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New fall series are highlighted in '''bold'''.
New fall series are highlighted in '''bold'''.

The highrast-rated show for the year is colored in gold.




=== Sunday ===
=== Sunday ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable border="1" cellpadding="1">
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | PM
! PM
! width="12%" | 7:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:00
! width="13%" | 7:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:30
! width="12%" | 8:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:00
! width="13%" | 8:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:30
! width="12%" | 9:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:00
! width="13%" | 9:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:30
! width="12%" | 10:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:00
! width="13%" | 10:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:30
|-
|-
! [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| [[You Asked for It]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[You Asked for It]]
| colspan="3" | 7:30 '''[[The Frank Leahy Show]]''' / 7:45 '''[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Football]]'''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 '''[[The Frank Leahy Show]]''' / 7:45 '''[[Notre Dame Football]]'''
| 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" | '''[[Juke Box Jury (US TV Series)|Juke Box Jury]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Juke Box Jury]]'''
| 10:30 [[Hour of Decision]] / 10:45 Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:30 [[Hour of Decision]] / 10:45 Local
|-
|-
! [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| [[Quiz Kids]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Quiz Kids]]
| [[The Jack Benny Program]]/[[Private Secretary (TV series)|Private Secretary]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Jack Benny Program]]/[[Private Secretary (TV series)|Private Secretary]]
| colspan="2" | [[The Ed Sullivan Show|Toast of the Town]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Toast of the Town]]
| [[The Fred Waring Show]]/[[General Electric Theater]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Fred Waring Show]]/[[General Electric Theater|The General Electric Theater]]
| '''[[The Man Behind the Badge]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Man Behind the Badge]]'''
| [[The Web (TV series)|The Web]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Web (TV series)|The Web]]
| [[What's My Line?]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[What's My Line?]]
|-
|-
! [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| [[The Paul Winchell-Jerry Mahoney Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Paul Winchell-Jerry Mahoney Show]]
| [[Mr. Peepers]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Mr. Peepers]]
| colspan="2" | [[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]
| colspan="2" | [[Philco Television Playhouse]]/[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Philco Television Playhouse]]/[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]]
| '''[[A Letter to Loretta]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[A Letter to Loretta]]'''
| [[Man Against Crime]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Man Against Crime]]
|-
|-
! [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| | Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| [[Washington Exclusive]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Washington Exclusive]]
| colspan="2" | Local
| colspan="2" bgcolor="white" | Local
| [[Rocky King, Inside Detective]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Rocky King, Inside Detective]]
| [[The Plainclothesman]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Plainclothesman]]
| '''[[Dollar a Second]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Dollar a Second]]'''
| [[Man Against Crime]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Man Against Crime]]
|}
|}


=== Monday ===
=== Monday ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable border="1" cellpadding="1">
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | PM
! PM
! width="12%" | 7:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:00
! width="13%" | 7:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:30
! width="12%" | 8:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:00
! width="13%" | 8:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:30
! width="12%" | 9:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:00
! width="13%" | 9:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:30
! width="12%" | 10:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:00
! width="13%" | 10:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:30
|-
|-
! [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 7:00 [[The Walter Winchell Show]] / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daley and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[The Walter Winchell Show]] / 7:15 '''[[John Daley and the News]]'''
| '''[[Jamie (TV series)|Jamie]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Jamie (TV series)|Jamie]]'''
| [[Sky King]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Sky King]]
| '''[[Of Many Things]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Of Many Things]]'''
| [[Junior Press Conference]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Junior Press Conference]]
| '''[[The Big Picture (TV series)|The Big Picture]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Big Picture (TV series)|The Big Picture]]'''
| [[This Is the Life (TV series)|This Is the Life]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[This Is the Life]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
|-
|-
! [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| [[Burns and Allen|The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]
| [[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]]
| [[I Love Lucy]]
| bgcolor="gold" | [[I Love Lucy]]
| [[The Red Buttons Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Red Buttons Show]]
| colspan="2" | [[Studio One (TV series)|Studio One]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Studio One (TV series)|Studio One]]
|-
|-
! [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[The Arthur Murray Party]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[The Arthur Murray Party]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| [[Name That Tune]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Name That Tune]]
| [[The Voice of Firestone]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Voice of Firestone]]
| [[The Dennis Day Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Dennis Day Show]]
| colspan="2" | [[Robert Montgomery Presents]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Robert Montgomery Presents]]
| [[Who Said That?]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Who Said That?]]
|-
|-
! [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| [[Twenty Questions]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Twenty Questions]]
| [[The Big Issue (TV series)|The Big Issue]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Big Issue (TV series)|The Big Issue]]
| colspan="4" | [[Boxing from Eastern Parkway]]
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Boxing from Eastern Parkway]]
|}
|}


