Television: Nov. 26, 1965

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Wednesday, November 24 FRANK SINATRA-A MAN AND HIS MUSIC (NBC, 9-10 p.m.).* Still another Sinatra special, this time a one-man musical show: no dancers, no comics, no production numbers—just the king, alone on his throne, singing.

PRO FOOTBALL: MAYHEM ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). Van Heflin narrates a special on football that includes rare film clips of early games.

CONGRESS NEEDS HELP (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). A report based on a study by a management-consultant firm that measured the operating methods of Congress against the best management practices in private industry. David Brinkley tells the sad results.

Thursday, November 25 THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE JUBILEE (CBS, 10 a.m.-noon). Four parades—Macy's in New York, Gimbel's in Philadelphia, Hudson's in Detroit and Eaton's in Toronto. Macy's gets fuller treatment from NBC in a two-hour show beginning at 10 a.m.

REMEMBER COLE PORTER (NBC, 8:30-9:30 p.m.). A musical tribute starring Maurice Chevalier, Robert Goulet and Nancy Ames.

A VISIT TO WASHINGTON WITH MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON—ON BEHALF OF A MORE BEAUTIFUL AMERICA (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). The First Lady plumping for the cause.

Friday, November 26

THE INCREDIBLE WORLD OF JAMES BOND (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). A look at the spy who became a mushroom-shaped clod—with clips from all the Bond movies and a filmed interview with the late Ian Fleming.

Saturday, November 27 ABC'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 5-6:30 p.m.). The National Surfing Championships at Huntingdon Beach, Calif., and the New York State Firemen's competition in Utica, N.Y.

N.C.A.A. COLLEGE FOOTBALL (NBC, 1-4:15 p.m.). The Army-Navy game.

ABC SCOPE (ABC, 10:30-11 p.m.; 7-7:30 p.m. in New York). "The Freedom Shuttle: Dilemma in Miami," a study of the problems created by the influx of Cuban refugees.

Sunday, November 28

WHO SHALL LIVE (NBC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.). A report on the artificial kidney.

THE DANGEROUS CHRISTMAS OF RED RIDING HOOD, OR OH WOLF, POOR WOLF (ABC, 7-8 p.m.). A musical special by Jule Styne, Bob Merrill and Robert Emmett. Cyril Ritchard plays Wolf, a hero in this version, and Liza Minnelli is the red (Riding Hood) menace.

THE JULIE ANDREWS SHOW (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). The first of a series of musical specials with Miss Andrews. This one also has Gene Kelly and the New Christy Minstrels.

Monday, November 29 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT WITH LEONARD BERNSTEIN (CBS, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). "Musical Atoms—A Study of Intervals," illustrated with performances of Brahms, Vaughan Williams and Wagner, accompanied by verbal explanations from Bernstein.

THEATER On Broadway THE ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN. Peter Shaffer's historical drama tosses a pebble of thought into a sea of spectacle. With consummate skill, Christopher Plummer plays a tortured Pizarro in search of Peruvian treasure and a rebirth of faith.

GENERATION. "Do-it-yourself" is the operative philosophy of a resolutely anti-conformist young couple in a Greenwich Village loft. They even plan to deliver their own baby—until Father-in-Law Henry Fonda flies in from Chicago, thwarts their plans and charms the audience.