Chicago TV Flashback - November 26-27, 1987

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Thursday, November 26, 1987

Morning

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6a - Morning Stretch

6:30a - CBS Morning News (1 hour)

7:30a - The Morning Program

8a - CBS All-American Thanksgiving Parade (3 hours)

11a - Popeye and Son

11:30a - CBS Storybreak

Afternoon

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Noon - Merry Mirthworm Christmas

12:30p - J.T. (1 hour)

1:30p - CBS Schoolbreak Special (1 hour)

2:30p - NFL Today

3p - CBS Sports NFL Football: Minnesota Vikings v. Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium (3 hours)

Evening

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6p - CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

6:30p - Truth or Consequences

7p - Bugs Bunny Thanksgiving Diet

7:30p - Daffy Duck's Thanks-For-Giving

8p - CBS Thursday Night Movie: Gandhi part 2 (2 hours)

10p - Channel 2: The 10 O'Clock News

10:30p - Night Heat (1 hr, 10 min)

11:40p - CBS Late Movie: Wild Horses (1 hr, 20 min)

Early Friday, November 27, 1987

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1a - Channel 2: The 10 O'Clock News (Rebroadcast)

1:30a - Lingo

2a - CBS News Nightwatch (4 hours)

Full boxscore: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198711260dal.htm

All daytime programming pre-empted until Monday, November 30th, but all primetime programming pre-empted until tomorrow.

WMAQ channel 5 TV schedule for Thursday, November 26, 1987

Morning

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5:15a - Before Hours

5:30a - NBC News at Sunrise

6a - Today (2 hours)

8a - Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (3 hours)

11a - NFL Live

11:30a - NBC Sports Football: Kansas City Chiefs v. Detroit Lions at the Pontiac Silverdome (3 hours)

Afternoon

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2:30p - To Be Announced

3p - The New Newlywed Game

3:30p - High Rollers

4p - Hollywood Squares

4:30p - Channel 5 News at 4:30 (1 hour)

5:30p - NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw

Evening

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6p - Channel 5 News at 6

6:30p - Out of This World

7p - The Cosby Show

7:30p - A Different World

8p - Cheers

8:30p - Mama's Boy

9p - This is Your Life (1 hour)

10p - Channel 5 News at 10

10:30p - Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (1 hour)

11:30p - Late Night with David Letterman (1 hour)

12:30a - Wil Shriner Show (1 hour)

Early Friday, November 27, 1987

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1:30a - Channel 5 News at 10 (Rebroadcast)

2a - The All New Dating Game

2:30a - Getting in Touch

3a - Divorce Court

3:30a - Sally Jessy Raphael Show

Full boxscore: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198711260det.htm

All daytime programming pre-empted until tomorrow.

Chicago TV Flashback - December 22-23, 1981

WGN channel 9 TV schedule for Tuesday, December 22, 1981

Morning

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5:20a - Channel 9 Newsbreak

5:30a - Faith 20

6a - Top o' the Morning

6:30a - Bullwinkle

7a - The Bozo Show (1 hr, 30 min)

8:30a - Bewitched

9a - Morning Movie: Lawman (2 hours)

11a - Donahue (1 hour)

Afternoon

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Noon - Prisoner: Cell Block H

12:30p - Independent Network News

1p - Dick Van Dyke Show

1:30p - Andy Griffith Show

2p - I Dream of Jeannie

2:30p - Scooby-Doo

3p - Popeye

3:30p - Pink Panther

4p - Incredible Hulk (1 hour)

5p - The Muppet Show

5:30p - Welcome Back, Kotter

Evening

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6p - Barney Miller

6:30p - Laverne & Shirley & Company

7p - At the Wheel (1 hour)

8p - College Basketball: Maine Black Bears v. #13 DePaul Blue Demons at the Rosemont Horizon (2 hours)

10p - The Nine O'Clock News (1 hour)

11p - The Best of Saturday Night (1 hour)

Midnight - WGN Presents: Mr. Inside, Mr. Outside (2 hours)

Early Wednesday, December 23, 1981

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2a - Nightbeat

2:30a - The Late Movie: Cowboy and the Lady (1 hr, 45 min)

4:15a - Mike Douglas Show (1 hour)

5:15a - All Night Programming

The #13-ranked Blue Demons went back to their winning ways as they beat the Maine Black Bears 90-67

The official winning number in the Illinois State Lottery's Daily Game was 2-0-0.

