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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

TYPICAL JUNE WEEK 1995

SUNDAY

7:00
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos – comedy
CBS 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
NBC Time-Life’s Lost Civilizationsdocumentary (Debut: Jun. 25)
FOX Sliders
7:30
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos - comedy
8:00
ABC Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – fantasy
CBS The Wright Verdicts – law drama (return; new time) / Murder, She Wrote – sleuth
NBC seaQuest DSV – science-fiction
FOX The Simpsons – cartoon
8:30
FOX The Critic – cartoon
9:00
ABC ABC Sunday Night Movie – films
CBS The CBS Sunday Night Movies – films
NBC NBC Sunday Night Movie – films
FOX Married with Children – sitcom
9:30
FOX My Wildest Dreams – sitcom
10:00
FOX Local

MONDAY

8:00
ABC The Marshall – crime
CBS The Nanny – sitcom
NBC The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – sitcom
FOX Melrose Place – soap
UPN Star Trek: Voyager – science-fiction
8:30
CBS Dave’s World – sitcom
NBC The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – sitcom
9:00
ABC ABC Monday Night Movie – films
CBS Murphy Brown – newsroom sitcom
NBC NBC Monday Night Movie – films
FOX Dream On – sitcom
UPN Pig Sty – sitcom
9:30
CBS Cybill – sitcom
FOX Dream On – sitcom
UPN Platypus Man - sitcom
10:00
CBS Chicago Hope – medical drama
FOX Local
UPN Local

TUESDAY

8:00
ABC Full House – sitcom
CBS Rescue 911 – rescue re-enactments
NBC Wings – airport sitcom
FOX FOX Tuesday Night Movie – films
UPN Legend – western
8:30
ABC Thunder Alley – sitcom
NBC Pride & Joy – sitcom (new time) / Something Wilder – sitcom (return)
9:00
ABC Home Improvement – sitcom
CBS CBS Tuesday Mystery Movie – films
NBC Frasier – sitcom
UPN Marker – action
9:30
ABC Coach – sitcom (new time)
NBC The John Larroquette Show – bus depot sitcom
10:00
ABC NYPD Blue – police
NBC Dateline NBC – newsmagazine
FOX Local
UPN Local

WEDNESDAY

8:00
ABC Me and the Boys – sitcom (new time)
CBS Christy – western drama (new time)
NBC High Sierra Search and Rescuerescue drama (Debut: Jun. 14) (Preview: Jun. 11)
FOX Beverly Hills 90210 – teen drama
WB The Wayans Bros. – sketch comedy
8:30
ABC Ellen – sitcom
WB The Parent 'Hood – sitcom
9:00
ABC Grace Under Fire – sitcom
CBS Under Suspicion – police (new time)
NBC Dateline NBC – newsmagazine
FOX Party of Five – drama (return)
WB The Wayans Bros. – sketch comedy (new time)
9:30
ABC Coach – sitcom
WB Unhappily Ever After – sitcom
10:00
ABC PrimeTime Live – newsmagazine
CBS Under Suspicion – police (new time)
NBC Law & Order – police/law drama
FOX Local
WB Local

THURSDAY

8:00
ABC Various
CBS Burke’s Law – police
NBC Mad About You – sitcom
FOX Martin – sitcom
8:30
NBC Hope & Gloria – sitcom
FOX Living Single – sitcom
9:00
CBS Eye to Eye – newsmagazine
NBC Seinfeld – sitcom
FOX New York Undercover – police
9:30
NBC Friends – sitcom
10:00
ABC Day One – newsmagazine
CBS 48 Hours – documentary
NBC ER – medical drama
FOX Local

FRIDAY

8:00
ABC Family Matters – sitcom
CBS Diagnosis: Murder – sleuth
NBC Unsolved Mysteries – crime re-enactments/public service
FOX Tales from the Crypt – horror anthology (new time)
8:30
ABC Sister Sister – sitcom
FOX Tales form the Crypt – horror anthology
9:00
ABC Step by Step – sitcom
CBS Due South – police (new time)
NBC Dateline NBC – newsmagazine
FOX The X Files – science-fiction
9:30
ABC Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper – sitcom
10:00
ABC 20/20 – newsmagazine
CBS Picket Fences – drama
NBC Homicide: Life on the Street – police
FOX Local

SATURDAY

8:00
ABC Me and the Boys – sitcom
CBS Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman – western
NBC Empty Nest – sitcom
FOX Cops – police documentary
8:30
ABC Bringing Up Jack – sitcom
NBC Empty Nest – sitcom
FOX Cops – police documentary
9:00
ABC ABC Saturday Family Movie – films
CBS Touched by an Angel – fantasy (return)
NBC The John Larroquette Show – bus depot sitcom
FOX America’s Most Wanted – crime re-enactments/public service
9:30
NBC The John Larroquette Show – bus depot sitcom
10:00
CBS Walker, Texas Ranger – crime
NBC Law & Order – police/law drama
FOX Local

Saturday, November 26, 2005

TYPICAL MARCH WEEK 1986

SUNDAY

7:00
ABC The Disney Sunday Movie – anthology
CBS 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
NBC Punky Brewster – sitcom
7:30
NBC Silver Spoons – sitcom
8:00
CBS Murder, She Wrote – sleuth
NBC Amazing Stories – fantasy anthology
8:30
NBC Alfred Hitchcock Presents – drama anthology
9:00
ABC The ABC Sunday Night Movie – films
CBS The CBS Sunday Night Movies – films
NBC NBC Sunday Night at the Movie – films

MONDAY

8:00
ABC Hardcastle & McCormack – crime
CBS Scarecrow and Mrs. King – spy
NBC You Again?sitcom (Debut: Mar. 3) (Preview: Feb. 27)
8:30
NBC Valeriesitcom (Debut: Mar. 3) (Preview: Mar. 1)
9:00
ABC The ABC Monday Night Movie – films
CBS Kate & Allie – sitcom
NBC NBC Monday Night at the Movies – films
9:30
CBS Newhart – sitcom
10:00
CBS Cagney & Lacey – police

TUESDAY

8:00
ABC Who’s the Boss? – sitcom
CBS Morningstar/Eveningstardrama (Debut: Mar. 25)
NBC The A-Team – action
8:30
ABC Perfect Strangerssitcom (Debut: Mar. 25)
9:00
ABC Moonlighting – private eye
CBS Mary – newspaper sitcom (new time)
NBC Hunter – police (new time)
9:30
CBS Foley Square – law office sitcom (new time)
10:00
ABC Spenser: For Hire – private eye
CBS The Equalizer – crime/spy (new time)
NBC Stingraycrime (Debut: Mar. 4)

WEDNESDAY

8:00
ABC MacGyver – action
CBS Fast Timeshigh school sitcom (Debut: Mar. 5)
NBC Highway to Heaven – fantasy
8:30
CBS Tough Cookiespolice sitcom (Debut: Mar. 5)
9:00
ABC Dynasty – soap
CBS The CBS Wednesday Night Movies – films
NBC Blacke’s Magic – sleuth
10:00
ABC Hotel – hotel drama
NBC St. Elsewhere – medical drama

