Sunday, October 11, 1987
Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Fox)
MORNING
6 am
4—Revival Hour
6—Sunday Today
(Maria Shriver, Boyd Matson)
6:30
2—Alice
7:00
2—Gardening with Ed Hume
4—Kenneth Copeland
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—Sunday Mass
7:30
2—The Compton Report
(Jim Compton)
4—Jimmy Swaggart
7—Sesame Street
28—Jerry Falwell
8:00
2—CBS News Sunday Morning
Scheduled: a report on the Boston school systems' efforts to desegregate since being ordered to do so in 1974. (Charles Kuralt)
4—Voice of the Church
8:30
4—Robert Schuller
6—Day of Discovery
7—Sesame Street
28—My Favorite Martian
9:00
6—NFL Live!
28—Larry Jones
9:30
2—The NFL Today
4—The World Tomorrow
6—Weight Control
7—Square One Television
28—Jimmy Swaggart
10:00
2—NFL Football
Regional games: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers; Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears; New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys.
4—Here's Lucy
6—NFL Football
Regional games: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots; Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns; Kansas City Chief at Miami Dolphins; New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts; San Diego Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
7—Together to Mars?
A special which questions whether the future exploration of space, specifically a mission to Mars, should be a joint effort of the United States and the Soviet Union, perhaps with other nations. The program captures the highlights of an unprecedented three and one-half-hour "Spacebridge" held July 1.
10:30
4—The Jetsons
28—The Abbott & Costello Show
11:00
4—Gilligan's Island
7—German Professional Soccer
28—Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
11:30
4—This Week with David Brinkley
AFTERNOON
12 pm
7—Washington Week in Review
(Paul Duke)
28—Charles in Charge
12:30
4—Business World
7—Wall $treet Week
(Louis Rukeyser)
28—New Monkees
1:00
2—NFL Football
Regional games: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers; Washington Redskins at New York Giants.
4—Weight Control
6—MLB Baseball
National League Championship Series, Game 5: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants.
7—Firing Line
28—Sea Hunt
1:30
4—Hart to Hart
28—Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
2:00
7—The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
"The Yeomen of the Guard" (1888) is set at the Tower of London, where the friends of a prisoner try to prevent his execution. Jack: Joel Grey. Elsie: Elizabeth Gale. Fairfax: David Hillman. Phoebe: Claire Powell. Shadbolt: Alfred Marks. Dame Carruthers: Elizabeth Bainbridge. Introduced by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
28—MOVIE: The Pink Panther Strikes Again ★★★
(1976) Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom. A bumbling French inspector attempts to thwart the destructive tendencies of a corrupt colleague.
2:30
4—Small Wonder
"It's Okay to Say No." Vicki and Jamie work undercover to catch a drug dealer who tried to sell speed to Vicki. Larry: Philip Tanzini. Off. Davis: Peggy March. Vicki: Tiffany Brissette. Jamie: Jerry Supiran. Ted: Dick Christie.
3:00
4—Tennis
AT&T Challenge, Singles Final from the Omni in Atlanta. Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe head the field in this eight-man, round-robin event.
4:00
2—MOVIE: Cheaper to Keep Her ★
(1981) Mac Davis, Tovah Feldshuh. A lawyer separated from her husband hires a recently divorced detective to check on men behind in their alimony payments.
7—The McLaughlin Group
28—Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World
4:30
6—Q-6 News
7—The Editors
5:00
4—MOVIE: The Fortune ★★
(1975) Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty. Two con artists plan an elaborate scheme to marry off a wealthy heiress (Stockard Channing). Directed by Mike Nichols.
6—MLB Baseball
American League Championship Series, Game 4: Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers.
7—Collectors
5:30
7—This Old House
EVENING
6:00
2—CBS Evening News
7—WonderWorks
Katherine Anne Porter's "The Fig Tree," set in early 1900s Texas, tells of a motherless girl obsessed with graveyards and burial rituals. Eliza: Doris Roberts. Aunt Nanny: Olivia Cole. Father: William Converse-Roberts. Grandmother: Teresa Wright.
28—Out of This World
"Till Then." Feeling neglected by Evie, Donna decides to keep busy by chairing the Marlowe Centennial committee. Evie: Maureen Flannigan. Beano: Joe Alaskey. Kyle: Doug McClure. Janet Hunter: Barbara Stuart. Cornelia Marlowe: Frances Bergen.
