I'm sure this isn't how it panned out, but here's the schedule for the day Mt. St. Helens blew her top, covering Spokane in several inches of ash and turning day into night.
Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
MORNING
6 am
2—Sunday Morning
(Charles Kuralt)
6—This Is the Life
6:30
6—Insight
6:45
4—With This Ring
7:00
4—KXLY Public Affairs
6—Jimmy Swaggart
7:30
2—America’s Athletes 1980
Athletes featured include high-jumper Milan Tiff; archer Darrell Pace; gymnast Bart Conner; yachtsmen John Bertrand and Mike Zutek; and 1500-meter runner Francie Larrieu.
4—The Kroeze Brothers
8:00
4—Rex Humbard
6—Time for Livin’
7—Sesame Street
8:30
2—I Like Myself
6—Day of Discovery
9:00
2—Batman
4—The Voice of the Church
6—Oral Roberts
7—Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
9:30
2—Face the Nation
(George Herman)
4—Jerry Falwell
6—It Is Written
7—The Electric Company
10:00
2—Colonial National Invitation
Final round coverage of this golf tornament (from the Colonial Country Club in Forth Worth, Texas).
[Time tentative.]
6—Q-6 Public Affairs
“Energy Northwest.”
7—Studio See
“Spoleto.” A visit to the Spoleto Arts Festival includes a profile report on a 14-year-old opera star. (Repeat)
NOTE:
At press time, telecast times for this afternoon’s CBS Sports programming was dependent upon the outcome of the NBA Championship series. If a seventh game is necessary, CBS Sports will broadcast the final round of the Colonial National Invitation and the seventh game of the NBA series. If this game is not necessary, a special two-hour edition of Sports Spectacular will be broadcast in its place.
10:30
4—Robert Schuller
6—45th Annual Junior Livestock Show
7—Zoom
11:00
2—CBS Sports Spectacular
Mr. Olympia Competition (from Columbus, Ohio); Chunichi Cup Gymnastics Meet (from Nagoya, Japan); World Teams Speedway Championships for motorcycles (from Norfolk, England).
4—The World Tomorrow
6—America’s Top Ten
7—¿Que Pasa, USA?
“Hombrecito.” Joe moves out after he comes to the conclusion that he has no privacy at home. (Repeat)
11:30
4—KXLY Public Affairs
6—The Stan Hitchcock Show
7—Look at Me
Phil Donahue examines the different kinds of separations parents and children experience. (Repeat)
AFTERNOON
12 pm
2—NBA World Championship Series
Game 7, if necessary: Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Lakers.
4—Issues and Answers
6—MOVIE: “Cry of the Wild”
(1974) Documentary. The behavioral patterns of wolves are studied, dispelling false beliefs concerning their innate savagery.
7—Masterpiece Theatre
12:30
4—Sports Afield
1:00
4—NASL Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps at Tampa Bay Rowdies.
7—Washington Week in Review
(Paul Duke)
1:30
6—Sportsworld
Muhammad Ali Amateur Boxing Club vs. Hawaiian Amateur Boxing Club (from Hawaii); U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Championships (from Salt Lake City).
7—Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser
“Stocks: Inflation Hedge for the ’80s.” Guest: Burton Malkiel, chairman of the economics department at Princeton University. (Repeat)
2:00
7—Spokane Weekly
2:30
7—North Idaho College Public Forum
3:00
2—MOVIE: “Rio Grande”
(1950) John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara. During the Mexican-Indian War, a tenacious commander leads his troops against Apache raids.
6—MOVIE: “Come Into My Parlour”
(British, 1932) Renee Houston, Patrick Aherne. A manicurist shelters a barber who thinks he killed a burglar.
7—Camera Three
3:30
4—Wide World of Sports
The Grand Prix de Monaco; a look at up-and-coming gymnasts in the European Junior Gymnastics Championships (from Lyons, France); the final heavyweight bout of the U.S. Amateur Boxing Championships between Marvis Frazier and Chris McDonald (from Las Vegas); a report on the Indianapolis 500 time trials.
7—Old Houseworks
4:00
6—The Bob Newhart Show
“Carlin’s New Suit.” Bob deals with an improbable paternity case and a phone-paging service that never pages him.
7—All Creatures Great and Small II
“Be Prepared.” Siegfried and James plan for an evening out, so Tristan plans to entertain in while on duty. (Part 21)
4:30
6—The Mary Tyler Moore Show
“Mary’s Aunt.” Mary’s Aunt Flo, a prestigious newspaper journalist, visits Mary and the newsroom staff.
5:00
2—The Outer Limits
4—Indianapolis 500 Time Trials
The final day of qualifying time trials for the Indianapolis 500 (from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway).
