SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1985
Source: The Toledo Blade via Google News Archive; also used was the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Toledo listings began at 7:00 am. Other stations saw their start times vary per the space used in the Blade. All Fort Wayne stations were on standard time. Also, all Fort Wayne listings were enhanced with information from the Journal Gazette. (Channel 39 was never listed in the Blade.) Full titles for some network shows also came from the Journal Gazette.
WJBK Channel 2 Detroit (CBS)
8:00: Biskitts
8:30: Get Along Gang
9:00: Muppet Babies
9:30: Dungeons and Dragons
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Stars of Tomorrow (Channel 2 did not carry network programming from 12:00 to 2:00)
12:30: Movie: “Baxter” (1972; Patricia Neal, Scott Jacoby)
2:20: Movie: “Death at Love House” (1976; Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson)
3:45: Movie: “House of Frankenstein” (1945; Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr.)
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: News
6:30: J.P. McCarthy (CBS News not carried by Channel 2)
7:00: Wrestling
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football: Dallas @ San Diego (Dallas won 27-24 in overtime)
12:00: News (time approximate)
12:30: Movie: “The Invisible Man” (1933; Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart)
1:50: Movie: “The Invisible Man Returns” (1940; Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price)
WKYC Channel 3 Cleveland (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
12:30: The Incredible Hulk
1:00: NFL Most Valuable
1:30: American Bowling
2:00: Major League Baseball: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees (Yankees beat the Red Sox 3-1) (alt game was Kansas City @ Toronto; Royals beat the Blue Jays 4-2)
5:00: Women’s Golf: World Championship (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Feagler
7:30: Puttin’ on the Hits
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live: George Carlin hosts; Frankie Goes to Hollywood performs (repeat from November 10, 1984)
WDIV Channel 4 Detroit (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: America’s Top Ten
12:30: The Love Boat
1:30: This Week in Baseball
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Dance Fever
7:30: Music Machine
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
1:00: Videos
WEWS Channel 5 Cleveland (ABC)
8:00: Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (became “The Super Powers Team” for its final season in September)
9:00: Mighty Orbots
9:30: Turbo Teen
10:00: Rubik, The Amazing Cube
10:30: Scooby-Doo Mysteries
11:00: Scary Scooby Funnies
11:30: The Littles
12:00: ABC Weekend Special: The Winged Colt (Part 3; conclusion)
12:30: American Bandstand: Katrina and the Waves performs
1:30: Elvis Memories
2:30: Movie: “Death at Love House” (1976; Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson)
3:30: ??
4:30: Wide World of Sports: North American boxing championships; U.S. Outdoor Diving
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Black on Black
7:30: Too Close for Comfort
8:00: T.J. Hooker
9:00: The Love Boat
10:00: Finder of Lost Loves
11:00: News
WLNS Channel 6 Lansing (CBS)
8:00: Biskitts
8:30: Get Along Gang
9:00: Baseball Bunch (Channel 6 did not carry Muppet Babies)
9:30: Dungeons and Dragons
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
12:30: Saturday Supercade
1:30: Pole Position
2:00: Pro Putters
2:30: Movie: “Harry and Walter Go to New York” (1976; Elliott Gould, James Caan)
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Talk of the Town
7:30: M*A*S*H
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football
12:00: News (time approximate)
WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit (ABC)
8:00: Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
9:00: Mighty Orbots
9:30: Turbo Teen
10:00: Rubik, The Amazing Cube
10:30: Scooby-Doo Mysteries
11:00: Scary Scooby Funnies
11:30: The Littles
12:00: ABC Weekend Special
12:30: American Bandstand
1:30: Baseball Bunch
2:00: Fishing the West
2:30: Movie: “Fun in Acapulco” (1963; Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress)
4:30: Wide World of Sports
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Entertainment Tonight
8:00: T.J. Hooker
9:00: The Love Boat
10:00: Finder of Lost Loves
11:00: News
11:45: Hollywood
12:15: Movie: “Massacre at Fort Holman” (1974; Telly Savalas, James Coburn)
2:00: Movie: “Dan Candy’s Law” (1973; Donald Sutherland, Kevin McCarthy)
WJKW (WJW) Channel 8 Cleveland (CBS)
8:00: Biskitts
8:30: Get Along Gang
9:00: Muppet Babies
9:30: Dungeons and Dragons
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Movie: “Anatomy of Terror” (1973; Paul Burke, Polly Bergen) (Like Channel 2, Channel 8 did not carry network programming from 12:00 to 2:00)
2:00: Movie: “Ice Station Zebra” (1968; Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine)
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: New Horizons
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football
12:00: News (time approximate)
CBET Channel 9 Windsor (CBC)
10:00: Sesame Street
11:00: Coronation Street (until the end of the ’80s, the U.K. pace was twice a week)
12:00: Celebrity Tennis
12:30: Masters Games
1:00: CBC Sportsweekend: Costa Rica vs. Canada in a World Cup Soccer preliminary game)
3:00: CBC Sportsweekend: World Cup Skiing (!?); Canada Summer Games; Manitoba Derby (time approximate)
6:00: News (did not indicate if “The National” or local) (time approximate)
6:30: Couchiching (!?)
