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Northeast California and Reno area, Friday, Jan. 28, 1994 CBS (four stations, including Reno, San Francisco, Sacramento and Chico) 9 a.m.: Ricki Lake/Vicki!/Vicki!/Donahue 10 a.m.: TPIR (all but San Francisco, airing Rolonda) 11 a.m.: Y&R (all four) 12 p.m.: News and B&B (instead of news, Reno aired Real Stories of the Highway Patrol) 1 p.m.: ATWT (all four) 2 p.m.: GL (all but Sacramento, airing Bertice Berry) 3 p.m.: Donahue/Schoolbreak/Geraldo/Geraldo 4 p.m.: Oprah/American Journal and Inside Edition/Oprah/Murphy Brown reruns and Hard Copy NBC (four stations, including Reno, San Francisco, Sacramento and Chico) 9 a.m.: Leeza/Regis & Kathie Lee/Leeza/Regis & Kathie Lee 10 a.m.: Jenny Jones/Leeza/Jane Whitney/Sally Jessy 11 a.m.: Montel Williams/Health Matters and news/Court TV and Rescue 911/Maury Povich 12 p.m.: Maury Povich/Hard Copy and Entertainment Tonight/News (1 hr)/News and Real Stories of the Highway Patrol 1 p.m.: A Current Affair and Designing Women reruns/AW/NewsCall and Montel/Leeza 2 p.m.: AW/DAYS/Montel and Ricki Lake/AW 3 p.m.: DAYS/Ricki Lake/Ricki and DAYS/DAYS 4 p.m.: Matlock reruns/Maury Povich/DAYS and news/Oprah ABC (four stations, including Reno, San Francisco, Stockton (Sacramento) and Redding (Chico)) 9 a.m.: Regis & Kathie Lee/Sally Jessy/Regis & Kathie Lee/Vicki! 10 a.m.: Joan Rivers/Home/Jerry Springer/Home 11 a.m.: News and LOVING/LOVING and news/AMC/Perfect Strangers reruns and LOVING 12 p.m.: AMC/AMC/News and Rush Limbaugh/AMC 1 p.m.: OLTL (all four) 2 p.m.: GH (all four) 3 p.m.: Vicki!/Donahue/Donahue/Who's the Boss? and The Wonder Years reruns 4 p.m.: Geraldo/Oprah/Sally Jessy/Designing Women and The Golden Girls reruns

Nice, @kalbir! Oklahoma/Texas, Monday, July 23, 1979 NBC (three full stations in Tulsa, Wichita Falls and Oklahoma City) 9 a.m.: Card Sharks and All Star Secrets (WF only; Donahue in Tulsa, Mike Douglas in OKC; All Star Secrets also aired at 9:30 a.m. on ABC's station in Ada) 10 a.m.: High Rollers and Wheel of Fortune (all three NBC stations) 11 a.m.: Password Plus and Hollywood Squares (HS only in WF and Ada ; news/local elsewhere) 12 p.m.: DAYS (only in Tulsa and Ada; WF and OKC aired news, then DAYS) 1 p.m.: DOCTORS and AW start (only in Tulsa; WF and OC finished DAYS, then aired DOCTORS; AW also aired at 1:30 on the mostly CBS station covering Ardmore, Sherman and Denison) 2 p.m.: AW conclusion (only in Tulsa and A-S-D); AW start (WF and OKC) 3 p.m.: AW conclusion (WF and OKC -- Ironside reruns at 3:30 in WF, Tom and Jerry at 3:30 in OKC), movie (Tulsa) 4 p.m.: Conclusion of the Tulsa movie, Ironside and Gunsmoke in WF, Brady Bunch and Lone Ranger in OKC ABC (five stations in Oklahoma City, Lawton, Tulsa, Sayre (satellite of the Amarillo station) and Ada 9 a.m.: Donahue (OKC, Lawton), Big Valley reruns (Tulsa), Mike Douglas (Sayre) and All in the Family reruns (picking up from the local CBS station) and All Star Secrets (Ada) 10 a.m.: Laverne & Shirley reruns and Family Feud (across the board) 11 a.m.: Pyramid and RYAN'S HOPE (Lawton and Tulsa only); AMC (OKC); Sayre aired Joker's Wild at 11:30, Ada aired Hollywood Squares 12 p.m.: AMC (Lawton and Tulsa only); news and RYAN'S HOPE (OKC); Sayre aired Cross-Wits at 12:30, Ada aired DAYS 1 p.m.: OLTL (across the board) 2 p.m.: GH (across the board) 3 p.m.: EDGE and Gilligan's Island reruns in OKC, EDGE and Merv Griffin in Lawton, EDGE and cartoons in Tulsa, EDGE and Bugs Bunny in Sayre and EDGE and RYAN'S HOPE in Ada 4 p.m.: Six Million Dollar Man in OKC, Merv conclusion in Lawton, Little Rascals and Andy Griffith in Tulsa, Bugs Bunny and Bradys in Sayre and AMC in Ada CBS (four stations, in Tulsa, Wichita Falls, OKC and A-S-D) 9 a.m.: All in the Family reruns and Whew! (WF aired Bewitched at 9, ASD aired "Today in Texoma", AitF, as mentioned, aired at 9 in Ada; Whew! aired across the board) 10 a.m.: TPIR (across the board) 11 a.m.: Y&R and SEARCH (not in OKC, which aired midday news at 11:30) 12 p.m.: News and ATWT (across the board 1 p.m.: ATWT conclusion and GL (ASD aired AW beginning at 1:30) 2 p.m.: GL conclusion and MASH reruns (except for ASD, finishing AW) 3 p.m.: LOVE OF LIFE and syndicated (not in Tulsa, which aired Dinah!, or OKC, which aired I Love Lucy and Gomer Pyle); WF aired Joker's Wild at 3:30 and ASD aired Leave it to Beaver 4 p.m.: Bonanza in Tulsa; Gilligan's Island and Bonanza in WF; Andy Griffith and Mary Tyler Moore in OKC; I Love Lucy and Six Million Dollar Man in ASD

