What's on TV? Tuesday, April 7, 1998

I suppose one of the things about a large television market like Los Angeles is that with the number of stations available, you get to see the best that TV has to offer, and the worst. And looking at today's daytime schedule, one can certainly see the worst. That's not to say that daytime television was exactly Golden-Age-worthy back in the days we usually look at, but between game shows, soap operas, the odd talk show or music program, kids' shows, and movies, there was at least some variety to it, and if the programs weren't Shakespearean, at least they were mostly harmless. The only thing Shakespearean about today's daytime shows, however, is the tragic nature of their garbage.

Somewhere along the line, someone decided that every borderline celebrity, "journalist," or personality standing on the corner looking as if they had nothing to do at the moment, should have their own talk show. And by "talk," they often didn't mean having guests promoting their latest book, movie, single, or television appearance, but their latest perversion, addiction, or scandal. How else could one explain Ricki Lake, Jenny Jones, Gayle King, Sally Jessy Raphael, Leeza Gibbons, Geraldo Rivera, Steve Harvey, Rosie O'Donnell, Maury Povich, Jerry Springer, and Montel Williams? And that doesn't even include Oprah!

Elsewhere, you'll recall that on Saturday I mentioned how USA didn't strip-mine - er, I mean strip program one series for hours at a time, they way they do now. That's true, but like many other cable stations of the time they did repeat their programming in blocks of four or six hours three or four times a day. I included AMC, back when they were American Movie Classics and showed nothing but movies. And you'll notice that, based on his appearances on multiple talk shows, Matt LeBlanc must be the busiest man in Hollywood.

Well, I guess there's no putting it off - let's take a look!

KCBS, Channel 2 (CBS)
Morning
05:00a	CBS News (Cynthia Bowers)
05:30a	News (local)
06:00a	News (local)
07:00a	CBS News This Morning (guest Bob Barker)
09:00a	Guiding Light
10:00a	The Price is Right
10:30a	Access Hollywood
11:00a	The Young and the Restless
Afternoon
12:00p	News (local)
12:30p	The Bold and the Beautiful
01:00p	As the World Turns
02:00p	Martha Stewart Living
02:30p	Gayle King
03:00p	Geraldo Rivera
04:00p	Inside Edition
04:30p	American Journal
05:00p	News (local)
05:30p	CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
Evening
06:00p	News (local)
07:00p	Entertainment Tonight
07:30p	Hard Copy
08:00p	JAG
09:00p	Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel
10:00p	Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel
11:00p	News (local)
11:35p	The Late Show with David Letterman (guests Quentin Tarantino, Steven Weber)
Early Wednesday
12:35a	The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (guest Isabel Allende)
01:35a	News (local)
02:05a	Martha Stewart Living
02:35a	Gayle King
03:05a	Entertainment Tonight
03:35a	Up to the Minute

KNBC, Channel 4 (NBC)
Morning
05:00a	NBC News (Linda Vester)
05:30a	News (local)
07:00a	Today (guest Liz Tiberis)
09:00a	Leeza
10:00a	Extra!
11:00a	News (local)
11:30a	News (local)
Afternoon
12:00p	Another World
01:00p	Days of Our Lives
02:00p	Sunset Beach
03:00p	Rosie O' Donnell (guest Matt LeBlanc)
04:00p	News (local)
05:00p	News (local)
Evening
06:00p	News (local)
06:30p	NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
07:00p	Extra!
07:30p	Access Hollywood
08:00p	Mad About You
08:30p	For Your Love
09:00p	Frasier
09:30p	Lateline
10:00p	Dateline NBC
11:00p	News (local)
11:35p	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (guests Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Courtney Thorne-Smith)
Early Wednesday
12:35a	Late Night with Conan O'Brien (guest Matt LeBlanc)
01:35a	Later
02:05a	News (local)
02:35a	NBC Nightside
04:30a	This Morning’s Business

KTLA, Channel 5 (WB)
Morning
05:00a	Headline News
05:30a	News (local)
06:00a	News (local)
07:00a	Morning News
09:00a	Sally Jessy Raphael
10:00a	Little House on the Prairie
11:00a	Live Show
Afternoon
12:00p	Hunter
01:00p	Blossom
01:30p	Charles in Charge
02:00p	Bugs ‘n’ Daffy
02:30p	The New Captain Planet
03:00p	Bugs ‘n’ Daffy
03:30p	Anamaniacs
04:00p	Pinky and the Brain
04:30p	New Batman/Superman Adventures
05:00p	Beverly Hills, 90210
Evening
06:00p	Family Matters
06:30p	Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
07:00p	Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
07:30p	Seinfeld
08:00p	Buffy the Vampire Slayer
09:00p	Dawson’s Creek
10:00p	News (local)
11:00p	Cheers
11:30p	Murphy Brown
Early Wednesday
12:00a	Sally Jessy Raphael
01:00a	News (local)
02:00a	Infomercials
03:00a	Movie – “The Jerk”