THURSDAY

8:00
ABC Ripley’s Believe It or Not – information
CBS Magnum, P.I. – private eye
NBC The Cosby Show – sitcom
8:30
NBC Family Ties – sitcom
9:00
ABC The Colbys – soap
CBS Simon & Simon – private eye
NBC Cheers – bar sitcom
9:30
NBC Night Court – courtroom sitcom
10:00
ABC 20/20 – newsmagazine
CBS Knots Landing – soap
NBC Hill Street Blues – police

FRIDAY

8:00
ABC Webster – sitcom
CBS The Twilight Zone – fantasy anthology
NBC Riptide – private eye (new time)
8:30
ABC Mr. Belvedere – sitcom
9:00
ABC Mr. Sunshinesitcom (Debut: Mar. 28)
CBS Dallas – soap
NBC Knight Rider – fantasy action
9:30
ABC Joe Bashpolice comedy-drama (Debut: Mar. 28)
10:00
ABC The Fall Guy – action
CBS Falcon Crest – soap
NBC Miami Vice – police

SATURDAY

8:00
ABC The Redd Foxx Show – sitcom
CBS Airwolf – spy
NBC Gimme a Break! – sitcom
8:30
ABC Benson – sitcom
NBC The Facts of Life – sitcom
9:00
ABC Fortune Dane – crime
CBS The CBS Saturday Night Movies – films
NBC The Golden Girls – sitcom
9:30
NBC All Is Forgivensitcom (Debut: Mar. 22) (Preview: Mar. 20)
10:00
ABC The Love Boat – romantic sitcom
NBC Remington Steele – private eye

Friday, November 25, 2005

TYPICAL NOVEMBER WEEK 1974

SUNDAY

7:30
ABC Local
CBS Apple’s Way – family drama
NBC The Wonderful World of Disney – anthology
8:00
ABC The Sonny Comedy Revue – comedy-variety
8:30
CBS Kojak – police
NBC NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo – police / McCloud – police / McMillan and Wife – police
9:00
ABC The ABC Sunday Night Movie – films
9:30
CBS Mannix – private eye
10:30
CBS Local
NBC Local

MONDAY

8:00
ABC The Rookies – police
CBS Gunsmoke – western
NBC Born Free – wildlife drama
9:00
ABC The ABC NFL Monday Night Football – football
CBS Maude – sitcom
NBC NBC Monday Night at the Movies – films
9:30
CBS Rhoda – sitcom
10:00
CBS Medical Center – medical drama

TUESDAY

8:00
ABC Happy Days – sitcom
CBS Good Times – sitcom
NBC Adam-12 – police
8:30
ABC ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week – TV movies
CBS M*A*S*H – medical military war sitcom
NBC NBC World Premiere Movie – TV movies
9:00
CBS Hawaii Five-O – police
10:00
ABC Marcus Welby, M.D. – medical drama
CBS Barnaby Jones – private eye
NBC Police Story – police anthology

WEDNESDAY

8:00
ABC That’s My Mama – sitcom
CBS Sons and Daughters – teen drama
NBC Little House on the Prairie – family western drama
8:30
ABC ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week – TV movies
9:00
CBS Cannon – private eye
NBC Lucas Tanner – high school drama / The Bob Hope Special – comedy-variety (monthly)
10:00
ABC Get Christie Love! – police
CBS The Manhunter – crime
NBC Petrocelli – law drama

THURSDAY

8:00
ABC The Odd Couple – sitcom
CBS The Waltons – family drama
NBC Sierra – rescue drama
8:30
ABC Paper Moon – comedy-drama
9:00
ABC The Streets of San Francisco – police
CBS The CBS Thursday Night Movies – films
NBC Ironside – police
10:00
ABC Harry-O – private eye
NBC Movin’ On – trucker drama

FRIDAY

8:00
ABC Kung Fu – western (new time)
CBS Planet of the Apes – science-fiction
NBC Sanford and Son – sitcom
8:30
NBC Chico and the Man – sitcom
9:00
ABC The Six Million Dollar Man – spy fantasy (new time)
CBS The CBS Friday Night Movies – films
NBC The Rockford Files – private eye
10:00
ABC Kolchak: The Night Stalker – supernatural (new time) (previously The Night Stalker)
NBC Police Woman – police

SATURDAY

8:00
ABC Various
CBS All in the Family – sitcom
NBC Emergency! – medical drama
8:30
CBS Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers – sitcom
9:00
CBS Mary Tyler Moore – newsroom sitcom
NBC NBC Saturday Night at the Movies – films
9:30
CBS The Bob Newhart Show – psychiatry sitcom
10:00
ABC Nakia – police
CBS The Carol Burnett Show – comedy-variety

Thursday, November 24, 2005

TYPICAL JANUARY WEEK 1967

SUNDAY

6:30
ABC Local
CBS Local
NBC Bell Telephone Hour – music anthology / NBC News Specials – documentary
7:00
ABC Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – science-fiction
CBS Lassie – drama
7:30
CBS It’s About Time – fantasy sitcom
NBC Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color – anthology
8:00
ABC The FBI – crime
CBS The Ed Sullivan Show - variety
8:30
NBC Hey Landlord – sitcom
9:00
ABC The Sunday Night Movie – films
CBS The Garry Moore Show – comedy-variety
NBC Bonanza – western
10:00
CBS Candid Camera – comedy pranks
NBC The Andy Williams Show – music-variety

MONDAY

7:30
ABC Iron Horse – railroad western
CBS Gilligan’s Island – castaways sitcom
NBC The Monkees – musical sitcom
8:00
CBS Mr. Terrificsuperhero sitcom (Debut: Jan. 9)
NBC I Dream of Jeannie – fantasy sitcom
8:30
ABC The Rat Patrol – war
CBS The Lucy Show – sitcom
NBC Captain Nicesuperhero sitcom (Debut: Jan. 9)
9:00
ABC Felony Squad – police
CBS The Andy Griffith Show – sitcom
NBC The Road West – western / Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall – music-variety (monthly)
9:30
ABC Peyton Place – soap drama
CBS Family Affair - sitcom
10:00
ABC The Big Valley – western
CBS To Tell the Truth – panel quiz
NBC Run for Your Life – drama
10:30
CBS I’ve Got a Secret – panel quiz

TUESDAY

7:30
ABC Combat! – war
CBS Daktari – wildlife drama
NBC The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. – spy spoof
8:30
ABC The Invadersscience-fiction (Debut: Jan. 10)
CBS The Red Skelton Hour – comedy-variety
NBC Occasional Wife – sitcom
9:00
NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies – films
9:30
ABC Peyton Place – soap drama (new time)
CBS Petticoat Junction – sitcom
10:00
ABC The Fugitive – chase drama
CBS CBS Reports – documentary / CBS News Hour – documentary

WEDNESDAY

7:30
ABC Batman – superhero fantasy action
CBS Lost in Space – science-fiction
NBC The Virginian – western
8:00
ABC The Monroes – western
8:30
CBS The Beverly Hillbillies – sitcom
9:00
ABC The Wednesday Night Movie – films (return)
CBS Green Acres – sitcom
NBC Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater – comedy/drama anthology / Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Special – comedy-variety (monthly)
9:30
CBS Gomer Pyle-USMC – military sitcom
10:00
CBS The Danny Kaye Show – comedy-variety
NBC I Spy – spy