=== Tuesday ===
=== Tuesday ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable border="1" cellpadding="1">
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | PM
! PM
! width="12%" | 7:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:00
! width="13%" | 7:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:30
! width="12%" | 8:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:00
! width="13%" | 8:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:30
! width="12%" | 9:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:00
! width="13%" | 9:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:30
! width="12%" | 10:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:00
! width="13%" | 10:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:30
|-
|-
! [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daley and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[John Daley and the News]]'''
| [[Cavalcade of America]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Cavalcade of America]]
| colspan="2" | Local
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Local
| '''[[Make Room for Daddy]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Make Room for Daddy]]'''
| colspan="2" | '''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'''
| [[The Name's the Same]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Name's the Same]]
|-
|-
! [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[Jane Froman's U.S.A. Canteen]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[Jane Froman's U.S.A. Canteen]]
| [[The Gene Autry Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Gene Autry Show]]
| [[The Red Skelton Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Red Skelton Show]]
| [[This Is Show Business]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[This Is Show Business]]
| [[Suspense]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Suspense]]
| [[Danger (TV series)|Danger]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Danger (TV series)|Danger]]
| [[See It Now]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[See It Now]]
|-
|-
! [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[The Dinah Shore Show]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[The Dinah Shore Show]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| colspan="2" | [[Texaco Star Theater|The Milton Berle Show]]/'''[[The Bob Hope Show]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Milton Berle Show]]/'''[[The Bob Hope Show]]'''
| [[Fireside Theater]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Fireside Theater]]
| [[Armstrong Circle Theatre]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Armstrong Circle Theater]]
| '''[[Judge for Yourself]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Judge for Yourself]]'''
| 10:30 [[On the Line with Considine]] / 10:45 [[It Happened in Sports]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:30 [[On the Line with Considine]] / 10:45 [[It Happened in Sports]]
|-
|-
! [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| [[Life is Worth Living]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Life is Worth Living]]
| [[Pantomime Quiz]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Pantomime Quiz]]
| colspan="4" | Local
| colspan="4" bgcolor="white" | Local
|}
|}


=== Wednesday ===
=== Wednesday ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable border="1" cellpadding="1">
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | PM
! PM
! width="12%" | 7:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:00
! width="13%" | 7:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:30
! width="12%" | 8:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:00
! width="13%" | 8:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:30
! width="12%" | 9:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:00
! width="13%" | 9:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:30
! width="12%" | 10:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:00
! width="13%" | 10:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:30
|-
|-
! [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daley and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[John Daley and the News]]'''
| [[Inspector Mark Saber – Homicide Squad]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Inspector Mark Saber – Homicide Squad]]
| 8:00 '''[[At Issue]]''' / 8:15 '''[[Through the Curtain]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 8:00 '''[[At Issue]]''' / 8:15 '''[[Through the Curtain]]'''
| '''[[Answers for Americans]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Answers for Americans]]'''
| '''[[Take It from Me]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Take It from Me]]'''
| '''[[Dr. I.Q.]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Dr. I.Q.]]'''
| colspan="2" | [[Wrestling from the Marigold in Chicago]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Wrestling from the Marigold in Chicago]]
|-
|-
! [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| colspan="2" | [[Arthur Godfrey and His Friends]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Arthur Godfrey and His Friends]]
| [[Strike It Rich]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Strike It Rich]]
| [[I've Got a Secret]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[I've Got a Secret]]
| colspan="2" | 10:00 [[Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts]] / 10:45 [[Sports Spot]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:00 [[Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts]] / 10:45 [[Sports Spot]]
|-
|-
! [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[Those Two]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[Those Two]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| [[I Married Joan]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[I Married Joan]]
| [[My Little Margie]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[My Little Margie]]
| colspan="2" | [[Kraft Television Theater]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Kraft Television Theater]]
| [[This Is Your Life]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[This Is Your Life]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
|-
|-
! [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| [[The John Hopkins Science Review]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The John Hopkins Science Review]]
| '''[[Melody Street]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Melody Street]]'''
| '''[[Colonel Humphrey Flack]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Colonel Humphrey Flack]]'''
| '''[[On Your Way]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[On Your Way]]'''
| '''[[Stars on Parade]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Stars on Parade]]'''
| [[The Music Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Music Show]]
|}
|}


