1961–62 United States network television schedule (daytime)

none March 2025 1961 The following is the 1961–62 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. It covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1961 to August 1962. 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 {| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" ! width="1.5%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"|Network !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|6:00 am !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|6:30 am !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|7:00 am !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|7:30 am !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|8:00 am !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|8:30 am !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|9:00 am !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|9:30 am !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|10:00 am !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|10:30 am !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|11:00 am !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|11:30 am !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|noon !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|12:30 pm !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|1:00 pm !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|1:30 pm !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|2:00 pm !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|2:30 pm !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|3:00 pm !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|3:30 pm !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|4:00 pm !width="14%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|4:30 pm !width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|5:00 pm !width=14% bgcolor=#C0C0C0|5:30 pm !width=13% bgcolor=#C0C0C0|6:00 pm !width=14% bgcolor=#C0C0C0|6:30 pm |- !bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan=6|ABC ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Fall |bgcolor="white" colspan="10" rowspan=6|local |bgcolor="orange" rowspan=3|The Texan (R) |bgcolor="orange"|Love that Bob (R) (to 12/1) |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=6|Camouflage |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=3|Make a Face |bgcolor="lightblue" rowspan=2|Day in Court |bgcolor="white" rowspan=2|local |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=2|Number Please |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=6|Seven Keys |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=6|Queen for a Day |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=6|Who Do You Trust? |bgcolor="yellow" colspan="2" rowspan=6|4:00 pm: American Bandstand 4:50 pm: American Newsstand |bgcolor="white" rowspan=6 colspan=2|local |bgcolor=gold rowspan=6|ABC Evening Report6:15: local |bgcolor=white rowspan=6|local |- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|December |bgcolor=pink rowspan=5|Yours for a Song (from 12/4) |- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Winter |bgcolor=white colspan=2|local |bgcolor=lightblue rowspan=4|Day in Court |- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Spring |bgcolor=yellow rowspan=3|The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show |bgcolor=pink rowspan=2|Window Shopping |bgcolor=orange|The Texan (R) (to 5/11) |bgcolor=white|local |- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|May |bgcolor=white colspan=2 rowspan=2|local |- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Summer |bgcolor=orange|Jane Wyman Presents (R) |- !bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan=3|CBS ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Fall |bgcolor="white" colspan="4" rowspan=3|local |bgcolor="bf9fef" colspan="2" rowspan=3|Captain Kangaroo |bgcolor="white" colspan="2" rowspan=3|local |bgcolor="gold" rowspan=3|Calendar |bgcolor="orange" rowspan=3|I Love Lucy (R) |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=2|Video Village |bgcolor="pink"|11:30 am: Your Surprise Package (to 2/23) & 11:55 am: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott |bgcolor="chartreuse" rowspan=3|Love of Life |bgcolor="chartreuse" rowspan=3|12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light |bgcolor="white" rowspan=3|local |bgcolor="chartreuse" rowspan=3|As the World Turns |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=3|Password |bgcolor="yellow" rowspan=3|Art Linkletter's House Party |bgcolor="orange" rowspan=3|The Millionaire (R) |bgcolor="lightblue" rowspan=2|3:30 pm: The Verdict is Yours 3:55 pm: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott |bgcolor="chartreuse" rowspan=2|4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm |bgcolor="chartreuse" rowspan=3|The Edge of Night |bgcolor="white" rowspan=3 colspan=4|local |- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|February |bgcolor=chartreuse|11:30 am: The Clear Horizon (from 2/26) & 11:55 am: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott |- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|June |bgcolor=lightblue|The Verdict is Yours |bgcolor=chartreuse|11:30 am: The Brighter Day & 11:55 am: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott |bgcolor=pink|3:30 pm: To Tell the Truth 3:55 pm: CBS Newsbreak with Rose Marie Scott'|bgcolor=chartreuse|The Secret Storm |- !bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan=3|NBC ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Fall |bgcolor="lightblue" colspan="2" rowspan=3|Continental Classroom |bgcolor="gold" colspan="4" rowspan=3|Today |bgcolor="white" colspan="2" rowspan=3|local |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=3|Say When!! |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=3|Play Your Hunch In COLOR |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=3|The Price Is Right In COLOR |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=3|Concentration |bgcolor="pink"|Truth or Consequences |bgcolor="pink"|12:30 pm: It Could Be You In COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News |bgcolor="white" colspan="2" rowspan=3|local |bgcolor="pink" rowspan=3|The Jan Murray Show In COLOR |bgcolor="orange" rowspan=3|The Loretta Young Theater (R) |bgcolor="chartreuse" rowspan=3|Young Doctor Malone |bgcolor="chartreuse"|From These Roots |bgcolor="orange" rowspan=3|Make Room for Daddy (R) |bgcolor="yellow" rowspan=3|4:30 pm: Here's Hollywood 4:55 pm: NBC News |bgcolor="lightblue" rowspan=2|5:00 pm: Kukla, Fran and Ollie5:05 pm: local |bgcolor=white colspan=3 rowspan=2|local |- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Winter |bgcolor=pink rowspan=2|Your First Impression In COLOR |bgcolor=pink rowspan=2|12:30 pm: Truth or Consequences 12:55 pm: NBC News |bgcolor=chartreuse rowspan=2|Our Five Daughters|- ! bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Spring |bgcolor=white colspan=4|local |} Saturday Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABCFalllocal programmingOn Your MarkMagic Ranchlocal programming Winterlocal programmingThe Texan (R)local programmingSpringThe Bugs Bunny Show (R)CBSFalllocal programmingSunrise Semesterlocal programmingCaptain KangarooVideo Village JuniorMighty Mouse PlayhouseThe Magic Land of AllakazamThe Roy Rogers Show (R)Sky King (R)My Friend Flicka (R)CBS Saturday NewsAccentlocal programmingWinterlocal programmingSummerThe Alvin Show (R)CBS Saturday Newslocal programmingNBCFalllocal programmingPip the PiperThe Shari Lewis ShowKing Leonardo and His Short SubjectsFury (R)Make Room for Daddy (R)UpdateWatch Mr. Wizardlocal programmingSpringWatch Mr. Wizardlocal programming Sunday Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABCFalllocal programmingIssues and AnswersAFL on ABC and/or local MaverickWinterABC Sports and/or localIssues and AnswersABC Sports and/or local CBSFalllocal programmingLamp Unto My FeetLook Up and LiveCamera ThreeCBS Sports and/or local programmingTed Mack's Amateur HourCollege BowlThe Twentieth CenturyMister EdWinterlocal programmingWashington ConversationCBS Sports and/or local programmingSummerCBS Sports and/or local programmingTed Mack's Amateur HourNBCFalllocal programmingYouth Forumlocal programmingFrontiers of Faith / Eternal Light / Catholic Hourlocal programmingOpen MindNBC Sports and/or local programmingWisdomChet Huntley ReportingMeet the Press1, 2, 3, GoWinterlocal programmingOpen MindNBC Sports and/or local programmingSpringlocal programminglocal programmingOpen MindNBC Sports and/or local programmingUpdateSummerSpecialsThis is NBC News By network ABCReturning SeriesAmerican Bandstand The Bugs Bunny Show (reruns) Camouflage Day in Court Issues and Answers Jane Wyman Presents (reruns) Love That Bob (reruns) Number Please Queen for a Day Seven Keys The Texan (reruns) Who Do You Trust?New SeriesAmerican NewsstandMagic RanchMake a FaceOn Your MarkThe Tennessee Ernie Ford ShowWindow ShoppingYours for a SongNot Returning From 1960-61About Faces The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin (reruns) Beat the Clock Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (reruns) College News Conference The Gale Storm Show (reruns) The Lone Ranger (reruns) Lunch with Soupy Sales Matty's Funday Funnies The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show Pip the Piper The Road to Reality Rocky and His Friends CBSReturning SeriesAccent The Alvin Show (reruns) Art Linkletter's House Party As the World Turns The Brighter Day Camera Three Captain Kangaroo CBS Saturday News The Clear Horizon College Bowl The Edge of Night Face the Nation The Guiding Light Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Love of Life I Love Lucy (reruns) The Magic Land of Allakazam Mighty Mouse Playhouse The Millionaire (reruns) My Friend Flicka (reruns) NFL on CBS The Roy Rogers Show (reruns) Search for Tomorrow The Secret Storm Sky King (reruns) Sunrise Semester Ted Mack's Amateur Hour The Twentieth Century Washington Conversation The Verdict is Yours Video Village Your Surprise PackageNew SeriesCalendarPasswordTo Tell the TruthVideo Village JuniorNot Returning From 1960-61Double Exposure December Bride (reruns) Eye on New York Face the Facts Full Circle Television Workshop UN in Action NBCReturning SeriesCatholic Hour Chet Huntley Reporting Concentration Continental Classroom Eternal Light From These Roots Frontiers of Faith Fury (reruns) Here's Hollywood It Could Be You The Jan Murray Show King Leonardo and His Short Subjects The Loretta Young Theater Make Room for Daddy (reruns) Meet the Press Open Mind Pip the Piper Play Your Hunch The Price Is Right Say When! The Shari Lewis Show Today Truth or Consequences Watch Mr. Wizard Wisdom Young Doctor Malone Youth ForumNew Series1,2,3, GoKukla, Fran and OllieOur Five DaughtersYour First Impression''Not Returning From 1960-61Celebrity Golf Detective's Diary (reruns) Dough Re Mi People are Funny (reruns) True Story See also 1961-62 United States network television schedule (prime-time) 1961-62 United States network television schedule (late night) Sources 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 1961-September 1962 (microfilm) Category:United States weekday network television schedules Category:1961 in American television Category:1962 in American television