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A combined schedule of Pennsylvania's two largest cities in honor of its bicentennial as the second state after Delaware.
Primary Sources: Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Press and Post-Gazette at newspapers.com
Philadelphia
3 KYW (NBC)
6 WPVI (ABC)
10 WCAU (CBS)
12 WHYY (PBS)
17 WPHL
29 WTAF (Fox)
57 WGBS
Pittsburgh
2 KDKA (CBS)
4 WTAE (ABC)
11 WPXI (NBC)
13 WQED (PBS) - NOTE: Several 20-minute pledge breaks aired between programs.
16 WQEX (PBS sec.)
22 WPTT
53 WPGH (Fox)
5:00
3 - $100,000 Pyramid
11 - US Farm Report
17 - Bizarre
29 - Gilligan's Island
53 - Father Murphy
5:30
2 - Weekend Magazine
10 - Bill Cosby Show (1969-71)
11 - CNN Headline News
17 - Delaware Valley Forum
29 - Cartoons
6:00
6 - Perspective
10 - Channel 10: The People
11 - Abra Kadabra
17 - Making of Santo Gold
22 - Saber Riders
29 - Man to Man
53 - America's Black Forum
57 - Cartoons
6:30
3 - Connections
4 - Four-Sight
6 - Perspective
10 - Candy Apple News Company
11 - Essence
17 - Keys to Success
22 - Eddie's Digest
29 - Jimmy Swaggart
53 - Puttin' on the Hits
57 - Sylvanian Family
7:00
2 - Kidsongs
3 - Vegetable Soup
4 - Romper Room
6 - Chief Halftown
11 - Black Impact
12 - Business File
17 - Voice of Victory
22 - The Comic Strip
53 - Pittsburgh Tomorrow
57 - Starcom
7:30
2 - Let's Read a Story
3 - Courageous Cat
4 - No Kidding
6 - Captain Noah & His Magic Ark
10 - Young Universe
11 - Kidsburgh
12 - Business File
17 - 700 Club
29 - World Tomorrow
53 - Gary Mitrik
57 - Lady Lovelylocks
8:00
2, 10 - Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
3, 11 - Gummi Bears
4, 6 - Care Bears Family
12 - Business of Management
13 - French in Action
29 - Newsprobe
53 - Jimmy Swaggart
57 - Popples
8:30
2, 10 - Muppet Babies
3, 11 - Smurfs
4, 6 - Little Clowns of Happytown
12 - Business of Management
13 - Homestretch
17 - Day of Restoration
29 - Tom & Jerry
57 - Get Along Gang
9:00
4, 6 - My Pet Monster
12 - Sesame Street
13 - A Colonial Christmas With Friends
17 - Jimmy Swaggart
29 - Wonderful World of Disney
53 - Pittsburgh Tomorrow
57 - UWF Wrestling
9:30
4, 6 - Pound Puppies
22 - Weekend Funday
53 - The Other Side
10:00
2, 10 - Pee-wee's Playhouse
3, 11 - ALF: Animted Series
4, 6 - Little Wizards
12 - Nature
13 - Computer Chronicles
17 - D. James Kennedy
29 - WWF Wrestling Challenge
53 - FYI Pittsburgh
57 - Powerful Women of Wrestling (POWW)
10:30
2, 10 - Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
3, 11 - Alvin & the Chipmunks
4, 6 - Real Ghostbusters
13 - Hometime
22 - Musical Sketchpad
53 - America's Top 10
11:00
2, 10 - Popeye & Son
3, 11 - Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
4 - Flintstone Kids
6 - Al Alberts' Showcase
12 - Newton's Apple
13 - This Old House
17 - Herald of Truth
22 - Weight Control
29 - WWF Superstars of Wrestling
53 - Worldwide Wrestling
57 - M: "The Satan Bug"
11:30
2, 10 - Teen Wolf
3, 11 - New Archies (depicting their junior high days)
4 - Bugs Bunny & Tweety
12 - Woodwright's Shop
13 - MotorWeek
17 - The Choices We Face
22 - Video Car Market
NOON
2, 10 - CBS Storybreak
3, 11 - Foofur
4, 6 - Animal Crack-Ups - Host: Alan Thicke; Panel: Betty White, David Leisure, Larry Manetti, Marsha Warfield
12 - Growing a Business
13 - Southern Cooking Holiday Special (12:20)
17 - Solid Gold
22 - UWF Wrestling
29 - Soul Train
53 - American Bandstand (moved from ABC to syndication this season)
12:30
2 - New Monkees
3 - Check It Out!
