October 1979 Broadcast Index

Evening News

October 1, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 1, 1979
  1. Boston / Pope's Arrival
  2. Introduction Peter Jennings (Ireland); Max Robinson (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (Boston, Massachusetts)
  3. Boston / Papal Visit
  4. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Bayer Aspirin.)
  5. Pope / Ireland Visit
  6. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  7. (Commercial: Eveready Batteries; Kellogg's Most Cereal; Ford Trucks.)
  8. Carter / Cuban Address
  9. Brown / China, PR Visit
  10. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  11. (Commercial: Sambo's Restaurants; Century 21 Realtors; Spray `N Wash; Taster's Choice Coffee.)
  12. Panama Canal
  13. Zimbabwe Rhodesia-Mozambique Conflict
  14. Economy: Gold Price
  15. (Commercial: Rolaids; Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated)
  16. Cleveland / Election
  17. Pope / United States Visit
  18. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 1, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Pope / United States and Ireland Visit
  3. (Commercial: Dentrol Denture Adhesive; Tums.)
  4. Carter / USSR Troops in Cuba
  5. Panama Canal
  6. Chile-US Relations
  7. Economy: Gold
  8. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  9. (Commercial: Nabisco Triscuit Crackers; Miller Lite Beer.)
  10. Zimbabwe Rhodesia-Mozambique Conflict
  11. Crete / Freighter Explosion
  12. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Chevrolet Autos and Trucks.)
  13. Cong. Pay Raise
  14. Amtrak
  15. Supreme Court / High-Risk Jobs / Auto Safety
  16. Nuclear Plants / South Carolina Demonstrations
  17. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Amana Radarange Microwave Ovens.)
  18. Pope / United States Visit
  19. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 1, 1979
  1. Pope / United States Visit
  2. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC); John Chancellor (New York City)
  3. Pope / United States Visit
  4. (Commercial: Omni Magazine; Duration Nasal Spray.)
  5. Carter Address / Cuban Situation
  6. Brown / China, PR Visit
  7. Panama Canal
  8. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  9. (Commercial: General Tires; Bayer Aspirin; Special K Cereal.)
  10. Economy: Gold Price
  11. Supreme Court: Nevada Execution / High-Risk Jobs / Airport Searches / Auto Safety
  12. Davinci Trans-America
  13. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Baker's Coconut; Gold Bond Decorator Panels; Chevrolet Autos and Trucks.)
  14. Nuclear Protests / South Carolina
  15. Jackson / Egypt Visit
  16. Nigeria / Civilian Government
  17. Canada / Baseball
  18. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Fleischmann's Margarine; Hartz Flea and Tick Collars; Arthritis Pain Formula.)
  19. Pope / Ireland Visit
  20. Good Night

October 2, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 2, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. Pope / New York City Visit
  3. Northern Ireland
  4. Pope / Special Broadcast
  5. (Commercial: Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  6. Carter / Cuban Speech
  7. Japan / USSR Troops
  8. Jackson / Mideast
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: Rolaids; Ford Thunderbird; Amway Products; Absorbine Junior)
  11. Economy: Gold
  12. Off-Air Recording
  13. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: Velamints Candy; Sominex Sleeping Aid; Reynolds Aluminum; Florida Orange Growers. Temporary Audio and Video Loss throughout.)
  15. Nuclear Plants / Prairie Island
  16. Kansas / Train Derailment
  17. Davinci Trans-America
  18. College Football Rankings (Studio)
  19. (Commercial: Cella Wines; Grecian Formula 16 Hair Coloring.)
  20. Chile / Letelier Assassins Freed
  21. Cambodia / Starvation
  22. Pope / New York City Visit
  23. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 2, 1979
  1. Introduction Bypassed
  2. Carter / Cuban Speech
  3. (Commercial: Stouffer's Frozen Foods; General Tires.)
  4. Carter Speech / Pentagon Reaction
  5. Japan / USSR Troops
  6. (Commercial: Florida Orange Growers; Safeco Insurance Company.)
  7. Pope / United Nations Address
  8. Northern Ireland
  9. Iran
  10. (Commercial: Michelin Tires; American Express Travelers Cheques.)
  11. Nuclear Plants / Prairie Island
  12. Nuclear Plants / North Anna
  13. Nuclear Plants / Three Mile Island
  14. Nuclear Weapons Information
  15. Tennessee / Tellico Project
  16. Kansas / Train Derailment
  17. Davinci Trans-America
  18. Off-Air Recordings
  19. Economy: Gold
  20. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  21. (Commercial: Miller Beer; Magic Chef Microwave Ovens.)
  22. Pope / New York City Visit
  23. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 2, 1979
  1. Pope / New York City Visit
  2. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  3. Pope / New York City Visit
  4. IRA / Pope
  5. Pope / New York City Visit / Crime and Traffic
  6. (Commercial: Absorbine Junior; Ex-Lax.)
  7. Carter / Cuban Speech
  8. Japan / USSR Troops
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: American Express Travelers Cheques; Spray `N Wash; Product 19 Cereal.)
  11. Nuclear Plants / Prairie Island
  12. Kansas / Train Derailment
  13. Tennessee / Tellico Dam
  14. Portillo / Gulf Oil Spill
  15. Economy: Gold Price
  16. (Commercial: Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated; Firestone Forever Battery; Florida Orange Growers.)
  17. Jackson / Mideast
  18. Government Printing Office / Sex Discrimination
  19. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Sambo's Restaurant; Amway Products; General Tires.)
  20. Davinci Trans-America
  21. Good Night

October 3, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 3, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Barbara Walter Report; Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Pope / Philadelphia Visit
  3. (Commercial: The Travelers Insurance Corp.; Rolaids.)
  4. Nuclear Plants / Red Wing
  5. Energy Mobilization Board
  6. Tennessee / Tellico Dam
  7. Connecticut / Tornado
  8. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  9. (Commercial: The Travelers Insurance Corp; Roman Meal Bread; Chevrolet Autos and Trucks; Amana Radarange Microwave Ovens.)
  10. International Monetary Fund / Gold
  11. London / Zimbabwe Rhodesia Conference
  12. Yorkshire Ripper
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; The Travelers Insurance Corp.; Gold Bond Decorator Panels; Murine Eye Drops.)
  15. Cleveland / Mayoral Primary
  16. United Nations / Castro
  17. Insiders: Carter Advisers / Kennedy / Baker / Reagan / Pope and Israel
  18. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  19. (Commercial: Magic Chef Microwave Ovens; The Travelers Insurance Corp.)
  20. Pope / New York City Visit
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 3, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Pope / New York City Visit
  3. (Commercial: Geritol Tonic; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  4. Pope / Philadelphia Visit
  5. (Commercial: Ford.)
  6. Connecticut / Tornado
  7. Nuclear Plants / Bay City
  8. Nuclear Plants / Three Mile Island
  9. Kreps / Resignation
  10. Jordan / Drug Allegations
  11. Talmadge
  12. Moon Rocks
  13. Rhinoceros Horn Gift
  14. Teachers Strikes End / Louisiana and Indiana
  15. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread; Miller Lite Beer.)
  16. Jackson / Hospitalized
  17. Iran
  18. Britain / Labor Dispute
  19. Vienna / OPEC Meeting
  20. International Monetary Fund / Gold
  21. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  22. (Commercial: Tums; Wang Laboratories, Incorporated)
  23. Commentary (Pope's United States Visit)
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 3, 1979
  1. Pope / New York City Visit
  2. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City) and David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  3. Pope / New York City and Philadelphia Visits
  4. Economy: Gold Prices
  5. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread; Whirlpool Appliances.)
  6. Nuclear Plants
  7. Kreps / Resignation
  8. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  9. (Commercial: Ford; Sambo's Restaurants.)
  10. Florida / Democratic Convention
  11. Good Night

October 4, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 4, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Pope / Iowa
  3. Economy
  4. Ford Motors / Strike Deadline
  5. (Commercial: Dristan Tablets; Budweiser Beer.)
  6. Pope / Philadelphia / Iowa
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Ford; Cella Wines; Kellogg's Most Cereal.)
  9. Connecticut / Tornado
  10. Washington / Nuclear Dump Closed
  11. Carter-Kennedy Battle
  12. (Commercial: Sambo's Restaurants; Velamint Candy; Sony Betamax; Geritol Tonic.)
  13. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  14. US-USSR Relations / Wheat Sales
  15. E. Germany / Anniversary
  16. US-China, PR Trade
  17. Economy: Gold
  18. (Commercial: Vicks Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Vicks Formula 44D Cough Medication.)
  19. Churchill Speech / World War II
• CBS Evening News for October 4, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Pope / Iowa and Philadelphia Visits / Women
  3. (Commercial: General Tires; Kemper Insurance Companies.)
  4. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  5. US-USSR Relations / Cuban Affair
  6. US-China, PR Trade
  7. (Commercial: Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners; Lincoln-Mercury Autos.)
  8. Economy
  9. Houston / Policemen Resentenced
  10. Washington / Nuclear Dump
  11. Connecticut / Tornado
  12. Energy Mobilization Board
  13. Carter-Kennedy Battle
  14. Rhinoceros Horn Controversy
  15. Amtrak
  16. Economy: Gold
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  18. (Commercial: Special K Cereal; Miller Beer.)
  19. England / Labor Unions and Party
  20. Jesse Jackson-Arafat Meeting
  21. Nixon / New York City Residence
  22. (Commercial: Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated; Concord DL Auto.)
  23. Pope (Comment)
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 4, 1979
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC) and John Chancellor (New York City)
  2. Pope / Philadelphia and Iowa Visits
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Dentu-Creme Cleanser; American Express Travelers Cheques.)
  5. Economy
  6. Economy: Gold Price
  7. (Commercial: Fleischmann's Margarine; Ben-Gay Analgesic; Rexall Vitamins.)
  8. Carter-Kennedy Challenge
  9. Nixon / New York City Residence
  10. Koslovs
  11. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  12. Jackson-Arafat Meeting
  13. American League Championship (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: Stouffer's Frozen Foods; General Tires; National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia.)
  15. Connecticut / Tornado
  16. Washington / Nuclear Dump
  17. Houston / Policemen Resentenced
  18. Tonic Water
  19. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Sambo's Restaurants; American Motors Spirit; Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker.)
  20. Churchill Recording / World War II
  21. Good Night

