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RETRO: Sunday, September 23, 1979 NY Metro Edition TV Guide

From TV Guide: New York Metropolitan Edition
September 22-28, 1979


New York City
2 WCBS -CBS
4 WNBC -NBC
5 WNEW -Ind
7 WABC -ABC
9 WOR -Ind
11 WPIX -Ind
13 WNET -PBS
25 WNYE -PBS
31 WNYC -PBS
MSG -MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (Cable)

Garden CIty
21 WLIW -PBS

Montclair, New Jersey
50 WNJM -PBS

New Brunswick
58 WNJB -PBS

Newark
47 WNJU -Ind
68 WTVG -Ind

Patterson
41 WXTV -Ind

Hartford, Connecticut
3 WFSB -CBS
30 WVIT -NBC

New Haven
8 WTNH -ABC
65 WEDY -PBS

Waterbury
20 WATR -NBC

Bridgeport
49 WEDW -PBS

Pay-TV
HBO -Home Box Office
SHO -Showtime
WHT -Wometco Home Theatre


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1979

WCBS Ch. 2 New York (CBS)
Morning
07:00 Three Robonic Stooges
07:30 Skatebirds
08:00 Marlo And The Magic Movie Machine
09:00 CBS News Sunday Morning -Charles Kuralt
10:30 For Our Times
A visit to a summer camp in an Ionian village in Greece that tries to teach Greek-Americans about their cultural and religious heritage. Douglas Edwards is the reporter.
11:00 Channel 2 The People
11:30 Face The Nation
Paul Volcker, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is the guest. (Live)
Afternoon
12:00 Newsmakers
12:30 Public Hearing
01:00 Movie: "Friendly Persuasion" (1956)
03:30 NFL Today
A report on the four new coaches in the NFL this season: Ron Erhardt (Patriots), Tom Flores (Raiders), Ray Perkins (Giants), and Bill Walsh (49ers).
04:00 NFL Football
Philadelphia Eagles play the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. (Live).
Evening
07:00 60 Minutes
Scheduled: Mike Wallace profiles Johnny Carson, his plans and marriage.
08:00 Archie Bunker's Place
Martin Balsam joins the cast for this revamping of "All In The Family". [This expanded episode pre-empts regular programming]
09:00 Alice
Telly Savalas gives Vera a thrill in this fourth-season opener; he stops by the diner while she's working alone. When no one believes her story, she quits in a huff.
09:30 Jeffersons
Mike Evans returns as Lionel as George and Louise open their sixth season. And there soon may be another addition to the Jeffersons: Lionel's wife Jenny is pregnant.
10:00 Trapper John, M.D.
Debut: Nearly 30 years later, M*A*S*H alumnus John "Trapper" McIntyre (Pernell Roberts) has settled down as chief surgeon of San Francisco Memorial Hospital. In the opener, Trapper handles casualties from a hotel fire while contending with the antics of a young surgeon trying to get on his staff. Gonzo Gates: Gregory Harrison.
11:00 CBS News -Ed Bradley
11:15 News
11:45 Hawkins
01:20 News
01:30 Movies: "Anchor's Aweigh" (1946)
04:15 Newsmakers


WNBC Ch. 4 New York (NBC)
Morning
06:30 Our Incredible Gifts
07:00 Women And The Law
07:30 Infinity Factory
08:00 Villa Alegre
08:30 Maryknoll World
08:45 Your Sunday Best
09:00 TV Sunday School
09:15 Learning To Care
09:30 Children And All That Jazz
10:00 First Estate
10:30 Prime Of Your Life
11:00 We're Number 1
11:30 Newscenter Forum
Afternoon
12:00 Meet The Press
12:30 NFL '79
Scheduled segments include a feature on O.J. Simpson.
01:00 NFL Football
New York Jets play the Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. (Live)
04:00 Mary Tyler Moore [Time approximate after football]
04:30 Mary Tyler Moore
05:00 Thrust Toward 2000 [Pre-empts regular programming]
Evening
06:00 News
06:30 NBC News -Jessica Savitch
07:00 Disney's Wonderful World
09:00 Movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales"
11:30 News
12:15 Emergency!
02:15 Marcus Welby, M.D.
03:15 We're Number 1


