Ross reports -- television index. (1957)

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THIS WEEK( Cont * d ) Saturday (September 21) NBC afternoons , various times; RETURN NBC Football Scoreboard LIVE from various stations, various cities, no. of stations not available. § Spon¬ sor James S. Kemper & Co (Insurance) thru John W. Shaw Advertising, Inc(Chi). § Pkgr & Prod NBC-TV(NY). § Sports review and sees of Saturday afternoon football games, following each telecast of the Game of the Week. NBC 9-9 :30pm NYT, alt Sat; DEBUT The Polly Bergen Show UVE from WRCA-IV(NY), approx 115 stations live and kineTl § Sponsor Max Factor & Co (Cosmetics) thru Doyle Dane Bernbach, Inc (NY); Acct Exec Charles Rollins. § Pkgr K.A.M. Productions, Inc., thru MCA-TV(NY); Prod & Dir William Colleran; Assoc ProdStanley Poss; Music Dir Luther Henderson, Jr.; Sets Paul Barnes; Writers Phil Minoff, Mike Stewart, Tom Murray. § Singer Polly Bergen is star and hostess of the variety show, supported by guest stars. The program replaces George Sanders Mystery Theatre (last show Sept 14). Sunday (September 22) ABC 5-5 :30pm NYT; NET DEBUT Tales of the Texas Rangers FILM from WBKB(Chi), no. of stations not available . § Co-Sponsors The Sweets Co of America (Candies) thru Henry Eisen Advertising (NY) and Flav-R-Straws, Inc (Flavored Drinking Straws) thru Ruthrauff & Ryan, Inc (NY). § Pkgr & Film Prod Screen Gems, Inc. at Columbia Studios, Hollywood, Cal.; Prod Colbert Clark; Dir Lew Landers; Tech Advisor Capt. M. T. Gonzaulles, Texas Rangers, Ret. § Willard Parker stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson, with Harry Lauter as Ranger Clay Morgan, in exploits of the famed Texas law enforcement group. The series debuted over CBS on Sept J>, 1955 and was seen thru May 25, 1957* The program replaces College News Conference, which moves to 4-4 :30pm NYT, this date. ABC 7 : 30 -8 :30pm NYT; DEBUT Maverick FILM from WBKB ( Chi ) & KABC-TV(LA), no. of stations not available^ § Sponsor Kaiser Industries Corp and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp (Aluminum Products, Building Materials, Institutional) thru Young & Rubicam, Inc (San Fran); Acct Exec William Calhoun. § Pkgr & Film Prod Warner Bros. TV Division, Warners Studios, Burbank, Cal.; Exec ProdWilliam T. Grr; Prod Roy Huggins; Dir Budd Boetticher; Dir of Photog G. Guth¬ rie; Story Ed Jack Emanuel; Writers Various. § James Garner stars as Bret Maverick, a fictional character who roams the West in the late 19th century. The Western adventure series will use top name supporting talent in featured roles each week. The program replaces the first hour, 7:30-8 :30pm EDT, of Holly¬ wood Film Theatre (last show Sept 15). ABC 8 : 30 -9pm NYT; DEBUT Bowling Stars FIIM from WBKB ( Chi ) & KABC-TV(LA), approx 70 stations net and delayed. § Sponsor American Machine & Foundry Co (Hardware & Machinery) thru Fletcher D. Richards, Inc (NY); Acct Exec Sandford C. Smith. § Pkgr & Film Prod American Machine & Foundry Co with Championship Productions, Inc(Chl); Prod Matt Niesen; Tech Dir Sam Levine; Anncr Joe Wil¬ son. § Man-to-man three-game match competition between the country's leading professional bowlers, filmed at Faetz-Niesen Recreation Center in Chicago, be¬ fore a regular audience. The winner of each week’s game meets a challenger the following week, with each week's winner receiving $1,000, while the loser gets $1 per pin. The program replaces the last half-hour of Hollywood Film Theatre. CBS 5 : 50 -6pm EDT; SPECIAL Korea: The Forgotten Front FIIM & LIVE from WCBSTV(NY), to the net. § Sustaining. § Pkgr CBS News (NY); Prod Leslie Midgley; Dir Vern Diamond; Photog Wade Bingham; Film Superv Joseph Zigman; Writer John Sharnik; Researcher Jane Bartels. § Filmed report on the status of the Republic of Korea as it is today, with live cut-ins by CBS News coorespondent Walter Cronkite in New York. Peter Kalischer, CBS News correspondent in Tok¬ yo conducted interviews and on-the-spot reports filmed in South Korea. TELEVISION INDEX 9/16/57-9/22/57 Page 66 THIS WEEK(More)