Source: The Toledo Blade via Google News Archive
NOTE: Listings start at 8:00 a.m. and end at 2:30 a.m. Fort Wayne stations are on Standard Time.
WJBK Channel 2 Detroit (CBS)
8:00: Wuzzles
8:30: Berenstain Bears
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Wresting (WWF that is)
12:00: Movie: “Lassie Come Home” (1943)
1:45: Movie: “Son of Kong” (1933)
3:00: PGA Golf: Buick Open from Grand Blanc, Michigan
5:00: CBS Sports Special: International Race of Champions from Talladega (taped)
6:00: Eyewitness News
6:30: King Kong (did not clear CBS News at this stage)
7:30: Small Wonder
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie: “Stormin’ Home” (1985)
11:00: Eyewitness News
11:30: Movie: “The Mummy” (1932) Boris Karloff
12:50: Movie: “The Mummy’s Ghost” (1943)
2:00: Movie: “The Mole People” (1956) John Agar
WKYC Channel 3 Cleveland (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Mr. T
12:30: Spider-Man
1:00: Here’s Lucy
1:30: Expedition: Danger
2:00: Thunderboat Racing
2:30: Super Chargers
3:00: Major League Baseball: Boston Red Sox at California Angels (Angels won 4-1)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Feagler!
7:30: Puttin’ On the Hits
8:00: Facts of Life (not seen on Channels 4 and 10)
8:30: 227 (not seen on Channels 4 and 10)
9:00: Golden Girls (not seen on Channels 4 and 10)
9:30: Me and Mrs. C (not seen on Channels 4 and 10)
10:00: Remington Steele
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live: Adam Ant, Robin Williams (originally aired February 11, 1984)
1:00: America’s Top Ten
1:30: Melba Moore
2:00: Record Guide
2:30: News
WDIV Channel 4 Detroit (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: America’s Top Ten
12:30: Ebony Showcase
1:00: Dance Fever
1:30: The Love Boat
2:30: This Week in Baseball
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Tigers ’86
7:30: Major League Baseball: Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers (Tigers won 4-3 in 11 innings)
10:00: Remington Steele (time approximate)
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
1:00: Mad Movies
1:30: Fridays
2:30: Movie: “The Alien Factor” (1978) Tom Griffith
WEWS Channel 5 Cleveland (ABC)
8:00: The Pink Panther
8:30: The Littles (one of DiC’s first U.S. shows along with the syndicated “Inspector Gadget”)
9:00: Bugs Bunny (moved from CBS the previous year)
10:00: Laff-A-Lympics
10:30: Ewoks (an animated spin-off of “Star Wars”)
11:30: Super Powers Team (previous seasons were titled “Superfriends”)
12:00: Special
12:30: Bandstand
1:30: Movie: “Born Yesterday” (1950)
3:30: Daytime Lovers
4:30: Wide World of Sports: Boxing: Mike Tyson vs. Marvis Frazier, heavyweight bout (live); Barry McGulgan vs. Steve Cruz, WBA world featherweight title bout (taped)
6:00: News
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Wheel of Fortune
7:30: Edition 5
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Benson
9:00: ABC Movie: “Wanda Nevada” (1979)
11:00: News
11:30: Movie: “The Users” (1978) Jaclyn Smith
1:50: Movie: “Zardoz” (1974) Sean Connery
WLNS Channel 6 Lansing (CBS)
8:00: Wuzzles
8:30: Berenstain Bears
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Richie Rich (not listed but assumed)
11:30: Dungeons and Dragons
12:00: Pole Position
12:30: Movie: “Fun With Dick and Jane” (1977)
2:30: Don’t Let Me Die
3:00: PGA Golf (same as 2)
5:00: CBS Sports Special (same as 2)
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Talk of the Town
7:30: Taxi
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie (same as 2)
11:00: News
11:30: Movie: “Breakout” (1975) Charles Bronson
1:30: America’s Top Ten
WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit (ABC)
8:00: The Pink Panther
8:30: The Littles
9:00: Bugs Bunny
10:00: Laff-A-Lympics
10:30: Ewoks
11:30: Super Powers Team
12:00: Special
12:30: Bandstand
