1951-1952 United States network television schedule (weekday)

These are the daytime Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1951. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

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

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.

Fall 1951

	10:30 AM	11:00 AM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	3:00 PM	3:30 PM	4:00 PM	4:30 PM	5:00 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		The Dennis James Show	The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show		1:00 PM: Gayelord Hauser Show (from 10/31) (W F) 1:15 PM: local programming	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...	Two Sleepy People Two Sleepy People "Two Sleepy People" is a song written on September 10, 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Frank Loesser.As well as being recorded by Carmichael himself, the song has been performed and recorded by a number of artists including Al Bowlly, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Art Garfunkel, Fats Waller,... (until 10/26)	local programming	Strike It Rich Strike It Rich (radio-TV) Strike It Rich was a controversial game show that aired on American radio and television from 1947-1958 on CBS and NBC. People in need of money appeared and told their tale of woe, then tried to win money by answering some relatively easy questions...	12:00 Noon: The Egg and I The Egg and I The Egg and I, first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state... 12:15 PM: Love of Life Love of Life Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...	12:30 PM: Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the... 12:45 PM: The Steve Allen Show The Steve Allen Show The Steve Allen Show is an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to December 1961 on ABC, and in first-run syndication from 1962 to 1964.... (talk show)		The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show is the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. Hosted by experienced radio performer, Garry Moore, the series helped launch the careers of many comedic talents, such as Don Adams, George Gobel, Carol Burnett, Don...	2:30 PM: The First 100 Years 2:45 PM: Vanity Fair (to 3,15 PM MWF, until 11/2) / Bride and Groom (Tu Th) 3:00 PM: Vanity Fair (Tu Th, until 11/2) / Mike and Buff (variety) 3:15 PM: Bride and Groom (Tu Th) (until 11/1)		Meet Your Cover Girl (Th; until 11/1) / All Around the Town (MWF) / The Mel Torme Show (from 11/5)	Homemaker's Exchange	The Mel Torme Show (until 10/26)	local programming	5:30 PM: The Whistling Wizard 5:45 PM: 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			Ruth Lyons 50 Club	local programming				3:00 Miss Susan Miss Susan Miss Susan is a daytime drama which aired on NBC from March 12 to December 28, 1951. The show, originating from Philadelphia and later retitled Martinsville, U.S.A., aired for fifteen minutes at 3:00 p.m. ET on weekdays... 3:15 Vacation Wonderland (to 10/14) / Here's Looking at You	Bert Parks Show (MWF) / Bill Goodwin Show (Tu Th)	Kate Smith Hour		5:00 PM: Hawkins Falls Hawkins Falls Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 is the first successful American television soap opera. Sponsored by Unilever's blue detergent, Surf, the program began as a one hour comedy-drama on June 17, 1950, and ran in prime time on the NBC network until October 12, 1950.On April 2, 1951, the series was moved... 5:15 PM: The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show is a general purpose western television series in which the film star and Roy Rogers confidant, George "Gabby" Hayes , narrated each episode, showed clips from old westerns, or told tall tales for a primarily children's audience. The first Hayes program ran on NBC at 5:15 p.m...	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...	?

Winter 1951/1952

	7:00 AM	9:00 AM	9:30 AM	10:00 AM	10:30 AM	11:00 AM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	3:00 PM	3:30 PM	4:00 PM	4:30 PM	5:00 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						The Dennis James Show / The Paul Dixon Show (MWF, from 2/23)	The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show		1:00 PM: Gayelord Hauser Show (W F) 1:15 PM: local programming	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		9:30 AM: local programming 9:45 AM: Morning News (to 10:30 AM F)	10:00 AM Arthur Godfrey Time 10:45 AM: Al Pearce Show			Strike It Rich Strike It Rich (radio-TV) Strike It Rich was a controversial game show that aired on American radio and television from 1947-1958 on CBS and NBC. People in need of money appeared and told their tale of woe, then tried to win money by answering some relatively easy questions...	12:00 Noon: The Egg and I The Egg and I The Egg and I, first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state... 12:15 PM: Love of Life Love of Life Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...	12:30 PM: Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the... 12:45 PM: The Steve Allen Show The Steve Allen Show The Steve Allen Show is an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to December 1961 on ABC, and in first-run syndication from 1962 to 1964.... (talk show -to 2/22)		The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show is the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. Hosted by experienced radio performer, Garry Moore, the series helped launch the careers of many comedic talents, such as Don Adams, George Gobel, Carol Burnett, Don...	2:30 PM: The First 100 Years 2:45 PM: Bride and Groom (until 2/1) 3:00 PM: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2,45 PM)		Bert Parks Show / The Mel Torme Show (Tu Th)	Homemaker's Exchange (to 1/25)	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...	The Today Show	local programming		Breakfast Party	It's in the Bag It's in the Bag "It's in the Bag" can refer to:* It's in the Bag, a pricing game played on the American television show The Price Is Right* It's in the Bag , the long-running New Zealand game show* L'affaire est dans le sac, a 1932 French film... (to 2/15) / Winner Take All (from 2/27)	Kovacs on the Corner	11:30 AM: Dave & Charlie 11:45 AM: Richard Harkness News Review	Ruth Lyons 50 Club	The Bunch / It's a Problem (from 2/25)	local programming			Big Payoff	The Ralph Edwards Show (MWF) / Bill Goodwin Show (Tu Th)	The Kate Smith Hour		5:00 PM: Hawkins Falls Hawkins Falls Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 is the first successful American television soap opera. Sponsored by Unilever's blue detergent, Surf, the program began as a one hour comedy-drama on June 17, 1950, and ran in prime time on the NBC network until October 12, 1950.On April 2, 1951, the series was moved... 5:15 PM: The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show is a general purpose western television series in which the film star and Roy Rogers confidant, George "Gabby" Hayes , narrated each episode, showed clips from old westerns, or told tall tales for a primarily children's audience. The first Hayes program ran on NBC at 5:15 p.m...	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...	?

