Here it is--the first in my Christmas series of rare retros to mark the fact that I have some time to burn this season, something I did not have during most of the year. So enjoy this Yuletide treat (if the dates are off-putting, just fantasize about the warm weather on them and that will do the trick--honest).
What's "South Cackalacky," you say? A humorous nickname for South Carolina, the palmetto (you've got to be a Southerner to understand).
TV Guide, South Carolina edition--cover, Kent McCord, Martin Milner ("Adam-12")
NOTE: Channels in parentheses were originally designated by black bullets; those in brackets by white.
Allendale, South Carolina:
(14) WEBA (NET)--translator of South Carolina ETV (now on digital 33; PSIP 14)
Charleston, South Carolina:
(2) WUSN (ABC; now WCBD, an NBC affiliate on digital 50; PSIP 2)
(4) WCIV (NBC; now ABC affiliate on digital 34; PSIP 4)
(5) WCSC (CBS; now on digital 47; PSIP 5)
(7) WITV (NET)--translator of South Carolina ETV (now digital 7; PSIP same)
Columbia, South Carolina:
(10) WIS (NBC; now on digital 10; PSIP same)
(19) WNOK (CBS; now WLTX on digital 17; PSIP 19)
(25) WOLO (ABC; now on digital 8; PSIP 25)
(35) WRLK (NET)--translator of South Carolina ETV (now on digital 32; PSIP 35)
Florence, South Carolina:
(13) WBTW (CBS; now on digital 13; PSIP same)
(33) WJPM (NET)--translator of South Carolina ETV (now on digital 45; PSIP 33)
Savannah, Georgia:
[3] WSAV (NBC primary, ABC secondary; now on digital 39; PSIP 3)
[9] WVAN (NET)--translator of Georgia ETV (now on digital 9; PSIP same)
[11] WTOC (CBS primary, ABC secondary; now on digital 11; PSIP same)
Augusta, Georgia:
[6] WJBF (ABC primary, NBC secondary; now on digital 42; PSIP 6)
[12] WRDW (CBS primary, NBC secondary; now on digital 12; PSIP same)
[26] WATU (aired whatever CBS and NBC programming WJBF and WRDW declined; now on digital 30; PSIP 26)
Wrens, Georgia:
[20] WCES (NET)--translator of Georgia ETV (now on digital 6; PSIP 20)
MORNING
6:00
[6] This is the Life
6:30
[6] Bible Stories--weekly Paul Harvey feature
7:00
[6] Gospel Favorites--local gospel music
[12] At Home--local farm show
(13) Gospel Jubilee
7:30
(5) Farm and Home--local
[6] Wally Fowler--probably local gospel music
[12] Allen Revival Hour--probably local religion
8:00
(5) Day of Discovery
(10) All-Star Comedy Hour--probably old films
[11] Revival Fires
[12] America Sings
(13) Christ is the Answer
(25) Tabernacle of God--probably local church service
8:30
(5) Lowcountry Sing--probably local gospel music
[6] Sego Brothers and Naomi--Southern gospel music
[11] LeFevres--probably local gospel music
[12] (13) Oral Roberts
(25) Junior Jubilee--probably local children's/youth talent show
9:00
(5) (13) (19) Tom and Jerry--CBS cartoon
[6] Blackwood Brothers/Statesmen Quartet--Southern gospel music
(10) South Carolina TV Pulpit--local in-studio preaching program featuring different pastors each week
[11] Gospel Caravan
[12] Cathedral of Tomorrow--evangelist Rex Humbard's weekly hour, originating from his church in suburban Cleveland
(25) Allen Revival Hour--probably local religion
9:30
(2) (25) Dudley Do-Right--ABC cartoon
(5) (13) (19) Aquaman--CBS cartoon
[6] Parade of Quartets--long-running African-American gospel music show still on WJBF today; an interesting website about the show can be found at http://paradeofquartets.com/main/.
(10) Pattern for Living--religion
[11] American Sings
[26] to be announced
10:00
(2) (25) Linus the Lionhearted--ABC cartoon that featured top-line voices such as Sheldon Leonard, Sterling Holloway, Ruth Buzzi, and Jonathan Winters
(5) Shades of Blue--possibly local music (?)