October 5, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 5, 1979
  1. Introduction Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Pope / Chicago
  3. (Commercial: Budwieser Beer; Chevrolet Autos and Trucks.)
  4. Economy
  5. UAW-Ford
  6. Nixon / New York City Residence
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Hartz Flea and Tick Collars; Taster's Choice Coffee; Amway; Sony Betamax Videorecorder.)
  9. Campaign `80 / Carter
  10. Florida / Carter-Kennedy Battle
  11. Rose Kennedy
  12. (Commercial: Geritol Tonic; Hartford Insurance; Ford.)
  13. Cuba / USSR Involvement
  14. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  15. South Korea / United States Ambassador Withdrawn
  16. Economy: Gold Price
  17. (Commercial: Sambo's Restaurants; Sanka Coffee.)
  18. Football / Tampa Bay
  19. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 5, 1979
  1. Pope / Chicago
  2. (Commercial: Miller Lite Beer; Safeco Insurance Company.)
  3. Pope / Chicago
  4. Economy
  5. Amtrak
  6. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  7. (Commercial: Tums; General Tires.)
  8. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  9. Zimbabwe Rhodesia
  10. Iran-US Relations
  11. (Commercial: Magic Chef Microwave Ovens; ITT.)
  12. Carter / Reelection Announcement
  13. Florida / Carter-Kennedy Battle
  14. Nixon / New York City Residence
  15. Acid Rain
  16. (Commercial: Geritol Tonic; Dristan.)
  17. Churchill Speech / World War II
  18. Baseball
  19. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 5, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today

October 6, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 6, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for October 6, 1979
  1. Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York City)
  2. Pope / Washington, DC Visit
  3. (Commercial: Triscuit Wafers; Dentu-Creme.)
  4. Germany, Dr / 30th Anniversary / Brezhnev
  5. Cuba / United States Survey Flights
  6. Egypt / Military Display
  7. France / Military Maneuvers
  8. (Commercial: Sinex; Firestone Forever Auto Battery.)
  9. Seabrook, New Hampshire / Nuclear Protest
  10. Three Mile Island
  11. (Commercial: Maxwell House Coffee; Chevrolet Caprice and Impala.)
  12. San Francisco Sniper
  13. Sniper Incidents
  14. Charlie Smith Death
  15. Sports / Horse Racing / Baseball
  16. Smoking
  17. (Commercial: Ben-Gay; Desenex.)
  18. Interest Rates
  19. Commentary: Pope John Paul II
  20. Pope / Washington, DC Visit
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 6, 1979
  1. (Washington, DC) Pope John Paul II and President Carter Shown Together At White House
  2. Introduction Jessica Savitch and Dick Schaap (New York City)
  3. Pope / Washington, DC Visit
  4. Brezhnev/Warsaw Pact-NATO Relations / Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  5. (Commercial: American Express Travelers Cheques; Upcoming Item; Hartz Flea and Tick Collar.)
  6. Columbia, South Carolina / Shootings
  7. Seabrook, New Hampshire / Nuclear Protest
  8. Pope / Washington, DC Visit
  9. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Baker's Coconut; Upcoming Item; General Tires.)
  10. Pope / Washington, DC Visit
  11. Pope / United States Visit
  12. (Commercial: Omni Magazine; Chevrolet Impala and Caprice; Upcoming Item; Anacin.)
  13. San Francisco Sniper
  14. Sports / Baseball / Horse Racing
  15. (Commercial: Ben-Gay; Michelin Tires; American Express Credit Card.)
  16. Charlie Smith Death
  17. Good Night

October 7, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 7, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for October 7, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for October 7, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today

October 8, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 8, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Economy
  3. Energy / Gasoline
  4. Upcoming Items
  5. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  6. (Commercial: Vicks Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Budweiser Beer.)
  7. Pope / Returns Home
  8. USSR / East German Withdrawal
  9. Sino-Soviet Talks
  10. Castro / United Nations Address
  11. Brown / US-USSR Rel.
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  13. (Commercial: Pepto-Bismol; McCulloch Chain Saw; Mazda RX-7; Federal Express.)
  14. California / Train Derailment
  15. Cincinnati / Plane Crash
  16. Athens / SwissAir Crash
  17. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Talks
  18. Japan / Elections
  19. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  20. (Commercial: Maxwell House Coffee; Reynolds Aluminum; Atlantic Richfield; Wheaties Cereal.)
  21. Columbus Day / Campaign `80
  22. (Commercial: Ford Thunderbird; Eureka Vacuum Cleaners.)
  23. Cambodia-Conflict
  24. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 8, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Pope / Returns Home
  3. (Commercial: Kemper Insurance Companies; Sanka Coffee.)
  4. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  5. South Africa / Rhoodie
  6. Athens / SwissAir Crash
  7. Cincinnati / Plane Crash
  8. California / Train Derailment
  9. (Commercial: Firestone Forever Battery; Miller Beer.)
  10. Economy
  11. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  12. Chicago / Rosalynn Carter
  13. California / Proposition 4
  14. Los Angeles / Busing Aftermath
  15. Brown
  16. Castro / United Nations Address
  17. Japan Elections
  18. Czech Writer
  19. India / Narayan Death
  20. (Commercial: Reynolds Aluminum; Safeco Insurance.)
  21. Mexican Oil
  22. Energy and Gasoline
  23. Metropolitan Edison / Rate Incr.
  24. Amtrak
  25. (Commercial: Cadillac; Night of Olay.)
  26. Pope / Cleanup
  27. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 8, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City) and David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Columbus Day / Carter and Brown
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Omni Magazine; Sambo's Restaurants.)
  5. Special Segment (Kennedy, The Challenge)
  6. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Cadillac Seville; Century 21 Realtors; Dentu- Creme Denture Cleaner.)
  7. Plane Crashes / Athens / Cincinnati
  8. Rock Island Railroad
  9. Amtrak
  10. Seabrook Demonstration
  11. Carter News Conference
  12. Economy
  13. Economy: Gold Prices
  14. (Commercial: General Tires; Shake `N Bake; Pennzoil Motor Oil.)
  15. Castro / United Nations Address
  16. Brown
  17. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  18. E. Germany
  19. Japan / Elections
  20. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Unisom Sleeping Aid; Velamint Candy; Chevrolet Autos.)
  21. Pope / Returns Home / Aftereffects of United States Visit
  22. Comment (Pope's Washington, DC Visit)
  23. Good Night

October 9, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 9, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Economy
  3. (Commercial: Amway Products; Sanka Coffee.)
  4. Crime
  5. Supt. Court: Press Freedom
  6. House / Abortions / Pay Raise
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Mazda GLC; Savings and Loan Foundation Incorporated; Spray `N Wash; Budweiser Beer.)
  9. Energy / Kuwait and Mexico Price Incr.
  10. Special Assignment (Energy Alternatives: Beating OPEC Now)
  11. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  12. (Commercial: Chrysler Cordoba; Hartz Flea and Tick Collars; National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia; Vicks Formula 44 Cough Syrup.)
  13. Castro / United Nations Address
  14. United Nations / Pilot
  15. San Francisco / Bungee Jumpers
  16. San Francisco / Sniper's Suicide
  17. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  18. (Commercial: Taster's Choice Coffee; Bayer Aspirin.)
  19. Baseball / World Series
  20. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 9, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Economy
  3. Energy / Kuwait and Mexico Oil Prices
  4. Energy / Gasoline
  5. Senate / Windfall Profits Tax
  6. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Cadillac Seville.)
  7. Campaign `80/ Carter-Kennedy
  8. Campaign `80/ Brown
  9. Supreme Court / Freedom of Press
  10. Federal Aviation Administration / Washington, DC-L0 and Washington, DC-9
  11. (Commercial: Paul Masson Wines; Valvoline Motor Oil.)
  12. Carter News Conference
  13. Cambodian Famine
  14. Lucey Resignation
  15. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  16. Greece / SwissAir Crash
  17. (Commercial: Triscuit Crackers; Miller Lite Beer.)
  18. United Nations / Pilot Buzzes
  19. San Francisco / Sniper's Suicide
  20. Crime Rate
  21. Seabrook Demonstration
  22. Vaccines
  23. (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Gold Bond Decorator Panels.)
  24. Prairie Chickens
  25. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 9, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City) and David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Economy
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; General Tires; Bayer Aspirin.)
  4. United Nations / Pilot Buzzes
  5. Castro / United Nations Address
  6. Supreme Court / Freedom of Press
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Lincoln-Mercury Autos; Maxwell House Coffee; Vicks Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray.)
  9. Carter News Conference
  10. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  11. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  12. Greece / SwissAir Crash
  13. Comment (Florida Straw Poll)
  14. Economy: Gold Prices
  15. (Commercial: Kitchenaid Dishwashers; Sears; Dristan Long Lasting Nasal Spray.)
  16. Special Segment (Kennedy)
  17. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Amway Products; Duration Nasal Spray; Fleischmann's Margarine.)
  18. Amtrak / Lone Star
  19. Good Night