6:30
2—KREM 2 News
28—Marblehead Manor
"Safe at Home." Albert learns too late that the rumor of his dismissal is unfounded: he's already submitted a resignation. Hilary: Linda Thorson. Rick: Michael Richards. Dwayne: Rodney Scott Hudson.
PRIME TIME
7:00
2—60 Minutes
4—The Disney Sunday Movie: The Journey of Natty Gann ★★★
(1985) Meredith Salenger, John Cusack. Teenage Natty leaves 1935 Chicago by rail, heading west with a wolf and another drifter to find her hard-luck father (Ray Wise) who thinks she's dead. Connie: Lainie Kazan. Sherman: Scatman Crothers.
7—Nature
"Where Eagles Fly." Britain's largest bird of prey—the golden eagle. In the Scottish Highlands, the majestic birds are observed stalking ptarmigans, weasels and fox cubs; building nests from old twigs and heather; and teaching their young how to fly. George Page narrates.
28—21 Jump Street
"Two for the Road." Capt. Fuller gets arrested for driving drunk, and the cops try to find the source of near perfect fake driver's licenses. T.J. Caldwell: Rob Stone. Kenny: Pauly Shore. Traci: Susan Ursitti. Rhonda: Lynne Moody. Pallone: Gordon Currie. Hoffs: Holly Robinson. Ioki: Dustin Nguyen.
8:00
2—Murder, She Wrote
"Old Habits Die Hard." Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister (Jane Powell) and winds up investigating the murder of an elderly nun. Jessica: Angela Lansbury. Marion Simpson: Eileen Brennan. Mayor Simpson: Ed Nelson. Nancy Bates: Cindy Fisher. Mike Phelps: Mark Keyloun. Bishop Patrick Shea: Robert Prosky.
4—Spenser: For Hire
"The Heart of the Matter." Quirk (Richard Jaeckel) is stressed out and Spenser and Belson (Robert Urich, Ron McLarty) try to find out who's been threatening him. Katie: Shirley Knight. Sean Winston: Gary McCleery. Clay: William Converse-Roberts. Dr. Dartman: Tanya Berezin.
6—Our House
"Like Father, Like Son." David is having trouble filling his dad's basketball sneakers, especially with mom dating his coach (Dennis Cole); Nikki (JoAnn Willette) is hiding something from Kris; and Molly mistakenly thinks Mr. Kaplan is dying. Jessie: Deidre Hall. Kaplan: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
7—Masterpiece Theatre
"The Bretts: The King Shall Not Die." An eight-part series about "The Bretts," a theatrical family whose members—and servants—are deliciously hammy. In Part 1, Lydia (Barbara Murray) storms out on her husband (Norman Rodway) when he hires a young, beautiful secretary. Edwin: David Yelland. Martha: Belinda Lang. Thomas: George Winter. Sutton: Tim Wylton.
28—Married... with Children
"Buck Can Do It." Al is loath to have Buck the dog neutered, despite threats by neighbors angered by Buck's "carnal trespassing." Pittman: Mitchell Greenberg. Buck (in dream): Derek McGrath. Peg: Katey Sagal.
28—Women in Prison
Debut: "Vicki Does Prison." Rich Vicki (Julia Campbell) arrives at Bass Women's Prison, after being set up by her lawyer husband for shoplifting, and immediately makes the other prisoners jealous by getting a coveted job. Clint: Blake Clark. Pam: Wendie Jo Sperber. Eve: Peggy Cast.
9:00
2—CBS Sunday Movie: After the Promise
(TV, 1987) Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid. An itinerant carpenter loses his wife during the Depression; he marries a woman who helps him start over and regain custody of his four sons. Florence: Rosemary Dunsmore. Dr. Northfield: Donnelly Rhodes.
4—Dolly
Dolly Parton sits down with Bruce Willis ("Moonlighting"); Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris join her on "Bury Me Beneath the Willow" and "Sweetest Gift." Solo numbers: "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (Dolly), "I Can't Help It (if I'm Still in Love with You)" (Linda) and "My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy" (Emmylou).
6—Webster
"San Francisco." Conclusion. Charges are dropped against Katherine, while Henry (Lee Weaver) prepares for his performance. Ozzie: Al Fann. Grace: Ketty Lester. Carol: Mary Woronov. Sid: Vernon Washington.
