Retro: Orlando, Wed. August 20th, 1997

[crainbebo]

Source: TV Guide, Orlando Edition
8/20/1997

CHANNELS
2 WESH Daytona Beach NBC
3 WEDU Tampa PBS
5 WUFT Gainesville PBS
6 WCPX Orlando CBS
8 WFLA Tampa NBC
9 WFTV Orlando ABC
10 WTSP St. Petersburg CBS
13 WTVT Tampa Fox
15 WCEU Daytona Beach PBS
18 WKCF Orlando The WB
20 WCJB Gainesville ABC
24 WMFE Orlando PBS
28 WFTS Tampa ABC
32 WWWB Lakeland The WB
35 WOFL Orlando Fox
38 WTTA St. Petersburg IND
44 WTOG St. Petersburg UPN
51 WOGX Ocala Fox
65 WRBW Orlando UPN

5AM
2 8 NBC News-Linda Vester
6 CBS News-Cynthia Bowers
9 ABC News-Mark Mullen
13 This Morning's Business
18 First Business
35 51 Headline News
38 Infomercials
65 N.Y.P.D. - the 1967-1969 crime drama. VERY odd to air on a UPN station in 1997.

5:30
2 6 8 9 28 News
10 CBS News
13 Good Day, Tampa Bay
18 This Morning's Business
65 One Step Beyond BW - Also very odd to air in 1997.

6AM
2 6 8 10 28 News
5 Body Electric
13 Good Day, Tampa Bay
15 Morning Business Report
18 Infomercial
20 ABC News
32 Pink Panther
35 Scooby Doo
44 Quack Pack
51 Bananas in Pajamas
65 Dream Big

6:15
15 Stretching for Life

6:30
3 Morning Business Report
5 Puzzle Place
15 Bloomberg Morning News
18 38 Samurai Pizza Cats
20 News
32 B.R.U.N.O. the Kid
35 51 Mega Man
44 Double Dragon
65 Flintstones

7AM
2 8 Today-Couric/Lauer
Scheduled: a segment on pediatric dentistry.
3 5 Mister Rogers'
6 This Morning-Diaz-Balart/McEwen/Robelot
Scheduled: Model Ivanka Trump.
9 20 28 Good Morning America
Scheduled: actress-comedienne Brett Butler.
10 News
13 Good Day, Tampa Bay
15 Wellness Workout
18 Bananas in Pajamas
24 Shining Time Station
32 Mega Man
35 Vor-Tech
38 Masked Rider
44 Garfield
51 Bobby's World
65 Wild TV Toons

7:30
3 5 Lamb Chop's Play Along
15 Body Electric
18 Double Dragon
24 Arthur
32 Dennis the Menace
35 38 51 Bobby's World
44 Vor-Tech

8AM
3 24 Barney & Friends
5 Big Comfy Couch - 35 minutes...wonder if WUFT had a local kids segment, or way too many promos.
10 This Morning
See 7AM.
13 Good Day, Tampa Bay
15 Tai Chi: Innerwave
18 Garfield
32 Too Close for Comfort
35 Darkwing Duck
38 Bobby's World
44 The Mask
51 Gordon Elliott
Scheduled topic: athletic senior citizens, including a marathoner and a sky diver.
65 Leave it to Beaver BW

8:30
3 Huggabug Club - 35 minutes here as well...
15 Anyplace Wild
18 Masked Rider
24 Big Comfy Couch
32 Check it Out! - Canadian sitcom with Don Adams
35 Aladdin
38 Bananas in Pajamas
44 New Captain Planet
65 Leave it to Beaver BW

8:35
5 Barney & Friends

9AM
2 13 Regis & Kathie Lee
Scheduled: Repeat segments including Richard Simmons; and Joan Rivers
6 8 Crook & Chase
9 28 Geraldo Rivera
Scheduled: Rivera responds to viewer questions about past shows.
10 Maury Povich
Scheduled topic: going to great lengths to save one's child from a life-threatening disease.
15 Trailside
18 Baywatch
20 Sally Jessy Raphael
24 Sesame Street
32 65 Infomercials
35 51 After Breakfast
38 Infomercials
44 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

9:05
3 Sesame Street - More of a mystery...70 minute broadcast

9:10
5 Sesame Street - Same here

9:30
15 Hermitage Masterpieces

10AM
2 Maury Povich
See 9AM, WTSP.
6 Guiding Light
8 9 Rolonda
10 Sally Jessy Raphael
13 After Breakfast
15 Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices
End-of-life issues are discussed.
18 Beverly Hills 90210
20 Dating/Newlywed Hour
24 Lamb Chop's Play-Along
28 Montel Williams
Scheduled topic: May-December romances.
35 Hunter
38 Night Heat
44 T.J. Hooker
51 Rosie O'Donnell
Scheduled: Michael Richards.