1:30: Hollywood Closeup
2:00: Sports Legends
2:30: Drag Racing
3:30: PAC-10 Football Preview
4:00: Super Chargers
4:30: Wide World of Sports (same as 5)
6:00: Action News
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Entertainment Tonight
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Benson
9:00: ABC Movie (same as 5)
11:00: Action News
11:30: Movie: “Where Eagles Dare” (1969) Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood (considering the movie ran 3 hours, whatever may have come on at 2:30 am in the morning wasn't printed in the Saturday paper due to lack of space; also one of my favorite WWII-set movies)
WJW Channel 8 Cleveland (CBS)
8:00: Wuzzles
8:30: Berenstain Bears
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Richie Rich
11:30: Dungeons and Dragons
12:00: Laurel and Hardy
2:00: Streets of San Francisco
3:00: PGA Golf (same as 2)
5:00: CBS Sports Special (same as 2)
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Muppet Show
7:30: Small Wonder
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie (same as 2)
11:00: News
11:30: Movie: “A Step Out of Line” (1970) Vic Morrow
2:00: Movie: “The Fiction Makers” (1967)
CBET Channel 9 Windsor (CBC)
9:30: Sesame Street
10:30: Skipper and Company
11:00: Our Town
11:30: Western Gardener
12:00: Indian Legends
12:30: Wonderstruck
1:00: Quiz Kids
1:30: Dateline Ontario
2:00: Wrestling
3:00: CBC Sportsweekend (no info given)
6:00: News (did not say if local or national)
6:30: Heritage Theatre
7:00: Real Fishing
7:30: Don Cherry’s Grapevine
8:00: Movie: “Let’s Switch” (1975) Barbara Eden, Barbara Feldon
9:30: Movie: “The Girls of Huntington House” (1973) Shirley Jones
11:00: The National (if local news aired late, aired between “The National” and the late movie)
11:50: Movie: “The Darker Side of Terror” (1979) Robert Forster
WILX Channel 10 Jackson, Michigan (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Comment
12:30: Please Help Me Live
1:30: The Dukes of Hazzard
2:30: This Week in Baseball
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Tigers ’86
7:30: Major League Baseball (same as 4)
10:00: Remington Steele (time approximate)
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
WTOL Channel 11 Toledo (CBS)
8:00: Patches and Pockets
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Richie Rich
11:30: Dungeons and Dragons
12:00: Pole Position
12:30: Charlie Brown
1:00: Wild Kingdom
1:30: This Week in Baseball
2:00: Star Games
3:00: PGA Golf (same as 2)
5:00: CBS Sports Special (same as 2)
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Hee Haw
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie (same as 2)
11:00: News
11:30: Movie: “Gator” (1976) Burt Reynolds
1:30: News
WTVG Channel 13 Toledo (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Mr. T
12:30: Spider-Man
1:00: The Waltons
2:00: Blue Frontier
2:30: Music City U.S.A.
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: The Muppet Show
7:30: Small Wonder
8:00: Facts of Life
8:30: 227
9:00: Golden Girls
9:30: Me and Mrs. C
10:00: Remington Steele
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
1:00: Hart to Hart
2:00: Wrestling
WANE Channel 15 Fort Wayne (CBS)
8:00: Wuzzles
8:30: Berenstain Bears
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Richie Rich
11:30: Dungeons and Dragons
12:00: Pole Position
12:30: Charlie Brown
1:00: The Big Valley
3:00: PGA Golf (same as 2)
5:00: CBS Sports Special (same as 2)
6:00: Wild Kingdom
6:30: CBS News
7:00: News
7:30: Puttin’ On the Hits
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie (same as 2)
11:00: News
11:30: MTV Top 20
12:30: Fame
1:30: FTV
WTBS (WPCH) Channel 17 Atlanta, Georgia (Independent)
8:05: Wrestling
9:05: Movie: “Monte Walsh” (1970)
11:05: Movie: “Tobruk” (1967)
1:20: Movie: “Strike Force” (1975)
2:50: Movie: “The Charge at Feather River” (1953)
