This week, meet one of the stars of Lou Grant, watch the big movies coming to TV, find out what the ratings system really means, read about a channel that plans nothing but news, and more!
http://www.itsabouttv.com/2014/10/this-week-in-tv-guide-october-4-1980.html
As always your comments, positive as well as negative, are most welcome.
This week's listing is from Friday, October 10. I'm concentrating on the stations in MSP and Duluth, and one of the first things I notice is that Channel 2 has really expanded their broadcasting schedule from the days of the early '60s. Several of the channels have different call letters than in the past, and a couple even have new affiliations. Question: is the programming any better?
KTCA, Channel 2 (PBS)
Morning
06:15a Work and Society
06:45a A.M. Weather
07:00a U.S. Chronicle
07:30a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
08:00a Sesame Street
09:00a The Electric Company
09:30a Once Upon a Classic
10:00a Vegetable Soup II
10:30a The Electric Company
11:00a 3-2-1 Contact
11:30a Sesame Street
Afternoon
12:30p Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
01:00p Dick Cavett
01:30p Over Easy
02:00p The Body in Question
03:00p Julia Child & Company
03:30p Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
04:00p Sesame Street
05:00p The Electric Company
05:30p 3-2-1 Contact
Evening
06:00p Over Easy
06:30p The MacNeil/ Lehrer Report
07:00p Dick Cavett (Sam Pisar)
07:30p Bottom Line
08:00p Washington Week in Review
08:30p Wall $treet Week
09:00p Civilisation
10:00p Monty Python’s Flying Circus
10:30p Matinee at the Bijou – “The Lost City”
12:00a Sneak Previews
12:30a From Jumpstreet
KDLH, Channel 3 (Duluth) (CBS)
Morning
06:55a Five Minutes to Live By
07:00a CBS News
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a The Jeffersons
09:30a Alice
10:00a The Price Is Right
11:00a News (local)
11:30a Search For Tomorrow
Afternoon
12:00p The Young and the Restless
01:00p As the World Turns
02:00p Guiding Light
03:00p One Day at a Time
03:30p Mary Tyler Moore
04:00p The Rockford Files
05:00p Barney Miller
05:30p CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p Tic Tac Dough
07:00p The Incredible Hulk
08:00p The Dukes of Hazzard
09:00p Dallas
10:00p News (local)
10:30p NBA Basketball (Los Angeles vs. Seattle) (special)
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
06:00a CBS News
07:00a Fred Flintstone & Friends
07:30a Alice
08:00a Phil Donahue (Marty Ingels and Shirley Jones)
09:00a Hour Magazine
10:00a The Price Is Right
11:00a The Young and the Restless
Afternoon
12:00p Midday (Mary Martin)
12:30p Search For Tomorrow
01:00p As the World Turns
02:00p Guiding Light
03:00p The Joker’s Wild
03:30p John Davidson (Lauren Tewes, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Young, Chuck Berry)
05:00p News (local)
05:30p CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p PM Magazine
07:00p The Incredible Hulk
08:00p The Dukes of Hazzard
09:00p Dallas
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Carol Burnett and Company
11:00p Morecambe & Wise
11:30p Dave Allen at Large
12:00a Bonanza
01:00a News (local)
01:30a News (local)
04:00a News (local)
KSTP, Channel 5 (ABC)
Morning
06:00a News (local)
06:20a Farm/Market Report
06:30a Country Day
07:00a Good Morning America
09:00a Twin Cities Today
10:00a The Love Boat
11:00a Family Feud
11:30a Ryan’s Hope
Afternoon
12:00p All My Children
01:00p Family Feud
01:30p Baseball Playoff Pregame Show
02:00p NLCS Game 3 (Philadelphia at Houston) (special)
04:30p Happy Days Again (time approximate)
05:00p Prisoner: Cell Block H
05:30p ABC News (Frank Reynolds)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p Tic Tac Dough
07:00p ALCS Game 3 (Kansas City at New York) (special)
10:15p News (local)
10:45p Fridays
11:55p America’s Top 10
12:25a Movie – “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” (B&W)
02:10a Don Lane (Little River Band, discussion on Shroud of Turin)
03:10a Laurel and Hardy (B&W)
03:40a Movie – “Crime Without Passion” (B&W)
05:00a To Be Announced
KBJR , Channel 6 (Duluth) (NBC)
Morning
06:00a PTL Club
07:00a Today (Ingrid Bergman)
09:00a Phil Donahue (Dr. Patrick Steptoe, invented test-tube baby)
10:00a David Letterman
11:00a Wheel of Fortune
11:30a The Doctors
Afternoon
12:00p Days of our Lives
01:00p Another World
02:00p Texas
03:00p Emergency!