10:15
3 Magic School Bus

10:20
5 Arthur

10:30
24 Mister Rogers

10:55
3 Reading Rainbow
5 Wishbone

11AM
2 Sally Jessy Raphael
6 10 Price is Right
8 Leeza
9 Jenny Jones
Scheduled: Conservative makeovers for women
13 Maureen O'Boyle
Scheduled topic: domineering husbands.
15 Body Electric
18 Funniest Home Videos
20 The View
24 Reading Rainbow
28 Murphy Brown
32 Movie
"Fast Break." [1979] A coach (Gabriel Kaplan) from New York packs his Nevada college basketball team with street-wise players.
35 51 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
38 Bonanza
44 Quincy
65 Gunsmoke

11:30
3 Mister Rogers
5 Homestretch
15 To Be Announced
18 Funniest Home Videos
24 Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
28 Empty Nest

Noon
2 6 8 9 10 13 20 28 News
3 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic
5 Cucina Amore
15 Gourmet Ireland
18 Ricki Lake
Scheduled topic: hostile neighbors.
24 Sewing with Nancy
35 In the Heat of the Night
38 Pacific Drive
44 Cops
51 I Love Lucy BW
65 Mama's Family

12:30
2 Access Hollywood
5 Lap Quilting
6 10 Young and the Restless
8 Harris
9 20 28 Port Charles
13 Extra!
15 Embroidery Studio
24 Debbi Field's Great Desserts
44 Cops
51 I Love Lucy BW
65 Designing Women

1PM
2 Sunset Beach
5 Inspiration of Painting
8 Days of Our Lives
9 20 28 All My Children
13 Stories of the Highway Patrol
15 Kaye's Quilting Friends
18 Jerry Springer
24 Breakthrough
32 Baywatch
35 Dinosaurs
38 Infomercials
44 Perry Mason BW
51 Matlock
65 Rockford Files

1:30
5 Impact BW
6 10 Bold & The Beautiful
13 Judge Judy
15 Inspiration of Painting
24 Florida Face to Face
35 Bobby's World

1:45
3 Andre Rieu

2PM
2 Another World
5 Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World
6 10 As the World Turns
8 Sunset Beach
9 20 28 One Life to Live
13 Jerry Springer
15 Pulling Out All the Stops
18 Step by Step
24 Elizabeth Taylor
32 Dinosaurs
35 Gargoyles
44 Gilligan's Island
51 In the Heat of the Night
65 Movie
"Law and Disorder." [1974] Carroll O'Connor and Ernest Borgnine play family men who plan to battle urban crime.

2:30
18 Full House
32 Flintstones
35 Quack Pack
44 Darkwing Duck

3PM
2 Days of Our Lives
5 Storytime
6 Rosie O'Donnell
Scheduled: Michael Richards.
8 Another World
9 20 28 General Hospital
10 Guiding Light
13 Ricki Lake
Scheduled: A discussion of issues facing teens. Included: drugs, premarital sex.
15 Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
18 The Mask
24 Magic School Bus
32 Bugs 'n' Daffy
35 38 51 Batman & Robin
44 Gargoyles

3:15
3 To Be Announced

3:30
3 24 Bill Nye the Science Guy
5 Reading Rainbow
15 Bugs 'n' Daffy
32 Animaniacs
35 38 51 Eek!stravaganza
44 Aladdin

4PM
2 28 Montel Williams
3 Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
5 Barney & Friends
The kids help a puppy find a home.
6 Star Trek: The Next Generation
The ship comes in contact with a destructive entity. Ellen Geer, Susan Diol, Brent Spiner.
8 9 20 Oprah Winfrey
Scheduled topic: testing one's capacity for lying.
10 Hard Copy
13 Rosie O'Donnell
15 In Italiano
18 Animaniacs
24 Kratts' Creatures
Chris and Martin travel to Kenya to study baboons who make their home in the mountains. There, they hunt for food.
32 Saved by the Bell
Photo model Kelly is off for a shoot in Paris-unless Zack can prevent it.
35 38 51 Big Bad BeetleBorgs
44 Quack Pack
65 Gilligan's Island
Gilligan dreams he's a secret agent.

