1948-1949 United States network television schedule (weekday)

Talk shows are highlited 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.

NOTE: This page is missing info on the DuMont Network, which started daytime transmission before any other United States television network.

Fall 1948

	10:30 AM	11:00 AM	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	2:00 PM	5:30 PM
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...	local programming					Cartoon Teletales (M W) / The Singing Lady (Tu Th)
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...	local programming		Vanity Fair (Tu Th) / This Is the Missus	The Missus Goes a-Shopping / Ladies Day	local programming
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...	local programming					Howdy Doody Howdy Doody Howdy Doody is an American children's television program that was created and produced by E. Roger Muir and telecast on NBC in the United States from 1947 until 1960. It was a pioneer in children's television programming and set the pattern for many similar shows...
DMN DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...	TV Shopper TV Shopper TV Shopper, also known as Your Television Shopper or The Kathi Norris Show, was an early American daytime television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network at 10:30 am EST from November 1, 1948 to December 1, 1950... (since November 1)	?

Winter 1948/1949

	10:30 AM	11:00 AM	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	2:00 PM	3:00 PM	3:30 PM	5:00 PM	5:30 PM	6:00 PM
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...	local programming
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...	local programming		Ladies Day (MWF)	Ladies Days (until 2/1) / Vanity Fair (M Tu Th F)	local programming				The Chuck Wagon
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...	local programming							5:00: These Are My Children These Are My Children These Are My Children is a short-lived American television soap opera which ran on NBC from January 21, 1949 to February 25, 1949. The show was broadcast live from Chicago, Illinois, airing fifteen minutes a day, five days a week, at 5:00 p.m. EST.... 5:15: Western Balladeer (variety)	Howdy Doody Howdy Doody Howdy Doody is an American children's television program that was created and produced by E. Roger Muir and telecast on NBC in the United States from 1947 until 1960. It was a pioneer in children's television programming and set the pattern for many similar shows...	local programming
DMN DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...	TV Shopper TV Shopper TV Shopper, also known as Your Television Shopper or The Kathi Norris Show, was an early American daytime television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network at 10:30 am EST from November 1, 1948 to December 1, 1950...	?				A Woman to Remember A Woman to Remember A Woman to Remember is a soap opera which ran on the DuMont Television Network from February 21, 1949 - July 15, 1949. The show initially ran in daytime but starting May 2 aired Monday through Friday from 7:30 - 7:45 pm EST. John Haggart served as creator and writer; Bob Steele was producer and... (to 3:15)	?

Spring 1949

	10:30 AM	11:00 PM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM	1:00 PM	5:00 PM	5:30 PM	6:00 PM
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...	local programming
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...	local programming			Ladies Day	Vanity Fair (MWF)	local programming		The Chuck Wagon
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...	local programming						Western Balladeer (M F, then Tu Th from 5/9, at 5:15) / Here's Archer (Tu Th) (to 5:15)	Howdy Doody Howdy Doody Howdy Doody is an American children's television program that was created and produced by E. Roger Muir and telecast on NBC in the United States from 1947 until 1960. It was a pioneer in children's television programming and set the pattern for many similar shows...	local programming
DMN DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...	TV Shopper TV Shopper TV Shopper, also known as Your Television Shopper or The Kathi Norris Show, was an early American daytime television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network at 10:30 am EST from November 1, 1948 to December 1, 1950...	?	11:45: A Woman to Remember A Woman to Remember A Woman to Remember is a soap opera which ran on the DuMont Television Network from February 21, 1949 - July 15, 1949. The show initially ran in daytime but starting May 2 aired Monday through Friday from 7:30 - 7:45 pm EST. John Haggart served as creator and writer; Bob Steele was producer and... (to 12:00, until May 2)	?

Summer 1949

	10:30 AM	11:00 PM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	3:00 PM	5:00 PM	5:30 PM	6:00 PM	6:30 PM
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...	local programming
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...	local programming		The Ted Steele Show The Ted Steele Show The Ted Steele Show was a 15-minute musical variety show which aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from February 27 to July 12, 1949. Each episode was hosted by bandleader Ted Steele, who appeared on many programs during the early days of television.The final episode is stored at the... (to 7/9)	Vanity Fair (MWF, to 7/9)	local programming		2:30: local programming 2:45: Classified Column (from 7/25)	local programming	5:00: local programming 5:15: Classified Column (from 7/25)	The Chuck Wagon		local programming
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...	local programming								5:00: Here's Archer (Tu Th until 14/7) 5:15: Western Balladeer (Tu Th until 14/7)	Howdy Doody Howdy Doody Howdy Doody is an American children's television program that was created and produced by E. Roger Muir and telecast on NBC in the United States from 1947 until 1960. It was a pioneer in children's television programming and set the pattern for many similar shows...	local programming
DMN DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...	TV Shopper TV Shopper TV Shopper, also known as Your Television Shopper or The Kathi Norris Show, was an early American daytime television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network at 10:30 am EST from November 1, 1948 to December 1, 1950...	?			Okay, Mother Okay, Mother Okay, Mother is an American daytime variety/game show hosted by Dennis James which originally aired on WABD in New York City in 1948. After receiving good ratings and largely positive reviews the show, originally titled Mothers Inc., aired nationally at 1:00 PM on the DuMont Television Network from...	?						The Magic Cottage (since July 18)

On Dumont, Okay, Mother was previously aired on New York based WABD channel, then the network flagship station.

Sources

http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20070803174527/soapoperahistory.com/daytime/series/womantoremember/index.htm

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