7:00: Fishing
7:30: Front Page Challenge
8:00: Heart of Gold
9:00: Seeing It Our Way
9:30: The Two Ronnies
10:00: CFL Football: Calgary @ British Columbia (Calgary Stampeders beat BC Lions 35-32 in Vancouver)
1:20: Masters Games (time approximate)
1:35: Wrestling
WILX Channel 10 Jackson, Michigan (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Comment
12:30: Spectrum
1:00: Closer Look
1:30: This Week in Baseball
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: The Muppet Show
7:30: The Facts of Life (syndicated reruns likely)
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
WTOL Channel 11 Toledo (CBS)
7:00: New Zoo Revue
7:30: Agri Country
8:00: Patches and Pockets (local show; Channel 11 did not carry network programming from 8:00 to 9:00)
9:00: Muppet Babies
9:30: Space Coaster (did not carry Dungeons and Dragons)
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
12:30: Saturday Supercade
1:30: Pole Position
2:00: Laverne and Shirley
2:30: Star Trek
3:30: It Takes Two
4:00: Salute to Songwriters
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Hee Haw
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football
12:00: News (time approximate)
12:30: Star Trek episodes through the A.M. (overnight)
WTVG Channel 13 Toledo (NBC)
7:00: Farm Report
7:30: Uncle Ben
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Spider-Man
12:30: The Incredible Hulk
1:00: Kidsworld
1:30: The Muppet Show
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: 13 Reports (NBC News not carried by Channel 13)
7:00: Divorce Court
7:30: Weekend Magazine: Toledo’s Flight Safety School; Gregory Phipps’ music video “Running Out of Time”
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
1:00: Videos
WANE Channel 15 Fort Wayne (CBS)
7:30: The Jackson Five
8:00: Biskitts
8:30: Get Along Gang
9:00: Muppet Babies
9:30: Dungeons and Dragons
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
12:30: Saturday Supercade
1:30: Pole Position
2:00: Charlie’s Angels
3:00: Movie: “Come Back, Charleston Blue” (1972; Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques)
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: Wild Kingdom
6:30: CBS News
7:00: News
7:30: Puttin’ on the Hits
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football
12:00: News (time approximate)
12:30: Puttin’ on the Hits
1:00: Movie: “Morgan The Pirate” (1961)
WTBS (WPCH) Channel 17 Atlanta, Georgia (Independent)
8:05: Cimarron
9:35: Wrestling
10:35: Movie: “Dodge City” (1939; Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland)
12:45: Movie: “Pittsburgh” (1942; John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich)
2:45: Movie: “White Comanche” (1967; Joseph Cotten, William Shatner)
5:05: Orlando Wilson
5:35: Motorweek
6:05: Wrestling
8:05: Movie: “Who’s Minding the Mint?” (1967; Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine)
10:05: Portrait
11:05: Videos (likely all night)
WXON (WMYD) Channel 20 Detroit (Independent)
9:00: Joe Forester
10:00: Movie: “Randy Rides Alone” (1934; John Wayne, Alberta Vaughn)
11:00: TV 2000
12:00: Soul Train
1:00: The Six Million Dollar Man
2:00: Movie: “Curse of the Vampires” (1970; Amalia Fuentis, Eddie Garcia)
3:30: Movie: “The Puma Man” (1980; Donald Pleasance, Walter George Alton)
5:00: The Six Million Dollar Man
6:00: The Greatest American Hero
7:00: Switch
8:00: Movie: “The Harness” (1971; Lorne Greene, Julie Sommars)
10:00: Movie: “Shaolin Deadly Kicks” (1978; Lo Lieh, Deion Tam Tao Liang)
WPTA Channel 21 Fort Wayne (ABC)