5:05: Fishin’ with Orlando Wilson
5:35: Motorweek
6:05: Wrestling
7:35: Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves (second half of a doubleheader, Braves won this one 8-5; they also won the early game 4-3)
10:20: Sanford and Son (time approximate)
10:50: Night Tracks (hourly; runs all night)
WXON (WMYD) Channel 20 Detroit (Independent)
8:00: The World Tomorrow
8:30: Herald of Truth
9:00: Incredible Hulk
10:00: Wrestling
11:00: Soul Train
12:00: Movie: “The Birds” (1963) Tippi Hedren (directed by Alfred Hitchcock)
2:00: Movie: “The Bat” (1959) Vincent Price
3:30: Movie: “The Satanic Rites of Dracula” (1973)
5:00: Six Million Dollar Man
6:00: The Greatest American Hero
7:00: It’s a Living
7:30: Private Benjamin
8:00: Switch
9:00: Movie: “Harry and Son” (1984)
11:00: Check It Out! (not sure if it was the Don Adams sitcom that aired on CTV at this time)
11:30: Movie: “Legendary Strike” (1978)
1:30: Your Health
2:15: Newscheck
WPTA Channel 21 Fort Wayne (ABC)
8:00: The Pink Panther
8:30: The Littles
9:00: Bugs Bunny
10:00: Laff-A-Lympics
10:30: Ewoks
11:30: Super Powers Team
12:00: Special
12:30: Bandstand
1:30: Hawaii Five-O
2:30: Key to Rebecca
4:30: Wide World of Sports (same as 5)
6:00: Ted Knight Show (aka Too Close for Comfort)
6:30: ABC News
7:00: News
7:30: Taxi
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Benson
9:00: ABC Movie (same as 5)
11:00: News
11:30: M*A*S*H
12:00: Movie: “Capricorn One” (1978) Elliott Gould
2:00: ABC News
WDHO (WNWO) Channel 24 Toledo (ABC)
8:00: The Pink Panther
8:30: The Littles
9:00: Bugs Bunny
10:00: Laff-A-Lympics
10:30: Ewoks
11:30: Super Powers Team
12:00: Special
12:30: Bandstand
1:30: America’s Top Ten
2:00: The Dukes of Hazzard
3:00: Movie: “The Next Victim” (1975) Carroll Baker
4:30: Wide World of Sports (same as 5)
6:00: ABC News
6:30: Puttin’ On the Hits
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Benson
9:00: ABC Movie (same as 5)
11:00: MTV Top 20
12:00: Soul Train
WGTE Channel 30 Toledo (PBS)
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Dining in France
10:30: American Interests
11:00: Motorweek
11:30: Last Chance Garage
12:00: McLaughlin Group
12:30: Rod and Reel
1:00: We’re Cooking Now
1:30: Madeleine Cooks
2:00: Under Sail
2:30: Victory Garden
3:00: Cats and Dogs
3:30: Country Garden
4:00: Tony Brown’s Journal
4:30: Yankee Woodlot
5:00: Audubon Society
6:00: Mystery!
7:00: Masterpiece Theatre
8:00: American Playhouse
9:30: Movie: “The Male Animal” (1942) Henry Fonda
WKJG (WISE) Channel 33 Fort Wayne (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Mr. T
12:30: Spider-Man
1:00: Motorcycle Racing
2:00: NFL Head Coach
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: This Week in Baseball
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Facts of Life
8:30: 227
9:00: Golden Girls
9:30: Me and Mrs. C
10:00: Remington Steele
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
1:00: Canned Film Festival: “The Crawling Hand”
WLIO Channel 35 Lima, Ohio (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Mr. T
12:30: Spider-Man
1:00: Soul Train
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: News
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Facts of Life
8:30: 227
9:00: Golden Girls
9:30: Me and Mrs. C
10:00: Remington Steele
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
1:00: News
WUPW Channel 36 Toledo (Independent)
(Launched September 22, 1985, and joined FOX later in 1986.)
9:00: Monitor Reports
9:30: It’s Your Business
10:00: Wall Street Report
10:30: When Havoc Struck
11:00: Wrestling (maybe same as 2)
12:00: Movie: “Night Fright” (1977) John Agar
1:30: Movie: “An Annapolis Story” (1955)
3:00: Movie: “You’re Never Too Young” (1955)
5:00: At the Movies
5:30: Hollywood Closeup
6:00: The Ted Knight Show (aka Too Close for Comfort)
6:30: Check It Out!
