Retro: This Week in TV Guide, January 25, 1964 - MSP Edition

[Mitchell H]

This week's TV Guide was dominated by a special section detailing TV's coverage of the JFK assassination. There's also the St. Paul Winter Carnival, Sullivan vs. The Palace, the opening of the Winter Olympics, a preview of the 1964 fall season, and more from this, my first and favorite TV Guide!

http://www.itsabouttv.com/2013/01/this-week-in-tv-guide-january-25-1964.html

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

And now the programming listings for Saturday, January 25.

Note that KTCA, Channel 2 (educational programming) does not broadcast on the weekend.

WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
06:30a Understanding Our World
07:00a Captain Kangaroo
08:00a Alvin
08:30a Tennessee Tuxedo
09:00a Quick Draw McGraw
09:30a Mighty Mouse
10:00a Rin Tin Tin
10:30a Roy Rogers
11:00a Sky King
11:30a Hopalong Cassidy
Afternoon
12:00p News (Don Dahl)
12:15p Weather (Bob Potter)
12:20p Sports (Hal Scott)
12:30p Hobbies and Handicrafts
01:00p CBS Golf Classic (Jack Nicklaus-Phil Rodgers vs Bobby Nichols-Jacky Cupit)
02:00p Winter Carnival Parade
03:30p Big Ten Basketball (Michigan vs. Michigan State)
05:00p Sports Locker Room
05:30p Battle Line
Evening
06:00p News (Dave Moore)
06:15p Sports (Don Dahl)
06:25p Weather (Don O’Brien)
06:30p Jackie Gleason
07:30p The Defenders
08:30p The New Phil Silvers Show
09:00p Gunsmoke
10:00p News (Dave Moore)
10:15p Weather (Bud Kraehling)
10:20p Sports (Don Dahl)
10:30p Critics Award – “All the Brothers Were Valiant”
12:00a Bedtime Nooz (Dave Moore)
12:15a Movie – “Bowery to Bagdad”
01:45a Night Kappers (variety)

KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
Morning
07:30a Minnesota Farm Scene
08:00a Andy’s Gang
08:30a Ruff and Ready (color)
09:00a Hector Heathcote (color)
09:30a Fireball XL-5
10:00a Dennis the Menace
10:30a Fury
11:00a Sergeant Preston
11:30a Bullwinkle (color)
Afternoon
12:00p Exploring (color)
01:00p Mr. Wizard
01:30p Winter Carnival Pre-Parade Show (color)
02:00p Winter Carnival Parade (color)
04:00p NBC Sports Special (European Figure Skating Championships) (JIP)
05:00p NBC News (Sander Vanocur)
05:15p British Calendar
05:30p Love That Bob!
Evening
06:00p News (Bob Ryan (color)
06:15p Weather (Johnny Morris) (color)
06:20p Sports (Al Tighe) (color)
06:30p The Lieutenant
07:30p The Joey Bishop Show (color)
08:00p Sat Night at the Movies - “Until They Sail”
10:00p News (Bob Ryan) (color)
10:15p Weather (Johnny Morris) (color)
10:20p Sports (Al TIghe) (color)
10:30p Movie – “Centennial Summer” (color)
12:30a Movie – “Scandal in Sorrento”

KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
Morning
09:00a Grandpa Ken and His Pals
09:30a The Jetsons
10:00a Casper
10:30a Beany and Cecil
11:00a Bugs Bunny
11:30a American Bandstand (Bobby Vinton, Dee Dee Sharp)
Afternoon
12:30p Wrestling Champions
01:30p Challenge Golf (color) (Julius Boros-George Bayer vs. Arnold Palmer-Gary Player)
02:30p Pro Bowlers Tour (Hialeah Open)
04:00p Wide World of Sports (North American Professional Ski Championships)
05:30p Preview: Winter Olympics
Evening
06:00p Ripcord (color)
06:30p Hootenanny (Pete Fountain, Homer and Jethro, Doc Watson, Geezinslaw Brothers, Bill Monroe, Lydia and Brooks, Serendipity Singers, Goldbriars)
07:30p Lawrence Welk
08:30p Hollywood Palace (Ernest Borgnine, Carl Ballantine, Joe Flynn, Tony Bennett, Eleanor Powell, Miriam Makeba, Levee singers, Vikki Carr, Pepper Davis and Tony Reese, Norbu gorilla act)
09:30p Naked City
10:30p Movie – “House of Wax”

WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
Morning
10:45a Cartoon Carnival
11:00a Championship Bridge
11:30a Funny Company
Afternoon
12:00p Lunch With Casey
01:00p Roundhouse Rodney
01:30p Hobby Showcase
02:00p Winter Carnival Parade
04:00p Movie – “Son of Samson”
05:30p Sea Hunt
Evening
06:00p All Star Wrestling
07:30p Movie – “Drums of Tahiti”
09:00p One Step Beyond
09:30p News (Dick Ford)
09:45p Weather (Stuart A. Lindeman)
09:50p Sports (Buetel/Horner)
10:00p Movie – “Jack the Ripper”
11:45p Silents Please (silent movies)

 

[MCarney]

The Alexander the Great pilot is available from Amazon. Anything with Shatner in it seems to sell these days.

http://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Gre...=8-1&keywords=alexander+the+great+shatner+dvd

Small point - the NHL is no longer on ESPN (and hasn't been there in a while). They've been with OLN/Versus/NBC Sports Network for a while.

 

[Mitchell H]

Small point - the NHL is no longer on ESPN (and hasn't been there in a while). They've been with OLN/Versus/NBC Sports Network for a while.

You're right, of course - the reference (perhaps poorly worded) was specifically to ESPN and college basketball, and "the rest" out there; not necessarily on ESPN, but more in the line of saturation coverage.

Thanks for the note on "Alexander" - incredible what kind of shows are on DVD today!

 

[bpatrick]

ABC finally got around to showing the "Alexander the Great" pilot
on its Disney ripoff "Off To See The Wizard" on January 26, 1968.
Besides Joseph Cotten, John Cassavetes appeared in that episode;
Adam West played Alexander's sidekick Cleander (like his being Robin
to someone else's Batman). The show was full of corny dialogue like
this one from Alexander: "If they've slaughtered Cleander, I'll teach them!"
TV Guide once put it on its list of the 50 worst shows ever.

 

[Joseph_Gallant]

Although there was a broadcast satellite in early 1964 (Relay I), it was not in geostationary orbit, so it could only be used a few minutes at a time.

ABC's plans for the 1964 Winter Olympics were to use the satellite to feed about 15 minutes of each day's coverage (with any U.S. medal-winning performances taking precedence), but to fly tapes across the Atlantic for the rest of the broadcasts.

But since most Winter Olympic events back then were held in the morning (local time in Innsbruck, Austria), ABC was able to shoot, edit and fly the tapes back to North America (either Newfoundland of New York) in-time for all but a handful of events to be broadcast the same day they took place.

I believe the closing ceremony aired at 11:15 P.M. EST since that was the only way to get the tape of it broadcast on a same day basis.