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The following is the '''1953–54 network television schedule''' for the four major English language commercial [[List of United States over-the-air television networks|broadcast networks in the United States]]. The schedule covers [[primetime]] hours from September 1953 through March 1954. The schedule is followed by a [[#By network|list per network]] of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the [[1952-53 United States network television schedule|1952–53 season]].
The following is the '''1953–54 network television schedule''' for the four major English language commercial [[List of United States over-the-air television networks|broadcast networks in the United States]]. The schedule covers [[primetime]] hours from September 1953 through March 1954. The schedule is followed by a [[#By network|list per network]] of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the [[1952-53 United States network television schedule|1952–53 season]].


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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[You Asked For It]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[You Asked For It]]''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 '''[[Frank Leahy|The Frank Leahy Show]]''' / 7:45 '''[[ESPN College Football on ABC|Notre Dame Football]]'''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 '''''[[Frank Leahy|The Frank Leahy Show]]''''' / 7:45 '''''[[ESPN College Football on ABC|Notre Dame Football]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 9:00 [[The Walter Winchell Show]] / 9:15 [[The Orchid Award]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 9:00 ''[[The Walter Winchell Show]]'' / 9:15 ''The Orchid Award''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Jukebox Jury]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''Jukebox Jury'''''
| 10:30 [[Hour of Decision|Billy Graham's Hour of Decision]] / 10:45 Local
| 10:30 ''[[Hour of Decision|Billy Graham's Hour of Decision]]'' / 10:45 Local
|-
|-
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Quiz Kids]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Quiz Kids]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | <span style="background-color:cyan">[[The Jack Benny Program#Television|The Jack Benny Show]] (16/33.3)</span> / <span style="background-color:magenta">[[Private Secretary (TV series)|Private Secretary]] (24/30.3)</span>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | <span style="background-color:cyan">''[[The Jack Benny Program#Television|The Jack Benny Show]]'' (16/33.3)</span> / <span style="background-color:magenta">''[[Private Secretary (TV series)|Private Secretary]]'' (24/30.3)</span>
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[Toast of the Town]] (17/33.0)
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[Toast of the Town]]'' (17/33.0)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Fred Waring Show]] / <span style="background-color:magenta">[[General Electric Theater]] (27/29.9)</span>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Fred Waring Show]]'' / <span style="background-color:magenta">''[[General Electric Theater]]'' (27/29.9)</span>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Man Behind the Badge]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Man Behind the Badge]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Web (1950 TV series)|The Web]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Web (1950 TV series)|The Web]]''
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | [[What's My Line?]] (28/29.6)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | ''[[What's My Line?]]'' (28/29.6)
|-
|-
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | The Paul Winchell Show
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''The Paul Winchell Show''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Mister Peepers]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Mister Peepers]]''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | <span style="background-color:#FFFF00">[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]] (10/36.2)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[This Is Your Life]]'')</small></span> / '''[[The Bob Hope Show#Swan Soap and The Bob Hope Show|The Bob Hope Show]]''' (once a month)
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | <span style="background-color:#FFFF00">''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'' (10/36.2)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[This Is Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]'')</small></span> / '''''[[Bob Hope television specials#1953|The Bob Hope Show]]''''' (once a month)
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | <span style="background-color:cyan">[[The Philco Television Playhouse]] (19/32.5)</span> / <span style="background-color:magenta">[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]] (22/31.0)</span>
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | <span style="background-color:cyan">''[[The Philco Television Playhouse]]'' (19/32.5)</span> / <span style="background-color:magenta">''[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]]'' (22/31.0)</span>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Letter to Loretta]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Letter to Loretta]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Man Against Crime]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Man Against Crime]]''
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! Fall
! Fall
| rowspan="2" | Local
| rowspan="2" | Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Washington Exclusive]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Washington Exclusive]]''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Local
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Rocky King, Inside Detective]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Rocky King, Inside Detective]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[The Plainclothesman]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Plainclothesman]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | '''[[Dollar a Second]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | '''''[[Dollar a Second]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Man Against Crime]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Man Against Crime]]''
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Better Living TV Theatre]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''Better Living TV Theatre''
|}
|}