4 - Fan Club
6 - Perspective: Youth
10 - Kidd Video
11 - I'm Telling!
12 - Victory Garden
1:00
2 - Mac & Mutley
3 - 1987 All-America Football Team
4 - ABC Weekend Special
6 - Perspective: Delaware
10 - Fan Club
11 - Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
12 - Art of William Alexander
17 - World Wide Wrestling
22 - M: "Look Back in Darkness"
29 - New Gidget
53 - Special "Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose"
57 - M: "Fangs of the Living Dead"
1:30
2, 10 - NCAA Basketball - Louisville vs. Kentucky
3, 11 - NCAA Basketball - Notre Dame vs. DePaul
4 - Special: "Charlie's Christmas Project"
6 - Inside Story
12 - Joy of Painting
13 - Kovels on Collecting (1:40)
29 - New Monkees
2:00
4 - NCAA Basketball - Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia (likely a WTAE broadcast outside of ABC)
6 - 1987 All-America Football Team
12 - Madeline Cooks
13 - Upstairs, Downstairs (2:20)
17 - M: "Fists of Vengeance"
29 - M: "Bound for Glory"
2:30
6 - NCAA Basketball - St. John's vs. UCLA
12 - Great Chefs of Chicago
22 - M: "The Late Nancy Irving"
57 - Mr. Ed
3:00
12 - MotorWeek
53 - Hardcastle & McCormick
3:30
2, 10 - NBA Basketball - Houston Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls
3 - NCAA Basketball - Best of the East Preview
11 - Light Moments in Sports
12 - Doctor Who
13 - Nova (3:40)
17 - Bustin' Loose
4:00
3 - Skiing - World Cup Men's Downhill (Val-d'Isere, France)
4 - ABC Sports: Road to Calgary - Slalom racing: Yugoslavia vs. Sweden
11 - M: "It Happened One Christmas"
16 - World Chess Championships
17 - Sea Hunt
22 - AWA Championship Wrestling
53 - Fame
4:30
4 - Amateur Boxing - US vs. Cuba (Villa Clara, Cuba)
17 - It's a Living
5:00
3 - The Next President - David Frost interviews Democratic candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson.
12 - World of Survival
13 - Victory Garden
16 - The Prince and the Pauper
17 - Star Search
22 - Star Trek: The Next Generation
29 - Small Wonder
53 - Bustin' Loose
57 - Fame
5:30
12 - Rod & Reel
13 - Woodwright's Shop (5:40)
16 - Mister Rogers
29 - What's Happening Now!!
