1958–59 United States network television schedule (daytime)

These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1958. All times are Eastern and Pacific. The 1958-1959 season, beginning October 13 for ABC, was its first "full scale daytime programming" schedule.[1]

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 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 Fall local programming Day in Court The Peter Lind Hayes Show Mother's Day The Liberace Show local programming Chance for Romance local programming Beat the Clock Who Do You Trust?* American Bandstand Mickey Mouse Club/Walt Disney's Adventure Time (Tue/Thu) repeats
Winter local programming Play Your Hunch Day in Court
Spring The Gale Storm Show reruns Love That Bob reruns Pantomime Quiz Music Bingo
CBS Fall Sunrise Semester Captain Kangaroo local programming For Love or Money Play Your Hunch Arthur Godfrey Time Top Dollar Love of Life 12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow

12:45 pm: The Guiding Light

local programming As the World Turns The Jimmy Dean Show Art Linkletter's House Party The Big Payoff The Verdict is Yours 4:00 pm: The Brighter Day

4:15 pm: The Secret Storm

The Edge of Night local programming
Winter Arthur Godfrey Time I Love Lucy reruns
Spring On the Go The Sam Levenson Show
Summer For Better or Worse The Millionaire reruns
NBC Fall 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 In COLOR

12:55 pm: NBC News Update

local programming Truth or Consequences (In COLOR starting 10/27) Haggis Baggis In COLOR Today Is Ours From These Roots Queen for a Day County Fair local programming
Winter Young Doctor Malone
Spring Queen for a Day The Court of Human Relations Truth or Consequences In COLOR

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 The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show The Adventures of Robin Hood local programming
Spring local programming CBS Saturday News local programming
NBC Fall local programming Howdy Doody In COLOR The Ruff and Reddy Show (In COLOR beginning in June) Fury Blondie (R) True Story Detective's Diary local programming
November Circus Boy (R)

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 local programming The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show local programming
Winter local programming Open Hearing local programming
Summer local programming
CBS Fall local programming Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live UN in Action Camera Three NFL on CBS and/or local programming The Great Game of Politics Face the Nation The Search Air Power (R)
November local programming Face the Nation NFL on CBS and/or local programming Ted Mack's Amateur Hour Small World The Twentieth Century
Winter Eye on New York CBS Sports and/or local programming The Last Word The World of Ideas Face the Nation Behind the News College Bowl
late Winter The Last Word CBS Sports and/or local programming The Great Challenge
Spring CBS Sports and/or local programming Young Audiences First Meeting Face the Nation College Bowl Behind the News
Summer CBS Sports and/or local programming The Last Word Face the Nation Conquest
NBC Fall local programming Report from America They Speak for Themselves Youth Forum Watch Mr. Wizard Catholic Hour Open Mind NBC Sports and/or local programming Omnibus / Kaleidoscope Meet the Press Outlook
mid-Fall For the People Frontiers of Faith Chet Huntley Reporting
January Adventuring in the Hand Arts Open Mind NBC Sports and/or local programming
Spring Watch Mr. Wizard Wisdom NBC Sports and/or local programming
Summer local programming NBC Sports and/or local programming Frontiers of Faith
August Catholic Hour

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "13 Oct 1958, Page 36 - The Cincinnati Enquirer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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