It's two weeks after the assassination of RFK, and the debate is on as to television's responsibility for the violence sweeping the country. The networks respond with promises to end gratuitous violence. How'd that work? In addition, there's Sullivan vs. The Palace, summer replacement series, summer college football, and William Shatner waxing philosophic. All that and more in this week's review.
http://www.itsabouttv.com/2013/06/this-week-in-tv-guide-june-22-1968.html
As always your comments, positive as well as negative, are welcome.
And now the listings for Saturday, June 22. Note how Saturday morning cartoons are almost entirely superhero-oriented - and not very good at that. It's a source of controversy that we'll be looking at in a future piece. As was customary for the time, KTCA Channel 2, the NET station, did not broadcast on Saturdays.
Saturday, June 22, 1968
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
06:00a Summer Semester (color)
06:30a Siegfried and His Flying Saucer (color)
07:00a Captain Kangaroo (color)
08:00a Frankenstein Jr. (color)
08:30a Herculoids (color)
09:00a Shazzan! (color)
09:30a Space Ghost (color)
10:00a Moby Dick (color)
10:30a Superman/Aquaman (color)
11:30a Jonny Quest (color)
Afternoon
12:00p News (color)
06:15p Weather (color)
06:20p Sports (color)
12:30p Marshal Dillon
01:00p Jobs Now (color)
01:30p Movie – “Dagora, the Space Monster” (color)
03:00p Golf – Canadian Open (color)
05:00p The Outdoorsman (color)
05:30p CBS News (Roger Mudd) (color)
Evening
06:00p News (color)
06:15p Weather (color)
06:20p Sports (color)
06:30p The Prisoner (color)
07:30p My Three Sons (color)
08:00p Hogan’s Heroes (color)
08:30p Petticoat Junction (color)
09:00p Mannix (color)
10:00p The Scene Tonight (news) (color)
10:45p Movie – “The Deep Six” (color)
12:55a Bedtime Nooz (color)
01:10a This Must Be the Place (color)
01:40a Nite Kappers
KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
Morning
07:00a Movie – “Star Dusk on the Sage”
08:00a Super 6 (color)
08:30a Super President (color)
09:00a Flintstones (color)
09:30a Young Samson (color)
10:00a Birdman (color)
10:30a Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel (color)
11:00a Cool McCool (color)
11:30a West Point (color)
Afternoon
12:00p Science Fiction Theater (color)
12:30p Branded (color)
01:00p Baseball – Braves vs. Cardinals (color)
04:00p Porter Wagoner (guests: Lonzo and Oscar) (color)
04:30p The Outer Limits
05:30p NBC News (Frank McGee) (color)
Evening
06:00p News (color)
06:15p Weather (color)
06:20p Sports (color)
06:30p The Saint (color)
07:30p Get Smart (color)
08:00p Movie – “Flower Drum Song” (color)
10:45p News (color)
11:00p Weather (color)
11:05p Sports (color)
11:15p Johnny Carson (guests: Twiggy, Justin de Villeneuve, Jackie Vernon, Donna Theodore, Jimmy Davis) (color) (JIP)
12:30a Alan Burke (guests: Nina Varela, Dr. Cornell Grossman) (color)
KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
Morning
07:30a Milton the Monster
08:00a Casper (color)
08:30a Fantastic Four (color)
09:00a Spider-Man (color)
09:30a Journey to the Center of the Earth (color)
10:00a King Kong (color)
10:30a George of the Jungle (color)
11:00a The Beatles (color)
11:30a American Bandstand (guests: Merrilee Rush, Albert King) (color)
Afternoon
12:30p Happening ’68 (guests: Stevie Wonder, Bob Crane) (color)
01:00p Kit Carson
01:30p Arrest and Trial
03:00p The Racers (profile: Craig Breedlove) (color)
04:00p Wide World of Sports (AAU Track & Field Championships)
05:30p Route 66
Evening
06:30p The Dating Game (guest: Marilyn Michaels) (color)
07:00p The Newlywed Game (color)
07:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
08:30p Movie – “King of the Khyber Rifles” (color)
10:30p Movie – “Moulin Rouge” (color)
12:30a 45 ABC News (Keith McBee) (color)
WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
Morning
09:00a Flower Gardening (color)
09:30a Farm Forum (color)
10:00a Mac and Myer
10:30a Whirlybirds
11:00a Ripcord
11:30a Mister Ed
Afternoon
12:00p Lunch With Casey
01:00p Movie – “The Red Sheik” (color)
03:00p Movie – “Formula C-12/Beirut” (color)
05:00p The Rifleman
05:30p All Star Wrestling
Evening
07:00p Movie – “Crash Dive”
09:00p Billy Graham Crusade (color)
10:00p Movie – “Operation Mad Ball”
12:00a News, Weather, Sports
12:15a Bat Masterson
http://www.itsabouttv.com/2013/06/this-week-in-tv-guide-june-22-1968.html
As always your comments, positive as well as negative, are welcome.
