1959–60_United_States_network_television_schedule_(daytime) References

The 1959–60 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1959 to August 1960.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

Monday-Friday

Network		6:00 am	7:00 am	8:00 am	9:00 am	10:00 am	10:30 am	11:00 am	11:30 am	noon	12:30 pm	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	2:00 pm	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	Fall	local programming							The Gale Storm Show (R)	Love That Bob (R)	Pantomime Quiz	Music Bingo	local programming	Day in Court	local programming	Beat the Clock	Who Do You Trust?	American Bandstand			The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Mon/Tue/Fri) (R) My Friend Flicka (Wed/Thu) (R)	John Daly with the News 6:15: local programming	local programming
	Winter											About Faces									My Friend Flicka (Mon-Wed) (R) Rocky and His Friends (Thu) The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Fri) (R)
	Spring											About Faces									Captain Gallant Of the Foreign Legion (Mon) (R) Rocky and His Friends (Tue/Thu) My Friend Flicka (Wed) (R) The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Fri) (R)
CBS	Fall	Sunrise Semester		Captain Kangaroo	local programming	On the Go	The Red Rowe Show	I Love Lucy (R)	December Bride (R)	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	For Better or Worse	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Millionaire (R)	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
CBS	Summer	Sunrise Semester		Captain Kangaroo	local programming	I Love Lucy (R)	Video Village	December Bride (R)	The Clear Horizon	Love of Life		local programming	As the World Turns	Full Circle	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Millionaire (R)	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Fall	Continental Classroom	The Today Show		local programming	Dough Re Mi	Treasure Hunt	The Price Is Right (In COLOR starting 12/14)	Concentration	Tic-Tac-Dough	12:30 pm: It Could Be You In COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News Update	local programming	The Thin Man (R)	Queen for a Day	local programming	Young Doctor Malone	From These Roots	House on High Street	Split Personality	local programming
NBC	Winter	Continental Classroom	The Today Show		local programming	Dough Re Mi	Play Your Hunch	The Price Is Right (In COLOR starting 12/14)	Concentration	Truth or Consequences COLOR		local programming	The Thin Man (R)	Queen for a Day	local programming	Young Doctor Malone	From These Roots	The Loretta Young Theater (R)	local programming

Saturday

Network		7:00 am	7:30 am	8:00 am	9:00 am	10:00 am	10:30 am	11:00 am	11:30 am	noon	12:30 pm	1:00 pm	1:30 pm
ABC		local programming								Lunch with Soupy Sales	local programming
CBS	Fall	local programming	Sunrise Semester	Captain Kangaroo	local programming	The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show	Mighty Mouse Playhouse	I Love Lucy (R)	The Lone Ranger (R)	Sky King (R)	local programming
CBS	Spring	local programming	Sunrise Semester	Captain Kangaroo	local programming	The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show	Mighty Mouse Playhouse	The Lone Ranger (R)	I Love Lucy (R)	Sky King (R)	local programming
NBC	Fall	local programming				Howdy Doody In COLOR	The Ruff and Reddy Show In COLOR	Fury	Circus Boy (R)	True Story	Detective's Diary	local programming
NBC	Summer	local programming				Howdy Doody In COLOR	The Ruff and Reddy Show In COLOR	Fury	Circus Boy (R)	True Story	Detective's Diary	Watch Mr. Wizard	local programming

Sunday

Network		7:00 am	10:00 am	10:30 am	11:00 am	11:30 am	noon	12:30 pm	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	2:00 pm	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	Fall	local programming							College News Conference	local programming		Open Hearing	local programming
	October												local programming	The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show	local programming	Matty's Funday Funnies	local programming
	Spring												local programming			Matty's Funday Funnies	local programming
CBS	Fall	local programming	Lamp Unto My Feet	Look Up and Live	UN in Action	Camera Three	local programming	Face the Nation	CBS Sports and/or local programming							The Last Word	College Bowl	Small World	The Twentieth Century
	November				UN in Action		local programming	Face the Nation	CBS Sports and/or local programming							Conquest
	Winter				FYI		Television Workshop		CBS Sports and/or local programming						Face the Nation	Conquest
	Spring				FYI		Television Workshop		CBS Sports and/or local programming							Face the Nation
	Summer				Montage		CBS Sports and/or local programming										Face the Nation	FYI
NBC	Fall	local programming				Watch Mr. Wizard	Decision	Youth Forum	Open Mind	Frontiers of Faith / Eternal Light / Catholic Hour	NBC Sports and/or local programming						Time: Present	Meet the Press	Saber of London
	mid-Fall					Watch Mr. Wizard	Briefing Session / Dateline U.N.	Youth Forum			NBC Sports and/or local programming						Time: Present		Saber of London
	Summer					Laughter Is A Funny Business	local programming				NBC Sports and/or local programming					Recital Hall			Edwin Newman Reporting

Sources

https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122215/http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122235/http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20071012211242/http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html
Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (9th Ed.). New York: Ballantine.
Castleman, Harry & Podrazik, Wally (1984). The TV Schedule Book. New York: McGraw-Hill Paperbacks.
Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia Of Daytime Television. New York: Billboard Books.
TV schedules, NEW YORK TIMES, September 1959-September 1960 (microfilm)

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Saturday

Sunday

See also

Sources