7:00: It’s a Living
7:30: New Wilderness
8:00: Flamingo Road (possibly reruns of the short-lived prime time soap of the early ’80s)
9:00: Movie: “The Pirates of Penzance” (1983)
11:00: Rocky and Friends (aka Rocky and Bullwinkle)
11:30: Wrestling
WUAB Channel 43 Lorain, Ohio (Independent)
(No listings between 8 and 12; there likely was programming, probably unavailable at press time)
12:00: The Three Stooges
12:30: Movie: “It Came From Outer Space” (1953)
2:00: Movie: “Theatre of Blood” (1973)
4:00: Movie: “Car Wash” (1976) Richard Pryor
6:00: Star Trek
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Fame
9:00: Major League Baseball: Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers (Rangers won 8-5)
12:00: Hee Haw
1:00: Major League Baseball: Replay of Cleveland-Texas
WKBD Channel 50 Detroit (Independent)
(Would join FOX later in the year.)
8:00: Rainbow Brite
8:30: Poppies
9:00: Ulysses 31
9:30: Bullwinkle (aka Rocky and Bullwinkle)
10:00: Movie: “Will Penny” (1968) Charlton Heston
12:00: Movie: “Tarzan’s Desert Mystery” (1943)
1:30: Movie: “Gamera-Super Monster” (1980)
3:00: Movie: “Mother, Jugs and Speed” (1976)
5:00: Star Search
6:00: Star Trek
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Solid Gold and Summer of Love
10:00: Thompson Twins: Into the Gap
11:00: What’s Happening!
11:30: Canned Film Festival (same as 33)
1:00: Bullwinkle
1:30: Movie: “The Assassination Bureau” (1969)
WFFT Channel 55 Fort Wayne (Independent)
(No listings between 8 and 12; there likely was programming, probably unavailable at press time; would join FOX later in the year)
12:00: Putt Putt Golf
12:30: Here’s Lucy
1:00: Wrestling
2:00: Movie: “The Warriors” (1955) Errol Flynn
3:45: Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (Cubs won 9-4) (this may have come from WGN)
7:00: Little House
8:00: Hee Haw
9:00: Three Rivers Festival
12:00: Darkside
WTVS Channel 56 Detroit (PBS)
8:00: Sesame Street
9:00: Magic of Oil Painting
9:30: Cats and Dogs
10:00: Victory Garden
10:30: This Old House
11:00: House
11:30: Motorweek
12:00: Sneak Previews
12:30: Great Outdoors
1:00: Great Chefs
1:30: Modern Maturity
2:00: NOVA
3:00: Audubon Society
4:00: Falklands
5:00: Dining in France
5:30: Innovation
6:00: Money World
6:30: Wall $treet Week
7:00: Health Matters
7:30: Country Express
8:00: Austin City Limits
9:00: The Sandbaggers
10:00: Fred Astaire
11:00: Beat
12:00: Soundstage
1:00: Austin City Limits
WBGU Channel 57 (Channel 27 as of August 1, 1986) Bowling Green, Ohio (PBS)
No listings given. Apparently off the air while preparing to move to Channel 27.
WGPR (WWJ) Channel 62 Detroit (Independent)
8:00: Journey
8:30: City Sounds
9:00: Movie: “Blazing Ninja”
11:00: Trackside
11:30: Sportsview Today
12:00: Wrestling
1:00: The Scene
2:00: Radio Videos
2:30: Hit City
3:00: Route 66
4:00: Boxing
5:00: Telephone Auction
6:00: Living the New Life
7:00: Zion Temple
8:00: Tabernacle
8:30: W.V. Grant
9:30: Good News
10:00: Arab Voice of Detroit
12:30: R.J. Watkins
1:30: Night and Day
2:30: Marie Antoinette
CANNED FILM FESTIVAL was a short-lived syndicated series that was hosted by Laraine Newman in the summer of 1986. On this particular day, the film shown was “THE CRAWLING HAND”. The show was a bit of a precursor to MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000.
NOTE: Listings start at 8:00 a.m. and end at 2:30 a.m. Fort Wayne stations are on Standard Time.