6—In Search Of…
“The Shroud of Turin.” A study of the origins of a cloth believed to be the burial wrap of Christ, which now resides in Turin, Italy. Leonard Nimoy is the host. (Repeat)
7—Firing Line
“The World of Soviet Disinformation.” Guests: Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss, co-authors of “The Spike.” Host: William F. Buckley, Jr.
5:30
6—High School Bowl
Mead vs. Moscow.
EVENING
6:00
2—CBS Evening News
4—Your Magazine
6—Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom
“Giants of Dadanawa” The roping of an anteater highlights this trip into the Guyana interior.
7—Divided City: Jerusalem
6:30
2—Northwest Gallery
4—The Guinness Game
Fire throw, billiard accuracy, balance pole toss and flip, human slingshot.
6—The Muppet Show
Comic Dudley Moore joins the Muppets in “Mamma Don’t Allow” and “How High the Moon.” Other Muppet highlights include “At the Disco Dance” and “Pigs in Space.” Also: the Great Gonzo does a poetry reading while defusing a bomb. (Repeat)
7:00
2—60 Minutes
4—Mysteries of the Sea
Man’s adventures, challenges and achievements in the world’s oceans and the reasons behind his journeys are explored. William Holden narrates.
6—The Kid from Left Field
7—Gardening from the Ground Up
“Herbs.”
7:30
7—Opus 22
Clarinetist Dr. Charles West performs works by Schumann, Karel Husa and Humphrey Searle.
8:00
2—Archie Bunker’s Place
“The Ambush.” Archie and Murray get ready for an attack by the local “Saturday Night Bandit” who is striking neighborhood bars. (Repeat)
6—CHiPs
“E.M.T.” Ponch and Jon volunteer for emergency medical training, only to get landed with an embittered instructor determined to embarrass them. (Repeat)
7—Odyssey
“Other People’s Garbage.” Historical archaeologists at three sites across the United States search for a clearer, and often very different, story of America’s recent past.
8:30
2—One Day at a Time
“Julie’s Wedding.” Julie arrives home from a ski trip with the news that she’s getting married in one week to a man she just met. (Part 1 of 2) (Repeat)
9:00
2—Alice
“My Cousin, Art Carney.” Mel gets more than he bargained for when he convinces Vera to get her cousin, actor Art Carney, to endorse his chili. (Repeat)
4—The ABC Sunday Night Movie: “Looking for Mr. Goodbar”
(1977) Diane Keaton, Richard Gere. A schoolteacher in search of love cruises the singles-bar scene by night with tragic results.
[The network advises viewer discretion.]
6—Moviola
“This Year’s Blonde.” Aggressive Hollywood agent Johnny Hyde (Lloyd Bridges) combats personal and professional obstacles to launch the career of budding starlet Marilyn Monroe (Constance Forslund). (Part 1)
7—Masterpiece Theatre
“My Son, My Son.” The embittered Oliver returns to battle; Bill finally realizes that he loves Maeve but she accuses him of wanting her only because Oliver does. (Part 6 of 7)
9:30
2—The Jeffersons
“Louise’s Old Boyfriend.” Florence creates havoc when, unbeknownst to the Jeffersons, she impersonates Louise.
10:00
2—Trapper John, M.D.
“Taxi in the Rain.” Gonzo battles a business tycoon who is planning to remove his financial support from the hospital’s free clinic to build a luxury hospital for the wealthy. (Repeat)
7—Ben Wattenberg’s 1980
“Power Shift: The Soviet Arms Build-Up.” Ben Wattenberg scouts the Russian carrier Kiev from the U.S. aircraft carrier Forrestal and discusses the Soviet-American arms balance with senators Daniel P. Moynihan (D-NY) and Henry M. Jackson (D-WA).
10:30
7—Sneak Previews: Take Two
“Love Stories: Girl Meets Boy in the Movies.” Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel look at unlikely love affairs in today’s movies with scenes from “The Main Event,” “The Other Side of the Mountain” and “An Unmarried Woman.” (Repeat)
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News
6—Q-6 News
11:15
2—CBS News
11:30
2—CBS Late Night Movie: “The Edge of Darkness”
4—News
6—Tales of the Unexpected
“Edward the Conqueror.” A woman with a cat fetish is driving her husband (Joseph Cotton) crazy.
11:50
4—ABC News
12 am
6—MOVIE: “Frankenstein: The True Story”
(Part 2) (1973) Michael Sarrazin, James Mason. Dr. Frankenstein creates his image of the perfect man and woman.
12:05
4—MOVIE: “The Apartment”
(1960) Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine. Hoping to get a promotion, a young insurance man lends his apartment to senior executives.