4:30
3 Arthur
Arthur just can't see why D.W. needs an imaginary friend, and is embarrassed when she brings "Nadine" to the park.
5 Arthur
When Muffy challenges Francine to be nice for one week, the gang begins to worry about their usually bitter friend.
10 Jeopardy!
15 Florida Face to Face
18 Family Matters
Steve posts as a hood. Jaime Cardriche.
24 Wishbone
Separated from a beloved beagle, Wishbone imagines himself in "Romeo & Juliet."
32 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Mark buys a car said to be cursed. Mark Curry.
35 38 51 Round the Twist
44 Full House
Danny's attracted to Rebecca's substitute.
65 Gilligan's Island
The castaways try to reform a crook.

5PM
2 6 8 9 10 13 28 News
3 Reppies
A spoiled boy who wins a day with the Reppies learns what it's like to share.
5 Wishbone
Wishbone plays Ali Baba in "The Thousand and One Nights."
15 Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
18 51 Ricki Lake
See 3PM, ch 13.
20 Judy Judy
24 Arthur
The circus may be in town, but there'll be no clowning around for Arthur-he's got chicken pox.
32 35 Blossom
The family's strapped for cash. Ted Wass.
38 California Dreams
44 Family Matters
Carl is reluctant to challenge his boss.
65 Happy Days
Richie and Potsie buy a used car.

5:30
2 5 6 8 9 10 20 28 News
3 Barney & Friends
Barney teachers about taking turns.
15 Crossroads Cafe
24 Barney & Friends
The kids prepare for a family night at school.
32 Bzzz
35 The Simpsons
Bart helps cause a teachers strike.
38 Dating/Newlywed Hour
44 Step by Step
Dana, J.T. and Rich take career test.
65 Happy Days
A trip to a high-class trip join.

6PM
2 6 8 9 10 13 20 28 News
3 Wishbone
5 Bill Nye the Science Guy
Nye gets to the bottom of things when he takes a look at ocean ecosystems.
15 Newton's Apple
The biology behind bee stings.
18 44 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Neighbors object to Will's deocrations.
24 Newshour with Jim Lehrer
32 Funniest Home Videos
35 Roseanne
Dan discovers a scandalous secret about Jackie.
51 Home Improvement
Budget cuts put a damper on "Tool Time"'s anniversary show.
65 Judge Judy

6:30
2 8 NBC News
3 15 Nightly Business Report
Eric Schrenberg.
5 Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
6 10 CBS News
9 20 28 ABC News
13 News
18 Cosby Show
Cliff's asked to run at the Penn Relays.
32 Funniest Home Videos
A $100,000 winner; international home videos.
35 The Simpsons
Homer's Christmas bonus is cancelled.
38 Rescue 911
44 Roseanne
Roseanne's involved in a fender bender.
51 Seinfeld
A contest of self-denial is underway.
65 Judge Judy

 

[crainbebo]

7PM
2 13 Entertainment Tonight
3 5 Newshour with Jim Lehrer
6 8 20 Inside Edition
9 Jeopardy!
10 51 Wheel of Fortune (Unusual - a Fox station airing Wheel, especially in 1997.)
15 Breakthrough
18 44 Mad About You
Turbulent encounters with strangers plague the Buchmans.
24 Nightly Business Report
28 35 Home Improvement
See 6PM, WOGX.
32 Martin
Martin and Gina spend Christmas Eve in a bus station. Jeri Gray, Martin Lawrence.
38 LAPD: Life on the Beat
65 Airwolf
Hawke and Caitlin are exposed to a lethal virus. Karla Triska, Jan Triska.

7:30
2 Real TV
A look at 1990s smart bombs.
6 Hard Copy
8 American Journal
Scheduled: A repeat report on the suicide of author Michael Dorris ["The Broken Chord"].
9 Wheel of Fortune
10 51 Jeopardy!
13 Extra!
15 Small Business 2000
Rick and Jeff Presant, owners of an appliance-parts business.
18 44 Seinfeld
20 Mad About You
See 7PM, WKCF.
24 Assignment
28 The Simpsons
See 6:30, WOFL.
32 Martin
Martin and Gina prepare for their wedding. Part 1 of 2.
35 Married...with Children
Death answers Al's inadvertent call.
38 LAPD: Life on the Beat

