with David Brinkley
ESPN SportsCenter
NICK Star Trek
Noon
9 Wild, Wild West
15 Wild Kingdom
Marlin Perkins looks back on some of the close calls and exciting experiences he has encountered in the series.
16 Meet the Press
21 This Week with David Brinkley
22 America's Top Ten
33 Bob Knight
55 Movie
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear." [1984] Mickey Rooney, Scott Grimes.
NICK You Can't Do That on Television
The kids take a zany look at clubs.
USA Wrestling
12:30
15 22 NFL Today
16 33 NFL '85
28 Wall Street Journal Report
Scheduled: The recovery of A&P Supermarkets; a new breed of car dealers; a profile of Yankee magazine.
34 Mary Fischer
ESPN NFL Game of the Week
NICK Nick Rocks: Video to Go
1PM
9 Movie
"Thank You, Mr. Moto." [1937] Peter Lorre, Sidney Blackmer. A group of people are brought together by the possibility of finding Genghis Khan's hidden treasure.
15 22 NFL Football
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions.
16 NFL Football
Indianapolis Colts at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
21 Hawaii Five-0
A peculiar pattern of arson sends McGarrett searching for clues to the identity of a "torch" who strikes on weekends.
28 Music City USA
33 NFL Football
Regional coverage of Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts at Tampa Bay, Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns or Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers.
34 Washington Week in Review
46 Jerry Bernard
ESPN Auto Racing
Lombard RAC Rally from London.
USA Movie
"A Gathering of Heroes." [1979] Chen Sing.
1:30
28 Telephone Auction
34 Wall $treet Week
Walter W. Heller, former advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, is the guest.
NICK Lassie
2PM
17 Movie
"Paradise, Hawaiian Style." [1966] Elvis Presley. A pair of pilots start a charter helicopter service in Hawaii.
21 Taxi
John and his new wife reach a crisis in their marriage when it is decided one of them must drop out of college due to money problems.
34 Firing Line
46 Rejoice in the Lord
55 Movie
"Raggedy Man." [1981] Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts. In 1944, a telephone operator in a small Texas town sacrifices her standing in the community when she has a short affair with a combat-bound sailor.
ESPN MISL Soccer
Dallas Sidekicks at St. Louis Steamers.
NICK Movie
"The Little Princess." [1939] Shirley Temple, Richard Greene.
2:30
9 Movie
"The Perils of Pauline." [1967] Pat Boone. A young woman searching for her childhood sweetheart encounters a variety of harrowing experiences along the way.
21 Too Close for Comfort
Henry takes justice into his own hands after Monroe is raped by two women.
28 Movie
"It's a Wonderful Life." [1947] James Stewart, Donna Reed. On Christmas Eve, a man's guardian angel diverts him from suicide and shows him what his hometown would be like if he were never born.
3PM
21 PGA Golf
Chrysler Team Invitational final round live from Boca West Club and Resort in Boca Raton, FL.
34 Movie
"Angel and the Badman." [1947] John Wayne. A Quaker girl saves a notorious gunslinger from his enemies.
46 Ernest Angley
USA Movie
"Guns at Batasi." [1964] Richard Attenborough.
4PM
16 33 NFL Football
Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders.
46 Jerry Falwell
55 Muppets
Guest: Carol Channing.
ESPN College Soccer
NCAA Division I Championship from Seattle.
NICK Standby...Lights! Camera! Action!
Featured: producer Dina Marisa Silver; acting coach Larry Moss; Rainbow Harvest and Sarah Boyd; a behind the scenes look at the films "Turk 182," "Mark Twain" and "Return to Oz."
4:05
17 Movie
"Somebody Killed Her Husband." [1978] Farrah Fawcett. Shortly after a beautiful young woman falls in love with a salesman-writer, her stuffy husband is murdered.
4:30
9 Movie
"Chad Hanna." [1940] Henry Fonda. Romance blossoms between a provincial boy and a bareback rider in a 19th-century circus.
15 Charlie's Angels
22 Happy Days Again
34 Wild, Wild World of Animals
55 Here's Lucy
Lucy decides to become a theatrical agent.
5PM
21 Entertainment This Week
Interview with Loni Anderson.
22 Lawrence Welk Christmas Reunion, 1985
Lawrence Welk welcomes his former cast members Jo Ann Castle, Kenny Trimble, Sherry Aldridge and the Otwell Twins to this holiday reunion. Featured songs: "Silver Bells," "White Christmas," "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer."
28 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Featured: the sultan of Brunei; tours of Australia and Morocco; Hollywood hairstylist Jose Eber; animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams.