And now the listings for Saturday, June 22. Note how Saturday morning cartoons are almost entirely superhero-oriented - and not very good at that. It's a source of controversy that we'll be looking at in a future piece. As was customary for the time, KTCA Channel 2, the NET station, did not broadcast on Saturdays.
Saturday, June 22, 1968
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
06:00a Summer Semester (color)
06:30a Siegfried and His Flying Saucer (color)
07:00a Captain Kangaroo (color)
08:00a Frankenstein Jr. (color)
08:30a Herculoids (color)
09:00a Shazzan! (color)
09:30a Space Ghost (color)
10:00a Moby Dick (color)
10:30a Superman/Aquaman (color)
11:30a Jonny Quest (color)
Afternoon
12:00p News (color)
06:15p Weather (color)
06:20p Sports (color)
12:30p Marshal Dillon
01:00p Jobs Now (color)
01:30p Movie – “Dagora, the Space Monster” (color)
03:00p Golf – Canadian Open (color)
05:00p The Outdoorsman (color)
05:30p CBS News (Roger Mudd) (color)
Evening
06:00p News (color)
06:15p Weather (color)
06:20p Sports (color)
06:30p The Prisoner (color)
07:30p My Three Sons (color)
08:00p Hogan’s Heroes (color)
08:30p Petticoat Junction (color)
09:00p Mannix (color)
10:00p The Scene Tonight (news) (color)
10:45p Movie – “The Deep Six” (color)
12:55a Bedtime Nooz (color)
01:10a This Must Be the Place (color)
01:40a Nite Kappers
KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
Morning
07:00a Movie – “Star Dusk on the Sage”
08:00a Super 6 (color)
08:30a Super President (color)
09:00a Flintstones (color)
09:30a Young Samson (color)
10:00a Birdman (color)
10:30a Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel (color)
11:00a Cool McCool (color)
11:30a West Point (color)
Afternoon
12:00p Science Fiction Theater (color)
12:30p Branded (color)
01:00p Baseball – Braves vs. Cardinals (color)
04:00p Porter Wagoner (guests: Lonzo and Oscar) (color)
04:30p The Outer Limits
05:30p NBC News (Frank McGee) (color)
Evening
06:00p News (color)
06:15p Weather (color)
06:20p Sports (color)
06:30p The Saint (color)
07:30p Get Smart (color)
08:00p Movie – “Flower Drum Song” (color)
10:45p News (color)
11:00p Weather (color)
11:05p Sports (color)
11:15p Johnny Carson (guests: Twiggy, Justin de Villeneuve, Jackie Vernon, Donna Theodore, Jimmy Davis) (color) (JIP)
12:30a Alan Burke (guests: Nina Varela, Dr. Cornell Grossman) (color)
KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
Morning
07:30a Milton the Monster
08:00a Casper (color)
08:30a Fantastic Four (color)
09:00a Spider-Man (color)
09:30a Journey to the Center of the Earth (color)
10:00a King Kong (color)
10:30a George of the Jungle (color)
11:00a The Beatles (color)
11:30a American Bandstand (guests: Merrilee Rush, Albert King) (color)
Afternoon
12:30p Happening ’68 (guests: Stevie Wonder, Bob Crane) (color)
01:00p Kit Carson
01:30p Arrest and Trial
03:00p The Racers (profile: Craig Breedlove) (color)
04:00p Wide World of Sports (AAU Track & Field Championships)
05:30p Route 66
Evening
06:30p The Dating Game (guest: Marilyn Michaels) (color)
07:00p The Newlywed Game (color)
07:30p Lawrence Welk (color)
08:30p Movie – “King of the Khyber Rifles” (color)
10:30p Movie – “Moulin Rouge” (color)
12:30a 45 ABC News (Keith McBee) (color)
WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
Morning
09:00a Flower Gardening (color)
09:30a Farm Forum (color)
10:00a Mac and Myer
10:30a Whirlybirds
11:00a Ripcord
11:30a Mister Ed
Afternoon
12:00p Lunch With Casey
01:00p Movie – “The Red Sheik” (color)
03:00p Movie – “Formula C-12/Beirut” (color)
05:00p The Rifleman
05:30p All Star Wrestling
Evening
07:00p Movie – “Crash Dive”
09:00p Billy Graham Crusade (color)
10:00p Movie – “Operation Mad Ball”
12:00a News, Weather, Sports
12:15a Bat Masterson