On Oct 21, 6:08 am, JW wrote:
> Pittsburgh, of course, was a Westinghouse market for as long as there
> was a Westinghouse. Using the Google news archive to look at listings
> for the first three years of prime access (using the first Sunday
> Pittsburgh Press I found in January 1972, 1973, and 1974):
>
> Stations: KDKA (Westinghouse), WIIC (Cox), WTAE (Hearst)
>
> Monday:
>
> KDKA
>
> 1972 David Frost Revue
Previously mentioned in thread.
> 1973, 1974 The Better Half (locally produced - starring Marie Torre
> and Bill Currie)
>
> WIIC
>
> 1972 Stand Up and Cheer
A weekly flag-waving theme park revue, starring the Johnny Mann
Singers (Joey Bishop's bandleader, musical director for Alvin and the
Chipmunks and the man behind "93 KHJ!", "More MEW-sic! KFRC!",
"CKLW! The Motor City!" and many other radio jingles).
> 1973 Wild Kingdom
"While Jim fights the alligator, I'll be in the camp with a Mai Tai
and a native girl...and now a world from Mutual of Omaha."
> 1974 It Pays To Be Ignorant
Attempt to update old-time radio parody of erudite panel show
"Information Please" (20 years after that series' one failed attempt
at television), in which long-suffering host Joe "Capt. Binghamton"
Flynn suffered the inanities and stupidities of his panel of morons:
Charles Nelson Reilly, Brit comic Billy Baxter and Joanne
WORLLLEE!
>
> WTAE
>
> 1972, 1973 What's My Line?
Larry Blyden was hosting the venerable panel show by this time.
> 1974 To Tell The Truth
And Garry Moore will still at the chair of this venerable panel show.
>
> Tuesday
>
> 1972 The networks got this half-hour
>
> KDKA
>
> 1973 Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour
Canadian-produced variety show starring the American black
impressionist/comic/singer.
> 1974 Wild Wild World of Animals
Nature docs from various sources (including Sir David's nature unit at
the BBC), with Time-Life hiring Bill Conrad to provide narration.
>
> WIIC
>
> 1973 Lassie
One of the victims of the CBS rural purge that got some extra life in
prime access.
> 1974 Dusty's Trail
Awful Sherwood Schwartz sitcom starring Forrest Tucker and Bob Denver
as the wacky masters of a wagon train going West. My sides!
>
> WTAE
>
> 1973 What's My Line?
> 1974 Hollywood Squares
The show that confirmed the trend of access to game shows begun by
'Let's Make a Deal."
>
> Wednesday
>
> KDKA
>
> 1972 Circus
Joe Cates updates "International Showtime," with Bert Parks replacing
Don Ameche in the host's seat introducing European circuses taped on
location.
> 1973 Doctor in the House
Previously described, but I will mention that two-thirds of the
Goodies wrote most of the scripts, with some Pythons contributing
other scripts.
> 1974 Treasure Hunt
Chuck Barris' update of the old Jan Murray quiz show in which Geoff
Edwards joyfullly eggs on over-the-bend female contestants while
delaying to reveal whether they've won a Rolls-Royce or elephant dung.
>
> WIIC
>
> 1972 Hee Haw (the second half hour preempted Adam-12 on NBC)
The most famous victim of the CBS rural purge to gain new life in
syndication.
> 1973 The Mouse Factory
Disney recycles their old cartoons in a "hip" format with a celeb
guest host every week.
> 1974 Truth or Consequences
Bob Barker's still at it on the hoary old chestnut, although Jack
LaLanne's organist has passed on and been repladed by a hipper
organist (who went on to write the themes to the Barry & Enright game
shows of the 80s).
>
> WTAE
>
> 1972, 1973 What's My Line?
> 1974 Concentration
Update of the vienerable game show that was the victim of Lin Bolen's
glitzing at NBC daytime, with Goodson-Todman producing, Jack Narz
hosting and Edd Kalehoff's synthesizer instead of Milt Kaye's organ.
>
> Thursday
>
> KDKA
>
> 1972 Some of My Best Friends
Local show, I think.
> 1973 Police Surgeon
Crappy Canadian procedural that was the spinoff of the equally crappy
Canadian medical drama of the previous season "Dr. Simon Locke," with
Sam Groom taking his characer back to an unknown city where everyone
says "abOOt" and "SORE-y."
> 1974 Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
Hanna-Barbera tries to go Norman Lear in an animated sitcom that had
its pilot run on "Love American Style." Their last attempt at an
adult prime time series ("Fish Police" and "Capital Critters" came on
after Bill and Joe retired).
>
> WIIC
>
> 1972 Primus
Attempt to redo "Sea Hunt" by producer Ivan Tors.
> 1973, 1974 Let's Make a Deal
The show that pointed access' future ("The Muppet Show" and "Evening/
PM Magazine" aside) as the repository of prime time editions of
daytime game shows.
>
> WTAE
>
> 1972, 1973 What's My Line?
> 1974 Hollywood Squares
>
> Friday
>
> KDKA
>
> 1972 About a Week
Another lcoal show, I suspect.
> 1973 Circus
> 1974 Animal World
Bill Burrud's full-of-faked-footage nature show.
>
> WIIC
>
> 1972 Adam-12 (which was preempted Wednesday)
> 1973, 1974 The New Price is Right
Because of "Truth or Consequences," old pro Dennis James was hosting
instead of Bob Barker.
>
> WTAE
>
> 1972, 1973 What's My
