1956–57 United States network television schedule (daytime)

These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1956. 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 1956

  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 Afternoon Film Festival The Mickey Mouse Club
CBS 7:00 The Jimmy Dean Show

7:45 Walter Cronkite with the News

8:00 Captain Kangaroo

8:45 Charles Collingwood with the News

local programming The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) Strike It Rich 12:00 Valiant Lady

12:15 Love of Life

12:30 Search for Tomorrow

12:45 The Guiding Light

1:00 CBS News/1:10 Stand Up and Be Counted As the World Turns Our Miss Brooks (repeats) Art Linkletter's House Party The Big Payoff The Bob Crosby Show 4:00 The Brighter Day

4:15 The Secret Storm

The Edge of Night local programming
NBC The Today Show starring Dave Garroway local programming Ding Dong School NBC Bandstand (to 11/23)/ The Price Is Right (from 11/26) The Home Show Tic-Tac-Dough It Could Be You local programming The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) 4:00 Queen for a Day

4:45 Modern Romances (soap)

Comedy Time* (repeats) local programming

Winter 1956-1957

  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 Afternoon Film Festival The Mickey Mouse Club
CBS 7:00 The Jimmy Dean Show

7:45 Walter Cronkite with the News

8:00 Captain Kangaroo

8:45 Charles Collingwood with the News

local programming The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) Strike It Rich 12:00 Valiant Lady

12:15 Love of Life

12:30 Search for Tomorrow

12:45 The Guiding Light

1:00 CBS News/1:10 Stand Up and Be Counted As the World Turns Our Miss Brooks (repeats) Art Linkletter's House Party The Big Payoff Bob Crosby Show 4:00 The Brighter Day

4:15 The Secret Storm

The Edge of Night local programming
NBC The Today Show starring Dave Garroway local programming The Home Show The Price Is Right Truth or Consequences Tic-Tac-Dough It Could Be You local programming The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) 4:00 Queen for a Day

4:45 Modern Romances (soap)

Comedy Time* (repeats) local programming

Spring 1957

  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 Afternoon Film Festival The Mickey Mouse Club
CBS 7:00 The Jimmy Dean Show

7:45 Walter Cronkite with the News

8:00 Captain Kangaroo

8:45 Charles Collingwood with the News

local programming The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) Strike It Rich 12:00 Valiant Lady

12:15 Love of Life

12:30 Search for Tomorrow

12:45 The Guiding Light

1:00 CBS News/1:10 Stand Up and Be Counted As the World Turns Our Miss Brooks (repeats) Art Linkletter's House Party The Big Payoff Bob Crosby Show 4:00 The Brighter Day

4:15 The Secret Storm

The Edge of Night local programming
NBC The Today Show starring Dave Garroway local programming The Home Show The Price Is Right Truth or Consequences Tic-Tac-Dough It Could Be You local programming The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) 4:00 Queen for a Day

4:45 Modern Romances (soap)

Comedy Time* (repeats) local programming

Summer 1957

  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 Afternoon Film Festival(through August 3)
American Bandstand (beginning August 6)
The Mickey Mouse Club
CBS 7:00 The Jimmy Dean Show

7:45 Walter Cronkite with the News

8:00 Captain Kangaroo

8:45 Charles Collingwood with the News

local programming The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) Strike It Rich 12:00 Valiant Lady / Hotel Cosmopolitan (since August 19)

12:15 Love of Life

12:30 Search for Tomorrow

12:45 The Guiding Light

1:00 CBS News/1:10 Stand Up and Be Counted As the World Turns Our Miss Brooks (repeats) Art Linkletter's House Party The Big Payoff Bob Crosby Show 4:00 The Brighter Day

4:15 The Secret Storm

The Edge of Night local programming
NBC The Today Show starring Dave Garroway local programming Arlene Francis Show Treasure Hunt The Price Is Right Truth or Consequences Tic-Tac-Dough It Could Be You Close-Up Club 60 Bride and Groom Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) 4:00 Queen for a Day

4:45 Modern Romances (soap)

Comedy Time* (repeats) local programming

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