This week, Mickey Spillane tells us how to improve violence on TV, the Yankees and Reds face off in the World Series, Carol Burnett heads for stardom, a look at successful (and not-so-successful) new series, and more!
http://www.itsabouttv.com/2013/09/this-week-in-tv-guide-september-30-1961.html
As always your comments, positive as well as negative, are most welcome.
This week's listing is from Friday, October 6. Some assorted notes: Clancy the Cop, the 5:30 pm show on Channel 4, will wind up a mainstay of the station's morning kids' programming; can you believe Arthur Murray on American Bandstand? (Followed by ABC's short-lived "youth" news program, American Newsstand; Channel 2's lineup looks very educational - and kind of dry; and Channel 11 really likes Rocky the Flying Squirrel.
KTCA, Channel 2 (Educ)
Morning
09:55a Science – Grade 3
10:20a German – Grade 5
10:35a Music – Grade 1
11:00a Ya Hablamos Espanol
11:15a TBA
11:30a Economics
Afternoon
01:30p Ya Hablamos Espanol
01:45p Komm, Lach Und Lerne
02:00p Exploring Science – Grade 4
02:30p Beginning German
03:00p Efficient Reading (debut)
Evening
06:00p Introductory Math
06:30p Efficient Reading (repeat)
07:00p Blessings of Liberty
07:30p TBA
08:00p Gregorian Chant
08:30p TBA
09:00p Introduction to the Theater
10:00p Americans at Work
10:15p Industry on Parade
10:30p Background
10:40p Research Doctor
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
06:30a College of the Air – The New Biology
07:00a Siegfried and His Flying Saucer
07:55a Farm News and Markets
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a News (local)
09:30a I Love Lucy
10:00a Video Village
10:30a Your Surprise Package
10:55a CBS News (Harry Reasoner)
11:00a Love of Life
11:30a Search for Tomorrow
11:45a Guiding Light
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:15p Something Special
12:25p Weather (local)
12:30p As the World Turns
01:00p Password (Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston)
01:30p House Party
02:00p The Millionaire
02:30p The Verdict Is Yours
02:55p CBS News (Charles Collingwood)
03:00p A Brighter Day
03:15p The Secret Storm
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p Around the Town
04:30p Bozo the Clown
05:00p Axel and His Dog
05:30p Clancy the Cop
05:55p Mr. Magoo
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:10p Weather (local)
06:15p CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
06:30p Rawhide
07:30p Route 66
08:30p Father of the Bride
09:00p The Twilight Zone
09:30p Eyewitness
10:00p News (local)
10:15p Weather (local)
10:20p Sports (local)
10:30p Movie – “Legend of the Lost”
KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
Morning
06:00a Continental Classroom – Modern Algebra (color)
06:30a Continental Classroom – Organic Evolution (color)
07:00a Today
09:00a Say When
09:30a Play Your Hunch (color)
10:00a The Price Is Right (color)
10:30a Concentration
11:00a Truth or Consequences
11:30a It Could Be You (color)
11:55a NBC News (Ray Scherer)
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:15p Weather (local)
12:20p Treasure Chest
01:00p Jan Murray (color)
01:30p The Loretta Young Show
02:00p Young Dr. Malone
02:30p From These Roots
03:00p Make Room For Daddy
03:30p Here’s Hollywood
03:30p NBC News (Sander Vanocur)
04:00p Topper
04:30p Kukla and Ollie
04:35p T.N. Tatters
05:15p Man From Cochise
05:45p NBC News (Huntley/Brinkley)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:15p Weather (local)
06:30p International Showtime
07:30p Robert Taylor’s Detectives
08:30p Dinah Shore (Manette Fabray, George Montgomery, Al Hirt) (return) (color)
09:30p Here and Now
10:00p News (local)
10:15p Weather (local)
10:20p Sports (local)
10:30p Jack Paar (Andy Williams, Eva Gabor, Jean Pierre Aumont, Selma Diamond) (color)
12:00p News and Sports (local)
KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
Morning
07:55a Chapel of the Air
08:00a Breakfast with Cap’n Ken
08:30a Our Miss Brooks
09:00a Jack LaLanne
09:30a Movie – “Youth Takes a Fling”
11:00a The Texan
11:30a Love That Bob!