53 - Throb
6:00
2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11 - News
12 - This Old House
13 - Rod & Reel (6:20)
17 - Silver Spoons
22 - Happy Days
29 - Friday the 13th: The Series
53 - Charles in Charge
57 - M: "Winchester '73"
6:30
2, 10 - CBS Evening News - Bob Schieffer
3 - NBC Nightly News - Connie Chung
4, 6 - ABC World News Saturday - Barry Serafin
11 - Wheel of Fortune
12 - Great Chefs of the West
17 - 9 to 5
22 - Angie
53 - We Got It Made
7:00
2 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
3 - Tales From the Darkside
4 - News Conference
6 - Prime Time
10 - Channel 10: The People
12 - Frugal Gourmet
13 - Lawrence Welk: "Winter Wonderland"
16 - Wall $treet Week
17 - Webster
22 - D.C. Follies
29 - Star Trek: The Next Generation
53 - Mama's Family
7:30
3 - City Lights
4 - Out of This World
6 - Visions
10 - Dom DeLuise Show
12 - Sneak Previews
16 - Labor's Corner
17 - Mama's Family
22 - Bosom Buddies
53 - She's the Sheriff
8:00
2, 10 - CBS Saturday Movie: "Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry"
3, 11 - Facts of Life: "It's a Wonderful Christmas"
4, 6 - Ohara: "And a Child Shall Lead Them"
12 - Nature: "The Legend of the Lightning Bird"
13 - True Gift of Christmas
16 - Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall
17 - Special: "Yogi and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose"
22 - Blind Ambition
29, 53 - Mr. President: "He'll Have to Go" (Oct 18, 1987)
57 - M: "Beau Geste"
8:30
3, 11 - 227: "The Facade" (aka "The Tangled Web")
29 - Women in Prison: "Vickie Does Prison" (Oct 11, 1987; Series Premiere)
53 - Penguins Hockey - at St. Louis Blues
9:00
3, 11 - Golden Girls: "Charlie's Buddy"
4, 6 - Sable: "Watchdogs"
12 - The Health Century
13 - Sgt. Pepper: It Was 20 Years Ago Today - In celebration of the 20th anniversary re-release of the Beatles' landmark "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.
16 - Thynne Inheritance
29 - New Adventures of Beans Baxter: "Beans' Wicked and Awesome Adventures at College" (Aug 15, 1987)
9:30
3, 11 - Amen: "Thelma's Little Girl"
29 - Second Chance: "Moving In" (Oct 3, 1987)
10:00
2, 10 - West 57th (CBS newsmagazine)
3, 11 - Hunter: "Overnight Sensation" (Sep 27, 1986; previous season's premiere)
4, 6 - Hotel: "Prized Possessions"
12 - Comedy Tonight
16 - People's Business
17 - Special: "Blood and Fire" - Docudrama on the origins and history of the Salvation Army. Host: E. G. Marshall
22 - World Class Championship Wrestling
29 - News
57 - WWF Wrestling Spotlight
10:30
12 - Trying Times
16 - John McLoughlin's One on One
17 - Discover
29 - Taxi
11:00
2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11 - News
12 - Monty Python's Flying Circus
13 - Austin City Limits
16 - Blake's 7
17 - Neuorpsychology of Weight Control
22 - Hot Tracks
29 - Friday the 13th: The Series
53 - Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW)
57 - Rollie Massimino
11:30
2 - Star Search
3, 11 - Saturday Night Live - Host: Angie Dickinson; Musical guests: David Gilmour and Buster Boindexter
4 - Friday the 13th: The Series
6 - M: "The Hunter"
10 - Hunters of the Reed
12 - Blake's 7
17 - Dancin' on Air
57 - M: "Winchester of '73"
MIDNIGHT
22 - M: "Serpico"
53 - Powerful Women of Wrestling (POWW)
12:30
2 - George Schlatter's Comedy Club
4 - Tales From the Darkside
17 - Capitol Hill News Conference
1:00
2 - Dom DeLuise Show
3 - M: "Women of the Prehistoric Planet"
4 - Tales From the Darkside
11 - Taxi
17 - Ebony/Jet Showcase
29 - M: "The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues" (1:20)
53 - M: "The Park Is Mine"
1:30
2 - 9 to 5
4 - M: "Man and Boy"
6 - M: "Land Raiders"
10 - George Schlatter's Comedy Club (1:40)
11 - M: "The Frozen Ghost"
17 - Making of Santo Gold
57 - Feed My People
2:00
2 - M: "Mr. Lucky"
10 - Siskel & Ebert (2:10)
17 - Delaware Valley Forum
22 - PTL Club
Primary Sources: Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Press and Post-Gazette at newspapers.com
