Retro: North Carolina, Thanksgiving Day 1973 (Thur Nov 22)

Source: TV Guide received from eBay yesterday
10th anniversary of JFK assassination.

CHANNELS
2 WFMY Greensboro CBS
3c WBTV Charlotte CBS
3w WWAY Wilmington ABC (and I guess a little CBS as well)
5 WRAL Raleigh ABC
6 WECT Wilmington NBC
7 WITN Washington NBC
8 WGHP High Point ABC
9c WSOC Charlotte NBC
9g WNCT Greenville CBS
10 WIS-TV Columbia SC NBC
11 WTVD Durham CBS
12n WCTI New Bern ABC
12w WXII Winston Salem NBC
13 WBTW Florence ABC/CBS
18 WCCB Charlotte ABC
28 WRDU Durham NBC
36 WRET Charlotte IND
42 WTVI Charlotte PBS
E University of North Carolina Center for Public TV (WUNC-TV4 Chapel Hill flagship)

6AM
2 Good Morning
Guests: Seven Day Adventists' Youth in Action singers.
5 9n Arthur Smith
7 Get Smart
KAOS is out to get-and Max [Don Adams] is out to protect-Gino Columbus [Vito Scotti], a direct descendant of Christopher. Borgia: Oscar Beregi.
12w News

6:10
12w Carolina Farm Report

6:15
9c Garner Ted Armstrong

6:20
13 Arthur Smith

6:25
7 Your Future is Now
12w Today's Meditation

6:30
5 Farm News
6 Carolina in the Morning
9g Morning Meditations
11 Homer Briarhopper
12w Arthur Smith
12n Batman
Part 2: Egghead [Vincent Price] banishes the Dynamic Duo [Adam West, Burt Ward] from Gotham City.

6:35
3c Almanac
9g Carolina Today

6:40
8 Farm, Home and Garden

6:45
3c Morning Scene
9c On the House
10 Farm Report-Bob Bailey

6:50
13 Carolina Almanac

6:55
5 Viewpoint
7 News
8 Tobacco Farming

7AM
3c 11 CBS News-Rudd/Quinn
5 Rose Kennedy's Thanksgiving
6 7 9c 10 12w 28 Today
Commemorating the tenth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination. Frank McGee/Barbara Walters.
8 Romper Room
12n Bullwinkle
13 Jim Nesbitt

7:10
3w Wake Up Weather

7:25
3w Moments for Meditation

7:30
3w Arthur Smith
5 Make a Wish
The destructiveness of vandals is illustrated in a visit to a graffiti-marred cave in Bloomington, IN. The cave's walls and rock formations have been irreparably damaged.
8 Pixanne
12n Underdog

7:55
2 Devotions

8AM
2 3c 11 13 Captain Kangaroo
Preparations for the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade are among the topics of this holiday show. Also: a visit to Plymouth, MA.
3w New Zoo Revue
The importance of friends.
5 Uncle Paul
8 Southern Exposure
Today's special guest is Johnny Mathis.
9g CBS News-Rudd/Quinn
12n New Zoo Revue
18 Romper Room

8:30
3w Movie
"Forbidden Planet." [1956] Imaginative thriller about an expedition to outer space. Fascinating sets and mechanical gadgetry. Morbius: Walter Pidgeon. Altaira: Anne Francis.
5 Mike Douglas
From Lake Tahoe, NV: Bill Cosby, heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, Roger Miller, Wayne Newton and comic Foster Brooks.
12n Montage-Raymond Horn
18 New Zoo Revue