(10) Faith for Today
[11] (13) (19) [26] Lamp Unto My Feet--weekly CBS religious program; featured today was Pete Seeger singing spirituals
[12] Tom and Jerry (CBS tape delay)
10:30
(2) (25) King Kong--ABC cartoon
[3] Fantastic Voyage--cartoon (tape-delayed ABC cartoon)
(5) [11] (13) (19) [26] Look Up And Live--CBS Sunday show about religion and society; subject today was rural poverty
(10) Light Unto My Path--religion (unsure if local or syndicated)
[12] Aquaman (CBS tape delay)
11:00
(2) (25) Bullwinkle--ABC cartoon
[3] Journey to the Center of the Earth (tape-delayed ABC cartoon)
(4) Glory Road--probably local religion or Gospel music
(5) (19) [26] Church Service--coverage of local Baptist congregations
(10) South Carolina TV Pulpit--another airing (unknown if same as 9 a.m.)
[11] (13) Camera Three--CBS weekly arts/culture feature; today's subject: an art forger
[12] Sacred Heart--Catholic devotional
11:15
[12] Church Service--Baptist
11:30
(2) (25) Discovery--ABC children's program emphasizing the natural world
[3] Dudley Do-Right (ABC tape delay)
(4) Tales of Wells Fargo--rerun of 1957-62 NBC western starring Dale Robertson as agent Jim Hardie
(10) This is the Answer
[11] Adventures of Gulliver (tape-delayed ABC cartoon)
(13) Face the Nation--guest, Wisconsin Democratic Senator William Proxmire on military spending
11:45
[6] Lewis Family--probably local gospel music
AFTERNOON
12:00
(2) Herald of Truth--religion
[3] The Story--religion
(4) Thunderbirds--British-import sci-fi series using marionettes
(5) Insight
(10) Stoneman Family--country music show featuring old-time musician "Pop" Stoneman and his children
[11] Jaycee Forum--local public affairs
(13) Bonnie Lou and Buster--Tennessee-based country music show with a multi-instrumentalist husband and a guitar-playing wife
(19) Face the Nation (tape delay)
(25) Insight--religion
[26] Big Picture--Bob Hope narrated this film
12:15
[12] Quest--unknown
12:30
(2) Oral Roberts
[3] Herald of Truth
(5) [11] [12] Face the Nation (tape delay)
(10) Film--"The Carolinas"
(13) America Sings
(19) Richland Review--local public affairs (Columbia is in Richland County)
(25) Junior Jubilee
[26] This is the Life
12:45
[6] House Hunters--a forerunner of the current-day real estate listing shows, perhaps?
1:00
(2) Voice of Deliverance--religion
[3] (4) (10) [12] Meet the Press--guests, South Dakota Senator George McGovern and Iowa Senator Harold Hughes on the Democratic Party's internal problems
(5) (13) (19) South Carolina Capitol Report--state public affairs (the three CBS affils are just a coincidence)
[6] Dudley Do-Right (ABC tape delay)
[11] This is the Answer
(25) Directions--ABC News production hosted by Peter Jennings; the topic today was student demonstrations
[26] Herald of Truth
1:30
(2) (25) Issues and Answers--guest, Transportation Secretary John Volpe
[3] (4) (10) Frontiers of Faith--NBC News production; today's topic was biblical archeology
(5) Film--1968 Buick Open golf tournament
[6] Linus the Lionhearted (ABC tape delay)
[11] This is the Life
[12] (19) Movie--no title given for either station
(13) Putt-Putt Golf--hmmm, maybe home movies of TV station staff families hitting the links? (!!!)