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|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[The Walter Winchell Show]] / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daly and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 ''[[The Walter Winchell Show]]'' / 7:15 '''''[[ABC World News Tonight|John Daly and the News]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Jamie (TV series)|Jamie]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Jamie (TV series)|Jamie]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Sky King]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Sky King]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Of Many Things]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Of Many Things]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Junior Press Conference]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''Junior Press Conference''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Big Picture (TV series)|The Big Picture]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Big Picture (American TV series)|The Big Picture]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[This Is the Life (TV series)|This Is the Life]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[This Is the Life (TV series)|This Is the Life]]''
| Local
| Local
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 ''[[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]]'' / 7:45 ''[[The Perry Como Show]]''
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]] (20/32.4)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'' (20/32.4)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]] (3/43.6)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | ''[[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]]'' (3/43.6)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[I Love Lucy]] (1/58.8)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' (1/58.8)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[The Red Buttons Show]] (12/35.3)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[The Red Buttons Show]]'' (12/35.3)
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Studio One (U.S. TV series)|Studio One]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Studio One (U.S. TV series)|Studio One]]''
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[The Arthur Murray Party]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 ''[[The Arthur Murray Party]]'' / 7:45 ''[[Camel News Caravan]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Name That Tune]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Name That Tune]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Voice of Firestone]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Voice of Firestone]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Dennis Day|The Dennis Day Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Dennis Day|The Dennis Day Show]]''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Robert Montgomery Presents]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Who Said That?]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Who Said That?]]''
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 ''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers|Captain Video]]'' / 7:15 '''''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''''
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Twenty Questions]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Twenty Questions]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Big Issue (American TV series)|The Big Issue]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''The Big Issue''
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Boxing From Eastern Parkway]]
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Boxing From Eastern Parkway]]''
|}
|}


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|-
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daly and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''''[[ABC World News Tonight|John Daly and the News]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Cavalcade of America]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Cavalcade of America]]''
| colspan="2"| Local
| colspan="2"| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Make Room for Daddy]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Make Room for Daddy]]'''''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The United States Steel Hour]]''' / '''[[The Motorola Television Hour]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The United States Steel Hour]]''''' / '''''[[The Motorola Television Hour]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Name's the Same]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Name's the Same]]''
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! Fall
! Fall
| rowspan="2" | Local
| rowspan="2" | Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | 7:30 [[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]] / 7:45 [[The Jane Froman Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | 7:30 ''[[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]]'' / 7:45 ''[[The Jane Froman Show]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[The Gene Autry Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Gene Autry Show]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[The Red Skelton Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[This Is Show Business]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[This Is Show Business]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Suspense (US TV series)|Suspense]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Suspense (US TV series)|Suspense]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Danger (TV series)|Danger]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Danger (TV series)|Danger]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[See It Now]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[See It Now]]
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Blue Angel (TV series)|The Blue Angel]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''The Blue Angel'''''
|-
|-
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! Fall
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[The Dinah Shore Show]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| rowspan="2" | Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | 7:30 ''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]'' / 7:45 ''[[Camel News Caravan]]''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Texaco Star Theater|The Buick-Berle Show]]* (5/40.2)
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" | ''[[Texaco Star Theater|The Buick-Berle Show]]''* (5/40.2)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Fireside Theatre]] (9/36.4)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | ''[[Fireside Theatre]]'' (9/36.4)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Armstrong Circle Theater]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Armstrong Circle Theater]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Judge for Yourself]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | '''''Judge for Yourself'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:30 [[Bob Considine|On the Line with Considine]] / 10:45 [[It Happened in Sports]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | 10:30 ''[[Bob Considine|On the Line with Considine]]'' / 10:45 ''It Happened in Sports''
|-
! Summer
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Summer Playhouse (1954 TV series)|Summer Playhouse]]'''''
|-
|-
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 ''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers|Captain Video]]'' / 7:15 '''''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''''
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Life Is Worth Living]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Life Is Worth Living]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Pantomime Quiz]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Pantomime Quiz]]''
| colspan="4"| Local
| colspan="4"| Local
|}
|}
(*) Formerly ''[[Texaco Star Theater]]''
(*) Formerly ''[[Texaco Star Theater]]''


* On ABC, ''The United States Steel Hour'' alternated with ''The Motorola Television Hour''
On ABC, ''The United States Steel Hour'' alternated with ''The Motorola Television Hour''.

On NBC, ''[[Summer Playhouse (1954 TV series)|Summer Playhouse]]'' was a summer [[anthology series]] made up of repeats of episodes from other anthologyseries.