WABC Ch. 7 New York (ABC)
Morning
06:30 News
07:00 Faith For Today
07:30 Directions
Interviews with survivors of the Holocaust. Host: Bob Clark.
08:00 Christopher Closeup
08:30 Insight
A headstrong young attorney tries to bring about change in the juvenile correction institution where he works. Bill Manning: Michael Brandon
09:00 Interface (Topic: the energy crisis)
09:30 Hot Fudge (The value of perseverance)
10:00 Kids Are People Too
Guests: The Captain and Tennille, Norm Crosby, the Kahana stunt family, Uinversity of Arizona's garbage archeologist William Rathje, rock group Special Delivery and actresses from the West Coast Performing Arts Center for the Deaf.
11:30 Animals, Animals, Animals
Segments include a look at the care of ducks by a California wildlife rescue group, and Lynn Kellogg singing "Let the Water Roll Off Your Back."
Afternoon
12:00 Issues And Answers
12:30 College Football '79
01:00 Like It Is
02:00 Baseball
The second of three Sunday afternoon telecasts scheduled this season. The game (or games) with the most bearing on the pennant races will be chosen for coverage. Live.
05:00 Racers -Curt Gowdy [Time approximate after baseball]
05:30 Last Of The Wild
Evening
06:00 News
06:30 ABC News -Sam Donaldson
07:00 Out Of The Blue
A pool shark relieves Chris of the money that the kids chipped in for Aunt Marion's birthday gift.
07:30 New Kind Of Family
Andy adopts a cat he names Chester, but Chester is a lion cub.
08:00 Mork & Mindy
Mork's no longer sure than an occasional argument is good for a relationship; he picks a fight with Mindy and she tosses him out of the apartment.
08:30 Associates
Debut: Life in a prestigious New York law firm is played for laughs as three young attorneys (Alley Mills, Martin Short, Shelley Smith) make the transition from the classroom to professional practice. The opener finds the associates learning the ropes on their first day at work while the firm's founder (Wilfrid Hyde-White) considers taking on a new partner.
09:00 Movie: "S.O.S. Titanic"
Realistic sets and special effects salvage "S.O.S. Titanic," a 1979 TV-movie that recreates a maritime disaster: the loss of over 1500 lives when the British ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.
12:00 ABC News
12:15 News
12:45 Movie: "Love Hate Love" (1971)
02:15 Movie: "The Ceremony" (1964)
04:20 News


WNEW Ch. 5 New York (Ind.)
Morning
06:20 News
06:30 Time For Timothy
07:00 Wonderama -Bob McAllister
09:00 Frankenstein Jr. And The Impossibles
09:30 Battle Of The Planets
10:00 Spiderman
10:30 Woody Woodpecker
11:00 Flintstones
11:30 Gilligan's Island
Afternoon
12:00 Comedy Theater
01:00 Movie: "Hornet's Nest" (1970)
03:00 Movie: "Sudden Terror" (1970)
03:30 Woody Woodpecker
05:00 Bionic Woman
Evening
06:00 Movie: "Mask of Dimitrios" (1944)
08:00 Jacques Cousteau
09:00 National Geographic
10:00 News
10:30 Sports Extra -Mazer/Leonard
11:00 All In The Family
11:30 David Susskind (The financial support of men by women)