=== Thursday ===
=== Thursday ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable border="1" cellpadding="1">
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | PM
! PM
! width="12%" | 7:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:00
! width="13%" | 7:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:30
! width="12%" | 8:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:00
! width="13%" | 8:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:30
! width="12%" | 9:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:00
! width="13%" | 9:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:30
! width="12%" | 10:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:00
! width="13%" | 10:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:30
|-
|-
! [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daley and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[John Daley and the News]]'''
| [[The Lone Ranger]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Lone Ranger]]
| [[Quick as a Flash]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Quick as a Flash]]
| '''[[Where's Raymond?]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Where's Raymond?]]'''
| '''[[Back That Fact]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Back That Fact]]'''
| colspan="2" | '''[[Kraft Television Theater]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Kraft Television Theater]]'''
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
|-
|-
! [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen]]
| '''[[Meet Mr. McNutley]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Meet Mr. McNutley]]'''
| [[Four Star Playhouse]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Four Star Playhouse]]
| [[Lux Video Theatre]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Lux Video Theatre]]
| [[Big Town]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Big Town]]
| '''[[Phillip Morris Playhouse]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Phillip Morris Playhouse]]'''
| [[Place the Face]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Place the Face]]
|-
|-
! [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[The Dinah Shore Show]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[The Dinah Shore Show]] / 7:45 [[Camel News Caravan]]
| [[You Bet Your Life]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[You Bet Your Life]]
| [[Treasury Men in Action]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Treasury Men in Action]]
| [[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]
| bgcolor="silver" | [[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]
| [[Ford Theatre]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Ford Theater]]
| Martin Kane
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Martin Kane
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
|-
|-
! [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| [[Football Highlights]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Football Highlights]]
| [[Broadway to Hollywood – Headline Clues]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Broadway to Hollywood – Headline Clues]]
| [[What's the Story]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[What's the Story?]]
| colspan="3" | Local
| colspan="3" bgcolor="white" | Local
|}
|}