THURSDAY

7:30
ABC Batman – superhero fantasy action
CBS Coliseumcircus variety (Debut: Jan. 26)
NBC Daniel Boone – frontier western
8:00
ABC F Troop – military western sitcom
8:30
ABC Bewitched – fantasy sitcom (new time)
CBS My Three Sons – sitcom
NBC Star Trek – science-fiction
9:00
ABC Love on a Rooftop – romantic sitcom (new time)
CBS The CBS Thursday Night Movies – films
9:30
ABC That Girl – sitcom
NBC Dragnet 1967police (Debut: Jan. 12)
10:00
ABC ABC Stage 67 – anthology (new time)
NBC The Dean Martin Show – comedy-variety

FRIDAY

7:30
ABC The Green Hornet – crime/fantasy action
CBS The Wild Wild West – spy/fantasy western
NBC Tarzan – jungle adventure
8:00
ABC The Time Tunnel – science-fiction
8:30
CBS Hogan’s Heroes – military war sitcom
NBC The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – spy spoof
9:00
ABC Rangowestern sitcom (Debut: Jan. 13)
CBS The CBS Friday Night Movies – films
9:30
ABC The Phyllis Diller Show – sitcom (new time) (previously The Pruitts of Southampton)
NBC T.H.E. Cat – bodyguard
10:00
ABC The Avengers – spy/fantasy (return; new time)
NBC Laredo – comedy-western

SATURDAY

7:30
ABC The Dating Game – game (new time)
CBS The Jackie Gleason Show – comedy-variety
NBC Flipper – drama
8:00
ABC The Newlywed Gamegame (Debut: Jan. 7)
NBC Please Don’t Eat the Daisies – sitcom
8:30
ABC The Lawrence Welk Show – music
CBS Mission: Impossible – spy (new time)
NBC Get Smart – spy sitcom
9:00
NBC Saturday Night at the Movies – films
9:30
ABC Hollywood Palace – variety
CBS Pistols ‘n’ Petticoats – western sitcom (new time)
10:00
CBS Gunsmoke – western
10:30
ABC Scope – documentary

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

TYPICAL AUGUST WEEK 1957

SUNDAY

6:30

ABC Local
CBS The Last Word – linguistics
NBC Cowboy Theater – western films
7:00
ABC You Asked for It – information
CBS Lassie – drama
7:30
ABC Hollywood Film Theater – films
CBS My Favorite Husband – sitcom
NBC Circus Boy – western
8:00
CBS The Ed Sullivan Show – variety
NBC The Steve Allen Show – comedy-variety
9:00
ABC Compass – travelogue
CBS The General Electric Theater – drama anthology
NBC Goodyear Television Playhouse – drama anthology / The Alcoa Hour – drama anthology
9:30
ABC Midwestern Hayride – country music
CBS Alfred Hitchcock Presents – drama anthology
10:00
ABC The Mike Wallace Interview – interview
CBS $64,000 Challenge – quiz
NBC The Web – drama anthology
10:30
ABC Local
CBS What’s My Line? – panel quiz
NBC Local

MONDAY

7:30
ABC Wire Service – newspaper drama
CBS The Adventures of Robin Hood – adventure
NBC Georgia Gibbs and Her Million Dollar Record – music
7:45
NBC NBC News – newscast
8:00
CBS The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show – sitcom
NBC The Charlie Farrell Show – sitcom
8:30
ABC Bold Journey – travelogue
CBS Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – talent-variety
NBC Action Tonight – drama anthology (reruns of CBS’s Schlitz Playhouse and ABC’s Pepsi-Cola Playhouse)
9:00
ABC ABC Presents: Quest for Adventure – documentary
CBS Those Whiting Girls – sitcom
NBC Twenty One – quiz
9:30
ABC Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent – talent-variety
CBS Richard Diamond, Private Detective – private eye
NBC The Arthur Murray Party – dance/music
10:00
CBS Studio One Summer Theater – drama anthology
NBC The Original Amateur Hour – talent-variety
10:30
ABC Local
NBC Local

TUESDAY

7:30
ABC Cheyenne – western / Conflict – drama anthology
CBS Name That Tune – musical quiz
NBC The Andy Williams-June Valli Show – music
7:45
NBC NBC News – newscast
8:00
CBS The Phil Silvers Show – military sitcom
NBC Festival of Stars – drama anthology (reruns of NBC’s The Loretta Young Show)
8:30
ABC The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp – western
CBS Private Secretary – sitcom
NBC Panic – drama anthology
9:00
ABC Broken Arrow – western
CBS To Tell the Truth – panel quiz
NBC Meet McGraw – private eye
9:30
ABC Telephone Time – drama anthology
CBS Spotlight Playhouse – drama anthology (reruns of various anthology series)
NBC Armstrong Summer Playhouse – drama anthology / Show for a Summer Evening – drama anthology (reruns of syndicated Heinz Playhouse)
10:00
ABC It’s Polka Time – polka music
CBS $64,000 Question – quiz
NBC The Nat ‘King’ Cole Show – music
10:30
ABC Local
CBS The Spike Jones Show – comedy-variety
NBC Local

WEDNESDAY

7:30
ABC Disneyland – anthology
CBS My Friend Flicka – western
NBC The Helen O’Connell Show – music
7:45
NBC NBC News – newscast
8:00
CBS The Vic Damone Show – music-variety
8:30
ABC Navy Log – military drama anthology
NBC Father Knows Best – sitcom
9:00
ABC The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet – sitcom
CBS The Millionaire – drama
NBC Kraft Television Theater – drama anthology
9:30
ABC Moment of Decision – drama anthology (reruns of ABC’s Ford Theater)
CBS I’ve Got a Secret – panel quiz
10:00
ABC The Wednesday Night Fights – boxing
CBS The United States Steel Hour – drama anthology / The 20th Century Fox Hour – drama anthology
NBC This Is Your Life – testimonials
10:30
NBC Local
10:45
ABC Famous Fights – boxing films

THURSDAY

7:30
ABC The Lone Ranger – western
CBS Sergeant Preston of the Yukon – western
NBC The Andy Williams-June Valli Show – music
7:45
NBC NBC News – newscast
8:00
ABC Cowtown Rodeorodeo (Debut: Aug. 1)
CBS The Bob Cummings Show – sitcom
NBC The Best of Groucho – comedy/quiz
8:30
CBS Climax! – drama anthology
NBC Dragnet – police
9:00
ABC Theater Time – drama anthology (reruns of various anthology series)
NBC The People’s Choice – political sitcom
9:30
ABC Industries for America – documentary
CBS Playhouse 90 – drama anthology
NBC High-Low – quiz
10:00
ABC Focus – documentary
NBC Lux Video Theater – drama anthology
10:30
ABC Local