Philadelphia
3 KYW (NBC)
6 WPVI (ABC)
10 WCAU (CBS)
12 WHYY (PBS)
17 WPHL
29 WTAF (Fox)
57 WGBS
Pittsburgh
2 KDKA (CBS)
4 WTAE (ABC)
11 WPXI (NBC)
13 WQED (PBS) - NOTE: Several 20-minute pledge breaks aired between programs.
16 WQEX (PBS sec.)
22 WPTT
53 WPGH (Fox)
5:00
3 - $100,000 Pyramid
11 - US Farm Report
17 - Bizarre
29 - Gilligan's Island
53 - Father Murphy
5:30
2 - Weekend Magazine
10 - Bill Cosby Show (1969-71)
11 - CNN Headline News
17 - Delaware Valley Forum
29 - Cartoons
6:00
6 - Perspective
10 - Channel 10: The People
11 - Abra Kadabra
17 - Making of Santo Gold
22 - Saber Riders
29 - Man to Man
53 - America's Black Forum
57 - Cartoons
6:30
3 - Connections
4 - Four-Sight
6 - Perspective
10 - Candy Apple News Company
11 - Essence
17 - Keys to Success
22 - Eddie's Digest
29 - Jimmy Swaggart
53 - Puttin' on the Hits
57 - Sylvanian Family
7:00
2 - Kidsongs
3 - Vegetable Soup
4 - Romper Room
6 - Chief Halftown
11 - Black Impact
12 - Business File
17 - Voice of Victory
22 - The Comic Strip
53 - Pittsburgh Tomorrow
57 - Starcom
7:30
2 - Let's Read a Story
3 - Courageous Cat
4 - No Kidding
6 - Captain Noah & His Magic Ark
10 - Young Universe
11 - Kidsburgh
12 - Business File
17 - 700 Club
29 - World Tomorrow
53 - Gary Mitrik
57 - Lady Lovelylocks
8:00
2, 10 - Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
3, 11 - Gummi Bears
4, 6 - Care Bears Family
12 - Business of Management
13 - French in Action
29 - Newsprobe
53 - Jimmy Swaggart
57 - Popples
8:30
2, 10 - Muppet Babies
3, 11 - Smurfs
4, 6 - Little Clowns of Happytown
12 - Business of Management
13 - Homestretch
17 - Day of Restoration
29 - Tom & Jerry
57 - Get Along Gang
9:00
4, 6 - My Pet Monster
12 - Sesame Street
13 - A Colonial Christmas With Friends
17 - Jimmy Swaggart
29 - Wonderful World of Disney
53 - Pittsburgh Tomorrow
57 - UWF Wrestling
9:30
4, 6 - Pound Puppies
22 - Weekend Funday
53 - The Other Side
10:00
2, 10 - Pee-wee's Playhouse
3, 11 - ALF: Animted Series
4, 6 - Little Wizards
12 - Nature
13 - Computer Chronicles
17 - D. James Kennedy
29 - WWF Wrestling Challenge
53 - FYI Pittsburgh
57 - Powerful Women of Wrestling (POWW)
10:30
2, 10 - Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
3, 11 - Alvin & the Chipmunks
4, 6 - Real Ghostbusters
13 - Hometime
22 - Musical Sketchpad
53 - America's Top 10
11:00
2, 10 - Popeye & Son
3, 11 - Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
4 - Flintstone Kids
6 - Al Alberts' Showcase
12 - Newton's Apple
13 - This Old House
17 - Herald of Truth
22 - Weight Control
29 - WWF Superstars of Wrestling
53 - Worldwide Wrestling
57 - M: "The Satan Bug"
11:30
2, 10 - Teen Wolf
3, 11 - New Archies (depicting their junior high days)
4 - Bugs Bunny & Tweety
12 - Woodwright's Shop
13 - MotorWeek
17 - The Choices We Face
22 - Video Car Market
NOON
2, 10 - CBS Storybreak
3, 11 - Foofur
4, 6 - Animal Crack-Ups - Host: Alan Thicke; Panel: Betty White, David Leisure, Larry Manetti, Marsha Warfield
12 - Growing a Business
13 - Southern Cooking Holiday Special (12:20)
17 - Solid Gold
22 - UWF Wrestling
29 - Soul Train
53 - American Bandstand (moved from ABC to syndication this season)
12:30
2 - New Monkees
3 - Check It Out!
