TV NIGHTS

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Saturday, October 22, 2005

AUGUST NIGHTS 1992-1995

SATURDAYS, AUGUST 1992

ABC

8:00 MacGyver – action
9:00 Human Target – action
10:00 The Commish – police

CBS
8:00 The CBS Saturday Night Movies – films
10:00 Jake and the Fat Man – private eye/law drama

NBC
8:00 The Golden Girls – sitcom
8:30 The Powers That Be – sitcom (return)
9:00 Empty Nest – sitcom
9:30 Nurses – medical sitcom
10:00 Sisters – soap

MONDAYS, AUGUST 1993

ABC
8:00 Day One – newsmagazine
9:00 The ABC Monday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 Evening Shade – sitcom
8:30 Major Dad – sitcom
9:00 Murphy Brown – newsroom sitcom
9:30 Big Wave Dave’s – surf shop sitcom
10:00 Northern Exposure – drama

NBC
8:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – sitcom
8:30 Blossom – teen sitcom
9:00 NBC Monday Night Movie – films

FOX
8:00 Monday at the Movies – films

TUESDAYS, AUGUST 1994

ABC
8:00 Full House – sitcom
8:30 Sister Sister – sitcom
9:00 Roseanne – sitcom
9:30 Ellen – sitcom (return; new time) (previously These Friends of Mine)
10:00 She TVsketch comedy (Debut: Aug. 16)

CBS
8:00 Rescue 911- rescue re-enactments
9:00 The CBS Tuesday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 TV Nation – satirical newsmagazine
9:00 The John Larroquette Show – bus depot sitcom
9:30 Wings – airport sitcom
10:00 Dateline NBC – newsmagazine

FOX
8:00 South Central – sitcom
8:30 Roc – sitcom
9:00 Tales from the Crypt – horror
9:30 Tales from the Crypt – horror

SUNDAYS, AUGUST 1995

ABC
7:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos – comedy
7:30 America’s Funniest Home Videos – comedy
8:00 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – fantasy
9:00 ABC Sunday Night Movie – films

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
8:00 Murder, She Wrote – sleuth
9:00 CBS Sunday Night Movie - films

NBC
7:00 Time-Life’s Lost Civilizations – documentary
8:00 SeaQuest DSV – science fiction
9:00 NBC Sunday Night Movie – films

FOX
7:00 Sliders – science fiction
8:00 The Simpsons – cartoon
8:30 Living Single – sitcom
9:00 Married with Children – sitcom
9:30 The George Carlin Show - sitcom

JULY NIGHTS 1988-1991

FRIDAYS, JULY 1988

ABC
8:00 Perfect Strangers – sitcom
8:30 Full House – sitcom
9:00 Mr. Belvedere – sitcom
9:30 I Married Dora – sitcom
10:00 20/20 – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 Beauty and the Besast – fantasy drama
9:00 The CBS Friday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 TV Bloopers & Practical Jokes – comedy/pranks
9:00 Blacke’s Magic – private eye (return; new time; reruns)
10:00 Miami Vice – police

TUESDAYS, JULY 1989

ABC
8:00 Who’s the Boss? – sitcom
8:30 The Wonder Years – comedy-drama
9:00 Roseanne – sitcom
9:30 Coach – sitcom
10:00 Thirtysomething – drama

CBS
8:00 CBS Summer Playhouse – pilot anthology
9:00 The CBS Tuesday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 Matlock –law drama
9:00 In the Heat of the Night – police
10:00 Midnight Caller – crime

THURSDAYS, JULY 1990

ABC
8:00 Father Dowling Mysteries – sleuth
9:00 The Young Riders – western
10:00 Primetime Live – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 48 Hours – documentary
9:00 The Eddie Capra Mysteries – law drama/sleuth (return; new time; reruns)(previously on NBC)
10:00 Northern Exposuredrama (Debut: Jul. 12)

NBC
8:00 The Cosby Show – sitcom
8:30 A Different World – sitcom
9:00 Cheers – bar sitcom
9:30 Grand – sitcom
10:00 L.A. Law – law drama