  

KABC, Channel 7 (ABC)
Morning
05:00a	ABC News (Mark Mullen)
05:30a	News (local)
06:00a	News (local)
06:30a	News (local)
07:00a	Good Morning America (guest Meg Ryan)
09:00a	Regis & Kathie Lee (guest Matt LeBlanc)
10:00a	The View
11:00a	Port Charles
11:30a	News (local)
Afternoon
12:00p	All My Children
01:00p	One Life to Live
02:00p	General Hospital
03:00p	Oprah Winfrey
04:00p	News (local)
05:00p	News (local)
Evening
06:00p	News (local)
06:30p	ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
07:00p	Jeopardy!
07:30p	Wheel of Fortune
08:00p	Home Improvement
08:30p	Something So Right
09:00p	Home Improvement
09:30p	That’s Life
10:00p	NYPD Blue
11:00p	News (local)
11:35p	Nightline
Early Wednesday
12:05a	Politically Incorrect (guests Jean Smart, Rick Ducommun, Harlan Ellison, Mark Goodin)
12:35a	News (local)
01:10a	Movie – “Brother from Space”
03:10a	World News Now

  

KCAL, Channel 9 (Ind.)
Morning
05:30a	Creflo A. Dollar
06:00a	Infomercial
06:30a	Mr. Men
07:00a	Mummies Alive
07:30a	The Mask
08:00a	Wacky World of Tex Avery
08:30a	X-Men
09:00a	The Newlywed Game
09:30a	The Dating Game
10:00a	Jerry Springer
11:00a	Maury Povich
Afternoon
12:00p	News (local)
01:00p	The People’s Court
02:00p	News (local)
03:00p	Judge Judy
03:30p	News (local)
04:00p	DuckTales
04:30p	Mighty Ducks
05:00p	101 Dalmatians
05:30p	Pictionary
Evening
06:00p	Judge Judy
06:30p	Real TV
07:00p	America’s Funniest Home Videos
07:30p	LAPD: Life on the Beat
08:00p	News
09:00p	News
10:00p	News (local)
11:00p	Jerry Springer
Early Wednesday
12:00a	Maury Povich
01:00a	The People’s Court
02:00a	Infomercials

  

KTTV, Channel 11 (Fox)
Morning
05:00a	I Love Lucy BW
05:30a	I Love Lucy BW
06:00a	News (local)
07:00a	Good Day L.A.
09:00a	Grace Under Fire
09:30a	Grace Under Fire
10:00a	Andy Griffith BW
10:30a	Andy Griffith BW
11:00a	I Love Lucy BW
11:30a	I Love Lucy BW
Afternoon
12:00p	The Beverly Hillbillies
12:30p	The Beverly Hillbillies
01:00p	Happy Days
01:30p	Happy Days
02:00p	Bobby’s World
02:30p	Life with Louie
03:00p	BeetleBorgs Metallix
03:30p	Spider-Man
04:00p	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
04:30p	Power Rangers Turbo
05:00p	Boy Meets World
05:30p	Living Single
Evening
06:00p	Home Improvement
06:30p	The Simpsons
07:00p	Home Improvement
07:30p	The Simpsons
08:00p	Fox Tuesday Night Movie - "Money Train"
10:00p	News (local)
11:00p	Married with Children
11:30p	Cops
Early Wednesday
12:00a	M*A*S*H
12:30a	Stories of the Highway Patrol
01:00a	Keenan Ivory Wayans (guests Loretta Devine, LOX)
02:00a	Infomercials
03:00a	Perry Mason
04:00a	The Beverly Hillbillies
04:30a	Andy Griffith