== Wednesday ==
== Wednesday ==
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daly and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''''[[ABC World News Tonight|John Daly and the News]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Saber of London|Inspector Mark Saber – Homicide Squad]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Saber of London|Inspector Mark Saber – Homicide Squad]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 8:00 '''[[At Issue]]''' / 8:15 '''[[Through the Curtain]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 8:00 '''''[[At Issue]]''''' / 8:15 '''''Through the Curtain'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Answers for Americans]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''Answers for Americans'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Take It from Me (TV series)|Take It from Me]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''Take It from Me'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Dr. I.Q.]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Dr. I.Q.]]'''''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Wrestling From Rainbo Arena]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''Wrestling From Rainbo Arena''
|-
|-
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 ''[[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]]'' / 7:45 ''[[The Perry Como Show]]''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Arthur Godfrey and His Friends]] (6/38.9)
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | ''[[Arthur Godfrey and His Friends]]'' (6/38.9)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Strike It Rich (radio-TV)|Strike It Rich]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Strike It Rich (radio-TV)|Strike It Rich]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[I've Got a Secret]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[I've Got a Secret]]''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:00 <span style="background-color:magenta">[[Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts]] (23/30.9)</span> / 10:45 [[Sports Spot]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:00 <span style="background-color:magenta">''[[Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts]]'' (23/30.9)</span> / 10:45 ''Sports Spot''
|-
|-
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[Coke Time with Eddie Fisher]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 ''[[Coke Time with Eddie Fisher]]'' / 7:45 ''[[Camel News Caravan]]''
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | [[I Married Joan]] (25/30.2)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[Mama (American TV series)|Mama]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | ''[[I Married Joan]]'' (25/30.2)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[Mama (American TV series)|Mama]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[My Little Margie]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[My Little Margie]]''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FF22FF" | [[Kraft Television Theater]] (21/31.3)
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FF22FF" | ''[[Kraft Television Theater]]'' (21/31.3)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[This Is Your Life]] (10/36.2)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | ''[[This Is Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]'' (10/36.2)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'')</small>
| Local
| Local
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! rowspan="4" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | 7:00 ''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers|Captain Video]]'' / 7:15 '''''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''''
| rowspan="4" | Local
| rowspan="4" | Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | [[The Johns Hopkins Science Review]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | ''[[The Johns Hopkins Science Review]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | '''[[Joseph Schildkraut Presents]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | '''''[[Joseph Schildkraut Presents]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | '''[[Colonel Humphrey Flack]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | '''''[[Colonel Humphrey Flack]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | '''[[On Your Way]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="4" | '''''[[On Your Way]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Stars on Parade (TV series)|Stars on Parade]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Stars on Parade (TV series)|Stars on Parade]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Music Show (TV program)|The Music Show]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Music Show (TV program)|The Music Show]]''
|-
|-
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|-
|-
!Spring
!Spring
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Better Living TV Theatre]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''Better Living TV Theatre'''''
|-
|-
!Summer
!Summer
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| Network
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:00 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:00 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:30 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:30 PM
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! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 10:30 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 10:30 PM
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daly and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''''[[ABC World News Tonight|John Daly and the News]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Quick As a Flash]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Quick As a Flash]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Where's Raymond?]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Where's Raymond?]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Back That Fact]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Back That Fact]]'''''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Kraft Television Theater]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Kraft Television Theater]]'''''
| Local
| Local
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! Fall
| Local
| rowspan="2" | Local
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]] / 7:45 [[Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Meet Mr. McNutley]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | 7:30 ''[[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]]'' / 7:45 ''[[Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Four Star Playhouse]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | '''''[[Meet Mr. McNutley]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Lux Video Theatre]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Big Town]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Philip Morris Playhouse]]'''/ starting March 11: '''[[The Public Defender (TV series)|The Public Defender]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Big Town (American TV series)|Big Town]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Philip Morris Playhouse]]'''''/ starting March 11: '''''[[The Public Defender (TV series)|The Public Defender]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Place the Face]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''Place the Face''
|-
|-
! Summer
⚫
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Telltale Clue]]'''''
| Local
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[The Dinah Shore Show]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
⚫
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[You Bet Your Life]] (3/43.6)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]]'')</small>
⚫
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[Treasury Men in Action]] (15/33.9)
⚫
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]] (2/53.2)
⚫
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Ford Theatre]] (7/38.8)
⚫
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | [[Martin Kane, Private Eye]] (29/29.5)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Big Story (radio and TV series)|The Big Story]]'' and ''[[Your Hit Parade]]'')</small>
| Local
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! Fall
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| rowspan="2" | Local
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | 7:30 ''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]'' / 7:45 ''[[Camel News Caravan]]''
⚫
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" | ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'' (3/43.6)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]]'')</small>
⚫
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" rowspan="2" | ''[[Treasury Men in Action]]'' (15/33.9)
⚫
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" | ''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]'' (2/53.2)
⚫
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" | ''[[Ford Theatre]]'' (7/38.8)
⚫
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | ''[[Martin Kane, Private Eye]]'' (29/29.5)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Big Story (radio and TV series)|The Big Story]]'' and ''[[Your Hit Parade]]'')</small>
| rowspan="2" | Local
|-
! Summer
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Marriage (American TV series)|The Marriage]]''''' ('''In <span style="color:red;">C</span><span style="color:orange;">O</span><span style="color:gold;">L</span><span style="color:green;">O</span><span style="color:blue;">R</span>''')
|-
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 ''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers|Captain Video]]'' / 7:15 '''''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''''
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Pro Football Highlights]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Pro Football Highlights]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Broadway to Hollywood|Broadway to Hollywood – Headline Clues]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Broadway to Hollywood|Broadway to Hollywood – Headline Clues]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[What's the Story]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[What's the Story]]''
| colspan="3" | Local
| colspan="3" | Local
|}
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center" colspan=2 | Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:00 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:00 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:30 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:30 PM
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! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 10:30 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 10:30 PM
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan=2 | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daly and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''''[[ABC World News Tonight|John Daly and the News]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Stu Erwin Show]] (aka Trouble With Father)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Stu Erwin Show]]'' (aka Trouble With Father)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Pride of the Family]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Pride of the Family]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Comeback Story]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''The Comeback Story'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Showcase Theater]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''Showcase Theater'''''
| Local
| Local
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan=2 | [[CBS]]
! Fall
| Local
| rowspan=2 | Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan=2 | 7:30 [[CBS Evening News|Douglas Edwards with the News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | [[Mama (American TV series)|Mama]] (25/30.2)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[I Married Joan]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Topper (TV series)|Topper]]'''
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" rowspan=2 | ''[[Mama (American TV series)|Mama]]'' (25/30.2)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[I Married Joan]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan=2 | '''''[[Topper (TV series)|Topper]]'''''
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[Our Miss Brooks]] (14/34.2)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan=2 | ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[My Friend Irma]]
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" rowspan=2 | ''[[Our Miss Brooks]]'' (14/34.2)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Person to Person]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[My Friend Irma]]''
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan=2 | '''''[[Person to Person]]'''''
|-
|-
! Summer
⚫
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Viceroy Star Theatre]]''
|-
⚫
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan=2 | [[NBC]]
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[Coke Time with Eddie Fisher]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 ''[[Coke Time with Eddie Fisher]]'' / 7:45 ''[[Camel News Caravan]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Dave Garroway Show (TV program)|The Dave Garroway Show]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Dave Garroway Show (TV program)|The Dave Garroway Show]]'''''
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[The Life of Riley]] (13/35.0)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[The Life of Riley]]'' (13/35.0)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | [[The Big Story (radio/TV)|The Big Story]] (29/29.5)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[Martin Kane, Private Eye]]'' and ''[[Your Hit Parade]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | ''[[The Big Story (radio/TV)|The Big Story]]'' (29/29.5)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[Martin Kane, Private Eye]]'' and ''[[Your Hit Parade]]'')</small>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Campbell Playhouse (TV series)|Campbell Soundstage]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Campbell Playhouse (TV series)|Campbell Soundstage]]''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:00 <span style="background-color:cyan">[[Gillette Cavalcade of Sports]] (18/32.7)</span> / 10:45 [[Greatest Fights of the Century]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:00 <span style="background-color:cyan">''[[Gillette Cavalcade of Sports]]'' (18/32.7)</span> / 10:45 ''Greatest Fights of the Century''
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan=2 | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 ''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers|Captain Video]]'' / 7:15 '''''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''''
| Local
| Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Front Page Detective]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Front Page Detective]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Melody Street]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Melody Street]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Life Begins at Eighty]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Life Begins at Eighty]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Nine Thirty Curtain]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Nine Thirty Curtain]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950s TV series)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950s TV series)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Down You Go]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Down You Go]]''
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| Network
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:00 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:00 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:30 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 7:30 PM
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! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 10:30 PM
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"| 10:30 PM
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Leave It to the Girls]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Leave It to the Girls]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Talent Patrol]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Talent Patrol]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Music at the Meadowbrook]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''Music at the Meadowbrook''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 9:00 [[The Saturday Night Fights]] / 9:45 [[Fight Talk]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 9:00 ''The Saturday Night Fights'' / 9:45 ''Fight Talk''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Madison Square Garden Highlights]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''Madison Square Garden Highlights''
| colspan="2" | Local
| colspan="2" | Local
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2" | [[CBS]]
! Fall
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Meet Millie]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Beat the Clock]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Meet Millie]]''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[The Jackie Gleason Show]] (8/38.1)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Beat the Clock]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Two for the Money (game show)|Two for the Money]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' (8/38.1)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[My Favorite Husband]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Two for the Money (game show)|Two for the Money]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Medallion Theatre]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | '''''[[My Favorite Husband]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Revlon Mirror Theater]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Medallion Theatre]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Revlon Mirror Theater]]''
|-
|-
! Spring
⚫
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Watch Mr. Wizard]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[That's My Boy (1954 TV series)|That's My Boy]]'''''
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Ethel and Albert]]
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Bonino (TV series)|Bonino]]'''
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Original Amateur Hour|The Original Amateur Hour]]
⚫
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Your Show of Shows]]/'''[[Martha Raye|The Martha Raye Show]]''' (once a month)
⚫
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | [[Your Hit Parade]] (29/29.5)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Big Story (radio and TV series)|The Big Story]]'' and ''[[Martin Kane, Private Eye]]'')</small>
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" | [[NBC]]
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Watch Mr. Wizard]]''
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Ethel and Albert]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Bonino (TV series)|Bonino]]'''''
⚫
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Original Amateur Hour|The Original Amateur Hour]]''
⚫
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Your Show of Shows]]''/'''''[[Martha Raye|The Martha Raye Show]]''''' (once a month)
⚫
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | ''[[Your Hit Parade]]'' (29/29.5)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Big Story (radio and TV series)|The Big Story]]'' and ''[[Martin Kane, Private Eye]]'')</small>
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| colspan="2" | Local
| colspan="2" | Local
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[NFL on DuMont|National Football League Professional Football]]'''
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[NFL on DuMont|National Football League Professional Football]]'''''
|}
|}


