Retro: Seattle/Tacoma, Friday, March 27th, 1987

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Source: Seattle Times microfilm

CHANNELS
2 CBUT Vancouver [CBC]
4 KOMO Seattle [ABC]
5 KING Seattle [NBC]
7 KIRO Seattle [CBS]
9 KCTS Seattle [PBS]
11 KSTW Tacoma [IND]
12 KVOS Bellingham [IND]
13 KCPQ Tacoma [IND/Fox]
22 KTZZ Seattle [IND]
28 KTPS Tacoma [PBS]

7AM
2 News Special-Aboriginal Constitutional Conference [from 6AM]
Leaders of Canada's native communities meet with the First Ministers to determine the constitutional rights of the aboriginal people of Canada. Co-hosted by Peter Mansbridge and David Halton.
4 Good Morning America
Scheduled: Joel Siegel's Academy Award picks; fashion ads on TV; actresses Blythe Danner and Judith Ivey.
5 Today
Scheduled: Grammy Award-winning singer Bruce Hornsby; actor Burt Reynolds [Part 2 of 2].
7 CBS Morning News
9 Sesame Street
11 Tom & Jerry
12 Cartoons
13 700 Club
22 Ghostbusters

7:30
7 The Morning Program
Scheduled: Actress Deborah Shelton, CBS sportscasters Brent Musberger and Billy Packer.
11 Jetsons
12 My Little Pony
22 Inspector Gadget

8AM
9 Captain Kangaroo
11 12 Scooby Doo
13 Centurions
22 Dennis the Menace

8:30
9 Mister Rogers
11 My Little Pony
12 Cartoons
13 Zoobilee Zoo
22 Heathcliff
28 3-2-1 Contact

9AM
2 News Special Continues
4 Hour Magazine
Scheduled: Leo Buscaglia; how to keep kids slim and healthy; travel consultant Marty Leshner.
5 Good Company
Featured: a look at the contenders for best actor, actress and movie of 1987.
7 Oprah Winfrey
Scheduled: psychics' credibility.
9 Sesame Street
11 Love Boat
12 Donahue
13 Sale of the Century-NBC
22 Jim & Tammy
28 Reading Rainbow

9:30
13 Blockbusters
28 Educational Programming

10AM
4 Fame, Fortune & Romance
From November 1986: actor Terry Lester [part 1 of 2]; actors Lorenzo Lamas ["Falcon Crest"] and Troy Beyer ["Dynasty"]; singer Lorna Luft and her rock star husband, Jake Hooker.
5 Wheel of Fortune
7 The Price is Right
9 Educational Programming
11 I Love Lucy
12 Too Close for Comfort
13 Big Valley
22 Success in Life

10:30
2 Sesame Street
4 Webster
5 Scrabble
11 Divorce Court
12 Private Benjamin

11AM
4 Ryan's Hope
5 Super Password
7 Young and the Restless
11 The Judge
12 Big Valley
13 Love Connection
22 Perry Mason
28 Congress

11:30
2 Aboriginal Constitutional Conference
4 Loving
5 Sally Jessy Raphael
Scheduled: an advice show.
11 Divorce Court
13 WordPlay-NBC
28 Sesame Street

Noon
4 All My Children
5 Days Of Our Lives
7 News
9 Educational Programming
11 Movie
"The Girl Can't Help It." [1956] Jayne Mansfield. A mobster hires a down-and-out producer to make his fiancee a star.
12 Perry Mason
13 $25,000 Pyramid
22 Value TV (what was this?)

12:30
13 Card Sharks-CBS
28 Business File

1PM
4 One Life to Live
5 Another World
7 As the World Turns
12 Quincy
13 Your Choice for the Film Awards
From Los Angeles, the 22nd annual presentation of film awards voted on by the moviegoing public.
22 Hogan's Heroes
28 Educational Programming

1:30
22 Gomer Pyle, USMC

2PM
2 All My Children
4 General Hospital
5 Santa Barbara
7 Guiding Light
9 Wild America
A look at the domestic dog's wild relatives, including the wolf, coyote and fox.
11 Bewitched
12 I Love Lucy
22 I Dream of Jeannie

2:30
9 OWL/TV
11 Superfriends
12 Andy Griffith
22 Flintstones

3PM
2 To Be Announced
4 Northwest Afternoon
Featured: author of "Windmills of the Gods" Sidney Sheldon; Robert and Susan Bramson, authors of "The Stressless Home"; Cindi Rinehart reviews the soaps.
5 Hollywood Squares
7 Magnum P.I.
Magnum's hired to find a young woman's brother.
9 Sesame Street
11 Transformers
12 She-Ra
13 Eight is Enough
22 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
28 We're Cooking Now!