04:00p Mike Douglas (John Schneider, George Burns, Florence Henderson, Helen Gurley Brown, Jack Gil)
05:00p Weekday
Evening
06:00p NBC News (John Chancellor)
06:30p Family Feud
07:00p The Flintstones
08:00p Speak Up America
09:00p NBC Magazine with David Brinkley
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Tonight (guest host Gabe Kaplan)
11:30p Midnight Special (The Spinners, Ambrosia, the Pointer Sisters, Jose Feliciano, Robbie Dupree, Joan Armatrading)
KCMT, Channel 7 (Alex) (NBC/ABC)
Morning
06:15a News (local)
06:30a Country Day
07:00a Today (Ingrid Bergman)
09:00a David Letterman
10:00a Wheel of Fortune
10:30a Password Plus (Jon Bauman, Joanna Gleason)
11:00a Family Feud
11:30a Farm Today
11:50a Trading Post
Afternoon
12:00p Days of our Lives
01:00p Another World
02:00p Texas
03:00p The Doctors
03:30p Card Sharks
04:00p New Zoo Revue
04:30p I Dream of Jeannie
05:00p Hogan’s Heroes
05:30p NBC News (John Chancellor)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p Lawrence Welk
08:00p Speak Up America
09:00p NBC Magazine with David Brinkley
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Tonight (guest host Gabe Kaplan)
11:30p Midnight Special (The Spinners, Ambrosia, the Pointer Sisters, Jose Feliciano, Robbie Dupree, Joan Armatrading)
WDSE, Channel 8 (Duluth) (PBS)
Afternoon
03:30p Over Easy
04:00p 3-2-1 Contact
04:30p Sesame Street
05:30p The Electric Company
Evening
06:00p History of Jazz
06:30p The MacNeil/ Lehrer Report
07:00p Washington Week in Review
07:30p Wall $treet Week
08:00p Bill Moyers’ Journal
09:00p Cosmos
10:30p Dick Cavett (Samuel Pisar)
11:00p ABC News (closed-captioned)
KMSP, Channel 9 (Ind.)
Morning
06:00a 700 Club
07:00a Krofft Superstars
07:30a Underdog
08:00a Popeye
08:30a Casper
09:00a The Brady Bunch
09:30a I Dream of Jeannie
10:00a Good Times
10:30a Sanford and Son
11:00a Rhoda
11:30a Mike Douglas (Eddie Money, Angie Dickinson, Rick Podell, Rhonda Bates)
Afternoon
01:00p Face the Music
01:30p Let’s Make a Deal
02:00p You Bet Your Life
02:30p Candid Camera
03:00p Fred Flintstone & Friends
03:30p Popeye
04:00p Scooby Doo
04:30p Gilligan’s Island (B&W)
05:00p The Addams Family (B&W)
05:30p Dick Van Dyke (B&W)
Evening
06:00p Hollywood Squares (David Brenner, Pamela Hensley, Robert Donner, Wayland & Madame, Paul Lynde, Peaches & Herb, George Gobel, Isabel Sanford, Henny Youngman)
06:30p All in the Family
07:00p Gunsmoke
08:00p Toni Tennille (Rex Reed, Tommy Lasorda, Maureen McGovern)
09:00p World of People
09:30p News (local)
10:00p Barney Miller
10:30p The Rockford Files
11:40p The Streets of San Francisco
12:50a The Twilight Zone (B&W)
01:20a News (local)
WDIO, Channel 10 (Duluth) (ABC)
Morning
06:30a Country Day
07:00a Good Morning America
09:00a Hour Magazine
10:00a The Love Boat
11:00a Family Feud
11:30a Ryan’s Hope
Afternoon
12:00p All My Children
01:00p Family Feud
01:30p Baseball Playoff Pregame Show
02:00p NLCS Game 3 (Philadelphia at Houston) (special)
05:00p Happy Days Again
05:30p ABC News (Frank Reynolds)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p PM Magazine
07:00p ALCS Game 3 (Kansas City at New York) (special)
10:15p News (local)
10:45p Fridays
11:55p America’s Top 10
12:25a Movie – “Soul Soldier”
WTCN, Channel 11 (NBC.)