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'''Returning Series'''
'''Returning Series'''
*''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]''
*''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]''
*''[[The Big Picture (TV series)|The Big Picture]]''
*''[[The Big Picture (American TV series)|The Big Picture]]''
*''[[Hour of Decision|Billy Graham's Hour of Decision]]''
*''[[Hour of Decision|Billy Graham's Hour of Decision]]''
*''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' (moved from [[NBC]])
*''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' (moved from [[NBC]])
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{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
'''New Series'''
'''New Series'''
*'''''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'''''
*'''''Answers for Americans'''''
*'''''[[Answers for Americans]]'''''
*'''''At Issue'''''
*'''''At Issue'''''
*'''''[[Back That Fact]]'''''
*'''''[[Back That Fact]]'''''
*'''''[[The Big Picture (TV series)|The Big Picture]]'''''
*'''''[[The Big Picture (American TV series)|The Big Picture]]'''''
*'''''[[Center Stage (TV series)|Center Stage]]''''' *
*'''''[[Center Stage (TV series)|Center Stage]]''''' *
*'''''The Comeback Story'''''
*'''''The Comeback Story'''''
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*'''''[[Person to Person]]'''''
*'''''[[Person to Person]]'''''
*'''''The Public Defender'''''
*'''''The Public Defender'''''
*'''''[[The Telltale Clue]]''''' *
*'''''[[That's My Boy (1954 TV series)|That's My Boy]]''''' *


