Ross reports -- television index. (1960)
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THIS WEEK ( Cont * d )
Tuesday(September 27 )
CBS 2:30-3pm NYT, l:30-2pm LAT, this date only; SPECIAL Grand National Bake¬ off LIVE; no. of stations not available. (Preempts Art Llnkletter’s House Party). § Art Linkletter is m.c. for the presentation of $100,000 in awards for the 12th Pillsbury Grand National E'akeoff, this year at the Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D. C.
§ SPONSOR Pillshury Co (Best Flour) thru Campbell -Mithun, Inc (Minn).
§ PKGR CBS-TV(NY); Exec Prod Paul Levitan; Prods Phil Sykes, Harve Fischman; Dir Vern Diamond.
CBS 8 : 30 -9pm NYT & LAT, Weekly; RETURN Dobie Gill is FILM; 130 stations net and delayed. § Second season begins for the situation comedy series star¬ ring Dwayne Hickman in the title role, with Frank Faylen as his father, Herbert Gillis; Florida Friebus as his mother, Winifred Gillis, and Bob Denver as Dobie 's pal, Maynard Krebs. The series title has been shortened this season from the original The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Summer reruns, July 19-Sept 20, 19^0 .
§ SPONSORS T) Philip Morris, Inc (Marlboro) thru Leo Burnett Co., Inc(Chi).
2) Pillshury Co (Cakes, Frosting, Pies) thru Leo Burnett Co., Inc(Chi).
§ PKGR & Film Prod 20th Century -Fox TV, at Fox Western Studios, Hollywood, Cal.; Prod & Dir Rod Amateau; Creator & Writing Superv Max Schulman; Assoc Prods Joel Kane, Guy Scarpitta; Dir of Photog James Van Trees; Art Dir Edward L. Ilou; Casting Robert Walker (Fox Western).
CBS 9-9 :30pm NYT & LAT, Weekly; DEBUT The Tom Ewell Show FILM; 138 stations net and delayed. (in the time formerly occupied by Tightrope, last show Sept 13). § Situation comedy starring Tom Ewell as Tom Potter, a real estate
operator and family man completely surrounded by females, also starring Marilyn Erskine as his wife, Frances, and Mabel Albertson as his mother-in-law, Irene (Grandma) Brady; with Cindy Robbins as his 15 -year-old daughter Carol, Sherry Alberoni as his 11-year-old daughter Debbie, and Eileen Chesis as 7-year-old Cissie § SPONSORS 1) Quaker Oats Co (Cereals) thru. J. Walter Thompson Co(Chi).
2) The Procter & Gamble Co (Joy, Crest) thru Leo Burnett Co., Inc (Chi), agency of record.
§ PKGR & Film Prod Four Star Films, Inc., at Republic Studios, Studio City,
Cal.; Prod Hy Averback; Assoc Prod Bill Harmon; Dirs Hy Averback, others;
Dir of Photog Harry Wild; Art Dir Gibson A. Holley; Writers Madelyn Martin,
Bob Carroll, Jr (head writers).
CBS 9 : 30 -10pm NYT & LAT, Weekly; RETURN The Red Skelton Show LIVE from NY (premiere only), then LIVE & TAPE from LA; 165 stations net and delayed. (Replaces The Comedy Spot, last show Sept 20). § Eighth season opens for the
comedy variety show with a special one-man all-pantomime show starring Red Skel¬ ton, devoted to "Laughter The Universal Language, " presented before an audience of U. N. delegates to salute the U. N.'s 15th anniversary year. After the prem¬ iere for the season, the program will return to its Hollywood base, presenting Skelton’s comedy skits and guests each week.
§ SPONSORS 1) Pet Milk Co (Milk Products, Pet-Ritz Pies) thru Gardner Advert¬ ising Co(St. L. ); Acct Superv Wells Hobler. 2) S. C. Johnson & Son (Pledge, Kleer, Holiday) thru Foote, Cone & Belding(Chi ) .
§ PKGR Sursum Corp(LA); Exec Prod Charles Luftig; Prod Cecil Barker; Assoc Prod Howard A. Quinn; Dir Seymour Berns; Music Dir David Rose; Art Dir Edgar Lansbury; Choreog Jack Boyle; Writers Sherwood Schwartz, Dave O’Brien, Al Schwartz, Martin A. Ragaway.
CBS 10-llpm NYT & LAT, Weekly; RETURN The Garry Moore Show TAPE, recorded in NY; 175 stations net. (Replaces Diagnosis Unknown, last show Sept 20).
§ Third season begins for the comedy-variety-music show starring Garry Moore, with Durward Kirby, Marion Lome and Carol Burnett (Continued on next page)
TELEVISION INDEX 9/26/6O--IO/2/60 Page 109
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