9AM
2 3c 9g 11 13 Thanksgiving Day Parades
Special: Four of North America's biggest parades, live and taped coverage; William ["Cannon"] Conrad and Miss Teenage America Melissa Galbraith are overall guides. 1. Gimbels Parade in Philadelphia; 25 floats, antique cars and a 60-foot long circus train are part of the festivities. 2. Detroit's J.L. Hudson parade is known for its elaborate floats, with one on "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" this year's big attraction. 3. The blockbuster balloons of Macy's 47th annual parade in New York City. 4. Eaton's 69th annual Santa Claus Parade in Toronto, taped Nov. 17. Dick Clark and Lucie Arnaz describe this march.
6 Mike Douglas
From San Francisco: Gov. Ronald Reagan [R-Cal], Lily Tomlin, Jim Nabors and Tennessee Ernie Ford are the guests. The Frank Hunter band provides music.
7 Mike Douglas
See 8:30, WRAL.
8 Movie
"Madame." [1961] Sophia Loren's charms constitute the main attractions of this costume trifle about a laundress whose friendship with Napoleon lands her a title. Robert Hossein [Lefevre], Julien Bertheau.
9c 10 28 Thanksgiving Day Parade
Special: Those ever-popular blockbuster balloons highlight R.H. Macy's 47th annual parade, live from New York City. Pat Boone and the Mike Curb Congregation headline a musical pre-parade show; "Adam-12's" Martin Milner and Kent McCord are hosts for the pageant. This year's giant balloons include a 50-foot tall Snoopy and a 63-foot long Underdog. Also featured: 12 award-winning bands from across the U.S.
12w Community Thanksgiving Service
18 Fran Carlton

9:30
12n Movie
"Breakout." [1967] Three inmates plan an escape from a mountain prison camp. Joe: James Drury. Pipes: Red Buttons.
18 Living Easy with Dr. Joyce Brothers
Using acupuncture in plastic surgery is discussed by Dr. Robert Franklyn; actress Anne Jackson shows clips from the film "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds."

10AM
E Sesame Street
5 Thanksgiving in Raleigh
6 7 12w Thanksgiving Day Parade
See 9AM, WSOC.
18 To Be Announced

10:25
3w News

10:30
3w Coffee Talk
18 Not for Women Only
36 Trinity Bible Church

11AM
3w Divorce Court
Charge: adultery. Diane: Elizabeth Thompson. Patton: Joe McManus.
5 8 Password
Helen Reddy and Bill Cullen. Allen Ludden is the series host.
18 News
36 Praise the Lord

11:30
3w 5 8 12n 18 Brady Bunch
Stuck with five brothers and sisters. Jan is hankering after privacy. Jan: Eve Plumb.

Noon
2 3w 3c 9g 11 13 Pro Football Pre-Game
5 Listen America
6 9c 10 12w 28 Magic Man
Special: Wizardry on display. Bill Bixby ["The Magician"] is host for a variety of magic acts, including illusionist Marc Wilson; Jerry Bergman, who pops Ping Pong balls from his mouth; Amazing Randi, straight-jacket escape artist; Peter Pitt and his dancing cane; Tom & Sherrie, who make doves disappear.
7 8 News
12n 18 Password
Elizabeth Montgomery and Robert Foxworth. Allen Ludden is the series host.

12:15
2 3w 3c 9g 11 13 Pro Football
The Washington Redskins meet the Lions at Detroit. Ray Scott and Pat Summerall report.

12:30
E Electric Company
7 Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl
An entertaining hour for the entire family with actor Jimmy Whitaker ["Sigmund and the Sea Monsters"] as host. The show features comedy and music from the Brady Bunch kids, actor Jack Wild ["Oliver!"].
8 12n 18 Split Seconds

1PM
5 8 12n 18 College Football Preview
36 Movie
"Run of the Arrow." [1957] Sioux-cavalry hostilities. Rod Steiger, Brian Keith.

1:15
5 8 12n 18 College Football
Special: The Air Force Falcons meet the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame at Notre Dame, IN. Air Force averaged over 30 points a game last season. Leading the Falcons' aerial attack is QB Rich Haynie [16], who connected on 17 TD tosses and accounted for a total of 1973 yards. Notre Dame is shooting for the national title this year. A convincing win over defending champ USC has given the Irish a lot of momentum. Sparking the offense: RB Eric Penick [44], a game breaker with the speed of a sprinter. DB Mike Townsend [27] leads a rugged defense that was rated No. 1 in the nation at press time. Keith Jackson and Lee Grosscup report.

1:30
6 7 9c 10 12w 28 Alice Through the Looking Glass
A musical adaption of Lewis Carroll's classic, a sequel to "Alice in Wonderland." In this fantasy [first telecast in 1966], Alice can become a queen by making a visit to the Royal Castle. But she'll have to avoid the Jabberwock-the flame eyed monster that rules the land. The special won an Emmy for costume design. Judi Rolin, Agnes Moorehead, Jack Palance. Tweedledum and Tweedledee: Tom and Dick Smothers.