{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
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*''[[Jane Froman's U.S.A. Canteen]]''
*''[[Jane Froman's U.S.A. Canteen]]''
*''[[The Larry Storch Show]]''
*''[[The Larry Storch Show]]''
*''Leave It to Larry''
*''[[Leave It to Larry]]''
*''[[Life with Luigi]]''
*''[[Life with Luigi]]''
*''[[Mr. and Mrs. North]]''
*''[[Mr. and Mrs. North]]''
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*''[[Boxing from Eastern Parkway]]''
*''[[Boxing from Eastern Parkway]]''
*''[[Broadway to Hollywood|Broadway to Hollywood – Headline Clues]]''
*''[[Broadway to Hollywood|Broadway to Hollywood – Headline Clues]]''
*''[[Captain Video]]''
*''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers|Captain Video]]''
*''[[Chance of a Lifetime (TV series)|Chance of a Lifetime]]''
*''[[Chance of a Lifetime (TV series)|Chance of a Lifetime]]''
*''[[Concert Tonight]]''
*''[[Concert Tonight]]''
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*''[[Stage a Number]]''
*''[[Stage a Number]]''
*''[[Steve Randall]]''
*''[[Steve Randall]]''
*''[[This Is the Life (TV series)|This Is the Life Presents "The Fisher Family"]]''
*''[[Trash or Treasure]]''
*''[[Trash or Treasure]]''
*''[[Where Was I? (TV series)|Where Was I?]]''
*''[[Where Was I? (TV series)|Where Was I?]]''
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*''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]''
*''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]''
*''[[The Dave Garroway Show (TV program)|The Dave Garroway Show]]''
*''[[The Dave Garroway Show (TV program)|The Dave Garroway Show]]''
*''The Dennis Day Show''
*''[[Dennis Day|The Dennis Day Show]]''
*''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]''
*''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]''
*''[[Dragnet (1951 TV series)|Dragnet]]''
*''[[Dragnet (1951 TV series)|Dragnet]]''
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*''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]''
*''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]''
*''[[Texaco Star Theater]]''
*''[[Texaco Star Theater]]''
*''[[This Is Your Life]]''
*''[[This Is Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]''
*''[[Treasury Men in Action]]''
*''[[Treasury Men in Action]]''
*''[[The Voice of Firestone]]''
*''[[The Voice of Firestone]]''
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'''New Series'''
'''New Series'''
*'''''[[The Best in Mystery]]''''' *
*'''''[[The Best in Mystery]]''''' *
*'''''[[The Bob Hope Show#Swan Soap and The Bob Hope Show|The Bob Hope Show]]'''''
*'''''[[Bob Hope television specials#1953|The Bob Hope Show]]'''''
*'''''[[Bonino (TV series)|Bonino]]'''''
*'''''[[Bonino (TV series)|Bonino]]'''''
*'''''[[Cheer Television Theatre]]''''' *
*'''''[[Cheer Television Theatre]]''''' *
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*'''''[[Letter to Loretta]]'''''
*'''''[[Letter to Loretta]]'''''
*'''''[[Man Against Crime]]'''''
*'''''[[Man Against Crime]]'''''
*'''''[[The Marriage (TV series)|The Marriage]]''''' *
*'''''[[The Marriage (American TV series)|The Marriage]]''''' *
*'''''[[Martha Raye|The Martha Raye Show]]'''''
*'''''[[Martha Raye|The Martha Raye Show]]'''''
*'''''[[The Spike Jones Show (series)|The Spike Jones Show]]''''' *
*'''''[[The Spike Jones Show (series)|The Spike Jones Show]]''''' *
*'''''[[Summer Playhouse (1954 TV series)|Summer Playhouse]]''''' *
*'''''[[The World of Mr. Sweeney]]'''''
*'''''[[The World of Mr. Sweeney]]'''''


