Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday February 10, 1970:
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Program details:
| [CBS 7:30] National Geographic Society Special: Wild River [special]
In the third of this season's NGS specials, the natural environment of an American waterway is contrasted with the artificial environment man has created by pollution. The hour focuses on Frank and John Craighead, twin brother scientists, as they take their families on a voyage down Idaho's Salmon River and one of its main tributaries, the Middle Fork River. Also shown are scenes of several of the nation's great rivers, which are now heavily polluted. Joseph Campanella narrates.
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| [ABC 7:30] The Mod Squad [Reg]: Survival House
Season 2, episode 19 W: Joanna Lee D: George McCowan With Mira Waters (Angel Lefevre), William Daniels (Dr. Lefevre), William Smithers (Hank Frederick), Sammy Davis Jr. (Billy), John Roper (Ralphie), Isabel Cooley (Marion Lefevre), Martin Braddock (Phil), Jay Powell (Carver), Cynthia Hull (Nan), Pamela Bekolay (Beverly), Armand Alzamora (Ray). An ex-dope addict claims innocence but refuses to fight a charge of attacking a young girl.
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| [NBC 7:30] I Dream Of Jeannie [Reg]: Jeannie And The Curious Kid
Season 5, episode 19 W: Dick Bensfield, Perry Grant D: Claudio Guzman With Michael Barbera (Melvin). Tony and Jeannie baby-sit for the Bellows' nephew and he discovers Jeannie's magical powers.
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| [NBC 8:00] The Debbie Reynolds Show [Reg]: Mission Improbable
Season 1, episode 20 With Billy De Wolfe (Delbert Deloy). Jim inadvertently -- with Debbie's help -- submits a story written by her in an important sportswriters' award contest.
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| [CBS 8:30] The Red Skelton Show: When East Meets West, You've Sure Got A Skinny Country
Season 19, episode 20 W: Seaman Jacobs With Carol Lawrence. Sheriff Deadeye obtains the aid of a pretty saloon singer in ridding himself of a competitor; Skelton sings his own composition, "Tell Her You Love Her"; Carol solos "Big Spender". Silent Spot: Red plays a hapless weight reducing-salon customer.
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| [ABC 8:30] TV Movie: The Challenge (1970)
W: Marc Norman D: George McCowan With Darren McGavin, Broderick Crawford, Mako, James Whitmore, Skip Homeier, Paul Lukas, Sam Elliott. Poised on the brink of nuclear war, the U.S. and an Asian country seek a strange solution: a representative from each country will be placed on an uninhabited island with the survivor declared the winning country.
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| [NBC 8:30] Julia [Reg]: Father Of The Bribe
Season 2, episode 20 W: R. A. Cinader D: Hollingsworth Morse With Eddie Quillan (Eddie Edson), Steve Pendleton (Mr. Bennett), Kevin McCarley (Tom), Richard Steele (Richard). Corey learns the meaning of friendship when he tries to cultivate an older chum.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Billie (1965)
W: Ronald Alexander D: Don Weis With Patty Duke, Jim Backus, Jane Greer, Billy DeWolfe, Warren Berlinger, Charles Lane, Dick Sargent, Ted Bessell, Richard Deacon. A teenage girl's athletic prowess lands her on the school track team -- and in trouble with her conservative father who is running for mayor on a platform opposing women's rights.
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| [CBS 9:30] CBS Playhouse: The Day Before Sunday [special]
W: Robert Crean D: Paul Bogart With Uta Hagen, Martin Balsam, Farley Granger, Jacqueline Scott, Michael Anderson Jr., Dianne Hull. An original drama by playwright Robert Crean is the third Playhouse production this season. Crean writes of an "over-40 bachelor girl" whose world is shattered by a series of events that lead her to question her notions about herself and her relationships with others.
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| [ABC 10:00] Marcus Welby, M.D. [Reg]: Go Get 'Em, Tiger
Season 1, episode 19 W: Don M. Mankiewicz D: Marc Daniels With Jack Albertson (Mr. Chambers), Jeanne Bates (Mrs. Collins), Larry J. Blake (Dispatcher), Barry Brown (Greg Wells Jr.), Lew Brown (Charles "Bulldog" McGill), Russ Caldwell (Pat), John Dennis (Gus), Bill Henry (Executive), Elizabeth Rogers (Woman Executive), William Smithers (George Howe), Chet Stratton (Mr. Keefer). Dr. Steven Kiley tries to help a former employer, an ex-dope addict, and places himself and Dr. Welby in an awkward position requiring a difficult decision.
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