[26] Junior Jubilee--unsure if same program as on WOLO earlier
2:00
(2) Movie--no title given
[3] Movie (double feature)--"Mr. Hulot's Holiday," (French, 1954); "The Stranger's Hand," (English, 1954)
(4) Movie--"Mother Didn't Tell Me," 1950
(5) Wild Wild West (CBS tape delay, but show had already been cancelled, a victim of an anti-violence purge in response to Congressional pressure to make prime-time more kid-friendly)
[6] King Kong (ABC tape delay)
(10) Movie (double feature)--"Mister Cory," 1957; "Slim Carter," 1957
[11] Channel 11 Presents--unknown if music or public affairs
(13) Wally Fowler--Southern Gospel music
(25) Scene Seventy--probably syndicated pop music show
[26] Bob Poole--probably local country or gospel music show
2:30
[6] Bullwinkle (ABC tape delay)
3:00
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) AAU Track Meet--CBS Sports coverage from Dayton, Ohio
[6] Discovery (ABC tape delay)
(25) Big Picture
[26] Movie--"Ride 'em Cowboy," 1942
3:30
(4) Bill Anderson--Nashville-based country music show
[6] Movie--"Hell Bent for Leather," 1960
(25) This is the Life
4:00
(2) Movie--"Phantom of the Rue Morgue," 1954
(4) Bachelor Father--sitcom that made John Forsythe a household name
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) NFL Action--CBS Sports' off-season fix for pigskin junkies
(25) Film--title not given
4:30
(4) Skippy--Australian import, essentially their version of "Lassie" with a kangaroo instead of a collie as a young boy's companion
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) Golf--coverage of Buck Open Invitational in Grand Blanc, Michigan; CBS Sports royalty such as Ray Scott, Frank Gifford, Pat Summerall, and Frank Glieber behind the mike (kiddies, this is what football announcers did during the rest of the year back in the days of yore)
(7) (14) (33) (35) to be announced
(25) Movie--no title given
[26] Twin Circle--"interview," possibly local
5:00
[3] Judd for the Defense (ABC tape delay from previous week)
(4) Star Trek--episode where the Enterprise is invaded by invisible parasites (NBC tape delay from previous week; stations employing practices like this were one reason for the show's demise)
(10) Rawhide--episode description: "A wild-looking man tells Favor (Eric Fleming) that the Comancheros intend to attack the cattle drive"
[26] Munsters
5:30
[6] Adam-12 (NBC tape delay from previous evening)
(7) (14) (33) (35) News in Perspective--NET political show featuring panelists from The New York Times
[26] to be announced
EVENING
6:00
(2) It Takes a Thief--light-weight spy series with Robert Wagner in lead role (ABC tape delay from previous week)
[3] King Family--musical variety show featuring 1930s/1940s sister quartet; show was very similar to Lawrence Welk in musical selections (ABC tape delay from previous week)
(4) (10) [26] Congressional Report--apparently NBC public affairs (this couldn't possibly be a coincidence of three local programs, could it?)
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) 21st Century--CBS News documentary hosted by Walter Cronkite about infant mortality and then-cutting edge technology used in obstetrics to help women deliver safely
[6] Star Trek--period-piece episode with a simulation of Abraham Lincoln fighting historical villains (NBC tape delay, of course)
(25) Rocky and His Friends
6:30
[3] (4) (10) Frank McGee Report--NBC News documentary
(5) Branded--rerun of short-lived western with Chuck Connors playing a dishonorably discharged Army veteran who roamed the West trying to rebuild his reputation
(7) (14) (33) (35) French Chef--Julia Child cooks roast beef casserole and braised carrots (neat thing: TVG provided an ingredients list)
[11] My Friend Flicka
[12] Petticoat Junction (CBS tape delay from previous evening)
(13) All-American College Show--probably syndicated variety show
(19) F Troop
(25) Skippy
[26] Lassie (CBS tape delay from previous week; not the same as below)
7:00
(2) [6] (25) Land of the Giants--two-season sci-fi entry about a shipload of Americans mysteriously transported to a planet where they become like ants to everyone else; this show was a real budget-buster, to the tune of a then-record $250,000 per episode ($1.65 million in 2012 money)
[3] (4) (10) [26] Adventures of Huck Finn--with Michael Shea in the title role and Kevin Schultz as Tom
(5) [11] (13) (19) Lassie--tonight, our favorite collie goes to work for ecology, as she aids forest ranger Erickson in his efforts to persuade a hostile farmer to adopt land-erosion procedures (proof that old-fashioned sentimental shows can be relevant and timely, if the topic is pursued gently)
(7) (14) (33) (35) What's New--NET children's educational show
[12] Walt Disney--"Escapade in Florence," second of two-part film with Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk (NBC tape delay from previous week)
7:30
[3] (4) (10) Walt Disney--"The Owl That Didn't Give a Hoot" (what else?)