Chicago TV Flashback - May 6, 1977

WFLD channel 32 TV schedule for Friday, May 6, 1977

Morning

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10:30a - Newstalk

11a - Romper Room

11:30a - Banana Splits

Afternoon

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Noon - Casper the Ghost and Friends (1 hour)

1p - Green Acres

1:30p - The Lucy Show

2p - Beverly Hillbillies

2:30p - Popeye Hour (1 hour)

3:30p - Brady Kids

4p - Batman

4:30p - Partridge Family

5p - Brady Bunch Hour (1 hour)

Evening

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6p - Emergency One! (1 hour)

7p - Adam-12 Hour (1 hour)

8p - Creature Feature: Incredible Two-Headed Transplant (2 hours)

10p - Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

10:30p - All That Glitters

11p - Best of Groucho: You Bet Your Life

11:30p - Night Gallery

Chicago TV Flashback - November 25-26, 1987

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Wednesday, November 25, 1987

Morning

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6a - Morning Stretch

6:30a - CBS Morning News (1 hour)

7:30a - The Morning Program (1 hr, 30 min)

9a - The $25,000 Pyramid

9:30a - Card Sharks

10a - The Price is Right (1 hour)

11a - Lingo

11:30a - Young and the Restless (1 hour)

Afternoon

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12:30p - Bold and the Beautiful

1p - As the World Turns (1 hour)

2p - Guiding Light (1 hour)

3p - Love Connection

3:30p - Superior Court

4p - The People's Court

4:30p - First Edition

5p - Channel 2 News at 5 (1 hour)

Evening

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6p - CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

6:30p - Truth or Consequences

7p - Oldest Rookie (1 hour)

8p - CBS Wednesday Night Movie: Gandhi part 1 (2 hours)

10p - Channel 2: The 10 O'Clock News

10:30p - Adderly (1 hr, 10 min)

11:40p - CBS Late Movie: The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1 hr, 20 min)

Early Thursday, November 26, 1987

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1a - Channel 2: The 10 O'Clock News (Rebroadcast)

1:30a - Lingo

2a - CBS News Nightwatch (4 hours)

Channel 2 broke into regular programming to announce that Harold Washington, Chicago's 1st black mayor, passed away in his office at 65. Five days after his passing, a funeral service was held and aired on Chicago television.

Ripken Breaks Gehrig's "Iron Man" Record - September 1995

On September 6, shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., of the Baltimore Orioles played in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking the record of 2,130 set in 1939 by Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees. The legendary Yankee star died 2 years later from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known thereafter as Lou Gehrig's disease. Ripken, like Gehrig, was widely admired as a person, and he received 20 minutes of applause from the crowd, which included Pres. Bill Clinton, when he set the record. He had been named rookie of the year (1982) and most valuable player (1983, 1991) in the American League and had played in 13 All-Star games, a record.

Heat Wave Fatal to 800 - July 1995

At least 800 people died in the Middle West and Northeast as a result of a heat wave that smothered the region between July 12 and 17. In Chicago, where the temperature reached an all-time high of 106 degrees on July 13, 536 deaths were blamed on the heat. Many of the victims were elderly people who lived alone and who could not afford air conditioning. Large numbers of cattle and chickens died. Pres. Bill Clinton announced, July 21, that $100M in federal emergency aid would be distributed to 19 states.

Chicago TV Flashback - July 4-5, 1986

WGN channel 9 TV schedule for Friday, July 4, 1986

Morning

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5:30a - Faith 20

6a - The Muppet Show

6:30a - M.A.S.K.

7a - The Bozo Show (1 hr, 30 min)

8:30a - Beverly Hillbillies

9a - The Waltons (1 hour)

10a - Big Valley (1 hour)

11a - Little House on the Prairie (1 hour)

Afternoon

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Noon - Newscope (1 hour)

1p - Dick Van Dyke Show

1:30p - Carol Burnett and Friends

2p - Andy Griffith Show

2:30p - Bugs Bunny and Friends

3p - Heathcliff

3:30p - Transformers

4p - G.I. Joe

4:30p - Laverne & Shirley

5p - One Day at a Time

5:30p - Welcome Back, Kotter

Evening

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6p - Private Benjamin

6:30p - Alice

7p - White Shadow (1 hour)

8p - Baseball: Cubs v. San Diego Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium (3 hours)

11p - The Nine O'Clock News (1 hour)

Midnight - WGN Presents: Bandolero (2 hours)

Early Saturday, July 5, 1986

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2a - Comedy Break

2:30a - Independent News

3a - The Late Movie: The Rover (2 hrs, 30 min)

Full boxscore: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198607040.shtml

Chicago TV Flashback - October 14-15, 1985

WGN channel 9 TV schedule for Monday, October 14, 1985

Morning

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5a - Abbott and Costello Show

5:30a - Faith 20

6a - The Muppet Show

6:30a - Bugs Bunny and Friends

7a - The Bozo Show (1 hr, 30 min)

8:30a - Beverly Hillbillies

9a - The Waltons (1 hour)

10a - Big Valley (1 hour)

11a - Little House on the Prairie (1 hour)

Afternoon

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Noon - Newscope (1 hour)

1p - Columbus Day Parade (2 hours)

3p - Heathcliff

3:30p - M.A.S.K.

