WCBW Schedule, Week of August 17th, 1941

Here’s the schedule for WCBW, the CBS station in New York City, for the week starting Sunday, August 17th, 1941, straight from daily television listings printed in The New York Times. As usual, the station was off the air on Sunday and for the third week in a row was also off the air on Saturday.

The week was a normal one for the station, with one exception. Joan Edwards returned as WCBW’s resident singer on Tuesday, replacing Tamara.

The Monday variety show featured a pianist, tumblers, a singer, a comedian, dancers, and a toe dancer. On Tuesday, Bob Edge interviewed sports writer Caswell Adams and table tennis player Ruth Aarons.

Another National Defense show aired on Friday.

Sunday, August 17th, 1941
No Programs Scheduled

Monday, August 18th, 1941 [1]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News Reports
2:45PM – Boys in the Back Room
3:15PM – Children’s Story
3:30-4:30PM – Test Pattern
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News
8:15PM – Tamara, Songs
8:30PM – Variety Show [Men at Work]: Rolly Rolls, Piano; Barry and Salo, Tumblers; Elanor French, Songs; Joe Termini, Comedy; Hillman Brothers, Dancers; Robin Adair, Toe Dancer

Tuesday, August 19th, 1941 [2]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News
2:45PM – Dancing Lesson
3:15PM – Children’s Story
3:30-4:30PM – Test Pattern
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News
8:15PM – Joan Edwards, Songs
8:30PM – Metropolitan Museum of Art
9-9:30PM – Bob Edge Interviews Caswell Adams, Ruth Aarons

Wednesday, August 20th, 1941 [3]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News
2:45PM – Helen Sioussat Interviews
3:15PM – Children’s Story
3:30-4:30PM – Test Pattern
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News
8:15PM – Joan Edwards, Songs
8:30-9:30PM – Quiz Program

Thursday, August 21st, 1941 [4]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News Reports
2:45PM – Metropolitan Museum of Art
3:15PM – Children’s Story
3:30-4:30PM – Test Pattern
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News
8:15PM – Sports-Bob Edge
8:30PM – Country Dance

Friday, August 22nd, 1941 [5]
2:00PM – Test Pattern
2:30PM – News Reports
2:45PM – Film
3:15PM – Children’s Story
3:30-4:30PM – Test Pattern
7:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – News
8:15PM – National Defense Show
9-10PM – Sports–Bob Edge

Saturday, August 23rd, 1941
No Programs Scheduled

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.

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