FRIDAY

7:30
ABC The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – western
CBS Beat the Clock – game
NBC The Helen O’Connell Show – music
7:45
NBC NBC News – newscast
8:00
ABC The Adventures of Jim Bowie – western
CBS The West Point Story – military drama anthology
NBC Blondie – sitcom
8:30
ABC Crossroads – religious drama anthology
CBS Destiny – drama anthology (reruns of various anthology series)
NBC The Life of Riley – sitcom
9:00
ABC Enterprise – documentary (new time)
CBS Mr. Adams and Eve – sitcom
NBC The Joseph Cotton Show – On Trial – law drama anthology
9:30
ABC Date with the Angels – sitcom
CBS Schlitz Playhouse – drama anthology
NBC The Big Moment – sports films
10:00
ABC The Big Picture – military documentary (new time)
CBS Undercurrent – drama anthology (reruns of various anthology series)
NBC Gillette Cavalcade of Sports – boxing
10:30
ABC Local
CBS Pantomime Quiz – charades
10:45
NBC Red Barber’s Corner – sports news

SATURDAY

7:30
ABC Flight No. 7 – travelogue
CBS The Buccaneers – adventure
NBC People Are Funny – comedy/stunts
8:00
ABC The Billy Graham Crusade – religion
CBS The Jimmy Durante Show – comedy-variety
NBC The Julius La Rosa Show – music-variety
8:30
CBS Two for the Money – quiz
9:00
ABC The Lawrence Welk Dodge Dancing Party – music
CBS Oh, Susannah – sitcom
NBC The George Sanders Mystery Theater – mystery anthology
9:30
CBS S.R.O. Playhouse – drama anthology (reruns of CBS’s Schlitz Playhouse)
NBC Dollar a Second – quiz
10:00
ABC Country Music Jubilee – country music
CBS Gunsmoke – western
NBC Encore Theater – drama anthology (reruns of NBC’s Ford Theater)
10:30
CBS The Jimmy Dean Show – music-variety
NBC Adventure Theater – adventure anthology

Thursday, November 17, 2005

RANDOM NIGHTS 1945-54

SUNDAYS, SEPTEMBER 1945

ABC, CBS, DU MONT
No network service

NBC
7:00 Local
8:00 NBC-TV Newsreel – newsreels
8:15 Local

THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 1946

ABC, CBS
No network service

NBC
7:00 Local
7:50 The ESSO Newsreel – newsreels
8:00 Hour Glass – variety
9:00 Local

DU MONT
7:00 Local
9:00 Cash and Carry – game
9:30 Local

TUESDAYS, MAY 1947

ABC, CBS, NBC
No network service

DU MONT
7:00 Small Fry Club – kids
7:30 Cash and Carry – game
8:00 Western Movie – western films
9:00 Serving Through Science – science
9:30 Local

MONDAYS, AUGUST 1948

ABC
7:00 News and Viewsnewscast (Debut: Aug. 16-Monday episodes)
7:15 Local
7:30 Quizzing the Newspanel quiz (Debut: Aug. 16)
8:00 Kiernan’s Cornerinterview (Debut: Aug. 16)
8:30 Local
9:00 You’re Invited – variety (new time)
9:30 Local

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 Places, Pleasemusic (Debut: Aug. 16)
7:30 Douglas Edwards and the News – newscast
7:45 Face the Music – music (new time)
8:00 Sportsman’s Quiz – information
8:05 To the Queen’s Taste – cooking
8:30 Local

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 You Are an Artist – art instruction (new time)
7:50 The Camel News Theater – newsreels
8:00 Dress Rehearsal – anthology
8:30 Americana – panel quiz
9:00 Local
9:10 Village Barn – country music variety

DU MONT
7:00 Local
7:30 Camera Headlines – newsreels
7:45 Local
9:30 Court of Current Issues – debate
10:00 Local

FRIDAYS, JANUARY 1949

ABC
7:00 News and Views – newscast
7:15 Wren's Nestsitcom (Debut: Jan. 14-Friday episodes)
7:30 Tales of the Red Caboosekids (Debut: Jan. 14)
7:45 Local
8:00 Vaudeo Varietiesvariety (Debut: Jan. 14)
9:00 Break the Bank – quiz
9:30 Sports with Joe Hazel – sports news (new time)
9:45 Alice Pearcemusic variety (Debut: Jan. 28)
10:00 Local

CBS
7:00 Your Sports Special – sports news
7:15 Places, Please – music
7:30 Douglas Edwards and the News – newscast
7:45 Make Mine Music – music
8:00 Adventures in Jazzjazz music (Debut: Jan. 28)
8:30 What’s It Worth? – art appraisal / The Morey Amsterdam Show – comedy-variety
9:00 The Johns Hopkins Science Review – science
9:30 Local

NBC
7:00 Kukla, Fran and Olliekids (Debut: Jan. 14-Friday episodes)
7:30 Musical Merry-Go-Round – music
7:50 The Camel Newsreel Theater – newsreels
8:00 Admiral Broadway Revuecomedy-variety (Debut: Jan. 28) (simulcast with Du Mont)
9:00 Stop Me If You’ve Hear This One – comedy (new time)
9:30 Your Show Timedrama anthology (Debut: Jan. 21)
10:00 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports – boxing
10:45 Greatest Fights of the Century – boxing films

DU MONT
7:00 Key to the Missing – public service
7:30 Camera Headlines – newsreels
7:45 Manhattan Spotlight – interview
8:00 Admiral Broadway Revuecomedy-variety (Debut: Jan. 28) (simulcast with NBC)
9:00 Local

THURSDAYS, JUNE 1950

ABC
7:00 News and Views – newscast
7:15 Art Ford on Broadway – interview
7:30 The Lone Ranger – western
8:00 Stop the Music – musical quiz
9:00 ABC Showcase – anthology
9:30 The Ruggles – sitcom (new time)
10:00 Roller Derby – roller derby

CBS
7:00 The Garry Moore Showvariety (Debut: Jun. 29-Thursday episodes)
7:30 Douglas Edwards and the News – newscast
7:45 Three’s Company – music
8:00 The Show Goes On – talent variety
9:00 The Alan Young Show – comedy-variety
9:30 Glamour-go-round – fashion interview
9:45 Winner Take All – quiz
10:30 In the First Person – interview
10:45 Local

NBC
7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie – kids
7:30 The Little Showmusic (Debut: Jun. 29)
7:45 The Camel News Caravan – newscast
8:00 Believe It or Not – drama anthology
8:30 Studs’ Place – variety
9:00 Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge – musical quiz
10:00 Trotting Races – harness racing

DU MONT
7:00 Captain Video and His Video Rangers – kids’ science fiction
7:30 The Vincent Lopez Show - music
7:45 Manhattan Spotlight - interview
8:00 Screen Mystery – mystery films
9:00 The Morey Amsterdam Show – comedy-variety
9:30 Boxing from Dexter Park – boxing (previously Boxing from Sunnyside Arena)

WEDNESDAYS, DECEMBER 1951

ABC
7:00 After the Deadlines – newscast
7:15 Local
7:30 The Name’s the Samepanel quiz (Debut: Dec. 5)
8:00 The Paul Dixon Show – variety
9:00 The Arthur Murray Party – dance/music
9:30 The Clock – mystery-suspense anthology
10:00 Celanese Theater – drama anthology / Pulizer Prize Playhouse – drama anthology (new time)
10:30 Local

CBS
7:00 Local
7:30 Douglas Edwards and the News – newscast
7:45 The Perry Como Show – music
8:00 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends – variety
9:00 Strike It Rich – quiz
9:30 The Web – drama anthology
10:00 Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts – boxing
10:45 Sports Spot – sports interview