MONDAYS, JULY 1991

ABC
8:00 MacGyver – action
9:00 The ABC Monday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 Evening Shade – sitcom (new time)
8:30 Major Dad – sitcom (new time)
9:00 Murphy brown – newsroom sitcom
9:30 Designing Women – sitcom
10:00 Northern Exposuredrama

NBC
8:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – sitcom
8:30 A Different World – sitcom
9:00 NBC Monday Night at the Movies – films

Thursday, October 20, 2005

JUNE NIGHTS 1984-87

SATURDAYS, JUNE 1984

ABC
8:00 T.J. Hooker - police
9:00 The Love Boat - romantic sitcom
10:00 Fantasy island - romantic fantasy drama

CBS
8:00 Mama Malone - sitcom (return; new time)
8:30 The CBS Saturday Night Movie - films (new time)

NBC
8:00 Diff'rent Strokes - sitcom
8:30 Silver Spoons - sitcom
9:00 Mama's Family - sitcom (new time)
9:30 People Are Funny - comedy stunts (new time)
10:00 The Rousters - action (return; new time)

FRIDAYS, JUNE 1985

ABC
8:00 Webster - sitcom
8:30 The Comedy Factory - comedy anthology (Debut: Jun 21)
9:00 Benson - sitcom
9:30 People Do the Craziest Things - comedy pranks
10:00 Matt Houston - private eye

CBS
8:00 The Dukes of Hazzard - action comedy (return)
9:00 The CBS Friday Night Movies - films

NBC
8:00 Michael Nesmith in Television Parts - comedy/music (Debut: Jun 14)
8:30 Spencer - sitcom (return; new time)
9:00 V - science fiction
10:00 Miami Vice - police

MONDAYS, JUNE 1986

ABC
8:00 The Insiders - newspaper drama (return; new time)
9:00 The ABC Monday Night Movie - films
8-11 ABC Monday Night Baseball - baseball (return Jun 30)

CBS
8:00 Scarecrow and Mrs. King - spy
9:00 Kate & Allie - sitcom
9:30 Newhart - sitcom
10:00 Cagney & Lacey - police

NBC
8:00 Valerie - sitcom (new time)
8:30 Amazing Stories - fantasy anthology (new time)
9:00 NBC Monday Night at the Movies - films

SATURDAYS, JUNE 1987

ABC
8:00 Webster - sitcom (new time)
8:30 Sidekicks - police (return; new time)
9:00 Gung Ho - sitcom (return; New time)
9:30 Dads - sitcom (return; new time)
10:00 Starman - science fiction (new time)

CBS
8:00 Master of the Game - drama (Debut: Jun 6)
10:00 West 57th - newsmagazine (new time)

NBC
8:00 227 - sitcom (new time)
8:30 Me and Mrs. C. - sitcom (new time)
9:00 The Golden Girls - sitcom
9:30 Amen - sitcom (return; new time)
10:00 Hunter - police

Thursday, October 13, 2005

MAY NIGHTS 1981-83

TUESDAYS, MAY 1981

ABC
8:00 Happy Days – sitcom
8:30 Laverne and Shirley – sitcom
9:00 Three’s Company – sitcom
9:30 Too Close for Comfort – sitcom
10:00 Hart to Hart – sleuth

CBS
8:00 Palmerstown – family drama
9:00 The CBS Tuesday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 Lobo – police comedy
9:00 Hill Street Blues – police
10:00 Nero Wolfe – private eye

FRIDAYS, MAY 1982

ABC
8:00 Benson – sitcom
8:30 Maggie – sitcom
9:00 The ABC Friday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 The Dukes of Hazzard – action comedy
9:00 Dallas – drama
10:00 Falcon Crest – drama

NBC
8:00 Jokebook – cartoons
8:30 Chicago Story – drama
10:00 McClain’s Law – police

THURSDAYS, MAY 1983

ABC
8:00 Condo – sitcom (new time)
8:30 The New Odd Couple – sitcom (new time)
9:00 Too Close for Comnfort – sitcom
9:30 Amanda’s – sitcom (new time)
10:00 20/20 – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 Magnum, P.I. – private eye
9:00 Simon & Simon – private eye
10:00 Tucker’s Witch – private eye

