Retro: Western Washington, Thur. July 8th, 1982

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7/8/1982
Source: TV Guide

CHANNELS
2 CBUT Vancouver BC CBC
4 KOMO Seattle ABC
5 KING Seattle NBC
6 CHEK Victoria BC CTV
7 KIRO Seattle CBS
8 CHAN Vancouver BC CTV
9 KCTS Seattle PBS
11 KSTW Tacoma IND
12 KVOS Bellingham CBS/IND
13 KCPQ Tacoma IND
21 CKVU Vancouver BC IND
62 KTPS Tacoma PBS

CABLE
ART ARTS
ESN ESPN
HBO Home Box Office
NIK Nickelodeon
SHO Showtime
TBS WTBS 17 Atlanta GA IND
(USA) USA Network

Ch 2 North Seattle = 11
Ch 70 Port Angeles, 72 Everett, 78 Centralia-Chehalis, 78 Vashon Island-Des Moines, 79 Olympia, 79 Puyallup, 80 Bremerton = 7

5AM
5 Alfred Hitchcock BW
NIK Today's Special
SHO Peking Opera
USA Alive & Well!
Guests include Scatman Crothers, masseur Garnet Pupuis.

5:05
TBS My Three Sons

5:30
4 Health Field
11 News
NIK Dusty's Treehouse

5:35
TBS That Girl

5:45
7 News
12 Jim Bakker

6AM
4 PM Northwest
Included: A cheetah and golden retriever who "live together" at the San Diego Zoo.
5 NBC News-Gumbel/Pauley/Scott
6 8 University of the Air
19th-Century Shipping: Owners' activities and the relationship between maritime and nonmaritime enterprises. Gerald Panting is the lecturer.
7 Human Dimension
11 700 Club
13 Morning Stretch
21 Sports Page
ESN 1970 British Open Golf Highlights
NIK Pinwheel


6:05
TBS Movie BW
"One Minute to Zero." [1952] Familiar romance between an Army officer [Robert Mitchum] and a UN worker [Ann Blyth] during the Korean War. William Talman.

6:30
4 5 News
6 Kareen's Yoga
7 Captain Kangaroo
A ride in a blimp.
8 Romper Room
13 Word of Life-Casey Treat
HBO Bighorn!

6:45
12 News

7AM
4 Good Morning America-David Hartman
Scheduled: the conclusion of an interview with Kenny Rogers.
5 Today
The Humanitas Awards for excellence in TV writing are scheduled.
6 8 Canada A.M.-Wallin/Perry
7 CBS News-Kurtis/Sawyer
11 Cartoon Capers
12 World Tomorrow
13 700 Club
21 Spider-Man
ESN Sportscenter
HBO Movie
"Tess." [1979] Three Oscars went to Roman Polanski's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's brooding novel about the loss of innocence. Nastassia Kinski, Leigh Lawson.
SHO Hot Wheels
USA Sonya
Child evangelism is discussed. Also: discount-shopping tips.

7:30
11 Josie and Top Cat Show
12 Great Space Coaster
21 100 Huntley Street
SHO Footlight Frenzy

8AM
11 Flintstones
12 Frisky Frolics
ESN World Cup Soccer
A semifinal-round match at Barcelona, Spain. Live.

8:05
TBS Movie BW
"Champagne for Caesar." [1950] A bubbly concoction of farce and satire. A genius [Ronald Colman] undertakes a methodical campaign to ruin a radio giveaway show.

8:30
9 Mister Rogers
11 Great Space Coaster
13 Diff'rent Strokes
Willis's romantic intrigue affects his grades and angers Drummond.
21 Rocket Robin Hood
USA To Be Announced

9AM
4 AM Northwest
Included: a discussion of atherosclerosis [thickening of the arteries] by Dr. Scott Grundy.
5 Seattle Today-Hudson/Lenz
Included: actress Morgan Brittany ["Dallas"].
6 Daybreak-Bruce Payne
7 Phil Donahue
Topic: how stereotypes of women's roles in society affect the attitudes of teenagers.
8 Kareen's Yoga
9 Sesame Street
11 My Three Sons
12 700 Club
13 Tattletales
21 Ed Allen
NIK Pinwheel
USA Movie BW
"A Gentleman After Dark." [1942] Gripping story with a fine performance by Brian Donlevy as a jewel thief who reforms for the sake of his daughter [Sharon Douglas]. Miriam Hopkins.

