WKBT TV 8 Listings January 8th - 14th 1955

Saturday Jan 8th 1955
Afternoon
2:00 PM
NBA Basketball - Boston Celtics at Philadelphia Warriors
4:00 TBA

 Evening
6:00 Time for Beany
6:30 Western Playhouse
8:00 Imogene Coca
8:30 Far News
8:45 Old American Barn Dance
9:15 Film Varieties
9:30 Hit Parade
10:00 News

Sunday Jan 9th
Afternoon
1:00 Sunday Showcase
4:30 Youth Takes a Stand
5:00 This is the Life
5:30 You Are There

Evening
6:00 Hank McCune Show
6:30 Jack Benny
7:00 TBA
8:00 G.E. Theater
8:30 Rocky King, Detective
9:00 Father Knows Best
9:30 Liberace
10:00 News
10:15 Late Show

Monday January 10th 1955
4:00 Pinky Lee Show
4:30 Howdy Doody
5:00 Western Playhouse

Evening
6:00 Program Previews
6:05 Farm Digest
6:10 Sports Report
6:15 Tomorrow's Headlines
6:25 Miss Weathervane
6:45 Marge and Jeff
7:00 Student Varieties
7:30 Badge 714
8:00 I Love Lucy
8:30 December Bride
9:00 Movie - TBA
9:45 Hollywood Theater
10:00 Late Weather
10:15 Of Human Interest

 Tuesday January 11th 1955
4:00 Pinky Lee Show
4:30 Howdy Doody
5:00 Western Playhouse

Evening
6:00 Program Previews
6:05 Farm Digest
6:10 Sports Report
6:15 Tomorrow's Headlines
6:25 Miss Weathervane
6:30 Of Human Interest
6:45 Marge and Jeff
7:00 Milton Berle
8:00 Bishop Sheen
8:30 Break the Bank
9:00 Truth or Consequences
9:30 Life of Riley
10:00 Late Weather
10:15 Broadway Playhouse

Wednesday January 12th 1955
Afternoon
4:00 Pinky Lee Show
4:30 Howdy Doody
5:00 Western Playhouse

Evening
6:00 Program Previews
6:05 Farm Digest
6:10 Sports Report
6:15 Tomorrow's Headlines
6:25 Miss Weathervane
6:30 Industry on Parade
7:00 Arthur Godfrey 
7:30 Dollar A Second
8:00 Telesport Digest
8:30 Red Skelton
9:00 Boxing Holly Mims vs Rocky Castellani
9:45 Sports Film
10:00 Late Weather
10:15 Invitation To Learning

 Thursday January 13th 1955
Afternoon
4:00 Pinky Lee Show
4:30 Howdy Doody
5:00 Western Playhouse

 Evening
6:00 Program Previews
6:05 Farm Digest
6:10 Sports Report
6:15 Tomorrow's Headlines
6:25 Miss Weathervane
6:30 Cowboy G-Men
7:00 The Christophers
7:30 Justice
8:00 The Search
8:15 Broadway Theater
8:30 Ford Theater
9:00 Mystery Theater
9:30 Racket Squad
9:35 Deadline Edition
10:00 Late Weather
10:15 Hollywood Thester

Friday January 14th 1955
4:00 Pinky Lee Show
4:30 Howdy Doody
5:00 Western Playhouse

Evening
6:00 Program Previews
6:05 Farm Digest
6:10 Sports Report
6:15 Tomorrow's Headlines
6:25 Miss Weathervane
6:30 World We Live In
7:00 Broadway Playhouse
8:00 Playhouse of the Stars
8:30 The Lineup
9:00 Boxing - Eddie Chavez vs Duillio Loi
9:45 Sports Films
10:00 Late Weather
10:15 Movie - TBA

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