NBC
7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie – kids
7:15 Bob and Ray – comedy-variety
7:45 Those Two – music
7:45 The Camel News Caravan – newscast
8:00 The Kate Smith Evening Hour – variety
9:00 Kraft Television Theater – drama anthology
10:00 Break the Bank – quiz
10:30 Cavalier Theaterdrama anthology (Debut: Dec. 5)

DU MONT
7:00 Captain Video and His Video Rangers – kids’ science fiction
7:30 Local
9:00 Famous Jury Trials – court re-enactments
9:30 Local

SATURDAYS, NOVEMBER 1952

ABC
6:30 Columbia University Seminar – instruction
7:00 Paul Whiteman’s TV Teen Club – talent variety
7:30 Live Like a Millionaire – talent variety
8:00 Feature Playhouse – films
10:00 Local

CBS
6:30 It’s News to Me – panel quiz
7:00 The Stork Club – talk
7:30 Beat the Clock – game
8:00 The Jackie Gleason Show – comedy-variety
9:00 Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen – music variety
9:30 Meet Millie – sitcom
10:00 Balance Your Budget – quiz
10:30 Battle of the Ages – talent competition

NBC
6:30 Local
7:00 Watch Mr. Wizard – kids
7:30 My Herositcom (Debut: Nov. 8)
8:00 All Star Revue – comedy-variety
9:00 Your Show of Shows – comedy-variety
10:30 Your Hit Parade – music

DU MONT
6:30 Local
7:30 Pet Shop – animals
8:00 Local
9:30 Wrestling from the Marigold in Chicago – wrestling

SUNDAYS, FEBRUARY 1953

ABC
6:00 Strength for a Free World – documentary (new time)
6:30 Lash of the West – kids' western
6:45 The Walter Winchell Show – news commentary
7:00 You Asked for It – information
7:30 Playhouse No. 7 – short filmed dramas
8:00 All-Star News – newscast
9:00 America in View – travelogue
9:30 This Is the Life Starring the Fisher Family – religious drama
10:00 Hour of Decision – religion
10:15 Local
10:30 Enterprise – documentary
10:45 Local

CBS
6:00 You Are Therehistory re-enactments (Debut: Feb. 1)
6:30 See It Now – documentary
7:00 The Gene Autry Show – western
7:30 The Jack Benny Show – comedy-variety / Private Secretarysitcom (Debut: Feb. 1)
8:00 Toast of the Town – variety
9:00 The Fred Waring Show – music / The General Electric Theaterdrama anthology (Debut: Feb. 1)
9:30 Time to Smile: The Ken Murray Show – comedy-variety (return; new time) / Time to Smile: The Alan Young Show – sitcom (return; new time) (previously comedy-variety)
10:00 The Web – drama anthology
10:30 What’s My Line? – panel quiz

NBC
6:00 Meet the Press – interveiw
6:30 The Roy Rogers Show – western
7:00 The Red Skelton Show – comedy-variety
7:30 Mr. Peepers – high school sitcom
8:00 The Cogate Comedy Hour – comedy-variety
9:00 Philco Television Playhouse – drama anthology / Goodyer Televeision Playhosue – drama anthology
10:00 The Doctor – medical drama
10:30 Local

DU MONT
6:00 New York Times Youth Forum – discussion
7:00 Georgetown University Forum – discussion
7:30 Local
9:00 Rocky King, Inside Detective – police
9:30 The Plainclothesman – police
10:00 The Arthur Murray Party – dance/music
10:30 Youth on the March – religion

FRIDAYS, APRIL 1954

ABC
7:00 Local
7:15 John Daley and the News – newscast
7:30 The Stu Erwin Show – sitcom
8:00 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet – sitcom
8:30 Pepsi-Cola Playhouse – drama anthology
9:00 The Pride of the Family – sitcom
9:30 Who’s the Boss? – panel quiz
10:00 Local

CBS
7:00 Local
7:30 Douglas Edwards and the News – newscast
7:45 The Perry Como Show – music
8:00 Mama – comedy-drama
8:30 Topper – fantasy sitcom
9:00 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars – drama anthology
9:30 Our Miss Brooks – high school sitcom
10:00 My Friend Irma – sitcom
10:30 Person to Person – interview

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher – music
7:45 The Camel News Caravan – newscast
8:00 The Dave Garroway Show – revue
8:30 The Life of Riley – sitcom
9:00 The Big Story – newspaper drama anthology
9:30 Campbell Soundstage – drama anthology
10:00 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports – boxing
10:45 Greatest Fights of the Century – boxing films

DU MONT
7:00 Captain Video and His Vidoe Rangers – kids' science fiction
7:15 Marge and Jeff – sitcom
7:30 Local
8:00 City Assignment – newspaper drama (reruns of Big Town)
8:30 Local
9:00 Life Begins at Eighty – discussion
9:30 Local
10:00 Chance of a Lifetime – talent variety
10:30 Down You Go – panel quiz

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

RANDOM NIGHTS 1985-95

FRIDAYS, MARCH 1985

ABC
8:00 Webster – sitcom
8:30 Mr. Belvederesitcom (Debut: Mar. 15)
9:00 Benson – sitcom (new time)
9:30 Off the Racksitcom (Debut: Mar. 15)
10:00 Matt Houston – private eye

CBS
8:00 Detective in the Houseprivate eye (Debut: Mar. 15)
9:00 Dallas – soap drama
10:00 Falcon Crest – soap drama

NBC
8:00 Knight Rider – fantasy action (new time)
9:00 Half Nelsonprivate eye (Preview: Mar. 24; Debut: Mar. 29)
10:00 Miami Vice – police

THURSDAYS, DECEMBER 1986

ABC
8:00 Our World – documentary
9:00 The Colbys – soap drama
10:00 20/20 – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 The Twilight Zone – fantasy anthology (return; new time)
8:30 Simon & Simon – private eye (new time)
9:30 Designing Women – sitcom (new time)
10:00 Knots Landing – soap drama

NBC
8:00 The Cosby Show – sitcom
8:30 Family Ties – sitcom
9:00 Cheers – bar sitcom
9:30 Night Court – courtroom sitcom
10:00 L.A. Law – law drama(new time)

WEDNESDAYS, AUGUST 1987

ABC
8:00 Perfect Strangers – sitcom
8:30 Head of the Class – high school sitcom
9:00 MacGyver – action
10:00 Hotel – hotel drama

CBS
8:00 The New Mike Hammer – private eye
9:00 Magnum, P.I. – private eye
10:00 The Equalizer – crime/spy

NBC
8:00 Highway to Heaven – fantasy drama
9:00 The Bronx Zoo – high school drama (return; new time)
10:00 St. Elsewhere – medical drama

SUNDAYS, JULY 1988

ABC
7:00 The Disney Sunday Movie – anthology
8:00 MacGyver – action
9:00 The ABC Sunday Night Movie – films

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
8:00 Murder, She Wrote – sleuth
9:00 The CBS Sunday Night Movies – films

NBC
7:00 Rags to Riches – sitcom (return; new time)
8:00 Family Ties – sitcom
8:30 My Two Dads – sitcom
9:00 NBC Sunday Night Movie – films

