Source: Ellensburg Daily Record
Cable listings will be added later.
Listings start at 5:00AM
Channels listed by cable channel, NOT broadcast channel (I know it might confuse you, but I like to keep it nice and easy)
3 KOMO 4 Seattle (ABC)
4 KNDO 23 Yakima (NBC)
5 KING 5 Seattle (NBC)
6 KIMA 29 Yakima (CBS)
8 KAPP 35 Yakima (ABC)
9 KCYU-LP 68 Yakima (Fox, but says KCY on TV listing, they were wrong, it's KCYU) (now 41)
11 KSTW 11 Tacoma (CBS, would switch from CBS to UPN in '97, formerly an independent)
13 KYVE 47 Yakima (PBS)
22 KCTS 9 Seattle (PBS)
5AM
3 Town Meeting
4 6 8 9 13 Off The Air (all Yakima's were off for the night)
5 NBC News Nightside
11 Sonic The Hedgehog
22 To The Contrary
5:30
5 Wall Street Journal Report
11 Public Affairs
22 NHK News Japan Update
6:00
3 Bump in The Night
4 Today (interview w/ Leah Rabin)
5 News
6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
9 Fantastic Four
11 Public Affairs
22 Rod & Reel
6:30
3 Fudge
6 Timon and Pumbaa
9 Iron Man
11 Beakman's World
22 Wishbone
7:00
3 8 New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
5 News
6 News for Kids
9 WMAC Masters
11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
13 22 Sesame Street
7:30
3 8 Free Willy
6 New Adventures of Captain Planet
9 Mega Man
11 Timon and Pumbaa
8:00
3 New Adventures of Captain Planet
4 Sing Me A Story
5 News
6 11 Aladdin
8 Bump in the Night
9 Carmen Sandiego
13 Universe: Frontier
22 Barney and Friends
8:30
3 Gladiators 2000
4 Bill Nye the Science Guy
6 11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
8 Fudge
9 Power Rangers
13 Universe: Frontier
22 The Puzzle Place
9:00
3 8 Hypernauts
4 5 Boxing: U.S Olympic Trials from Atlanta, Georgia
6 11 The Mask
9 Power Rangers Zeo (Fox Kids lineup)
13 22 Big Comfy Couch
9:30
3 8 Reboot
6 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (cartoon)
