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original 1972-73 UFO broadcast dates for Los Angeles CA

Marc Martin
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Hi all,

I signed up for a free trial subscription at newspapers.com, and managed
to quickly come up with the original 1972-73 UFO broadcast dates for
Los Angeles California on KNXT (now KCBS-TV) channel 2.

Note that, contrary to Fanderson UFO video documentaries, this
station (as with most US stations), did NOT change the day of the week
or broadcast times randomly so people could not find the show.  Instead,
it was shown at 7pm Saturday every single week.

Marc

  Sat Sep 16 7pm IDENTIFIED
  Sat Sep 23 7pm EXPOSED
  Sat Sep 30 7pm A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES
  Sat Oct  7 7pm REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER
  Sat Oct 14 7pm THE DALOTEK AFFAIR
  Sat Oct 21 7pm CONFLICT
  Sat Oct 28 7pm CONFETTI CHECK A-OK
  Sat Nov  4 7pm SUB-SMASH
  Sat Nov 11 7pm THE PSYCHOBOMBS
  Sat Nov 18 7pm COURT MARTIAL
  Sat Nov 25 7pm THE SQUARE TRIANGLE
  Sat Dec  2 7pm FLIGHT PATH
  Sat Dec  9 7pm TIMELASH
  Sat Dec 16 7pm SURVIVAL
  Sat Dec 23 7pm COMPUTER AFFAIR
  Sat Dec 30 7pm CLOSE-UP
  Sat Jan  6 7pm MINDBENDER
  Sat Jan 13 7pm THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES
  Sat Jan 20 7pm TIMELASH (repeat)
  Sat Jan 27 7pm title unknown
  Sat Feb  3 7pm title unknown
  Sat Feb 10 7pm ORDEAL
  Sat Feb 17 7pm THE MAN WHO CAME BACK
  Sat Feb 24 7pm KILL STRAKER
  Sat Mar  3 7pm ESP
  Sat Mar 10 7pm THE RESPONSIBILITY SEAT
  Sat Mar 17 7pm EXPOSED (repeat)
  Sat Mar 24 7pm title unknown
  Sat Mar 31 7pm REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER (repeat)
  Sat Apr  7 7pm THE DALOTEK AFFAIR (repeat)
  Sat Apr 14 7pm CONFETTI CHECK A-OK (repeat)
  Sat Apr 21 7pm CONFLICT (repeat)
  Sat Apr 28 7pm title unknown
  Sat May  5 7pm SUB-SMASH (repeat)
  Sat May 12 7pm THE PSYCHOBOMBS (repeat)
  Sat May 19 7pm COURT MARTIAL (repeat)
  Sat May 26 7pm THE SQUARE TRIANGLE (repeat)
  Sat Jun  2 7pm title unknown
  Sat Jun  9 7pm SURVIVAL (repeat)
  Sat Jun 16 7pm title unknown
  Sat Jun 23 7pm CLOSE UP (repeat)
  Sat Jun 30 7pm title unknown
  Sat Jul  7 7pm title unknown
  Sat Jul 14 7pm title unknown
  Sat Jul 21 7pm title unknown
  Sat Jul 28 7pm title unknown
  Sat Aug  4 7pm title unknown
  Sat Aug 11 7pm title unknown
  Sat Aug 18 7pm title unknown
  Sat Aug 25 7pm MINDBENDER (repeat)
  Sat Sep  1 7pm FLIGHT PATH (repeat)
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Re: original 1972-73 UFO broadcast dates for Los Angeles CA

Alan Briscoe
Thanks for posting these schedules Marc. They always make fascinating reading and it's interesting to see as you note that the show wasn't jumping around the schedules and being shown at very awkward times - the mind can play tricks! Maybe some viewers have mixed up later repeats (did these occur in the USA?) which might have been scheduled more inconsistently.
 