Morning
06:00a PTL Club
07:00a Today (Ingrid Bergman)
09:00a David Letterman
10:00a Wheel of Fortune
10:30a Password Plus (Jon Bauman, Joanna Gleason)
11:00a What’s New
Afternoon
12:00p Days of our Lives
01:00p Another World
02:00p Texas
03:00p To Tell the Truth (Kitty Carlisle, Gordon Jump, Tiiu Leek, Nipsey Russell)
03:30p My Three Sons
04:00p M*A*S*H
04:30p Welcome Back, Kotter
05:00p M*A*S*H
05:30p News (local)
Evening
06:00p NBC News (John Chancellor)
06:30p Family Feud
07:00p The Flintstones
08:00p Speak Up America
09:00p NBC Magazine with David Brinkley
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Tonight (guest host Gabe Kaplan)
11:30p Midnight Special (The Spinners, Ambrosia, the Pointer Sisters, Jose Feliciano, Robbie Dupree, Joan Armatrading)
01:00a Mary Tyler Moore
http://www.itsabouttv.com/2014/10/this-week-in-tv-guide-october-4-1980.html
As always your comments, positive as well as negative, are most welcome.
This week's listing is from Friday, October 10. I'm concentrating on the stations in MSP and Duluth, and one of the first things I notice is that Channel 2 has really expanded their broadcasting schedule from the days of the early '60s. Several of the channels have different call letters than in the past, and a couple even have new affiliations. Question: is the programming any better?
KTCA, Channel 2 (PBS)
Morning
06:15a Work and Society
06:45a A.M. Weather
07:00a U.S. Chronicle
07:30a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
08:00a Sesame Street
09:00a The Electric Company
09:30a Once Upon a Classic
10:00a Vegetable Soup II
10:30a The Electric Company
11:00a 3-2-1 Contact
11:30a Sesame Street
Afternoon
12:30p Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
01:00p Dick Cavett
01:30p Over Easy
02:00p The Body in Question
03:00p Julia Child & Company
03:30p Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
04:00p Sesame Street
05:00p The Electric Company
05:30p 3-2-1 Contact
Evening
06:00p Over Easy
06:30p The MacNeil/ Lehrer Report
07:00p Dick Cavett (Sam Pisar)
07:30p Bottom Line
08:00p Washington Week in Review
08:30p Wall $treet Week
09:00p Civilisation
10:00p Monty Python’s Flying Circus
10:30p Matinee at the Bijou – “The Lost City”
12:00a Sneak Previews
12:30a From Jumpstreet
KDLH, Channel 3 (Duluth) (CBS)
Morning
06:55a Five Minutes to Live By
07:00a CBS News
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a The Jeffersons
09:30a Alice
10:00a The Price Is Right
11:00a News (local)
11:30a Search For Tomorrow
Afternoon
12:00p The Young and the Restless
01:00p As the World Turns
02:00p Guiding Light
03:00p One Day at a Time
03:30p Mary Tyler Moore
04:00p The Rockford Files
05:00p Barney Miller
05:30p CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p Tic Tac Dough
07:00p The Incredible Hulk
08:00p The Dukes of Hazzard
09:00p Dallas
10:00p News (local)
10:30p NBA Basketball (Los Angeles vs. Seattle) (special)
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
06:00a CBS News
07:00a Fred Flintstone & Friends
07:30a Alice
08:00a Phil Donahue (Marty Ingels and Shirley Jones)
09:00a Hour Magazine
10:00a The Price Is Right
11:00a The Young and the Restless
Afternoon
12:00p Midday (Mary Martin)
12:30p Search For Tomorrow
01:00p As the World Turns
02:00p Guiding Light
03:00p The Joker’s Wild