8:00: Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
9:00: Mighty Orbots
9:30: Turbo Teen
10:00: Rubik, The Amazing Cube
10:30: Scooby-Doo Mysteries
11:00: Scary Scooby Funnies
11:30: The Littles
12:00: ABC Weekend Special
12:30: American Bandstand
1:30: Hawaii Five-O
2:30: Movie: “Save the Tiger” (1973; Jack Lemmon, Jack Gifford)
4:30: Wide World of Sports
6:00: Barney Miller (time approximate)
6:30: ABC News
7:00: News
7:30: Taxi
8:00: T.J. Hooker
9:00: The Love Boat
10:00: Finder of Lost Loves
11:00: News
11:30: M*A*S*H
12:00: Movie: “Green Ice” (1981)
2:00: ABC News
WDHO (WNWO) Channel 24 Toledo (ABC)
7:00: Cartoons
7:30: Transformers
8:00: Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
9:00: Mighty Orbots
9:30: Turbo Teen
10:00: Rubik, The Amazing Cube
10:30: Scooby-Doo Mysteries
11:00: Scary Scooby Funnies
11:30: The Littles
12:00: ABC Weekend Special
12:30: American Bandstand
1:30: Puttin’ on the Hits
2:00: Super Chargers
2:30: Movie: “Matt Helm: The Silencers” (1966; Dean Martin, Stella Stevens)
4:30: Wide World of Sports
6:00: ABC News (time approximate)
6:30: At the Movies
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: T.J. Hooker
9:00: The Love Boat
10:00: Finder of Lost Loves
11:00: ??
11:35: Star Search
12:35: Soul Train
WGTE Channel 30 Toledo (PBS)
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Survival
11:00: Motorweek
11:30: Movie: “Oliver Twist” (1933; Dickie Moore, Irving Pichel)
1:00: Gardening
1:30: Justin Wilson
2:00: Under Sail
2:30: Victory Garden
3:00: Romangnoli
3:30: Play the Piano
4:00: Tony Brown
4:30: Oil Painting
5:00: Smithsonian
6:00: Zoo Concert
7:00: The Citadel
8:00: Movie: “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (1936; Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland)
10:00: Drum Corps
WKJG (WISE) Channel 33 Fort Wayne (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
12:30: The Incredible Hulk
1:00: Miss Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: Nashville Music
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
1:00: Movie: “The Eagle Has Landed” (1977)
WLIO Channel 35 Lima, Ohio (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
12:30: The Incredible Hulk
1:00: Soul Train
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
WFYI (WFWA) Channel 39 Fort Wayne (PBS)
8:00: Macneil/Lehrer Newshour
9:00: Washington Week in Review
9:30: Wall $treet Week
10:00: Woodwright’s Shop
11:15: This Old House
11:50: Rod and Reel
12:30: Sneak Previews
1:05: Do-It-Yourself Show
1:45: Last Chance Garage
2:20: Victory Gardem
3:00: Frugal Gourmet
3:30: Antiques
4:00: Masterpiece Theatre: “The Citizen” (part 8 of 10)
5:00: Survival
6:00: NOVA: Profiles of several child prodigies, including a 12-year-old violinist and a 10-year-old chess player
7:30: Liberace
8:00: Survival
9:00: Glenn Miller: A Moonlight Serenade: Tribute hosted by Van Johnson
11:00: Sentimental Journeys: Retrospective hosted by singer Tony Martin
WUAB Channel 43 Lorain, Ohio (Independent)
9:00: Ernest Angley
10:00: Greats of the Game
10:30: This Week in Baseball
11:00: Thunderbirds
11:30: Transformers
12:00: Laughtoons
1:00: Movie: “The Frozen Ghost” (1945; Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers)
2:30: Movie: “Hit the Ice” (1943; Abbott and Costello, Ginny Simms)
4:00: Movie: “Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus” (1978; Charles Napier, Maud Adams)
6:00: Star Trek
7:00: Twilight Zone
7:30: Major League Baseball: Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers (Detroit won 7-5)
10:00: Hee Haw (time approximate)
