1957–58 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Following are the programs on the 1957–1958 United States network television weekday schedule, listing daytime Monday–Friday schedules on three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1957. 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 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 | |
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ABC | local programming | American Bandstand | American Bandstand/ Do You Trust Your Wife? (from 11/18) | American Bandstand | Do You Trust Your Wife? (to 11/15) / American Bandstand | The Buccaneers reruns (M) / The Adventures of Sir Lancelot reruns (Tu) / The Adventures of Superman reruns (We) / The Woody Woodpecker Show (Th) / The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok reruns (F)* | The Mickey Mouse Club | |||||||||||||||
CBS | 7:00 The Jimmy Dean Show
7:45 Walter Cronkite with the News |
8:00 Captain Kangaroo | 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 Hotel Cosmopolitan
12:15 Love of Life |
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 The Guiding Light |
local programming | As the World Turns | Beat the Clock | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | The Verdict is Yours | 4:00 The Brighter Day
4:15 The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | |||||
NBC | The Today Show | 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 |
- These series aired under the umbrella title Fun At Five. ^Comedy Time featured repeats of Private Secretary, The Charlie Farrell Show and Blondie (1957 TV series).
Winter 1957/1958
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 | |
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ABC | local programming | American Bandstand | Do You Trust Your Wife? | American Bandstand | The Buccaneers reruns (M) / The Adventures of Sir Lancelot reruns (Tu) / The Adventures of Superman reruns (We) / The Woody Woodpecker Show (Th) / The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok reruns (F) | The Mickey Mouse Club | ||||||||||||||||
CBS | local programming | 8:00 Captain Kangaroo | local programming | The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) | Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) | Dotto | 12:00 Hotel Cosmopolitan
12:15 Love of Life |
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 The Guiding Light |
1:00 Walter Cronkite with the News
1:05 local programming |
As the World Turns | Beat the Clock | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | The Verdict is Yours | 4:00 The Brighter Day
4:15 The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | |||||
NBC | The Today Show | local programming | Arlene Francis Show (until 2/21) / Dough Re Mi | Treasure Hunt | The Price Is Right | Truth or Consequences | Tic Tac Dough | It Could Be You | Close-Up (to 1/31) / local programming | local programming | Kitty Foyle | Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) | 4:00 Queen for a Day
4:45 Modern Romances (soap) |
Comedy Time* (repeats) | local programming |
- Comedy Time featured repeats of Dear Phoebe, I Married Joan, and The Charlie Farrell Show.
Spring 1958
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 | |
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ABC | local programming | American Bandstand | Do You Trust Your Wife? | American Bandstand | The Buccaneers reruns (M) / The Adventures of Sir Lancelot reruns (Tu) / The Adventures of Superman reruns (We) / The Woody Woodpecker Show (Th) / The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok reruns (F) | The Mickey Mouse Club | ||||||||||||||||
CBS | local programming | 8:00 Captain Kangaroo | local programming | The Garry Moore Show | How Do You Rate? / The Garry Moore Show (F) | Arthur Godfrey Time | Dotto | Love of Life | 12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 The Guiding Light |
1:00 Walter Cronkite with the News
1:05 local programming |
As the World Turns | Beat the Clock | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | The Verdict is Yours | 4:00 The Brighter Day
4:15 The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | ||||
NBC | The Today Show | local programming | Dough Re Mi | Treasure Hunt | The Price Is Right | Truth or Consequences | Tic-Tac-Dough | It Could Be You | local programming | Kitty Foyle | Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) | 4:00 Queen for a Day
4:45 Modern Romances (soap) |
Comedy Time* (repeats) | local programming |
- Comedy Time featured repeats of Blondie (1957 TV series), I Married Joan and The Charlie Farrell Show.
Summer 1958
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 | |
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ABC | local programming | American Bandstand | Do You Trust Your Wife? | American Bandstand | The Buccaneers reruns (M) / The Adventures of Sir Lancelot reruns (Tu) / The Adventures of Superman reruns (We) / The Woody Woodpecker Show (Th) / The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok reruns (F) | The Mickey Mouse Club | ||||||||||||||||
CBS | local programming | 8:00 Captain Kangaroo | local programming | For Love or Money | Play Your Hunch | Arthur Godfrey Time | Dotto / Top Dollar (from 8/18) | Love of Life | 12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 The Guiding Light |
1:00 Walter Cronkite with the News
1:05 local programming |
As the World Turns | Beat the Clock | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | The Verdict is Yours | 4:00 The Brighter Day
4:15 The Secret Storm |
The Edge of Night | local programming | ||||
NBC | The Today Show | local programming | Dough Re Mi | Treasure Hunt | The Price Is Right | Truth or Consequences (to 8/22) / Concentration (from 8/25) | Tic-Tac-Dough | It Could Be You | local programming | Lucky Partners (to 8/22) / Truth or Consequences | Haggis Baggis COLOR | Today Is Ours | From These Roots | 4:00 Queen for a Day
4:45 Modern Romances (soap) |
local programming |
Sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122215/http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122235/http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071012211242/http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html
- Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984