WOR Ch. 9 New York (Ind.)
Morning
07:00 Roy Brown
07:30 Christopher Closeup
08:00 James Robison Presents
08:30 Day Of Discovery
09:00 Oral Roberts
09:30 Newark And Reality
10:00 Church Service -Catholic
10:30 Point Of View
11:00 Rex Humbard
Afternoon
12:00 Robert Schuller
01:00 Thriller [BW]
02:00 Baseball
The St. Louis Cardinals meet the Mets as Shea Stadium. Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, and Steve Albert report. (Live).
05:00 Greatest Sports Legends [Time approximate after baseball]
05:30 Life of Riley [BW]
Evening
06:00 Movie: "Pony Express" (1953)
08:00 Rex Humbard
09:00 Nine On New Jersey
09:30 It Is Written
10:30 Jimmy Swaggart
11:30 Movie: "Man On A String" 1960
01:30 News


WPIX Ch. 11 New York (Ind.)
Morning
06:30 Christopher Closeup
06:45 Davey And Goliath
07:00 Robert Schuller
07:30 Barbapapa -Cartoon
08:00 Banana Splits
08:30 Marvel Men
09:00 Mr. Magoo And Friends
09:30 Josie And The Pussycats
10:00 Tom And Jerry
11:00 F Troop
11:30 Movie: "Here Come The Co-eds" (1945)
Afternoon
01:00 This Week In Baseball
01:30 Baseball (Yankees meet the Blue Jays at Toronto. (Live).
04:30 Movie: "Woman Of Straw" (1964) [Time approximate after baseball]
Evening
07:00 Lawrence Welk
08:00 News
08:30 Higher Than Heaven
Theodore Bikel performs in this musical adaptation of I.L. Peretz's story about a rabbi and his village during the Jewish High Holy Days. George S. Irving, Maria Karnilova.
09:00 African American Parade
11th annual salute. Hal Jackson is the commentator. [Taped earlier today]
10:00 Upstairs, Downstairs
10:30 New York, New York (Howard Golden and Jerry Pratt)
11:00 Odd Couple
11:30 Rookies
12:30 FBI
01:30 News
02:00 Rangel Report


WNET Ch. 13 New York (PBS)
Morning
08:00 Sesame Street
09:00 Mister Roger's Neighborhood
09:30 Electric Company
10:00 Studio See
10:30 Zoom (Captioned for the hearing-impaired)
11:00 Sesame Street
Afternoon
12:00 Introduction To The Humanities
12:30 Number Our Days
01:00 Firing Line
Child rearing, women's rights and President Warren G. Harding are among the subjects discussed by author Cleveland Amory.
02:00 Summerfest '79
04:00 All-Star Swing Festival
Jazz and big band artists perform in this 1972 concert. Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington. (Repeat)
05:00 Bill Moyers' Journal
Evening
06:00 New Jersey News
06:30 Dateline New Jersey
07:00 Faces Of Communism
08:00 Evening At Pops [Last show of the season. Next week, "Connections" premieres here]
09:00 Masterpiece Theatre ("Love For Lydia" Part 1 of 12)
10:30 Prisoner
11:30 Video/Film Review


WNYE Ch. 25 New York City (PBS)
Morning
09:00 Vegetable Soup
09:30 Mister Rogers
10:00 Mundo Real
10:30 Once Upon A Classic ("Robin Hood Junior")
11:30 Music Is
Afternoon
12:00 Bill Moyers' Journal (Bill visits a Florida detention center and talks with women inmates about their lives.


WNYC Ch. 31 New York (PBS)
Afternoon
04:00 Consumer Survival Kit
04:30 Crockett's Victory Garden
05:00 Washington Week In Review
05:30 Like It Is
Evening
06:00 Gay Rights Discussion
06:30 Films
07:00 University Broadcast Lab ("Choreographed Sculpture")
07:30 Brooklyn College
08:00 National Geographic
09:00 Faces Of Communism
10:00 Inside Albany
10:30 Newsmagazine