11:00: TV 2000
12:00: Solid Gold
WKBD Channel 50 Detroit (Independent)
9:00: Wild Kingdom
9:30: Lorne Greene’s New Wilderness
10:00: Movie: “Lawman” (1971; Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan)
12:00: Movie: “Tarzan’s Revenge” (1938; Glenn Morris, Hedda Hopper)
1:30: Movie: “Cry of the Banshee” (1970; Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner)
3:00: Movie: “The New Maverick” (1978; James Garner, Charles Frank)
5:00: Star Search
6:00: Star Trek
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Lifestyles: Superstars (probably Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous)
10:00: Something Big
11:00: Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert (likely reruns)
12:00: Tales From the Darkside
12:30: Twilight Zone
1:00: Circle of Sports
WFFT Channel 55 Fort Wayne (Independent)
8:00: 20-Minute Workout
8:30: Hit City
9:00: Spider-Man (likely the Canadian-made series)
9:30: The Lone Ranger
10:00: The Cisco Kid
10:30: Batman (likely the live-action series)
11:00: Buck Rogers
12:00: Putt Putt Golf
12:30: America Bowling
1:00: Wrestling
2:00: Movie: “The Formula” (1980; Marlon Brando, George C. Scott)
4:00: NBA Summer All-Star Game (from Landover, MD)
6:00: The Greatest American Hero
7:00: Little House on the Prairie
8:00: Hee Haw
9:00: Star Search Junior
11:00: Tales From the Darkside
11:30: Movie: “Assignment Terror” (1970)
1:30: Movie: “Night of the Blood Monster” (1972)
WTVS Channel 56 Detroit (PBS)
9:00: Magic Brush
9:30: Victory Garden
10:00: This Old House
10:30: Do It Yourself Show
11:30: Last Chance Garage
12:00: Balloons Across the Atlantic
1:00: Ultimate Challenge
2:00: National Geographic
3:00: Top of the World
4:00: Blitzkreig to Bomb
5:30: D-Day: France
6:30: G.I. Diary
7:00: Country Express
7:30: Country Celebration
9:00: All Creatures Great and Small II
10:00: Amos and Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
11:00: Beat
12:00: Broadway Videos
1:30: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
WBGU Channel 57 (Channel 27) Bowling Green, Ohio (PBS)
8:00: Victory Garden
8:30: Motorweek
9:00: Computers
9:30: New Tech Times
10:00: Kathy’s Kitchen
10:30: Calligraphy
11:00: Gardening
11:30: Magic Brush
12:00: Play the Piano
12:30: Victory Garden
1:00: Saving Energy
1:30: Justin Wilson
2:00: Aloha China
2:30: Do it Yourself Show
3:00: Austin City Limits
4:00: Soundstage
5:00: Stationary Ark
5:30: Sneak Previews
6:00: Sports Report
6:30: Cartooning
7:00: Evening at Pops
8:00: Movie: “The Corn is Green” (1979; Katharine Hepburn, Ian Saynor)
9:40: Johnny Mathis
10:50: Country Celebration
12:00: Austin City Limits
WGPR (WWJ) Channel 62 Detroit (Independent)
9:00: Movie: “Dinner at the Ritz” (1937; Annabella, David Niven)
11:00: Sportsview
11:30: Hit City
12:00: The Scene
1:00: Radio Videos
1:30: Bass Fishing
2:00: Wayne County
2:30: Wanted: Dead or Alive
3:00: The Westerners
3:30: Drag Racing
4:00: Elvis Memories
5:00: I Spy
6:00: Rejoice
7:00: Zion Temple
8:00: Bob Jones
8:30: W.V. Grant
9:00: Good News
10:00: Arab Voice
1:00: Variety
Source: The Toledo Blade via Google News Archive; also used was the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Toledo listings began at 7:00 am. Other stations saw their start times vary per the space used in the Blade. All Fort Wayne stations were on standard time. Also, all Fort Wayne listings were enhanced with information from the Journal Gazette. (Channel 39 was never listed in the Blade.) Full titles for some network shows also came from the Journal Gazette.