Okay, last for tonight: Boston/Providence/Manchester, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996 CBS (two stations, WBZ in Boston and WPRI in Providence) 9 a.m.: Gordon Elliott on both stations 10 a.m.: GL in Boston, Montel Williams in Providence 11 a.m.: TPIR on both 12 p.m.: News and Y&R on both 1 p.m.: Y&R and B&B on both 2 p.m.: ATWT on both 3 p.m.: Maury Povich in Boston, GL in Providence 4 p.m.: Day & Date on both ABC (three stations, WCVB in Boston, WLNE in New Bedford and WMUR in Manchester) 9 a.m.: Rolonda/Jenny Jones/Scoop with Sam & Dorothy 10 a.m.: Rosie O'Donnell/Dating Game and Newlywed Game/Sally Jessy 11 a.m.: Sally Jessy/Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends/Caryl & Marilyn 12 p.m.: News/America's Funniest Home Videos reruns/News 12:30 p.m.: THE CITY (all three) 1 p.m.: AMC (all three) 2 p.m.: OLTL (all three) 3 p.m.: GH (all three) 4 p.m.: Oprah/Rosie/Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman reruns NBC (two stations, WHDH in Boston and WJAR in Providence) 9 a.m.: Regis & Kathie Lee on both 10 a.m.: Real Life/Leeza 11 a.m.: Leeza/Real Life 12 p.m.: News (1 hr in Boston, 30 min in Providence, which also aired Access Hollywood) 1 p.m.: DOOL on both 2 p.m.: AW on both 3 p.m.: Geraldo/Maury 4 p.m.: News and Hard Copy/Oprah

Northern Wisconsin, Thursday, April 23, 1981 CBS (six stations, including one in Marquette, Michigan) 8 a.m.: The Jeffersons and Alice reruns (apparently a day behind and in Milwaukee only); Donahue (Marquette only) 9 a.m.: The Jeffersons and Alice reruns (in Green Bay, Madison, Marquette and La Crosse); Donahue in Milwaukee and Wausau 10 a.m.: The Price Is Right (across the board) 11 a.m.: Y&R (all but Marquette, which aired Upper Michigan Today and SEARCH) 12 p.m.: News/Local (except for Marquette, airing Y&R) 12:30 p.m.: SEARCH in Wausau and La Crosse, local in Green Bay, Bullseye in Madison, Y&R conclusion in Marquette, Charlie Rose in Milwaukee 1 p.m.: ATWT (across the board) 2 p.m.: GL (across the board) 3 p.m.: One Day at a Time reruns (except in Green Bay, airing The Joker's Wild) (From 3:30-5, the Marquette station aired AMC and Family Feud, although it's unknown if FF was the network edition.) NBC (four stations, plus two independents in Milwaukee and Green Bay) 9 a.m.: Las Vegas Gambit and Blockbusters (in Green Bay, Rhinelander and independent WVTV in Milwaukee; New Day in Milwaukee (WTMJ), Donahue in Eau Claire) 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune (in Green Bay, Rhinelander, Eau Claire and on WVTV; WTMJ aired Richard Simmons) 10:30 a.m.: Password Plus (Green Bay and Rhinelander only); WTMJ aired Pyramid, WTVT aired Doris Day reruns; Rhinelander aired The PTL Club 11 a.m.: Card Sharks (Milwaukee and independent WLRE in Green Bay only); Green Bay affiliate WFRV had Hour Magazine; conclusion of The PTL Club in Rhinelander and Bob Newhart reruns in Eau Claire) 11:30 a.m.: THE DOCTORS (all but WFRV, airing the conclusion of Hour Magazine; aired on WLRE in Green Bay) 12 p.m.: DAYS (at 12 in Milwaukee only, news/local on the other stations, which started the show at 12:30) 1 p.m.: AW (at 1 in Milwaukee only, AW started at 1:30 on the other stations) 2 p.m.: TEXAS (at 2 in Milwaukee only, TEXAS started at 2:30 on the other stations) (Merv Griffin aired at 3 in Milwaukee) ABC (three stations) 9 a.m.: Hour Magazine in Wausau, Donahue in Green Bay (EDGE aired at 9:30 on WLRE), AMC in Milwaukee 10 a.m.: Love Boat reruns (across the board) 11 a.m.: Family Feud and RYAN'S HOPE (except in Milwaukee, where EDGE aired at 11:30) 12 p.m.: AMC (except in Milwaukee, which aired At Twelve) 1 p.m.: OLTL (across the board) 2 p.m.: GH (across the board) 3 p.m.: EDGE in Wausau, All in the Family reruns in Green Bay and Hour Magazine in Milwaukee Spokane, October 1991 CBS (KREM) 9 a.m.: Designing Women reruns and Family Feud 10 a.m.: TPIR 11 a.m.: Maury Povich 12 p.m.: News and B&B 1 p.m.: ATWT 2 p.m.: GL 3 p.m.: Y&R 4 p.m.: Oprah ABC (KXLY) 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: Home 11 a.m.: Sally Jessy Raphael 12 p.m.: AMC 1 p.m.: OLTL 2 p.m.: GH 3 p.m.: The Flintstones and The Jetsons reruns 4 p.m.: Star Trek reruns NBC (KHQ) 9 a.m.: Regis and Kathie Lee (I think this is the first time I've ever seen those two on an NBC station) 10 a.m.: Jenny Jones 11 a.m.: A Closer Look and Shop at Home 12 p.m.: DAYS 1 p.m.: AW 2 p.m.: SANTA BARBARA 3 p.m.: Widget and Family Ties reruns 4 p.m.: Candid Camera and Inside Edition