03:30p John Davidson (Lauren Tewes, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Young, Chuck Berry)
05:00p News (local)
05:30p CBS News (Walter Cronkite)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p PM Magazine
07:00p The Incredible Hulk
08:00p The Dukes of Hazzard
09:00p Dallas
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Carol Burnett and Company
11:00p Morecambe & Wise
11:30p Dave Allen at Large
12:00a Bonanza
01:00a News (local)
01:30a News (local)
04:00a News (local)
KSTP, Channel 5 (ABC)
Morning
06:00a News (local)
06:20a Farm/Market Report
06:30a Country Day
07:00a Good Morning America
09:00a Twin Cities Today
10:00a The Love Boat
11:00a Family Feud
11:30a Ryan’s Hope
Afternoon
12:00p All My Children
01:00p Family Feud
01:30p Baseball Playoff Pregame Show
02:00p NLCS Game 3 (Philadelphia at Houston) (special)
04:30p Happy Days Again (time approximate)
05:00p Prisoner: Cell Block H
05:30p ABC News (Frank Reynolds)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p Tic Tac Dough
07:00p ALCS Game 3 (Kansas City at New York) (special)
10:15p News (local)
10:45p Fridays
11:55p America’s Top 10
12:25a Movie – “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” (B&W)
02:10a Don Lane (Little River Band, discussion on Shroud of Turin)
03:10a Laurel and Hardy (B&W)
03:40a Movie – “Crime Without Passion” (B&W)
05:00a To Be Announced
KBJR , Channel 6 (Duluth) (NBC)
Morning
06:00a PTL Club
07:00a Today (Ingrid Bergman)
09:00a Phil Donahue (Dr. Patrick Steptoe, invented test-tube baby)
10:00a David Letterman
11:00a Wheel of Fortune
11:30a The Doctors
Afternoon
12:00p Days of our Lives
01:00p Another World
02:00p Texas
03:00p Emergency!
04:00p Mike Douglas (John Schneider, George Burns, Florence Henderson, Helen Gurley Brown, Jack Gil)
05:00p Weekday
Evening
06:00p NBC News (John Chancellor)
06:30p Family Feud
07:00p The Flintstones
08:00p Speak Up America
09:00p NBC Magazine with David Brinkley
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Tonight (guest host Gabe Kaplan)
11:30p Midnight Special (The Spinners, Ambrosia, the Pointer Sisters, Jose Feliciano, Robbie Dupree, Joan Armatrading)
KCMT, Channel 7 (Alex) (NBC/ABC)
Morning
06:15a News (local)
06:30a Country Day
07:00a Today (Ingrid Bergman)
09:00a David Letterman
10:00a Wheel of Fortune
10:30a Password Plus (Jon Bauman, Joanna Gleason)
11:00a Family Feud
11:30a Farm Today
11:50a Trading Post
Afternoon
12:00p Days of our Lives
01:00p Another World
02:00p Texas
03:00p The Doctors
03:30p Card Sharks
04:00p New Zoo Revue
04:30p I Dream of Jeannie
05:00p Hogan’s Heroes
05:30p NBC News (John Chancellor)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p Lawrence Welk
08:00p Speak Up America
09:00p NBC Magazine with David Brinkley
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Tonight (guest host Gabe Kaplan)
11:30p Midnight Special (The Spinners, Ambrosia, the Pointer Sisters, Jose Feliciano, Robbie Dupree, Joan Armatrading)
WDSE, Channel 8 (Duluth) (PBS)
Afternoon
03:30p Over Easy
04:00p 3-2-1 Contact
04:30p Sesame Street
05:30p The Electric Company
Evening
06:00p History of Jazz
06:30p The MacNeil/ Lehrer Report
07:00p Washington Week in Review
07:30p Wall $treet Week
08:00p Bill Moyers’ Journal
09:00p Cosmos
10:30p Dick Cavett (Samuel Pisar)
11:00p ABC News (closed-captioned)
KMSP, Channel 9 (Ind.)
