Retro: This Week in TV Guide, August 6, 1966 - MN State Edition

[Mitchell H]

Pernell Roberts is in a funk, Luci Baines Johnson is in love, and Muhammad Ali is in London, fighting London. Plus, Sullivan vs. the Palace, a look at Roger Moore as 007 years before the fact, a bunch of fun facts, and more!

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As always your comments, positive as well as negative, are welcome.

This week's listings, from A to Z - or at least from 2 to 13.

Monday, August 8, 1966
KTCA, Channel 2 (Educ.)
Evening
06:00p Film Feature
06:30p Now See This
07:30p General Science
08:00p Profile
08:30p Cineposium
09:00p Summer Theater
09:30p Techniques of Learning
10:00p Mental Health
10:30p Girls in Conflict

KDAL, Channel 3 (Duluth) (CBS)
Morning
07:50a Farm and Home
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a I Love Lucy
09:30a The McCoys
10:00a Andy Griffith
10:30a Bingo
11:00a Love of Life
11:25a CBS News
11:30a Search for Tomorrow
11:45a The Guiding Light
Afternoon
12:00p Town and Country
12:30p As the World Turns
01:00p Password (Peter Lawford, Phyllis Kirk)
01:30p House Party (color)
02:00p To Tell The Truth (Phyllis Newman, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston, Orson Bean)
02:25p CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
02:30p The Edge of Night
03:00p The Secret Storm
03:30p Route 66
04:30p Cartoons
05:00p Woody Woodpecker (color)
05:30p CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p To Tell The Truth
07:00p I’ve Got a Secret
07:30p Vacation Playhouse
08:00p Andy Griffith (color)
08:30p Hazel (color)
09:00p Talent Scouts (color)
10:00p News (local)
10:15p Movie – “Three Blondes in His Life”

WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
06:00a Summer Semester
06:30a Siegfried and His Flying Saucer
07:00a Axel’s Tree House
07:30a Clancy and Company
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Dr. Reuben K. Youngdahl (religion)
09:05a News (local)
09:10a Hi Neighbor
09:30a The McCoys
10:00a Andy Griffith
10:30a Dick Van Dyke
11:00a Love of Life
11:25a CBS News
11:30a Search for Tomorrow
11:45a The Guiding Light
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:15p Something Special
12:25p Weather (local)
12:30p As the World Turns
01:00p Password (Peter Lawford, Phyllis Kirk)
01:30p House Party (color)
02:00p To Tell The Truth (Phyllis Newman, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston, Orson Bean)
02:25p CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
02:30p The Edge of Night
03:00p The Secret Storm
03:30p I Love Lucy
04:00p Mike Douglas (Arthur Godfrey, Minnie Pearl, Linda Bennett, Don Drysdale, Stokely Carmichael)
05:30p CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p To Tell The Truth
07:00p I’ve Got a Secret
07:30p Vacation Playhouse
08:00p Andy Griffith (color)
08:30p Hazel (color)
09:00p Talent Scouts (color)
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Merv Griffin (Jerry Lewis, Dagmar, Everly Brothers, Richard Pryor, Charlie Callas)
12:00a Movie – “Code Two”

KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
Morning
06:30a City and Country (color)
07:00a Today (guest host James Daly) (color)
09:00a Eye Guess (color)
09:25a NBC News (color)
09:30a Concentration (guest host Bill Mazer)
10:00a Chain Letter (Vera Miles, Richard Deacon) (color)
10:30a Showdown (color)
11:00a Jeopardy (color)
11:30a Swingin’ Country (The Dillards, Rusty Draper, Joanie Sommers, Bobby Goldsboro) (color)
11:55a NBC News
Afternoon
12:00p News and Weather (local) (color)
12:15p Dialing for Dollars (color)
12:30p Let’s Make a Deal (color)
12:55p NBC News (color)
01:00p Days of Our Lives (color)
01:30p The Doctors
02:00p Another World (color)
02:30p You Don’t Say! (Cesar Romero, Anita Louise) (color)
03:00p Match Game (Mitch Miller, Leslie Uggams) (color)
03:25p NBC News (color)
03:30p Dialing for Dollars (color)
04:30p Of Lands and Seas (color)
05:25p Doctor’s House Call (color)
05:30p NBC News (Huntley/Brinkley)
Evening
06:00p News (local) (color)
06:30p Hullabaloo (Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Dionne Warwick, Mamas and the Papas, Bobby Rydell, Noel Harrison) (color)
07:00p The John Forsythe Show (color)
07:30p Dr. Kildare (color)
08:00p John Davidson (Jimmy Boyd, Mimi Dillard, Richard Pryor) (color)
09:00p Run For Your Life (color)
10:00p News (local) (color)
10:30p Tonight (guest hosts Florence Henderson, Sam Levenson) (color)
12:15a 15 M Squad

