1955–56 United States network television schedule (daytime)
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.
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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.
See also
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)
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