WJBK Channel 2 Detroit (CBS)
8:00: Biskitts
8:30: Get Along Gang
9:00: Muppet Babies
9:30: Dungeons and Dragons
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Stars of Tomorrow (Channel 2 did not carry network programming from 12:00 to 2:00)
12:30: Movie: “Baxter” (1972; Patricia Neal, Scott Jacoby)
2:20: Movie: “Death at Love House” (1976; Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson)
3:45: Movie: “House of Frankenstein” (1945; Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr.)
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: News
6:30: J.P. McCarthy (CBS News not carried by Channel 2)
7:00: Wrestling
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football: Dallas @ San Diego (Dallas won 27-24 in overtime)
12:00: News (time approximate)
12:30: Movie: “The Invisible Man” (1933; Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart)
1:50: Movie: “The Invisible Man Returns” (1940; Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price)
WKYC Channel 3 Cleveland (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
12:30: The Incredible Hulk
1:00: NFL Most Valuable
1:30: American Bowling
2:00: Major League Baseball: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees (Yankees beat the Red Sox 3-1) (alt game was Kansas City @ Toronto; Royals beat the Blue Jays 4-2)
5:00: Women’s Golf: World Championship (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Feagler
7:30: Puttin’ on the Hits
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live: George Carlin hosts; Frankie Goes to Hollywood performs (repeat from November 10, 1984)
WDIV Channel 4 Detroit (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: America’s Top Ten
12:30: The Love Boat
1:30: This Week in Baseball
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Dance Fever
7:30: Music Machine
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
1:00: Videos
WEWS Channel 5 Cleveland (ABC)
8:00: Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (became “The Super Powers Team” for its final season in September)
9:00: Mighty Orbots
9:30: Turbo Teen
10:00: Rubik, The Amazing Cube
10:30: Scooby-Doo Mysteries
11:00: Scary Scooby Funnies
11:30: The Littles
12:00: ABC Weekend Special: The Winged Colt (Part 3; conclusion)
12:30: American Bandstand: Katrina and the Waves performs
1:30: Elvis Memories
2:30: Movie: “Death at Love House” (1976; Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson)
3:30: ??
4:30: Wide World of Sports: North American boxing championships; U.S. Outdoor Diving
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Black on Black
7:30: Too Close for Comfort
8:00: T.J. Hooker
9:00: The Love Boat
10:00: Finder of Lost Loves
11:00: News
WLNS Channel 6 Lansing (CBS)
8:00: Biskitts
8:30: Get Along Gang
9:00: Baseball Bunch (Channel 6 did not carry Muppet Babies)
9:30: Dungeons and Dragons
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
12:30: Saturday Supercade
1:30: Pole Position
2:00: Pro Putters
2:30: Movie: “Harry and Walter Go to New York” (1976; Elliott Gould, James Caan)
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Talk of the Town
7:30: M*A*S*H
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football
12:00: News (time approximate)
WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit (ABC)
8:00: Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
9:00: Mighty Orbots
9:30: Turbo Teen
10:00: Rubik, The Amazing Cube
10:30: Scooby-Doo Mysteries
11:00: Scary Scooby Funnies
11:30: The Littles
12:00: ABC Weekend Special
12:30: American Bandstand
1:30: Baseball Bunch
2:00: Fishing the West
2:30: Movie: “Fun in Acapulco” (1963; Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress)
4:30: Wide World of Sports
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Entertainment Tonight
8:00: T.J. Hooker
9:00: The Love Boat
10:00: Finder of Lost Loves
11:00: News
11:45: Hollywood
12:15: Movie: “Massacre at Fort Holman” (1974; Telly Savalas, James Coburn)
2:00: Movie: “Dan Candy’s Law” (1973; Donald Sutherland, Kevin McCarthy)
WJKW (WJW) Channel 8 Cleveland (CBS)
8:00: Biskitts
8:30: Get Along Gang
9:00: Muppet Babies
9:30: Dungeons and Dragons
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Movie: “Anatomy of Terror” (1973; Paul Burke, Polly Bergen) (Like Channel 2, Channel 8 did not carry network programming from 12:00 to 2:00)
2:00: Movie: “Ice Station Zebra” (1968; Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine)
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: New Horizons
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football
12:00: News (time approximate)
CBET Channel 9 Windsor (CBC)
10:00: Sesame Street
11:00: Coronation Street (until the end of the ’80s, the U.K. pace was twice a week)
12:00: Celebrity Tennis
12:30: Masters Games
1:00: CBC Sportsweekend: Costa Rica vs. Canada in a World Cup Soccer preliminary game)
3:00: CBC Sportsweekend: World Cup Skiing (!?); Canada Summer Games; Manitoba Derby (time approximate)
6:00: News (did not indicate if “The National” or local) (time approximate)
6:30: Couchiching (!?)