8PM
2 8 Movie
"Sweet Dreams." [1996] An amnesiac [Tiffani-Amber Thiessen] searching for the truth about her past acceepts help from a psychiatrist [David Newsom], who claims to have read about her case.
3 Great Moments in Opera
5 Gator Season Preview
A look ahead to the Florida Gators' 1997 season, featuring profiles of coaches, players and opponents.
6 10 The Nanny
As preparations are made for Passover, Fran is plagued by the fact that her high-school rival [Jane Sibbett] has been cast in the lead of Maxwell's Broadway play. Fran: Fran Drescher.
9 20 28 Drew Carey Show
Drew's painted into a corner when a co-worker misconstrues an off-color cartoon he distributed at work and files a lawsuit against him.
13 35 51 World's Greatest Animal Outtakes: Unleashed 2
More animal antics. Included: a duck that can ride a skateboard; a cat that dunks pieces of dry food into water before eating them; and a dog that drives a tractor.
15 Miles to Go
Eight women, ages 27 to 72, are seen making their first journey into the wilderness.
18 32 Sister, Sister
Happy days arrive for Tia when she gets a job at a '50s-themed diner. But her time for "groovin' all through the week" without her twin ends when her boss [Darrow Igus] also hires Tamera.
24 Viewer's Choice
A viewer poll will determine which pledge programs air in this time slot.
38 Movie
"Dead or Alive." [1988] A retired Army scout [Kris Kristofferson] tracks the outlaws who killed his best friend and kidnapped the man's daughter.
44 65 The Sentinel
Jim tries to reunite a family when he learns that a wrongfully imprisoned man [Robert Cicchini] staged his own death to protect his wife and son.

8:30
6 10 Murphy Brown
A guilt-ridden Murphy intends to right past wrongs in an interview with a recent hero-former FYIer turned tobacco lobbyist turned security guard Stuart Best [Wallace Shawn].
9 20 28 Spin City
In the middle of a snowstorm, Mike's dream girl from high school [Amanda Peet] arrives and invites him to his hotel; Stuart and Carter get trapped in a boiler room.
18 32 Smart Guy
When Mo and T.J. are teamed up by their biology teacher to observe animal behavior, TY.J. [Tahj Mowry] decides they'll watch his brother MArcus and sister Yvette. Mo : Omar Gooding.

9PM
6 10 Miss Teen USA Pageant
J. Eddie Peck ["The Young and the Restless"] co-hosts this 15th annual event with 15-year-old model Ivanka Trump, the daughter of executive producer Donald Trump. The pageant is telecast from South Padre Island, TX, where the field of 51 contestants is pared to three finalists in a judging process that includes interviews, swimsuit and evening-gown competitions.
9 20 28 Drew Carey Show
Earl [David Cross] the stalker is released from prison and returns to Cleveland, where he rents the house next to Drew-whom he now considers a "supercool" role model.
13 35 51 Party of Five
From 1995: As Charlie and Kirsten's wedding day arrives, there's not a cloud in the sky-only second thoughts for Charlie [Matthew Fox]. Meanwhile, Bailey considers his future with Sarah; Julia contemplates her relationship with Justin; and Kirsten [Paula Devicq] turns to her mother for answers.
15 Nova
A look at the "Little Creatures Who Run the World"-ants-observed in a variety of locales, such as Arizona, where colonies battle constantly to defend their homes; and Africa, where marching driver ants kill virtually every creature in their path.
18 32 Wayans Bros.
Shawn and Marlon decide to play a prank on a hated teacher [Ted Hayden] from junior high, but find themselves delivering his eulogy when he drops dead at his retirement party.
44 65 Star Trek: Voyager
Vorick [Alexander Enberg] finds himself suffering the pon farr, or Vulcan mating urge, and attempts to bond with Torres [Roxann Dawson], whose part-Klingon physiology reacts badly, which then jeopardizes an away mission.

9:30
3 Viewer's Choice
9 20 28 Ellen
Ellen is finally reconciled to the impending divorce of her parents[ Steven Gilborn, Alice Hirson], but they don't appear to be in any rush to finalize the matter. Ellen: Ellen DeGeneres.
18 32 Steve Harvey Show
Snoop Doggy Dogg and producer Sean "Puffy" Combs give Steve's students the word about the rumored rivalry between West and East Coast rap factions.