October 10, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 10, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Barbara Walters Report; Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Stock Market / Economy
  3. Gold
  4. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Chrysler Autos; Sambo's Restaurants.)
  6. Gold
  7. Chicago / Gold
  8. Stock Market Addition (Studio)
  9. (Commercial: Sominex; Federal Express; Velamints; Amana Radaranges.)
  10. Castro / United Nations / USSR Troops in Cuba / United States Marine
  11. Insiders: Cuba / Iraq / Africa / Ford
  12. Stock Market Addition (Studio)
  13. (Commercial: Atlantic Richfield; Brim Coffee; Murine; Roman Meal Bread.)
  14. Eastern Europe / West Europe / United States / USSR
  15. Sanctions / Zimbabwe Rhodesia / Britain
  16. (Commercial: Pepto-Bismol; Mazda 626.)
  17. Carter / New Mexico / California / Energy
  18. United Air Lines / Oil Prices
  19. Special Segment: Energy Alternatives
  20. Early Snow / Eastern Areas
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 10, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Stock Market / Economy / Energy
  3. United Air Lines / Savings Banks
  4. (Commercial: Miller Beer; Kemper Insurance.)
  5. Campaign `80 / Brown
  6. Campaign `80 / Ford
  7. Mincdepartment of Health, Education And Welfare / Talmadge
  8. (Commercial: Cadillac Autos; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  9. Castro
  10. Cambodia Refugees
  11. Pope / Women
  12. Giscard / Diamonds / Bokassa
  13. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread; Savings and Loan Foundation.)
  14. Police / Los Angeles
  15. FBI / Charter
  16. Ohio / School Desegregation / Bomb Scare
  17. Snowstorm / East
  18. (Commercial: Safeco Insurance; General Tires.)
  19. Marijuana / California
  20. Artwork / Huron, South Dakota
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 10, 1979
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Stock Market / Economy
  3. Upcoming Items
  4. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread, General Tires.)
  5. Economy / Washington, DC
  6. Economy / Mortgage Money / Home Builders
  7. Comment (Economics)
  8. Gold Prices Listed (Studio)
  9. (Commercial: Baker's Coconut; American Express Travelers Cheques; Product 19 Cereal.)
  10. Carter Trip
  11. Florida / Decision `80
  12. Defense Spending
  13. Bomb Plot / Columbus, Ohio
  14. Cincinnati Air Crash / FAA
  15. Castro / United Nations
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio)
  17. (Commercial: Sambo's Restaurants; Cadillac Autos; Zenith Televisions.)
  18. Special Segment (Kennedy: Character)
  19. Upcoming Item
  20. (Commercial: Pine Power Cleaner; Ex-Lax; Sears.)
  21. October Snow
  22. Good Night

October 11, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 11, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Economy
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Wheaties Cereal; Chrysler New Yorker.)
  5. Castro / United Nations Address
  6. Talmadge
  7. Campaign `80/ Connally / Mideast / Kennedy
  8. Economy: Gold Price
  9. (Commercial: National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia; Mazda GLC; Clorets; Absorbine Junior)
  10. Cambodia
  11. New Mexico / Hot Air Balloon Accident
  12. World Series Scores
  13. (Commercial: Spray and Wash; Vicks Formula 44D Cough Medication; Kellogg's Product 19 Cereal; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  14. Energy / Crude Decontrol
  15. Special Assignment (Energy Alternatives: Beating OPEC Now)
  16. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  17. (Commercial: Chrysler Cordoba; Murine Eye Drops.)
  18. Nobel Prize For Medicine
  19. Picasso Exhibition
  20. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 11, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Castro / United Nations Address / Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  3. (Commercial: Lincoln Mercury Autos; Tums.)
  4. Economy
  5. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  6. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Safeco Insurance Company.)
  7. Florida / Democratic Caucus
  8. Campaign `80 / Connally / Mideast and Kennedy
  9. Talmadge
  10. Boyle / Sentencing
  11. (Commercial: Geritol Tonic; General Tires.)
  12. Cambodia
  13. Nobel Prize For Medicine
  14. Drug Testing
  15. Athens / Acropolis
  16. Picasso / Paris Exhibit
  17. (Commercial: Miller Lite Beer; American Express Travelers Cheques.)
  18. Pegasus / Returns
  19. New Mexico / Hot Air Balloon Accident
  20. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 11, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City) and David Brinkley
  2. Castro / United Nations Address
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Nytol Sleeping Aid; Gold Bond Decorator Panels.)
  4. Economy
  5. Energy / Price Decontrol
  6. Talmadge
  7. Campaign `80 / Connally
  8. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  9. Economy: Gold Price
  10. (Commercial: General Tires; ITT: Taster's Choice Coffee.)
  11. Motorcycle Gangs
  12. Nobel Price In Medicine
  13. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Cadillac; Anacin; Velamint Candy.)
  14. Special Segment (The Kennedy Family)
  15. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Brim Coffee; Ford.)
  16. Picasso / French Exhibit
  17. Good Night

October 12, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 12, 1979
  1. Introduction Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Barbara Walters Report, Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Castro / United Nations Address
  3. Economy: Gold Price
  4. (Commercial: Ford.)
  5. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  6. Florida / Carter-Kennedy Test
  7. World Series Scores
  8. (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Heet Pain Reliever; Amway Prods; Geritol Tonic.)
  9. Winter Weather
  10. Energy / Heating Oil
  11. Federal Pay
  12. Energy / Gasoline Price Decontrol
  13. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: Florida Orange Growers; Baker's Coconut; Chrysler Lebaron; Sambo's Restaurants.)
  15. Economy
  16. IRS
  17. (Commercial: Listerine Mouthwash; Rolaids.)
  18. Stock Market Correction
  19. Tavern / Dart Games
  20. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 12, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Castro / United Nations Address
  3. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  4. (Commercial: Miller Beer; Cadillac Seville.)
  5. Congress / Federal Pay and Abortion
  6. Energy / Gasoline Price Decontrols
  7. Energy / Home Heating Oil
  8. Florida / Democratic Caucus
  9. Economy
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; General Tires.)
  12. Three Mile Island Accident Aftermath
  13. FTC / Bristol Myers
  14. Pope / Visit Aftermath
  15. Pope / Lebanese Christians
  16. Shroud of Turin
  17. (Commercial: Florida Orange Growers; Century 21 Realtors.)
  18. Cambodia
  19. Iran
  20. Amsterdam / Ambassador's Son Assassinated
  21. (Commercial: Arthritis Pain Formula; Dentu-Creme Denture Cleanser.)
  22. Rattlesnake Steak Controversy
  23. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 12, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City)
  2. Castro / United Nations Address
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; General Tires; Sanka Coffee.)
  4. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  5. Energy / Gasoline Price Decontrols
  6. Energy / Heating Oil
  7. Carter / Call-In
  8. Economy / Mortgages
  9. Economy / Dollar and Gold
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. (Commercial: Mercury Marquis; Amway Products; Florida Orange Growers.)
  12. Rattlesnake Controversy
  13. Canada-Mexico Interstate Highway
  14. Sweden / Children
  15. Laos / US-Ally-Tribe
  16. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Primatene Asthma Med.; Savings and Loan Foundation Incorporated; Sambo's Restaurants.)
  17. Special Segment (The Kennedy Contest)
  18. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Taster's Choice Coffee; Hartz Flea and Tick Collars; General Tires.)
  19. Castro
  20. Good Night

October 13, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 13, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for October 13, 1979
  1. Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York City)
  2. 1980 Presidential Campaign / Florida / Iowa / Kentucky
  3. (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Baker's Coconut.)
  4. 1980 Presidential Campaign / Kentucky / Washington, DC / Iowa
  5. (Commercial: Tums; Cadillac Autos.)
  6. Amtrak Collision
  7. The Milwaukee Road
  8. Kozlovs
  9. (Commercial: Ore-Ida French Fries; Ben-Gay.)
  10. Cambodia / Airlift
  11. Commentary: Cambodia
  12. Castro / Dellums / Puerto Rico Ntlists.
  13. (Commercial: Valvoline Motor Oil; Green Giant Frozen Foods.)
  14. World Series
  15. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 13, 1979
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch and Dick Schaap (New York City)
  2. 1980 Presidential Campaign / Florida
  3. President Carter / National Public Radio
  4. (Commercial: General Tires; Primatene Asthma Reliever.)
  5. 1980 Presidential Campaign / Iowa / Kentucky / Florida
  6. (Commercial: Baker's Coconut; Cadillac Seville; Upcoming Item; Yes Laundry Detergent.)
  7. Castro / United Nations Gen. Assembly Speech / United States Visitors
  8. Cambodia / Airlift
  9. Amtrak Collision
  10. Ford Pinto / Gas Tank Explosions
  11. Chemical Dumps
  12. Pro-Nuclear Power Demonstration
  13. Memphis Traffic Jam
  14. (Commercial: Nytol; American Express Travelers Cheques; Upcoming Item; Ben-Gay.)
  15. Sports / World Series / College Football / Pro Basketball
  16. (Commercial: Clorets; Federal Express; Upcoming Item; American Gas Association)
  17. Kozlovs
  18. Good Night