AB
 

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Subject: [SHADO] original 1972-73 UFO broadcast dates for Los Angeles CA
 
 
   
 
Hi all,

I signed up for a free trial subscription at newspapers.com, and managed
to quickly come up with the original 1972-73 UFO broadcast dates for
Los Angeles California on KNXT (now KCBS-TV) channel 2.

Note that, contrary to Fanderson UFO video documentaries, this
station (as with most US stations), did NOT change the day of the week
or broadcast times randomly so people could not find the show.  Instead,
it was shown at 7pm Saturday every single week.

Marc

Sat Sep 16 7pm IDENTIFIED
Sat Sep 23 7pm EXPOSED
Sat Sep 30 7pm A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES
Sat Oct  7 7pm REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER
Sat Oct 14 7pm THE DALOTEK AFFAIR
Sat Oct 21 7pm CONFLICT
Sat Oct 28 7pm CONFETTI CHECK A-OK
Sat Nov  4 7pm SUB-SMASH
Sat Nov 11 7pm THE PSYCHOBOMBS
Sat Nov 18 7pm COURT MARTIAL
Sat Nov 25 7pm THE SQUARE TRIANGLE
Sat Dec  2 7pm FLIGHT PATH
Sat Dec  9 7pm TIMELASH
Sat Dec 16 7pm SURVIVAL
Sat Dec 23 7pm COMPUTER AFFAIR
Sat Dec 30 7pm CLOSE-UP
Sat Jan  6 7pm MINDBENDER
Sat Jan 13 7pm THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES
Sat Jan 20 7pm TIMELASH (repeat)
Sat Jan 27 7pm title unknown
Sat Feb  3 7pm title unknown
Sat Feb 10 7pm ORDEAL
Sat Feb 17 7pm THE MAN WHO CAME BACK
Sat Feb 24 7pm KILL STRAKER
Sat Mar  3 7pm ESP
Sat Mar 10 7pm THE RESPONSIBILITY SEAT
Sat Mar 17 7pm EXPOSED (repeat)
Sat Mar 24 7pm title unknown
Sat Mar 31 7pm REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER (repeat)
Sat Apr  7 7pm THE DALOTEK AFFAIR (repeat)
Sat Apr 14 7pm CONFETTI CHECK A-OK (repeat)
Sat Apr 21 7pm CONFLICT (repeat)
Sat Apr 28 7pm title unknown
Sat May  5 7pm SUB-SMASH (repeat)
Sat May 12 7pm THE PSYCHOBOMBS (repeat)
Sat May 19 7pm COURT MARTIAL (repeat)
Sat May 26 7pm THE SQUARE TRIANGLE (repeat)
Sat Jun  2 7pm title unknown
Sat Jun  9 7pm SURVIVAL (repeat)
Sat Jun 16 7pm title unknown
Sat Jun 23 7pm CLOSE UP (repeat)
Sat Jun 30 7pm title unknown
Sat Jul  7 7pm title unknown
Sat Jul 14 7pm title unknown
Sat Jul 21 7pm title unknown
Sat Jul 28 7pm title unknown
Sat Aug  4 7pm title unknown
Sat Aug 11 7pm title unknown
Sat Aug 18 7pm title unknown
Sat Aug 25 7pm MINDBENDER (repeat)
Sat Sep  1 7pm FLIGHT PATH (repeat)
   
         

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Re: original 1972-73 UFO broadcast dates for Los Angeles CA

Marc Martin
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On July  5, Alan Briscoe <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Thanks for posting these schedules Marc. They always make fascinating reading
> and it's interesting to see as you note that the show wasn't jumping around the
> schedules and being shown at very awkward times - the mind can play tricks!
> Maybe some viewers have mixed up later repeats (did these occur in the USA?)
> which might have been scheduled more inconsistently.

Yes, from the stations I've looked at, UFO was shown at the same day/same time
when the show was in its first run, but in subsequent years (usually after it's
moved to a channel that mostly shows reruns), it became less consistent.

So I think the people who say it was shown at unpredictable times were watching
after 1972-73.

Marc