1959–60 United States network television schedule (weekday)
These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1959. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
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.
Fall 1959
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 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 | |
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| ABC | local programming | The Gale Storm Show reruns | Love That Bob reruns | 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) reruns
My Friend Flicka (Wed/Thu) reruns | ||||||||||||
| CBS | Sunrise Semester | Captain Kangaroo | local programming | On the Go | The Red Rowe Show | I Love Lucy reruns | December Bride reruns | 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 reruns | The Verdict is Yours | 4:00 pm: The Brighter Day
4:15 pm: The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | ||||||
| NBC | Continental Classroom | The Today Show | local programming | Dough Re Mi | Treasure Hunt | The Price Is Right | Concentration | Tic Tac Dough | 12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR
12:55 pm: NBC News Update |
local programming | The Thin Man reruns | Queen for a Day | local programming | Young Doctor Malone | From These Roots | House on High Street | Split Personality | local programming | ||||||
Winter 1959–1960
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local programming | The Gale Storm Show reruns | Love That Bob reruns | Pantomime Quiz | About Faces | local programming | Day in Court | local programming | Beat the Clock | Who Do You Trust? | American Bandstand | My Friend Flicka (Mon-Wed) reruns Rocky and His Friends (Thu) The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Fri) reruns | ||||||||||||
| CBS | Sunrise Semester | Captain Kangaroo | local programming | On the Go | The Red Rowe Show | I Love Lucy reruns | December Bride reruns | 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 reruns | The Verdict is Yours | 4:00 pm: The Brighter Day
4:15 pm: The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | ||||||
| NBC | Continental Classroom | The Today Show | local programming | Dough Re Mi | Play Your Hunch | The Price Is Right | Concentration | Truth or Consequences | 12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR
12:55 pm: NBC News Update |
local programming | The Thin Man reruns | Queen for a Day | local programming | Young Doctor Malone | From These Roots | The Loretta Young Theater reruns | local programming | |||||||
Spring 1960
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 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 | |
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| ABC | local programming | The Gale Storm Show reruns | Love That Bob reruns | Pantomime Quiz | About Faces | local programming | Day in Court | local programming | Beat the Clock | Who Do You Trust? | American Bandstand | Captain Gallant Of the Foreign Legion (Mon) reruns Rocky and His Friends (Tue/Thu) My Friend Flicka (Wed) reruns The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Fri) reruns | ||||||||||||
| CBS | Sunrise Semester | Captain Kangaroo | local programming | On the Go | The Red Rowe Show | I Love Lucy reruns | December Bride reruns | 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 reruns | The Verdict is Yours | 4:00 pm: The Brighter Day
4:15 pm: The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | ||||||
| NBC | Continental Classroom | The Today Show | local programming | Dough Re Mi | Play Your Hunch | The Price Is Right | Concentration | Truth or Consequences | 12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR
12:55 pm: NBC News Update |
local programming | The Thin Man reruns | Queen for a Day | local programming | Young Doctor Malone | From These Roots | The Loretta Young Theater reruns | local programming | |||||||
Summer 1960
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 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 | |
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| ABC | local programming | The Gale Storm Show reruns | Love That Bob reruns | Pantomime Quiz | About Faces | local programming | Day in Court | local programming | Beat the Clock | Who Do You Trust? | American Bandstand | Captain Gallant (Mon) reruns
Rocky and His Friends (Tue/Thu) My Friend Flicka (Wed) reruns The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Fri) reruns | ||||||||||||
| CBS | Sunrise Semester | Captain Kangaroo | local programming | I Love Lucy reruns | Video Village | December Bride reruns | The Clear Horizon | Love of Life | 12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow
12:45 pm: The Guiding Light |
local programming | As the World Turns | Full Circle | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Millionaire reruns | The Verdict is Yours | 4:00 pm: The Brighter Day
4:15 pm: The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | ||||||
| NBC | Continental Classroom | The Today Show | local programming | Dough Re Mi | Play Your Hunch | The Price Is Right | Concentration | Truth or Consequences | 12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR
12:55 pm: NBC News Update |
local programming | The Thin Man reruns | Queen for a Day | local programming | Young Doctor Malone | From These Roots | The Loretta Young Theater reruns | local programming | |||||||
Sources
- http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
- http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
- 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)