1962–63 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1962–63 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1962 to August 1963.

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 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall local programming The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Yours for a Song Jane Wyman Presents (R) Father Knows Best (R) local programming 2:00 pm: Day in Court & 2:25 pm: ABC Early Afternoon Report Seven Keys Queen for a Day Who Do You Trust? American Bandstand 4:30 pm: Discovery '62/'63 & 4:55 pm American Newsstand local programming The ABC Evening News with Ron Cochran
6:15: local programming
local programming
Winter Jane Wyman Presents (R) The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Spring local programming Seven Keys General Hospital local programming Jane Wyman Presents (R)
CBS Fall local programming Captain Kangaroo local programming Calendar I Love Lucy repeats The McCoys (R) Pete and Gladys (R) 12 Noon: Love of Life 12:25 pm: CBS News 12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light local programming As the World Turns Password Art Linkletter's House Party The Millionaire (R) 3:30 pm: To Tell the Truth & 3:55 pm: CBS News The Secret Storm The Edge of Night local programming
Winter 3:00 pm: To Tell the Truth & 3:25 pm: CBS News The Millionaire (R)
Summer The Edge of Night The Millionaire (R)
NBC Fall Continental Classroom Today local programming 10:00 am: Say When!! & 10:25 am: NBC News Play Your Hunch In COLOR The Price Is Right In COLOR Concentration Your First Impression In COLOR 12:30 pm: Truth or Consequences In COLOR & 12:55 pm: NBC News local programming 2:00 pm: The Merv Griffin Show 2:55  pm NBC News The Loretta Young Theater (R) Young Dr. Malone Make Room for Daddy (R) Here's Hollywood local programming
Winter 4:00 pm: The Match Game (In COLOR starting 6/24) 4:25 pm: NBC News[1] Make Room for Daddy repeats
Spring 2:00 pm: Ben Jerrod In COLOR 2:25 pm: NBC News The Doctors You Don't Say! In COLOR
Summer 2:00 pm: People Will Talk In COLOR

2:25 pm: NBC News

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
ABC local programming Make a Face Top Cat (R) The Bugs Bunny Show (R) The Magic Land of Allakazam My Friend Flicka (R) local programming
CBS Fall local programming Sunrise Semester local programming Captain Kangaroo The Alvin Show (R) Mighty Mouse Playhouse The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (R) The Roy Rogers Show (R) Sky King (R) The Reading Room CBS Saturday News local programming
Spring CBS Saturday News local programming
NBC Fall local programming The Ruff and Reddy Show (R) In COLOR The Shari Lewis Show King Leonardo and His Short Subjects In COLOR Fury (R) Marx Magic Midway Make Room for Daddy (R) Exploring Watch Mr. Wizard local programming
April Make Room for Daddy (R) Watch Mr. Wizard local programming
July 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 Directions '62 local programming Issues and Answers AFL on ABC and/or local
Winter Directions '63 Issues and Answers ABC Sports and/or local
Summer local programming
CBS Fall local programming Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Camera Three Face the Nation NFL Kickoff
12:15: local programming
NFL on CBS and/or local programming Ted Mack's Amateur Hour College Bowl The Twentieth Century Password
Winter 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 The Bullwinkle Show In COLOR Meet the Press McKeever and the Colonel
Summer Sunday Report

See also

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Sources

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  • Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984
  • TV schedules, NEW YORK TIMES, September 1962-September 1963 (microfilm)

References

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  1. ^ "June 24, 1963…NBC Studio 8H Goes Color – Eyes Of A Generation…Television's Living History". eyesofageneration.com. Eyes Of A Generation. Retrieved 9 February 2021.