WFSB Ch. 3 Hartford, Connecticut (CBS)
Morning
06:30 Face The State
07:00 Christopher Closeup
07:30 We Believe
08:00 Three Robonic Stooges
08:30 Marlo And The Magic Movie Machine
09:00 CBS News Sunday Morning -Charles Kuralt
10:30 Barrio -Yolanda Carrera
11:30 Face The Nation
Afternoon
12:00 Up Front
12:30 NFL Today
01:00 NFL Football
Scheduled: Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions at Pontiac, Mich. (Live).
04:00 NFL Football
Philadelphia Eagles play the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. (Live).
Evening
07:00 60 Minutes
08:00 Archie Bunker's Place
09:00 Alice
09:30 Jeffersons
10:00 Comment
11:00 News
11:15 CBS News -Ed Bradley
11:30 NFL This Week
11:45 Movie: "No Way to Treat a Lady" (1968)


WVIT Ch. 30 Hartford, Connecticut (NBC)
Morning
07:00 Ring Around The World
07:30 Partridge Family
08:00 Oral Roberts
08:30 Robert Schuller
09:30 Celebrate
10:00 Church Service -Catholic
10:45 Jewish Life
11:00 Mundo Real
11:30 Adelante
Afternoon
12:00 Meet The Press
12:30 This Is The NFL
01:00 NFL Football
San Diego Chargers play the New England Patriots in Foxboro, Mass. (Live)
04:00 Movie: "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944)
Evening
06:00 United Way
06:30 NBC News -Jessica Savitch
07:00 Disney's Wonderful World
09:00 Movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales"
11:30 News
12:00 Comeback
12:30 Upstairs, Downstairs
01:30 Risk Of Marriage


WTNH Ch. 8 New Haven, Connecticut (ABC)
Morning
07:00 This Is The Life
07:30 Davey And Goliath
07:45 New Day
08:00 Church Service -Catholic
08:30 Battle Of The Planets
09:00 Star Trek
10:00 Kids Are People Too
11:30 Animals, Animals, Animals
Afternoon
12:00 Issues And Answers
12:30 Dialogue
01:00 Eighth Day
01.30 Connecticut: Seen
02:00 Baseball
05:00 Six Million Dollar Man
Evening
06:00 News
06:30 ABC News -Sam Donaldson
07:00 Out Of The Blue
07:30 New Kind Of Family
08:00 Mork & Mindy
08:30 Associates
09:00 Movie: "S.O.S. Titanic"
12:00 News
12:30 Movie: "The Blue Knight" (1973)
02:35 ABC News
02:50 News


WATR Ch. 20 Waterbury, Connecticut (NBC)
Morning
09:00 Jimmy Swaggart
10:00 This Is The Life
10:30 World Tomorrow
11:00 Jerry Falwell
Afternoon
12:00 Meet The Press
12:30 NFL '79
01:00 NFL Football (Jets vs. Bills)
04:00 Athletes -Profile
04:30 Pop Goes The Country
05:00 Thrust Toward 2000 [Pre-empts regular programming]
Evening
06:00 Our Last Frontier Of The Sea
06:30 NBC News -Jessica Savitch
07:00 Disney's Wonderful World
09:00 Movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales"
11:30 PTL Club


WEDW Ch. 49 Bridgeport, Connecticut (PBS)
Morning
08:00 Sesame Street
09:00 Mister Roger's Neighborhood
09:30 Electric Company
10:00 Studio See
10:30 Zoom (Captioned for the hearing-impaired)
11:00 Que Pasa, USA?
11:30 Turnabout -Gerri Lange
Afternoon
12:00 Pro Soccer
01:00 National Geographic
02:00 Issue In World Communications
02:30 Irish Treasures
03:00 Minnesota Orchestra's 75th Anniversary
05:00 Firing Line
Evening
06:00 Contemporary Health Issues
07:00 Sesame Street
08:00 Evening At Pops
09:00 Masterpiece Theatre
10:30 Ascent Of Man