NBC
8:00 Fame – high school music-drama
9:00 Gimme a Break! – sitcom
9:30 Cheers – bar sitcom
10:00 Hill Street Blues - police

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

APRIL NIGHTS 1977-80

FRIDAYS, APRIL 1977

ABC
8:00 Donny and Marie - music-variety
9:00 The ABC Friday Night Movie - films

CBS
8:00 Code R - rescue drama
9:00 Nashville 99 - police (Debut: Apr. 1)
10:00 Hunter - spy
9-11 The CBS Friday Night Movies - films (return Apr. 29)

NBC
8:00 Sanford and Son - sitcom
8:30 Chico and the Man - sitcom
9:00 The Rockford Files - private eye
10:00 Quincy, M.E. - police/medical

WEDNESDAYS, APRIL 1978

ABC
8:00 Eight Is Enough - sitcom
9:00 Charlie's Angels - private eye
10:00 Starsky and Hutch - police

CBS
8:00 The Amazing Spider-man - fantasy action (Debut: Apr. 5)
9:00 The CBS Wednesday Night Movies - films

NBC
8:00 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams - western
9:00 NBC Wednesday Night at the Movies - films

THURSDAYS, APRIL 1979

ABC
8:00 Mork and Mindy - sitcom
8:30 Angie - sitcom
9:00 Barney Miller - police sitcom
9:30 Carter Country - police sitcom
10:00 Doctors' Private Lives - medical drama (Debut: Apr. 5)

CBS
8:00 Time Express - fantasy (Debut: Apr. 26)
9:00 Hawaii Five-O - police
10:00 Barnaby Jones - private eye

NBC
8:00 Whodunnnit? - mystery/quiz (Debut: Apr. 12)
8:30 Highcliffe Manor - sitcom (Debut: Apr. 12)
9:00 Quincy, M.E. - police/medical
10:00 Presenting Susan Anton - music-variety (Debut: Apr. 26)

TUESDAYS, APRIL 1980

ABC
8:00 Happy Days - sitcom
8:30 Laverne and Shirley - sitcom
9:00 Three's Company - sitcom
9:30 Taxi - sitcom
10:00 Hart to Hart - sleuth

CBS
8:00 The White Shadow - high school drama
9:00 The CBS Tuesday Night Movies - films

NBC
8:00 Various
9:00 The Big Show - variety
10:30 United States - sitcom

Sunday, October 09, 2005

MARCH NIGHTS 1974-76

SUNDAYS, MARCH 1974

ABC
7:30 The FBI - crime
8:30 The ABC Sunday Night Movie - films
10:30 Local

CBS
7:30 Apple's Way - family drama
8:30 Mannix - private eye
9:30 Barnaby Jones - private eye
10:30 Local

NBC
7:30 The Wonderful World of Disney - anthology
8:30 NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo - police / McCloud - police / McMillan and Wife - police / Hec Ramsey - western
10:00 NBC News Presents - documentary

WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 1975

ABC
8:00 That's My Mama - sitcom
8:30 ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week - TV movies
10:00 Get Christie Love! - police

CBS
8:00 Tony Orlando and Dawn - music-variety
9:00 Cannon - private eye
10:00 Barnaby Jones - private eye

NBC
8:00 Little House on the Prairie - western
9:00 Lucas Tanner - high school drama / The Bob Hope Special - comedy-variety (monthly)
10:00 The Law - law drama (Debut: Mar. 21)

THURSDAYS, MARCH 1976

ABC
8:00 Welcome Back, Kotter - high school sitcom
8:30 Barney Miller - police sitcom
9:00 The Streets of San Francisco - police
10:00 Harry-O - private eye

CBS
8:00 The Waltons - family drama
9:00 Hawaii Five-O - police
10:00 Barnaby Jones - private eye

NBC
8:00 The Mac Davis Show - music-variety (return; new time)
9:00 NBC Thursday Night at the Movies - films

Saturday, October 08, 2005

FEBRUARY NIGHTS 1970-73

TUESDAYS, FEBRUARY 1970

ABC
7:30 The Mod Squad - police
8:30 Movie of the Week - TV movies
10:00 Marcus Welby, M.D. - medical drama

CBS
7:30 Lancer - western
8:30 The Red Skelton Hour - comedy-variety
9:30 The Governor and J.J. - sitcom
10:00 CBS News Hour - documentary / 60 Minutes - newsmagazine

NBC
7:30 I Dream of Jeannie - fantasy sitcom
8:00 The Debbie Reynolds Show - sitcom
8:30 Julia - comedy-drama
9:00 NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies - films / First Tuesday - newsmagazine (monthly)

WEDNESDAYS, FEBRUARY 1971

ABC
7:30 The Courtship of Eddie's Father - sitcom
8:00 Room 222 - high school comedy-drama
8:30 The Smith Family - comedy-drama
9:00 The Johnny Cash Show - music variety
10:00 The Young Lawyers - law drama

CBS
7:30 Men at Law - law drama (previously Storefront Lawyers)
8:30 To Rome, with Love - sitcom
9:00 Medical Center - medical drama
10:00 Hawaii Five-O - police

NBC
7:30 The Men from Shiloh - western
9:00 The Kraft Music Hall - music anthology
10:00 Four in One: The Psychiatrist - psychiatry drama (Debut: Feb. 3)

MONDAYS, FEBRUARY 1972

ABC
8:00 Monday Night Special - anthology
9:00 The ABC Monday Night Movie - films

CBS
8:00 Gunsmoke - western
9:00 Here's Lucy - sitcom
9:30 The Doris Day Show - sitcom
10:00 Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour - comedy-variety

NBC
8:00 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in - comedy
9:00 NBC Monday Night at the Movies - films

SATURDAYS, FEBRUARY 1973

ABC
8:00 Here We Go Again - sitcom
8:30 A Touch of Grace - sitcom
9:00 The Julie Andrews Hour - music-variety
10:00 The Men: Jigsaw - police (return; new time)

CBS
8:00 All in the Family - sitcom
8:30 Bridget Loves Bernie - sitcom
9:00 Mary Tyler Moore - sitcom
9:30 The Bob Newhart Show - sitcom
10:00 The Carol Burnett Show - comedy-variety

NBC
8:00 Emergency! - medical drama
9:00 NBC Saturday Night at the Movies - films

Friday, October 07, 2005

JANUARY NIGHTS 1966-69

WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 1966

ABC
7:30 Batman - fantasy action (Debut: Jan. 12)
8:00 The Patty Duke Show - sitcom
8:30 Blue Light - spy war (Debut: Jan. 12)
9:00 The Big Valley - western
10:00 The Long Hot Summer - drama (new time)

CBS
7:30 Lost in Space - science fiction
8:30 The Beverly Hillbillies - sitcom
9:00 Green Acres - sitcom
9:30 The Dick Van Dyke Show - sitcom
10:00 The Danny Kaye Show - comedy-variety

NBC
7:30 The Virginian - western
9:00 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater - comedy/drama anthology / Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Special - comedy-variety (monthly)
10:00 I Spy - spy

THURSDAYS, JANUARY 1967

ABC
7:30 Batman - fantasy action
8:00 F Troop - western sitcom
8:30 Bewitched - fantasy sitcom (new time)
9:00 Love on a Rooftop - sitcom (ne time)
9:30 That Girl - sitcom
10:00 ABC Stage 67 - anthology (new time)

CBS
7:30 Coliseum - circus variety (Debut: Jan. 26)
8:30 My Three Sons - sitcom
9:00 The CBS Thursday Night Movies - films

NBC
7:30 Daniel Boone - western
8:30 Star Trek - science fiction
9:30 Dragnet 1967 - police (Debut: Jan. 12)
10:00 The Dean Martin Show - comedy-variety