9:30
6 8 It's Your Move
11 Family Affair
13 Wheel of Fortune
21 Pitfall

9:45
2 Inside Outside

10AM
4 Love Boat
Passengers: Milton Berle, Alan Hale, James MacArthur, Sheila MacRae, Susan Buckner, Carol Hansen.
6 8 Joyce Davidson
7 Price is Right
9 Electric Company
11 Bewitched
12 Richard Simmons
13 Match Game
21 Vancouver Morning-LeRose
Segments include an interview with CKNW's Terry Moore; silk flower arrangements; overland travel through Nepal.
HBO Movie
"Search and Destroy." [1981] Four veterans are stalked by the Vietnamese official they abandoned in the jungle. Perry King, Don Stroud, Tisa Farrow.
SHO Movie
"Where the Boys Are." [1960] They're with the girls in Fort Lauderdale during the annual spring break. George Hamilton, Paula Prentiss.

10:05
TBS Movie
"The Fury of Hercules." [1961] The brawny hero [Brad Harris] joins a rebel band to stop a villain [Serge Gainsbourg] from usurping a kingdom.

10:15
2 Friendly Giant

10:30
2 Mr. Dressup
5 Richard Simmons
6 Body Moves
8 What's Cooking?
9 Book Bird
11 Dick Van Dyke BW
12 Capitol
13 Bullseye
ESN 1982 Davis Cup Tennis Highlights
India vs. the U.S. in the opening round, taped in March at Carlsbad, CA.

10:45
9 Inside/Out

11AM
2 Sesame Street
4 21 Family Feud
5 The Doctors
6 At Eleven-Clarkson/Payne
7 12 The Young and the Restless
8 Definition
Barbara Hamilton, Bobby VCurtola.
9 Footsteps
11 Chico and the Man
13 Texas
NIK Today's Special
USA Coronation Street

11:30
4 Edge of Night
5 Search for Tomorrow
8 Super Pay Cards
9 Over Easy
A talk with Joan Fontaine. Also: a discussion of senility.
11 I Love Lucy BW
21 Let's Make a Deal
ESN World Cup Soccer
A semifinal-round match at Seville, Spain.
HBO Movie
"Running Scared." [1981] Two discharged soldiers are suspected of involvement in a secret Caribbean invasion. Ken Wahl, John Saxon.
NIK Matt and Jenny
USA Are You Anybody?
Part 1 of an interview with Arthur Marx [Groucho's son]. Also: Judy Farrell, wife of Mike.

Noon
2 World Cup Soccer
Same-day coverage of a semifinal game at Barcelona, Spain.
4 All My Children
5 Days of Our Lives
6 7 8 News
9 Danger UXB
11 Perry Mason BW
12 Phil Donahue
Guests: Richard and Alma Thomas and their triplets.
13 Courtship of Eddie's Father
21 Battle of the Planets
NIK What Will They Think of Next!
SHO Movie
"Chu Chu and the Philly Flash." [1981] Alan Arkin and Carol Burnett as two losers caught up in political intrigue. Jack Warden, Danny Aiello.
USA Sonya
See 7AM.

12:05
TBS Funtime

12:30
6 Definition
See 11AM, ch 8.
8 Maude
13 Beverly Hillbillies
NIK Studio See

12:35
TBS Flintstones

1PM
4 One Life to Live
5 6 8 Another World
7 As the World Turns
9 Matinee at the Bijou
11 Movie
"Teenage Lovers." [1974] TV-movie re-edited from the "Sons and Daughters" series, with Gary Frank and Glynnis O'Connor as high school sweethearts in 1950s California.
12 Merv Griffin
A discussion of crime with Truman Capote, lawyer Alan Dershowitz, Los Angeles judge William Keene and police chief Ted Cooke of Culver City, CA.
13 Movie
"The Pirate." [1948] Cole Porter wrote the songs for this scintillating fete about a Caribbean girl [Judy Garland] who seeks the romantic pirate of her dreams. Gene Kelly.
21 Bob Newhart
HBO Movie
"The North Avenue Irregulars." [1979] Zany tale of a small-town minister and his female gang busters. Edward Herrmann.
NIK Tomorrow People
USA Alive & Well!
See 5AM.