3PM
6 7 9c 10 12w 28 Pro Football Pre-Game
36 Popeye and Pals

3:30
2 9g 13 Famous Classic Tales
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," an animated version of Jules Verne's classic adventure tale about a search for a sea monster that turns out to be the great crusading submarine Nautilus. Voices by Tim Eliott, Ron Haddrick, Don Pascoe.
3c Carrousael Parade
Pat Lee and Clyde McLean host the 27th annual Carrousel parade.
3w College Football
Joined in progress. The Air Force Falcons meet the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN. See 1:15, WRAL.
6 7 9c 10 12w 28 Pro Football
Miami Dolphins vs. Dallas Cowboys at Irving, TX.
11 Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
Special: It's Jeremy Squirrel to the rescue in this half-hour Hanna-Barbera animated adventure. The discover that two children are missing casts a pall on preparations for the first Thanksgiving feast. Lost in the woods, Little Bear and Johnny Cooke encounter such perils as a raging river and a timber wolf.
36 Leave it to Beaver BW
Beaver and Larry are named to the school's cookie-fund committee. Jerry Mathers.

4PM
E Mister Rogers
Motion is defined and demonstrated.
11 Bewitched
Aunt Clara [Marion Lorne] strikes again! She's placed a gazebo in the Stephenses' back yard. Elizabeth Montgomery.
36 Movie
"Comanche Territory." [1950] The Indians win sympathy here as they suffer at the hands of ignoble white men. Katie: Maureen O'Hara. Bowie: Macdonald Carey.

4:30
2 Gomer Pyle, USMC
Gomer's buddies play a joke on him: the schoolteacher he's dating is really a burlesque queen.
E 42 Sesame Street
3w Gomer Pyle USMC
An overdose of Welsh rarebit has Gomer sleepwalking and telling off Sergeant Carter. Gomer: Jim Nabors.
5 Truth or Consequences
8 Lucy Show BW
The Countess [Ann Sothern] seeks a chateau in which she can entertain visiting nobility-without cost. Gale Gordon.
9g Lucy Show
11 Merv Griffin
Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, actors David Carradine ["Kung Fu"] and James McEachin ["Tenafly"]. Mort Lindsey orchestra.
12n Gomer Pyle USMC
Duke works up a night-club routine-poking fun at Sergeant Carter. Duke: Ronnie Schell.
13 Green Acres
18 Joey's Place

5PM
2 Andy Griffith BW
Andy regrets agreeing to judge a beauty contest. Barney: Don Knotts.
3c Famous Classic Tales
See 3:30PM, WFMY.
3w Wild Wild West
West [Robert Conrad] tries to keep the deadly "doomsday formula" out of the hands of a maniacally mercenary ex-Army general. Kroll: Kevin McCarthy.
5 Gomer Pyle USMC
A jealous Carter plans to get even with his girl [Barbara Stuart].
8 I Dream of Jeannie
An Internal Revenue agent thinks Tony is a tycoon. Barbara Eden.
9g Mod Squad
12n Beverly Hillbillies BW
The Clampetts help Pearl [Bea Benaderet] snag Mr. Brewster [Frank Wilcox]. Buddy Ebsen.
13 Bonanza
Joe [Michael Landon] goes after a maniacal killer, who has escaped punishment through a tricky legal manuever. Miller: Perry Lopez.

5:30
2 Dragnet
Friday [Jack Webb] investigates a woman's claim that her husband is an armed robber. Gannon: Harry Morgan.
E 42 Electric Company
Hattie Winston gobbles down peanuts, raisins and cookies to illustrate the plural "s".
5 Andy Griffith BW
Problems arise when Opie uses Andy as the subject for a composition. Opie: Ronny Howard.
8 12n 18 News
36 Rifleman BW
Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude three gunmen. Gimms: John Anderson. Chuck Connors as Lucas.