34 Vietnam: A Television History
Through years of violence and controversy, American opinion moved from approval to dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War.
46 Marvin Gorman
55 In Search Of...
"Immortality."
NICK National Geographic Explorer
"Guardian of the Everglades."
USA Dick Cavett
Guests: Phil Donahue; Michael Tilson-Thomas.
5:15
NICK National Geographic Explorer
"The Polar Bear."
5:30
15 Kodak All-American Football Team
A salute to outstanding players in college football as selected by the American Football Coaches Association is presented.
55 Dance Fever
Judges: Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy. Performance by Adrian Zmed.
5:45
NICK National Geographic Explorer
"Water - A Fresh Look." Freshwater photographer Walter Sigl swims among piranhas and walks under ice, pursuing his hobby.
6PM
15 21 News
22 In Search Of...
28 Hee Haw
Guests: Jerry Lee Lewis, Sawyer Brown, Jim Stafford.
34 Preventing Nuclear War
46 Bible Hour
55 Star Games
Sports competition featuring cast members from "Fame," "Gimme a Break," "General Hospital" and "Paper Chase." Semi-final round.
ESPN World Cup Skiing
Women's Slalom from Sestriere, Italy.
USA Alfred Hitchcock Hour
6:05
17 World of Audubon
A look at the development of fire ecology and efforts to save Wyoming's bighorn sheep and the Florida manatee.
6:30
9 Video Madness
15 22 CBS News
21 ABC News
34 Newton's Apple
6:45
NICK National Geographic Explorer
Two bold hang-glider pilots and a parachutist gain a bird's eye view of the world's highest waterfall, in Venezuela.
7PM
15 22 60 Minutes
16 33 Punky Brewster
Punky's friend encourages her to steal a Christmas present for Henry.
21 M*A*S*H
Charles becomes obsessed with death following a sniper attack.
28 Ripley's Believe it or Not!
Segments include a visit to a tarantula ranch and a report on a street that goes nowhere.
34 Wonderworks
46 James Kennedy
55 Star Search
Guest: Michael Warren.
ESPN SportsCenter
USA The Virginian
7:05
17 Wrestling
7:30
9 Children's Christmas Party
16 33 Silver Spoons
House Speaker Thomas "Tip" O'Neill reads Freddy's letter about the homeless on the news.
21 Barney Miller
While off duty, two female detectives go undercover to solve a campus drug case but interfere with Detective Chano's investigation of the matter.
7:45
NICK National Geographic Explorer
"Tornado Alley."
8PM
15 22 Murder, She Wrote
Jessica must solve the mysteries of murder and poison pen letters that have stunned the townsfolk of Cabot Cove.
16 33 Amazing Stories
Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon and Douglas Seale star in "Santa '85," from a story by Steven Spielberg.
21 28 MacGyver
MacGyver's reunion with his grandfather is marred when both men's lives are endangered.
34 Nature
An examination of the diverse plants and animals that have adapted to the harsh environment of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
46 Father Manning
55 Movie
"Suspense." [1946] Albert Dekker. When the owner of an ice show is found murdered, one of his employees connives to take over the dead man's assets as well as his wife.
ESPN NFL Superstars
NICK Alas Smith and Jones
8:05
17 Greatest Heroes of the Bible
Through divine intervention, Moses [John Marley] leads the oppressed Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea; Solomon [Tom Hallick] proves his wisdom and worthiness as a leader when he settles a dispute between two women claiming the same baby.
8:30
16 33 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A middle-aged woman's cats fend for their mistress when her young husband plots her murder.
46 Leonard Repass
ESPN NHL Hockey
Detroit Red Wings at Chicago BlackHawks. Live.
NICK Solo
USA Lancer
9PM
15 National Finals Rodeo
The "Super Bowl" of professional rodeo features competition in bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, calf roping and bull riding.
16 33 Bob Hope Christmas Show
Bob Hope is joined in his annual yuletide special by Raquel Welch, Brooke Shields and Emmanuel Lewis ["Webster"] and introduces the Associated Press All-America Football Team and Tournament of Roses Queen.
21 28 Movie
"The Gauntlet." [1977] Clint Eastwood.
22 Crazy Like a Fox
Dangerous abductors turn their sights on Harry and Harrison as they close in on the missing fiancé of an heiress.
34 Masterpiece Theatre
"Bleak House." Nemo's true identity and sudden death are probed by Mr. Tulkinghorn; a surprise proposal is given to Esther; Miss Flite collapses.
46 Jerry Falwell
NICK Man from Moscow
9:30
9 It's a Living
The restaurant staff faces danger when terrorists threaten to take over the restaurant.