Afternoon
12:00p Camouflage
12:30p Make a Face
01:00p Day in Court
01:00p ABC News (Alex Drier)
01:30p My Little Margie
02:00p Number Please
02:30p Seven Keys
03:00p Queen For a Day
03:30p Who Do You Trust?
04:00p American Bandstand (Arthur Murray, Cynthia Pepper)
04:50p American Newsstand
05:00p Looney Tuners Club
05:40p News (local)
05:45p ABC News (Lawrence/Mann/Swayze)
Evening
06:00p Bugs Bunny
06:30p Straightaway (debut)
07:00p The Hathaways (debut)
07:30p The Flintstones
08:00p 77 Sunset Strip
09:00p Target: Corruptors
10:00p News (local)
10:15p Weather (local)
10:20p Sports (local)
10:30p Movie – “Thieves’ Highway”
WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
Morning
09:45a Cartoon Circus
10:00a Rocky and His Friends
10:15a Romper Room (Miss Betty)
11:15a Burns and Allen
11:45a News (local)
Afternoon
12:00p Lunch With Casey
01:00p Movie – “The Case of the Curious Bride”
02:30p Dr. Hudson’s Journal
03:00p Life of Riley
03:30p Amos ‘n’ Andy
04:00p Popeye and Pete
04:45p Rocky and His Friends
05:00p Superman
05:30p Dick Tracy
05:45p News (local)
Evening
06:00p Rocky and His Friends
06:30p Billy Graham (Philadelphia)
07:30p Movie – “Colorado Territory”
09:00p Johnny Midnight
09:30p News (local)
09:45p Weather (local)
09:50p Sports (local)
10:00p M Squad
10:30p Movie – “The Glass Key”
12:30p News and Weather (local)
http://www.itsabouttv.com/2013/09/this-week-in-tv-guide-september-30-1961.html
As always your comments, positive as well as negative, are most welcome.
This week's listing is from Friday, October 6. Some assorted notes: Clancy the Cop, the 5:30 pm show on Channel 4, will wind up a mainstay of the station's morning kids' programming; can you believe Arthur Murray on American Bandstand? (Followed by ABC's short-lived "youth" news program, American Newsstand; Channel 2's lineup looks very educational - and kind of dry; and Channel 11 really likes Rocky the Flying Squirrel.
KTCA, Channel 2 (Educ)
Morning
09:55a Science – Grade 3
10:20a German – Grade 5
10:35a Music – Grade 1
11:00a Ya Hablamos Espanol
11:15a TBA
11:30a Economics
Afternoon
01:30p Ya Hablamos Espanol
01:45p Komm, Lach Und Lerne
02:00p Exploring Science – Grade 4
02:30p Beginning German
03:00p Efficient Reading (debut)
Evening
06:00p Introductory Math
06:30p Efficient Reading (repeat)
07:00p Blessings of Liberty
07:30p TBA
08:00p Gregorian Chant
08:30p TBA
09:00p Introduction to the Theater
10:00p Americans at Work
10:15p Industry on Parade
10:30p Background
10:40p Research Doctor
WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)
Morning
06:30a College of the Air – The New Biology
07:00a Siegfried and His Flying Saucer
07:55a Farm News and Markets
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a News (local)
09:30a I Love Lucy
10:00a Video Village
10:30a Your Surprise Package
10:55a CBS News (Harry Reasoner)
11:00a Love of Life
11:30a Search for Tomorrow
11:45a Guiding Light
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:15p Something Special
12:25p Weather (local)
12:30p As the World Turns
01:00p Password (Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston)
01:30p House Party
02:00p The Millionaire
02:30p The Verdict Is Yours
02:55p CBS News (Charles Collingwood)
03:00p A Brighter Day
