1956–57 United States network television schedule (late night)

These are the late night 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.

Fall 1956

  11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM
ABC local programming
CBS local programming
NBC 11:15 PM: Tonight Starring Steve Allen* local programming
  • Beginning in October, due to Steve Allen's commitment on his Sunday night NBC variety show, Ernie Kovacs became host of The Tonight Show on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Winter 1956/1957

  11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM
ABC local programming
CBS local programming
NBC 11:15 PM: Tonight! America After Dark local programming

Spring 1957

  11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM
ABC local programming
CBS local programming
NBC 11:15 PM: Tonight! America After Dark local programming

Summer 1957

  11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM
ABC local programming
CBS local programming
NBC 11:15 PM: The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar local programming

Sources

  • Brooks & Marsh, The Complete Directory To Prime-Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.), Ballantine, 1984
  • Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984
  • TV schedules, NEW YORK TIMES, September 1956-September 1957 (microfilm)
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