7:00: Fishing
7:30: Front Page Challenge
8:00: Heart of Gold
9:00: Seeing It Our Way
9:30: The Two Ronnies
10:00: CFL Football: Calgary @ British Columbia (Calgary Stampeders beat BC Lions 35-32 in Vancouver)
1:20: Masters Games (time approximate)
1:35: Wrestling
WILX Channel 10 Jackson, Michigan (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Comment
12:30: Spectrum
1:00: Closer Look
1:30: This Week in Baseball
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: The Muppet Show
7:30: The Facts of Life (syndicated reruns likely)
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
WTOL Channel 11 Toledo (CBS)
7:00: New Zoo Revue
7:30: Agri Country
8:00: Patches and Pockets (local show; Channel 11 did not carry network programming from 8:00 to 9:00)
9:00: Muppet Babies
9:30: Space Coaster (did not carry Dungeons and Dragons)
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
12:30: Saturday Supercade
1:30: Pole Position
2:00: Laverne and Shirley
2:30: Star Trek
3:30: It Takes Two
4:00: Salute to Songwriters
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Hee Haw
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football
12:00: News (time approximate)
12:30: Star Trek episodes through the A.M. (overnight)
WTVG Channel 13 Toledo (NBC)
7:00: Farm Report
7:30: Uncle Ben
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Spider-Man
12:30: The Incredible Hulk
1:00: Kidsworld
1:30: The Muppet Show
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: 13 Reports (NBC News not carried by Channel 13)
7:00: Divorce Court
7:30: Weekend Magazine: Toledo’s Flight Safety School; Gregory Phipps’ music video “Running Out of Time”
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
1:00: Videos
WANE Channel 15 Fort Wayne (CBS)
7:30: The Jackson Five
8:00: Biskitts
8:30: Get Along Gang
9:00: Muppet Babies
9:30: Dungeons and Dragons
10:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
11:00: CBS Storybreak
11:30: Land of the Lost
12:00: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
12:30: Saturday Supercade
1:30: Pole Position
2:00: Charlie’s Angels
3:00: Movie: “Come Back, Charleston Blue” (1972; Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques)
5:00: Travers Stakes
6:00: Wild Kingdom
6:30: CBS News
7:00: News
7:30: Puttin’ on the Hits
8:00: Airwolf
9:00: NFL Preseason Football
12:00: News (time approximate)
12:30: Puttin’ on the Hits
1:00: Movie: “Morgan The Pirate” (1961)
WTBS (WPCH) Channel 17 Atlanta, Georgia (Independent)
8:05: Cimarron
9:35: Wrestling
10:35: Movie: “Dodge City” (1939; Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland)
12:45: Movie: “Pittsburgh” (1942; John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich)
2:45: Movie: “White Comanche” (1967; Joseph Cotten, William Shatner)
5:05: Orlando Wilson
5:35: Motorweek
6:05: Wrestling
8:05: Movie: “Who’s Minding the Mint?” (1967; Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine)
10:05: Portrait
11:05: Videos (likely all night)
WXON (WMYD) Channel 20 Detroit (Independent)
9:00: Joe Forester
10:00: Movie: “Randy Rides Alone” (1934; John Wayne, Alberta Vaughn)
11:00: TV 2000
12:00: Soul Train
1:00: The Six Million Dollar Man
2:00: Movie: “Curse of the Vampires” (1970; Amalia Fuentis, Eddie Garcia)
3:30: Movie: “The Puma Man” (1980; Donald Pleasance, Walter George Alton)
5:00: The Six Million Dollar Man
6:00: The Greatest American Hero
7:00: Switch
8:00: Movie: “The Harness” (1971; Lorne Greene, Julie Sommars)
10:00: Movie: “Shaolin Deadly Kicks” (1978; Lo Lieh, Deion Tam Tao Liang)
