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 Bride – sitcom (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 Showcase – drama 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 Hour – drama 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 Playhouse – drama 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 Show – music variety (Debut: Oct. 18)
9:00 The Frank Sinatra Show – music variety/drama anthology (Debut: Oct. 18)
9:30 Date with the Angels – sitcom
10:00 Colt .45 – western (Debut: Oct. 18)

CBS
7:00 Local
7:15 CBS News – newscast
7:30 Leave It to Beaver – sitcom (Debut: Oct. 4)
8:00 Trackdown – western (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 Resort – crime (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