Today we are traveling further back than we ever have for this series — 65 years to be precise. The schedule for Pittsburgh-area TV for December 15, 1958 was a full one and heavy on Westerns of course. Here’s the whole schedule for that Monday afternoon and evening, courtesy the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph:

WTAE 4 (ABC)

• 4:00 – American Bandstand
• 5:30 – The Mickey Mouse Club
• 6:00 – Looney Tunes
• 6:30 – Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
• 7:00 – Man Without a Gun (western)
• 7:30 – The Huckleberry Hound Show
• 8:00 – How to Marry a Millionaire
• 8:30 – Bold Journey (travelogue)
• 9:00 – The Voice of Firestone (classical music)
• 9:30 – Doctor I.Q. (quiz show)
• 10:00 – The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show 
• 10:30 – News & weather
• 10:45 – movie (The Seventh Veil)

KDKA 2 (CBS)

• 4:00 – The Brighter Day (soap opera)
• 4:30 – KD Kartoons
• 5:00 – Early movie (Panama Hattie)
• 6:30 – Lassie (“The Snake”)
• 7:00 – Local news
• 7:30 – Name That Tune
• 8:00 – The Texan (western)
• 8:30 – Father Knows Best
• 9:00 – The Danny Thomas Show (sitcom)
• 9:30 – The Ann Sothern Show (sitcom)
• 10:00 – Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (anthology)
• 11:00 – News

WJAC 6 (NBC)

• 4:00 – Queen for a Day (game show)
• 4:30 – County Fair
• 5:00 – A Visit from Santa
• 5:30 – Steve Donovan, Western Marshal (western)
• 6:00 – Sports Page
• 6:30 – The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (western)
• 7:00 – Twenty-Six Men (“The Torch”)
• 7:30 – Tic Tac Dough (game show)
• 8:00 – The Restless Gun (“Peligroso”) [western]
• 8:30 – Tales of Wells Fargo (western)
• 9:00 – Peter Gunn (“The Jockey”) [crime/detective]
• 9:30 – Alcoa Theater (“The Town Budget”) [anthology]
• 10:00 – The Arthur Murray Party (variety)
• 10:30 – The Millionaire (anthology)
• 11:00 – News
• 11:15 – Gateway Studio (“Beyond the Forest)
• 11:45 – Paragon Playhouse (“The Journey”)

Elsewhere on this page are a few local news ads I just have to share. Here is one for the weather report on KDKA Channel 2 and Hank Stohl.

And here is the evening news lineup from WTAE Channel 4: