Mike Stroud
Leading Participant
(Continued from 4/19/14, 12:47 pm CT post)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
(2) KDKA (CBS)
(4) WTAE (ABC)
(11) WIIC (NBC)
(13) WQED (PBS)
(53) WPGH (Ind.)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania:
(6) WJAC (NBC)
(19) WJNL (CBS)
Altoona, Pennsylvania:
(10) WTAJ (CBS)
University Park (State College), Pennsylvania:
(3) WPSX (PBS)
Wheeling, West Virginia:
(7) WTRF (NBC, ABC secondary)
Weston, West Virginia:
(5) WDTV (CBS)
Clarksburg, West Virginia:
(12) WBOY (NBC)
Morgantown, West Virginia:
(24) WWVU (PBS)
Steubenville, Ohio:
(9) WSTV (CBS, ABC secondary)
Youngstown, Ohio:
(21) WFMJ (NBC)
(27) WKBN (CBS)
(33) WYTV (ABC)
EVENING
6:00
(2) KDKA News
(3) Washington Straight Talk--probably PBS
(4) Dragnet--Friday and Gannon crack down on two different juvenile shoplifters this time around
(5) (9) (10) (19) (27) 60 Minutes--topics not listed, but probably mostly Watergate-related (as were practically all news programs by this point)
(13) (24) Nova--brand-new PBS science documentary series
(33) Jim Thomas Outdoors--Chicago-based sportsman helmed this filmed half-hour look at hunting/fishing expeditions across the globe
6:30
(2) Other People, Other Places
(3) People, Places, Things, Now--well, this is PBS, so ...
(4) WTAE News
(6) (7) (12) (21) NBC Sunday News--Floyd Kalber
(11) Hee Haw--Tanya Tucker, Buddy Alan (co-host Buck Owens' son), George "Goober" Lindsey, guests
(33) Bonanza
(53) Lassie
7:00
(2) About a Week--for what, pray tell? (!!!)
(3) (13) (24) Zoom--yes, Virginia, sometimes the great PBS' kids shows of the Seventies aired on Sunday nights, I don't care what rumor-mongers tell you
(4) (7) (12) Wild Kingdom--same episode on all stations, with foxes in the spotlight this week (brought to you, of course, by Mutual of Omaha)
(5) Highland Country--probably local country/bluegrass music show (in the hills of West Virginia, remember)
(6) (21) Wild Kingdom--different from above, with the "wild donkey of Iran" as the subject on this one (and nobody at that time thought Iran would ever become a grave world issue--how history twists and turns, right?)
(9) Happy Days--tape-delayed from ABC the previous week
(10) Easter Is ...
(19) Challenging Sea--documentary series (maybe British import)
(27) Price is Right--Dennis James syndie version
(53) Gomer Pyle, USMC--here comes Sergeant Carter, so Gomer and Duke better get their acts together
7:30
(2) (5) (9) (10) (19) (27) The Waltons--special two-hour episode where Olivia (Michael Learned) falls victim to polio (BTW, RIP Ralph Waite)
(3) Nova
(4) (33) FBI--final season for quasi-official Quinn Martin crime drama, with Shelly Novack as Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.'s sidekick
(6) (7) (11) (12) (21) World of Disney--"The Secrets of the Pirate's Inn," 1969 (first of two parts)
(13) Powers of the Presidency--PBS special examining the Constitutional angles of the Nixon/Watergate crisis
(24) Mountain Scene--local, probably public affairs
(53) Untouchables--this time, bootleggers try to work around Elliott Ness
8:00
(24) Movie--"The King of Kings" (same as WPSX at 2 p.m., meaning this was from PBS)
8:30
(3) Devout Young--PBS doc about new religions current among counterculture types (this episode featured Zen Buddhism and the "Jesus Freaks")
(4) (33) Movie--"Thursday's Game," made-for-TV, 1974
(6) (7) (11) (12) (21) MacMillan and Wife--Mac and Sally visit his ancestral home in Scotland (natch) on what became a working vacation of sorts
(53) Flipside--documentary about vinyl record album production
9:00
(3) (13) Masterpiece Theatre--"Upstairs, Downstairs," part 2 (the '70s forerunner to the current "Downton Abbey," one might say)
(53) Group Therapy with Dr. Irene Kassorla (boy, for an indie, WPGH sure was highfalutin ...)