WEDY Ch. 65 New Haven, Connecticut (PBS)
Morning
08:00 Sesame Street
09:00 Mister Roger's Neighborhood
09:30 Electric Company
10:00 Studio See
10:30 Zoom (Captioned for the hearing-impaired)
11:00 Que Pasa, USA?
11:30 Turnabout -Gerri Lange
Afternoon
12:00 Pro Soccer
01:00 National Geographic
02:00 Issue In World Communications
02:30 Irish Treasures
03:00 Minnesota Orchestra's 75th Anniversary
05:00 Firing Line
Evening
06:00 Contemporary Health Issues
07:00 Sesame Street
08:00 Evening At Pops
09:00 Masterpiece Theatre
10:30 Ascent Of Man


WLIW Ch. 21 Garden City (PBS)
03:30 Washington Mainstream
04:00 Be A Better Shopper
04:30 Brooklyn College
05:00 Washington Week In Review
05:30 Like It Is
Evening
06:00 Racquetball
07:30 Serpent Fruits: Danger On Long Island
08:00 Faces Of Communism
09:00 Great Performances
10:30 National Geographic ("Journey to the Outer Limits")


WXTV Ch. 41 Paterson, New Jersey (Ind.)
Morning
11:00 PTL Club
Afternoon
12:00 Hoy Mismo
01:45 Pelicula
03:30 Caras y Gestos
04:00 Boxeo
04:15 Noticias
05:00 300 Millones
Evening
06:00 Embajadores De La Musica
06:30 Siempre En Domingo
09:30 Siempre En Domingo
12:15 To Be Announced


WNJU Ch. 47 Newark, New Jersey (Ind.)
Morning
09:30 Israeli Program
11:00 Vision Of Asia
Afternoon
12:30 Rev. Leroy Jenkins
01:00 National Greek Show -Demetris Kastanas
02:00 Ayer, Hoy y Manana
02:30 Notiziario
03:00 Sera Anunciado
04:15 Incontro Con Luisa
04:30 From Italy, Via Satellite
Evening
06:00 Yo Soy El Gallo
07:00 Show De Carmita Jimenez
08:00 Pelicula
10:00 News
10:30 Himawari No Michi
11:30 Shoten


WNJM Ch. 50 Montclair, New Jersey (PBS)
Afternoon
03:30 Crockett's Victory Garden
04:00 Latino Consortium
04:30 New Jersey News: Special Report
05:30 Another Voice
Evening
06:00 New Jersey News
06:30 Express Yourself
07:00 Gospel Resurrection
08:00 New Jersey Local
08:30 Short Story -Drama
09:00 Great Performances
10:00 The Long Search -Religion


WNJB Ch. 58 New Brunswick, New Jersey (PBS)
Afternoon
03:30 Crockett's Victory Garden
04:00 Latino Consortium
04:30 New Jersey News: Special Report
05:30 Another Voice
Evening
06:00 New Jersey News
06:30 Express Yourself
07:00 Gospel Resurrection
08:00 New Jersey Local
08:30 Short Story -Drama
09:00 Great Performances
10:00 The Long Search -Religion


WTVG Ch. 68 Newark, New Jersey (Ind)
Morning
07:00 Sound of Pentecost
07:30 Jimmy Swaggart
08:30 Ernest Angley
09:30 Jesus Is The Answer
10:00 Gene Profeta
10:30 Word For The World
11:30 Mystery Adventure
Afternoon
12:00 Cantaso Program -Diaz
01:00 Rockers 80
01:30 Black Spectrum
02:00 Chinese Program
03:00 Echoes Of Polonia
04:00 Hungarian Program
04:30 Voice Of Albania
05:00 Yugoslav Sports
Evening
06:00 Takis Paralikas Greek
07:00 Korean Program


HBO
Afternoon
02:30 Avalanche
04:00 The Stranger and the Gunfighter
Evening
06:00 The Great Houdinis
08:00 Hooper
10:00 Legends
10:30 Swashbuckler
12:15 Avalanche

SHO
Aftenoon
03:00 High Anxiety
05:00 Hawmps!
Evening
07:00 Bullshot Crummond
09:00 The End
11:00 Equus

WHT
Evening
08:00 Fedora
10:00 Assault on Precinct 13
12:00 Fedora
 
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