Okay, last one for tonight: Baltimore/Washington, D.C./Lancaster and thereabouts, Friday, Sept. 15, 1989 NBC (four stations -- WMAR in Baltimore, WRC in D.C., WGAL in Lancaster and WHAG in Hagerstown) 9 a.m.: Donahue/People's Court and Trial by Jury/Donahue/Highway to Heaven reruns 10 a.m.: Sally and Classic Concentration/Scrabble and CC/Joan Rivers/Scrabble and CC 11 a.m.: Golden Girls and 227 for all four 12 p.m.: News and GENERATIONS for all four 1 p.m.: DAYS for all four 2 p.m.: AW for all four 3 p.m.: SB for all four 4 p.m.: Oprah/Inside Edition and People's Court/Three's Company and Kate & Allie reruns/Oprah ABC (three stations -- WJZ in Baltimore, WJLA in D.C. and WHTM in Harrisburg) 9 a.m.: Highway to Heaven reruns/Geraldo/Regis & Kathie Lee 10 a.m.: Joan Rivers/Joan Rivers/The People's Court and Kenneth Copeland 11 a.m.: Divorce Court and The Judge/Home/Home 12 p.m.: News and LOVING/The Judge and LOVING/News (?) and LOVING 1 p.m.: AMC for all three 2 p.m.: OLTL for all three 3 p.m.: GH for all three 4 p.m.: Family Ties and Gimme a Break! reruns/Oprah/Oprah CBS (four stations -- WBAL in Baltimore, WUSA in D.C., WLYH in Lebanon and WHP in Harrisburg) 9 a.m.: Regis & Kathie Lee/Donahue/The Flintstones and Underdog reruns/The Judge and Divorce Court 10 a.m.: Trial by Jury and The People's Court/Sally Jessy (1 hr)/Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune/Sally Jessy 11 a.m.: TPIR for all four 12 p.m.: News and Y&R for most (Lebanon aired Carson's Comedy Classics at 12, followed by Y&R) 1 p.m.: Y&R and B&B for all 2 p.m.: ATWT for all 3 p.m.: GL for most (Lebanon aired Alvin and the Chipmunks and C.O.P.S., the cartoon) 4 p.m.: Geraldo/News/Woody Woodpecker and Fun House/Who's the Boss? and Newhart reruns Of note: Not only were the syndicated Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! on different D.C. stations at the time, WUSA and WJLA, respectively, they also were facing off against each other at 7:30 p.m.!

Miami and West Palm Beach, Thursday, Sept. 18, 1986 CBS (WTVJ in Miami, WTVX in West Palm Beach): 9 a.m.: Falcon Crest reruns/Ask Washington 10 a.m.: Pyramid for both, then either Cross-Wits in Miami or Card Sharks in WPB 11 a.m.: TPIR for both 12 p.m.: News and Y&R for both 1 p.m.: Y&R and ATWT for both 2 p.m.: ATWT and CAP for both 3 p.m.: GL for both 4 p.m.: Magnum, P.I. reruns/Knots Landing reruns NBC (WSVN in Miami, WPTV in WPB) 9 a.m.: Hour Magazine/Donahue 10 a.m.: Family Ties reruns and Strike it Rich (not Sale of the Century)/Oprah 11 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Scrabble for both 12 p.m.: News for both (not Super Password) and Superior Court in Miami, SEARCH in WPB 1 p.m.: DAYS for both 2 p.m: AW for both 3 p.m.: SB for both 4 p.m.: Divorce Court and People's Court/True Confessions and Divorce Court ABC (WPLG in Miami, WPEC in WPB) 9 a.m.: Donahue/Hour Magazine 10 a.m.: Oprah/Sally Jessy and Superior Court 11 a.m.: Fame, Fortune and Romance and Double Talk in Miami, RYAN'S HOPE in WPB 12 p.m.: LOVING and news/News and Headline News 1 p.m.: AMC for both 2 p.m.: OLTL for both 3 p.m.: GH for both 4 p.m.: The Facts of Life and Jeffersons reruns/The Fall Guy reruns

