1959-60 United States network television schedule
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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. The Top 10 programmes are coloured yellow. The Top 20 programmes are coloured in cyan.
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | Colt .45 | Maverick | Lawman | The Rebel | The Alaskans | Dick Clark's World of Talent | ||
| CBS | Lassie | Dennis the Menace | The Ed Sullivan Show | The General Electric Theater | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Jack Benny Program/The George Gobel Show | What's My Line? | |
| NBC | Riverboat | NBC Sunday Showcase | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 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 | Masquerade Party | The Texan | Father Knows Best | The Danny Thomas Show | The Ann Sothern Show | Hennesey | The Du Pont Show with June Allyson | |
| NBC | Huntley-Brinkley Report | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Love & Marriage | Tales of Wells Fargo | 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 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | The Rifleman | Philip Marlowe | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Keep Talking | ||
| CBS | CBS Evening News | Local | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Tightrope! | The Red Skelton Show | The Garry Moore Show | ||
| NBC | Huntley-Brinkley Report | 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 Court of Last Resort (repeats) | The Hobby Lobby Show | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Hawaiian Eye | The Wednesday Night Fights | |||
| CBS | CBS Evening News | The Lineup | Men Into Space | The Millionaire | I've Got a Secret | Armstrong Circle Theatre/The United States Steel Hour | |||
| NBC | Huntley-Brinkley Report | 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 Gale Storm Show | The Donna Reed Show | The Real McCoys | The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom | The Untouchables | Take a Good Look | ||
| CBS | CBS Evening News | To Tell the Truth | The Betty Hutton Show | Johnny Ringo | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater | Playhouse 90/The Big Party | |||
| NBC | Huntley-Brinkley Report | Law of the Plainsman | Bat Masterson | Johnny Staccato | Bachelor Father | The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford | You Bet Your Life | The Lawless Years | |
[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 Man From Blackhawk | 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 | Huntley-Brinkley Report | 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 | |
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| ABC | Local | The Dick Clark Saturday Night Show | John Gunther's High Road | Leave It to Beaver | The Lawrence Welk Show | Jubilee U.S.A. | |||
| CBS | Local | Perry Mason | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Mr. Lucky | Have Gun — Will Travel | Gunsmoke | Markham | ||
| NBC | NBC Saturday News | Bonanza | Man and the Challenge | The Deputy | Five Fingers | It Could Be You | |||
[edit] References
- McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
- Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
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