Seriously, on Saturday I took a look at the Independence Day programming in Atlanta, as well as the budding superstation WTBS, which was then known as WTCG. I don't have a great deal of additional background on TV in Georgia's largest city, so we'll get right to the listings, and if any of you out there have anything to add, please feel free to chip in!
WSB, Channel 2 (NBC)
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Morning
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06:00a
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Film
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06:30a
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Arthur Smith
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07:00a
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Today
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09:00a
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The Hollywood Squares (celebrities Paul Lynde, Mackenzie
Phillips, Mel Tillis, Karen Valentine, Jimmie Walker, Charo, George Gobel,
Shirley Jones, Gabe Kaplan)
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09:30a
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Shoot for the Stars (panelists Nipsey Russell, Mackenzie
Phillips)
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10:00a
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Sanford and Son
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10:30a
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Today in Georgia
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11:00a
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Wheel of Fortune
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11:30a
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It’s Anybody’s Guess
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (local)
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12:30p
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Divorce Court
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01:00p
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Liar’s Club (panelists Betty White, James Darren,
Dody Goodman, Larry Hovis)
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01:30p
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Days of Our Lives
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02:30p
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The Doctors
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03:00p
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Another World
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04:00p
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Doris Day
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04:30p
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The Odd Couple
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05:00p
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The FBI
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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07:00p
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NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and
David Brinkley
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07:30p
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Name That Tune
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08:00p
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The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
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09:00p
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CPO Sharkey
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09:30p
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Pilot – “The
Natural Look”
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10:00p
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Kingston: Confidential
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11:00p
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News (local)
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11:30p
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guest hostess Joan Rivers, guest Ben
Vereen)
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01:00a
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Tomorrow (guests Rudy Maxa, Marion Clark)
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02:00a
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News (local)
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WAGA, Channel 5 (CBS)
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Morning
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06:30a
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Summer Semester – “Latin America’
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07:00a
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CBS Morning News with Bruce Morton and
Hughes Rudd
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08:00a
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Captain Kangaroo
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09:00a
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Phil Donahue
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10:00a
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Here’s Lucy
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10:30a
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The Price is Right
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11:30a
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Love of Life
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11:55a
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CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (local)
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12:30p
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Search for Tomorrow
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01:00p
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The Young and the Restless
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01:30p
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As the World Turns
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02:30p
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Guiding Light
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03:00p
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All in the Family
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03:30p
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Bewitched
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04:00p
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I Dream of Jeannie
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04:30p
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Mike Douglas (co-host Neil Sedaka, guests Renata
Scotto, Geralding Chaplin)
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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07:00p
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CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
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07:30p
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Cross-Wits (panelists Bob Barker, Martha Raye, Alice
Ghostley, Stu Gilliam)
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08:00p
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Good Times
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08:30p
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Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
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09:00p
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CBS Wednesday Night Movie – “The Secret of Santa Vittoria”
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11:15p
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News (local)
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11:45p
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Movie – “Riot”
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01:35a
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Ironside
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02:35a
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News (local)
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WGTV, Channel 8 (PBS)
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Afternoon
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03:00p
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Erica
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03:30p
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Lilias, Yoga and You
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04:00p
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Sesame Street
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05:00p
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
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05:30p
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Sesame Street
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Evening
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06:30p
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Zoom
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07:00p
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College for Canines
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07:30p
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Folk Guitar with Laura Weber
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08:00p
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Nova
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09:00p
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Opera Theater – “The Mother of Us All”
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10:30p
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Napoleon and Love
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11:30p
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Movie –
“Gulliver’s Travels” (B&W)
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WXIA, Channel 11 (ABC)
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Morning
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06:30a
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Not For Women Only (guest Sylvia Porter)
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07:00a
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Good Morning America
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09:00a
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Merv Griffin (guests Jack Klugman, Ronnie Schell, Wes
Parker, Tom Hallick)
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10:30a
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The Edge of Night
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11:00a
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Happy Days
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11:30a
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Family Feud
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (local)
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12:30p
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Ryan’s Hope
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01:00p
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All My Children
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02:00p
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The $20,000 Pyramid (panelists Lois Nettleton, Leonard Nimoy)
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02:30p
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One Life to Live
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03:15p
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General Hospital
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04:00p
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Coral Jungle
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05:00p
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Medical Center