6PM
2 3c 3w 5 9g 11 News
E Bill Moyer's Journal
"There is a universality of experience and emotion which I have sought to capture," says post, playwright and actress Maya Angelou. She talks with host Bill Moyers about American society from the perspective of a black woman; her varied careers; and her experiences traveling throughout the world. Taped at Miss Angelou's home in Berkeley, CA.
8 12n 13 18 ABC News-Smith/Reasoner
36 Star Trek
Castles, dungeons, witches and black cats prevail as Kirk [William Shatner] seeks a rational explanation of-and escape from-alien forces that lured him to Pyris III. Theo Marcuse.
42 Sesame Street

6:25
5 Commentary

6:30
2 9g 11 CBS News-Cronkite
E Efficient Reading
3w 5 8 12n 18 College Football
Special: A clash between two Southeastern Conference giants: the Crimson Tide of Alabama vs the LSU Fighting Tigers at Baton Rouge, LA. Alabama [10-2 last year] seeks its third consecutive SEC championship. Powering the Crimson Tide wishbone: RB Wilbur Jackson and QB Gary Rutledge. On defense, DB David McMakin leads a seasoned, ball-hawking secondary. LSU (9-2-1) moves out of the walking-I formation. RB Brad Davis is the key man-a bruiser in the tradition of all-time LSU great Jim Taylor. All-SEC LB Warren Capone leads an aggressive defense. Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson, Duffy Daugherty.
6 7 13 28 News
9c 10 12w NBC News-Chancellor

7PM and later in a separate post.

-crainbebo

1:15 5 8 12n 18 College Football
Special: The Air Force Falcons meet the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame at Notre Dame, IN.

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Interesting that college football games went directly against the NFL afternoon games. Was this a regular thing in the 60s/70s?
On another note, sure miss the CBS omnibus of parades; makes little sense for both networks to show the Macy's parade. When did CBS switch to just airing the NYC parade?

7PM
2 Beat the Clock
Guest: comic Pat Henry.
E Your Future is Now
3c 13 CBS News-Walter Cronkite
6 Andy Griffith BW
Michael J. Pollard as Barney's cousin Virgil. Barney: Don Knotts.
7 Dragnet
The detectives tackle several cases for the Los Angeles police department's robbery division. Friday: Jack Webb.
9c Rebel on Yankee
Mike Sumner relates his adventures on the Brigantine Yankee.
9g Truth or Consequences
10 News
11 Mod Squad
While Peter and Linc work on a robbery assignment, Julie faces a personal problem: her mother, an ex-prostitute, unexpectedly turns up. Connie: Nan Martin.
12w What's My Line?
Arlene Francis, Allen Ludden, Soupy Sales, newscaster Melba Tolliver.
28 NBC News-John Chancellor
36 Hogan's Heroes
Carter's masquerade as a traitor may be kaput: a lovely Fraulein is trying to poison him. Leni: Antoinette Bower. Carter: Larry Hovis.
42 Mister Rogers
Motion is defined and demonstrated through films and pantomime.

7:30
2 Ozzie's Girls
Brenda's got it made-or thinks she does when Ozzie offers to help her on a term paper. The Nelsons portray themselves. Brenda: Brenda Sykes.
E Adult Farmer Education
3c The Waltons
Series regular Ralph Waite [John] directed this poignant episode about Erin's love for an orphaned fawn. The child is becoming increasingly attached to her new-found friend, despite the family's insistence that the wild animal must go. Erin: Mary Elizabeth McDonough. John-Boy: Richard Thomas.
6 Beverly Hillbillies
History is distorted as actors cater to Granny's Civil War fantasy. Grant: William Mims. Blake: Lyle Talbot.
9g To Tell the Truth
10 Let's Make a Deal
12w To Tell the Truth
Gene Rayburn, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen and Peggy Cass. Garry Moore is the series host.
13 To Tell the Truth
Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Gene Rayburn and Kitty Carlisle.
28 Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
Bill Cosby, Latin singer Charo and the Golddiggers are the guests. In a comedy sketch, Bill visits Aunt Maudie [Jonathan] at the Old Actors' Home. Songs include "Bshannah Nana Ah."
36 Big Valley
42 Guten Tag