=== Friday ===
=== Friday ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable border="1" cellpadding="1">
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | PM
! PM
! width="12%" | 7:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:00
! width="13%" | 7:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:30
! width="12%" | 8:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:00
! width="13%" | 8:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:30
! width="12%" | 9:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:00
! width="13%" | 9:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:30
! width="12%" | 10:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:00
! width="13%" | 10:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:30
|-
|-
! [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[World News with Charles Gibson|John Daley and the News]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 Local / 7:15 '''[[John Daley and the News]]'''
| [[The Stu Erwin Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Stu Erwin Show]]
| [[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]
| '''[[Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]]'''
| '''[[Pride of the Family]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Pride of the Family]]'''
| '''[[The Comeback Story]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Comeback Story]]'''
| '''[[Showcase Theater]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Showcase Theater]]'''
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
|-
|-
! [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:30 [[CBS News]] / 7:45 [[The Perry Como Show]]
| [[Mama (TV series)|Mama]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Mama (TV series)|Mama]]
| '''[[Topper (TV series)|Topper]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Topper (TV series)|Topper]]'''
| [[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]
| '''[[Our Miss Brooks]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Our Miss Brooks]]'''
| [[My Friend Irma]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[My Friend Irma]]
| '''[[Person to Person]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Person to Person]]'''
|-
|-
! [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| 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]]
| '''[[The Dave Garroway Show]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Dave Garroway Show]]'''
| [[The Life of Riley]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Life of Riley]]
| [[The Big Story (TV series)|The Big Story]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Big Story]]
| [[Campbell Soundstage]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Campbell Soundstage]]
| colspan="2" | 10:00 [[Gillette Cavalcade of Sports]] / 10:45 [[Greatest Fights of the Century]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 10:00 [[Gillette Cavalcade of Sports]] / 10:45 [[Greatest Fights of the Century]]
|-
|-
! [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 7:00 [[Captain Video]] / 7:15 '''[[Marge and Jeff]]'''
| Local
| bgcolor="white" | Local
| [[Front Page Detective]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Front Page Detective]]
| [[Guide Right]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Guide Right]]
| [[Life Begins at Eighty]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Life Begins at Eighty]]
| '''[[Nine Thirty Curtain]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Nine Thirty Curtain]]'''
| [[Chance of a Lifetime]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Chance of a Lifetime]]
| [[Down You Go]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Down You Go]]
|}
|}


=== Saturday ===
=== Saturday ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable border="1" cellpadding="1">
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | PM
! PM
! width="12%" | 7:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:00
! width="13%" | 7:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 7:30
! width="12%" | 8:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:00
! width="13%" | 8:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 8:30
! width="12%" | 9:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:00
! width="13%" | 9:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 9:30
! width="12%" | 10:00
! width="12%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:00
! width="13%" | 10:30
! width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | 10:30
|-
|-
! [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| [[Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club]]
| [[Leave It to the Girls]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Leave It to the Girls]]
| colspan="2" | [[Music at the Meadowbrook]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Music at the Meadowbrook]]
| colspan="2" | 9:00 [[The Saturday Night Fights]] / 9:45 [[Fight Talk]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | 9:00 [[The Saturday Night Fights]] / 9:45 [[Fight Talk]]
| [[Madison Square Garden Highlights]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Madison Square Garden Highlights]]
| colspan="2" | Local
| colspan="2" bgcolor="white" | Local
|-
|-
! [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
| [[Meet Millie]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Meet Millie]]
| [[Beat the Clock]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Beat the Clock]]
| colspan="2" | [[The Jackie Gleason Show]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Jackie Gleason Show]]
| [[Two for the Money (game show)|Two for the Money]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Two for the Money (game show)|Two for the Money]]
| '''[[My Favorite Husband]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[My Favorite Husband]]'''
| [[Medallion Theater]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Medallion Theater]]
| [[Revlon Mirror Theater]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Revlon Mirror Theater]]
|-
|-
! [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
| [[Watch Mr. Wizard]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Watch Mr. Wizard]]
| [[Ethel and Albert]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Ethel and Albert]]
| '''[[Bonino]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Bonino]]'''
| [[Original Amateur Hour|The Original Amateur Hour]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Original Amateur Hour|The Original Amateur Hour]]
| colspan="3" | [[Your Show of Shows]]/'''[[The Martha Raye Show]]'''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Your Show of Shows]]/'''[[The Martha Raye Show]]'''
| [[Your Hit Parade]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Your Hit Parade]]
|-
|-
! [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[DuMont Television Network|DMN]]
| colspan="2" | Local
| colspan="2" bgcolor="white" | Local
| colspan="6" | '''[[National Football League Professional Football]]'''
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[National Football League Professional Football]]'''
|}
|}



[[Category:Television schedules]]
[[Category:Television schedules]]

Revision as of 22:55, 23 June 2007

New fall series are highlighted in bold.

