WCBW Schedule, Week of October 19th, 1941

Here’s the schedule for WCBW, the CBS station in New York City, for the week starting Sunday, October 19th, 1941, straight from daily television listings printed in The New York Times. As always, the station was off the air on Sunday.

It was another typical week for the station, with the regular mix of test patterns, news reports, dancing lessons, songs by Joan Edwards, Boys in the Back Room, Metropolitan Museum of Art programs, and more.

Men at Work on Monday featured a harpist, a toe dancer, a mimic, Nelson’s Boxing Cats, and a pair of dancers.

No details were provided for Wednesday’s Table Talk with Helen Sioussat or any of Bob Edge’s sports programs, with the exception of his Friday program which involved badminton.

For the third straight week, the daily children’s story was a continuation of the station’s take on Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days, published in 1873.

Sunday, October 19th, 1941
No Programs Scheduled

Monday, October 20th, 1941 [1]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News Reports
2:45PM – Boys in the Back Room
3:15PM – Children’s Story: Around the World in 80 Days
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News
8:15PM – Joan Edwards, Songs
8:30PM – Variety Show [Men at Work]: Adele Girard, Harp; April Ames, Toe Dancer; Hildegarde Halliday, Mimic; Nelson’s Boxing Cats; Bhupesh and Susila, Dancers

Tuesday, October 21st, 1941 [2]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News Reports
2:45PM – Dancing Lesson
3:15PM – Children’s Story: Around the World in 80 Days
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News Reports
8:15PM – Joan Edwards, Songs
8:30PM – Metropolitan Museum of Art
9-9:30PM – Sports–Bob Edge

Wednesday, October 22nd, 1941 [3]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News Reports
2:45PM – Table Talk with Helen Sioussat
3:15PM – Children’s Story: Around the World in 80 Days
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News Reports
8:15PM – Joan Edwards, Songs
8:30-9:30PM – Country Dance

Thursday, October 23rd, 1941 [4]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News Reports
2:45PM – Metropolitan Museum of Art
3:15PM – Children’s Story: Around the World in 80 Days
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News
8:15PM – Sports-Bob Edge
8:30-9:30PM – Visual Quiz

Friday, October 24th, 1941 [5]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News Reports
2:45PM – Film
3:15PM – Children’s Story: Around the World in 80 Days
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News Reports
8:15PM – National Defense Program
9-10PM – Sports–Bob Edge: Badminton

Saturday, October 25th, 1941 [6]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30-4:30PM – Films

Note: Television listings published in newspapers were based on information provided by stations and were subject to change at the last minute. They may not be an accurate representation of what actually aired.

Works Cited:

1 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 20 Oct. 1941: 32.
2 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 21 Oct. 1941: 46.

3 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 22 Oct. 1941: 44.
4 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 23 Oct. 1941: 44.
5 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 24 Oct. 1941: 42.
6 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 25 Oct. 1941: C32.


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