(5) [11] (13) (19) Gentle Ben--basically "Lassie" with a bear
(7) (14) (33) (35) Book Beat--"Robert Browning and His World," by Maisie Ward
[26] to be announced
7:40
[9] [20] Film--no title given
8:00
(2) [6] (25) FBI--tonight, Inspector Erskine goes after a French spy plying her trade in Hawaii
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) Ed Sullivan--tonight's "really big shew" had the likes of Gordon MacRae, Bobby Vinton, and a balancing act
(7) (14) (33) (35) Sounds of Summer--coverage of a high-school band competition in Los Angeles
8:30
[3] (4) (10) [26] Mothers-In-Law
9:00
(2) [6] (25) Movie--"Take Her, She's Mine," 1963 (Jimmy Stewart as a traditional father trying to keep his teenage girl from the supposedly pernicious influences of the age--very plausible indeed, given Stewart's outspoken conservatism)
[3] (4) (10) [12] Bonanza--after the sheriff is assassinated, the Cartwrights assume law enforcement responsibility in Virginia City
(5) [11] (13) (19) [26] Hee Haw--guests: Sonny James, Connie Smith, and a pre-Outlaw, clean-shaven Waylon Jennings (he did his signature hit, "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line")
10:00
[3] Movie (tape delay from ABC at 9 p.m.)
(4) (10) My Friend Tony--short-lived Sheldon Leonard/Danny Thomas show starring James Whitmore as a forensic scientist who worked as a team with an Italian emigre playing the "dick"
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) Mission: Impossible--the IMF's weapon this time: the theater (Martin Landau/Barbara Bain episode)
(7) (14) (33) (35) ETV Special--local public affairs, with a discussion about the Columbia Area Mental Health System
[26] Movie--"Ten Tall Men," 1951
11:00
(2) [6] (25) ABC News--anchor not given; probably someone from New York's WABC like Bill Beutel or Roger Grimsby
(4) Movie--"Louisa," 1950
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) CBS Sunday Night News--Harry Reasoner, anchor
(10) WIS News
11:15
(5) Shades of Blue
[6] WJBF News
[11] Roller Derby--probably syndicated
[12] Movie--"How to Murder a Rich Uncle," English; 1958
(13) Scene Seventy
(19) Movie--"Top Man," 1943
(25) Movie--no title given
11:30
[6] Joey Bishop (probably ABC tape delay from previous week; no guest list available)
(10) Tonight Show--NBC's weekend rerun airing (stations could carry it either Saturday or Sunday nights)
11:45
(5) Twin Circle
What's "South Cackalacky," you say? A humorous nickname for South Carolina, the palmetto (you've got to be a Southerner to understand).
TV Guide, South Carolina edition--cover, Kent McCord, Martin Milner ("Adam-12")
NOTE: Channels in parentheses were originally designated by black bullets; those in brackets by white.
Allendale, South Carolina:
(14) WEBA (NET)--translator of South Carolina ETV (now on digital 33; PSIP 14)
Charleston, South Carolina:
(2) WUSN (ABC; now WCBD, an NBC affiliate on digital 50; PSIP 2)
(4) WCIV (NBC; now ABC affiliate on digital 34; PSIP 4)
(5) WCSC (CBS; now on digital 47; PSIP 5)
(7) WITV (NET)--translator of South Carolina ETV (now digital 7; PSIP same)
Columbia, South Carolina:
(10) WIS (NBC; now on digital 10; PSIP same)
(19) WNOK (CBS; now WLTX on digital 17; PSIP 19)
(25) WOLO (ABC; now on digital 8; PSIP 25)
(35) WRLK (NET)--translator of South Carolina ETV (now on digital 32; PSIP 35)
Florence, South Carolina:
(13) WBTW (CBS; now on digital 13; PSIP same)
(33) WJPM (NET)--translator of South Carolina ETV (now on digital 45; PSIP 33)
Savannah, Georgia:
[3] WSAV (NBC primary, ABC secondary; now on digital 39; PSIP 3)
[9] WVAN (NET)--translator of Georgia ETV (now on digital 9; PSIP same)
[11] WTOC (CBS primary, ABC secondary; now on digital 11; PSIP same)
Augusta, Georgia:
[6] WJBF (ABC primary, NBC secondary; now on digital 42; PSIP 6)
[12] WRDW (CBS primary, NBC secondary; now on digital 12; PSIP same)
[26] WATU (aired whatever CBS and NBC programming WJBF and WRDW declined; now on digital 30; PSIP 26)
Wrens, Georgia:
[20] WCES (NET)--translator of Georgia ETV (now on digital 6; PSIP 20)
MORNING
6:00
[6] This is the Life
6:30
[6] Bible Stories--weekly Paul Harvey feature
7:00
[6] Gospel Favorites--local gospel music
[12] At Home--local farm show
(13) Gospel Jubilee
7:30
(5) Farm and Home--local
[6] Wally Fowler--probably local gospel music
[12] Allen Revival Hour--probably local religion
8:00
(5) Day of Discovery
(10) All-Star Comedy Hour--probably old films
[11] Revival Fires
[12] America Sings
(13) Christ is the Answer
(25) Tabernacle of God--probably local church service
8:30
(5) Lowcountry Sing--probably local gospel music
[6] Sego Brothers and Naomi--Southern gospel music
[11] LeFevres--probably local gospel music
[12] (13) Oral Roberts
(25) Junior Jubilee--probably local children's/youth talent show
9:00
(5) (13) (19) Tom and Jerry--CBS cartoon
[6] Blackwood Brothers/Statesmen Quartet--Southern gospel music
(10) South Carolina TV Pulpit--local in-studio preaching program featuring different pastors each week
[11] Gospel Caravan
[12] Cathedral of Tomorrow--evangelist Rex Humbard's weekly hour, originating from his church in suburban Cleveland
(25) Allen Revival Hour--probably local religion
9:30
(2) (25) Dudley Do-Right--ABC cartoon
(5) (13) (19) Aquaman--CBS cartoon
[6] Parade of Quartets--long-running African-American gospel music show still on WJBF today; an interesting website about the show can be found at http://paradeofquartets.com/main/.
(10) Pattern for Living--religion
[11] American Sings
[26] to be announced
10:00
(2) (25) Linus the Lionhearted--ABC cartoon that featured top-line voices such as Sheldon Leonard, Sterling Holloway, Ruth Buzzi, and Jonathan Winters
(5) Shades of Blue--possibly local music (?)
(10) Faith for Today
[11] (13) (19) [26] Lamp Unto My Feet--weekly CBS religious program; featured today was Pete Seeger singing spirituals
[12] Tom and Jerry (CBS tape delay)
10:30
(2) (25) King Kong--ABC cartoon
[3] Fantastic Voyage--cartoon (tape-delayed ABC cartoon)
(5) [11] (13) (19) [26] Look Up And Live--CBS Sunday show about religion and society; subject today was rural poverty
(10) Light Unto My Path--religion (unsure if local or syndicated)
[12] Aquaman (CBS tape delay)
11:00
(2) (25) Bullwinkle--ABC cartoon
[3] Journey to the Center of the Earth (tape-delayed ABC cartoon)
(4) Glory Road--probably local religion or Gospel music
(5) (19) [26] Church Service--coverage of local Baptist congregations
(10) South Carolina TV Pulpit--another airing (unknown if same as 9 a.m.)
[11] (13) Camera Three--CBS weekly arts/culture feature; today's subject: an art forger
[12] Sacred Heart--Catholic devotional
11:15
[12] Church Service--Baptist
11:30
(2) (25) Discovery--ABC children's program emphasizing the natural world
[3] Dudley Do-Right (ABC tape delay)
(4) Tales of Wells Fargo--rerun of 1957-62 NBC western starring Dale Robertson as agent Jim Hardie
(10) This is the Answer
[11] Adventures of Gulliver (tape-delayed ABC cartoon)
(13) Face the Nation--guest, Wisconsin Democratic Senator William Proxmire on military spending
11:45
[6] Lewis Family--probably local gospel music
AFTERNOON
12:00
(2) Herald of Truth--religion
[3] The Story--religion
(4) Thunderbirds--British-import sci-fi series using marionettes
(5) Insight
(10) Stoneman Family--country music show featuring old-time musician "Pop" Stoneman and his children
[11] Jaycee Forum--local public affairs
(13) Bonnie Lou and Buster--Tennessee-based country music show with a multi-instrumentalist husband and a guitar-playing wife
(19) Face the Nation (tape delay)
(25) Insight--religion
[26] Big Picture--Bob Hope narrated this film
12:15
[12] Quest--unknown
12:30
(2) Oral Roberts
[3] Herald of Truth
(5) [11] [12] Face the Nation (tape delay)
(10) Film--"The Carolinas"
(13) America Sings
(19) Richland Review--local public affairs (Columbia is in Richland County)
(25) Junior Jubilee
[26] This is the Life
12:45
[6] House Hunters--a forerunner of the current-day real estate listing shows, perhaps?