1:05
TBS Addams Family BW

1:30
21 That's Life
NIK Adventures of Black Beauty

1:35
TBS Ozzie & Harriet BW

2PM
2 Edge of Night
4 21 General Hospital
5 CHiPs
A burglar swipes plants off highways. Bert: Jackie Vernon.
6 Alan Thicke
Guests include Lou and Carla Ferrigno, and singer Ian Thomas.
7 Guiding Light
8 Texas
12 Alice
The waitresses cut up a huge trophy fish Jerry Reed stored in the fridge.
ESN Sportsforum
NIK Livewire
SHO Footlight Frenzy

2:05
TBS Partridge Family

2:30
2 World Cup Soccer
Same day coverage of a semifinal game at Seville, Spain. Steve Armitage.
9 With Ossie & Ruby
12 One Day at a Time
Ann's visiting father [Al Ruscio] tries to persuade her to return home.
ESN Australian Football
Hawthorn vs. Essendon.

2:35
TBS Hazel

3PM
4 Ryan's Hope
5 Movie
"What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?" [1969] Low-key horror tale about a widow [Geraldine Page] who hires-then murders-a succession of housekeepers.
6 Movie
"Conduct Unbecoming." [1975] Taut story of a British soldier [James Faulkner] accused of sexually assaulting an officer's widow. Michael York.
7 Hour Magazine
Interviewed: actor Todd Bridges; novelist Barbara Cartland [in the first of two parts].
8 Alan Thicke
See 2PM, ch 6.
9 Matters of Life and Death
11 Cartoon Carnival
12 People's Court
13 It Takes a Thief
21 Audubon Wildlife Theatre
62 World Cup '82 Soccer Tournament-Highlights
HBO Video Jukebox
NIK Matt and Jenny
USA Calliope

3:05
TBS My Three Sons

3:30
4 Happy Days Again
9 Inside Business Today
Debut: Dick Goldberg is the host for this interview series, opening with cosmetics tycoon Mary Kay Ash.
11 Groovie Goolies & Friends
12 Scooby-Doo
21 Struggle Beneath the Sea
HBO Rich Little
NIK What Will They Think of Next!

3:35
TBS Father Knows Best BW

4PM
4 Merv Griffin
See 1PM, ch 12.
7 Rockford Files
Prostitute Rita Capkovic [Rita Moreno] wants a new line of work, but a sadistic pimp wants otherwise.
8 Little House on the Prairie
As a test of manhood, Charles and Garvey send their songs off to fend for themselves in the wilderness.
9 62 Sesame Street
11 Krofft Superstars
12 Funorama
13 Land of the Giants
The stranded earthlings encounter human beings from the year 5477.
21 Star Trek
The Enterprise becomes an antibody to penetrate an energy-draining invader that has annihilated an entire star system-and is about to reproduce.
ESN CFL Football Preview
NIK Tomorrow People
SHO Movie
"Oliver Twist." [1981] Animated TV-version of Dickens' tale of an orphan.
USA Are You Anybody?
See 11:30am.

4:05
TBS Green Acres

4:30
11 Gilligan's Island
The Professor's findings indicate the island's sinking!
12 Monkees
Peter tries to prove that his pals' bank heist was all an accident.
ESN Sportscenter
NIK Adventures of Black Beauty
USA Baseball
St. Louis at Atlanta.

