WNBT Schedule, Week of December 14th, 1947

Here’s the schedule for WNBT (NBC’s flagship TV station in New York City) for the week starting Sunday, December 14th, 1947. The New York Times published daily listings for television stations in the city, including WNBT, alongside its comprehensive radio listings.

WNBT signed on early on Sunday (December 14th) to bring viewers coverage of the lighting of the Park Avenue Christmas tree. That evening, the station aired the second installment of Television Playhouse, an adaptation of Walter Pritchard Eaton’s one-act play The Purple Door Knob

Quiz show Americana aired for the second time on Monday (December 15th). Host John Mason Brown welcomed guests Lewis Gannett, Millicent Fenwick, Russell Maloney, and Merle Miller.

No programs were scheduled for Tuesday (December 16th).

The New York Times likely made a mistake with its schedule for Wednesday (December 17th). It had Kraft Television Theatre airing from 7:30-8PM ET rather than for a full hour from 7:30-8:30PM ET. Later that night, WNBT aired a “Christmas Preview” program.

A live remote from the Waldorf Astoria aired during the afternoon on Thursday (December 18th). The regular evening schedule later that night included Author Meets the Critics, Musical Merry-Go-Round, and You Are an Artist.

On Friday (December 19th), WNBT aired a special holiday variety program titled “Merry Christmas Land at 7PM ET. Later that night, an address by Secretary of State George C. Marshall interrupted boxing from Madison Square Garden.

From 7:30-9:30PM ET on Saturday (December 20th), the station broadcast something called “Kids Kanteen.”

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.