10PM
2 8 Law & Order
A college janitor's murder begins a case that leads to a troubled student and the scientist who used him in drug research.
5 Willie Nelson: Down Home
The Lone Star native performs with his Family Band and his original band, the Offenderes. Songs include "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground," "Seven Spanish Angels."
9 20 28 PrimeTime Live
13 18 44 65 News
15 Anyplace Wild
Host John Viehman takes a canoe trip along the boundary waters of the U.S.-Canadian border.
32 It's Showtime at the Apollo
Scheduled: Aaliyah. Steve Harvey hosts.
35 Two
Gus turns to a reporter after learning that he's being pursued by his employer's murderers.
38 Infomercials
51 Star Trek: Voyager
See 9PM, WTOG.

10:30
15 Trailside
A two-part journey along the Appalachian Trail concludes. Clips from video journals filmed along the way reveal which hikers completed the route.
18 Extra!
65 Strange Universe

10:45
44 Sports Xtra

11PM
2 6 8 9 10 20 28 News
13 Real TV
15 Thin Blue Line
Fowler's spirit is dampened when he's rejected for the lead in a Christams play.
18 Martin
Martin and Gina ttry to enjoy their bachelor parties. Simbi Khali.
24 Orange County Baord of COunty Commissioners Meeting
32 Mama's Family
A Soviet homemaker stays with the Harpers.
35 Roseanne
38 The Hitchhiker
44 Deep Space Nine
Keiko tries to start a school.
51 Keenan Ivory Wayans
65 Vibe

11:30
5 New Red Green
13 35 Keenan Ivory Wayans
15 Charlie Rose
18 Cops
A multiple shooting involving a family.
32 Three's Company
38 Infomercials

11:35
2 8 Jay Leno
Scheduled: Ray Liotta.
6 10 David Letterman
Scheduled: Actor DAnny Aiello.
9 20 28 Nightline

12AM
3 5 Charlie Rose
18 Stories of the Highway Patrol
24 Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler
32 Odd Couple
44 51 Vibe
65 American Journal

12:05
9 20 28 Politically Incorrect
Scheduled: Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]; Lisa Schiffren, a former speechwriter for Dan QWuayle.

12:30
13 Two
15 Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler
18 LAPD: Life on the BEat
A driver attacks officers after a traffic stop; a body is found in a car; a trio of gang members splits up as officers close in.
32 Strange Universe
35 Night Court
38 Rescue 911
65 Bzzz

12:35
2 8 Conan O'Brien
6 10 Late Late Show/Tom Snyder
Scheduled: Director Barry Sonnenfeld.
9 20 Jenny Jones
28 M*A*S*H

1AM
18 Dating/Newlywed Hour
32 America's Jewelry Store
35 Murphy Brown
38 Infomerciuals
44 Could It Be a Miracle
51 RIcki Lake
65 Alias Smith and Jones

1:05
28 Married...with Children

1:30
13 Entertainment Tonight
35 Infomercial

1:35
2 8 Later
6 Untouchables
9 Maureen O'Bopyle
10 Infomercial
28 Perfect Strangers

2AM
13 Access Hollywood
18 65 Infomercials
35 Baretta
44 Movie
"Silence of the Heart." [1984] The mother and sister [Mariette Hartley and Dana Hill] of a teenage suicide search for the reason behind his death.
51 Roseanne

2:05
2 8 News
10 Up to the Minute
28 Infomercials

2:30
13 Judge Judy
51 Married...with Children

2:35
2 Nightside
6 Up to the Minute
9 The View

2:40
8 Harris

3AM
13 Stories of the Highway Patrol
18 Extra
29 The View
35 Kojak
38 Dating/Newlywed Hour
51 Cops
65 Movie
"The $5.20 an Hour Dream." [1980] A newly-divorced woman with a young daughter fights male chauvinism to win a job on the assembly line of the engine company for whom she works. Linda Lavin, Nicholas Pryor.

3:10
8 Nightside

3:30
13 Real TV
18 Hogan's Heroes
51 LAPD: Life on the Beat

4AM
13 ANC News
18 Jerry Springer
28 World News Now
35 Ironside
38 Bonanza
44 Movie
"Homer & Eddie." [1989] Road trip with a brain-damaged man and a homicidal mental patient. Jim Belushi.
51 The Simpsons

4:30
51 Andy Griffith

 

[ftballfan]

51 likely aired Wheel and Jeopardy so it would be cleared in Gainesville, as WESH served as the NBC affiliate for that area and WJXT from Jacksonville was the CBS affiliate (and probably didn't have Wheel and Jeopardy in Jacksonville)

 

[ssetta]

The reason why those PBS stations had their start times off was probably because it was during a pledge drive.

 

[crainbebo]

In kids programming...isn't that nice. At least they could have just done it during nighttime programming.