FOX
7:00 21 Jump Street – police
8:00 America’s Most Wanted – crime re-enactments
8:30 Married with Children – sitcom
9:00 It’s Garry Shandling’s Show – sitcom
9:30 The Tracey Ullman Show – sketch comedy (new time)
10:00 Duet – sitcom (new time)
10:30 Werewolf – supernatural

SATURDAYS, APRIL 1989

ABC
8:00 Mission: Impossible – spy
9:00 A Man Called Hawk – crime
10:00 Men – drama

CBS
8:00 Paradise – western (new time)
9:00 Jesse Hawkesbounty hunter (Debut: Apr. 22)
10:00 West 57th – newsmagazine

NBC
8:00 One of the Boyssitcom (Debut: Apr. 15)
8:30 Amen – sitcom
9:00 The Golden Girls – sitcom
9:30 Empty Nest – sitcom
10:00 Hunter – police

FOX
8:00 The Reporters – newsmagazine
9:00 Cops – police documentary
9:30 Beyond Tomorrow – information
10:00 Local

FRIDAYS, NOVEMBER 1990

ABC
8:00 Full House – sitcom
8:30 Family Matters – sitcom
9:00 Perfect Strangers – sitcom
9:30 Going Places – sitcom
10:00 20/20 – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 Uncle Buck – sitcom (new time)
8:30 Bagdad Café – diner sitcom
9:00 Over My Dead Body – sleuth
10:00 Dallas – soap drama (return)

NBC
8:00 Quantum Leap – science fiction
9:00 Night Court – courtroom sitcom
9:30 Wings – airport sitcom
10:00 Midnight Caller – crime

FOX
8:00 America’s Most Wanted – crime re-enactments
9:00 Against the Law – law drama (new time)
10:00 Local

SATURDAYS, MAY 1991

ABC
8:00 The Young Riders – western
9:00 The ABC Saturday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 The Flash – fantasy action
9:00 The CBS Saturday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 Amen – sitcom
8:30 American Dreamer – sitcom (return; new time)
9:00 The Golden Girls – sitcom
9:30 Empty Nest – sitcom
10:00 Sistersdrama (Debut: May 11)

FOX
8:00 Totally Hidden Videos – comedy pranks
8:30 Yearbook – high school documentary
9:00 Cops – police documentary
9:30 Cops – police documentary
10:00 Local

MONDAYS, SEPTEMBER 1992

ABC
8:00 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – adventure
9:00 The ABC Monday Night Football – football (return)

CBS
8:00 Evening Shade – sitcom
8:30 Hearts Afiresitcom (Debut: Sep. 14)
9:00 Murphy Brown – newsroom sitcom
9:30 Love & Warsitcom (Debut: Sep. 21)
10:00 Northern Exposure – drama

FOX
8:00 FOX Night at the Movies – films
10:00 Local

SUNDAYS, JUNE 1993

ABC
7:00 Life Goes On – family drama
8:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos – comedy
8:30 America’s Funniest People – comedy
9:00 The ABC Sunday Night Movie – films

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
8:00 Murder, She Wrote – sleuth
9:00 The CBS Sunday Night Movies – films

NBC
7:00 Various – specials
8:00 I Witness Video – documentary
9:00 NBC Sunday Night Movie – films

FOX
7:00 Peter Lewis – teen sitcom
7:30 Shaky Ground – sitcom
8:00 In Living Color – sketch comedy
8:30 Roc – sitcom
9:00 Married with Children – sitcom
9:30 Herman’s Head – sitcom
10:00 Flying Blind – sitcom
10:30 The Edge – sketch comedy

THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 1994

ABC
8:00 My So-Called Life – teen drama
9:00 Matlock – law drama (return; new time)
10:00 Primetime Live – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 Due South – police
9:00 Chicago Hope – medical drama (new time)
10:00 Eye to Eye with Connie Chung – newsmagazine (new time)

NBC
8:00 Mad About You – sitcom
8:30 Friends – sitcom
9:00 Seinfeld – sitcom
9:30 Madman of the People – sitcom
10:00 ER – medical drama

FOX
8:00 Martin – sitcom
8:30 Living Single – sitcom
9:00 New York undercover – police
10:00 Local

WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 1995

ABC
8:00 Sister Sister – sitcom
8:30 All-American Girl – sitcom
9:00 Roseanne – sitcom
9:30 Ellen – sitcom
10:00 Primetime Live – newsmagazine (new time)

CBS
8:00 Women of the Housesitcom (Debut: Jan. 4)
8:30 Hearts Afire – sitcom (new time)
9:00 Double Rushsitcom (Debut: Jan. 4)
9:30 Love & War – sitcom (new time)
10:00 Northern Exposure – drama (new time)

NBC
8:00 The Cosby Mysteries – sleuth
9:00 Dateline NBC – newsmagazine
10:00 Law & Order – police/law drama

FOX
8:00 Beverly Hills 90210 – drama
9:00 Party of Five – drama
10:00 Local

WB
8:00 The Wayans Bros.sketch comedy (Debut: Jan. 11)
8:30 The Parent ‘Hoodsitcom (Debut: Jan. 18)
9:00 Unhappily Ever Aftersitcom (Debut: Jan. 11)
9:30 Musclesitcom (Debut: Jan. 11)
10:00 Local

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

RANDOM NIGHTS 1975-84

SATURDAYS, SEPTEMBER 1975

ABC
8:00 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cossellvariety (Debut: Sep. 20)
9:00 S.W.A.T. – police
10:00 Matt Helmprivate eye (Debut: Sep. 20)

CBS
8:00 The Jeffersons – sitcom (new time)
8:30 Doc – medical sitcom
9:00 Mary Tyler Moore – newsroom sitcom
9:30 The Bob Newhart Show – psychiatry sitcom
10:00 The Carol Burnett Show – comedy-variety (return)

NBC
8:00 Emergency! – medical drama
9:00 NBC Saturday Night at the Movies – films

FRIDAYS, FEBRUARY 1976

ABC
8:00 Donny and Marie – music-variety
9:00 The ABC Friday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 Saraschool drama western (Debut: Feb. 13)
9:00 The CBS Friday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 Sanford and Son – sitcom
8:30 The Practice- medical sitcom
9:00 The Rockford Files – private eye
10:00 Police Story – police anthology

TUESDAYS, AUGUST 1977

ABC
8:00 Happy Days – sitcom
8:30 Laverne and Shirley – sitcom
9:00 The ABC Tuesday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 The Jack Benny Program – comedy-variety (return; new time; reruns)
8:30 Phyllis – sitcom (new time)
9:00 M*A*S*H – military medical sitcom
9:30 One Day at a Time – sitcom
10:00 Kojak – police

NBC
8:00 Baa Baa Black Sheep – war
9:00 Police Woman – police
10:00 Police Story – police anthology

MONDAYS, NOVEMBER 1978

ABC
8:00 Lucan – drama (return; new time)
9:00 The ABC NFL Monday Night Football – football

CBS
8:00 The White Shadowhigh school drama (Debut: Nov. 27)
9:00 M*A*S*H – military medical sitcom
9:30 One Day at a Time – sitcom
10:00 Lou Grant – newspaper drama

NBC
8:00 Little House on the Prairie – family drama western
9:00 NBC Monday Night at the Movies – films

WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 1979

ABC
8:00 Eight Is Enough – sitcom
9:00 Charlie’s Angels – private eye
10:00 Vega$ - private eye

CBS
8:00 The Incredible Hulk – fantasy action (new time)
9:00 One Day at a Time – sitcom (new time)
9:30 The Jeffersons – sitcom (new time)
10:00 Kaz – law drama (return; new time)

NBC
8:00 Various – specials
9:00 NBC Wednesday Night at the Movies – films

WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 1980

ABC
8:00 Eight Is Enough – sitcom
9:00 Charlie’s Angels – private eye
10:00 Vega$ - private eye

CBS
8:00 Beyond Westworldscience fiction (Debut: Mar. 5)
9:00 The CBS Wednesday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 Real People – human interest
9:00 Diff’rent Strokes – sitcom
9:30 Hello, Larry – sitcom
10:00 From Here to Eternity – war (return; new time)

MONDAYS, APRIL 1981

ABC
8:00 That’s Incredible! – human interest
9:00 Dynasty – soap drama
10:00 Soap – soap spoof sitcom

CBS
8:00 Private Benjaminmilitary sitcom (Debut: Apr. 6)
8:30 The Two of Ussitcom (Debut: Apr. 6)
9:00 M*A*S*H – military medical sitcom
9:30 House Calls – medical sitcom
10:00 Lou Grant – newspaper drama

NBC
8:00 Little House on the Prairie – family drama western
9:00 NBC Monday Night at the Movies – films

SUNDAYS, MAY 1982

ABC
7:00 Counterattack: Crime in Americacrime re-enactments (Debut: May 2)
8:00 The ABC Sunday Night Movie – films

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
8:00 Archie Bunker’s Place – sitcom
8:30 One Day at a Time – sitcom
9:00 Alice – diner sitcom
9:30 The Jeffersons – sitcom
10:00 Trapper John, M.D. – medical drama

NBC
7:00 Father Murphy – western drama
8:00 ChiPs – police
9:00 NBC Sunday Night at the Movies – films

FRIDAYS, JUNE 1983

ABC
8:00 Benson – sitcom
8:30 At Ease – military sitcom
9:00 The ABC Friday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 The Dukes of Hazzard – action comedy
9:00 Dallas – soap drama
10:00 Falcon Crest – soap drama

NBC
8:00 The Powers of Matthew Starr – fantasy action
9:00 Knight Rider – fantasy action
10:00 Eischied – police (return; new time)

THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 1984

ABC
8:00 The ABC Thursday Night Movie – films (return)
10:00 20/20 – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 Magnum, P.I. – private eye
9:00 Simon & Simon – private eye
10:00 Knots Landing – soap drama

NBC
8:00 The Cosby Show – sitcom
8:30 Family Ties – sitcom
9:00 Cheers – bar sitcom
9:30 Night Court – courtroom sitcom
10:00 Hill Street Blues – police

Friday, November 04, 2005

RANDOM NIGHTS 1965-74

MONDAYS, JULY 1965

ABC
7:30 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – science fiction
8:30 No Time for Sergeants – military sitcom
9:00 Wendy and Me – sitcom
9:30 The Farmer’s Daughter – sitcom
10:00 Ben Casey – medical drama

CBS
7:30 To Tell the Truth – panel quiz
8:00 I’ve Got a Secret – panel quiz
8:30 Summer Playhouse – pilot anthology
9:00 Glynis – sitcom (return; new time; reruns)
9:30 The Danny Thomas Show – sitcom
10:00 CBS Reports – documentary / CBS News Specials – documentary

NBC
7:30 Karen – teen sitcom
8:00 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – spy
10:00 The Andy Williams Show – music-variety / The Jonathan Winters Show – comedy-variety (monthly)
10:00 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – drama anthology

MONDAYS, MARCH 1966

ABC
7:30 12 O’Clock High – war
8:30 The Legend of Jesse James – western
9:00 A Man Called Shenandoah – western
9:30 Peyton Place – soap drama
10:00 The Avengersspy (Debut: Mar. 28)

CBS
7:30 To Tell the Truth – panel quiz
8:00 I’ve Got a Secret – panel quiz
8:30 The Lucy Show – sitcom
9:00 The Andy Griffith Show – sitcom
9:30 Hazel – sitcom
10:00 Art Linkletter’s Hollywood Talent Scouts – talent-variety

NBC
7:30 Hullabaloo – pop music
8:00 The John Forsythe Show – spy sitcom
8:30 Dr. Kildare – medical drama
9:00 The Andy Williams Show – music-variety / Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall – music-variety (monthly)
10:00 Run for Your Life – drama

SUNDAYS, FEBRUARY 1967

ABC
6:30 Local
7:00 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – science fiction
8:00 The FBI – crime
9:00 The Sunday Night Movie – films

CBS
6:30 Local
7:00 Lassie – drama
7:30 It’s About Time – fantasy sitcom
8:00 The Ed Sullivan Show – variety
9:00 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour – comedy-variety
10:00 Candid Camera – comedy pranks
10:30 What’s My Line? – panel quiz

NBC
6:30 Bell Telephone Hour – music anthology / NBC News Specials – documentary (bi-weekly) / Actuality Specials – documentary (monthly)
7:30 Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color – anthology
8:30 Hey Landlord – sitcom
9:00 Bonanza – western
10:00 The Andy Williams Show – music-variety

TUESDAYS, NOVEMBER 1968

ABC
7:30 The Mod Squad – police
8:30 It Takes a Thief – spy
9:30 N.Y.P.D. – police
10:00 That’s Life – musical comedy

CBS
7:30 Lancer – western
8:30 The Red Skelton Hour – comedy-variety
9:30 The Doris Day Show – sitcom
10:00 CBS News Hour – documentary / 60 minutes – newsmagazine

NBC
7:30 The Jerry Lewis Show – comedy-variety
8:30 Julia – comedy-drama
9:00 NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies – films

FRIDAYS, AUGUST 1969

ABC
7:30 Let’s Make a Deal! – game
8:00 The John Davidson Show – music-variety
9:00 Judd for the Defense – law drama
10:00 The Dick Cavett Show – talk/variety

CBS
7:30 The Wild Wild West – spy western
8:30 Gomer Pyle-USMC – military sitcom
9:00 The CBS Friday night Movies – films

NBC
7:30 The High Chaparral – western
8:30 The Name of the Game – newspaper drama
10:00 The Saint – action

FRIDAYS, JANUARY 1971

ABC
7:30 The Brady Bunch – sitcom
8:00 Nanny and the Professor – sitcom
8:30 The Partridge Family – sitcom
9:00 That Girl – sitcom
9:30 The Odd Couple – sitcom (new time)
10:00 Love, American Style – romantic comedy anthology (new time)

CBS
7:30 The Interns – medical drama
8:30 The New Andy Griffith Showsitcom (Debut: Jan. 8)
9:00 the CBS Friday Night Movies – films

NBC
7:30 The High Chaparral – western
8:30 The Name of the Game – newspaper drama
10:00 Strange Reportcrime (Debut: Jan. 22)

