1959-60 United States network television schedule

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United States Network Television Schedule
1946-471947-481948-491949-50
1950-511951-521952-531953-541954-551955-561956-571957-581958-591959-60
1960-611961-621962-631963-641964-651965-661966-671967-681968-691969-70
1970-711971-721972-731973-741974-751975-761976-771977-781978-791979-80
1980-811981-821982-831983-841984-851985-861986-871987-881988-891989-90
1990-911991-921992-931993-941994-951995-961996-971997-981998-991999-00
2000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-07

Contents

The 1959-60 United States network television schedule was for the period that began in September, 1959, and ran through March, 1960. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

New fall series are highlighted in bold.

The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime.


[edit] Schedule

[edit] Sunday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC The Real McCoy Maverick Lawman The Rebel Father Knows Best Dick Clark's World of Talent
CBS Lassie Dennis the Menace The Ed Sullivan Show The General Electric Theater Zane Grey Theatre The Jack Benny Program What's My Line?
NBC Riverboat Sunday Showcase The Ann Sothern The Loretta Young Show Local

[edit] Monday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Local Cheyenne/Shirley Temple's Storybook Bourbon Street Beat Adventures in Paradise Man with a Camera
CBS CBS Evening News Perry Mason The Texan Father Knows Best The Bing Cosby Show The Ann Sothern Show The Lawman The Ford Show
NBC Local Richard Diamond, Private Detective Wagon Train The Rifleman Peter Gunn Alcoa Theatre/Goodyear Television Playhouse The Steve Allen Plymouth Show

[edit] Tuesday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Local Sugarfoot/Bronco Wanted: Dead or Alive The Rifleman Philip Marlowe Rawhide Mr. Lucky
CBS CBS Evening News Local The Dennis O'Keefe Show The Danny Thomas Show Tightrope! The Red Skelton Show The Garry Moore Show
NBC Local Laramie Fibber McGee and Molly 'The Arthur Murray Party Startime Local

[edit] Wednesday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Local The Rifleman Gunsmoke The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Hawaiian Eye The Wednesday Night Flights
CBS CBS Evening News The Lineup Perry Mason The Millionaire 77 Sunset Strip Armstrong Circle Theatre/The United States Steel Hour
NBC Local Wagon Train The Price is Right Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall This Is Your Life Wichita Town

[edit] Thursday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Local The Ford Show The Donna Reed Show The Real McCoys The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom Wanted: Dead or Alive Wagon Train
CBS CBS Evening News To Tell the Truth The Betty Hutton Show Johnny Ringo Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Playhouse 90/The Big Party
NBC Local Law of the Plainsman Bat Masterson Johnny Staccato Bachelor Father The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford Cheyenne Maverick

[edit] Friday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Local Walt Disney Presents The Price is Right 77 Sunset Strip The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor Black Saddle
CBS CBS Evening News Rawhide Hotel de Paree Desilu Playhouse/The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour The Twilight Zone Person to Person
NBC Local People are Funny The Troubleshooters The Bell Telephone Hour/NBC News Specials M Squad 10:00 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports / 10:45 Phillies Jackpot Bowling

[edit] Saturday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Local The Dick Clark Saturday Night Show The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Leave It to Beaver The Lawrence Welk Show Jubilee U.S.A.
CBS Local Perry Mason Wanted: Dead or Alive Mr. Lucky Father Knows Best Gunsmoke Have Gun Will Travel
NBC Local Bonanza Man and the Challenge The Deputy Five Fingers Rifleman