9:30
(2) (5) (9) (10) (19) (27) The First Woman President--CBS special drama about Edith Wilson, who handled hubby Woodrow's affairs in 1919-20 while he was recovering from thrombosis; Eva Marie Saint in title role
(53) Judy Lynn--syndicated country music show with singer who chose to ply her trade in Las Vegas rather than Nashville
10:00
(3) (24) Firing Line--Bill Buckley gets in on the Easter act with Catholic priest and author Malachi Martin as guest
(6) (7) (11) (12) (21) NBC News Presents--one of the first-ever docs about obesity
(13) French Chef--sorry, no recipe listed (like anyone's going to cook at this time of Sunday night, anyway)
(53) 700 Club
10:30
(2) Police Surgeon--second-rate Canadian cop show; pilloried as one of the most laughable of all time
(4) What's My Line?--airing in the old CBS slot of the 1950s and 1960s, but the then-current version with Larry Blyden emceeing
(5) Odd Couple--tape-delayed from ABC the previous week
(9) Garner Ted Armstrong--weekly religious program
(10) Keystone Country Report--local public affairs
(13) David Susskind--the critically-acclaimed talk show's topic this week: ESP
(19) Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer--patriotic-themed syndie variety half-hour
(27) Sunday 10:30--local public affairs
(33) Dragnet
11:00
(2) KDKA News
(4) WTAE News
(5) (9) (10) (19) CBS Sunday Night News--Bob Schieffer (amazingly, still with CBS today)
(6) WJAC News
(7) WTRF News
(11) WIIC News
(12) WBOY News
(21) WFMJ News
(24) Masterpiece Theatre (same as WPSX and WQED at 9 p.m.)
(27) WKBN News
(33) ABC News--Bill Beutel
11:15
(5) Movie--"The Night Won't Talk," English, 1952
(9) Movie--"Black Gold," 1963
(10) Movie--"Marco Polo," Italian, 1961
(33) Movie--"Al Jennings of Oklahoma," 1951
11:20
(27) Movie--"The Flame and the Arrow," 1950
11:30
(2) 60 Minutes--tape delayed from earlier Sunday
(4) Movie--"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," 1953 (that's right, the Marilyn Monroe/Jane Russell classic)
(6) Movie--"The Story of Ruth," 1960
(7) (11) (12) (21) Pro Track--NBC Sports coverage of track-and-field competition in Los Angeles (here and there, NBC carried sports on late nights Saturdays and Sundays--"SNL" was a year and a half off at this point, remember)
12:00 a.m.
(53) Manna--probably religion
12:30
(2) Movie--"Humoresque," 1946
(53) Happy Hunters--according to Google, the name refers to a hunting lodge in Butler County, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh, so this is likely an outdoors show (or else an early infomercial)
1:30
(4) Directions
2:30
(4) ABC News
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
(2) KDKA (CBS)
(4) WTAE (ABC)
(11) WIIC (NBC)
(13) WQED (PBS)
(53) WPGH (Ind.)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania:
(6) WJAC (NBC)
(19) WJNL (CBS)
Altoona, Pennsylvania:
(10) WTAJ (CBS)
University Park (State College), Pennsylvania:
(3) WPSX (PBS)
Wheeling, West Virginia:
(7) WTRF (NBC, ABC secondary)
Weston, West Virginia:
(5) WDTV (CBS)
Clarksburg, West Virginia:
(12) WBOY (NBC)
Morgantown, West Virginia:
(24) WWVU (PBS)
Steubenville, Ohio:
(9) WSTV (CBS, ABC secondary)
Youngstown, Ohio:
(21) WFMJ (NBC)
(27) WKBN (CBS)
(33) WYTV (ABC)
EVENING
6:00
(2) KDKA News
(3) Washington Straight Talk--probably PBS
(4) Dragnet--Friday and Gannon crack down on two different juvenile shoplifters this time around
(5) (9) (10) (19) (27) 60 Minutes--topics not listed, but probably mostly Watergate-related (as were practically all news programs by this point)
(13) (24) Nova--brand-new PBS science documentary series
(33) Jim Thomas Outdoors--Chicago-based sportsman helmed this filmed half-hour look at hunting/fishing expeditions across the globe
6:30
(2) Other People, Other Places
(3) People, Places, Things, Now--well, this is PBS, so ...
(4) WTAE News
(6) (7) (12) (21) NBC Sunday News--Floyd Kalber
(11) Hee Haw--Tanya Tucker, Buddy Alan (co-host Buck Owens' son), George "Goober" Lindsey, guests
(33) Bonanza
(53) Lassie
7:00
(2) About a Week--for what, pray tell? (!!!)
(3) (13) (24) Zoom--yes, Virginia, sometimes the great PBS' kids shows of the Seventies aired on Sunday nights, I don't care what rumor-mongers tell you
(4) (7) (12) Wild Kingdom--same episode on all stations, with foxes in the spotlight this week (brought to you, of course, by Mutual of Omaha)
(5) Highland Country--probably local country/bluegrass music show (in the hills of West Virginia, remember)
(6) (21) Wild Kingdom--different from above, with the "wild donkey of Iran" as the subject on this one (and nobody at that time thought Iran would ever become a grave world issue--how history twists and turns, right?)