28—The Tracey Ullman Show
Sketches: Ullman as Francesca working at a fast-food restaurant and as Kiki Howard-Smith conquering her fear of flying; also, singing commuters in New York.
9:30
6—Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
7—Upstairs, Downstairs
"Rose's Pigeon." Rose agrees to shelter a former servant, unaware that he is wanted for the murder of an elderly homosexual.
28—Mr. President
"Armageddon Kinda Sore." Lois (Madeline Kahn) can't take part in the test of the new White House bomb shelter, while Cynthia (Maddie Corman) must participate, but won't. President Tresch: George C. Scott. Bosdec: Dann Florek. Reinbeck: Robert Picardo. Charlie: Conrad Bain. Nick: Andre Gower.
10:00
2—Buck James
"Too Close to Home." Death looms near when Jenny's mom has a stroke, and an argument between ranchers and a banker escalates into a hit-and-run. Buck: Dennis Weaver. Jenny: Shannon Wilcox. Helen Gallagher: Nan Martin. Billy Ray Humphries: Royce D. Applegate. Bobbi Watkins: Paddi Edwards.
6—Wheel of Fortune
28—Huskies Highlights with Coach Don James
10:20
7—Northwest Profiles
10:30
6—Jeopardy!
7—Silk Screen
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News
4—KXLY News 4
6—Q-6 News
7—Tony Brown's Journal
28—Jimmy Swaggart
11:15
2—CBS News
11:30
2—Entertainment This Week
Albert Finney discusses his latest movie, "Orphans."
4—Hardcastle and McCormick
6—Anzacs
7—Off the air
12 am
28—MOVIE: Melody ★★★
(1971) Jack Wild, Mark Lester. Two ten-year-olds declare to their parents that they want to get married — not sometime in the future but as soon as possible. Tracy Hyde. Music by the Bee Gees.
12:30
2—MOVIE: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ★★★
(1945) Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell. In this adaptation of Betty Smith's 1943 novel, a girl in the slums tries to find her way with the help of her devoted mother and alcoholic father. Directed by Elia Kazan.
4—Music City, USA
1:00
4—KXLY News 4
1:30
4—ABC News
6—Off the air
1:45
4—Off the air
2:00
28—Off the air
2:30
2—CBS News Nightwatch
Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Fox)
MORNING
6 am
4—Revival Hour
6—Sunday Today
(Maria Shriver, Boyd Matson)
6:30
2—Alice
7:00
2—Gardening with Ed Hume
4—Kenneth Copeland
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—Sunday Mass
7:30
2—The Compton Report
(Jim Compton)
4—Jimmy Swaggart
7—Sesame Street
28—Jerry Falwell
8:00
2—CBS News Sunday Morning
Scheduled: a report on the Boston school systems' efforts to desegregate since being ordered to do so in 1974. (Charles Kuralt)
4—Voice of the Church
8:30
4—Robert Schuller
6—Day of Discovery
7—Sesame Street
28—My Favorite Martian
9:00
6—NFL Live!
28—Larry Jones
9:30
2—The NFL Today
4—The World Tomorrow
6—Weight Control
7—Square One Television
28—Jimmy Swaggart
10:00
2—NFL Football
Regional games: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers; Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears; New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys.
4—Here's Lucy
6—NFL Football
Regional games: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots; Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns; Kansas City Chief at Miami Dolphins; New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts; San Diego Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
7—Together to Mars?
A special which questions whether the future exploration of space, specifically a mission to Mars, should be a joint effort of the United States and the Soviet Union, perhaps with other nations. The program captures the highlights of an unprecedented three and one-half-hour "Spacebridge" held July 1.
10:30
4—The Jetsons
28—The Abbott & Costello Show
11:00
4—Gilligan's Island
7—German Professional Soccer
28—Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
11:30
4—This Week with David Brinkley
AFTERNOON
12 pm
7—Washington Week in Review
(Paul Duke)
28—Charles in Charge
12:30
4—Business World
7—Wall $treet Week
(Louis Rukeyser)
28—New Monkees
1:00
2—NFL Football
Regional games: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers; Washington Redskins at New York Giants.
4—Weight Control
6—MLB Baseball
National League Championship Series, Game 5: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants.