FRIDAYS, JANUARY 1968

ABC
7:30 Off to See the Wizard - anthology
8:30 Operation: Entertainment - variety (Debut: Jan. 5)
9:30 The Guns of Will Sonnett - western
10:00 Judd for the Defense - law drama

CBS
7:30 The Wild Wild West - spy western
8:30 Gomer Pyle-USMC - military sitcom
9:00 The CBS Friday Night Movies - films

NBC
7:30 Tarzan - adventure
8:30 Star Trek - science fiction
9:30 Hollywood Squares - game(Debut: Jan. 12)
10:00 Bell Telephone Hour - music anthology / American Profile - documentary / NBC News Specials - news/documentary / Actuality Specials - documentary

SATURDAYS, JANUARY 1969

ABC
7:30 The Dating Game - game
8:00 The Newlywed Game - game
8:30 The Lawrence Welk Show - music
9:30 Hollywood Palace - variety
10:30 Local

CBS
7:30 The Jackie Gleason Show - comedy-variety
8:30 My Three Sons - sitcom
9:00 Hogan's Heroes - military sitcom
9:30 Petticoat Junction - sitcom
10:00 Mannix - private eye

NBC
7:30 Adam-12 - police
8:00 Get Smart - spy sitcom
8:30 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - fantasy sitcom
9:00 NBC Saturday Night at the Movies - films

Thursday, October 06, 2005

DECEMBER NIGHTS 1961-65

FRIDAYS, DECEMBER 1961

ABC
7:30 The Steve Allen Show - comedy-variety
8:30 Top Cat - cartoon
9:00 Hawaiian Eye - private eye
10:00 Naked City - police

CBS
7:30 The Alvin Show - cartoon
8:00 Father Knows Best - sitcom (reruns)
8:30 Checkmate - private eye
9:30 Mrs. G. Goes to College - sitcom
10:00 The United States Steel Hour - drama anthology / Armstrong Circle Theater - drama anthology

NBC
7:30 Wagon Train - western
8:30 The Joey Bishop Show - sitcom
9:00 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall - music-variety
10:00 Bob Newhart Show - comedy-variety
10:30 David Brinkley's Journal - documentary

FRIDAYS, DECEMBER 1962

ABC
7:30 Winston Churchill-The Valiant Years - documentary (new time)(reruns)
8:00 Father Knows Best - sitcom (new time)(reruns)
8:30 The Flintstones - cartoon
9:00 I'm Dickens...He's Fenster - sitcom
9:30 77 Sunset Strip - private eye
10:30 Local

CBS
7:30 Rawhide - western
8:30 Route 66 - road drama
9:30 Fair Exchange - sitcom
10:30 Eyewitness - news analysis

NBC
7:30 International Showtime - variety
8:30 Sing Along with Mitch - music
9:30 Don't Call Me Charlie! - military sitcom
10:00 The Jack Paar Program - talk/variety

TUESDAYS, DECEMBER 1963

ABC
7:30 Combat! - war drama
8:30 McHale's Navy - military sitcom
9:00 The Greatest Show on Earth - circus drama
10:00 The Fugitive - chase drama

CBS
7:30 Marshal Dillon - western (reruns of Gunsmoke)
8:00 The Red Skelton Hour - comedy-variety
9:00 Petticoat Junction - sitcom
9:30 The Jack Benny Program - comedy-variety
10:00 The Garry moore Show - comedy-variety

NBC
7:30 Mr. Novak - high school drama
8:30 Redigo - drama
9:00 The Richard Boone Show - drama anthology
10:00 Bell Telephone Hour - music anthology / The Andy Williams Show - music-variety

TUESDAYS, DECEMBER 1964

ABC
7:30 Combat! - war drama
8:30 McHale's Navy - military sitcom
9:00 The Tycoon - sitcom
9:30 Peyton Place - soap drama
10:00 The Fugitive - chase drama

CBS
7:30 Local
8:00 The Joey Bishop Show - sitcom (new time)
8:30 The Red Skelton Hour - comedy-variety
9:30 Petticoat Junction - sitcom
10:00 The Doctors and the Nurses - medical drama

