1956–57 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1956–57 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1956 to August 1957.

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

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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
ABC Fall local programming Afternoon Film Festival The Mickey Mouse Club
August American Bandstand
CBS Fall 7:00 The Jimmy Dean Show

7:45 Walter Cronkite with the News

8:00 Captain Kangaroo

8:45 Charles Collingwood with the News

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 Our Miss Brooks (repeats) Art Linkletter's House Party The Big Payoff The Bob Crosby Show 4:00 The Brighter Day

4:15 The Secret Storm

The Edge of Night Local/syndicated programming
August 12:00 Hotel Cosmopolitan

12:15 Love of Life

NBC Fall The Today Show starring Dave Garroway Local/syndicated 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/syndicated programming
November The Price Is Right
Winter The Home Show The Price Is Right Truth or Consequences
Summer Arlene Francis Show Treasure Hunt Close-Up Club 60 Bride and Groom

Saturday

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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
CBS Fall local programming Captain Kangaroo Mighty Mouse Playhouse Winky Dink and You Tales of the Texas Rangers Big Top local programming
Spring Susan's Show
Summer It's A Hit
NBC Fall local programming Howdy Doody In COLOR I Married Joan (R) Fury Cowboy Theater Watch Mr. Wizard local programming
Spring The Gumby Show Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion True Story Detective Diary local programming

Sunday

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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 College News Conference Medical Horizons local programming
Winter Dean Pike Press Conference local programming
Spring Open Hearing
Summer local programming College News Conference
CBS Fall local programming Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Eye on New York Camera Three Let's Take A Trip The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Pro Football Sunday News (3:45PM) local programming See It Now Telephone Time You Are There
November UN in Action The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show Face the Nation Pro Football Sunday News (4:45PM) Air Power
Winter local programming The Last Word Face the Nation CBS World News Roundup local programming
Spring My Friend Flicka
Summer Eye on New York local programming Face the Nation CBS World News Roundup The Last Word You Are There
NBC Fall local programming Catholic Hour local programming Youth Wants To Know / American Forum Outlook Zoo Parade In COLOR Wide Wide World / Washington Square local programming Meet the Press The Roy Rogers Show
November Frontiers of Faith Topper (R) local programming
Spring Watch Mr. Wizard Youth Wants To Know / American Forum Wide Wide World / Washington Square / Project 20 (R) Outlook
Summer local programming Watch Mr. Wizard Youth Wants To Know / American Forum Zoo Parade In COLOR Frontiers of Faith Cowboy Theater
August Catholic Hour

By network

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See also

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Sources

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