9 Attack of The Tomatoes
11 Your New House
13 22 Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
10:00
3 8 The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
6 Basketball: Nike International Hoop Summit
9 Casper
11 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Parade
13 22 Reading Rainbow
10:30
3 8 The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
4 5 Golf: PGA Senior's Championship
9 Spider-Man
13 22 Kidsongs
11AM
3 8 What-a-mess
9 X-Men
13 22 Today's First Edition
11:30
3 8 Wild Things: An Earth Day Special
9 Life with Louie
13 22 Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television
Noon
3 Streets of San Francisco
6 11 Golf: MCI Classic third round from Hilton Head Island, SC
8 Feed Your Mind
9 Movie: "Empire of The Sun" (1987) Star rating **
13 22 Tony Brown's Journal
12:30
4 5 NBA Basketball: Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls
8 Talk Box
13 22 Firing Line
1:00
3 Streets of San Francisco
8 Madison's Adventures Growing up Wild
13 GED
22 Friday
1:30
8 Growing Pains (Carol and Bobby get engaged)
13 GED
2:00
3 Bowling: PBA Bud Light Championship
8 Paid Program
13 22 Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fiery Foods
2:30
8 Paid Program
13 22 Sunshine Cuisine
3:00
4 Movie: "Return From Witch Mountain" (1978) Star rating: ***
5 Watch This!
6 Paid Program
8 Bowling: PBA Bud Light Championship [It was the same as 3 (4), but one hour later than 3 (4)]
11 Movie: "Never Cry Wolf" (1983) Star rating: ***
13 22 Nathalle Dupree Cooks
3:30
3 Wide World of Sports: World Gymnastic Championship from Puerto Rico
5 News for Kids
6 9 Paid Program
13 22 Marcia Adams Kitchen
4:00
5 NBA Inside Stuff
6 Paid Program
9 Babylon 5
13 22 Frugal Gourmet
4:30
5 Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures
6 Paid Program
8 Wide World of Sports [see 3 (4) for info]
13 22 The Best of Kerr
5:00
3 5 11 News
4 Wheel of Fortune
6 Your New House
9 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
13 22 Cucina Amore
5:30
4 NBC News
6 11 CBS News
13 22 In Julia's Kitchen w/ Master Chefs
6:00
3 ABC News
4 Star Trek: The Next Generation
5 NBC News
6 Baywatch
8 Northwest Weekend
9 Star Trek: Voyager
11 Home Improvement
13 22 Lawrence Welk [Lawrence Welk's favorites aired that evening]
6:30
3 5 News
8 ABC News
11 Home Improvement
7PM
3 Wheel of Fortune
4 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
5 The Hardy Boys (short-lived)
6 Baywatch Nights (spin-off of Baywatch)
8 Sightings
9 Entertainment Tonight
11 EXTRA!
13 Auction
22 Nature
7:30
3 Jeopardy!
5 Nancy Drew (short-lived)
8:00
3 8 The CityKids All-Star Celebration (host Demi Moore, performer Paula Abdul)
4 Malibu Shores
5 Movie: In The Deep Woods (1992) ** (Malibu Shores PREEMPTED on KING)
6 11 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (In this episode Dorothy writes a book about life in Colorado Springs)
9 Cops (still in the same slot Sat. nights after all these years)
22 David Attenborough's Natural World
8:30
9 Cops
22 Hidden Worlds
9:00
3 8 Movie: Encino Woman (1996 TV movie w/ Corey Parker)
4 Hope & Gloria
6 11 Touched by an Angel
9 Space: Above & Beyond
22 Movie: Singin' In The Rain (1952) Star rating: **** The movie stars Gene Kelly.
9:30
4 The Home Court
10:00
4 5 Sisters (KING finally joins regular NBC programming)
6 11 Walker, Texas Ranger (in this episode rangers suspect a gambling ring in the death of a football coach)
9 Highway Patrol
10:30
9 Highway Patrol
11:00
3 5 8 11 News
4 Nightside
6 Land's End (95-96 TV series starring Fred Dryer)
9 Saturday Night Special (special guest is Ben Stiller)
13 22 New Red Green Show
11:30
3 Magnum P.I.
4 Saturday Night Live (host Teri Hatcher, music guest Dave Matthews Band)
5 Almost Live! (local comedy show, aired for years and still airs after Saturday Night Live at 1:05AM on 5)
8 Married with Children
11 How to Outdoor (is that the full name of the show???)
13 Northwest Outdoors
22 Positive: Life with HIV
Midnight
6 Highlander
8 Paid Program
9 Tales from The Crypt
11 Basketball: Nike International Hoop Summit (preempted due to Puyallup Daffodil Parade at 10:00 that morning)
13 Off The Air
12:05
5 Saturday Night Live (see 4 for details)
12:30
3 Entertainers
8 Off The Air
9 Tales from The Crypt
22 New Television
1AM
4 6 Off The Air
9 Paid Programming
22 Chicano! Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
1:30
9 Paid Program
1:35
3 Streets of San Francisco
5 HBO Comedy Showcase
2:00
9 Forever Knight
11 Twilight Zone
22 Chicano! Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement
2:30
11 Twilight Zone
2:35
3 News (11:00 news rerun)
5 Paid Program
3AM
3 Real to Reel
5 NBC News Nightside
9 Movie: A Gunfight (1971) Star rating **
11 Night Court
22 Sesame Street (what one year old would wake up at 3 in the morning to watch Sesame Street! LOL I'm not making fun of anyone just being nice)
3:30
3 True Colors
3:35
11 Movie: The Mirror Crack'd (1980) Star rating **
4:00
3 Town Meeting
22 Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
4:30
22 Barney
So there you have it. A Saturday in 1996. I wish TV was still like this today, not 512 channels of junk!!