NBC
7:30 Mr. Novak - high school drama
8:30 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - spy
9:30 That Was the Week That Was - satire
10:00 Bell Telephone Hour - music anthology / NBC News Specials - news/documetary

SATURDAYS, DECEMBER 1965

ABC
7:30 Shindig! - pop music
8:00 The King Family - music
8:30 The Lawrence Welk Show - music
9:30 Hollywood Palace - variety
10:30 ABC Scope - documentary

CBS
7:30 Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine - comedy-variety
8:30 Secret Agent - spy (return; new time)
9:30 The Loner - western
10:00 Gunsmoke - western

NBC
7:30 Flipper - drama
8:00 I Dream of Jeannie - fantasy sitcom
8:30 Get Smart - spy sitcom
9:00 Saturday Night at the Movies - films

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

NOVEMBER NIGHTS 1958-60

SUNDAYS, NOVEMBER 1958

ABC
6:30 Local
7:00 You Asked for It – information
7:30 Maverick – western
8:30 Lawman – western
9:00 Colt .45 – western
9:30 Stars of Jazz – jazz music (new time)
10:00 The Adventures of McGraw – private eye (return; new time; previously on NBC)
10:30 Local

CBS
6:30 The Twentieth Century – documentary
7:00 Lassie – drama
7:30 The Jack Benny Program – comedy-variety / Bachelor Father – sitcom
8:00 The Ed Sullivan Show – variety
9:00 The General Electric Theater – drama anthology
9:30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents – drama anthology
10:00 Keep Talking – game (new time)
10:30 What’s My line? – panel quiz

NBC
6:30 Chet Huntley ... Reporting – news/documentary (previously Outlook)
7:00 Saber of London – private eye
7:30 Northwest Passage – western
8:00 The Steve Allen Show – comedy-variety
9:00 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show – music-variety
10:00 The Loretta Young Show – drama anthology
10:30 Local

MONDAYS, NOVEMBER 1959

ABC
7:30 Cheyenne – western / Shirley Temple’s Storybook – anthology (monthly)
8:30 Bourbon Street Beat – private eye
9:30 Adventures in Paradise – action
10:30 Man with a Camera – action

CBS
7:30 Masquerade Party – game
8:00 The Texan – western
8:30 Father Knows Best – sitcom
9:00 The Danny Thomas Show – sitcom
9:30 The Ann Sothern Show – sitcom
10:00 Hennesey – comedy-drama
10:30 The Du Pont Show Starring June Allyson – drama anthology

NBC
7:30 Richard Diamond, Private Detective – private eye
8:00 Love and Marriage – sitcom
8:30 Tales of Wells Fargo – western
9:00 Peter Gunn – private eye
9:30 Alcoa Theater – drama anthology / Goodyear Theater – drama anthology
10:00 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show – comedy-variety

WEDNESDAYS, NOVEMBER 1960

ABC
7:30 Hong Kong – action
8:30 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet – sitcom
9:00 Hawaiian Eye – private eye
10:00 Naked City – police

CBS
7:30 The Aquanauts – action
8:30 Wanted: Dead or Alive – western
9:00 My Sister Eileen – sitcom
9:30 I’ve Got a Secret – panel quiz
10:00 The United States Steel Hour – drama anthology / Armstrong Circle Theater – drama anthology

NBC
7:30 Wagon Train – western
8:30 The Price Is Right – game
9:00 Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall – music-variety
10:00 Peter Loves Mary – sitcom
10:30 Local

Monday, October 03, 2005

OCTOBER NIGHTS 1954-57

SUNDAYS, OCTOBER 1954

ABC
7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie – kids
7:15 John Daley and the News – newscast
7:30 The Name’s the Same – panel quiz (return; new time)
8:00 Come Closer – game
8:30 The Voice of Firestone – music
9:00 College Press Conference – interview (previously Junior Press Conference)
9:30 Boxing from Eastern Parkway – boxing

CBS
7:00 Local
7:30 Douglas Edwards and the News – newscast
7:45 The Perry Como Show – music
8:00 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show – sitcom
8:30 Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – talent variety
9:00 I Love Lucy – sitcom (return)
9:30 December Bridesitcom (Debut: Oct. 4)
10:00 Studio One – drama anthology