October 14, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 14, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for October 14, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for October 14, 1979
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch and Dick Schaap (New York City)
  2. Florida / Democratic Caucus
  3. Iowa / Gop
  4. (Commercial: General Tires; Upcoming Item; Brim Coffee.)
  5. Chad Green Death
  6. Pinto
  7. Washington, DC / Gay Rights Demonstration
  8. (Commercial: Wheaties Cereal; Cadillac; Upcoming Item; Magic Chef Microwave Ovens.)
  9. Israel / Settlement Dispute
  10. Castro / Cuban Return
  11. Mark Phillips / British Leyland
  12. (Commercial: Night of Olay; Michelin Tires; Upcoming Item; Chevy Trucks and Ata Foundation, Incorporated)
  13. Sports: World Series / Football / Hockey / Golf / Coach Profiled
  14. (Commercial: Arthritis Pain Formula; General Tires; Upcoming Item; Beneficial Finance System.)
  15. Defector's Disappearance
  16. Good Night

October 15, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 15, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (Paris, France); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois): Barbara Walters Report; Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Florida / Democratic Caucus
  3. Iowa / Republican Fundraiser
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Snow Crop Five Alive Fruit Juice; Excedrin P.M.)
  6. Iran and Libya / Price Incrs.
  7. Pipelines / Andrus
  8. Chrysler-UAW
  9. (Commercial: Arco: Vicks Formula 44 Cough Medication; Oil of Olay.)
  10. Black-Jewish Rel.
  11. Israel / Settlement Issue
  12. El Salvador
  13. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  14. Castro / New York City Visit
  15. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Cella Wines; Total Cereal; Savin Copiers; J.C. Penney's Stereos.)
  17. Hua Guofeng / French Visit
  18. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  19. Cambodia / Baez Visit
  20. Nobel Prizes / Physics and Chemistry
  21. Hair Dyes
  22. Economy: Gold Price
  23. (Commercial: Nabisco Triscuit Crackers; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  24. Green Death
  25. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 15, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Foreign Oil Prices and Exports / Libya, Iran and Abu Dhabi
  3. Pipeline
  4. Virginia / Nuclear Plant Conversion
  5. (Commercial: Chrysler New Yorker; Snow Crop Five Alive Fruit Juice.)
  6. Carter / Cambodia, New Department of Health, Education And Welfare Office
  7. Kennedy / Byrne Telegram
  8. Florida / Demo. Straw Vote
  9. Cambodia
  10. Hua Guofeng / French Visit
  11. Turkey / Ecevit Resignation
  12. (Commercial: Arco.)
  13. Black-PLO Controversy
  14. Israel / Settlements Issue
  15. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  16. Switzerland / Cornfeld Trial
  17. (Commercial: General Tires; Heet Pain Reliever.)
  18. Nobel Prizes / Physics and Chemistry
  19. Space Shuttle
  20. Hair Dyes
  21. Economy
  22. Fashion and Economy
  23. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  24. Chad Green Death
  25. (Commercial: Savin Copiers; Subaru.)
  26. Frisbee For Credit
  27. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 15, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Blacks and PLO
  3. Israel / Settlement Issue
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Dristan; Oil of Olay.)
  5. Florida / Democratic Caucus
  6. Carter / Families
  7. Carter / Chicago Visit
  8. Nobel Prizes / Physics and Chemistry
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: Wheaties Cereal; Excedrin P.M.; Cadillac.)
  11. Economy / Volcker
  12. Economy / Mortgages and Unemployment
  13. Hua Guofeng / French Visit
  14. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  15. Turkey / Ecevit Resignation
  16. El Salvador
  17. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Gen Tires; Sambo's Restaurants; Nytol Sleeping Aid.)
  18. Special Segment (Fly Now-Freeze Later)
  19. Libya and Iran / Oil Price Incr.
  20. Economy: Gold Prices
  21. (Commercial: Amana Radarange Microwave Ovens; Baker's Coconut; Mercury Marquis.)
  22. Comment (Black-Jewish Rel.)
  23. Good Night

October 16, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 16, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Carter / Warehouse Investigation
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Geritol Tonic; Excedrin P.M.)
  5. Energy / Heating Legis.
  6. Special Assignment (Heating American Homes)
  7. World Series Score
  8. (Commercial: London Fog Clothes; Arthritis Pain Formula; Amway Products; Total Cereal.)
  9. California / Earthquake
  10. Philadelphia / Train Collision
  11. Highway Deaths
  12. Sears / FTC Complaint
  13. College Football Rankings (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Ford Mustang; Oil of Olay; Vicks Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray.)
  15. Campaign `80 / Carter and Kennedy / USSR Troops in Cuba
  16. El Salvador / New Government
  17. World War II War Criminals
  18. Turkey
  19. Pakistan
  20. France / Tidal Wave
  21. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  22. (Commercial: Federal Express; Metamucil Laxative.)
  23. France / Fashions
  24. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 16, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Carter / Warehouse Investigation
  3. Carter / Chicago Visit / Kennedy
  4. Economy
  5. Economy / Gold (Studio) Treasury Department Reported Dropping Monthly Gold Auction In Effort To Strengthen United States Dollar; Details Given.
  6. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  7. (Commercial: Miller Beer; Kemper Insurance Companies.)
  8. California / Earthquake
  9. France / Tidal Wave
  10. Philadelphia / Train Collision
  11. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  12. Cuba / Marine Landing Exercise
  13. El Salvador
  14. (Commercial: Oil of Olay; Subaru.)
  15. Energy/ Heating Legis.
  16. Yamani / United States Visit
  17. Nobel Prize / Economics
  18. New Jersey / Maternal Deaths
  19. (Commercial: Riunite Wines; Reynolds Aluminum.)
  20. Three Mile Island Cleanup
  21. Silver Bay / Reserve Mining
  22. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  23. Pakistan
  24. Afghanistan
  25. Sindona
  26. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; London Fog.)
  27. Schmeling / White House Visit
  28. Car Safety
  29. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 16, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City)
  2. Carter / Warehouse Investigation / Chicago Visit
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; General Tires; Ex-Lax.)
  4. Philadelphia / Train Collision
  5. France / Tidal Wave
  6. California / Earthquake
  7. Nobel Prize / Economics
  8. Intelligence Quotient Tests / Education
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: London Fog Clothes; Night of Olay; Fleischmann's Margarine.)
  11. El Salvador
  12. US-China, PR / Trade
  13. Jackson / Blacks and PLO
  14. Sindona
  15. Dollar and Yen
  16. Cuba / Marine Landing Exercise
  17. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Aspercreme Pain Reliever; Gen. Tires; Amway Products.)
  18. Special Segment (Dirty Oil, Dirty Air)
  19. Economy: Gold Prices
  20. (Commercial: L'Eggs Panty Hose; Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated; American Gas Association)
  21. Traffic Deaths / Car Tests
  22. Chad Green
  23. Good Night

October 17, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 17, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Nobel Peace Prizes
  3. Nobel Peace Prize - Recent Year Winners Listed (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Glidden Paints; Zenith Videorecorder.)
  5. Department of Education
  6. New York City / Education
  7. Ann Arbor / Black English
  8. Sindona
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Baker's Coconut; Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated; London Fog Clothing.)
  11. Cuba / Marine Landing
  12. El Salvador
  13. Sino-Soviet Talks
  14. China, PR / Televised Trials
  15. (Commercial: Snow Crop Five Alive Fruit Juice; Roman Meal Bread; Gold Bond Decorator Panels; Excedrin P.M.)
  16. California / Earthquake
  17. Energy / Demonstrations
  18. Economy / Personal Income
  19. Special Assignment (Heating Oil)
  20. (Commercial: Clorets; Florida Orange Growers.)
  21. Perelman Death
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 17, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite
  2. Nobel Peace Prize
  3. (Commercial: Shake `N Bake; Safeco Insurance.)
  4. Cuba / Marine Landing
  5. El Salvador
  6. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  7. (Commercial: Miller Lite Beer; American Express Travelers Cheques.)
  8. Energy / Gasoline Rationing
  9. Energy / CIA Report
  10. Energy / Oil Day Demonstrations
  11. Economy
  12. Economy / Personal Income and Housing
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: London Fog Clothing; Aspercreme Med.)
  15. Cambodia
  16. Education Department
  17. Health Hazards / Formaldehyde and Asbestos
  18. Oklahoma / Steak House Murder Trial
  19. Nebraska / Murder Trial
  20. Perelman Death
  21. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread; General Tires.)
  22. California / Earthquake
  23. American Nobel Prize Winners
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 17, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Cuba / Marine Landing
  3. Navy / Indian Ocean
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; London Fog Clothes; Roman Meal Bread.)
  5. Energy / Gasoline Rationing
  6. Energy / CIA Report / Demonstrations
  7. Comment (Heating Oil)
  8. Nursing Homes / Cong. Hearing
  9. Princess Margaret
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. (Commercial: Duration Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Connecticut Gen. Insurance Corp.; Chevrolet and Ata Foundation.)
  12. Economy
  13. Education Department
  14. San Francisco / Hell's Angels Trial
  15. Perelman Death
  16. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Brim Coffee; American Gas. Association; Vicks Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray.)
  17. Special Segment (Setting The Price)
  18. Economy: Gold Prices
  19. (Commercial: General Tires; Anacin; Cadillac Seville.)
  20. Nobel Peace Prize
  21. Good Night