3:30
5 Card Sharks-syndicated
11 Tom & Jerry
12 G.I. Joe
22 She-Ra
28 Square One Television

4PM
2 The Facts of Life
4 Jeopardy!
5 Donahue
7 People's Court
9 Square One Television
11 Smurfs
12 Flintstones
22 ThunderCats
28 Homework Hotline

4:30
2 To Be Announced
4 $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime
7 News
9 3-2-1 Contact
11 Bugs Bunny
12 Diff'rent Strokes
22 G.I. Joe

5PM
2 Video Hits
4 5 7 News
9 Mister Rogers Neighborhood
11 Diff'rent Strokes
Arnold suspects that Kimberly is suffering from bulimia.
12 Three's Company
13 Happy Days
22 Silverhawks
28 Sesame Street

5:30
2 Three's Company
9 Nightly Business Report
11 Silver Spoons
12 The Facts of Life
13 Benson
22 Beverly Hillbillies
Drysdale and Granny try to marry off Jed to a housemaid they have mistake for a millionairess.

6PM
2 News
4 ABC News
5 NBC News
7 CBS News
9 MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
11 Gimme a Break!
Nell tries to bring the family closer by forcing them to give up television for an entire evening.
12 M*A*S*H
The officers' weekly poker game at the 4077th is interrupted by three separate emergencies.
13 Star Trek
As the Enterprise approaches its destination, another spaceship, identical to the Enterprise, is sighted.
22 Wonderful World of Disney
"Lefty." A collegiate gymnast with only one arm prepares for the national championships until she's set back by an injury. Based on a true story.
28 Nightly Business Report

6:30
4 7 News
5 Top Story
11 Three's Company
Jack panics when he assumes that Terri's friend wants to give up life as a nun to be with him.
12 Taxi
Jim becomes a whirlwind money-maker when he applies a theory he overheard in his cab to himself.
28 Rod & Reel

7PM and later tonight.

-crainbebo

 

[formeraa]

Note that "Top Story" was still on KING-tv at 6:30pm! It was a great attempt at a local version of the old "Nightline" program. However, it took alot of resources -- Mike James and Lori Matsukawa plus several reporters and commentators -- to put on a 30-minute program. Also, it made it difficult to cover stories fully at 5pm, as they didn't want to divert viewers from "Top Story" at 6:30pm. So, the top story of the day only got a tease at 5pm.

 

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WHOOPS-I put this in National TV! : :
Moderators-please put this in Classic TV. Thank you.

Continuing

7PM
2 Starman
Starman learns about Paul Forrester's activities during the turbulent '60s.
4 Wheel of Fortune
5 Entertainment Tonigt
Christopher Reeve discusses his upcoming "Superman IV" movie.
7 Newlywed Game
9 Asian Connection
This KCTS-9 local documentary examines the flourishing trade relations between Asia and the Northwest.
11 M*A*S*H
When Hawkeye's parents are notified that he's dead, he finds it no easy matter to establish that he's alive.
12 Movie
"Never a Dull Moment." [1969] Part 2 of 2. Dick Van Dyke. A case of mistaken identity disrupts the life of an actor known for playing gangsters as a mobster recruits him for a planned art heist. A "Wonderful World of Disney" presentation.
13 Rockford Files
The heir to a family fortune hires Rockford to find his parents' killers.
22 Dick Van Dyke
Mel takes Rob's advice to stand up to Alan Brady-and is promptly fired.
28 Washington Week in Review

7:30
4 Jeopardy!
5 Evening
Marilyn Beck's predictions for the upcoming Academy Awards; the results of a poll on favorite summer vacation spots.
7 Dating Game
9 World of Survival
11 Taxi
A once-overweight blind date of Alex's returns, eager for a romance with him.
22 Honeymooners
Ralph and Alice argue over an actress's name; Ralph invites the bus company president to dinner.
28 Wall $treet Week
Guest: Louis G. Navellier, president of Insight Capital Management.

8PM
2 Jane Siberry: One More Colour
Highlights of singer-songwriter Jane Siberry performing with her band at Le Spectrum in Montreal and excepts from her interviews and music videos.
4 The Charmings
Lillian and Luther learn that you can't judge a book by its cover when they compete against one another to see who can get a better date.
5 Roomies
Matthew [Corey Haim] tries out for the college wrestling team and his first opponent is a woman grappler [Shan Wronka].
7 Nothing is Easy
Marion asks Lori for advice on men; Jack gets so nervous kissing a girl that he faints.
9 Washington Week in Review
11 Movie
"A Man, A Woman and a Bank." [1979] Donald Sutherland. Two clever con artists join forces and wits to mastermind the robbery of a bank by using a sophisticated computer.
12 Movie
"Hombre." [1967, Paul Newman] An Apache-raised white man is forced to protect the lives of those he hates.
13 Movie
"Impasse." [1969, Burt Reynolds] An American and his four-man team search for $3 million in gold supposedly hidden on Malinta Hill.
22 Gunsmoke
Kitty, injured and isolated by a stagecoach accident, must rely on a strange wild child to help her survive.
28 Hollywood's Favorite Henry: Businessmen on Prime Time TV
A look at how television's fictional portrayal of businessmen affects the viewing public's perceived image of big business.