4:35
TBS Andy Griffith

5PM
2 Happy Days
Fonzie's boss [Richard Stahl] insists on running a tidy shop. Henry Winkler.
4 5 7 21 News
6 Rhoda
Ida reacts icily to Rhoda's plans for a skiing weekend with Mike [Judd Hirsch].
8 Hawaii Five-O
Convicts try their hostage McGarrett [Jack Lord] ford murder.
9 62 Mister Rogers
11 Leave it to Beaver BW
Beaver [Jerry Mathers] tries to move into the family spotlight by taking music lessons.
12 Brady Bunch
Marcia sets out to teach snoopy Cindy not to read other people's diaries.
13 Little House on the Prairie
While soaping a window on Halloween, Laura [Melissa Gilbert] is shocked to see Mr. Oleson [Richard Bull] apparently beheading his wife with a sword.
ESN Sportsforum
HBO Movie
"Give Me Liberty." [1975] Episode of the "From Sea to Shining Sea" series about the American struggle for independence. Robert Culp.
NIK Livewire

5:05
TBS Movie
"The Bridges at Toko-Ri." [1954] Mark Robson's taut, exciting rendition of the James A. Michener Korean War best-seller. Fredric March, William Holden.

5:30
2 Muppet Show
Beverly Sills joins the Muppets in the opera "Pigaletto."
6 News
9 World Cup '82 Soccer Tournament-Highlights
11 Welcome Back, Kotter
Kotter's students stage a mock trial to try Washington on charges of pilfering the class fund.
12 I Dream of Jeannie
Jeannie turns four kids into a rock quartet. Jeannie: Barbara Eden.
62 Electric Company
ESN Boxing
Featured: Tony Nelson [11-0] vs. Jerry Holly [15-7] in a scheduled 12-round middleweight bout, telecast from Atlantic City, NJ. Live.
SHO Movie
"Royal Wedding." [1951] Fred Astaire and Jane Powell as a brother-sister dance team playing London at the time of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding.

6PM and later in a separate post

 

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6PM
2 6 8 News
4 ABC News-Reynolds
5 NBC News-Brokaw/Mudd
7 CBS News-Rather/Drinkwater
11 Sanford and Son
Every time Lamont and his drama coach do the strangling scene from "Othello", someone thinks Lamont is committing a real murder.
12 M*A*S*H
Henry is on the lookout for the possibly rabid pooch that nipped Radar [Gary Burghoff].
13 Bonanza
Joe's after the clever swindlers who hoodwinked the Cartwrights and robbed Virginia City bank. Joe: Michael Landon.
21 That's Life
62 Here's to Your Health
Diabetes is discussed.
ART Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
The second in a three-part series on the 1981 finals in Texas focuses on Andre-Michel Schub.

6:30
4 5 News
7 PM Magazine
Included: stress-reducing float tanks.
9 Nightly Business Report
11 Bob Newhart
Jerry decides to give up his orthodontist's practice and follow his free-spirited girl friend to Tahiti.
12 Here's Lucy
Bob Cummings as a sneaky antique dealer out to get back a rare chair.
21 What Will They Think of Next!
62 Over Easy
Rep. Claude Pepper [D-Fla.] and Gray Panther leader Maggie Kuhn.
HBO Bighorn!

7PM
2 Hashmarks
4 PM Northwest
Included: a lawn-bowling tournament; the prop shop for the Shakespearean Festival in Ashland, OR.
5 Entertainment Tonight
Scheduled: Joan Collins.
6 8 CFL '82: A Western Power
Preseason analysis of the five Western Conference clubs.
7 Joker's Wild
9 MacNeil/Lehrer Report
11 Hogan's Heroes
Hogan faces the task of returning a Soviet pilot to his homeland.
12 Hogan's Heroes
Carter's masquerade as a traitor may be kaput: A lovely Fraulein is trying to poison him.
13 Charlie's Angels
An estate investigator establishes Kelly [Jaclyn Smith] as the long-lost daughter of a millionaire. First of two parts. Kris: Cheryl Ladd.
21 Vancouver-Cox/Spence
Included: courtship roles. Also: jazz singer Almeta performs.
62 Flight from Extinction
The worldwide plight of cranes and conservationists' efforts to save them are detailed in this documentary.
HBO Movie
"The North Avenue Irregulars." See 1PM.
USA Sports Probe

7:05
ART Great Paintings

7:15
TBS News

7:20
ART Great Orchestras of the World
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by maestro Georg Solti, performs selections by Wagner, Mahler.