October 18, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 18, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Taiwan Defense Treaty
  3. Brezhnev / Health
  4. (Commercial: The Travelers Insurance Companies; Sanka Coffee.)
  5. Chicago / Desegregation
  6. Atlanta / King Center
  7. Ford Layoffs
  8. Chrysler
  9. Campaign `80 / Kennedy
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. (Commercial: The Traveler's Insurance Companies; London Fog Clothes; Cella Wines; Federal Express.)
  12. Special Assignment (Heating Oil)
  13. Iraq / Oil
  14. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  15. (Commercial: Total Cereal; The Travelers Insurance Companies; Excedrin P.M.; Sambo's Restaurants.)
  16. Space Shuttle
  17. Puerto Rican Terrorists / Chicago, New York City
  18. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  19. Economy: Gold Price
  20. (Commercial: Pepto-Bismol; The Travelers Insurance Companies.)
  21. World Series / Stargell
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 18, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Campaign `80 / Carter and Kennedy
  3. (Commercial: Dentrol Denture Adhesive; London Fog Clothes.)
  4. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  5. Taiwan Defense Treaty
  6. El Salvador
  7. Nobel Prize For Literature
  8. Mother Teresa
  9. (Commercial: Safeco Insurance Company; Miller Beer.)
  10. Chicago / Desegregation
  11. Boston / Busing
  12. Cleveland / Teacher Walkout
  13. Atlanta / King Center
  14. Atlanta / Gun Control
  15. Puerto Rican Terrorists / Chicago, New York City
  16. (Commercial: Ford.)
  17. Energy / Heating Legis.
  18. Iraq / Oil
  19. Yamani / Israel
  20. Economy / Banks
  21. Chrysler
  22. Economy: Wage / Price Guidelines
  23. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  24. (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Reynolds Aluminum.)
  25. Hansen Twins
  26. Snake Affair / Update
  27. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 18, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Taiwan Defense Treaty
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; General Tires; Nytol Sleeping Aid.)
  4. Campaign `80 / Carter and Kennedy
  5. Chicago / Busing
  6. Nuclear Power / Fonda and Hayden
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Maxwell House Coffee; Arco.)
  9. Brezhnev / Health
  10. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  11. Iraq / Oil
  12. Cuba / Marine Landing
  13. El Salvador
  14. Comment (Taiwan Defense Treaty)
  15. Snake Affair Update
  16. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Rolaids; American Express Travelers Cheques; Unisom Sleeping Aid.)
  17. Special Segment (Big Oil and The Law)
  18. Economy: Gold Prices
  19. (Commercial: Sambo's Restaurants; London Fog Clothes; Excedrin P.M.)
  20. Hansen Twins / Update
  21. Good Night

October 19, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 19, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Economy
  3. UAW-Chrysler
  4. Energy / Windfall Profits Tax
  5. Wayne County, Michigan / Bankrupt
  6. Cleveland / Teachers' Strike
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Ford Trucks.)
  9. Oswald Controversy
  10. Los Angeles / Hillside Stranglings
  11. California / Earthquakes
  12. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  13. (Commercial: Mennen Millionaire Cologne; Sanka Coffee; Reynolds Aluminum; Cella Wines.)
  14. Campaign `80 / Carter / Kennedy / Ford
  15. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Total Cereal; Oil of Olay; Bayer Aspirin; Sambo's Restaurants.)
  17. Taiwan Defense Treaty
  18. Cambodia
  19. Japan / Typhoon
  20. Economy: Gold Price
  21. (Commercial: Amway Products; Clorets.)
  22. San Francisco / Refugee Reunion
  23. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 19, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Cambodia
  3. Taiwan Defense Treaty
  4. South Korea / Anti-Government Rioting
  5. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Kemper Insurance Companies.)
  6. Energy / OPEC and Palestinians
  7. Energy / Windfall Profits Tax
  8. Campaign `80 / Carter and Kennedy / Ford
  9. (Commercial: Mellow Roast Coffee; Mennen Millionaire Cologne.)
  10. Hillside Stranglings
  11. Connecticut / Acquin Trial
  12. Economy
  13. UAW-Chrysler
  14. Wayne County / Bankruptcy
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Sominex Sleeping Aid; Cadillac.)
  17. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  18. Japan / Typhoon
  19. Italy / Airport Strike
  20. Siberian Exile
  21. (Commercial: Gold Bond Decorator Panels; Miller Lite Beer.)
  22. FBI Agent / Death
  23. Oswald / Identity Controversy
  24. Boston / Kennedy Presidential Library
  25. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 19, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City)
  2. Campaign `80 / Ford / Carter and Kennedy / Connally
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Dristan Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Lincoln-Mercury Cougar.)
  4. Hillside Stranglers
  5. Oswald Controversy
  6. Economy
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Oil of Olay; Amway Products; Fleischmann's Margarine.)
  9. Boston / Racial Tension
  10. South Africa / World Heavyweight Fight
  11. Cambodia
  12. Vol. Armed Forces
  13. New York / Judge
  14. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Mennen Millionaire Cologne; Sanka Coffee; Century 21 Realty Brokers.)
  15. Special Segment (The Uranium Cartel)
  16. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Bayer Aspirin; Dentu-Creme Denture Cleanser; General Tires.)
  17. Kennedy Memorial Library
  18. Good Night

October 20, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 20, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for October 20, 1979
  1. Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York City)
  2. John F. Kennedy Library Dedication
  3. (Commercial: Esoterica Medicated Cream; Ben-Gay.)
  4. Cambodian Developments / Thailand
  5. (Commercial: Firestone Forever Auto. Battery; Tums.)
  6. Tellico Dam / Cherokee Indians
  7. Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident / President Commission
  8. Chad Green Death / Laetrile
  9. (Commercial: Green Giant Foods; Taster's Choice Coffee.)
  10. Private Schools
  11. Pornography Protest
  12. Eisenhower / President Tapes
  13. (Commercial: Oil of Olay; Sinex.)
  14. Weather Underground
  15. 1960's
  16. John F. Kennedy Library Dedication
  17. South Korea Developments / Kurdish Rebellion / Blind Nature Trail / Boxing
  18. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 20, 1979
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch and Dick Schaap (New York City)
  2. John F. Kennedy Library Dedication
  3. (Commercial: American Express Travelers Cheques; Upcoming Item; Duration.)
  4. South Korea Developments
  5. Cambodian War / Thailand
  6. Bus-Train Collisions / Cairo, Egypt / Tarbes, France
  7. Iran / Kurdish Rebellion
  8. Defection
  9. (Commercial: ITT; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  10. Chad Green Funeral / Laetrile
  11. Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident / President Commission
  12. Bishop Execution
  13. Abortion Issue
  14. (Commercial: Primatene Asthma Reliever; Yes Laundry Detergent; Upcoming Item; Cadillac Seville.)
  15. Sports / Boxing
  16. (Commercial: Ben-Gay; Hartz Flea and Tick Collar; Upcoming Item; Sinex.)
  17. Colorado River / Rafting
  18. Good Night

October 21, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 21, 1979
  1. Introduction Sam Donaldson (New York City)
  2. Dayan Resignation
  3. South Korea Developments
  4. Stock Market Report
  5. (Commercial: Rolaids; Jeep CJ.)
  6. Economy Inflation / Standard of Living
  7. Bishop Execution
  8. National Weather Forecast
  9. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Shake `N Bake; Zenith Televisions; Triscuit Wafers.)
  10. The Times of London
  11. Pope John Paul II / South Italy Trip / United States Trip
  12. Thomas A. Edison Electric Light Anniversary
  13. (Commercial: A-I Steak Sauce; Night of Olay; Rexall Vitamins; Mellow Roast Coffee.)
  14. Sports / Marathon / Football
  15. (Commercial: American Motors Concord; Pepto-Bismol.)
  16. Back of The Book: Commentary / New York City Marathon
  17. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 21, 1979
  1. Dayan Resignation
  2. (Commercial: Riunite Wines; Subaru.)
  3. Bishop Execution
  4. Thevis' Conviction
  5. St. Albans, West Virginia, Hostage Incident
  6. (Commercial: Fixodent; Oil of Olay.)
  7. Carter / Ted Kennedy
  8. Economy: Inflation / Standard of Living
  9. Food Prices / Edible Fish
  10. (Commercial: Maxwell House Coffee; A-1 Steak Sauce.)
  11. Cambodia Developments / Thailand
  12. The Times of London
  13. Commentary: The Times
  14. Thomas A. Edison Anniversary
  15. (Commercial: Michelin Tires; Preparation H.)
  16. New York City Marathon
  17. New York City Abraham Lincoln High Reunion
  18. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 21, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today