Dallas/Fort Worth, March 1983 KDFW (CBS) -- No Tattletales 9 a.m.: Pyramid and Child's Play 10 a.m.: TPIR 11 a.m.: Y&R 12 p.m.: News and ATWT 1 p.m.: ATWT conclusion and CAPITOL 2 p.m.: GL 3 p.m.: Carol Burnett and Sanford and Son reruns KXAS (NBC) -- No SEARCH 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: Facts of Life reruns and Hit Man 11 a.m.: Just Men! and Wheel of Fortune 12 p.m.: News and DOOL 1 p.m.: DOOL conclusion and AW 2 p.m.: AW conclusion and Sale of the Century 3 p.m.: Lie Detector and Perry Mason WFAA (ABC) -- No EDGE, which aired at 9:30 a.m. on independent station KTWS 9 a.m.: Hour Magazine 10 a.m.: Love Boat reruns 11 a.m.: Family Feud and RH 12 p.m.: AMC 1 p.m.: OLTL 2 p.m.: GH 3 p.m.: Afternoon movie Detroit and Toledo, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1985 CBS (WJBK in Detroit and WTOL in Toledo) -- no Body Language for either 9 a.m.: Anything For Money and Let's Make a Deal/Jeopardy! and Every Second Counts 10 a.m.: Pyramid and Press Your Luck for both 11 a.m.: TPIR for both 12 p.m.: News and Y&R for both 1 p.m.: Y&R and ATWT for both 2 p.m.: ATWT and CAP for both 3 p.m.: GL for both 4 p.m.: Divorce Court and People's Court/Love Boat reruns NBC (WDIV in Detroit and WTVG in Toldeo) -- no Super Password for either, WDIV's preempting five total shows 9 a.m.: Donahue for both 10 a.m.: Santa Barbara/Silver Spoons reruns and Sale of the Century 11 a.m.: Love Boat reruns/Wheel of Fortune and Scrabble 12 p.m.: News and Every Second Counts/News and SEARCH 1 p.m.: DAYS for both 2 p.m.: AW for both 3 p.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Sale of the Century/Santa Barbara 4 p.m.: Jeffersons reruns/Hart to Hart reruns ABC (WXYZ in Detroit and WDHO in Toledo) 9 a.m.: Kelly and Company/Hour Magazine 10 a.m.: Kelly conclusion and No Nonsense Exercise/Sally Jessy Raphael and Here's Lucy reruns 11 a.m.: Angie reruns and All-Star Blitz for both 12 p.m.: RH and LOVING for both 1 p.m.: AMC for both 2 p.m.: OLTL for both 3 p.m.: GH for both 4 p.m.: Good Afternoon Detroit/Fabulous Fun Festival

I've been trying to figure that out, too. Was Kellam attempting a p.r. smokescreen ("Look, we're so honest, we even admit to having psychologists on call!") or a platform smokescreen ("Dr. Evans has been invaluable in furthering my understanding of mental health.")? This.Very much this.

YES! Yet another parallel between DAYS' evil men and the White House folks who tried to pull off "Stupid Watergate" (thank you, John Oliver). Would somebody please annul this damn marriage? I initially thought this was another attempt at topical storytelling, but Claus and Sunny von Bulow wouldn't enter the public eye for another year or so. On a whim, I read up on Liz's entire storyline. She and Neil barely had a moment of peace. HAHAAHHAHA! A staff psychologist is qualified to be the contact person? Well, I guess it is better than the candidate's daughter. *barely resists Ivanka jokes*

Lower Michigan, April 1977 CBS (six total stations) 9:30 a.m.: Tattletales (Lansing only) 10 a.m.: Double Dare (aired on most stations, except Saginaw, which aired the conclusion of The Mike Douglas Show and Detroit, which aired Tattletales) 10:30 a.m.: TPIR (aired on most stations, except Saginaw, which aired the 700 Club) 11:30 a.m.: Love of Life (aired on most stations, except for Detroit, which aired Y&R) 12 p.m.: Y&R (aired on most stations, except for Detroit and possibly Lansing, which aired news) 12:30 p.m.: SFT (aired across the board) 1 p.m.: Open half hour (Detroit aired Love of Life; Lansing is listed as airing Y&R twice; given that it had a 12 p.m. newscast in the fall of '76, I'm going to assume that remained and this is where Y&R still aired; news or filler on the other stations) 1:30 p.m.: ATWT (aired across the board) 2:30 p.m.: GL (aired across the board) 3 p.m.: All in the Family reruns (aired across the board) 3:30 p.m.: Match Game (aired across the board) 4 p.m.: Tattletales (aired in Kalamazoo, Cadillac and Alpena); Mike Douglas in Detroit, Confetti in Lansing and Bugs Bunny in Saginaw NBC (five total stations) 10 a.m.: Sanford & Son and Hollywood Squares (across the board) 11 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Shoot for the Stars (across the board) 12 p.m.: Name That Tune (only in Jackson; Flint and Grand Rapids aired news; Detroit aired To Tell the Truth; Traverse City aired Lassie) 12:30 p.m.: Lovers and Friends (only in Flint, Traverse City and Jackson; Detroit aired news; Grand Rapids aired Mike Douglas) 1 p.m.: The Gong Show (in all but Grand Rapids) 1:30 p.m.: DAYS (across the board) 2:30 p.m.: DOCTORS (across the board) 3 p.m.: AW (across the board) 4 p.m.: Dinah! in Detroit, movie in Flint, Bugs Bunny in Traverse City and Grand Rapids, Scrambled Eggs in Jackson ABC (five total stations) 10:30 a.m.: Second Chance (Grand Rapids only) 11 a.m.: EDGE (in Detroit, Grand Rapids and Battle Creek); Flint aired The Lucy Show while Traverse City was airing The PTL Club 11:30 a.m.: Happy Days reruns (all but Traverse City) 12 p.m.: Second Chance (in Detroit, Traverse City and Battle Creek; Grand Rapids and Flint aired news) 12:30 p.m.: RYAN'S HOPE (across the board) 1 p.m.: AMC and Family Feud (across the board) 2 p.m.: Pyramid and OLTL (across the board) 3:15 p.m.: GH (across the board; it would have been hard for an affiliate not to air both 45 minute soaps) 4 p.m.: EDGE (in Traverse City only; Hot Dog in Detroit, Bonanza in Flint, Bewitched in Grand Rapids and Mickey Mouse Club in Battle Creek)