The highrast-rated show for the year is colored in gold.


Sunday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
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 Juke Box Jury 10:30 Hour of Decision / 10:45 Local
CBS Quiz Kids The Jack Benny Program/Private Secretary Toast of the Town The Fred Waring Show/The General Electric Theater The Man Behind the Badge The Web What's My Line?
NBC The Paul Winchell-Jerry Mahoney Show Mr. Peepers The Colgate Comedy Hour Philco Television Playhouse/Goodyear Television Playhouse A Letter to Loretta Man Against Crime
DMN Local Washington Exclusive Local Rocky King, Inside Detective The Plainclothesman Dollar a Second Man Against Crime

Monday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC 7:00 The Walter Winchell Show / 7:15 John Daley and the News Jamie Sky King Of Many Things Junior Press Conference The Big Picture This Is the Life Local
CBS Local 7:30 CBS News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts I Love Lucy The Red Buttons Show 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

Tuesday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC 7:00 Local / 7:15 John Daley and the News Cavalcade of America Local Make Room for Daddy The United States Steel Hour The Name's the Same
CBS Local 7:30 CBS News / 7:45 Jane Froman's U.S.A. Canteen The Gene Autry Show The Red Skelton Show This Is Show Business Suspense Danger See It Now
NBC Local 7:30 The Dinah Shore Show / 7:45 Camel News Caravan The Milton Berle Show/The Bob Hope Show Fireside Theater Armstrong Circle Theater Judge for Yourself 10:30 On the Line with Considine / 10:45 It Happened in Sports
DMN 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local Life is Worth Living Pantomime Quiz Local

Wednesday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC 7:00 Local / 7:15 John Daley 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 the Marigold in Chicago
CBS Local 7:30 CBS News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show Arthur Godfrey and His Friends Strike It Rich I've Got a Secret 10:00 Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts / 10:45 Sports Spot
NBC Local 7:30 Those Two / 7:45 Camel News Caravan I Married Joan My Little Margie Kraft Television Theater This Is Your Life Local
DMN 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local The John Hopkins Science Review Melody Street Colonel Humphrey Flack On Your Way Stars on Parade The Music Show

Thursday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC 7:00 Local / 7:15 John Daley and the News The Lone Ranger Quick as a Flash Where's Raymond? Back That Fact Kraft Television Theater Local
CBS Local 7:30 CBS News / 7:45 Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen Meet Mr. McNutley Four Star Playhouse Lux Video Theatre Big Town Phillip Morris Playhouse Place the Face
NBC Local 7:30 The Dinah Shore Show / 7:45 Camel News Caravan You Bet Your Life Treasury Men in Action Dragnet Ford Theater Martin Kane Local
DMN 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local Football Highlights Broadway to Hollywood – Headline Clues What's the Story? Local

Friday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC 7:00 Local / 7:15 John Daley and the News The Stu Erwin Show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Pepsi-Cola Playhouse Pride of the Family The Comeback Story Showcase Theater Local
CBS Local 7:30 CBS News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show Mama Topper Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Our Miss Brooks My Friend Irma Person to Person
NBC Local 7:30 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher / 7:45 Camel News Caravan The Dave Garroway Show The Life of Riley The Big Story Campbell Soundstage 10:00 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports / 10:45 Greatest Fights of the Century
DMN 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 Marge and Jeff Local Front Page Detective Guide Right Life Begins at Eighty Nine Thirty Curtain Chance of a Lifetime Down You Go

Saturday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club Leave It to the Girls Music at the Meadowbrook 9:00 The Saturday Night Fights / 9:45 Fight Talk Madison Square Garden Highlights Local
CBS Meet Millie Beat the Clock The Jackie Gleason Show Two for the Money My Favorite Husband Medallion Theater Revlon Mirror Theater
NBC Watch Mr. Wizard Ethel and Albert Bonino The Original Amateur Hour Your Show of Shows/The Martha Raye Show Your Hit Parade
DMN Local National Football League Professional Football
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