Morning
06:00a 700 Club
07:00a Krofft Superstars
07:30a Underdog
08:00a Popeye
08:30a Casper
09:00a The Brady Bunch
09:30a I Dream of Jeannie
10:00a Good Times
10:30a Sanford and Son
11:00a Rhoda
11:30a Mike Douglas (Eddie Money, Angie Dickinson, Rick Podell, Rhonda Bates)
Afternoon
01:00p Face the Music
01:30p Let’s Make a Deal
02:00p You Bet Your Life
02:30p Candid Camera
03:00p Fred Flintstone & Friends
03:30p Popeye
04:00p Scooby Doo
04:30p Gilligan’s Island (B&W)
05:00p The Addams Family (B&W)
05:30p Dick Van Dyke (B&W)
Evening
06:00p Hollywood Squares (David Brenner, Pamela Hensley, Robert Donner, Wayland & Madame, Paul Lynde, Peaches & Herb, George Gobel, Isabel Sanford, Henny Youngman)
06:30p All in the Family
07:00p Gunsmoke
08:00p Toni Tennille (Rex Reed, Tommy Lasorda, Maureen McGovern)
09:00p World of People
09:30p News (local)
10:00p Barney Miller
10:30p The Rockford Files
11:40p The Streets of San Francisco
12:50a The Twilight Zone (B&W)
01:20a News (local)
WDIO, Channel 10 (Duluth) (ABC)
Morning
06:30a Country Day
07:00a Good Morning America
09:00a Hour Magazine
10:00a The Love Boat
11:00a Family Feud
11:30a Ryan’s Hope
Afternoon
12:00p All My Children
01:00p Family Feud
01:30p Baseball Playoff Pregame Show
02:00p NLCS Game 3 (Philadelphia at Houston) (special)
05:00p Happy Days Again
05:30p ABC News (Frank Reynolds)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:30p PM Magazine
07:00p ALCS Game 3 (Kansas City at New York) (special)
10:15p News (local)
10:45p Fridays
11:55p America’s Top 10
12:25a Movie – “Soul Soldier”
WTCN, Channel 11 (NBC.)
Morning
06:00a PTL Club
07:00a Today (Ingrid Bergman)
09:00a David Letterman
10:00a Wheel of Fortune
10:30a Password Plus (Jon Bauman, Joanna Gleason)
11:00a What’s New
Afternoon
12:00p Days of our Lives
01:00p Another World
02:00p Texas
03:00p To Tell the Truth (Kitty Carlisle, Gordon Jump, Tiiu Leek, Nipsey Russell)
03:30p My Three Sons
04:00p M*A*S*H
04:30p Welcome Back, Kotter
05:00p M*A*S*H
05:30p News (local)
Evening
06:00p NBC News (John Chancellor)
06:30p Family Feud
07:00p The Flintstones
08:00p Speak Up America
09:00p NBC Magazine with David Brinkley
10:00p News (local)
10:30p Tonight (guest host Gabe Kaplan)
11:30p Midnight Special (The Spinners, Ambrosia, the Pointer Sisters, Jose Feliciano, Robbie Dupree, Joan Armatrading)
01:00a Mary Tyler Moore