WJBK Channel 2 Detroit (CBS)
8:00: Wuzzles
8:30: Berenstain Bears
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Wresting (WWF that is)
12:00: Movie: “Lassie Come Home” (1943)
1:45: Movie: “Son of Kong” (1933)
3:00: PGA Golf: Buick Open from Grand Blanc, Michigan
5:00: CBS Sports Special: International Race of Champions from Talladega (taped)
6:00: Eyewitness News
6:30: King Kong (did not clear CBS News at this stage)
7:30: Small Wonder
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie: “Stormin’ Home” (1985)
11:00: Eyewitness News
11:30: Movie: “The Mummy” (1932) Boris Karloff
12:50: Movie: “The Mummy’s Ghost” (1943)
2:00: Movie: “The Mole People” (1956) John Agar
WKYC Channel 3 Cleveland (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Mr. T
12:30: Spider-Man
1:00: Here’s Lucy
1:30: Expedition: Danger
2:00: Thunderboat Racing
2:30: Super Chargers
3:00: Major League Baseball: Boston Red Sox at California Angels (Angels won 4-1)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Feagler!
7:30: Puttin’ On the Hits
8:00: Facts of Life (not seen on Channels 4 and 10)
8:30: 227 (not seen on Channels 4 and 10)
9:00: Golden Girls (not seen on Channels 4 and 10)
9:30: Me and Mrs. C (not seen on Channels 4 and 10)
10:00: Remington Steele
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live: Adam Ant, Robin Williams (originally aired February 11, 1984)
1:00: America’s Top Ten
1:30: Melba Moore
2:00: Record Guide
2:30: News
WDIV Channel 4 Detroit (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: America’s Top Ten
12:30: Ebony Showcase
1:00: Dance Fever
1:30: The Love Boat
2:30: This Week in Baseball
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Tigers ’86
7:30: Major League Baseball: Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers (Tigers won 4-3 in 11 innings)
10:00: Remington Steele (time approximate)
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
1:00: Mad Movies
1:30: Fridays
2:30: Movie: “The Alien Factor” (1978) Tom Griffith
WEWS Channel 5 Cleveland (ABC)
8:00: The Pink Panther
8:30: The Littles (one of DiC’s first U.S. shows along with the syndicated “Inspector Gadget”)
9:00: Bugs Bunny (moved from CBS the previous year)
10:00: Laff-A-Lympics
10:30: Ewoks (an animated spin-off of “Star Wars”)
11:30: Super Powers Team (previous seasons were titled “Superfriends”)
12:00: Special
12:30: Bandstand
1:30: Movie: “Born Yesterday” (1950)
3:30: Daytime Lovers
4:30: Wide World of Sports: Boxing: Mike Tyson vs. Marvis Frazier, heavyweight bout (live); Barry McGulgan vs. Steve Cruz, WBA world featherweight title bout (taped)
6:00: News
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Wheel of Fortune
7:30: Edition 5
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Benson
9:00: ABC Movie: “Wanda Nevada” (1979)
11:00: News
11:30: Movie: “The Users” (1978) Jaclyn Smith
1:50: Movie: “Zardoz” (1974) Sean Connery
WLNS Channel 6 Lansing (CBS)
8:00: Wuzzles
8:30: Berenstain Bears
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Richie Rich (not listed but assumed)
11:30: Dungeons and Dragons
12:00: Pole Position
12:30: Movie: “Fun With Dick and Jane” (1977)
2:30: Don’t Let Me Die
3:00: PGA Golf (same as 2)
5:00: CBS Sports Special (same as 2)
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Talk of the Town
7:30: Taxi
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie (same as 2)
11:00: News
11:30: Movie: “Breakout” (1975) Charles Bronson
1:30: America’s Top Ten
WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit (ABC)
8:00: The Pink Panther
8:30: The Littles
9:00: Bugs Bunny
10:00: Laff-A-Lympics
10:30: Ewoks
11:30: Super Powers Team
12:00: Special
12:30: Bandstand
1:30: Hollywood Closeup
2:00: Sports Legends
2:30: Drag Racing
3:30: PAC-10 Football Preview
4:00: Super Chargers
4:30: Wide World of Sports (same as 5)
