1965–66 United States network television schedule (daytime)
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The 1965–66 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1965 to August 1966.
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
| Network | 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 | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
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| ABC | Fall | Local | The Young Set | The Donna Reed Show (R) | Father Knows Best (R) | Ben Casey (R) | The Nurses
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A Time for Us 2:55 pm: News with the Woman's Touch |
General Hospital | The Young Marrieds | Never Too Young 4:25 pm: Arlene Dahl's Beauty Spot In COLOR (effective 3/28) |
Where the Action Is | Local | Peter Jennings with the News 6:15: Local |
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| December | Supermarket Sweep | The Dating Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring | Confidential for Women | The Nurses
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| Summer | The Newlywed Game | Dark Shadows | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | 7:05: CBS Morning News (In COLOR starting 8/29)
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Local | Captain Kangaroo | Local | I Love Lucy (R) | The Real McCoys (R) | Andy Of Mayberry (R) | The Dick Van Dyke Morning Show (R) | Love of Life 12:25: CBS News |
12:30: Search for Tomorrow 12:45: The Guiding Light |
Local | As the World Turns | Password | Art Linkletter's House Party (In COLOR starting 9/13)
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To Tell the Truth 3:25: CBS News |
The Edge of Night | The Secret Storm | Local | CBS Evening News (In COLOR starting 1/31) | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Local | Fractured Phrases (In COLOR starting 9/27) 10:25: NBC News |
Concentration | Morning Star (In COLOR starting 9/27) | Paradise Bay (In COLOR starting 9/27) | Jeopardy! In COLOR | Let's Play Post Office In COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News |
Local | Let's Make a Deal In COLOR 1:55 pm: NBC News |
Moment of Truth | The Doctors | Another World (In COLOR starting 6/20) | You Don't Say! In COLOR | The Match Game In COLOR 4:25: NBC News |
Local | The Huntley–Brinkley Report (In COLOR starting 11/15) | |||||||
| November | Days of Our Lives In COLOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winter | Eye Guess In COLOR 10:25: NBC News | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer | Swinging Country In COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July | Chain Letter In COLOR | Showdown In COLOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday
| Network | 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 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 | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
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| ABC | Fall | Local | Shenanigans | The Beatles In COLOR | The New Casper Cartoon Show (R) In COLOR | The Porky Pig Show In COLOR | The Bugs Bunny Show (R) | The Milton the Monster Show In COLOR | Hoppity Hooper In COLOR | The New American Bandstand 1966 | ABC Sports In COLOR and/or local
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| Winter | The Porky Pig Show In COLOR | The Magilla Gorilla Show (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Fall | local programming | Sunrise Semester | local programming | Captain Kangaroo | The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show In COLOR | Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales In COLOR | Mighty Mouse Playhouse In COLOR | Linus the Lionhearted In COLOR | Tom and Jerry In COLOR | The Quick Draw McGraw Show (R) In COLOR | Sky King (R) | Lassie (R) | My Friend Flicka (R) | The CBS Saturday News In COLOR | CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local | |||||||||||
| February | Lassie (R) | Linus the Lionhearted In COLOR | CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local | CBS Evening News In COLOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June | Summer Semester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC | Fall | Local | The Jetsons (R) | The Atom Ant Show In COLOR | The Secret Squirrel Show In COLOR | Underdog In COLOR | Top Cat (R) | Fury (R) | The First Look | Exploring | NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local | ||||||||||||||||
| Winter | The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show In COLOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring | NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday
| Network | 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 | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
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| ABC | Fall | local programming | Annie Oakley (R) | Beany and Cecil (R) | The Bullwinkle Show (R) | Discovery
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local programming | Directions '66 | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports In COLOR and/or local
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| Winter | Beany and Cecil (R) | The Peter Potamus Show
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| Summer | local programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Fall | local programming | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Camera Three | local programming | Face the Nation In COLOR | NFL on CBS In COLOR and/or local programming | Mister Ed | Ted Mack's Amateur Hour
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The Twentieth Century | Local | |||||||||||||
| Winter | CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local programming | CBS Sports Spectacular In COLOR | CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC | Fall | local programming | Open Mind | Meet the Press In COLOR | Frontiers of Faith / Eternal Light / Catholic Hour | Wild Kingdom In COLOR | College Bowl In COLOR | AFL on NBC In COLOR and/or local | The Frank McGee Report In COLOR | The Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials In COLOR (continued into primetime) | |||||||||||||||
| Winter | NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local programming | Sports in Action | Wild Kingdom In COLOR | College Bowl In COLOR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer | NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local programming | Vietnam Weekly Report | Sportsman's Holiday | ||||||||||||||||||||||
By network
ABC
CBS
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Returning series:
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Not returning from
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NBC
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Returning series:
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Not returning from
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See also
- 1965-66 United States network television schedule(prime-time)
- 1965-66 United States network television schedule (late night)
Sources
- Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984
- TV GUIDE, Volume 14, No. 25, New York Metropolitan Edition, June 18–24, 1966