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1961–62 United States network television schedule (daytime)

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The 1961–62 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1961 to August 1962.

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 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 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall local The Texan (R) Love that Bob (R) (to 12/1) Camouflage Make a Face Day in Court local Number Please Seven Keys Queen for a Day Who Do You Trust? 4:00 pm: American Bandstand

4:50 pm: American Newsstand

local ABC Evening Report
6:15: local 		local
December Yours for a Song (from 12/4)
Winter local Day in Court
Spring The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Window Shopping The Texan (R) (to 5/11) local
May local
Summer Jane Wyman Presents (R)
CBS Fall local Captain Kangaroo local Calendar I Love Lucy (R) Video Village 11:30 am: Your Surprise Package (to 2/23) & 11:55 am: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott Love of Life 12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow

12:45 pm: The Guiding Light

local As the World Turns Password Art Linkletter's House Party The Millionaire (R) 3:30 pm: The Verdict is Yours

3:55 pm: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott

4:00 pm: The Brighter Day

4:15 pm: The Secret Storm

The Edge of Night local
February 11:30 am: The Clear Horizon (from 2/26) & 11:55 am: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott
June The Verdict is Yours 11:30 am: The Brighter Day & 11:55 am: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott 3:30 pm: To Tell the Truth

3:55 pm: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott''

The Secret Storm
NBC Fall Continental Classroom Today local Say When!! Play Your Hunch In COLOR The Price Is Right In COLOR Concentration Truth or Consequences In COLOR 12:30 pm: It Could Be You In COLOR

12:55 pm: NBC News

local The Jan Murray Show In COLOR The Loretta Young Theater (R) Young Doctor Malone From These Roots Make Room for Daddy (R) 4:30 pm: Here's Hollywood

4:55 pm: NBC News

5:00 pm: Kukla, Fran and Ollie

5:05 pm: local

local
Winter Your First Impression In COLOR 12:30 pm: Truth or Consequences In COLOR

12:55 pm: NBC News

Our Five Daughters
Spring local

Saturday

Network 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 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall local programming On Your Mark Magic Ranch local programming
Winter local programming The Texan (R) local programming
Spring The Bugs Bunny Show (R)
CBS Fall local programming Sunrise Semester local programming Captain Kangaroo Video Village Junior Mighty Mouse Playhouse The Magic Land of Allakazam The Roy Rogers Show (R) Sky King (R) My Friend Flicka (R) CBS Saturday News Accent local programming
Winter local programming
Summer The Alvin Show (R) CBS Saturday News local programming
NBC Fall local programming Pip the Piper The Shari Lewis Show King Leonardo and His Short Subjects Fury (R) Make Room for Daddy (R) Update Watch Mr. Wizard local programming
Spring Watch Mr. Wizard local programming

Sunday

Network 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 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall local programming Issues and Answers AFL on ABC and/or local Maverick
Winter ABC Sports and/or local Issues and Answers ABC Sports and/or local
CBS Fall local programming Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Camera Three CBS Sports and/or local programming Ted Mack's Amateur Hour College Bowl The Twentieth Century Mister Ed
Winter local programming Washington Conversation CBS Sports and/or local programming
Summer CBS Sports and/or local programming Ted Mack's Amateur Hour
NBC Fall local programming Youth Forum local programming Frontiers of Faith / Eternal Light / Catholic Hour local programming Open Mind NBC Sports and/or local programming Wisdom Chet Huntley Reporting Meet the Press 1, 2, 3, Go
Winter local programming Open Mind NBC Sports and/or local programming
Spring local programming local programming Open Mind NBC Sports and/or local programming Update
Summer Specials This is NBC News

See also

Sources

  • 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 1961-September 1962 (microfilm)
United States network daytime television schedules
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