1960–61 United States network television schedule (daytime)

These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1960. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

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.

Fall 1960

	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 programming											The Gale Storm Show reruns	Love That Bob reruns	Beat the Clock	About Faces	The Texan reruns	Day in Court	The Road to Reality	Queen for a Day	Who Do You Trust?	American Bandstand			Captain Gallant (Mon) reruns The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (Tue/Fri) reruns The Lone Ranger (Wed) reruns Rocky and His Friends (Thu)
CBS	Sunrise Semester				Captain Kangaroo		local programming		I Love Lucy reruns	Video Village	December Bride reruns	The Clear Horizon	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	Full Circle	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Millionaire reruns	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Continental Classroom		The Today Show				local programming		Dough Re Mi	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 Update	local programming	Make Room for Daddy reruns	The Jan Murray Show: Charge Account COLOR	local programming	Young Dr. Malone	From These Roots	The Loretta Young Theater reruns	Here's Hollywood	local programming

Winter 1960–1961

	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 programming											Love That Bob reruns	Camouflage	Number Please	The Gale Storm Show reruns	The Texan reruns	Day in Court	The Road to Reality	Queen for a Day	Who Do You Trust?	American Bandstand			Captain Gallant (Mon) reruns Rocky and His Friends (Tue/Thu) The Lone Ranger (Wed) reruns The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Fri) reruns
CBS	Sunrise Semester				Captain Kangaroo		local programming		I Love Lucy reruns	Video Village	December Bride reruns	The Clear Horizon	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	Full Circle	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Millionaire reruns	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Continental Classroom		The Today Show				local programming		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 Update	local programming	Make Room for Daddy reruns	The Jan Murray Show COLOR	local programming	Young Dr. Malone	From These Roots	The Loretta Young Theater reruns	Here's Hollywood	local programming

Spring 1961

	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 programming											Love That Bob reruns	Camouflage	Number Please	The Gale Storm Show reruns	The Texan reruns	Day in Court	Seven Keys	Queen for a Day	Who Do You Trust?	American Bandstand			The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Mon/Fri) reruns Rocky and His Friends (Tue/Thu) The Lone Ranger (Wed) reruns
CBS	Sunrise Semester				Captain Kangaroo		local programming		I Love Lucy reruns	Video Village	Double Exposure	Your Surprise Package	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	Face the Facts	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Millionaire reruns	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Continental Classroom		The Today Show				local programming		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 Update	local programming	Make Room for Daddy reruns	The Jan Murray Show COLOR	local programming	Young Dr. Malone	From These Roots	The Loretta Young Theater reruns	Here's Hollywood	local programming

Summer 1961

	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 programming											Love That Bob reruns	Camouflage	Number Please	The Gale Storm Show reruns	The Texan reruns	Day in Court	Seven Keys	Queen for a Day	Who Do You Trust?	American Bandstand			The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Mon/Fri) reruns Rocky and His Friends (Tue/Thu) The Lone Ranger (Wed) reruns
CBS	Sunrise Semester				Captain Kangaroo		local programming		I Love Lucy reruns	Video Village	Double Exposure	Your Surprise Package	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	Face the Facts	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Millionaire reruns	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Continental Classroom		The Today Show				local programming		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 Update	local programming	Make Room for Daddy reruns	The Jan Murray Show COLOR	local programming	Young Dr. Malone	From These Roots	The Loretta Young Theater reruns	Here's Hollywood	local programming

By network

ABC

Returning Series

• ABC Early Afternoon Report
• ABC News
• About Faces
• The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (reruns)
• American Bandstand
• Beat the Clock
• Captain Gallant
• Day in Court
• The Gale Storm Show (reruns)
• Hello, Peapickers starring Tennessee Ernie Ford
• Jane Wyman Presents (reruns)
• Let's Make a Deal
• Love That Bob (reruns)
• News with the Woman's Touch
• Peter Jennings with the News
• About Faces
• Queen for a Day (moved from NBC)
• The Price Is Right
• Rocky and His Friends
• The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
• The Texan (reruns)
• Who Do You Trust?
• Yours for a Song

New Series

• Camouflage
• Number Please
• The Road to Reality
• Seven Keys

Not Returning From 1959-60

• Music Bingo
• My Friend Flicka (reruns)
• Pantomime Quiz

CBS

Returning Series

• Art Linkletter's House Party
• As the World Turns
• The Brighter Day
• Captain Kangaroo
• CBS News
• CBS Evening News
• The Clear Horizon
• December Bride reruns
• The Edge of Night
• Face the Nation
• The Guiding Light
• I Love Lucy (reruns)
• Kukla, Fran and Ollie
• Love of Life
• The Millionaire (reruns)
• Search for Tomorrow
• The Secret Storm
• Sunrise Semester
• The Verdict Is Yours
• Video Village

New Series

• Double Exposure
• Face the Facts
• Your Surprise Package

Not Returning From 1959-60

• December Bride (reruns)
• For Better or Worse
• On the Go
• The Red Rowe Show

NBC

Returning Series

• Another World
• Concentration
• Continental Classroom
• Days of Our Lives
• Dough Re Mi
• From These Roots
• It Could Be You
• The Loretta Young Theater (reruns)
• Meet the Press
• NBC News
• NBC News Update
• NBC Saturday Night News
• NBC Sunday Night News
• Play Your Hunch
• Sale of the Century
• Snap Judgment
• The Today Show
• Truth or Consequences
• You Don't Say!
• Young Doctor Malone

New Series

• Here's Hollywood
• The Jan Murray Show (Charge Account)
• Make Room for Daddy (reruns)
• Say When!!

Not Returning From 1959-60

• House on High Street
• Split Personality
• The Thin Man (reruns)
• Tic-Tac-Dough
• Treasure Hunt

See also

• 1960-61 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
• 1960-61 United States network television schedule (late night)

Sources

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122215/http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122235/http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071012211242/http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html
• 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 1960-September 1961 (microfilm)