1953–54 United States network television schedule
Sunday
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 Theater | Big Town | Phillip Morris Playhouse | Place the Face |
| NBC | 7:00 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 |