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*''[[My Hero (American TV series)|My Hero]]''
*''[[My Hero (American TV series)|My Hero]]''
*''[[My Son Jeep]]''
*''[[My Son Jeep]]''
*''[[Dennis Day|The RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day]]''
*''[[The RCA Victor Show#The Dennis Day Show|The RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day]]''
*''Scott Music Hall''
*''Scott Music Hall''
*''[[Short Short Dramas]]''
*''[[Short Short Dramas]]''
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* Heldenfels, R(ichard) D. (1994). ''Television's Greatest Year: 1954''. New York: Continuum. {{ISBN|0-8264-0675-0}}.
* Heldenfels, R(ichard) D. (1994). ''Television's Greatest Year: 1954''. New York: Continuum. {{ISBN|0-8264-0675-0}}.


===General references===
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
* McNeil, Alex. ''Total Television''. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. {{ISBN|0-14-024916-8}}.
* McNeil, Alex. ''Total Television''. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. {{ISBN|0-14-024916-8}}.
* Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows'' (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. {{ISBN|0-345-31864-1}}.
* Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows'' (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. {{ISBN|0-345-31864-1}}.

===Inline citations===
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{{Reflist}}



{{US TV schedule}}
{{US TV schedule}}

Latest revision as of 21:39, 20 December 2024

  • Morning: 1951–52
  • 1952–53
  • 1953–54
  • 1954–55
  • 1955–56
  • Overnight: 1951–52
  • 1952–53
  • 1953–54
  • 1954–55
  • 1955–56

The following is the 1953–54 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1953 through March 1954. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1952–53 season.