WEDNESDAYS, JUNE 1972

ABC
8:00 The Supersitcom (Debut: Jun. 21)
8:30 The Corner Barbar sitcom (Debut: Jun. 21)
9:00 Marty Feldman’s Comedy Machine – sketch comedy
9:30 ABC Comedy Hour Presents the Kopykats – comedy-variety (return; new time) (previously ABC Comedy Hour)
10:30 Local

CBS
7:30 The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Showmusic-variety (Debut: Jun. 7)
9:00 Medical Center – medical drama
10:00 Mannix – private eye

NBC
8:00 Adam-12 – police
8:30 NBC Mystery Movie: Columbo – police / McCloud – police / McMillan and Wife – police
10:00 Night Gallery – supernatural anthology

THURSDAYS, DECEMBER 1973

ABC
8:00 Toma – police
9:00 Kung Fu – western
10:00 The Streets of San Francisco – police

CBS
8:00 The Waltons – family drama
9:00 The CBS Thursday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 The Flip Wilson Show – comedy-variety
9:00 Ironside – police / The Bob Hope Show – comedy-variety (monthly)
10:00 NBC Follies – music-variety

TUESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 1974

ABC
8:00 Happy Days – sitcom
8:30 ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week – TV movies
10:00 Marcus Welby, M.D. – medical drama

CBS
8:00 Good Times – sitcom (new time)
8:30 M*A*S*H – military sitcom (new time)
9:00 Hawaii Five-O – police (new time)
10:00 Barnaby Jones – private eye (new time)

NBC
8:00 Adam-12 – police
8:30 NBC World Premiere MovieTV movies (Debut: Sep. 10)
10:00 Police Story – police anthology

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

RANDOM NIGHTS 1955-64

MONDAYS, OCTOBER 1955

ABC
7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie – kids
7:15 John Daley and the News – newscast
7:30 Topper – fantasy sitcom (return; new time; reruns) (previously on CBS)
8:00 TV Reader’s Digest – drama anthology
8:30 The Voice of Firestone – classical music
9:00 The Dolly Mack Show – music
9:30 Medical Horizons – discussion
10:30 The Big Picture – documentary
10:30 Local

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 CBS News – newscast
7:30 The Adventures of Robin Hood – adventure
8:00 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show – sitcom
8:30 Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – talent variety
9:00 I Love Lucy – sitcom
9:30 December Bride – sitcom
10:00 Studio One – drama anthology

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 The Tony Martin Show – music
7:45 The Camel News Caravan – newscast
8:00 Caesar’s Hour – comedy-variety
9:00 Medic – medical drama
8-9:30 Producer’s Showcase – anthology (monthly)
9:30 Robert Montgomery Presents: The Johnson’s Wax Program - drama anthlogy / Shick Television Theater- drama anthlogy
10:30 Local

WEDNESDAYS, FEBRUARY 1957

ABC
7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie – kids
7:15 John Daley and the News – newscast
7:30 Disneyland – anthology
8:30 Navy Log – military drama anthology
9:00 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet – sitcom
9:30 Ford Theater – drama anthology
10:00 The Wednesday Night Fights – boxing

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 CBS News – newscast
7:30 Giant Step – quiz
8:00 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends – variety
9:00 The Millionaire – drama
9:30 I’ve Got a Secret – panel quiz
10:00 The United States Steel Hour – drama anthology / The 20th Century Fox Hour – drama anthology

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 The Xavier Cugat Showmusic (Debut: Feb. 27)
7:45 NBC News – newscast
8:00 The Adventures of Hiram Holiday – sitcom
8:30 Father Knows Best – sitcom
9:00 Kraft Television Theater – drama anthology
10:00 This Is Your Life – testimonials
10:30 Local

WEDNESDAYS, NOVEMBER 1959

ABC
7:00 Local
7:30 The Court of Last Resort – crime (return; new time)
8:00 The Charley Weaver Show – talk/comedy (previously Hobby Lobby)
8:30 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet –sitcom
9:00 Hawaiian Eye – private eye
10:00 The Wednesday Night Fights – boxing

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 CBS News – newscast
7:30 The Lineup – police
8:30 Men into Space – science fiction
9:00 The Millionaire – drama
9:30 I’ve Got a Secret – panel quiz
10:00 The United States Steel Hour – drama anthology / The 20th Century Fox Hour – drama anthology

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 Wagon Train – western
8:30 The Price Is Right – game
9:00 Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall – music
10:00 This Is Your Life – testimonials
10:30 Witchita Town – western

THURSDAYS, AUGUST 1960

ABC
7:00 Local
7:30 Steve Canyon – military action
8:00 The Donna Reed Show – sitcom
8:30 The Real McCoys – sitcom
9:00 Hey, Jeannie – sitcom
9:30 The Untouchables – crime
10:30 Silents Pleasecomedy (Debut: Aug. 4)

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 CBS News – newscast
7:30 The Invisible Man – science fiction
8:00 Playhouse of Stars – drama anthology (reruns of various drama anthology series)
8:30 Johnny Ringo – western
9:00 Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater – western anthology
9:30 Markham – private eye
10:00 Adventure Theaterdrama anthology (reruns of Schlitz Playhouse) (Debut: Aug. 4)
10:30 To Tell the Truth – panel quiz

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 Law of the Plainsman – western
8:00 Bat Masterson – western
8:30 Producer’s Choice – drama anthology (reruns of various drama anthology series)
9:00 Bachelor Father – sitcom
9:30 The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford – music
10:00 The Best of Groucho – comedy/quiz
10:30 Local

SUNDAYS, JUNE 1962

ABC
6:30 Maverick – western (reruns)
7:30 Follow the Sun – action
8:30 Hollywood Special – films
10:30 Lawman – western

CBS
6:30 Mister Ed – fantasy sitcom
7:00 Lssie – drama
7:30 Dennis the Menace – sitcom
8:00 The Ed Sullivan Show – variety
9:00 Te General electric Theater – drama anthology
9:30 What in the Worldpanel quiz (Debut: Jun. 24)
10:00 Candid Camera – comedy pranks
10:30 What’s My Line? – panel quiz

NBC
6:30 This Is NBC Newsnewscast/reports (Debut: Jun. 3)
7:00 The Bullwinkle Show – cartoon
7:30 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color – anthology
8:30 The Adventures of Sir Francis Drakeadventure (Debut: Jun. 24)
9:00 Bonanza – western
10:00 The Du Pont Show of the Week – anthology

TUESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 1964

ABC
7:30 Combat! – war
8:30 McHale’s Nacvy – military sitcom
9:00 The Tycoonsitcom (Debut: Sep. 15)
9:30 Peyton Placesoap (Debut: Sep. 15)
10:00 The Fugitive – chase drama

CBS
7:30 Marshal Dillon – western (reruns of Gunsmoke)
8:00 World War Idocumetnarty (Debut: Sep. 22)
8:30 The Red Skelton hour – comedy-variety (return; new time)
9:30 Petticoat Junction – sitcom (new time)
10:00 The Doctors and the Nurses – medical drama (new time) (previously The Nurses)

NBC
7:30 Mr. Novak – high school drama
8:30 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.spy (Debut: Sep. 22)
9:30 That Was the Week That Was – satire (return; new time)
10:00 Bell Telephone Hour – music anthology / NBC News Specials – documentary