7:30
2 Teachers Only
Diana [Lynn Redgrave] is in hot water over an interview in the school literary magazine in which she revealed her candid views on premarital sex. Jeremy: Timothy Patrick Murphy.
4 Muppet Show
After Miss Piggy creates a bogus press story about a "secret" marriage between her and Kermit, the green emcee fires the swine star-and guest Loretta "Hot Lips" Swit finds herself in "hot water"!
5 Tic Tac Dough
6 Live it Up
See 9:30.
7 New You Asked for It-Rich Little
Underwater daredevils who ride the poisonous manta ray.
8 Littlest Hobo
Hobo helps a harmonica player [Gary Reineke] keep his new job with a country band by obstructing the scheming predecessor, who wants to be rehired.
9 Nine Tonight-Block/O'Ryan
11 Movie BW
"Yankee Doodle Dandy." [1942] Slam-bang story of songwriter-showman George M. Cohan [James Cagney], with his tunes wonderfully orchestrated by Ray Heinsdorf, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Irene Manning.
12 Mary Tyler Moore
Mary's newest beau [Bradford Dillman] has a peculiar style of courting. Matt Jr.: John Rubinstein.
62 Dick Cavett
Cellist Matislav Rostropovich is scheduled.
SHO Aerobic Dancing
USA Baseball
New York Yankees at Oakland.

7;35
9 Wonders of the Sea
The life cycle of a sea turtle is examined, and a bay turtle is seen battling a slug, an octopus.

7:55
13 News

8PM
2 Movie
"Alligator Shoes." [1980] A reckless young man befriends his emotionally disturbed aunt when she comes to live with his family. Garry Borris, Ronalda Jones.
4 Darkroom
A farmer [Ronny Cox] is tormented by wartime memories when his son's toy soldiers come to life; a woman [Esther Rolle] uses voodoo to revenge her granddaughter's death. Host: James Coburn.
5 6 Fame
Leroy [Gene Anthony Ray] is evasive when Sherwood [Carol Mayo Jenkins] demands to see his parents; and Montgomery [P.R. Paul] ropes Bruno [Lee Curreri] into working for a small record company. Lydia: Debbie Allen. Shorofsky: Albert Hague.
7 8 Magnum, P.I.
A high roller hires Magnum [Tom Selleck] to escort her to a big poker game that's a front for international espionage.
9 Sneak Previews
12 Movie
"Summertree." [1971] The moral dilemma of a college dropout [Michael Douglas] opposed to serving in Vietnam. Jack Warden, Brenda Vaccaro.
13 Movie
"The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox." [1976] Goldie Hawn and George Segal star in this cross-country farce about the adventures of a bungling gambler and a honky-tonk girl in pursuit of stolen loot. Gladstone: Conrad Janis.
62 European Journal
ESN Sportscenter
SHO Movie
"The Hand." [1981] Michael Caine is a cartoonist whose severed hand lives on its own.

8:15
TBS All in the Family

8:25
ART Nightcap
Breaking into films is discussed by Blythe Danner, Sam Waterston and Austin Pendleton.

8:30
9 This Old House
The renovation is nearly completed as host Bob Vila attends to the finishing touches on the picket fence.
62 Last Chance Garage
How to improve gas mileage. Last show of the series. Next week, This Old House begins repeats at this time.

8:45
TBS Movie
"A New Kind of Love." [1963] It's what cynical newsman Paul Newman shows prim fashion girl Joanne Woodward as they meet in Paris. Begins well.

9PM
4 Barney Miller
Barney [Hal Linden] wants his name off the list of candidates for Deputy Inspector; Dietrich [Steve Landesberg] doesn't believe an elderly patient belongs in a psychiatric hospital; and a prisoner won't eat until his apartment manager returns his cleaning deposit. Mrs. Smith: Nora Meerbaum.
5 8 Diff'rent Strokes
Drummond allows Kimberly to take an unchaperoned ski trip with a girl friend, then pays her a surprise visit at the lodge-where the girls are sharing a room with two boys. Michelle; Dana Kimmell. Tony: Jon Caliri.
6 Hart to Hart
7 Simon & Simon
The Simons [Gerald McRaney, Jameson Parker] regret fliching Myron's socialite client, who wants to humiliate the man who jilted her. Myron: Eddie Barth.
9 Evening at Pops
Return: England's harmonizing King's Singers join maestro John Williams and the Boston Pops in this 13th-season opener. This all-male sextet performs "Just One of Those Things," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Danny Boy," "Short People."
21 Movie BW
"The Country Girl." [1954] Grace Kelly won an Oscar for her performance as the resolute wife of an alcoholic actor [Bing Crosby, who is equally impressive].
62 Numero Uno
A profile of Finnish cross-country skier Veikko Hakulinen. Last show of the series.
ART Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
See 6PM.
ESN World Cup Soccer
A semifinal round match, taped today at Barcelona, Spain.
HBO Movie
"Search & Destroy." [1981] See 10AM.