4p - Transformers

4:30p - G.I. Joe

5p - The Jeffersons

5:30p - WKRP in Cincinnati

Evening

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6p - Barney Miller

6:30p - Benson

7p - Dempsey and Makepeace (1 hour)

8p - Greatest American Hero (1 hour)

9p - The Nine O'Clock News (1 hour)

10p - Comedy Break with Mack & Jamie

10:30p - The Love Boat (1 hour)

11:30p - WGN Presents: Juarez (2 hrs, 30 min)

Early Tuesday, October 15, 1985

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2a - Independent News

2:30p - In Search Of...

3a - The Late Movie: Overland Stage Raiders (1 hr, 30 min)

4:30a - Movietone News

Chicago TV Flashback - September 26-27, 1986

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Friday, September 26, 1986

Morning

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5a - Bill Cosby Show

5:30a - Morning Stretch

6a - Daybreak

6:30a - CBS Morning News

7a - CBS Morning News (2 hours)

9a - The $25,000 Pyramid

9:30a - Card Sharks

10a - The Price is Right (1 hour)

11a - Press Your Luck (Finale)

11:30a - Young and the Restless (1 hour)

Afternoon

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12:30p - As the World Turns (1 hour)

1:30p - Capitol

2p - Guiding Light (1 hour)

3p - Divorce Court

3:30p - Donahue (1 hour)

4:30p - First Edition (1 hour)

5:30p - CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

Evening

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6p - Channel 2 News at 6 (1 hour)

7p - Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1 hour)

8p - Dallas (2-hour 9th season premiere)

10p - Channel 2: The 10 O'Clock News

10:30p - T.J. Hooker (1 hr, 10 min)

11:40p - CBS Late Movie: Atlantic City (2 hours)

Early Saturday, September 27, 1986

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1:40a - The Late Show: Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice (2 hrs, 5 min)

3:45a - The Late Show: Sssssss (1 hr, 45 min)

After 3 years and 757 shows, Press Your Luck concluded its run on CBS. In the finale, Karen defeated her final 2 opponents with $12,777 giving her a final total of $39,583 after 3 days.

Peter Tomarken brought back the "Whammy Outhouse", which was sent by the Reynolds family from Oklahoma. The show itself wound up in the outhouse after it failed to work the 1st time after Bob Chic putting it together and Peter himself was the one to blame. He tried it again and it worked saying there will be "one last Whammy" when the show returns.

Starting Monday, the syndicated show, Superior Court takes over the 11a time slot until its move to the overnight hours and the afternoon for 1987.

Chicago TV Flashback - February 5-6, 1974

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Tuesday, February 5, 1974

Morning

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5:50a - TV2 News Update

6a - Sunrise Semester

6:30a - It's Worth Knowing

7a - CBS Morning News with Hughes Rudd (1 hour)

8a - Captain Kangaroo (1 hour)

9a - The Joker's Wild

9:30a - The $10,000 Pyramid

10a - Gambit

10:30a - Love of Life

10:55a - CBS Newsbreak with Douglas Edwards

11a - Young and the Restless

11:30a - Search for Tomorrow

Afternoon

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Noon - Lee Phillip Show

12:30p - As the World Turns

1p - Guiding Light

1:30p - Edge of Night

2p - The Price is Right

2:30p - Match Game '74

3p - Secret Storm

3:30p - The Early Show: The Savage (2 hours)

5:30p - CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite

Evening

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6p - TV2 News at 6 (1 hour)

7p - Maude

7:30p - Hawaii Five-O (1 hour)

8:30p - Hawkins (1 hr, 30 min)

10p - TV2 News at 10

10:30p - CBS Late Movie: The Badlanders (1 hr, 45 min)

12:15a - TV2 News Update

12:30a - The Late Show: The Fireball (1 hr, 45 min)

Early Wednesday, February 6, 1974

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2:15a - The Late Show II: The Big Lift (2 hrs, 30 min)