03:15p The Secret Storm
03:30p The Edge of Night
04:00p Around the Town
04:30p Bozo the Clown
05:00p Axel and His Dog
05:30p Clancy the Cop
05:55p Mr. Magoo
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:10p Weather (local)
06:15p CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
06:30p Rawhide
07:30p Route 66
08:30p Father of the Bride
09:00p The Twilight Zone
09:30p Eyewitness
10:00p News (local)
10:15p Weather (local)
10:20p Sports (local)
10:30p Movie – “Legend of the Lost”
KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)
Morning
06:00a Continental Classroom – Modern Algebra (color)
06:30a Continental Classroom – Organic Evolution (color)
07:00a Today
09:00a Say When
09:30a Play Your Hunch (color)
10:00a The Price Is Right (color)
10:30a Concentration
11:00a Truth or Consequences
11:30a It Could Be You (color)
11:55a NBC News (Ray Scherer)
Afternoon
12:00p News (local)
12:15p Weather (local)
12:20p Treasure Chest
01:00p Jan Murray (color)
01:30p The Loretta Young Show
02:00p Young Dr. Malone
02:30p From These Roots
03:00p Make Room For Daddy
03:30p Here’s Hollywood
03:30p NBC News (Sander Vanocur)
04:00p Topper
04:30p Kukla and Ollie
04:35p T.N. Tatters
05:15p Man From Cochise
05:45p NBC News (Huntley/Brinkley)
Evening
06:00p News (local)
06:15p Weather (local)
06:30p International Showtime
07:30p Robert Taylor’s Detectives
08:30p Dinah Shore (Manette Fabray, George Montgomery, Al Hirt) (return) (color)
09:30p Here and Now
10:00p News (local)
10:15p Weather (local)
10:20p Sports (local)
10:30p Jack Paar (Andy Williams, Eva Gabor, Jean Pierre Aumont, Selma Diamond) (color)
12:00p News and Sports (local)
KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)
Morning
07:55a Chapel of the Air
08:00a Breakfast with Cap’n Ken
08:30a Our Miss Brooks
09:00a Jack LaLanne
09:30a Movie – “Youth Takes a Fling”
11:00a The Texan
11:30a Love That Bob!
Afternoon
12:00p Camouflage
12:30p Make a Face
01:00p Day in Court
01:00p ABC News (Alex Drier)
01:30p My Little Margie
02:00p Number Please
02:30p Seven Keys
03:00p Queen For a Day
03:30p Who Do You Trust?
04:00p American Bandstand (Arthur Murray, Cynthia Pepper)
04:50p American Newsstand
05:00p Looney Tuners Club
05:40p News (local)
05:45p ABC News (Lawrence/Mann/Swayze)
Evening
06:00p Bugs Bunny
06:30p Straightaway (debut)
07:00p The Hathaways (debut)
07:30p The Flintstones
08:00p 77 Sunset Strip
09:00p Target: Corruptors
10:00p News (local)
10:15p Weather (local)
10:20p Sports (local)
10:30p Movie – “Thieves’ Highway”
WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)
Morning
09:45a Cartoon Circus
10:00a Rocky and His Friends
10:15a Romper Room (Miss Betty)
11:15a Burns and Allen
11:45a News (local)
Afternoon
12:00p Lunch With Casey
01:00p Movie – “The Case of the Curious Bride”
02:30p Dr. Hudson’s Journal
03:00p Life of Riley
03:30p Amos ‘n’ Andy
04:00p Popeye and Pete
04:45p Rocky and His Friends
05:00p Superman
05:30p Dick Tracy
05:45p News (local)
Evening
06:00p Rocky and His Friends
06:30p Billy Graham (Philadelphia)
07:30p Movie – “Colorado Territory”
09:00p Johnny Midnight
09:30p News (local)
09:45p Weather (local)
09:50p Sports (local)
10:00p M Squad
10:30p Movie – “The Glass Key”
12:30p News and Weather (local)