9:30
4 Police Squad!
Drebin [Leslie Nielsen] poses as a stand-up comic to break up a dope ring.
5 Gimme a Break!
After a 16-year absence, Nell goes home to see her irascible father [Hank Rolike], who's on his deathbed, Nell Carter sings "Amazing Grace." Mama: Hilda Haynes.
8 Live it Up
A comparison of fast-food chains, with a survey of people's preferences; the relative health benefits of walking and jogging.
62 Up and Coming
Conclusion. Francine's decision about her pregnancy threatens her relationship with the father.

9:55
13 News

10PM
2 CBC News-Knowlton Nash
4 20/20-Hugh Downs
Scheduled: a feature on composers of advertising jingles examines what makes some ditties more successful than others.
5 8 Hill Street Blues
The series pilot has Furillo [Daniel J. Travanti] getting conflicting advice from Howard [James B. Sikking], Henry [Joe Spano] and a gang leader on how to free hostages taken during a liquor-store holdup. Phil: Michael Conrad.
6 7 Knots Landing
After Sid's funeral, Karen [Michele Lee] perseveres in holding the family together while learning the business at Knots Landing Motors. Gary: Ted Shackelford.
9 Movie BW
"I'm No Angel." [1933] Ribald, outrageously funny tale of a carnival girl's rise to fame, with Mae West at her flagrant and flamboyant best. Jack: Cary Grant. Barton: Edward Arnold.
11 News
12 On the Buses
A red-tape rebellion spells disaster for Stan and Jack, and profit for inspector Blake [Stephen Lewis].
13 Saturday Night
Peter Boyle [host] and Al Jarreau ["We Got By"]. Comedy: tag-team Killer Bees; samurai divorce court; "Dueling Brandos."
62 Lawmakers
SHO Bizarre
USA Baseball
Taped: St. Louis at Atlanta.

10:05
ART Great Paintings

10:20
ART Great Orchestras of the World
See 7:20pm.

10:25
2 Yes Minister
Debut: Jim Hacker [Paul Eddington] arrives at his new ministry full of plans for reform-but the civil servants in his charge seem intent on reforming him.

10:30
12 News
62 Inside Business Today
An inside view of the recording industry with singer-producer Ben Sidran, and Stephen Powers, who founded his own record company.
HBO Minsky's Follies
Comedy, striptease and music by the Minsky burlesque troupe and guests Phyllis Diller, Rip Taylor.
SHO Movie
"Fame." [1980] Teens strive for stardom at New York's High School of Performing Arts. Michael Gore's score won an Oscar. Irene Cara.

10:55
2 CBC News

11PM
2 4 5 7 News
6 8 CTV News-Kirck/Robertson
11 Starsky & Hutch
Paranoid, a retired secret agent pegs Starsky [Paul Michael Glaser] and Hutch [David Soul] as his would-be assassins. Alexander Drew: Joel Fabiani.
12 Doctor in the House
How to get rid of a practical joker. Davidson: Roy Kinnear.
13 Movie BW
"Sink the Bismarck!" [1960] Fine, authentic account of Britain's search-and-destroy mission against the German battleship Bismarck. Catpain Shepard: Kenneth More. Anne: Dana Wynter.
21 Sports Page

11:15
TBS Movie BW
"I Saw What You Did." [1965] Horror director William Castle switches from monsters to adolescents for this tale of teenagers unwittingly involved in a murder. Joan Crawford.

11:20
6 8 News

11:25
ART Nightcap
See 8:15.