1:00
(2) Voice of Deliverance--religion
[3] (4) (10) [12] Meet the Press--guests, South Dakota Senator George McGovern and Iowa Senator Harold Hughes on the Democratic Party's internal problems
(5) (13) (19) South Carolina Capitol Report--state public affairs (the three CBS affils are just a coincidence)
[6] Dudley Do-Right (ABC tape delay)
[11] This is the Answer
(25) Directions--ABC News production hosted by Peter Jennings; the topic today was student demonstrations
[26] Herald of Truth
1:30
(2) (25) Issues and Answers--guest, Transportation Secretary John Volpe
[3] (4) (10) Frontiers of Faith--NBC News production; today's topic was biblical archeology
(5) Film--1968 Buick Open golf tournament
[6] Linus the Lionhearted (ABC tape delay)
[11] This is the Life
[12] (19) Movie--no title given for either station
(13) Putt-Putt Golf--hmmm, maybe home movies of TV station staff families hitting the links? (!!!)
[26] Junior Jubilee--unsure if same program as on WOLO earlier
2:00
(2) Movie--no title given
[3] Movie (double feature)--"Mr. Hulot's Holiday," (French, 1954); "The Stranger's Hand," (English, 1954)
(4) Movie--"Mother Didn't Tell Me," 1950
(5) Wild Wild West (CBS tape delay, but show had already been cancelled, a victim of an anti-violence purge in response to Congressional pressure to make prime-time more kid-friendly)
[6] King Kong (ABC tape delay)
(10) Movie (double feature)--"Mister Cory," 1957; "Slim Carter," 1957
[11] Channel 11 Presents--unknown if music or public affairs
(13) Wally Fowler--Southern Gospel music
(25) Scene Seventy--probably syndicated pop music show
[26] Bob Poole--probably local country or gospel music show
2:30
[6] Bullwinkle (ABC tape delay)
3:00
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) AAU Track Meet--CBS Sports coverage from Dayton, Ohio
[6] Discovery (ABC tape delay)
(25) Big Picture
[26] Movie--"Ride 'em Cowboy," 1942
3:30
(4) Bill Anderson--Nashville-based country music show
[6] Movie--"Hell Bent for Leather," 1960
(25) This is the Life
4:00
(2) Movie--"Phantom of the Rue Morgue," 1954
(4) Bachelor Father--sitcom that made John Forsythe a household name
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) NFL Action--CBS Sports' off-season fix for pigskin junkies
(25) Film--title not given
4:30
(4) Skippy--Australian import, essentially their version of "Lassie" with a kangaroo instead of a collie as a young boy's companion
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) Golf--coverage of Buck Open Invitational in Grand Blanc, Michigan; CBS Sports royalty such as Ray Scott, Frank Gifford, Pat Summerall, and Frank Glieber behind the mike (kiddies, this is what football announcers did during the rest of the year back in the days of yore)
(7) (14) (33) (35) to be announced
(25) Movie--no title given
[26] Twin Circle--"interview," possibly local
5:00
[3] Judd for the Defense (ABC tape delay from previous week)
(4) Star Trek--episode where the Enterprise is invaded by invisible parasites (NBC tape delay from previous week; stations employing practices like this were one reason for the show's demise)
(10) Rawhide--episode description: "A wild-looking man tells Favor (Eric Fleming) that the Comancheros intend to attack the cattle drive"
[26] Munsters
5:30
[6] Adam-12 (NBC tape delay from previous evening)
(7) (14) (33) (35) News in Perspective--NET political show featuring panelists from The New York Times
[26] to be announced
EVENING
6:00
(2) It Takes a Thief--light-weight spy series with Robert Wagner in lead role (ABC tape delay from previous week)
[3] King Family--musical variety show featuring 1930s/1940s sister quartet; show was very similar to Lawrence Welk in musical selections (ABC tape delay from previous week)
(4) (10) [26] Congressional Report--apparently NBC public affairs (this couldn't possibly be a coincidence of three local programs, could it?)