7—Firing Line
28—Sea Hunt
1:30
4—Hart to Hart
28—Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
2:00
7—The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
"The Yeomen of the Guard" (1888) is set at the Tower of London, where the friends of a prisoner try to prevent his execution. Jack: Joel Grey. Elsie: Elizabeth Gale. Fairfax: David Hillman. Phoebe: Claire Powell. Shadbolt: Alfred Marks. Dame Carruthers: Elizabeth Bainbridge. Introduced by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
28—MOVIE: The Pink Panther Strikes Again ★★★
(1976) Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom. A bumbling French inspector attempts to thwart the destructive tendencies of a corrupt colleague.
2:30
4—Small Wonder
"It's Okay to Say No." Vicki and Jamie work undercover to catch a drug dealer who tried to sell speed to Vicki. Larry: Philip Tanzini. Off. Davis: Peggy March. Vicki: Tiffany Brissette. Jamie: Jerry Supiran. Ted: Dick Christie.
3:00
4—Tennis
AT&T Challenge, Singles Final from the Omni in Atlanta. Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe head the field in this eight-man, round-robin event.
4:00
2—MOVIE: Cheaper to Keep Her ★
(1981) Mac Davis, Tovah Feldshuh. A lawyer separated from her husband hires a recently divorced detective to check on men behind in their alimony payments.
7—The McLaughlin Group
28—Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World
4:30
6—Q-6 News
7—The Editors
5:00
4—MOVIE: The Fortune ★★
(1975) Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty. Two con artists plan an elaborate scheme to marry off a wealthy heiress (Stockard Channing). Directed by Mike Nichols.
6—MLB Baseball
American League Championship Series, Game 4: Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers.
7—Collectors
5:30
7—This Old House
EVENING
6:00
2—CBS Evening News
7—WonderWorks
Katherine Anne Porter's "The Fig Tree," set in early 1900s Texas, tells of a motherless girl obsessed with graveyards and burial rituals. Eliza: Doris Roberts. Aunt Nanny: Olivia Cole. Father: William Converse-Roberts. Grandmother: Teresa Wright.
28—Out of This World
"Till Then." Feeling neglected by Evie, Donna decides to keep busy by chairing the Marlowe Centennial committee. Evie: Maureen Flannigan. Beano: Joe Alaskey. Kyle: Doug McClure. Janet Hunter: Barbara Stuart. Cornelia Marlowe: Frances Bergen.
6:30
2—KREM 2 News
28—Marblehead Manor
"Safe at Home." Albert learns too late that the rumor of his dismissal is unfounded: he's already submitted a resignation. Hilary: Linda Thorson. Rick: Michael Richards. Dwayne: Rodney Scott Hudson.
PRIME TIME
7:00
2—60 Minutes
4—The Disney Sunday Movie: The Journey of Natty Gann ★★★
(1985) Meredith Salenger, John Cusack. Teenage Natty leaves 1935 Chicago by rail, heading west with a wolf and another drifter to find her hard-luck father (Ray Wise) who thinks she's dead. Connie: Lainie Kazan. Sherman: Scatman Crothers.
7—Nature
"Where Eagles Fly." Britain's largest bird of prey—the golden eagle. In the Scottish Highlands, the majestic birds are observed stalking ptarmigans, weasels and fox cubs; building nests from old twigs and heather; and teaching their young how to fly. George Page narrates.
28—21 Jump Street
"Two for the Road." Capt. Fuller gets arrested for driving drunk, and the cops try to find the source of near perfect fake driver's licenses. T.J. Caldwell: Rob Stone. Kenny: Pauly Shore. Traci: Susan Ursitti. Rhonda: Lynne Moody. Pallone: Gordon Currie. Hoffs: Holly Robinson. Ioki: Dustin Nguyen.
8:00
2—Murder, She Wrote
"Old Habits Die Hard." Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister (Jane Powell) and winds up investigating the murder of an elderly nun. Jessica: Angela Lansbury. Marion Simpson: Eileen Brennan. Mayor Simpson: Ed Nelson. Nancy Bates: Cindy Fisher. Mike Phelps: Mark Keyloun. Bishop Patrick Shea: Robert Prosky.
4—Spenser: For Hire
"The Heart of the Matter." Quirk (Richard Jaeckel) is stressed out and Spenser and Belson (Robert Urich, Ron McLarty) try to find out who's been threatening him. Katie: Shirley Knight. Sean Winston: Gary McCleery. Clay: William Converse-Roberts. Dr. Dartman: Tanya Berezin.