11:30
2 Barney Miller
All the fight goes out of an assault-and-battery suspect [Paul Lichtman] once he gets to the station.
4 Nightline
5 Tonight Show
Guest host Joan Rivers, Joan Collins.
7 Closeup
9 Wildroot
Ten musicians who make up the Vancouver, B.C., Wildroot Orchestra perform works by Bob Dylan and Glenn Miller, and original numbers.
12 Quincy
Quincy investigates the cause of a fire victim's death.
ESN Sportscenter
HBO Movie
"History of the World Part I." [1981] Mel Brooks wrote, directed and stars in a collection of skits spoofing major world events.

11:45
7 Quincy
Quincy thinks a football player has brain damage.

12AM
2 Minder
Arthur gets the blame when the man who sold him some wine is mugged. George Cole, Dennis Waterman.
4 Vega$
Dan [Robert Urich] helps protect a defector who piloted a secret plane to the U.S.
9 Nine Tonight
11 700 Club
21 Movie BW
"But Not for Me." [1959] An aging theatrical producer [Clark Gable] falls in love with an aspiring actress [Carroll Baker].

12:05
6 Movie
"Lady Caroline Lamb." [1972] Lavishly produced account of the adulterous 19th-century romance involving Lady Caroline [Sarah Miles] with the poet Lord Byron [Richard Chamberlain].
8 Movie
"Strike Force." [1975] TV-movie about a Manhattan detective, a Federal agent and a state trooper joined to crack a tough narcotics case. Gentry: Cliff Gorman.

12:30
5 Late Night-David Letterman
Scheduled: Ron Howard.
ESN Boxing
See 5:30PM.
USA Baseball
Taped: New York Yankees at Oakland.

12:40
12 McMillan and Wife
Mac pursues a double agent who has killed an old friend.

12:45
SHO Movie
"Chu Chu and the Philly Flash."

12:50
TBS Movie BW
"Kansas City Confidential." [1952] Fast-paced, suspenseful account of a bank heist and its aftermath. John Payne.

12:55
7 McMillan and Wife
See 12:40, ch 12.

1AM
2 Movie BW
"The Curse of the Cat People." [1944] Despite the lurid title, a serious, thoughtful study of a child's fantasy world. Simone Simon. Oliver: Kent Smith.
11 News
13 INN News

1:05
HBO Movie
"Only When I Laugh." [1981] Neil Simon's story of an alcoholic [Marsha Mason] and her teenage daughter [Kristy McNichol].

1:10
4 News

1:30
5 NBC News Overnight-Ellerbee/Dobyns

1:35
8 Movie BW
"Three for the Road." [1975] Pilot film for the TV series about the cross-country adventures of a roving photographer [Alex Rocco] and his two motherless sons.

2:10
21 Odd Couple

2:20
SHO Movie
"Nashville Girl." [1976] Monica Gayle in a rags-to-riches story of a country singer.

2:30
5 Movie
"The Carey Treatment." [1972] Murder in a big-city hospital, with James Coburn as a pathologist determined to clear his colleague of a homicide charge. Georgia: Jennifer O'Neill.
TBS World at Large
USA Movie BW
"A Gentleman After Dark." See 9AM.

2:35
6 Movie
"Death Scream." [1975] Fact-based TV-movie, centering on the case of a young woman who was fatally stabbed while 15 neighbors ignored her cries for help.

2:40
12 Alfred Hitchcock BW

2:50
7 Movie
"Gumshoe." [1971] Albert Finney portrays a would-be Sam Spade in this affectionate salute to the private-eye genre, filmed in London and Liverpool. Ellen: Billie Whitelaw.

3AM
ESN 1976 British Open Golf Highlights
TBS CNN News

3:05
HBO Movie
"Search & Destroy."

3:40
12 News

4AM
ESN SportsCenter
SHO Movie
"The Hand." [1981] Michael Caine is a cartoonist whose severed hand lives on its own.

4:05
TBS Funtime

4:30
5 Marshal Dillon
USA Women's Day USA

4:35
6 The Waltons
7 News
TBS I Dream of Jeannie

4:40
HBO Movie
"Running Scared."