Despite hit filmed programs such as I Love Lucy, both William S. Paley of CBS and David Sarnoff of NBC were said to be determined to keep most programming on their networks live.[1] Filmed programs were said to be inferior to the spontaneous nature of live television. Thus, NBC and CBS continued to schedule many live programs, including two new 1953 fall NBC series The Dave Garroway Show and Bonino. According to Brooks and Marsh (2007), Garroway's show "was faced with overwhelming competition from Mama and Ozzie & Harriet, which were running opposite on CBS and ABC, and it only lasted a single season".[2] Bonino did not even last the full season. CBS had more luck with new live programs Person to Person and My Favorite Husband (which would later make the switch to film).

ABC, perennially in third or fourth place among the four U.S. television networks, had been on the verge of bankruptcy, but the February 1953 merger of United Paramount Theaters with ABC had given ABC a $30 million cash infusion. ABC revamped its schedule for Fall 1953 with big-budget programs. New ABC programs included Make Room for Daddy, and an ABC version of NBC's popular Kraft Television Theatre; the strategy was designed to "take on CBS and NBC with a strong schedule".[3]

In contrast to ABC's revamped schedule, DuMont's Fall 1953 prime time schedule looked weak, with programs that were "doomed from the start by third-rate scripts and cheap production."[4] The 1953–54 season would be the last year DuMont was able to schedule nearly 20 hours of programming in prime time. By the 1954–55 season, DuMont would be forced to cut back its schedule,[2] while the other three networks continued to expand.

During the 1953 season, both DuMont and ABC "made sporadic efforts to compete for the daytime audience, but faced so many problems just filling prime time that they found it much more efficient to focus primarily on weekend sports".[3] DuMont paid $1.3 million in 1953 for the rights to broadcast National Football League games in prime time; starting December 12, DuMont also broadcast a series of NBA basketball games, the first time pro basketball was seen regularly on network TV. Both DuMont and ABC "were especially aggressive in pursuit of sports broadcasts because they were desperately in need of special attractions to bring in viewers".[3]

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[5]

  Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
  Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
  Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC You Asked For It 7:30 The Frank Leahy Show / 7:45 Notre Dame Football 9:00 The Walter Winchell Show / 9:15 The Orchid Award Jukebox Jury 10:30 Billy Graham's Hour of Decision / 10:45 Local
CBS Quiz Kids The Jack Benny Show (16/33.3) / Private Secretary (24/30.3) Toast of the Town (17/33.0) The Fred Waring Show / General Electric Theater (27/29.9) The Man Behind the Badge The Web What's My Line? (28/29.6)
NBC The Paul Winchell Show Mister Peepers The Colgate Comedy Hour (10/36.2)
(Tied with This Is Your Life) / The Bob Hope Show (once a month) 		The Philco Television Playhouse (19/32.5) / Goodyear Television Playhouse (22/31.0) Letter to Loretta Man Against Crime
DMN Fall Local Washington Exclusive Local Rocky King, Inside Detective The Plainclothesman Dollar a Second Man Against Crime
Summer Better Living TV Theatre

Monday

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Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC 7:00 The Walter Winchell Show / 7:15 John Daly and the News Jamie Sky King Of Many Things Junior Press Conference The Big Picture This Is the Life Local
CBS Local 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (20/32.4) Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (3/43.6)
(Tied with You Bet Your Life) 		I Love Lucy (1/58.8) The Red Buttons Show (12/35.3) Studio One
NBC Local 7:30 The Arthur Murray Party / 7:45 Camel News Caravan Name That Tune The Voice of Firestone The Dennis Day Show Robert Montgomery Presents Who Said That?
DMN 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local Twenty Questions The Big Issue Boxing From Eastern Parkway
  • On April 26, 1954, The Tony Martin Show replaced The Arthur Murray Party on NBC. Both programs were fifteen minutes in length.
  • From April 6, 1953, to December 7, 1953, DuMont aired Monodrama Theater Monday through Friday at 11pm ET.

Tuesday

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Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC 7:00 Local / 7:15 John Daly and the News Cavalcade of America Local Make Room for Daddy The United States Steel Hour / The Motorola Television Hour The Name's the Same
CBS Fall Local 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 The Jane Froman Show The Gene Autry Show The Red Skelton Show This Is Show Business Suspense Danger See It Now
Summer The Blue Angel
NBC Fall Local 7:30 The Dinah Shore Show / 7:45 Camel News Caravan The Buick-Berle Show* (5/40.2) Fireside Theatre (9/36.4) Armstrong Circle Theater Judge for Yourself 10:30 On the Line with Considine / 10:45 It Happened in Sports
Summer Summer Playhouse
DMN 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local Life Is Worth Living Pantomime Quiz Local

(*) Formerly Texaco Star Theater

On ABC, The United States Steel Hour alternated with The Motorola Television Hour.