Checking back in on the Tampa Bay area, Nov. 1992 and Sept. 1993 WFLA, NBC 9 a.m.: Classic Concentration and Doctor Dean, then Montel Williams (in 1993, CC aired on independent station WTMV) 10 a.m.: Montel, then John & Leeza from Hollywood 11 a.m.: Vicki! 12 p.m.: News and Harris & Company (Faith Daniels' show, then Caesar's Challenge, aired at 12:30 on WTMV) 1 p.m.: DAYS 2 p.m.: AW 3 p.m.: Matlock reruns (Santa Barbara aired on WTMV) 4 p.m.: In the Heat of the Night reruns WTSP, ABC 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: Sally Jessy Raphael 11 a.m.: Home 12 p.m.: News and Designing Women reruns (LOVING aired on WWSB, ABC in Sarasota) 1 p.m.: AMC 2 p.m.: OLTL 3 p.m.: GH 4 p.m.: Maury Povich WTVT, CBS 9 a.m.: Regis & Kathie Lee 10 a.m.: Geraldo (Family Feud Challenge aired on WTMV) 11 a.m.: TPIR 12 p.m.: News and Eye on Tampa Bay (B&B aired at 12 on WTMV) 1 p.m.: Y&R 2 p.m.: ATWT 3 p.m.: GL 4 p.m.: Oprah

I'm trying to think who DAYS' first yuppie was. Somehow it feels strange to think of Chris, et. al that way. Tod Chandler? Not to mention Laura's problems. This whole time, Maggie's been manipulating them all.

So, so lazy. It wasn't working the first time -- try something new. Thank goodness someone does! Never let it be said I won't go for the lowest-hanging fruit.

Eastern Iowa, Monday, Nov. 12, 1979 CBS (4 stations; WMT in Cedar Rapids; WISC in Madison; WHBF in Rock Island and WKBT in La Crosse) 9 a.m.: Beat the Clock (aired on WISC and WKBT); Donahue on WMT; Andy Griffith reruns on WHBF 9:30 a.m.: Whew! (aired on WISC, WHBF and WKBT); Donahue conclusion on WMT 10 a.m.: The Price is Right (aired across the board) 11 a.m.: Y&R (aired on WMT, WISC and WKBT); Mary Tyler Moore reruns on WHBF 11:30 a.m.: SFT (aired on WMT, WHBF and WKBT); news on WISC 12 p.m.: News on WMT, WISC and WKBT; Y&R on WHBF 12:30 p.m.: ATWT (aired across the board 1:30 p.m.: GL (across the board) 2:30 p.m.: One Day at a Time reruns (across the board) 3 p.m.: Match Game on WMT, Love of Life on WISC and WKBT and I Love Lucy reruns on WHBF 3:30 p.m. Dr. Max on WMT, Merv Griffin on WISC and WKBT and Bugs Bunny on WHBF NBC (4 stations; WOC in Davenport; KWWL in Waterloo; KTTC in Rochester and WMTV in Madison) 9 a.m.: Card Sharks (aired on KWWL and WMTV); Mike Douglas on WOC; Donahue on KTTC 9:30 a.m.: Hollywood Squares (also on KWWL and WMTV); Douglas conclusion on WOC; Donahue on KTTC 10 a.m.: High Rollers and Wheel of Fortune (across the board) 11 a.m.: Mindreaders and Password Plus (on WOC, KWWL and KTTC); Donahue on WMTV 12 p.m.: News on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, DAYS on WMTV 12:30 p.m.: Start of DAYS on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, conclusion on WMTV 1 p.m.: Conclusion of DAYS on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, DOCTORS on WMTV 1:30 p.m.: DOCTORS on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, AW on WMTV 2 p.m.: First 2/3rds of AW on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, last 2/3rds of AW on WMTV 3 p.m.: Conclusion of AW on WOC, KWWL and KTTC, Mike Douglas on WMTV 3:30 p.m.: Bewitched on WOC, Woody Woodpecker on KWWL, Card Sharks on KTTC, Mike on WMTV ABC (3 stations; WQAD in Moline, KCRG in Cedar Rapids and KDUB in Dubuque) 9 a.m.: Donahue on WQAD, Morning Movie on KCRG and PTL Club on KDUB 10 a.m.: Laverne & Shirley reruns on KCRG and KDUB, Romper Room on WQAD 10:30 a.m.: Family Feud (across the board) 11 a.m.: Pyramid and RH (across the board) 12 p.m.: AMC (across the board) 1 p.m.: OLTL (across the board) 2 p.m.: GH (across the board) 3 p.m.: EDGE on KCRG and KDUB, The Dating Game on WQAD 3:30 p.m.: Merv Griffin on WQAD, The Joker's Wild on KCRG and The Archies on KDUB

