1949–50 United States network television schedule (daytime)
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.
All Monday–Friday Shows for all networks beginning in September 1949. In many cases, during hours when "Local Programming"is listed, stations may have been running test patterns or might have been off the air.
NOTE: This page is missing info on the DuMont Network, which started daytime transmission before any other United States television network.
Fall 1949
| 10:30 am | 11:00 pm | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local programming | |||||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | U.N. General Assembly Sessions (from 11/7) | local programming | 2:30: local programming
2:45: Classified Column (to 12/9) |
U.N. General Assembly Sessions (from 11/7)
3:45 Classified Column (from 12/12) |
Homemaker's Exchange (from 10/10) | Vanity Fair (from 10/10) | Vanity Fair (to 10/7) / The Ted Steele Show (from 10/10) | The Chuck Wagon | |||||||
| NBC | local programming | 5:00: local programming
5:15: Judy Splinters |
Howdy Doody | local programming | ||||||||||||
| DMN | TV Shopper | ? | Okay, Mother | ? | ||||||||||||
Winter 1949-1950
| 10:30 am | 11:00 pm | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local programming | |||||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | 3:30 local programming
3:45 Classified Column (to 1/13) |
Homemaker's Exchange | Vanity Fair | 5:00 The Ted Steele Show
5:15 local programming |
The Chuck Wagon | ||||||||||
| NBC | local programming | 5:00: local programming
5:15: Judy Splinters |
Howdy Doody | local programming | ||||||||||||
| DMN | TV Shopper | ? | Okay, Mother | ? | ||||||||||||
Spring 1950
| 10:30 am | 11:00 pm | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local programming | 5:00 Mr Magic and J.J. (W Th F)
5:15 local programming |
local programming | |||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | Homemaker's Exchange | Vanity Fair | 5:00 The Ted Steele Show (to 4/28)
5:15 local programming |
The Chuck Wagon | |||||||||||
| NBC | local programming | 5:00: local programming
5:15: Judy Splinters |
Howdy Doody | local programming | ||||||||||||
| DMN | TV Shopper | ? | Okay, Mother | ? | ||||||||||||
Summer 1950
| 10:30 am | 11:00 pm | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local programming | 5:00 Mr Magic and J.J. (W Th F)
5:15 local programming |
local programming | |||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | Homemaker's Exchange | Vanity Fair | local programming | The Chuck Wagon | |||||||||||
| NBC | local programming | 5:00: local programming
5:15: Hanson Baldwin's War News Digest (from 7/31) |
Howdy Doody | local programming | ||||||||||||
| DMN | TV Shopper | ? | Okay, Mother | ? | ||||||||||||