(9) Happy Days--tape-delayed from ABC the previous week
(10) Easter Is ...
(19) Challenging Sea--documentary series (maybe British import)
(27) Price is Right--Dennis James syndie version
(53) Gomer Pyle, USMC--here comes Sergeant Carter, so Gomer and Duke better get their acts together
7:30
(2) (5) (9) (10) (19) (27) The Waltons--special two-hour episode where Olivia (Michael Learned) falls victim to polio (BTW, RIP Ralph Waite)
(3) Nova
(4) (33) FBI--final season for quasi-official Quinn Martin crime drama, with Shelly Novack as Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.'s sidekick
(6) (7) (11) (12) (21) World of Disney--"The Secrets of the Pirate's Inn," 1969 (first of two parts)
(13) Powers of the Presidency--PBS special examining the Constitutional angles of the Nixon/Watergate crisis
(24) Mountain Scene--local, probably public affairs
(53) Untouchables--this time, bootleggers try to work around Elliott Ness
8:00
(24) Movie--"The King of Kings" (same as WPSX at 2 p.m., meaning this was from PBS)
8:30
(3) Devout Young--PBS doc about new religions current among counterculture types (this episode featured Zen Buddhism and the "Jesus Freaks")
(4) (33) Movie--"Thursday's Game," made-for-TV, 1974
(6) (7) (11) (12) (21) MacMillan and Wife--Mac and Sally visit his ancestral home in Scotland (natch) on what became a working vacation of sorts
(53) Flipside--documentary about vinyl record album production
9:00
(3) (13) Masterpiece Theatre--"Upstairs, Downstairs," part 2 (the '70s forerunner to the current "Downton Abbey," one might say)
(53) Group Therapy with Dr. Irene Kassorla (boy, for an indie, WPGH sure was highfalutin ...)
9:30
(2) (5) (9) (10) (19) (27) The First Woman President--CBS special drama about Edith Wilson, who handled hubby Woodrow's affairs in 1919-20 while he was recovering from thrombosis; Eva Marie Saint in title role
(53) Judy Lynn--syndicated country music show with singer who chose to ply her trade in Las Vegas rather than Nashville
10:00
(3) (24) Firing Line--Bill Buckley gets in on the Easter act with Catholic priest and author Malachi Martin as guest
(6) (7) (11) (12) (21) NBC News Presents--one of the first-ever docs about obesity
(13) French Chef--sorry, no recipe listed (like anyone's going to cook at this time of Sunday night, anyway)
(53) 700 Club
10:30
(2) Police Surgeon--second-rate Canadian cop show; pilloried as one of the most laughable of all time
(4) What's My Line?--airing in the old CBS slot of the 1950s and 1960s, but the then-current version with Larry Blyden emceeing
(5) Odd Couple--tape-delayed from ABC the previous week
(9) Garner Ted Armstrong--weekly religious program
(10) Keystone Country Report--local public affairs
(13) David Susskind--the critically-acclaimed talk show's topic this week: ESP
(19) Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer--patriotic-themed syndie variety half-hour
(27) Sunday 10:30--local public affairs
(33) Dragnet
11:00
(2) KDKA News
(4) WTAE News
(5) (9) (10) (19) CBS Sunday Night News--Bob Schieffer (amazingly, still with CBS today)
(6) WJAC News
(7) WTRF News
(11) WIIC News
(12) WBOY News
(21) WFMJ News
(24) Masterpiece Theatre (same as WPSX and WQED at 9 p.m.)
(27) WKBN News
(33) ABC News--Bill Beutel
11:15
(5) Movie--"The Night Won't Talk," English, 1952
(9) Movie--"Black Gold," 1963
(10) Movie--"Marco Polo," Italian, 1961
(33) Movie--"Al Jennings of Oklahoma," 1951
11:20
(27) Movie--"The Flame and the Arrow," 1950
11:30
(2) 60 Minutes--tape delayed from earlier Sunday
(4) Movie--"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," 1953 (that's right, the Marilyn Monroe/Jane Russell classic)
(6) Movie--"The Story of Ruth," 1960
(7) (11) (12) (21) Pro Track--NBC Sports coverage of track-and-field competition in Los Angeles (here and there, NBC carried sports on late nights Saturdays and Sundays--"SNL" was a year and a half off at this point, remember)
12:00 a.m.
(53) Manna--probably religion
12:30
(2) Movie--"Humoresque," 1946
(53) Happy Hunters--according to Google, the name refers to a hunting lodge in Butler County, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh, so this is likely an outdoors show (or else an early infomercial)
1:30
(4) Directions
2:30
(4) ABC News
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