October 22, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 22, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Barbara Walters (New York City); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Israel / Settlements / Dayan Resignation
  3. Economy: Gold Price
  4. (Commercial: Chevrolet Autos; Excedrin P.M.)
  5. Nevada / Bishop Execution
  6. Hillside Stranglings
  7. Louisiana / Tornado
  8. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  9. (Commercial: Reynolds Aluminum; A-1 Steak Sauce; Cella Wines; Wheaties Cereal.)
  10. Texaco / Gas Find
  11. Exxon / Profits
  12. Energy / Windfall Profits Tax
  13. Proxmire / Campaign `80
  14. Ullman / Tax System
  15. Sears / Discrimination Suit
  16. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  17. (Commercial: Ford; Shake `N Bake; Bayer Aspirin.)
  18. General Motors
  19. Iacocca Interview
  20. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  21. (Commercial: Vicks Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Budweiser Beer.)
  22. Czechoslovakia Trial
  23. Cambodia
  24. Kennedy Library
  25. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 22, 1979
  1. Oil Industry Profits
  2. Texaco / Gas Find
  3. Tax System
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Arthritis Pain Formula; FTD.)
  6. Israel / Settlements / Dayan Resignation
  7. US-Morocco Rel.
  8. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  9. (Commercial: Eveready Batteries; Bayer Aspirin.)
  10. Nevada / Bishop Execution
  11. Hillside Stranglings
  12. (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Safeco Insurance Company.)
  13. Cambodia
  14. Japan / Typhoon Aftermath
  15. Louisiana and Missouri / Tornados
  16. Proxmire
  17. (Commercial: Miller Beer; A-1 Steak Sauce.)
  18. Three Mile Island / Cleanup
  19. Smoking
  20. Sears / Discrimination Suit
  21. House Bill / Spectator Incident
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 22, 1979
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Exxon / Profits
  3. Texaco / Gas Find
  4. Nuclear Safety Commission
  5. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Correctol Laxative; Pine Power Cleanser.)
  6. Nevada / Bishop Execution
  7. Missouri and Louisiana / Tornados
  8. Cambodia
  9. Stock Market Report
  10. (Commercial: Vicks Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Cadillac; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  11. Israel / Settlements / Dayan Resignation
  12. Czechoslovakia Trial
  13. Economy: Gold Price
  14. (Commercial: Fleischmann's Margarine; Chevrolet Autos; Bayer Aspirin.)
  15. Sears / Discrimination Suit
  16. Hijacking / Cuban Boat
  17. Havana / Baseball
  18. Comment (Federal Money and Primary States)
  19. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Arco; FTD.)
  20. Washington / Family
  21. Good Night

October 23, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 23, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Barbara Walters Report; Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Energy / Gasoline Rationing
  3. Energy / Oil Co. Profits
  4. Mexican Oil Spill
  5. Uniroyal / Discrimination
  6. Economy
  7. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Chevrolet El Camino; Rolaids.)
  9. Shah of Iran
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. (Commercial: Snow Crop Five Alive Fruit Juice; Nabisco Triscuit Crackers; Amway Products; Excedrin P.M.)
  12. Israel
  13. Dayan Interview
  14. Federal Election Commission / Draft-Kennedy Movement
  15. College Football Rankings (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Oil of Olay; McCulloch Chain Saw; A-1 Steak Sauce; Mellow Roast Coffee.)
  17. Cambodia
  18. Czechoslovakia / Trial
  19. West Germany / SS Trial
  20. Three Mile Island Cleanup
  21. Economy: Gold Price
  22. (Commercial: Century 21 Realty Brokers; Cella Wines.)
  23. Radioactive Waste Dumps / Nevada, Washington, South Carolina
  24. Special Assignment (Nuclear Fallout: A Town That's Paying The Price)
  25. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 23, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Shah of Iran
  3. (Commercial: Subaru; Sunbeam Le Chef Food Processor.)
  4. Three Mile Island Cleanup
  5. Nuclear Waste Dumps
  6. Mexican Oil Spill
  7. Brennan
  8. (Commercial: Miller Lite Beer; Savin Copiers.)
  9. US-China, PR Relations
  10. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  11. Israel
  12. Czechoslovakia / Trial
  13. (Commercial: Mazola Margarine; Chrysler New Yorker.)
  14. Energy / Oil Co. Profits
  15. Energy / Gasoline Rationing
  16. Economy
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  18. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Complete Denture Cleanser.)
  19. Federal Employees / Sexual Harassment
  20. Uniroyal
  21. ERA
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 23, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Energy / Gasoline Rationing
  3. Energy / Oil Co. Profits
  4. Economy
  5. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; FTD; Duration Long Lasting Nasal Spray.)
  6. Shah of Iran
  7. US-China, PR Rel.
  8. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  9. Israel
  10. Czechoslovakia / Trial
  11. West Germany / SS Trial
  12. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Cadillac Seville; Excedrin P.M.; American Express Travelers Cheques.)
  13. Special Segment (Refugee Odyssey)
  14. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  15. (Commercial: Shake `N Bake; Firestone Forever Battery; Amway Products.)
  16. Uniroyal / Discrimination Settlement
  17. Federal Employees / Sexual Harassment Hearing
  18. Mexican Oil Spill
  19. Comment (Nuclear Power)
  20. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Doan's Pills; Primatene Mist and Tablets Asthma Med; Complete Denture Cleanser.)
  21. Iowa / Crank Phones
  22. Good Night

October 24, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 24, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Cambodia
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Arco.)
  5. Shah of Iran
  6. Brezhnev / Health
  7. Hua / European Tour
  8. Czechoslovakia / Trial Backlash
  9. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: Federal Express; Dristan; Chevrolet Trucks; Fixodent Denture Adhesive.)
  11. Energy / Oil Co. Profits
  12. Campaign `80 / Carter Dinner / Kennedy
  13. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  14. FTC / Doctors' Advertising
  15. (Commercial: Cella Wines; A-I Steak Sauce; Zenith Videorecorders; Roman Meal Bread.)
  16. Nuclear Waste Sites
  17. Special Assignment (Nuclear Testing and St. George, Utah)
  18. (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Valvoline Motor Oil.)
  19. England / Guinness Records and McCartney
  20. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 24, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Energy / Oil Co. Profits
  3. (Commercial: Miller Beer; Roman Meal Bread.)
  4. Cambodia
  5. Vietnam Refugees
  6. (Commercial: Metamucil Laxative; FTD.)
  7. Shah of Iran
  8. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  9. Brezhnev / Health
  10. Senate / Weapons Bill
  11. Sadat-Begin Summit
  12. (Commercial: Dentrol Denture Adhesive; Aris Isotoner Gloves.)
  13. Virginia / Gas Explosion
  14. Hazardous Waste / Michigan and Hooker Chemical
  15. FTC / Drs. Advertising
  16. Economy / Med. Costs
  17. King / FBI Charter
  18. Crime
  19. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  20. (Commercial: Wheaties Cereal; Baker's Coconut.)
  21. On The Road (Wood Piles)
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 24, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City)
  2. Cambodia
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Sanka Coffee; Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated)
  4. Shah of Iran
  5. Brezhnev / Health
  6. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Nytol Sleeping Aid; Chevrolet Malibu; Kitchenaid Dishwasher.)
  9. Energy / Oil Co. Profits
  10. Wayne County Finances
  11. Economy
  12. FTC / Drs. Advertising
  13. Campaign `80 / Kennedy
  14. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Ex-Lax; Century 21 Realty Brokers; Dewalt Powershops.)
  15. Crime
  16. Princess Margaret
  17. Virginia / Gas Explosion
  18. Miami / Manslaughter Cases
  19. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Cadillac; Amana Radarange Microwave Ovens; Roman Meal Bread.)
  20. Special Segment (Refugee Odyssey)
  21. Good Night