-crainbebo
Cable listings will be added later.
Listings start at 5:00AM
Channels listed by cable channel, NOT broadcast channel (I know it might confuse you, but I like to keep it nice and easy)
3 KOMO 4 Seattle (ABC)
4 KNDO 23 Yakima (NBC)
5 KING 5 Seattle (NBC)
6 KIMA 29 Yakima (CBS)
8 KAPP 35 Yakima (ABC)
9 KCYU-LP 68 Yakima (Fox, but says KCY on TV listing, they were wrong, it's KCYU) (now 41)
11 KSTW 11 Tacoma (CBS, would switch from CBS to UPN in '97, formerly an independent)
13 KYVE 47 Yakima (PBS)
22 KCTS 9 Seattle (PBS)
5AM
3 Town Meeting
4 6 8 9 13 Off The Air (all Yakima's were off for the night)
5 NBC News Nightside
11 Sonic The Hedgehog
22 To The Contrary
5:30
5 Wall Street Journal Report
11 Public Affairs
22 NHK News Japan Update
6:00
3 Bump in The Night
4 Today (interview w/ Leah Rabin)
5 News
6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
9 Fantastic Four
11 Public Affairs
22 Rod & Reel
6:30
3 Fudge
6 Timon and Pumbaa
9 Iron Man
11 Beakman's World
22 Wishbone
7:00
3 8 New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
5 News
6 News for Kids
9 WMAC Masters
11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
13 22 Sesame Street
7:30
3 8 Free Willy
6 New Adventures of Captain Planet
9 Mega Man
11 Timon and Pumbaa
8:00
3 New Adventures of Captain Planet
4 Sing Me A Story
5 News
6 11 Aladdin
8 Bump in the Night
9 Carmen Sandiego
13 Universe: Frontier
22 Barney and Friends
8:30
3 Gladiators 2000
4 Bill Nye the Science Guy
6 11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
8 Fudge
9 Power Rangers
13 Universe: Frontier
22 The Puzzle Place
9:00
3 8 Hypernauts
4 5 Boxing: U.S Olympic Trials from Atlanta, Georgia
6 11 The Mask
9 Power Rangers Zeo (Fox Kids lineup)
13 22 Big Comfy Couch
9:30
3 8 Reboot
6 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (cartoon)