USA Wanted: Dead or Alive
10PM
9 News
16 33 Christmas in Washington
Natalie Cole, violinist Viktoria Mullova and the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club are among those scheduled to appear at this Washington, D.C. gala.
22 Trapper John M.D.
J.T. intervenes in his mother's love life after she is showered by gifts and love notes from an anonymous admirer.
34 Lone Star
Host Larry Hagman examines both the real and fabricated mystique of Texas.
46 Larry Jones
55 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
See 5PM, WSJV.
USA Cover Story
Guest: Paul Williams.
10:05
17 Sports Page
10:30
46 John Ankerberg
NICK Baltimore Funny Pages
USA Hollywood Insider
10:35
17 Jerry Falwell
11PM
9 Tales of the Darkside
A high-pressured executive [Bill Macy] gets unexpected results when he wears a unique device that's designed to help him survive any medical crisis.
15 16 21 22 33 News
28 Solid Gold
Guests: Mac Davis, The Pointer Sisters, Corey Hart, The Judds, Kim Carnes, Klymaxx.
46 Jim Bakker
55 Nightshift
NICK Evening at the Improv
Host: Dick Shawn. Guests: Shawn Thompson, George Wallace, Bruce Cockburn.
USA Herbalife-infomercial
11:30
9 Lou Grant
Two separate Christmas stories take surprising turns.
15 Africa Report: Tears of Famine
16 33 At the Movies
Scheduled reviews: "A Chorus Line" [Michael Douglas]; "Jewel of the Nile" [Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner]; "Runaway Train" [Eric Roberts]
21 M*A*S*H
22 CBS News
ESPN SportsCenter
11:35
17 John Ankerberg
11:45
22 Movie
"Crash!" [1976] Sue Lyon. A woman with psychic powers controls a driverless car and uses it for revenge.
12AM
16 Love Boat
21 Movie
"Wanted: The Sundance Woman." [1976] Katharine Ross. After Butch Cassidy's death, Etta Place joins forces with the notorious Pancho Villa to hijack a munitions train.
28 FTV
Guests: UB40. Takeoffs of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana," Leo Sayer's "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and Twisted Sister's "We're Not Going to Take It".
33 America
Scheduled: Florida vacations; holiday fashions.
46 Nite Line
55 Start of Something Big
Profiles of Glen Campbell, Andrew Stevens, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Susan Richardson; the origins of "Bonanza" and beer.
NICK Alas Smith and Jones
USA Millionaire Maker-infomercial
12:05
17 Jimmy Swaggart
12:30
9 Fame
When Morloch enforces strict rules during the holiday season, he's visited by Christmas spirits that change his Scrooge-like ways.
15 Big Valley
28 ABC News
ESPN Rodeo
Winston Tour Team Rodeo from Austin, Tex.
NICK Solo
USA Cash Flo Expo
1AM
33 Movie
"The Man in the Santa Claus Suit." [1979] Fred Astaire. The mysterious proprietor of a costume shop changes the lives of three individuals who come to his store to rent Santa Claus outfits.
46 LeSea Alive
55 Movie
"A New Kind of Love." [1963] Paul Newman. A buyer for a department store and a newspaper-man fall in love after meeting on a plane.
NICK Man from Moscow
1:05
17 World Tomorrow
1:30
9 Star Games
See 6PM, WFFT.
ESPN Winterworld
USA New Generation Hair Care
1:35
17 Larry Jones
2AM
21 ABC News
22 CBS News Nightwatch
46 Independent News
ESPN Sportscenter
USA A Millionaire's Secret to Wealth
2:05
17 Children's Fund
2:30
9 At the Movies
See 11:30, WNDU.
46 God's News Behind The News
NICK Baltimore Funny Pages
2:35
17 Movie
"Blondie Hits the Jackpot." [1950] Penny Singleton. When Dagwood is fired, he goes to work for his old boss's competitor.
3AM
9 Independent News
46 Bible Hour
55 Movie
"I Wanna Hold Your Hand." [1978] Susan Kendall Newman. A group of 1960s teenagers is completely caught up in the mass hysteria caused by the musical and cultural success of The Beatles.
ESPN California Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Fresno State from Fresno CA.
NICK Evening at the Improv
See 11PM, NICK.
USA Get Rich with Real Estate
3:30
9 Puttin' on the Hits
4AM
9 Movie
"If It's a Man, Hang Up." [1975] Carol Lynley, Paul Angelis. A fashion model is hounded by male admirers, one of whom is extremely possessive.
17 Agriculture U.S.A.
46 Lester Sumrall Teaching
USA Wrestling
4:30
17 It's Your Business
46 Lowell Lundstrom
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