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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06:30p
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ABC Evening News with Harry Reasoner and
Barbara Walters
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07:00p
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Concentration
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07:30p
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To Tell the Truth (panelists Gene Shalit, Peggy Cass, Bill
Cullen, Kitty Carlisle)
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08:00p
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Donny & Marie (guests Don Knotts, Michael Landon)
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09:00p
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Baretta
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10:00p
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Charlie’s Angels
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11:00p
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News (local)
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11:30p
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Fernwood 2Night
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12:00a
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The Rookies
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01:10a
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The Protectors
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WMAZ, Channel 13 (Macon) (CBS)
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Morning
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06:50a
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News (local)
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07:00a
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CBS Morning News with Bruce Morton and
Hughes Rudd
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08:00a
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Captain Kangaroo
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09:00a
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Let’s Talk it Over
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09:30a
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Phil Donahue
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10:30a
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The Price is Right
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11:30a
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Love of Life
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11:55a
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CBS News (Douglas Edwards)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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The Young and the Restless
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12:30p
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Search for Tomorrow
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01:00p
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Almanac
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01:15p
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Date with Del
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01:30p
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As the World Turns
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02:30p
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Guiding Light
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03:00p
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All in the Family
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03:30p
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Match Game
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04:00p
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Gilligan’s Island
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04:30p
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Gunsmoke
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05:30p
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Adam-12
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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06:30p
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CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
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07:00p
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Truth or Consequences
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07:30p
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The Hollywood Squares (celebrities Robert Blake, Redd Foxx,
Shirley Jones, Ernest Borgnine, Karen Valentine, Jonathan Winters, Martin
Milner)
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08:00p
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Good Times
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09:00p
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CBS Wednesday Night Movie – “The Secret of Santa Vittoria”
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11:15p
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News (local)
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11:45p
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Movie – “Riot”
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WTCG, Channel 17 (Ind.)
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Morning
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05:50a
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World at Large
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06:10a
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News (local)
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06:30a
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Romper Room
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07:00a
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The Three Stooges and The Little Rascals (B&W)
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08:00a
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Lassie
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08:30a
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Hazel
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09:00a
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The Lucy Show
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09:30a
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Love, American Style
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10:00a
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Movie – “World
Without End”
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11:30a
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News (local)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Perry Mason (B&W)
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01:00p
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Movie – “The
Golden Blade”
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02:55p
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News (local)
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03:00p
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The Flintstones
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03:30p
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The Archies
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04:00p
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The New Mickey Mouse Club
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04:30p
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The Addams Family (B&W)
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05:00p
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I Love Lucy (B&W)
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05:30p
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Hazel
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Evening
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06:00p
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Father Knows Best (B&W)
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06:30p
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Andy Griffith (B&W)
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07:00p
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That Girl
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07:30p
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Dragnet
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08:00p
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Night Gallery
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08:30p
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Night Gallery
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09:00p
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Movie – “Funeral
in Berlin”
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11:00p
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All That Glitters
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11:30p
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Movie – “Harriet
Craig” (B&W)
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01:30a
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Movie – “Miracle
in Soho”
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03:30a
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News (local)
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03:50a
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Movie – “Black
Tide” (B&W)
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WETV, Channel 30 (PBS)
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Morning
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09:00a
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Sesame Street
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10:00a
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The Electric Company
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10:30a
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Consumer Survival Kit
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11:00a
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Nova
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Afternoon
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04:00p
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Sesame Street
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05:00p
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
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05:30p
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The Electric Company
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Evening
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06:00p
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Zoom
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06:30p
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Villa Alegre
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07:00p
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Crockett’s Victory Garden
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07:30p
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The MacNeil/Lehrer Report
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08:00p
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Georgia Forum
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09:00p
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Offshore Onshore (special)
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10:00p
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Anywhat
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10:30p
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Portrait of Jamie
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11:00p
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Anyone for Tennyson?
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11:30p
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Captioned ABC Evening News
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WATL, Channel 36 (Ind.)
