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1959–60 United States network television schedule (daytime)

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The 1959–60 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1959 to August 1960.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

Monday-Friday

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Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall local programming The Gale Storm Show (R) Love That Bob (R) Pantomime Quiz Music Bingo local programming Day in Court local programming Beat the Clock Who Do You Trust? American Bandstand The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Mon/Tue/Fri) (R)
My Friend Flicka (Wed/Thu) (R)
John Daly with the News
6:15: local programming
local programming
Winter About Faces My Friend Flicka (Mon-Wed) (R)
Rocky and His Friends (Thu)
The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Fri) (R)
Spring Captain Gallant Of the Foreign Legion (Mon) (R)
Rocky and His Friends (Tue/Thu)
My Friend Flicka (Wed) (R)
The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin (Fri) (R)
CBS Fall Sunrise Semester Captain Kangaroo local programming On the Go The Red Rowe Show I Love Lucy (R) December Bride (R) Love of Life 12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow

12:45 pm: The Guiding Light

local programming As the World Turns For Better or Worse Art Linkletter's House Party The Millionaire (R) The Verdict is Yours 4:00 pm: The Brighter Day

4:15 pm: The Secret Storm

The Edge of Night local programming
Summer I Love Lucy (R) Video Village December Bride (R) The Clear Horizon Full Circle
NBC Fall Continental Classroom The Today Show local programming Dough Re Mi Treasure Hunt The Price Is Right (In COLOR starting 12/14) Concentration Tic-Tac-Dough 12:30 pm: It Could Be You In COLOR

12:55 pm: NBC News Update

local programming The Thin Man (R) Queen for a Day local programming Young Doctor Malone From These Roots House on High Street Split Personality local programming
Winter Play Your Hunch Truth or Consequences COLOR The Loretta Young Theater (R) local programming

Saturday

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Network 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 Lunch with Soupy Sales local programming
CBS Fall local programming Sunrise Semester Captain Kangaroo local programming The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show Mighty Mouse Playhouse I Love Lucy (R) The Lone Ranger (R) Sky King (R) local programming
Spring The Lone Ranger (R) I Love Lucy (R)
NBC Fall local programming Howdy Doody In COLOR The Ruff and Reddy Show In COLOR Fury Circus Boy (R) True Story Detective's Diary local programming
Summer Watch Mr. Wizard local programming

Sunday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall local programming College News Conference local programming Open Hearing local programming
October local programming The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show local programming Matty's Funday Funnies local programming
Spring local programming
CBS Fall local programming Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live UN in Action Camera Three local programming Face the Nation CBS Sports and/or local programming The Last Word College Bowl Small World The Twentieth Century
November Conquest
Winter FYI Television Workshop CBS Sports and/or local programming Face the Nation
Spring CBS Sports and/or local programming Face the Nation
Summer Montage CBS Sports and/or local programming Face the Nation FYI
NBC Fall local programming Watch Mr. Wizard Decision Youth Forum Open Mind Frontiers of Faith / Eternal Light / Catholic Hour NBC Sports and/or local programming Time: Present Meet the Press Saber of London
mid-Fall Briefing Session / Dateline U.N.
Summer Laughter Is A Funny Business local programming NBC Sports and/or local programming Recital Hall Edwin Newman Reporting

See also

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