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 Views – newscast (Debut: Aug. 16-Monday episodes)
7:15 Local
7:30 Quizzing the News – panel quiz (Debut: Aug. 16)
8:00 Kiernan’s Corner – interview (Debut: Aug. 16)
8:30 Local
9:00 You’re Invited – variety (new time)
9:30 Local

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 Places, Please – music (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 Nest – sitcom (Debut: Jan. 14-Friday episodes)
7:30 Tales of the Red Caboose – kids (Debut: Jan. 14)
7:45 Local
8:00 Vaudeo Varieties – variety (Debut: Jan. 14)
9:00 Break the Bank – quiz
9:30 Sports with Joe Hazel – sports news (new time)
9:45 Alice Pearce – music 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 Jazz – jazz 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 Ollie – kids (Debut: Jan. 14-Friday episodes)
7:30 Musical Merry-Go-Round – music
7:50 The Camel Newsreel Theater – newsreels
8:00 Admiral Broadway Revue – comedy-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 Time – drama 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 Revue – comedy-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 Show – variety (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 Show – music (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 Same – panel 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 Theater – drama 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 Hero – sitcom (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 There – history 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 Secretary – sitcom (Debut: Feb. 1)
8:00 Toast of the Town – variety
9:00 The Fred Waring Show – music / The General Electric Theater – drama 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