6:00: Action News
6:30: ABC News
7:00: Entertainment Tonight
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Benson
9:00: ABC Movie (same as 5)
11:00: Action News
11:30: Movie: “Where Eagles Dare” (1969) Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood (considering the movie ran 3 hours, whatever may have come on at 2:30 am in the morning wasn't printed in the Saturday paper due to lack of space; also one of my favorite WWII-set movies)
WJW Channel 8 Cleveland (CBS)
8:00: Wuzzles
8:30: Berenstain Bears
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Richie Rich
11:30: Dungeons and Dragons
12:00: Laurel and Hardy
2:00: Streets of San Francisco
3:00: PGA Golf (same as 2)
5:00: CBS Sports Special (same as 2)
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Muppet Show
7:30: Small Wonder
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie (same as 2)
11:00: News
11:30: Movie: “A Step Out of Line” (1970) Vic Morrow
2:00: Movie: “The Fiction Makers” (1967)
CBET Channel 9 Windsor (CBC)
9:30: Sesame Street
10:30: Skipper and Company
11:00: Our Town
11:30: Western Gardener
12:00: Indian Legends
12:30: Wonderstruck
1:00: Quiz Kids
1:30: Dateline Ontario
2:00: Wrestling
3:00: CBC Sportsweekend (no info given)
6:00: News (did not say if local or national)
6:30: Heritage Theatre
7:00: Real Fishing
7:30: Don Cherry’s Grapevine
8:00: Movie: “Let’s Switch” (1975) Barbara Eden, Barbara Feldon
9:30: Movie: “The Girls of Huntington House” (1973) Shirley Jones
11:00: The National (if local news aired late, aired between “The National” and the late movie)
11:50: Movie: “The Darker Side of Terror” (1979) Robert Forster
WILX Channel 10 Jackson, Michigan (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Comment
12:30: Please Help Me Live
1:30: The Dukes of Hazzard
2:30: This Week in Baseball
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Tigers ’86
7:30: Major League Baseball (same as 4)
10:00: Remington Steele (time approximate)
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
WTOL Channel 11 Toledo (CBS)
8:00: Patches and Pockets
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Richie Rich
11:30: Dungeons and Dragons
12:00: Pole Position
12:30: Charlie Brown
1:00: Wild Kingdom
1:30: This Week in Baseball
2:00: Star Games
3:00: PGA Golf (same as 2)
5:00: CBS Sports Special (same as 2)
6:00: News
6:30: CBS News
7:00: Hee Haw
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie (same as 2)
11:00: News
11:30: Movie: “Gator” (1976) Burt Reynolds
1:30: News
WTVG Channel 13 Toledo (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Mr. T
12:30: Spider-Man
1:00: The Waltons
2:00: Blue Frontier
2:30: Music City U.S.A.
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: News (time approximate)
6:30: NBC News
7:00: The Muppet Show
7:30: Small Wonder
8:00: Facts of Life
8:30: 227
9:00: Golden Girls
9:30: Me and Mrs. C
10:00: Remington Steele
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
1:00: Hart to Hart
2:00: Wrestling
WANE Channel 15 Fort Wayne (CBS)
8:00: Wuzzles
8:30: Berenstain Bears
9:00: Muppet Babies
10:00: Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
11:00: Richie Rich
11:30: Dungeons and Dragons
12:00: Pole Position
12:30: Charlie Brown
1:00: The Big Valley
3:00: PGA Golf (same as 2)
5:00: CBS Sports Special (same as 2)
6:00: Wild Kingdom
6:30: CBS News
7:00: News
7:30: Puttin’ On the Hits
8:00: We’re Puttin’ On the Ritz
9:00: CBS Movie (same as 2)
11:00: News
11:30: MTV Top 20
12:30: Fame
1:30: FTV
WTBS (WPCH) Channel 17 Atlanta, Georgia (Independent)
8:05: Wrestling
9:05: Movie: “Monte Walsh” (1970)
11:05: Movie: “Tobruk” (1967)
1:20: Movie: “Strike Force” (1975)
2:50: Movie: “The Charge at Feather River” (1953)
5:05: Fishin’ with Orlando Wilson
5:35: Motorweek
6:05: Wrestling