9 Attack of The Tomatoes
11 Your New House
13 22 Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
10:00
3 8 The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
6 Basketball: Nike International Hoop Summit
9 Casper
11 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Parade
13 22 Reading Rainbow
10:30
3 8 The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
4 5 Golf: PGA Senior's Championship
9 Spider-Man
13 22 Kidsongs
11AM
3 8 What-a-mess
9 X-Men
13 22 Today's First Edition
11:30
3 8 Wild Things: An Earth Day Special
9 Life with Louie
13 22 Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television
Noon
3 Streets of San Francisco
6 11 Golf: MCI Classic third round from Hilton Head Island, SC
8 Feed Your Mind
9 Movie: "Empire of The Sun" (1987) Star rating **
13 22 Tony Brown's Journal
12:30
4 5 NBA Basketball: Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls
8 Talk Box
13 22 Firing Line
1:00
3 Streets of San Francisco
8 Madison's Adventures Growing up Wild
13 GED
22 Friday
1:30
8 Growing Pains (Carol and Bobby get engaged)
13 GED
2:00
3 Bowling: PBA Bud Light Championship
8 Paid Program
13 22 Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fiery Foods
2:30
8 Paid Program
13 22 Sunshine Cuisine
3:00
4 Movie: "Return From Witch Mountain" (1978) Star rating: ***
5 Watch This!
6 Paid Program
8 Bowling: PBA Bud Light Championship [It was the same as 3 (4), but one hour later than 3 (4)]
11 Movie: "Never Cry Wolf" (1983) Star rating: ***
13 22 Nathalle Dupree Cooks
3:30
3 Wide World of Sports: World Gymnastic Championship from Puerto Rico
5 News for Kids
6 9 Paid Program
13 22 Marcia Adams Kitchen
4:00
5 NBA Inside Stuff
6 Paid Program
9 Babylon 5
13 22 Frugal Gourmet
4:30
5 Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures
6 Paid Program
8 Wide World of Sports [see 3 (4) for info]
13 22 The Best of Kerr
5:00
3 5 11 News
4 Wheel of Fortune
6 Your New House
9 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
13 22 Cucina Amore
5:30
4 NBC News
6 11 CBS News
13 22 In Julia's Kitchen w/ Master Chefs
6:00
3 ABC News
4 Star Trek: The Next Generation
5 NBC News
6 Baywatch
8 Northwest Weekend
9 Star Trek: Voyager
11 Home Improvement
13 22 Lawrence Welk [Lawrence Welk's favorites aired that evening]
6:30
3 5 News
8 ABC News
11 Home Improvement
7PM
3 Wheel of Fortune
4 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
5 The Hardy Boys (short-lived)
6 Baywatch Nights (spin-off of Baywatch)
8 Sightings
9 Entertainment Tonight
11 EXTRA!
13 Auction
22 Nature
7:30
3 Jeopardy!
5 Nancy Drew (short-lived)
8:00
3 8 The CityKids All-Star Celebration (host Demi Moore, performer Paula Abdul)
4 Malibu Shores
5 Movie: In The Deep Woods (1992) ** (Malibu Shores PREEMPTED on KING)
6 11 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (In this episode Dorothy writes a book about life in Colorado Springs)
9 Cops (still in the same slot Sat. nights after all these years)
22 David Attenborough's Natural World
8:30
9 Cops
22 Hidden Worlds
9:00
3 8 Movie: Encino Woman (1996 TV movie w/ Corey Parker)
4 Hope & Gloria
6 11 Touched by an Angel
9 Space: Above & Beyond
22 Movie: Singin' In The Rain (1952) Star rating: **** The movie stars Gene Kelly.
9:30
4 The Home Court
10:00
4 5 Sisters (KING finally joins regular NBC programming)
6 11 Walker, Texas Ranger (in this episode rangers suspect a gambling ring in the death of a football coach)
9 Highway Patrol
10:30
9 Highway Patrol
11:00
3 5 8 11 News
4 Nightside
6 Land's End (95-96 TV series starring Fred Dryer)
9 Saturday Night Special (special guest is Ben Stiller)
13 22 New Red Green Show
11:30
3 Magnum P.I.
4 Saturday Night Live (host Teri Hatcher, music guest Dave Matthews Band)
5 Almost Live! (local comedy show, aired for years and still airs after Saturday Night Live at 1:05AM on 5)
8 Married with Children
11 How to Outdoor (is that the full name of the show???)
13 Northwest Outdoors
22 Positive: Life with HIV
Midnight
6 Highlander
8 Paid Program
9 Tales from The Crypt
11 Basketball: Nike International Hoop Summit (preempted due to Puyallup Daffodil Parade at 10:00 that morning)
13 Off The Air
12:05
5 Saturday Night Live (see 4 for details)
12:30
3 Entertainers
8 Off The Air
9 Tales from The Crypt
22 New Television
1AM
4 6 Off The Air
9 Paid Programming
22 Chicano! Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
1:30
9 Paid Program
1:35
3 Streets of San Francisco
5 HBO Comedy Showcase
2:00
9 Forever Knight
11 Twilight Zone
22 Chicano! Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement
2:30
11 Twilight Zone
2:35
3 News (11:00 news rerun)
5 Paid Program
3AM
3 Real to Reel
5 NBC News Nightside
9 Movie: A Gunfight (1971) Star rating **
11 Night Court
22 Sesame Street (what one year old would wake up at 3 in the morning to watch Sesame Street! LOL I'm not making fun of anyone just being nice)
3:30
3 True Colors
3:35
11 Movie: The Mirror Crack'd (1980) Star rating **
4:00
3 Town Meeting
22 Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
4:30
22 Barney
So there you have it. A Saturday in 1996. I wish TV was still like this today, not 512 channels of junk!!
-crainbebo