October 25, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 25, 1979
  1. Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. South Africa / Nuclear Bomb Explosion
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Florida Orange Growers; A-1 Steak Sauce.)
  5. Energy / Oil Co. Profits
  6. Energy / Iran
  7. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Maxwell House Coffee; Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated; Chevrolet Autos; Geritol Tonic.)
  9. Rosalyn Carter / Plane Incident
  10. Shah of Iran
  11. UAW-Chrysler Agreement
  12. Economy
  13. (Commercial: Snow Crop Five Alive Fruit Juice; Ford Pinto; Clorets; Excedrin P.M.)
  14. Young / Morocco-US Relations
  15. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  16. USSR -US Relations
  17. United States Def. In Europe
  18. Levtchenko Defection
  19. Paris / Terrorism
  20. Spain / Elections
  21. El Salvador
  22. Kansas / Explosion Levels Downtown
  23. Campaign `80 / Brown
  24. (Commercial: Mazda GLC; Phillips Milk of Magnesia Laxative.)
  25. USSR / Olympics
  26. Taiwan / Olympics
  27. England / Cauthen
  28. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 25, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York)
  2. Energy / Oil Co. Profits
  3. Algeria / Oil Price Incr.
  4. Pan Am
  5. (Commercial: Ford.)
  6. UAW-Chrysler / Agreement
  7. Ford and General Motors
  8. Economy
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commerial: Oil of Olay; Phillips Milk of Magnesia Laxative.)
  11. Economy / Schultze
  12. Shah of Iran
  13. Cambodia
  14. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  15. USSR / 1980 Olympics
  16. Turkey / Terrorists Trial
  17. Israel / Terrorists Trial
  18. El Salvador
  19. (Commercial: Sanka Offee; Mazola Margarine.)
  20. Rosalynn Carter / Plane Incident
  21. Birmingham / Mayoral Election
  22. England / Painting
  23. (Commercial: Florida Orange Growers; Safeco Insurance Company.)
  24. Antarctica
  25. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 25, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Energy Legis.
  3. Rosalynn Carter / Plane Incident
  4. Nuclear Plants / Metropolitan Edison
  5. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Florida Orange Growers; Fleischmann's Margarine.)
  6. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) II
  7. Cambodia
  8. Shah of Iran
  9. USSR / 1980 Olympics
  10. USSR Defection
  11. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  12. (Commercial: Aspercreme Pain Reliever; Correctol Laxative; Oil of Olay.)
  13. UAW-Chrysler Agreement
  14. Ford and General Motors
  15. Economy
  16. Comment (FBI Building)
  17. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Preparation H; Gold Bond Decorator Panels; Phillips Milk of Magnesia Laxative.)
  18. Special Segment (Veterans Administration Hospitals)
  19. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Ben-Gay; Brim Coffee; Mazola Margarine.)
  20. England / Painting Sale
  21. Good Night

October 26, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 26, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Peter Jennings (No Location Given) ; Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. South Korea / Park Ouster
  3. Cambodia
  4. (Commercial: Michelin Tires; Sunbeam Frypans.)
  5. Cambodia: The Second Holocaust
  6. (Commercial: Chevrolet Autos; Federal Express; Sanka Coffee; General Electric Light `N Easy Irons.)
  7. South Africa / Nuclear Explosion
  8. (Commercial: Oil of Olay; Vicks Formula 44 Cough Syrup; Ford Trucks.)
  9. Economy
  10. (Commercial: Amway Products; Wheaties Cereal.)
  11. Three Mile Island
  12. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 26, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. South Korea / Park Ouster
  3. (Commercial: Chrysler Lebaron; American Express Travelers Cheques.)
  4. Energy / Oil Profits
  5. Economy
  6. Air Fares Incr.
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Snow Crop Alive Fruit Juice; Safeco Insurance Company.)
  9. South Korea / Park Death
  10. South Africa / Nuclear Device
  11. Three Mile Island
  12. AFL-CIO / Teamsters
  13. Church of Scientology Conviction
  14. (Commercial: Aris Istoner Gloves; FTC.)
  15. Cambodia
  16. Israel-Egypt Talks
  17. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Talks
  18. Spain / Basque Elections
  19. (Commercial: Miller Beer; Master Charge.)
  20. Louisiana / Gubernatorial Primary
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 26, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview David Brinkley (New York City)
  2. South Korea / Park Overthrow
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Dewalt Powershops; FTD.)
  4. South Africa / Nuclear Explosion
  5. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  6. (Commercial: Nytol Sleeping Aid; Chevrolet El Camino; Amway Products.)
  7. Lake Placid / `80 Olympics Security
  8. Smallpox Eradication
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Pennzoil Motor Oil; Oil of Olay; Sanka Coffee.)
  10. Cambodia
  11. Carter-Kennedy Fight
  12. Economy
  13. Air Fares Incr.
  14. Economy
  15. Three Mile Island
  16. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; American Express Travelers Cheques; Ford.)
  17. South Korea
  18. Special Segment (The Crash of `29)
  19. Good Night

October 27, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 27, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for October 27, 1979
  1. Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York City)
  2. South Korea / Park Chung Hee Death
  3. (Commercial: Esoterica Medicated Cream; Subaru Autos.)
  4. 1980 Presidential Campaign / Kennedy / Byrne Endorsement
  5. (Commercial: Ben-Gay; Century 21 Real Estate Agencies.)
  6. Cambodia / Refugees
  7. Dominican Republic / Hurricane David Refugees
  8. Commentary: Refugees
  9. British School / Hair Length Issue
  10. (Commercial: Night of Olay; Sinex.)
  11. Economy / Carter Administration / Discount Groceries
  12. Father Charles Coughlin Death
  13. Daylight Savings Time
  14. (Commercial: American Express Travelers Cheques; Baker's Coconut.)
  15. Arizona State Football
  16. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 27, 1979
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch and Dick Schaap (New York City)
  2. South Korea / Park Chung Hee Death
  3. (Commercial: Dentrol; Upcoming Item; Ben-Gay.)
  4. Cambodia / Refugees
  5. South Africa / Nuclear Test Issue
  6. 1980 Presidential Campaign / Kennedy / Byrne Endorsement
  7. (Commercial: Duration Nasal Spray; Dewalt Powershop Saws; Upcoming Item; Arthritis Pain Formula.)
  8. Chrysler Corp. / Government Aid
  9. Economy / US
  10. Father Charles Coughlin Death
  11. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Michelin Tires; Upcoming Item; Dentu-Creme.)
  12. Sports / Baseball / Football / Hockey
  13. (Commercial: Sheraton Hotels and Inns; Upcoming Item; Chevrolet Monte Carlo.)
  14. Sexual Assault Victim's Ordeal
  15. Daylight Savings Time
  16. Good Night

October 28, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 28, 1979
  1. Introduction Sam Donaldson (New York City)
  2. South Korea / Park Chung Hee Death
  3. Cambodia / Refugees
  4. National Weather Report
  5. (Commercial: Jeep CJ's; Vicks Formula 44D.)
  6. Mexican Plane Crash
  7. Busing / Supreme Court
  8. Amtrak / Superliners
  9. Stock Market Crash of `29 Anniversary
  10. (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Clorets; American Motors Eagle; Geritol Tonic.)
  11. Louisiana Gubernatorial Primary
  12. 1980 Presidential Campaign / President Carter / Rhode Island Energy Conference / Rosalynn Carter
  13. Mother-In-Law Day Noted
  14. (Commercial: General Motors; A-I Steak Sauce; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  15. Sports / Baseball / Hockey / Football
  16. (Commercial: Night of Olay; Pepto-Bismol.)
  17. Back of The Book / Airline Fares / Universitys. Air
  18. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 28, 1979
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for October 28, 1979
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch and Dick Schaap (New York City)
  2. Cambodia
  3. (Commercial: Chevrolet Malibu; Upcoming Item; General Tires.)
  4. South Korea
  5. South Korea / Mine Accident
  6. USSR / Nuclear Explosion
  7. El Salvador / Bombing
  8. New York City / Cuban Mission Bombed
  9. (Commercial: Oldsmobile Cutlass; Beneficial Finance System; Upcoming Item; Complete Denture Cleanser.)
  10. Mexican Prisoner Plane Crash
  11. Saudi Arabia / Oil Price
  12. Amtrak
  13. New York / Japanese Land Mine
  14. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Baker's Coconut; Upcoming Item; Cadillac Seville.)
  15. Sports: Football
  16. (Commercial: Michelin Tires; Chevrolet Trucks; Upcoming Item; Nytol Sleeping Aid.)
  17. Sagebrush Rebellion
  18. Good Night

October 29, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 29, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Campaign `80 / Kennedy
  3. (Commercial: Travelers Insurance Company; Florida Orange Growers.)
  4. Special Assignment (Crash of `29)
  5. Wall Street and Washington / Anti-Nuclear Demonstrations
  6. Pan Am and National Merger
  7. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Travelers Insurance Company; Budweiser Beer; Oil of Olay; Chevrolet Autos.)
  9. South Korea
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Travelers Insurance Company; Total Cereal; Federal Express.)
  12. Hua / London Visit
  13. D'Estaing / Berlin Visit
  14. Japan / Volcano
  15. Texas / Mexican Oil Spill
  16. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  17. (Commercial: A-1 Steak Sauce; Travelers Insurance Company.)
  18. Birmingham / Mayoral Election
  19. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 29, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Campaign `80 / Kennedy
  3. Carter / Energy
  4. (Commercial: Lincoln Mercury Cougar; Monsanto Chemicals.)
  5. Anti-Nuclear Demonstrations / Wall Street
  6. Federal Reserve Board Error
  7. Economy
  8. Pan Am and National Merger
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: Florida Orange Growers; A-I Steak Sauce.)
  11. South Korea
  12. Israel
  13. El Salvador
  14. (Commercial: Arco.)
  15. Education Department
  16. Chicago / Department of Health, Education And Welfare Suit
  17. Boston / Busing
  18. Supreme Court / Busing
  19. Supreme Court / Patents
  20. Alcohol / Heart Attacks, Birth Defects
  21. Los Angeles / Apartment House Fire
  22. (Commercial: Shake `N Bake; Sunbeam Frypan.)
  23. Black Tuesday
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 29, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City)
  2. Campaign `80 / Kennedy and Carter
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Ben-Gay; Maxwell House Coffee.)
  4. South Korea
  5. Israel
  6. El Salvador
  7. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Metamucil Laxative; American Express Travelers Cheques; American Gas Association)
  8. Anti-Nuclear Demonstrations / Puget Sound and Wall Street
  9. Black Tuesday
  10. Second. Mfrs. Hanover Trust Error
  11. Pan Am and National Merger
  12. Economy
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: Doan's Pills; Dewalt Powershops; Oil of Olay.)
  15. Education Department / Hufstedler
  16. Department of Health, Education And Welfare and Chicago Schools
  17. Kentucky / Gubernatorial Election
  18. Los Angeles / Apartment House Fire
  19. Supreme Court / Patents of Life Forms
  20. UAW-Chrysler
  21. Mays
  22. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Aspercreme Federal Creme; Whirlpool Appliances and Service; Dristan Long Lasting Nasal Spray.)
  23. Special Segment (Our Future Selves)
  24. Good Night

