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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1976
Page
9
A detailed daytime grid lists programs from 6:35 AM to 12:30 PM including Today shows Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Lassie and Morning Movie The Gong Show Truth or Consequences Sanford and Son Wheel of Fortune and You Know? The lineup features educational programs plus popular soap operas and game shows for the Columbia Channel Cablevision schedule.
A dense TV agenda lists the day’s events across multiple networks noting track and field, boxing, cycling, and other sports. It mentions Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons among prime time shows and daily news updates, with film, game shows, and music programs interleaved.
The listing shows a packed Sunday with bowling finals at Showboat Lanes Las Vegas and major programs from NBC CBS and ABC. Notable items include Best Ball Championship results events from 117 GREATEST SPORTS, movie pairings like Letter to Three Wives and Ellery Queen, and NBC Sunday Mystery Movie McCloud Night of the Shark with Kojak. The schedule features sports, religious specials and international news roundups airing throughout the day and into the evening.
A Saturday TV grid lists programs from 5:40 PM to 7:30 PM detailing many classic children and family series such as Sesame Street Mighty opponents include Fat Albert The Jetsons Woody show and Lawrence Welk with news segments and special features scattered throughout the day. The schedule shows titles like The Road to Red, Valley of Dinosaurs and Big Valley alongside films and public affairs programs reflecting a midcentury broadcasting lineup.
Lee Majors will portray Francis Gary Powers in NBC’s adaptation of Powers' 1970 book Operation Overflight. Powers, famed for the U-2 incident over Russia in 1960, discussed his CIA past, his post-release work, and his cooperation with the CIA on the manuscript. He lives in Sherman Oaks with his wife and two children.
Nielsen data show CBS anchored by Walter Cronkite led the Democratic National Convention coverage with 6.4 million homes on average, edging NBC at 5.9 million. ABC drew 5.4 million as it mixed entertainment with abbreviated telecasts, while ABC dominated the All Star game with 18.9 million viewers. CBS closed with 6.9 million on closing night as NBC reached 5.8 million and ABC remained third overall but topped in evening ratings.
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