7:35: Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves (second half of a doubleheader, Braves won this one 8-5; they also won the early game 4-3)
10:20: Sanford and Son (time approximate)
10:50: Night Tracks (hourly; runs all night)
WXON (WMYD) Channel 20 Detroit (Independent)
8:00: The World Tomorrow
8:30: Herald of Truth
9:00: Incredible Hulk
10:00: Wrestling
11:00: Soul Train
12:00: Movie: “The Birds” (1963) Tippi Hedren (directed by Alfred Hitchcock)
2:00: Movie: “The Bat” (1959) Vincent Price
3:30: Movie: “The Satanic Rites of Dracula” (1973)
5:00: Six Million Dollar Man
6:00: The Greatest American Hero
7:00: It’s a Living
7:30: Private Benjamin
8:00: Switch
9:00: Movie: “Harry and Son” (1984)
11:00: Check It Out! (not sure if it was the Don Adams sitcom that aired on CTV at this time)
11:30: Movie: “Legendary Strike” (1978)
1:30: Your Health
2:15: Newscheck
WPTA Channel 21 Fort Wayne (ABC)
8:00: The Pink Panther
8:30: The Littles
9:00: Bugs Bunny
10:00: Laff-A-Lympics
10:30: Ewoks
11:30: Super Powers Team
12:00: Special
12:30: Bandstand
1:30: Hawaii Five-O
2:30: Key to Rebecca
4:30: Wide World of Sports (same as 5)
6:00: Ted Knight Show (aka Too Close for Comfort)
6:30: ABC News
7:00: News
7:30: Taxi
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Benson
9:00: ABC Movie (same as 5)
11:00: News
11:30: M*A*S*H
12:00: Movie: “Capricorn One” (1978) Elliott Gould
2:00: ABC News
WDHO (WNWO) Channel 24 Toledo (ABC)
8:00: The Pink Panther
8:30: The Littles
9:00: Bugs Bunny
10:00: Laff-A-Lympics
10:30: Ewoks
11:30: Super Powers Team
12:00: Special
12:30: Bandstand
1:30: America’s Top Ten
2:00: The Dukes of Hazzard
3:00: Movie: “The Next Victim” (1975) Carroll Baker
4:30: Wide World of Sports (same as 5)
6:00: ABC News
6:30: Puttin’ On the Hits
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Diff’rent Strokes
8:30: Benson
9:00: ABC Movie (same as 5)
11:00: MTV Top 20
12:00: Soul Train
WGTE Channel 30 Toledo (PBS)
9:00: Sesame Street
10:00: Dining in France
10:30: American Interests
11:00: Motorweek
11:30: Last Chance Garage
12:00: McLaughlin Group
12:30: Rod and Reel
1:00: We’re Cooking Now
1:30: Madeleine Cooks
2:00: Under Sail
2:30: Victory Garden
3:00: Cats and Dogs
3:30: Country Garden
4:00: Tony Brown’s Journal
4:30: Yankee Woodlot
5:00: Audubon Society
6:00: Mystery!
7:00: Masterpiece Theatre
8:00: American Playhouse
9:30: Movie: “The Male Animal” (1942) Henry Fonda
WKJG (WISE) Channel 33 Fort Wayne (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Mr. T
12:30: Spider-Man
1:00: Motorcycle Racing
2:00: NFL Head Coach
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: This Week in Baseball
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Facts of Life
8:30: 227
9:00: Golden Girls
9:30: Me and Mrs. C
10:00: Remington Steele
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
1:00: Canned Film Festival: “The Crawling Hand”
WLIO Channel 35 Lima, Ohio (NBC)
8:00: Snorks
8:30: Gummi Bears
9:00: Smurfs
10:30: Punky Brewster
11:00: Alvin and the Chipmunks
11:30: Kidd Video
12:00: Mr. T
12:30: Spider-Man
1:00: Soul Train
3:00: Major League Baseball (same as 3)
6:00: News
6:30: NBC News
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Facts of Life
8:30: 227
9:00: Golden Girls
9:30: Me and Mrs. C
10:00: Remington Steele
11:00: News
11:30: Saturday Night Live (same as 3)
1:00: News
WUPW Channel 36 Toledo (Independent)
(Launched September 22, 1985, and joined FOX later in 1986.)
9:00: Monitor Reports
9:30: It’s Your Business
10:00: Wall Street Report
10:30: When Havoc Struck
11:00: Wrestling (maybe same as 2)
12:00: Movie: “Night Fright” (1977) John Agar
1:30: Movie: “An Annapolis Story” (1955)
3:00: Movie: “You’re Never Too Young” (1955)
5:00: At the Movies
5:30: Hollywood Closeup
6:00: The Ted Knight Show (aka Too Close for Comfort)
6:30: Check It Out!