8PM
2 9g 11 13 The Waltons
"The Substitute," a portrait of an insecure young teacher who's disrupting the children's lives and education with her curt attitude and domineering manner. Richard Thomas. Catherine Burns.
E Godspell Goes to Plimoth Plantation
Special: A freewheeling Thanksgiving special with the Boston cast of the musical "Godspell." They visit a reconstructed pilgrim village at Plimoth Plantation and perform selections from the show. Henry Steele Commager adds a historical perspective, reflecting on the first Thanksgiving and examining the Pilgrims' impact on American ethics. Songs include "Day by Day."
6 7 9c 10 12w 28 Movie
"My Fair Lady." Lerner and Loewe's musical classic. Shaw's "Pygmation" inspired the Broadway musical and this 1964 film, whose eight Oscars include Best Picture, Actor [Rex Harrison, repeating his stage role], Director [George Cukor] and Costume Design [Cecil Beaton]. Audrey Hepburn, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White. Mrs. Higgins: Gladys Cooper. Marnie Nixon dubbed the singing of Audrey Hepburn.
42 ITV Showcase BW
A seminar on Wernher von Braun.

8:30
E Changing Seasons
Special: A season-spanning tour of Boston's Arnold Arboretum. Horticulturist Thalassa Cruso is the guide through the snows of winter, the blossoms of spring and summer, and the colorful leaves of autumn. She also examines the greenhouses and workrooms where exotic species are propagated.
3c Bobby Goldsboro
36 Dragnet
A community relations conference provokes old-line policemen to reassess their attitudes, particularly toward minority groups. Friday: Jack Webb. Gannon: Harry Morgan.

9PM
2 3c 11 13 Movie
"Duel at Diablo." [1966] Ralph Nelson ["Soldier Blue"] directed this violent account of cavalry-Indian warfare. The action centers on a foray into Apache country, where a scout seeks to avenge his Indian wife's murder. Filmed in Utah. James Garner, Sidney Poitier, Bibi Andersson.
E War and Peace
Debut: The British take on Tolstoy's masterpiece-a nine part adaption. There are battle panoramas, but the focus is more on Tolstoy's characters and subplots to capture a tableau of Russian society during the turbulent years of the Napoleonic Wars. Tonight, the major characters are introduced amid visual grandeur and rumblings of an imminent major conflict with Napoleon. Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie.
9g Movie
"White Christmas." [1954] Irving Berlin's music and the singing-dancing talents of Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney in top-notch family entertainment. General Waverly: Dean Jagger.
36 Movie
"Spartacus." [1960] Mammoth historical epic about the gladiator [Kirk Douglas] who led a slave revolt against Rome. Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Tony Curtis Caesar: John Gavin.
42 Men Who Made the Movies
Bonds between men of action are emphasized in Howard Hawks' films. The veteran director reflects on his career [illustrated by film clips]. Included: salutes to aviators in "The Dawn Patrol" [1930] and "Air Patrol" [1942]; Western classics like "Red River" [1948] and "Rio Bravo" [1959]; two Bogart vehicles.

9:30
3w 5 8 12n ABC News
18 Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
The Mark-Almond band, Dave Mason and Jesse Colin Young are the guests. Also: a taped segment featuring the late Jim Croce. Songs include "The Neighborhood Man," "What Am I Living For?" [Mark-Almond].

10PM
3w To Tell the Truth
Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen and Joe Garagiola.
5 To Be Announced
8 Lawrence Welk
12n Times, Rhythms and Rhymes
42 Speaking Freely
Actress Lillian Gish discusses such topics as her roles in silent films, including "Birth of a Nation," "Intolerance."

10:30
3w Lucy Show
Aunt Agatha [Mary Wickes] puts Lucy on an exhausting road to good health. Mooney: Gale Gordon.

11PM
2 3c 3w 5 8 9g 11 12n 13 18 News

11:15
6 7 9c 10 12w 28 News

11:30
2 3c 9g 11 13 Movie
Bizarre sets, mechanical monsters and special effects provide the thrills in "The Lost Continent." [English, 1968] Lansen: Eric Porter.
3w 5 8 12n 18 A Salute to Humble Howard
Believe it or not, Howard Cosell is on the receiving end of insults tonight. Delivering them are emcee David Steinberg, and barbecuers Don Rickles, Steve Allen, Don Adams, Redd Foxx, Ted Knight, Muhammad Ali, Slappy White, Merlin Olsen, Dr. Joyce Brothers and fellow sports commentators Don Meredith and Bill Russell. Also included are man-in-the-street comments and clips from Howie's movies. The occasion is a benefit dinner for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society held last May.