If you don't know what's in store for Jessica, you could think they were chem testing her with Mike. I'm looking at Don Craig with new eyes. Little to nothing he's done from 1977 onward has won me over. Just how much money does Doug have? Granted, he scored his brother's inheritance, but still ... talk about a guy who made the '70s work for him. If Julie was less mature, I could see her using the sister angle to her advantage. "Don't mind us, Doug and Lee. Hope and I are just having a pajama party. Do you like my new nightie, Doug?" Let's see ... Julie: Scott Banning, Bob Anderson, Doug Williams (and Doug again) Liz: ?, Tony DiMera, movie star (and Neil Curtis) Eww! This, very much this. Seriously, you'd swear you were watching a spinoff or something. She's at a nice farm in the country, where she can run and play with all the other terminally ill young women ... I'm just guessing here, but I think they were going for a topical story, like the solar energy mess was also supposed to be. At the time, there was a movement to have Gerald Ford run again for president, as well as Ted Kennedy still facing Carter. I guess DAYS' writers figured Salem voters would also be receptive to familiar faces on the ballot.

Okay, last one for tonight. Central California, April 1978. ABC: KEYT (Santa Barbara)/KBAK (Bakersfield)/KJEO (Fresno) 9 a.m.: The PTL Club on KEYT, Mike Douglas on KBAK, AM Show and EDGE on KJEO 10 a.m.: Happy Days reruns and Pyramid 11 a.m.: Family Feud and Ryan's Hope 12 p.m.: AMC 1 p.m.: OLTL 2 p.m.: GH 3 p.m.: EDGE and The Jim Nabors Show on KEYT, Dinah! on KBAK, New Mickey Mouse Club and Joker's Wild on KJEO NBC: KSBY (San Luis Obispo)/KERO (Bakersfield)/KMJ (Fresno) 9 a.m.: Get Smart on KSBY/Sanford and Son on KERO/KMJ and Hollywood Squares on all three at 9:30 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Knockout 11 a.m.: To Say the Least and The Gong Show on KSBY/KMJ, Donahue on KERO 12 p.m.: For Richer For Poorer on KSBY, Donahue conclusion on KERO and news on KMJ 12:30 p.m.: DAYS 1:30 p.m.: DOCTORS 2 p.m.: AW 3 p.m.: To Tell The Truth and Flintstones on KSBY, For Richer, For Poorer and Gong Show on KERO and Dinah! on KMJ CBS: KCOY (Santa Maria)/KJTV (Bakersfield)/KFSN (Fresno) 9 a.m.: Pass The Buck and The Price Is Right on KCOY, PTL Club on KJTV (2 hrs; began at 8 a.m.) and Donahue on KFSN 10 a.m.: TPIR conclusion on KCOY, Pass The Buck on KJTV and KFSN 10:30 a.m.: Love of Life 11 a.m.: Y&R 11:30 a.m.: SFT 12 p.m.: Galloping Gourmet on KCOY, Noon Affair on KJTV and news on KSFN 12:30 p.m.: ATWT 1:30 p.m.: GL 2:30 p.m.: All in the Family reruns 3 p.m.: Match Game 3:30 p.m.: Donahue on KCOY, Captain Kangaroo on KJTV and Mike Douglas on KMJ

North Dakota, mid-September 1980 Being a North Dakota resident, it's interesting to see how affiliates have changed (for example, WDAY is currently the ABC affiliate for Fargo; KTHI, now known as KVLY, is NBC). CBS: KXJB (Fargo), KXMD (Williston), KXMB (Bismarck) and KMOT (Minot) were near identical: 9 a.m.: The Jeffersons and Alice reruns 10 a.m.: The Price Is Right 11 a.m.: Y&R 12 p.m.: News and SFT 1 p.m.: ATWT 2 p.m.: GL 3 p.m.: One Day at a Time reruns and Bugs Bunny in Fargo, Bullwinkle in Williston, Bismarck and Minot. NBC: KFYR (Bismarck), WDAY (Fargo), WDAZ (Devils Lake), KUMV (Williston) and KMOT (Minot) were also largely the same: 9 a.m.: Donahue in Bismarck, Williston and Minot, The David Letterman Show (soon off the air) in Fargo and DL 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Password Plus 11 a.m.: Card Sharks and DOCTORS (WDAZ didn't air DOCTORS, opting for an hour news show) 12 p.m.: News and DAYS 1 p.m.: Conclusion of DAYS and AW 2 p.m.: Conclusion of AW and TEXAS 3 p.m.: Conclusion of TEXAS and either Be Our Guest in Bismarck and Williston or To Tell The Truth in Fargo and DL ABC: KTHI Fargo 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: The Love Boat reruns 11 a.m.: Family Feud and AMC 12 p.m.: Conclusion of AMC and Midday 1 p.m.: OLTL 2 p.m.: GH 3 p.m.: EDGE and The Big Valley