4 - Fan Club
6 - Perspective: Youth
10 - Kidd Video
11 - I'm Telling!
12 - Victory Garden
1:00
2 - Mac & Mutley
3 - 1987 All-America Football Team
4 - ABC Weekend Special
6 - Perspective: Delaware
10 - Fan Club
11 - Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
12 - Art of William Alexander
17 - World Wide Wrestling
22 - M: "Look Back in Darkness"
29 - New Gidget
53 - Special "Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose"
57 - M: "Fangs of the Living Dead"
1:30
2, 10 - NCAA Basketball - Louisville vs. Kentucky
3, 11 - NCAA Basketball - Notre Dame vs. DePaul
4 - Special: "Charlie's Christmas Project"
6 - Inside Story
12 - Joy of Painting
13 - Kovels on Collecting (1:40)
29 - New Monkees
2:00
4 - NCAA Basketball - Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia (likely a WTAE broadcast outside of ABC)
6 - 1987 All-America Football Team
12 - Madeline Cooks
13 - Upstairs, Downstairs (2:20)
17 - M: "Fists of Vengeance"
29 - M: "Bound for Glory"
2:30
6 - NCAA Basketball - St. John's vs. UCLA
12 - Great Chefs of Chicago
22 - M: "The Late Nancy Irving"
57 - Mr. Ed
3:00
12 - MotorWeek
53 - Hardcastle & McCormick
3:30
2, 10 - NBA Basketball - Houston Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls
3 - NCAA Basketball - Best of the East Preview
11 - Light Moments in Sports
12 - Doctor Who
13 - Nova (3:40)
17 - Bustin' Loose
4:00
3 - Skiing - World Cup Men's Downhill (Val-d'Isere, France)
4 - ABC Sports: Road to Calgary - Slalom racing: Yugoslavia vs. Sweden
11 - M: "It Happened One Christmas"
16 - World Chess Championships
17 - Sea Hunt
22 - AWA Championship Wrestling
53 - Fame
4:30
4 - Amateur Boxing - US vs. Cuba (Villa Clara, Cuba)
17 - It's a Living
5:00
3 - The Next President - David Frost interviews Democratic candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson.
12 - World of Survival
13 - Victory Garden
16 - The Prince and the Pauper
17 - Star Search
22 - Star Trek: The Next Generation
29 - Small Wonder
53 - Bustin' Loose
57 - Fame
5:30
12 - Rod & Reel
13 - Woodwright's Shop (5:40)
16 - Mister Rogers
29 - What's Happening Now!!
