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The 1955–56 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1955 to August 1956.
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 1955
| 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 Mickey Mouse Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | The Morning Show | Captain Kangaroo | local programming | The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) | Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) | Strike It Rich | 12:00 Valiant Lady
12:15 Love of Life |
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 The Guiding Light |
Jack Paar Show | Love Story* | Robert Q. Lewis Show | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | The Bob Crosby Show | 4:00 The Brighter Day
4:15 The Secret Storm |
On Your Account | 5:00 Barker Bill's Cartoon Show (W/F)
5:15 local programming |
local programming | ||||
| NBC | The Today Show | local programming | Ding Dong School | The Ernie Kovacs Show | The Home Show | The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Feather Your Nest | local programming | Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) | 4:00 A Date With Life
4:15 First Love |
4:30 The World of Mr. Sweeney
4:45 Modern Romances |
Pinky Lee Circus Time | Howdy Doody | |||||||||
- formerly Welcome Travelers
Winter 1955/1956
| 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 | Afternoon Film Festival | The Mickey Mouse Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Good Morning!* | Captain Kangaroo | local programming | The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) | Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) | Strike It Rich | 12:00 Valiant Lady
12:15 Love of Life |
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 The Guiding Light |
Jack Paar Show | Love Story | Robert Q. Lewis Show | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | Bob Crosby Show | 4:00 The Brighter Day
4:15 The Secret Storm |
On Your Account | local programming | |||||
| NBC | The Today Show | local programming | Ding Dong School | The Ernie Kovacs Show | The Home Show | The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Feather Your Nest | local programming | Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) | 4:00 A Date With Life
4:15 Modern Romances |
Queen for a Day | Pinky Lee Circus Time | Howdy Doody (in color beginning September 12) | |||||||||
- formerly The Morning Show
Spring 1956
| 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 | Afternoon Film Festival | The Mickey Mouse Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Good Morning! | Captain Kangaroo | local programming | The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) | Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) | Strike It Rich | 12:00 Valiant Lady
12:15 Love of Life |
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 The Guiding Light |
Jack Paar Show | As the World Turns | Robert Q. Lewis Show | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | Bob Crosby Show | 4:00 The Brighter Day
4:15 The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | |||||
| NBC | The Today Show | local programming | Ding Dong School | The Ernie Kovacs Show | The Home Show | The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Feather Your Nest | local programming | Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) | 4:00 A Date With Life
4:15 Modern Romances |
Queen for a Day | Pinky Lee Circus Time | Howdy Doody (in color) | |||||||||
Summer 1956
| 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 | Afternoon Film Festival | The Mickey Mouse Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Good Morning! | Captain Kangaroo | local programming | The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) | Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) | Strike It Rich | 12:00 Valiant Lady
12:15 Love of Life |
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 The Guiding Light |
1:00 CBS News/1:10 Stand Up and Be Counted | As the World Turns | The Johnny Carson Show | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | Bob Crosby Show | 4:00 The Brighter Day
4:15 The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | |||||
| NBC | The Today Show | local programming | Ding Dong School | NBC Bandstand | The Home Show | Tic-Tac-Dough | It Could Be You | local programming | The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) | 4:00 Queen for a Day
4:45 Modern Romances (soap) |
Comedy Time* (repeats) | local programming | |||||||||
- Comedy Time featured repeats of I Married Joan, So This Is Hollywood and It's Always Jan.
By network
ABC
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New Series |
Not Returning From 1954-55
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CBS
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Returning Series
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New Series
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Not Returning From 1954-55
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NBC
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Returning Series
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New Series
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Not Returning From 1954-55
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See also
- 1955-56 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
- 1955-56 United States network television schedule (late night)
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
- Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984
- Hyatt, The Encyclopedia Of Daytime Television, Billboard Books, 1997
- TV schedules, New York Times, September 1955 – September 1956 (microfilm)
| United States network daytime television schedules | |
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