KCOP, Channel 13 (UPN)
Morning
05:00a	The Untouchables
06:00a	The 700 Club
07:00a	The Fantastic Four
07:30a	Extreme Dinosaurs
08:00a	Extreme Ghostbusters
08:30a	Bananas in Pajamas & the Crayon Box
09:00a	Infomercial
09:30a	A Different World
10:00a	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
11:00a	Jenny Jones
Afternoon
12:00p	Montel Williams
01:00p	Ricki Lake
02:00p	Jenny Jones
03:00p	Roseanne
03:30p	The Cosby Show
04:00p	Montel Williams
05:00p	Ricki Lake
Evening
06:00p	Martin
06:30p	Mad About You
07:00p	Frasier
07:30p	News (local)
08:00p	Moesha
08:30p	Clueless
09:00p	Malcolm & Eddie
09:30p	In the House
10:00p	News (local)
11:00p	Mad About You
11:30p	Vibe
Early Wednesday
12:30a	Star Trek
01:30a	Infomercials
02:30a	Strange Universe
03:00a	Movie – “Crosscurrent”

KCET, Channel 28 (PBS)
Morning
05:00a	Bloomberg Morning News
05:30a	Marine Environment
06:00a	Sesame Street
07:00a	Barney & Friends
07:30a	Storytime
08:00a	Charlie Horse Music Pizza
08:30a	Arthur
09:00a	Barney & Friends
09:30a	Puzzle Place
10:00a	Sesame Street
11:00a	Storytime
11:30a	Teletubbies
Afternoon
12:00p	Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
12:30p	Puzzle Place
01:00p	Reading Rainbow
01:30p	Magic School Bus
02:00p	Portrait of a Family
02:30p	Literary Visions
03:00p	Wishbone
03:30p	Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
04:00p	Kratts’ Creatures
04:30p	Bill Nye the Science Guy
05:00p	Jacques Pepin’s Cooking Techniques
05:30p	Home Cooking with Amy Coleman
Evening
06:00p	Nightly Business Report
06:30p	Newshour with Jim Lehrer
07:30p	Life & Times Tonight
08:00p	Nova
09:00p	Frontline
10:00p	Frontline
11:00p	Charlie Rose
Early Wednesday
12:00a	Life & Times Tonight
12:30a	Something Ventured
02:00a	Classic Arts Showcase

AMC (all movies except where italicized)
Morning
05:00a	Sword in the Desert BW
07:00a	Tin Pan Alley BW
08:35a	The Purple Mask
10:00a	O.S.S.
Afternoon
12:00p	Backlash
01:30p	The Spiral Staircase BW
03:00p	Hollywood Backstage
03:30p	Salome
05:30p	Comanche Territory
Evening
07:00p	Rogers and Hammerstein
08:30p	South Pacific
11:15p	The Mad Magician BW
Early Wednesday
12:30a	The Stooge BW
02:15a	Go, Johnny, Go! BW
03:30a	Honeymoon BW

TNT
Morning
05:00a	CHiPs
06:00a	CHiPs
07:00a	Lonesome Dove: The Series
08:00a	Spencer: For Hire
09:00a	Movie – “The Rose and the Jackal”
11:00a	Movie – “Escape from Fort Bravo”
Afternoon
01:00p	In the Heat of the Night
02:00p	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
03:00p	Lois & Clark
04:00p	Babylon 5
05:00p	NBA Basketball – New York at Atlanta
Evening
08:00p	Movie – “Time Runner”
10:00p	Movie – “Zone Troopers”
Early Wednesday
12:00a	Movie – “Dark Universe”
02:00a	Gilligan's Island (colorized)
02:30a	Gilligan's Island (colorized)
03:00a	Bugs Bunny
04:00a	The Flintstones

  

USA
Morning
05:00a	Bloomberg Information TV
07:00a	Gargoyles
07:30a	Gargoyles
08:00a	The Facts of Life
08:30a	The Facts of Life
09:00a	Gimmie a Break!
09:30a	Perfect Strangers
10:00a	Wings
10:30a	Wings
11:00a	Major Dad
11:30a	Major Dad
Afternoon
12:00p	Baywatch
01:00p	Movie – “How I Got into College”
03:00p	Movie – “Uncle Buck”
05:00p	USA High
05:30p	USA High
Evening
06:00p	Baywatch
07:00p	Highlander
08:00p	Walker, Texas Ranger
09:00p	Tuesday Night Fights - Witherspoon vs. Thunder (tape delay)
11:00p	Silk Stalkings
Early Wednesday
12:00a	Highlander
01:00a	Magnum, P.I.
02:00a	Boxing (repeat)
04:00a	Acapulco H.E.A.T.

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