San Francisco and beyond, end of August 1986 NBC: KCRA: 9 a.m.: Hour Magazine 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Scrabble 11 a.m.: Super Password and Sale of the Century 12 p.m.: News 1 p.m.: Santa Barbara 2 p.m.: Another World 3 p.m.: Days KRON 9 a.m.: Family Ties reruns and Sale of the Century 10 a.m.: Wheel and Scrabble 11 a.m.: Super Password and News 12 p.m.: Million Dollar Chance and Cross-Wits 1 p.m.: Another World 2 p.m.: Santa Barbara 3 p.m.: Days KSBW 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: Wheel and Scrabble 11 a.m.: Super Password and SFT 12 p.m.: Days 1 p.m.: AW 2 p.m.: Santa Barbara 3 p.m.: A movie until 5 p.m. CBS: No morning listings are given for KPIX, but I'm going to assume it didn't deviate too much from the network lineup. No listings are given for Chino and Monterrey. 9 a.m.: The $25,000 Pyramid and Card Sharks (KXTV aired Let's Make a Deal) 10 a.m.: The Price Is Right 11 a.m. Y&R 12 p.m.: News 12:30 p.m.: ATWT 1:30 p.m.: CAPITOL 2 p.m.: GL 3 p.m. Hour Magazine (Press Your Luck and Barnaby Jones in Sacramento) ABC: Listings only for San Francisco and Stockton. 9 a.m.: AM San Francisco (now 90 minutes)/Sally (30 mins) and Divorce Court 10 a.m.: Conclusion of AMSF and Double Talk/Perfect Match and Double Talk 11 a.m.: Ryan's Hope and Loving/AMC 12 p.m.: AMC/News 1 p.m.: OLTL on both 2 p.m.: GH on both 3 p.m. Mrs. Columbo (A typo? KGO was airing filler until the fall?)/Alice and The Jeffersons

San Francisco and beyond, March 1983 NBC: KCRA (Sacramento) 9 a.m.: Finnerty and Company 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Tic Tac Dough 11 a.m.: Just Men! and Sale of the Century 12 p.m.: News 1 p.m.: Hit Man and Candid Camera 2 p.m.: Fantasy 3 p.m.: DAYS KRON (San Francisco) 9 a.m.: The Facts of Life reruns and Sale of the Century 10 a.m.: Wheel of Fortune and Hit Man 11 a.m.: You Asked For It and Midday 12 p.m.: DAYS 1 p.m.: AW 2 p.m.: Merv Griffin 3 p.m.: Mary Tyler Moore reruns and Entertainment Tonight KSBW (Salinas/Monterrey) 9 a.m.: Donahue 10 a.m.: Wheel and Hit Man 11 a.m.: Just Men! and SFT 12 p.m.: DAYS 1 p.m.: AW 2 p.m.: Fantasy 3 p.m.: You Asked For It and Happy Days CBS: KPIX (San Francisco), KXTV (Sacramento), KHSL (Chico) and KMST (Monterrey) are near-identical: 9 a.m.: The $25,000 Pyramid and Child's Play (KMST aired Morning from Monterrey instead of Pyramid) 10 a.m.: People Are Talking (The Price Is Right in Sacramento) 11 a.m. Y&R 12 p.m.: News (KMST aired More Real People) 12:30 p.m.: ATWT 1:30 p.m.: CAPITOL 2 p.m.: GL 3 p.m. Hour Magazine (Scooby-Doo and The Flintstones in Chico, The Streets of San Francisco in Monterrey) ABC: KGO (San Francisco-7), KNTV (San Jose-11) and KOVR (Stockton-13) 9 a.m.: All had different local/talk shows. AM San Francisco on 7, Hour Magazine on 11 and Good Morning California on 13 10 a.m.: All had The Love Boat reruns 11 a.m. While KGO and KNTV aired Family Feud and Ryan's Hope, KOVR aired AMC 12 p.m.: AMC on KGO and KNTV, news and Ryan's Hope on KOVR 1 p.m.: OLTL on all 2 p.m.: GH on all 3 p.m.: EDGE and a movie until 5 p.m. on 7, a movie from 3-5 on 11 and The People's Court and Alice on 13