11:45
6 9c 10 12w 28 Johnny Carson

12AM
36 Movie
"The Big Land." [1957] Cattleman [Alan Ladd] tries to establish a town in the Missouri territory. Virginia Mayo.

1AM
8 News

1:15
9c 10 12w Tomorrow

-crainbebo

PS By the way: CBS began the full Macy's coverage in November 2004.

Hey crainbebo,

do you have any TV listings from Local TV guides from either Charlotte or Eastern North Carolina from the early 1980s (1980-1984) for the following listings...

2C - WUND Columbia (PBS)
2G - WFMY Greensboro (CBS)
3C - WBTV Charlotte (CBS)
3W - WWAY Wilmington (ABC)
4C - WUNC Chapel Hill (PBS)
4G - WYFF Greenville (NBC)
5R - WRAL Raleigh (NBC)
5W - WTTG Washington (Ind.)
6 - WECT Wilmington (NBC)
7S - WSPA Spartanburg (CBS)
7W - WITN Washington (NBC)
8 - WGHP High Point (ABC)
9C - WSOC Charlotte (ABC)
9G - WNCT Greenville (CBS)
10 - WIS Columbia (NBC)
11 - WTVD Durham (CBS)
12N - WCTI New Bern (ABC)
12W - WXII Winston-Salem (NBC)
13 - WLOS Asheville (ABC)
14 - WHKY Hickory (Ind.)
15 - WPDE Florence (ABC)
17A - WTBS Atlanta (Ind.)
17L - WUNE Linville (PBS)
18 - WCCB Charlotte (Ind.)
19 - WUNM Jacksonville (PBS)
20 - WDCA Washington (Ind.)
22 - WLFL Raleigh (Ind.)
25 - WUNK Greenville (PBS)
26WIL - WJKA Wilmington (CBS)
26WIN - WUNL Winston-Salem (PBS)
28 - WPTF Durham (NBC)
30 - WNSC Rock Hill (PBS)
33 - WUNF Asheville (PBS)
36 - WPCQ Charlotte (NBC)
39 - WUNJ Wilmington (PBS)
40 - WKFT Fayetteville (Ind.)
42 - WTVI Charlotte (PBS)
45 - WJTM Winston-Salem (Ind.)
48 - WGGT Greensboro (Ind.)
58 - WUNG Concord (PBS)

If you do, then can you post those listings?

Also, just send me a PM or reply to this thread.

installLSC said:

Interesting that college football games went directly against the NFL afternoon games. Was this a regular thing in the 60s/70s?
On another note, sure miss the CBS omnibus of parades; makes little sense for both networks to show the Macy's parade. When did CBS switch to just airing the NYC parade?

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Yes, networks carried college games on Thanksgiving as far back as 1953, up til 1977. When the NFL added the annual game in Dallas to the one in Detroit, ABC tended to schedule its college telecast to overlap with both games. ABC then carried an afternoon and an evening(early, pre-prime time, kickoff, around 6 or 6:30 ET) game on Turkey Day in the early '70s, then, from '74 to '77, it skipped competing with the NFL, and only had a prime-time game(9 ET kickoff, like 'MNF' in that era; in 1976, they aired regional coverage of 3 games).

Starting in 1978, the Thanksgiving college game was dropped in favor of a game the day after(still on ABC til 1983, then CBS took over for a number of years; in 1982 and '83, both networks had black Friday games, then CBS had exclusive rights for one game every year through 1990; ABC regained rights in '91, and since '98, it's back to both networks doing games on Black Friday.)
ESPN started doing Thursday night games in 1984, but skipped Thanksgiving that year; in '85, they carried the Texas-Texas A & M game on Thanksgiving night, and that resurrected the tradition of showing a game on Turkey Day, always in prime time. For a number of years, the 'Egg Bowl', between Mississippi and Mississippi State, owned the ESPN prime time slot.

Since the NFL added a prime time Thanksgiving game a few years ago, the college game has once again given up on the holiday, with more Friday games instead.