WDSM, Channel 6 (Duluth) (NBC)
Morning
07:00a Today (guest host James Daly) (color)
09:00a Eye Guess (color)
09:25a NBC News (color)
09:30a Concentration (guest host Bill Mazer)
10:00a Chain Letter (Vera Miles, Richard Deacon) (color)
10:30a Showdown (color)
11:00a Jeopardy (color)
11:30a Swingin’ Country (The Dillards, Rusty Draper, Joanie Sommers, Bobby Goldsboro) (color)
11:55a NBC News
Afternoon
12:00p Girl Talk
12:30p Let’s Make a Deal (color)
12:55p NBC News (color)
01:00p Days of Our Lives (color)
01:30p The Doctors
02:00p Another World (color)
02:30p You Don’t Say! (Cesar Romero, Anita Louise) (color)
03:00p Match Game (Mitch Miller, Leslie Uggams) (color)
03:25p NBC News (color)
03:30p Jack LaLanne (color)
04:00p Bozo and His Pals (color)
05:30p NBC News (Huntley/Brinkley)
Evening
06:00p News, Rocky Teller (color)
06:30p Hullabaloo (Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Dionne Warwick, Mamas and the Papas, Bobby Rydell, Noel Harrison) (color)
07:00p The John Forsythe Show (color)
07:30p Dr. Kildare (color)
08:00p Baseball – Twins vs. Athletics
11:00p News (local) (time approximate)
11:20p Tonight (guest hosts Florence Henderson, Sam Levenson) (joined in progress) (color)

KCMT, Channel 7 (Alexandria, MN) (NBC, ABC)
Morning
07:00a Today (guest host James Daly) (color)
09:00a Eye Guess (color)
09:25a NBC News (color)
09:30a Concentration (guest host Bill Mazer)
10:00a Chain Letter (Vera Miles, Richard Deacon) (color)
10:30a Showdown (color)
11:00a Jeopardy (color)
11:30a Swingin’ Country (The Dillards, Rusty Draper, Joanie Sommers, Bobby Goldsboro) (color)
11:55a NBC News
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:20p Trading Post
12:30p Let’s Make a Deal (color)
12:55p NBC News (color)
01:00p Days of Our Lives (color)
01:30p The Doctors
02:00p Another World (color)
02:30p You Don’t Say! (Cesar Romero, Anita Louise) (color)
03:00p Match Game (Mitch Miller, Leslie Uggams) (color)
03:25p NBC News (color)
03:30p General Hospital
04:00p Father Knows Best
04:30p The Beatles (cartoon)
05:00p Summer Fun
05:30p NBC News (Huntley/Brinkley)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p The Farmer’s Daughter
07:00p The John Forsythe Show (color)
07:30p Dr. Kildare (color)
10:30p News (local) (time approximate)
11:00p Tonight (guest hosts Florence Henderson, Sam Levenson) (color) (JIP)

WDSE, Channel 8 (Duluth) (Educ.)
Evening
06:00p Duologue
06:30p What’s New
07:00p International Magazine
08:00p Southeast Asia
08:30p The French Chef
09:00p Summer Theater
09:30p Film Feature
10:30p Girls in Conflict

KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
Morning
07:30a My Little Margie
08:00a Hennessy
09:00a Kit Carson
09:30a Romper Room (Miss Betty)
10:00a Supermarket Sweep
10:30a The Dating Game
11:00a Donna Reed
11:30a Father Knows Best
Afternoon
12:00p Ben Casey
01:00p The Newlywed Game
01:30p A Time For Us
01:55p ABC News (Marlene Sanders)
02:00p General Hospital
02:30p The Nurses
03:00p Dark Shadows
03:30p Where the Action Is (Lesley Gore, Barry Mann)
04:00p The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
04:30p Soupy Sales
05:00p ABC News (Peter Jennings)
05:15p News and Weather (local)
05:30p Dennis the Menace
Evening
06:00p Yogi Bear (color)
06:30p Twelve O’Clock High
07:30p Jesse James
08:00p Shenandoah
08:30p Peyton Place
09:00p The Big Valley (color)
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Movie – “The Bigamist”

WDIO, Channel 10 (Duluth) (ABC)
Morning
10:00a Supermarket Sweep
10:30a The Dating Game
11:00a Donna Reed
11:30a Father Knows Best
Afternoon
12:00p Ben Casey
01:00p The Newlywed Game
01:30p A Time For Us
01:55p ABC News (Marlene Sanders)
02:00p General Hospital
02:30p The Nurses
03:00p Dark Shadows
03:30p Where the Action Is (Lesley Gore, Barry Mann)
04:00p Movie – “Get Out of Town”
05:45p ABC News (Peter Jennings)
Evening
06:00p The Rebel
06:30p Twelve O’Clock High
07:30p Jesse James
08:00p Shenandoah
08:30p Peyton Place
09:00p The Big Valley (color)
10:00p News (local)
10:15p Movie – “Cattle Empire”

WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
Morning
10:15a News (local)
10:30a Movie – “Now and Forever”
11:55a News (local)
Afternoon
12:00p Lunch with Casey
01:00p Movie – “Hot Saturday”
02:45p Mel’s Notebook
03:00p Girl Talk (Eve Arden, Marguerite Piazza, Gail Garnett)
03:30p Amos ‘n’ Andy
04:00p Popeye and Pete
04:30p Casey and Roundhouse
05:30p The Lone Ranger
Evening
06:00p Wrestling
07:30p Harmon Killebrew Show
07:40p Halsey Hall Show
07:55p Baseball – Twins vs. Athletics
10:30p Scoreboard (time approximate)
10:45p News, Weather, Sports (local)
11:15p Movie – “Rainbow Island” (color)

KEYC, Channel 12 (Mankato, MN) (CBS)
Morning
07:30a CBS News (Joseph Benti)
07:55a Film Short
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a I Love Lucy
09:30a The McCoys
10:00a Andy Griffith
10:30a Dick Van Dyke
11:00a Love of Life
11:25a CBS News
11:30a Search for Tomorrow
11:45a The Guiding Light
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:30p As the World Turns
01:00p Password (Peter Lawford, Phyllis Kirk)
01:30p House Party (color)
02:00p To Tell The Truth (Phyllis Newman, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston, Orson Bean)
02:25p CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
02:30p The Edge of Night
03:00p The Secret Storm
03:30p Film Feature
04:00p Bart’s Clubhouse
04:30p Rocky and His Friends
04:45p Bart’s Clubhouse
05:00p Woody Woodpecker
05:30p CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p To Tell The Truth
07:00p I’ve Got a Secret
07:30p Vacation Playhouse
08:00p Andy Griffith (color)
08:30p Hazel (color)
09:00p Bandwagon
09:30p Vikings Highlights
10:00p News (local)
10:40p Movie – “The Unknown Terror”

 

[The King Bee]

How did they calculate border distance from the US for slightly-distant Canadian TV originating cities? Did they use the center of the COLs (e.g. Winnipeg, Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) or actual antenna coordinates? I realize this wouldn't be such an issue with close-in border cities like Windsor/Detroit or Ste. Catharines/Niagara Falls/Buffalo.

And did the US and Canada have a separate agreement, or was it according to a NARBA-type agreement including Mexico using the same distance and channel separation rules? I know this also affected the location of US-network TV affiliates along the borders and which US programming the Canadian/Mexican stations could carry.

 

[Charles1]

Amazing that the first pitch of the Twins-A's game in Kansas City was at 8:00. Of course, back then the average time of a game was around 2:20 or so, and nine inning games played in less than two hours weren't that uncommon.

 

[Joseph_Gallant]

I suspect that the Minnesota Twins probably televised mostly away games back then (or perhaps, all of their televised games were on the road).

By the mid-1960's about half of the teams in Major League Baseball (I know Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, among others) were televising only away games, to protect the gate at home games.

There may have been a couple of other clubs that televised only one or two home games each year (i.e. the home opener and maybe a Holiday game on Memorial ay, July 4th, or Labor Day), but their TV schedule otherwise consisted entirely of away games.

 

[Mitchell H]

I suspect that the Minnesota Twins probably televised mostly away games back then (or perhaps, all of their televised games were on the road).

Yes, as I recall the Twins only televised three home games a year - in total they only showed about 50 games each season. A far cry from today, isn't it?

 

[Mitchell H]

Amazing that the first pitch of the Twins-A's game in Kansas City was at 8:00. Of course, back then the average time of a game was around 2:20 or so, and nine inning games played in less than two hours weren't that uncommon.

That's something that never fails to interest me. Almost every team's home games started at 8pm back then. The NFL pre-season games that aired in primetime often didn't start until 8:30 CT. You could argue that it's part of a larger trend, though - for example, the Academy Awards didn't start until 9:30pm CT.

You're right about the length, though - just as baseball games were shorter, the Oscars often ran under two hours back then. Those were the days...

 

[Charles1]

I suspect that the Minnesota Twins probably televised mostly away games back then (or perhaps, all of their televised games were on the road).

By the mid-1960's about half of the teams in Major League Baseball (I know Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, among others) were televising only away games, to protect the gate at home games.

There may have been a couple of other clubs that televised only one or two home games each year (i.e. the home opener and maybe a Holiday game on Memorial ay, July 4th, or Labor Day), but their TV schedule otherwise consisted entirely of away games.

Until the Braves network moved from WSB-2 (NBC back then) to WTCG-17 (later WTBS, now WPCH), the Braves showed all of 20 road games a year, and IIRC, no home games. What's more, they used only their two radio announcers to call the action on TV. For some games, Milo Hamilton would call the first half of the game on TV, then move to radio, then Ernie Johnson Sr. would move from the radio booth to do the rest of the game on TV. For other games the pattern was reversed. In fact, it wasn't until Hamilton was fired by the Braves that they had three announcers handling their broadcasts: Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, and the late and inimitable Skip Caray. (And as an aside---why have Pete and Skip never been awarded the Ford Frick Award by the Hall of Fame?)