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Monday, February 2, 2015

WMAQ Channel 5 TV Schedule for Thursday, January 1, 1981

Morning
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5:55 am Meditation
6:00 am Health Field
6:30 am Today In Chicago
7:00 am Today
9:00 am NBC Star Salute to 1981(special)
10:30 am 92nd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (special)

Afternoon
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1:00 pm Another World
2:00 pm Texas
3:00 pm Big City Comedy with Fred Willard
3:30 pm Rose Bowl Pregame Show (special)
3:45 pm College Football: Rose Bowl: Michigan vs. Washington (special)

Evening
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7:00 pm College Football: Orange Bowl: Florida State vs, Oklahoma (special)
10:00 pm News
10:30 pm Tonight with Johnny Carson (guest: Charles Nelson Reilly)
11:30 pm Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (rerun)

Early Friday, January 2, 1981
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1:00 am Toni Tennille (rerun)
2:00 am Today In Chicago (rerun)

Sunday, February 1, 2015

WSNS Channel 44 TV Schedule for Wednesday, December 31, 1980

Morning
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9:00 am 700 Club
10:30 am Mundo Hispano
11:30 am Hazel (rerun)

Afternoon
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12 noon Addams Family (rerun)
12:30 pm Leave It to Beaver (rerun)
1:00 pm 700 Club (rerun)
2:30 pm You Bet Your Life (rerun)
3:00 pm Movie "Meet John Doe"
5:00 pm F-Troop (rerun)
5:30 pm Let's Make a Deal

Evening
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6:00 pm Rookies (rerun)

WCFC Channel 38 TV Schedule for Wednesday, December 31, 1980

Morning
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9:24 am Day by Day
9:30 am Shape Up
10:00 am Chicago
11:30 am Timeline

Afternoon
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12 noon The Rock
12:30 pm Good News, America
1:00 pm Ross Bagley
2:00 pm Pattern for Living
2:30 pm 700 Club (rerun)
4:00 pm Backyard
4:30 pm Captain Andy
5:00 pm Ross Bagley

Evening
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6:00 pm Dave Breese Reports
6:30 pm Metroview
7:00 pm Chicago (rerun)
8:30 pm Bible Baffle
9:00 pm A Visit with Suzanne
9:30 pm Faith 20
10:00 pm King Is Coming
10:30 pm PTL Club

Early Thursday, January 1, 1981
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12:30 am Ross Bagley
1:30 am Hi Doug

Joan Lunden Article

Here's part of a vintage story on the week's cover girl, Joan Lunden, then one of the hosts of Good Morning America & a new mother as well. From the Chicago Sun-Times' TV Prevue, dated December 28, 1980-January 3, 1981.

WFLD Channel 32 TV Schedule for Wednesday, December 31, 1980

Morning
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6:00 am Newstalk
6:30 am Comedy Classics (rerun)
7:00 am Casper
7:30 am Magilla Gorilla
8:00 am Battle of the Planets
8:30 am Flintstones & Friends
9:00 am Romper Room
9:30 am Please Don't Eat the Daisies (rerun)
10:00 am Partridge Family (rerun)
10:30 am Green Acres (rerun)
11:00 am Monkees (rerun)
11:30 am Munsters (rerun)

Afternoon
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12 noon Underdog
12:30 pm Tennessee Tuxedo
1:00 pm I Love Lucy (rerun)
1:30 pm Courtship of Eddie's Father (rerun)
2:00 pm Beverly Hillbillies (rerun)
2:30 pm Spider-Man
3:00 pm Mighty Mouse & Friends
3:30 pm Woody Woodpecker
4:00 pm Tom & Jerry
4:30 pm Brady Bunch "Tiger! Tiger!" (rerun)
5:00 pm Happy Days Again (rerun)
5:30 pm Sanford & Son (rerun)

Evening
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6:00 pm M*A*S*H (rerun)
6:30 pm All In the Family (rerun)
7:00 pm PM Magazine
7:30 pm Joker's Wild
8:00 pm Tic Tac Dough
8:30 pm To Tell the Truth
9:00 pm Don Lane Show (guests: Steve Baker, James Randy, Di Trask, Normie
Rowe, & Johnny Farnham)
9:55 pm News
10:00 pm M*A*S*H (rerun)
10:30 pm Benny Hill (rerun)
11:00 pm Comedy Classics (rerun)
11:30 pm Newstalk