On NBC, Summer Playhouse was a summer anthology series made up of repeats of episodes from other anthologyseries.

Wednesday

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Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC 7:00 Local / 7:15 John Daly and the News Inspector Mark Saber – Homicide Squad 8:00 At Issue / 8:15 Through the Curtain Answers for Americans Take It from Me Dr. I.Q. Wrestling From Rainbo Arena
CBS Local 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (6/38.9) Strike It Rich I've Got a Secret 10:00 Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts (23/30.9) / 10:45 Sports Spot
NBC Local 7:30 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher / 7:45 Camel News Caravan I Married Joan (25/30.2)
(Tied with Mama) 		My Little Margie Kraft Television Theater (21/31.3) This Is Your Life (10/36.2)
(Tied with The Colgate Comedy Hour) 		Local
DMN Fall 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local The Johns Hopkins Science Review Joseph Schildkraut Presents Colonel Humphrey Flack On Your Way Stars on Parade The Music Show
Winter The Music Show
Spring Better Living TV Theatre
Summer

Thursday

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Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC 7:00 Local / 7:15 John Daly and the News The Lone Ranger Quick As a Flash Where's Raymond? Back That Fact Kraft Television Theater Local
CBS Fall Local 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen Meet Mr. McNutley Four Star Playhouse Lux Video Theatre Big Town Philip Morris Playhouse/ starting March 11: The Public Defender Place the Face
Summer The Telltale Clue
NBC Fall Local 7:30 The Dinah Shore Show / 7:45 Camel News Caravan You Bet Your Life (3/43.6)
(Tied with Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts) 		Treasury Men in Action (15/33.9) Dragnet (2/53.2) Ford Theatre (7/38.8) Martin Kane, Private Eye (29/29.5)
(Tied with The Big Story and Your Hit Parade) 		Local
Summer The Marriage (In COLOR)
DMN 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local Pro Football Highlights Broadway to Hollywood – Headline Clues What's the Story Local

Friday

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Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC 7:00 Local / 7:15 John Daly and the News The Stu Erwin Show (aka Trouble With Father) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse The Pride of the Family The Comeback Story Showcase Theater Local
CBS Fall Local 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show Mama (25/30.2)
(Tied with I Married Joan) 		Topper Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Our Miss Brooks (14/34.2) My Friend Irma Person to Person
Summer Viceroy Star Theatre
NBC Local 7:30 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher / 7:45 Camel News Caravan The Dave Garroway Show The Life of Riley (13/35.0) The Big Story (29/29.5)
(Tied with Martin Kane, Private Eye and Your Hit Parade) 		Campbell Soundstage 10:00 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (18/32.7) / 10:45 Greatest Fights of the Century
DMN 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local Front Page Detective Melody Street Life Begins at Eighty Nine Thirty Curtain Chance of a Lifetime Down You Go

Saturday

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Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club Leave It to the Girls Talent Patrol Music at the Meadowbrook 9:00 The Saturday Night Fights / 9:45 Fight Talk Madison Square Garden Highlights Local
CBS Fall Meet Millie Beat the Clock The Jackie Gleason Show (8/38.1) Two for the Money My Favorite Husband Medallion Theatre The Revlon Mirror Theater
Spring That's My Boy
NBC Watch Mr. Wizard Ethel and Albert Bonino The Original Amateur Hour Your Show of Shows/The Martha Raye Show (once a month) Your Hit Parade (29/29.5)
(Tied with The Big Story and Martin Kane, Private Eye)
DMN Local National Football League Professional Football

By network

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ABC

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CBS

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DuMont

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NBC

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

References

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  • McNeil, Alex. (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  • Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1984). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
  • Heldenfels, R(ichard) D. (1994). Television's Greatest Year: 1954. New York: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-0675-0.

General references

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  • McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  • Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.

Inline citations

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  1. ^ Boddy, William (1993). Fifties Television: The Industry And Its Critics. Urbana: The University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06299-X
  2. ^ a b Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. pp 517–518, 1576-1577. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
  3. ^ a b c Castleman, H. and Podrazik, W. (1984) The TV Schedule Book: Four Decades of Network Programming from Sign-on to Sign-off. McGraw-Hill. pg 45-46. ISBN 0-07-010277-5
  4. ^ Castleman, Harry; Walter J. Podrazik (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 87. ISBN 0-07-010269-4.
  5. ^ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.


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