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 The Tony Martin Show – music
7:45 The Camel News Caravan – newscast
8:00 Caeser’s Hour – comedy-variety
9:00 Medic – medical drama
8-9:30 Producer’s Showcasedrama anthology (Debut: Oct. 18) (monthly)
9:30 Robert Montgomery Presents The Johnson's Wax Program/The American Tobacco Theater – drama anthology
10:30 Local

DU MONT
7:00 Captain Video and His Video Rangers – science fiction
7:15 Morgan Beatty with the News – newscast
7:30 Local
9:00 Monday Night Fights from St. Nicholas Arena – boxing

WEDNESDAYS, OCTOBER 1955

ABC
7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie – kids
7:15 John Daley and the News – newscast
7:30 Disneyland – anthology
8:30 MGM Parade – documentary
9:00 Masquerade Party – game
9:30 Break the Bank – game (return; new time)
10:00 The Wednesday Night Fights – boxing

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 CBS News – newscast
7:30 Brave Eagle – western
8:00 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends – variety
9:00 The Millionaire – drama
9:30 I’ve Got a Secret – panel quiz
10:00 The United States Steel Hour – drama anthology / The 20th Century Fox Hourdrama anthology (Debut: Oct. 5)

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher – music
7:45 Plymouth News Caravan – newscast
8:00 Screen Director’s Playhousedrama anthology (Debut: Oct. 5)
8:30 Father Knows Best – sitcom (return; new time; previously on CBS)
9:00 Kraft Television Theater – drama anthology
10:00 This Is Your Life – testimonials
10:30 Midwestern Hayride – country music

SUNDAYS, OCTOBER 1956

ABC
6:30 Local
7:00 You Asked for It – information
7:30 The Original Amateur Hour – talent variety
8:30 Press Conference – interview (new time; previously on NBC)
9:00 Omnibus – anthology (return; new time; previously on CBS)
10:30 Local

CBS
6:30 You Are There – documentary
7:00 Lassie – drama
7:30 The Jack Benny Program – comedy-variety / Private Secretary – sitcom
8:00 The Ed Sullivan Show – variety
9:00 The General Electric Theater – drama anthology
9:30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents – drama anthology
10:00 The $64,000 Challenge – quiz
10:30 What’s My Line? – panel quiz

NBC
6:30 The Roy Rogers Show – western
7:00 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers – adventure
7:30 Circus Boy – western
8:00 The Steve Allen Show – comedy-variety
7:30-9 Hallmark Hall of Fame – drama anthology (monthly)
9:00 Goodyear TV Playhouse – drama anthology / The Alcoa Hour – drama anthology
10:00 The Loretta Young Show – drama anthology
10:30 National Bowling Championships – bowling

FRIDAYS, OCTOBER 1957

ABC
7:00 Sports Focus – sports news
7:15 John Daley and the News – newscast
7:30 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – western
8:00 The Adventures of Jim Bowie – western
8:30 The Patrice Munsel Showmusic variety (Debut: Oct. 18)
9:00 The Frank Sinatra Showmusic variety/drama anthology (Debut: Oct. 18)
9:30 Date with the Angels – sitcom
10:00 Colt .45western (Debut: Oct. 18)

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 CBS News – newscast
7:30 Leave It to Beaversitcom (Debut: Oct. 4)
8:00 Trackdownwestern (Debut: Oct. 4)
8:30 Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater – western anthology
9:00 Mr. Adams and Eve – sitcom
9:30 Schlitz Playhouse – drama anthology
10:00 The Lineup – police
10:30 Person to Person – interview

NBC
7:00 Local
7:30 Saber of London – private eye
8:00 The Court of Last Resortcrime (Debut: Oct. 4)
8:30 The Life of Riley – sitcom
9:00 M Squad – police
9:30 The Thin Man – private eye
10:00 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports – boxing
10:45 Red Barber’s Corner – sports commentary