Monday, January 20, 2025

Chicago TV Flashback - October 1-2, 1987

WFLD channel 32 TV schedule for Thursday, October 1, 1987

Morning
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6a - Silverhawks
6:30a - She-Ra: Princess of Power
7a - ThunderCats
7:30a - Dennis the Menace
8a - Woody Woodpecker Show
8:30a - My Little Pony 'n Friends
9a - Happy Days
9:30a - Too Close for Comfort
10a - Donahue (1 hour)
11a - A Current Affair
11:30a - Mork & Mindy

Afternoon
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Noon - Get Smart
12:30p - Brady Bunch
1p - Munsters
1:30p - Gilligan's Island
2p - Batman
2:30p - Tom and Jerry
3p - The Flintstones
3:30p - Real Ghostbusters
4p - DuckTales
4:30p - Diff'rent Strokes
5p - Gimme a Break!
5:30p - Three's Company

Evening
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6p - Family Ties
6:30p - M*A*S*H
7p - Fox 32 News at 7
7:30p - A Current Affair
8p - Movie 32: The Hills Have Eyes II (2 hours)
10p - Late Show with Arsenio Hall (1 hour)
11p - Fox 32 News at 7 (Rebroadcast)
11:30p - Entertainment Tonight
Midnight - Baretta (1 hour)

Early Friday, October 2, 1987
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1a - Fat-Free Future
1:30a - Sanford and Son
2a - Latenight 32 Movie: The Strawberry Statement (2 hrs, 5 min)
4:05a - Latenight 32 Movie: Good News (1 hr, 45 min)

Chicago TV Flashback - July 24-25, 1979

WMAQ channel 5 TV schedule for Tuesday, July 24, 1979

Morning
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5:55a - NewsCenter5 Update
6a - Knowledge
6:30a - Today in Chicago
7a - Today (2 hours)
9a - Card Sharks
9:30a - All Star Secrets
10a - High Rollers
10:30a - Wheel of Fortune
11a - Password Plus
11:30a - NewsCenter5 at 11:30

Afternoon
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Noon - Days of Our Lives (1 hour)
1p - The Doctors
1:30p - Another World (1 hr, 30 min)
3p - Hollywood Squares
3:30p - The Newlywed Game
4p - Mary Tyler Moore Show
4:30p - NewsCenter5 at 4:30
5p - NewsCenter5 at 5 (1 hour)

Evening
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6p - NBC Nightly News
6:30p - Family Feud
7p - The Runaways (1 hour)
8p - NBC Big Event: Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (2 hours)
10p - NewsCenter5 at 10
10:30p - Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (1 hr, 30 min)
Midnight - Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (1 hour)

Early Wednesday, July 25, 1979
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1a - Ben Casey (1 hour)
2a - Not for Women Only
2:30a - NewsCenter5 Update
2:35a - Meditation

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Chicago TV Flashback - March 29-30, 1986

WGN channel 9 TV schedule for Saturday, March 29, 1986

Morning
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5:30a - Adventures of Superman
6a - Cartoons
6:30a - Issues Unlimited
7a - U.S. Farm Report
7:30a - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
8a - Garner Ted Armstrong
8:30a - Minority Business Report
9a - People to People (1 hour)
10a - World Tomorrow
10:30a - Star Games (1 hour)
11:30a - WGN Weekend Theater: Wichita (2 hours)

Afternoon
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1:30p - One Step Beyond
2p - Baseball: San Francisco Giants v. Cubs at Mesa, Arizona (3 hours; Preseason game)
5p - Fame (1 hour)

Evening
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6p - It's a Living
6:30p - At the Movies
7p - The 7 O'Clock Movie: Peter and Paul part 1 (2 hours)
9p - The Nine O'Clock News
9:30p - INN News
10p - Twilight Zone
10:30p - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (1 hour)
11:30p - Police Story (1 hour)
12:30a - In Search of...

Early Sunday, March 30, 1986
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1a - Tales from the Darkside
1:30a - FTV
2a - INN News (Rebroadcast)
2:30a - The Late Movie: Dark Passage (2 hours)
4:30a - Movietone News

Chicago TV Flashback - January 4-5, 1974

WLS channel 7 TV schedule for Friday, January 4, 1974

Morning
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6:25a - Reflections
6:30a - Perspectives
6:55a - Earl Nightingale
7a - Kennedy and Company (1 hr, 30 min)
8:30a - Prize Movie with Ione: Horror of Dracula (2 hours)
10:30a - Brady Bunch
11a - Password
11:30a - Split Second

Afternoon
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Noon - All My Children
12:30p - Let's Make a Deal
1p - The Newlywed Game
1:30p - Girl in My Life
2p - General Hospital
2:30p - One Life to Live
3p - Love, American Style
3:30p - The 3:30 Movie: David and Bathsheba (1 hr, 30 min)
5p - Eyewitness News at 5
5:30p - ABC Evening News with Howard K. Smith and Harry Reasoner

Evening
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6p - Eyewitness News at 6 (1 hour)
7p - Brady Bunch
7:30p - Odd Couple
8p - Room 222 (2nd-to-last show)
8:30p - Love, American Style (1 hr, 30 min; 2nd-to-last show)
10p - Eyewitness News at 10
10:30p - In Concert (1 hr, 30 min)
Midnight - Kennedy at Night
12:30a - Passage to Adventure

Early Saturday, January 5, 1974
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1a - Late Night Movie: Desperate (1 hr, 35 min)
2:35a - Reflections