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Afternoon
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05:00p
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Entertainment Page
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Evening
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06:30p
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Spotlight (guests Joan Miklin Silver and Raphael
Silver)
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07:00p
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Sports (Art
Collier)
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08:00p
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The Human Level
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09:00p
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Ludlow Porch
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10:00p
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PTL Club
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WCWB, Channel 41 (Macon) (NBC)
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Morning
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07:00a
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Today
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09:00a
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PTL Club
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10:00a
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Sanford and Son
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10:30a
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The Hollywood Squares (celebrities Rich Little, Paul Lynde,
Vincent Price, Elke Sommer, Karen Valentine)
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11:00a
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Wheel of Fortune
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11:30a
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It’s Anybody’s Guess
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Shoot for the Stars (panelists Tony Randall, Anita Gillette)
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12:30p
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Chico and the Man
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01:00p
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News (local)
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01:15p
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Moon Over Middle Georgia
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01:30p
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Days of Our Lives
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02:30p
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The Doctors
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03:00p
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Another World
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04:00p
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The Gong Show
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04:30p
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Emergency One!
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05:30p
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The Flintstones
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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06:30p
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NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and
David Brinkley
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07:00p
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The Partridge Family
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07:30p
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The Honeymooners (B&W)
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08:00p
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The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
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09:00p
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CPO Sharkey
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09:30p
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Pilot – “The
Natural Look”
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10:00p
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Kingston: Confidential
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11:00p
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I Dream of Jeannie
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11:30p
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guest hostess Joan Rivers, guest Ben
Vereen)
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WHAE, Channel 46 (Ind.)
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Morning
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06:45a
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News (local)
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07:00a
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Tennessee Tuxedo
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07:30a
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The Lone Ranger
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08:00a
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Mighty Mouse
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08:30a
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Deputy Dawg
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09:00a
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Heckle and Jeckle
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09:30a
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Dennis the Menace (B&W)
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10:00a
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700 Club
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11:30a
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The Rock
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Charisma
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12:30p
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Mister Ed (B&W)
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01:00p
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Wagon Train (B&W)
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02:00p
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Summer Fun
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02:30p
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Huck and You
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03:00p
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Popeye/Porky Pig
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04:00p
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Superman (B&W)
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04:30p
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Batman
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05:00p
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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
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05:30p
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McHale’s Navy (B&W)
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Evening
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06:00p
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F Troop (B&W)
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06:30p
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The Rifleman (B&W)
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07:00p
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The Big Valley
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08:00p
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The 700 Club
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09:30p
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The Rock
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10:00p
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Courage for Crisis Living
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10:30p
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Gerald Derstine Shares
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11:00p
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The Best of Groucho (B&W)
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11:30p
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Mayberry R.F.D.
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12:00a
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News (local)
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TV
WGTV, the VHF Atlanta PBS station, presumably ran classroom-oriented programming in the mornings and early afternoon that TVG didn't choose to cover. The editor and writer Gerald W. Page was working at TV GUIDE's Atlanta office in the 1970s, while working on the likes of WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY, the fantasy-fiction magazine, THE YEAR'S BEST HORROR STORIES annual for DAW Books, and such anthologies as NAMELESS PLACES and HEROIC FANTASY. Busy guy.
ReplyDeleteThis was probably a few months before WSB and WXIA swapped affiliations.
ReplyDeleteIn the late 1970's, ABC had quickly risen from third to first in the prime-time ratings, and network chairman Lenoard Goldenson, along with then-programming chief Fred Silverman decided to "wage war" on their rivals by poaching top CBS and NBC affiliates.
Several affiliates of CBS and NBC switched to ABC in the late 1970's. Besides WSB, KSTP Minneapolis/St. Paul (as Mitchell Hadley knows), and KGTV San Diego also switched from NBC to ABC; WPRI in Providence (among others) switched from CBS to ABC (although it went back to CBS in the mid 1990's)
WSB and WXIA swapped affiliations on Monday, September 1st, 1980. But starting in June of that year, both stations aired programming from the opposite networks during the morning hours, transitioning slowly to their new schedules.
DeleteActually what happened was this: NBC debuted a new soap, "Texas," on August 4, four weeks before the switch. WSB didn't think it made sense to carry the show for such a short time before handing it off to WXIA, so it, "Another World," and "The Doctors" moved to 11 Alive. (WXIA already had David Letterman's morning show, and WSB dropped "Wheel of Fortune" and "Password Plus," neither to resurface until Sept. 1 on 11 Alive.) Going from WXIA to WSB that day were "General Hospital," "One Life to Live," "Family Feud," "Edge of Night," and "Love Boat" reruns. "Days of Our Lives" remained on WSB, and "All My Children" and "Ryan's Hope" on WXIA, until Sept. 1.
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