1961–62 United States network television schedule (daytime)

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.

  • 1961 in American television
  • 1962 in American television

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
  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 reruns Love that Bob reruns (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 reruns (to 5/11) local
May local
Summer Jane Wyman Presents reruns
CBS Fall local Captain Kangaroo local Calendar I Love Lucy reruns 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 reruns 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 COLOR The Price Is Right COLOR Concentration Truth or Consequences COLOR 12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR

12:55 pm: NBC News

 local The Jan Murray Show (Charge Account) COLOR The Loretta Young Theater reruns Young Doctor Malone From These Roots Make Room for Daddy reruns 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 COLOR 12:30 pm: Truth or Consequences COLOR

12:55 pm: NBC News

 Our Five Daughters
Spring local

Saturday
  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 local On Your Mark Magic Ranch local
CBS local Captain Kangaroo Video Village Junior Mighty Mouse Playhouse The Magic Land of Allakazam The Roy Rogers Show reruns Sky King reruns My Friend Flicka reruns local
NBC local Pip the Piper The Shari Lewis Show King Leonardo and His Short Subjects Fury reruns Make Room for Daddy reruns Update Watch Mr. Wizard local

Sunday
  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 Issues and Answers AFL on ABC and/or local Maverick partial reruns (continued into Primetime)
Winter ABC Sports and/or local
CBS Fall local Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Camera Three Face the Nation Pro Football Kickoff
12:15: local		 NFL on CBS and/or local Ted Mack's Amateur Hour local Mister Ed
Winter CBS Sports and/or local
NBC Fall local Frontiers of Faith local Meet the Press NBC Sports and/or local
Winter local Meet the Press NBC Sports and/or local

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)
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