Playing catchup with some listings I never got around to posting. Maine, November 1991 In Bangor (WLBZ), DAYS and SANTA BARBARA aired from 9-11 a.m., immediately after TODAY. AW was still at 2, between A Closer Look and Chuck Woolery's talk show. Bangor (WABI) aired the CBS soaps in pattern, so DAYS and SB would be going up against Regis and Kathie Lee, Designing Women reruns and Family Feud. LOVING did not air in Bangor (WVII), which ran Sally Jessy Raphael and Geraldo from 9-11 and Maury Povich from 12-1. LOVING also did not air in Poland Spring (WMTW), which ran Geraldo from 12-1. DAYS (at 12 p.m.) and AMC (at 1 p.m.) aired on CHSJ, the CBC affiliate in Saint John. AW and SANTA BARBARA aired from 2-4 p.m. on CKLT, the CTV affiliate in Saint John. DAYS and SANTA BARBARA also aired from 9-11 a.m. in Portland (WCSH). GL (on a one-day delay) aired at 9 a.m. in Portland (WGME), with 3 p.m. going to Maury. Orlando/Daytona Beach area, November 1988 Almost all of NBC's daytime lineup aired on WESH, with the exceptions of Super Password and Scrabble, passed over for news and Family Medical Center. CBS affiliates WJXT (Jacksonville) and WCPX (Orlando) have near identical schedules, with the only difference being that WCPX aired Sally Jessy rather than Family Feud and Card Sharks. RYAN'S HOPE was not airing on WFTV (Orlando).

Poor Melissa. That must have been absolutely heartbreaking, to put all her faith in Linda like that, and then be discarded so easily. I wonder how deeply that was explored when Linda returned in 1984-85, or if it was more about Linda's business machinations and the aspect of both women being involved with Pete. Aw, that's nice. Really shows how Julie grew up over the past near-decade. Yet another scene I'd love to see. Sounds like this is another turning point for Alex. He's still exceedingly evil, but also increasingly being kept in check. Better late than never for them to dial him down, I guess. Well, at least Maggie and Mickey know all about Melissa's mother ... Alice's inner monologue: "I'm to entertain WHO?" Oh, now that's lazy writing, doing that kind of a shocker scene so close to Bob's death. Or was it before? How I wish this had continued, with everyone leaving DOOL getting the chance to let it all out on the Doug's Place stage. Can't we JUST hear the endless renditions of "Cabaret"? I was trying to figure this one out, too. The only way it makes sense to me is if Don was proposing outside the house. I mean, who doesn't pop the question while out for a stroll? Like I said before, I imagine lots of viewers were changing the channel to AMC in April. Wouldn't that be something if they're reading us? If we get a reference to "Barney's Beanery," we'll know for sure.

It feels like a crossbreeding of Eight is Enough and early Falcon Crest's opening sequences.

Tough call, but I think Dumbass of the Three-Quarter-Month should be given as a tie among Mary, Melissa and Margo. Oh sure, Grandma Craig is all open-minded and with it on the phone, but you just know that when Donna got there, she started acting all Piper Laurie in Carrie ... Not going to lie, I am a little choked up at Robert's exit. I'll bet Clary and Bill Hayes really went for it there. It's strange to think of an alternate 1980 where DOOL is cancelled and perhaps TEXAS is closer to the original vision (i.e. no Iris). What on earth would NBC Daytime look like from there? As for Sandy Horton, it's been 36 years since she's shown her face in Salem. If you can get a story out of that ...

I'd love to get Eileen Barnett's recollections on playing Stephanie. It seems like the character went from a complex but likable anti-heroine to an easily manipulated mess. Did she want out? Was she fired? Also, so Bob and Mary know the truth about Stephanie, but I guess Phyllis, Melissa, Alex, Chris, David, Trish and the one I really wanted to find out, Linda, all remained in the dark. For all our talk about DOOL eventually emulating GH, it's interesting that Linda being willing to let Bob die of a heart attack came a few months before the better remembered scene between Tracy and Edward Quartermaine. SOD's copy editors must have taken more long coffee breaks. On the one hand, we have the copy going to great lengths to explain that Cathy will receive education from Sister Marie's former teacher. On the other hand, it's implied that Marlena, not D.J., was born six weeks early. Seriously, Don, how can you think this is the best way to handle Donna's porn mess? Makes you wonder how he'd attempt damage control in the wake of Sami shooting Alan Harris in the groin or Marlena's possession. Despite her relationship woes (and ew! to that scene with Neil), it must be kinda fun being Julie. Open an antiques business, discard when bored. Open an interior decorating practice, discard when bored. Take over a restaurant, discard when bored. What, no run as a realtor?

Phyllis, Phyllis, Phyllis ... there are much better men than the town pogo stick. This had to have scored Bob some points in the Dumbass of the Month competition. This is reminding me of that episode of FAMILY GUY where Lois shows her old porn to the audience at church. Eww. But ha-ha to the idea of Don and Marlena taking in Carter-era porn at the bijou. "Two for A-pair-a-hips Wow, please." Okay, what I think this means is that Marie was a full-fledged nun from the beginning. She didn't have to be a novice and took her vows right when she entered the convent. The thing is, there have been women who've had families who end up becoming nuns, but I don't know if that's a relatively modern idea or if the writers didn't do all their research. This feels so out of character for Tom. Aw, man, we could have had another proto-Nurses Ball? With Bob's upcoming death, Phyllis, Linda and Melissa soon to leave the show, a Mary recast coming and eventually new storylines for Alex, Mike, Chris and David, it feels like the curtain's coming down on the Anderson saga. Eight years ... DOOL was really lucky that the Bradys caught on.