WPTA Channel 21 Fort Wayne (ABC)
8:00: Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
9:00: Mighty Orbots
9:30: Turbo Teen
10:00: Rubik, The Amazing Cube
10:30: Scooby-Doo Mysteries
11:00: Scary Scooby Funnies
11:30: The Littles
12:00: ABC Weekend Special
12:30: American Bandstand
1:30: Hawaii Five-O
2:30: Movie: “Save the Tiger” (1973; Jack Lemmon, Jack Gifford)
4:30: Wide World of Sports
6:00: Barney Miller (time approximate)
6:30: ABC News
7:00: News
7:30: Taxi
8:00: T.J. Hooker
9:00: The Love Boat
10:00: Finder of Lost Loves
11:00: News
11:30: M*A*S*H
12:00: Movie: “Green Ice” (1981)
2:00: ABC News
WDHO (WNWO) Channel 24 Toledo (ABC)
7:00: Cartoons
7:30: Transformers
8:00: Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
9:00: Mighty Orbots
9:30: Turbo Teen
10:00: Rubik, The Amazing Cube
10:30: Scooby-Doo Mysteries
11:00: Scary Scooby Funnies
11:30: The Littles
12:00: ABC Weekend Special
12:30: American Bandstand
1:30: Puttin’ on the Hits
2:00: Super Chargers
2:30: Movie: “Matt Helm: The Silencers” (1966; Dean Martin, Stella Stevens)
4:30: Wide World of Sports
6:00: ABC News (time approximate)
6:30: At the Movies
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: T.J. Hooker
9:00: The Love Boat
10:00: Finder of Lost Loves
11:00: ??
11:35: Star Search
12:35: Soul Train
WGTE Channel 30 Toledo (PBS)
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Survival
11:00: Motorweek
11:30: Movie: “Oliver Twist” (1933; Dickie Moore, Irving Pichel)
1:00: Gardening
1:30: Justin Wilson
2:00: Under Sail
2:30: Victory Garden
3:00: Romangnoli
3:30: Play the Piano
4:00: Tony Brown
4:30: Oil Painting
5:00: Smithsonian
6:00: Zoo Concert
7:00: The Citadel
8:00: Movie: “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (1936; Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland)
10:00: Drum Corps
WKJG (WISE) Channel 33 Fort Wayne (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
12:30: The Incredible Hulk
1:00: Miss Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: Nashville Music
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
1:00: Movie: “The Eagle Has Landed” (1977)
WLIO Channel 35 Lima, Ohio (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Pink Panther and Sons
9:00: Smurfs Adventures
10:30: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:00: Captain Kidd Video
11:30: Mr. T
12:00: Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
12:30: The Incredible Hulk
1:00: Soul Train
2:00: Major League Baseball (see Channel 3)
5:00: Women’s Golf (time approximate)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Our Time
9:00: Gimme a Break
9:30: Mama’s Family
10:00: Suburban Beat
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live
WFYI (WFWA) Channel 39 Fort Wayne (PBS)
8:00: Macneil/Lehrer Newshour
9:00: Washington Week in Review
9:30: Wall $treet Week
10:00: Woodwright’s Shop
11:15: This Old House
11:50: Rod and Reel
12:30: Sneak Previews
1:05: Do-It-Yourself Show
1:45: Last Chance Garage
2:20: Victory Gardem
3:00: Frugal Gourmet
3:30: Antiques
4:00: Masterpiece Theatre: “The Citizen” (part 8 of 10)
5:00: Survival
6:00: NOVA: Profiles of several child prodigies, including a 12-year-old violinist and a 10-year-old chess player
7:30: Liberace
8:00: Survival
9:00: Glenn Miller: A Moonlight Serenade: Tribute hosted by Van Johnson
11:00: Sentimental Journeys: Retrospective hosted by singer Tony Martin
WUAB Channel 43 Lorain, Ohio (Independent)
9:00: Ernest Angley
10:00: Greats of the Game
10:30: This Week in Baseball
11:00: Thunderbirds