8:30
2 S&M Comic Book
Comics Tony Sexton and Greg Malone perform skits satirizing sitcoms, films, personalities and world leaders./
4 Webster
Webster [Emmanuel Lewis] writes a school essay that helps him cope with the death of his parents and makes him appreciate Katherine and George [Susan Clark, Alex Karras] as his godparents.
5 Amazing Stories
An 8-year-old, who vanished in the woods 40 years ago, "reappears" to help her 70-year-old father deal with the impending loss of his wife.
7 Popcorn Kid
Scott's [Bruce Norris] given the unpleasant task of finding what, if any, talent Lynn Holly [Faith Ford] has that could be used in the Dream Queen beauty pageant.
9 Wall $treet Week
See 7:30, KTPS.

9PM
2 7 Kenny Rogers: Working America
In this photographic celebration of the United States, country singer Kenny Rogers tells the tale of the American laborer through a number of songs including "The Factory," "Twenty Years Ago" and "She Works Hard for the Money."
4 Movie
"Waco & Rhinehart" Premiere. Charles C. Hill. Two U.S. marshals with a talent for bending regulations become involved in the search for the killer of a fellow marshal.
5 Miami Vice
The detectives learn that local vice operations are being undetermined by phony federal drug agents who confiscate evidence and disappear. Guest stars include Elizabeth Ashley and Ian McShane.
9 Great Performances
A portrait of the public and private life of Boston Symphony conductor Seiji Ozawa by documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysies ["Gimme Shelter"]. Featured performers include cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Rudolf Serkin and soprano Jessye Norman.
22 Perry Mason
When an ex-mob ruler flees a Senate hearing, he involves Mason in a coast-to-coast search for evidence.
28 Native Land: Nomads of the Dawn
Filmed in Ecuador and Peru. Host Jamake Highwater explores the achievements of various South American Indian cultures who developed advanced civilizations despite living in isolation in the Western Hemisphere.

10PM
2 National
5 Stingray
Stingray [Nick Mancuso] comes to the aid of a Hollywood celebrity [Jeff Conaway] who's marked for murder.
7 Falcon Crest
Melissa [Ana-Alicia] is a hit when she performs as Veronique "The Slumming Socialite" in a San Francisco nightclub; Tony and Lance [John Saxon, Lorenzo Lamas]
9 Movie
"Before Stonewall." [1964] Narrated by Rita Mae Brown. Archival film footage and interviews with historians and gay activists highlight filmmaker Greta Schiller's portrait of the American homosexual community prior to 1970.
11 News
12 Honeymooners
Ralph has a chance to do a candy bar commercial if only his toothache would go away.
13 Rex Reed and Bill Harris At The Movies
"At the Movies" film critics Rex Reed and Bill Harris comment on this year's Academy Award nominees.
22 Ghost Story/Circle of Fear
A widow becomes the target of a vicious dog that's possessed by her late husband. Guest stars: Angie Dickinson, John Ireland.
28 Nightly Business Report

10:30
2 Journal
12 'Allo, 'Allo
28 KnowZone
Utilizing material from past "Nova" programs, David Morse ["St. Elsewhere"] is the host of this science series for 10 to 14-year-olds. This episode examines one explanation of why dinosaurs suddenly disappeared from the Earth.
Sign off 11PM.

11PM
2 4 5 7 News
11 Don't Let Die
12 Ted Knight Show
Monroe hopes his stand-up comedy act will lead to stardom.
13 Late Show
Joan Rivers is host. Scheduled: saxophonist David Sanborn.
22 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A successful jewelry shop owner sells a rare black pearl to a wealthy client.

11:30
2 Good Rockin' Tonight
Sign off 12:30AM.
4 Nightline
5 Tonight Show
Singer Etta James and animal expert Jim Fowler are scheduled. Johnny Carson.
7 PGA Tour Highlights
Early-round highlights of the Tournament Players Championship, from Ponte Vedra, Fla.
9 Profiles of Nature
11 Benny Hill
There must be money in commercials, but not with Benny in charge.
12 Wrestling
22 Tales of the Unexpected
A woman plans the perfect wedding present for her former boyfriend's new bride.

11:45
7 Keep on Cruisin'
Guests include singer Eddie Money ["I Wanna Go Back," "Take Me Home Tonight"]; comedians Wayne Katz and Don Irrera and street performer Perry Hernandez.

Midnight
4 Police Story
A vice squad detective [Ron Leibman] and his partner enlist the aid of a prostitute to trap a gambling kingpin.
9 MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
Sign off 1AM.
11 Movie
"Horror Planet." [1981] Judy Geeson. A space exploration team encounters a bloodthirsty alien form on a mysterious planet.
13 Be Thinner-infomercial
22 1 Step Beyond
Thomas Hadley searches for the identity of a man credited with saving seven people from death.

12:30
5 Friday Night Videos-Letterman on vacation?
12 Forgotten Children
13 Movie
"The Liquidator." [1966] Rod Taylor. A pacifist lands a job as an assassin with British intelligence.
22 Mr. Lucky

12:45
7 McGarrett
McGarrett confronts a pair of political terrorists who threaten to kill their policewoman hostage.

1AM
4 News
22 Baretta

-crainbebo