October 30, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 30, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Barbara Walters Report; Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Three Mile Island / President Can. Report
  3. (Commercial: General Electric Light `N Easy Iron; Vicks Formula 44 Cough Syrup.)
  4. Campaign `80 / Kennedy
  5. Insiders Report: Brown / Connally / Israel / Shah of Iran
  6. Econ: Gold Price
  7. (Commercial: Mennen Millionaire Cologne; Chevrolet Trucks; Amway Products; Geritol Tonic.)
  8. Chrysler
  9. Special Assignment (Crash of `29)
  10. Economy
  11. (Commercial: Budweiser Beer; Zenith Televisions; Ford Fairmont; Sunbeam Le Chef Food Processor.)
  12. Cambodia / Baez / China, PR
  13. South Korea
  14. Hua / London Visit
  15. El Salvador
  16. Philadelphia / Police
  17. Houston / Police Sentencing
  18. College Football Rankings
  19. (Commercial: Total Cereal; Brim Coffee.)
  20. Education Department / Hufstedler
  21. Television and Children
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 30, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Three Mile Island / President Commission Report
  3. (Commercial: Miller Beer; Playtex 18 Hour Lights Girdle.)
  4. Campaign `80 / Kennedy
  5. Abortion / House
  6. (Commercial: Kimball Pianos and Organs; A-I Steak Sauce.)
  7. South Korea
  8. Southeast Asia / United States Military Involvement
  9. El Salvador
  10. Hua / London Visit
  11. France / Boulin Death
  12. Mussolini Death
  13. (Commercial: Mennen Millionaire Cologne; Snow Crop Five Alive Fruit Juice.)
  14. Chrysler
  15. Economy
  16. Hawaii / Government Employees' Strikes
  17. Weather / West
  18. Federal Communications Commission / Children's Television Programming
  19. Philadelphia / Police Brutality Suit
  20. Houston / Police Sentenced
  21. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  22. (Commercial: Whirlpool Appliances; Metamucil Laxative.)
  23. Georges Bank
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 30, 1979
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Three Mile Island / President's Commission Report
  3. Educ Department / Hufstedler
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Ex-Lax; Chevrolet Monte Carlo.)
  5. Campaign `80 / Kennedy and Carter
  6. Economy
  7. Comment / Inflation Rate
  8. Philadelphia / Police Brutality Suit
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: Arco; Night of Olay.)
  11. El Salvador
  12. Zimbabwe Rhodesia / London Conference
  13. South Korea
  14. Cambodia
  15. Hua / London Visit
  16. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Playtex 18 Hour Lights Girdle; Sentry Insurance; Amway Products.)
  17. Special Segment (Our Future Selves)
  18. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Chevrolet Trucks; Total Cereal; Mennen Millionaire Cologne.)
  19. Depression / Thompson
  20. Good Night

October 31, 1979

• ABC Evening News for October 31, 1979
  1. Introduction Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Mexico City Plane Crash
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Total Cereal; Chevrolet Malibu.)
  5. Vance News Conference: Cuba, South Korea, Cambodia
  6. El Salvador / Cuba
  7. Economy: Gold Price
  8. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Reynolds Aluminum; Vicks Sinex Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Savin Copiers.)
  9. Three Mile Island / President's Commission Report
  10. South Carolina / Barnwell Nuclear Waste Facility
  11. Weather / Plains States and Florida
  12. Economy: Farm Prices
  13. General Motors Strikes
  14. Hawaii / Government Employees Strike
  15. Stock Market Report Additions (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Clorets; Geritol Tonic; General Motors.)
  17. Supreme Court / Kissinger Tapes
  18. Campaign `80 / Kennedy, Carter, Brown
  19. Birmingham / Black Mayor
  20. Louisiana / Gubernatorial Primary
  21. (Commercial: Special K Cereal; Tasters Choice Coffee.)
  22. Halloween
  23. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for October 31, 1979
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Mexico City Plane Crash
  3. (Commercial: Reynolds Aluminum; Safeco Insurance.)
  4. Cuba / USSR Troops
  5. Cambodia
  6. USSR Ships Collide
  7. (Commercial: Mastercharge; Eveready Batteries.)
  8. Weather / Colorado
  9. Florida / Dam Collapse
  10. South Carolina / Nuclear Waste Reduction
  11. House / Energy Mobilization Board
  12. (Commercial: Vicks Sinex Long Acting Nasal Spray; Chrysler New Yorker.)
  13. Campaign `80 / Candidates
  14. Birmingham / Black Mayor
  15. Illinois / Abortion
  16. Chevron
  17. Federal Budget
  18. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  19. (Commercial: Savings and Loan Insurance Corp.; Mazola Margarine.)
  20. Horse Rustling
  21. Good Night
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for October 31, 1979
  1. Introduction and Preview John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley Comment
  2. Mexico City Plane Crash
  3. (Commercial: Upcoming Items; Duration Long Lasting Nasal Spray; Icy Hot Med. Balm.)
  4. Cambodia
  5. Cuba / USSR Troops
  6. USSR Ships Collide
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Dewalt Powershops; Chevrolet Monte Carlo; Vicks Sinex Long Acting Nasal Spray.)
  9. Birmingham / Black Mayor
  10. Campaign `80 / Candidates
  11. Weather / West
  12. Florida / Dam Collapse
  13. South Carolina / Barnwell Nuclear Waste Dump
  14. Three Mile Island / President's Commission Report
  15. Comment (Three Mile Island, Commission)
  16. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Sanka Coffee; Whirlpool Washers; Mazola Margarine.)
  17. Research and Invention
  18. Test Tube Babies
  19. Campaign `80 / Federal Funds and Patronage
  20. E. and W Germany
  21. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Pennzoil Motor Oil; Sambo's Restaurant; Arthritis Pain Formula.)
  22. Special Segment (Our Future Selves)
  23. Good Night

Specials

• October 01, 1979 - ABC Special - Carter Speech Re: USSR Troops (Introduction) [20:00:00 - 20:01:00]
• October 01, 1979 - ABC Special - Carter Speech Re: USSR Troops (Analysis) [20:20:00 - 20:24:10]
• October 01, 1979 - CBS Special - Carter Speech Re: USSR Troops [20:00:00 - 20:24:10]
• October 01, 1979 - NBC Special - Carter Speech Re: USSR Troops (Introduction) [20:00:00 - 20:01:00]
• October 01, 1979 - NBC Special - Carter Speech Re: USSR Troops (Analysis) [20:20:00 - 20:20:50]
• October 02, 1979 - ABC Special - Pope John Paul II: United Nations Address [11:00:00 - 12:17:40]
• October 02, 1979 - CBS Special - Pope John Paul II: The American Journey (U.N. address) [11:00:00 - 12:19:30]
• October 02, 1979 - CBS|ABC|NBC Special - Pope John Paul II: United Nations Address [ - ]
• October 02, 1979 - NBC Special - Pope John Paul II: United Nations Address [11:00:00 - 11:05:30]
• October 02, 1979 - NBC Special - Pope John Paul II: United Nations Address [12:11:30 - 12:16:50]
• October 09, 1979 - ABC Special - Carter News Conference (Introduction) [14:30:00 - 14:31:00]
• October 09, 1979 - ABC Special - Carter News Conference (Analysis) [15:03:30 - 15:05:50]
• October 09, 1979 - CBS Special - Carter News Conference [14:30:00 - 15:05:40]
• October 09, 1979 - NBC Special - Carter News Conference (Introduction) [14:30:00 - 14:31:00]
• October 09, 1979 - NBC Special - Carter News Conference (Analysis) [15:03:30 - 15:09:00]
• October 10, 1979 - CBS Special - Jimmy Carter speech [21:23:10 - 21:27:50]
• October 10, 1979 - CBS Special - The Russians in Cuba: Salt II Other Views [21:30:00 - 22:00:10]
• October 11, 1979 - NBC Special - Henry Kissinger: An Interview With David Frost [21:00:00 - 21:58:50]
• October 23, 1979 - NBC Special - Women Like Us [12:30:00 - 13:28:10]

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