2:30
4—Journey to Adventure
Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
MORNING
6 am
2—Sunday Morning
(Charles Kuralt)
6—This Is the Life
6:30
6—Insight
6:45
4—With This Ring
7:00
4—KXLY Public Affairs
6—Jimmy Swaggart
7:30
2—America’s Athletes 1980
Athletes featured include high-jumper Milan Tiff; archer Darrell Pace; gymnast Bart Conner; yachtsmen John Bertrand and Mike Zutek; and 1500-meter runner Francie Larrieu.
4—The Kroeze Brothers
8:00
4—Rex Humbard
6—Time for Livin’
7—Sesame Street
8:30
2—I Like Myself
6—Day of Discovery
9:00
2—Batman
4—The Voice of the Church
6—Oral Roberts
7—Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
9:30
2—Face the Nation
(George Herman)
4—Jerry Falwell
6—It Is Written
7—The Electric Company
10:00
2—Colonial National Invitation
Final round coverage of this golf tornament (from the Colonial Country Club in Forth Worth, Texas).
[Time tentative.]
6—Q-6 Public Affairs
“Energy Northwest.”
7—Studio See
“Spoleto.” A visit to the Spoleto Arts Festival includes a profile report on a 14-year-old opera star. (Repeat)
NOTE:
At press time, telecast times for this afternoon’s CBS Sports programming was dependent upon the outcome of the NBA Championship series. If a seventh game is necessary, CBS Sports will broadcast the final round of the Colonial National Invitation and the seventh game of the NBA series. If this game is not necessary, a special two-hour edition of Sports Spectacular will be broadcast in its place.
10:30
4—Robert Schuller
6—45th Annual Junior Livestock Show
7—Zoom
11:00
2—CBS Sports Spectacular
Mr. Olympia Competition (from Columbus, Ohio); Chunichi Cup Gymnastics Meet (from Nagoya, Japan); World Teams Speedway Championships for motorcycles (from Norfolk, England).
4—The World Tomorrow
6—America’s Top Ten
7—¿Que Pasa, USA?
“Hombrecito.” Joe moves out after he comes to the conclusion that he has no privacy at home. (Repeat)
11:30
4—KXLY Public Affairs
6—The Stan Hitchcock Show
7—Look at Me
Phil Donahue examines the different kinds of separations parents and children experience. (Repeat)
AFTERNOON
12 pm
2—NBA World Championship Series
Game 7, if necessary: Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Lakers.
4—Issues and Answers
6—MOVIE: “Cry of the Wild”
(1974) Documentary. The behavioral patterns of wolves are studied, dispelling false beliefs concerning their innate savagery.
7—Masterpiece Theatre
12:30
4—Sports Afield
1:00
4—NASL Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps at Tampa Bay Rowdies.
7—Washington Week in Review
(Paul Duke)
1:30
6—Sportsworld
Muhammad Ali Amateur Boxing Club vs. Hawaiian Amateur Boxing Club (from Hawaii); U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Championships (from Salt Lake City).
7—Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser
“Stocks: Inflation Hedge for the ’80s.” Guest: Burton Malkiel, chairman of the economics department at Princeton University. (Repeat)
2:00
7—Spokane Weekly
2:30
7—North Idaho College Public Forum
3:00
2—MOVIE: “Rio Grande”
(1950) John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara. During the Mexican-Indian War, a tenacious commander leads his troops against Apache raids.
6—MOVIE: “Come Into My Parlour”
(British, 1932) Renee Houston, Patrick Aherne. A manicurist shelters a barber who thinks he killed a burglar.
7—Camera Three
3:30
4—Wide World of Sports
The Grand Prix de Monaco; a look at up-and-coming gymnasts in the European Junior Gymnastics Championships (from Lyons, France); the final heavyweight bout of the U.S. Amateur Boxing Championships between Marvis Frazier and Chris McDonald (from Las Vegas); a report on the Indianapolis 500 time trials.
7—Old Houseworks
4:00
6—The Bob Newhart Show
“Carlin’s New Suit.” Bob deals with an improbable paternity case and a phone-paging service that never pages him.
7—All Creatures Great and Small II
“Be Prepared.” Siegfried and James plan for an evening out, so Tristan plans to entertain in while on duty. (Part 21)
4:30
6—The Mary Tyler Moore Show
“Mary’s Aunt.” Mary’s Aunt Flo, a prestigious newspaper journalist, visits Mary and the newsroom staff.
5:00
2—The Outer Limits
4—Indianapolis 500 Time Trials
The final day of qualifying time trials for the Indianapolis 500 (from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway).