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) 21st Century--CBS News documentary hosted by Walter Cronkite about infant mortality and then-cutting edge technology used in obstetrics to help women deliver safely
[6] Star Trek--period-piece episode with a simulation of Abraham Lincoln fighting historical villains (NBC tape delay, of course)
(25) Rocky and His Friends
6:30
[3] (4) (10) Frank McGee Report--NBC News documentary
(5) Branded--rerun of short-lived western with Chuck Connors playing a dishonorably discharged Army veteran who roamed the West trying to rebuild his reputation
(7) (14) (33) (35) French Chef--Julia Child cooks roast beef casserole and braised carrots (neat thing: TVG provided an ingredients list)
[11] My Friend Flicka
[12] Petticoat Junction (CBS tape delay from previous evening)
(13) All-American College Show--probably syndicated variety show
(19) F Troop
(25) Skippy
[26] Lassie (CBS tape delay from previous week; not the same as below)
7:00
(2) [6] (25) Land of the Giants--two-season sci-fi entry about a shipload of Americans mysteriously transported to a planet where they become like ants to everyone else; this show was a real budget-buster, to the tune of a then-record $250,000 per episode ($1.65 million in 2012 money)
[3] (4) (10) [26] Adventures of Huck Finn--with Michael Shea in the title role and Kevin Schultz as Tom
(5) [11] (13) (19) Lassie--tonight, our favorite collie goes to work for ecology, as she aids forest ranger Erickson in his efforts to persuade a hostile farmer to adopt land-erosion procedures (proof that old-fashioned sentimental shows can be relevant and timely, if the topic is pursued gently)
(7) (14) (33) (35) What's New--NET children's educational show
[12] Walt Disney--"Escapade in Florence," second of two-part film with Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk (NBC tape delay from previous week)
7:30
[3] (4) (10) Walt Disney--"The Owl That Didn't Give a Hoot" (what else?)
(5) [11] (13) (19) Gentle Ben--basically "Lassie" with a bear
(7) (14) (33) (35) Book Beat--"Robert Browning and His World," by Maisie Ward
[26] to be announced
7:40
[9] [20] Film--no title given
8:00
(2) [6] (25) FBI--tonight, Inspector Erskine goes after a French spy plying her trade in Hawaii
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) Ed Sullivan--tonight's "really big shew" had the likes of Gordon MacRae, Bobby Vinton, and a balancing act
(7) (14) (33) (35) Sounds of Summer--coverage of a high-school band competition in Los Angeles
8:30
[3] (4) (10) [26] Mothers-In-Law
9:00
(2) [6] (25) Movie--"Take Her, She's Mine," 1963 (Jimmy Stewart as a traditional father trying to keep his teenage girl from the supposedly pernicious influences of the age--very plausible indeed, given Stewart's outspoken conservatism)
[3] (4) (10) [12] Bonanza--after the sheriff is assassinated, the Cartwrights assume law enforcement responsibility in Virginia City
(5) [11] (13) (19) [26] Hee Haw--guests: Sonny James, Connie Smith, and a pre-Outlaw, clean-shaven Waylon Jennings (he did his signature hit, "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line")
10:00
[3] Movie (tape delay from ABC at 9 p.m.)
(4) (10) My Friend Tony--short-lived Sheldon Leonard/Danny Thomas show starring James Whitmore as a forensic scientist who worked as a team with an Italian emigre playing the "dick"
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) Mission: Impossible--the IMF's weapon this time: the theater (Martin Landau/Barbara Bain episode)
(7) (14) (33) (35) ETV Special--local public affairs, with a discussion about the Columbia Area Mental Health System
[26] Movie--"Ten Tall Men," 1951
11:00
(2) [6] (25) ABC News--anchor not given; probably someone from New York's WABC like Bill Beutel or Roger Grimsby
(4) Movie--"Louisa," 1950
(5) [11] [12] (13) (19) CBS Sunday Night News--Harry Reasoner, anchor
(10) WIS News
11:15
(5) Shades of Blue
[6] WJBF News
[11] Roller Derby--probably syndicated
[12] Movie--"How to Murder a Rich Uncle," English; 1958
(13) Scene Seventy
(19) Movie--"Top Man," 1943
(25) Movie--no title given
11:30
[6] Joey Bishop (probably ABC tape delay from previous week; no guest list available)
(10) Tonight Show--NBC's weekend rerun airing (stations could carry it either Saturday or Sunday nights)
11:45
(5) Twin Circle