6—Our House
"Like Father, Like Son." David is having trouble filling his dad's basketball sneakers, especially with mom dating his coach (Dennis Cole); Nikki (JoAnn Willette) is hiding something from Kris; and Molly mistakenly thinks Mr. Kaplan is dying. Jessie: Deidre Hall. Kaplan: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
7—Masterpiece Theatre
"The Bretts: The King Shall Not Die." An eight-part series about "The Bretts," a theatrical family whose members—and servants—are deliciously hammy. In Part 1, Lydia (Barbara Murray) storms out on her husband (Norman Rodway) when he hires a young, beautiful secretary. Edwin: David Yelland. Martha: Belinda Lang. Thomas: George Winter. Sutton: Tim Wylton.
28—Married... with Children
"Buck Can Do It." Al is loath to have Buck the dog neutered, despite threats by neighbors angered by Buck's "carnal trespassing." Pittman: Mitchell Greenberg. Buck (in dream): Derek McGrath. Peg: Katey Sagal.
28—Women in Prison
Debut: "Vicki Does Prison." Rich Vicki (Julia Campbell) arrives at Bass Women's Prison, after being set up by her lawyer husband for shoplifting, and immediately makes the other prisoners jealous by getting a coveted job. Clint: Blake Clark. Pam: Wendie Jo Sperber. Eve: Peggy Cast.
9:00
2—CBS Sunday Movie: After the Promise
(TV, 1987) Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid. An itinerant carpenter loses his wife during the Depression; he marries a woman who helps him start over and regain custody of his four sons. Florence: Rosemary Dunsmore. Dr. Northfield: Donnelly Rhodes.
4—Dolly
Dolly Parton sits down with Bruce Willis ("Moonlighting"); Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris join her on "Bury Me Beneath the Willow" and "Sweetest Gift." Solo numbers: "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (Dolly), "I Can't Help It (if I'm Still in Love with You)" (Linda) and "My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy" (Emmylou).
6—Webster
"San Francisco." Conclusion. Charges are dropped against Katherine, while Henry (Lee Weaver) prepares for his performance. Ozzie: Al Fann. Grace: Ketty Lester. Carol: Mary Woronov. Sid: Vernon Washington.
28—The Tracey Ullman Show
Sketches: Ullman as Francesca working at a fast-food restaurant and as Kiki Howard-Smith conquering her fear of flying; also, singing commuters in New York.
9:30
6—Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
7—Upstairs, Downstairs
"Rose's Pigeon." Rose agrees to shelter a former servant, unaware that he is wanted for the murder of an elderly homosexual.
28—Mr. President
"Armageddon Kinda Sore." Lois (Madeline Kahn) can't take part in the test of the new White House bomb shelter, while Cynthia (Maddie Corman) must participate, but won't. President Tresch: George C. Scott. Bosdec: Dann Florek. Reinbeck: Robert Picardo. Charlie: Conrad Bain. Nick: Andre Gower.
10:00
2—Buck James
"Too Close to Home." Death looms near when Jenny's mom has a stroke, and an argument between ranchers and a banker escalates into a hit-and-run. Buck: Dennis Weaver. Jenny: Shannon Wilcox. Helen Gallagher: Nan Martin. Billy Ray Humphries: Royce D. Applegate. Bobbi Watkins: Paddi Edwards.
6—Wheel of Fortune
28—Huskies Highlights with Coach Don James
10:20
7—Northwest Profiles
10:30
6—Jeopardy!
7—Silk Screen
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News
4—KXLY News 4
6—Q-6 News
7—Tony Brown's Journal
28—Jimmy Swaggart
11:15
2—CBS News
11:30
2—Entertainment This Week
Albert Finney discusses his latest movie, "Orphans."
4—Hardcastle and McCormick
6—Anzacs
7—Off the air
12 am
28—MOVIE: Melody ★★★
(1971) Jack Wild, Mark Lester. Two ten-year-olds declare to their parents that they want to get married — not sometime in the future but as soon as possible. Tracy Hyde. Music by the Bee Gees.
12:30
2—MOVIE: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ★★★
(1945) Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell. In this adaptation of Betty Smith's 1943 novel, a girl in the slums tries to find her way with the help of her devoted mother and alcoholic father. Directed by Elia Kazan.
4—Music City, USA
1:00
4—KXLY News 4
1:30
4—ABC News
6—Off the air
1:45
4—Off the air
2:00
28—Off the air
2:30
2—CBS News Nightwatch