6—In Search Of…
“The Shroud of Turin.” A study of the origins of a cloth believed to be the burial wrap of Christ, which now resides in Turin, Italy. Leonard Nimoy is the host. (Repeat)
7—Firing Line
“The World of Soviet Disinformation.” Guests: Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss, co-authors of “The Spike.” Host: William F. Buckley, Jr.
5:30
6—High School Bowl
Mead vs. Moscow.
EVENING
6:00
2—CBS Evening News
4—Your Magazine
6—Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom
“Giants of Dadanawa” The roping of an anteater highlights this trip into the Guyana interior.
7—Divided City: Jerusalem
6:30
2—Northwest Gallery
4—The Guinness Game
Fire throw, billiard accuracy, balance pole toss and flip, human slingshot.
6—The Muppet Show
Comic Dudley Moore joins the Muppets in “Mamma Don’t Allow” and “How High the Moon.” Other Muppet highlights include “At the Disco Dance” and “Pigs in Space.” Also: the Great Gonzo does a poetry reading while defusing a bomb. (Repeat)
7:00
2—60 Minutes
4—Mysteries of the Sea
Man’s adventures, challenges and achievements in the world’s oceans and the reasons behind his journeys are explored. William Holden narrates.
6—The Kid from Left Field
7—Gardening from the Ground Up
“Herbs.”
7:30
7—Opus 22
Clarinetist Dr. Charles West performs works by Schumann, Karel Husa and Humphrey Searle.
8:00
2—Archie Bunker’s Place
“The Ambush.” Archie and Murray get ready for an attack by the local “Saturday Night Bandit” who is striking neighborhood bars. (Repeat)
6—CHiPs
“E.M.T.” Ponch and Jon volunteer for emergency medical training, only to get landed with an embittered instructor determined to embarrass them. (Repeat)
7—Odyssey
“Other People’s Garbage.” Historical archaeologists at three sites across the United States search for a clearer, and often very different, story of America’s recent past.
8:30
2—One Day at a Time
“Julie’s Wedding.” Julie arrives home from a ski trip with the news that she’s getting married in one week to a man she just met. (Part 1 of 2) (Repeat)
9:00
2—Alice
“My Cousin, Art Carney.” Mel gets more than he bargained for when he convinces Vera to get her cousin, actor Art Carney, to endorse his chili. (Repeat)
4—The ABC Sunday Night Movie: “Looking for Mr. Goodbar”
(1977) Diane Keaton, Richard Gere. A schoolteacher in search of love cruises the singles-bar scene by night with tragic results.
[The network advises viewer discretion.]
6—Moviola
“This Year’s Blonde.” Aggressive Hollywood agent Johnny Hyde (Lloyd Bridges) combats personal and professional obstacles to launch the career of budding starlet Marilyn Monroe (Constance Forslund). (Part 1)
7—Masterpiece Theatre
“My Son, My Son.” The embittered Oliver returns to battle; Bill finally realizes that he loves Maeve but she accuses him of wanting her only because Oliver does. (Part 6 of 7)
9:30
2—The Jeffersons
“Louise’s Old Boyfriend.” Florence creates havoc when, unbeknownst to the Jeffersons, she impersonates Louise.
10:00
2—Trapper John, M.D.
“Taxi in the Rain.” Gonzo battles a business tycoon who is planning to remove his financial support from the hospital’s free clinic to build a luxury hospital for the wealthy. (Repeat)
7—Ben Wattenberg’s 1980
“Power Shift: The Soviet Arms Build-Up.” Ben Wattenberg scouts the Russian carrier Kiev from the U.S. aircraft carrier Forrestal and discusses the Soviet-American arms balance with senators Daniel P. Moynihan (D-NY) and Henry M. Jackson (D-WA).
10:30
7—Sneak Previews: Take Two
“Love Stories: Girl Meets Boy in the Movies.” Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel look at unlikely love affairs in today’s movies with scenes from “The Main Event,” “The Other Side of the Mountain” and “An Unmarried Woman.” (Repeat)
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News
6—Q-6 News
11:15
2—CBS News
11:30
2—CBS Late Night Movie: “The Edge of Darkness”
4—News
6—Tales of the Unexpected
“Edward the Conqueror.” A woman with a cat fetish is driving her husband (Joseph Cotton) crazy.
11:50
4—ABC News
12 am
6—MOVIE: “Frankenstein: The True Story”
(Part 2) (1973) Michael Sarrazin, James Mason. Dr. Frankenstein creates his image of the perfect man and woman.
12:05
4—MOVIE: “The Apartment”
(1960) Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine. Hoping to get a promotion, a young insurance man lends his apartment to senior executives.
2:30
4—Journey to Adventure