53 - Throb
6:00
2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11 - News
12 - This Old House
13 - Rod & Reel (6:20)
17 - Silver Spoons
22 - Happy Days
29 - Friday the 13th: The Series
53 - Charles in Charge
57 - M: "Winchester '73"
6:30
2, 10 - CBS Evening News - Bob Schieffer
3 - NBC Nightly News - Connie Chung
4, 6 - ABC World News Saturday - Barry Serafin
11 - Wheel of Fortune
12 - Great Chefs of the West
17 - 9 to 5
22 - Angie
53 - We Got It Made
7:00
2 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
3 - Tales From the Darkside
4 - News Conference
6 - Prime Time
10 - Channel 10: The People
12 - Frugal Gourmet
13 - Lawrence Welk: "Winter Wonderland"
16 - Wall $treet Week
17 - Webster
22 - D.C. Follies
29 - Star Trek: The Next Generation
53 - Mama's Family
7:30
3 - City Lights
4 - Out of This World
6 - Visions
10 - Dom DeLuise Show
12 - Sneak Previews
16 - Labor's Corner
17 - Mama's Family
22 - Bosom Buddies
53 - She's the Sheriff
8:00
2, 10 - CBS Saturday Movie: "Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry"
3, 11 - Facts of Life: "It's a Wonderful Christmas"
4, 6 - Ohara: "And a Child Shall Lead Them"
12 - Nature: "The Legend of the Lightning Bird"
13 - True Gift of Christmas
16 - Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall
17 - Special: "Yogi and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose"
22 - Blind Ambition
29, 53 - Mr. President: "He'll Have to Go" (Oct 18, 1987)
57 - M: "Beau Geste"
8:30
3, 11 - 227: "The Facade" (aka "The Tangled Web")
29 - Women in Prison: "Vickie Does Prison" (Oct 11, 1987; Series Premiere)
53 - Penguins Hockey - at St. Louis Blues
9:00
3, 11 - Golden Girls: "Charlie's Buddy"
4, 6 - Sable: "Watchdogs"
12 - The Health Century
13 - Sgt. Pepper: It Was 20 Years Ago Today - In celebration of the 20th anniversary re-release of the Beatles' landmark "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.
16 - Thynne Inheritance
29 - New Adventures of Beans Baxter: "Beans' Wicked and Awesome Adventures at College" (Aug 15, 1987)
9:30
3, 11 - Amen: "Thelma's Little Girl"
29 - Second Chance: "Moving In" (Oct 3, 1987)
10:00
2, 10 - West 57th (CBS newsmagazine)
3, 11 - Hunter: "Overnight Sensation" (Sep 27, 1986; previous season's premiere)
4, 6 - Hotel: "Prized Possessions"
12 - Comedy Tonight
16 - People's Business
17 - Special: "Blood and Fire" - Docudrama on the origins and history of the Salvation Army. Host: E. G. Marshall
22 - World Class Championship Wrestling
29 - News
57 - WWF Wrestling Spotlight
10:30
12 - Trying Times
16 - John McLoughlin's One on One
17 - Discover
29 - Taxi
11:00
2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11 - News
12 - Monty Python's Flying Circus
13 - Austin City Limits
16 - Blake's 7
17 - Neuorpsychology of Weight Control
22 - Hot Tracks
29 - Friday the 13th: The Series
53 - Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW)
57 - Rollie Massimino
11:30
2 - Star Search
3, 11 - Saturday Night Live - Host: Angie Dickinson; Musical guests: David Gilmour and Buster Boindexter
4 - Friday the 13th: The Series
6 - M: "The Hunter"
10 - Hunters of the Reed
12 - Blake's 7
17 - Dancin' on Air
57 - M: "Winchester of '73"
MIDNIGHT
22 - M: "Serpico"
53 - Powerful Women of Wrestling (POWW)
12:30
2 - George Schlatter's Comedy Club
4 - Tales From the Darkside
17 - Capitol Hill News Conference
1:00
2 - Dom DeLuise Show
3 - M: "Women of the Prehistoric Planet"
4 - Tales From the Darkside
11 - Taxi
17 - Ebony/Jet Showcase
29 - M: "The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues" (1:20)
53 - M: "The Park Is Mine"
1:30
2 - 9 to 5
4 - M: "Man and Boy"
6 - M: "Land Raiders"
10 - George Schlatter's Comedy Club (1:40)
11 - M: "The Frozen Ghost"
17 - Making of Santo Gold
57 - Feed My People
2:00
2 - M: "Mr. Lucky"
10 - Siskel & Ebert (2:10)
17 - Delaware Valley Forum
22 - PTL Club
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