7:00: It’s a Living
7:30: New Wilderness
8:00: Flamingo Road (possibly reruns of the short-lived prime time soap of the early ’80s)
9:00: Movie: “The Pirates of Penzance” (1983)
11:00: Rocky and Friends (aka Rocky and Bullwinkle)
11:30: Wrestling
WUAB Channel 43 Lorain, Ohio (Independent)
(No listings between 8 and 12; there likely was programming, probably unavailable at press time)
12:00: The Three Stooges
12:30: Movie: “It Came From Outer Space” (1953)
2:00: Movie: “Theatre of Blood” (1973)
4:00: Movie: “Car Wash” (1976) Richard Pryor
6:00: Star Trek
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Fame
9:00: Major League Baseball: Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers (Rangers won 8-5)
12:00: Hee Haw
1:00: Major League Baseball: Replay of Cleveland-Texas
WKBD Channel 50 Detroit (Independent)
(Would join FOX later in the year.)
8:00: Rainbow Brite
8:30: Poppies
9:00: Ulysses 31
9:30: Bullwinkle (aka Rocky and Bullwinkle)
10:00: Movie: “Will Penny” (1968) Charlton Heston
12:00: Movie: “Tarzan’s Desert Mystery” (1943)
1:30: Movie: “Gamera-Super Monster” (1980)
3:00: Movie: “Mother, Jugs and Speed” (1976)
5:00: Star Search
6:00: Star Trek
7:00: Solid Gold
8:00: Solid Gold and Summer of Love
10:00: Thompson Twins: Into the Gap
11:00: What’s Happening!
11:30: Canned Film Festival (same as 33)
1:00: Bullwinkle
1:30: Movie: “The Assassination Bureau” (1969)
WFFT Channel 55 Fort Wayne (Independent)
(No listings between 8 and 12; there likely was programming, probably unavailable at press time; would join FOX later in the year)
12:00: Putt Putt Golf
12:30: Here’s Lucy
1:00: Wrestling
2:00: Movie: “The Warriors” (1955) Errol Flynn
3:45: Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (Cubs won 9-4) (this may have come from WGN)
7:00: Little House
8:00: Hee Haw
9:00: Three Rivers Festival
12:00: Darkside
WTVS Channel 56 Detroit (PBS)
8:00: Sesame Street
9:00: Magic of Oil Painting
9:30: Cats and Dogs
10:00: Victory Garden
10:30: This Old House
11:00: House
11:30: Motorweek
12:00: Sneak Previews
12:30: Great Outdoors
1:00: Great Chefs
1:30: Modern Maturity
2:00: NOVA
3:00: Audubon Society
4:00: Falklands
5:00: Dining in France
5:30: Innovation
6:00: Money World
6:30: Wall $treet Week
7:00: Health Matters
7:30: Country Express
8:00: Austin City Limits
9:00: The Sandbaggers
10:00: Fred Astaire
11:00: Beat
12:00: Soundstage
1:00: Austin City Limits
WBGU Channel 57 (Channel 27 as of August 1, 1986) Bowling Green, Ohio (PBS)
No listings given. Apparently off the air while preparing to move to Channel 27.
WGPR (WWJ) Channel 62 Detroit (Independent)
8:00: Journey
8:30: City Sounds
9:00: Movie: “Blazing Ninja”
11:00: Trackside
11:30: Sportsview Today
12:00: Wrestling
1:00: The Scene
2:00: Radio Videos
2:30: Hit City
3:00: Route 66
4:00: Boxing
5:00: Telephone Auction
6:00: Living the New Life
7:00: Zion Temple
8:00: Tabernacle
8:30: W.V. Grant
9:30: Good News
10:00: Arab Voice of Detroit
12:30: R.J. Watkins
1:30: Night and Day
2:30: Marie Antoinette
CANNED FILM FESTIVAL was a short-lived syndicated series that was hosted by Laraine Newman in the summer of 1986. On this particular day, the film shown was “THE CRAWLING HAND”. The show was a bit of a precursor to MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000.