11:30: Transformers
12:00: Laughtoons
1:00: Movie: “The Frozen Ghost” (1945; Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers)
2:30: Movie: “Hit the Ice” (1943; Abbott and Costello, Ginny Simms)
4:00: Movie: “Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus” (1978; Charles Napier, Maud Adams)
6:00: Star Trek
7:00: Twilight Zone
7:30: Major League Baseball: Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers (Detroit won 7-5)
10:00: Hee Haw (time approximate)
11:00: TV 2000
12:00: Solid Gold
WKBD Channel 50 Detroit (Independent)
9:00: Wild Kingdom
9:30: Lorne Greene’s New Wilderness
10:00: Movie: “Lawman” (1971; Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan)
12:00: Movie: “Tarzan’s Revenge” (1938; Glenn Morris, Hedda Hopper)
1:30: Movie: “Cry of the Banshee” (1970; Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner)
3:00: Movie: “The New Maverick” (1978; James Garner, Charles Frank)
5:00: Star Search
6:00: Star Trek
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Lifestyles: Superstars (probably Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous)
10:00: Something Big
11:00: Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert (likely reruns)
12:00: Tales From the Darkside
12:30: Twilight Zone
1:00: Circle of Sports
WFFT Channel 55 Fort Wayne (Independent)
8:00: 20-Minute Workout
8:30: Hit City
9:00: Spider-Man (likely the Canadian-made series)
9:30: The Lone Ranger
10:00: The Cisco Kid
10:30: Batman (likely the live-action series)
11:00: Buck Rogers
12:00: Putt Putt Golf
12:30: America Bowling
1:00: Wrestling
2:00: Movie: “The Formula” (1980; Marlon Brando, George C. Scott)
4:00: NBA Summer All-Star Game (from Landover, MD)
6:00: The Greatest American Hero
7:00: Little House on the Prairie
8:00: Hee Haw
9:00: Star Search Junior
11:00: Tales From the Darkside
11:30: Movie: “Assignment Terror” (1970)
1:30: Movie: “Night of the Blood Monster” (1972)
WTVS Channel 56 Detroit (PBS)
9:00: Magic Brush
9:30: Victory Garden
10:00: This Old House
10:30: Do It Yourself Show
11:30: Last Chance Garage
12:00: Balloons Across the Atlantic
1:00: Ultimate Challenge
2:00: National Geographic
3:00: Top of the World
4:00: Blitzkreig to Bomb
5:30: D-Day: France
6:30: G.I. Diary
7:00: Country Express
7:30: Country Celebration
9:00: All Creatures Great and Small II
10:00: Amos and Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
11:00: Beat
12:00: Broadway Videos
1:30: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
WBGU Channel 57 (Channel 27) Bowling Green, Ohio (PBS)
8:00: Victory Garden
8:30: Motorweek
9:00: Computers
9:30: New Tech Times
10:00: Kathy’s Kitchen
10:30: Calligraphy
11:00: Gardening
11:30: Magic Brush
12:00: Play the Piano
12:30: Victory Garden
1:00: Saving Energy
1:30: Justin Wilson
2:00: Aloha China
2:30: Do it Yourself Show
3:00: Austin City Limits
4:00: Soundstage
5:00: Stationary Ark
5:30: Sneak Previews
6:00: Sports Report
6:30: Cartooning
7:00: Evening at Pops
8:00: Movie: “The Corn is Green” (1979; Katharine Hepburn, Ian Saynor)
9:40: Johnny Mathis
10:50: Country Celebration
12:00: Austin City Limits
WGPR (WWJ) Channel 62 Detroit (Independent)
9:00: Movie: “Dinner at the Ritz” (1937; Annabella, David Niven)
11:00: Sportsview
11:30: Hit City
12:00: The Scene
1:00: Radio Videos
1:30: Bass Fishing
2:00: Wayne County
2:30: Wanted: Dead or Alive
3:00: The Westerners
3:30: Drag Racing
4:00: Elvis Memories
5:00: I Spy
6:00: Rejoice
7:00: Zion Temple
8:00: Bob Jones
8:30: W.V. Grant
9:00: Good News
10:00: Arab Voice
1:00: Variety