Spring 1952

	7:00 AM	9:00 AM	9:30 AM	10:00 AM	10:30 AM	11:00 AM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	3:00 PM	3:30 PM	4:00 PM	5:00 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								The Paul Dixon Show (to 5/3)	1:00 PM: Gayelord Hauser Show (W F, to 4/25) 1:15 PM: local programming	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		9:30 AM: local programming 9:45 AM: Morning News (to 10:30 AM F)	Arthur Godfrey Time	Bride and Groom (11:15 AM from 5/26)/ Your Surprise Store (from 5/12, only F until 5/23)		Strike It Rich Strike It Rich (radio-TV) Strike It Rich was a controversial game show that aired on American radio and television from 1947-1958 on CBS and NBC. People in need of money appeared and told their tale of woe, then tried to win money by answering some relatively easy questions...	12:00 Noon: The Egg and I The Egg and I The Egg and I, first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state... 12:15 PM: Love of Life Love of Life Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...	12:30 PM: Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the... 12:45 PM: The First 100 Years	local programming	The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show is the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. Hosted by experienced radio performer, Garry Moore, the series helped launch the careers of many comedic talents, such as Don Adams, George Gobel, Carol Burnett, Don...	2:30 PM: Bride and Groom 2:45 PM: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2,45 PM)		Bert Parks Show / The Mel Torme Show (Tu Th)	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...	The Today Show	local programming		Breakfast Party (until 5/23)	Winner Take All (to 4/25)	local programming	It's a Problem	Ruth Lyons 50 Club	local programming				Big Payoff	The Ralph Edwards Show (MWF) / The Johnny Dugan Show (from 5/19)	The Kate Smith Hour	5:00 PM: Hawkins Falls Hawkins Falls Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 is the first successful American television soap opera. Sponsored by Unilever's blue detergent, Surf, the program began as a one hour comedy-drama on June 17, 1950, and ran in prime time on the NBC network until October 12, 1950.On April 2, 1951, the series was moved... 5:15 PM: The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show is a general purpose western television series in which the film star and Roy Rogers confidant, George "Gabby" Hayes , narrated each episode, showed clips from old westerns, or told tall tales for a primarily children's audience. The first Hayes program ran on NBC at 5:15 p.m...	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...	?

Summer 1952

	7:00 AM	9:00 AM	9:30 AM	10:00 AM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	3:00 PM	3:30 PM	4:00 PM	5:00 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
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		9:30 AM: local programming 9:45 AM: Morning News (to 10:30 AM F)	10:00 AM: Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) 10:45 AM: Al Pearce Show (M-Th, 10:30 AM F) 11:15 AM: Bride and Groom (M-Th, 11:00 AM F)	Strike It Rich Strike It Rich (radio-TV) Strike It Rich was a controversial game show that aired on American radio and television from 1947-1958 on CBS and NBC. People in need of money appeared and told their tale of woe, then tried to win money by answering some relatively easy questions...	12:00 Noon: The Egg and I The Egg and I The Egg and I, first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state... (to 8/1) 12:15 PM: Love of Life Love of Life Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...	12:30 PM: Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the... 12:45 PM: The Guiding Light	local programming	The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show is the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. Hosted by experienced radio performer, Garry Moore, the series helped launch the careers of many comedic talents, such as Don Adams, George Gobel, Carol Burnett, Don...	2:30 PM: Bride and Groom 2:45 PM: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2,45)		Summer School Summer school Summer school is a school, or a program generally sponsored by a school or a school district, that teaches students during the summer vacation.... (MWF) / The Mel Torme Show (Tu Th)	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...	The Today Show	local programming			It's a Problem	Ruth Lyons 50 Club	local programming				Big Payoff	The Johnny Dugan Show	Matinee in New York	5:00 PM: Hawkins Falls Hawkins Falls Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 is the first successful American television soap opera. Sponsored by Unilever's blue detergent, Surf, the program began as a one hour comedy-drama on June 17, 1950, and ran in prime time on the NBC network until October 12, 1950.On April 2, 1951, the series was moved... 5:15 PM: The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show is a general purpose western television series in which the film star and Roy Rogers confidant, George "Gabby" Hayes , narrated each episode, showed clips from old westerns, or told tall tales for a primarily children's audience. The first Hayes program ran on NBC at 5:15 p.m...	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...	?

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