Post by telegonus on Jun 6, 2017 6:22:05 GMT
Thanks for posting. I remember those schedules well, They,--the thee major TV networks stations were similar, in many cases near identical--for many cities but for the local shows that were occasionally shoe-horned in.
That's a whole lotta television. I find it fascinating to see how many short shows there were,--15 minute soaps, even shorter news shows, many half-hour dramatic series, most of them westerns, but still.
For some reason some shows stand out in my memory much more than others: I remember the long afternoon runs of Loretta Young and The Millionaire, which seemed like they ran forever, and would be in those same time slots, give or take a half-hour, fifty years down the road.
There was something reassuring about television back then. The networks and local TV stations saw to that. It made one feel secure, sure of how the world was ordered, what show would be on when; and what was appropriate viewing for certain times of day. That's all gone now.
Nowadays television feels almost as chaotic as the real world!
That's a whole lotta television. I find it fascinating to see how many short shows there were,--15 minute soaps, even shorter news shows, many half-hour dramatic series, most of them westerns, but still.
For some reason some shows stand out in my memory much more than others: I remember the long afternoon runs of Loretta Young and The Millionaire, which seemed like they ran forever, and would be in those same time slots, give or take a half-hour, fifty years down the road.
There was something reassuring about television back then. The networks and local TV stations saw to that. It made one feel secure, sure of how the world was ordered, what show would be on when; and what was appropriate viewing for certain times of day. That's all gone now.
Nowadays television feels almost as chaotic as the real world!
