1958–59 United States network television schedule (weekday)

These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1958. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

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.

Fall 1958

	6:00 am	7:00 am	8:00 am	9:00 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
ABC	local programming							The Peter Lind Hayes Show		Mother's Day	The Liberace Show	local programming	Chance for Romance	local programming	Beat the Clock	Who Do You Trust?*	American Bandstand			Mickey Mouse Club/Walt Disney's Adventure Time (Tue/Thu) repeats
CBS	Sunrise Semester		Captain Kangaroo	local programming	For Love or Money	Play Your Hunch	Arthur Godfrey Time	Top Dollar	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	The Jimmy Dean Show	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Big Payoff	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Continental Classroom	The Today Show		local programming	Dough Re Mi	Treasure Hunt	The Price Is Right	Concentration	Tic-Tac-Dough	12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News Update	local programming		Truth or Consequences	Haggis Baggis	Today Is Ours	From These Roots	Queen for a Day	County Fair	local programming

formerly Do You Trust Your Wife?

Winter 1958/1959

	6:00 am	7:00 am	8:00 am	9:00 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
ABC	local programming							The Peter Lind Hayes Show		Play Your Hunch	The Liberace Show	local programming	Day in Court	local programming	Beat the Clock	Who Do You Trust?	American Bandstand			Mickey Mouse Club/Walt Disney's Adventure Time (Tue/Thu) repeats
CBS	Sunrise Semester		Captain Kangaroo	local programming	For Love or Money	Arthur Godfrey Time	I Love Lucy reruns	Top Dollar	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	The Jimmy Dean Show	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Big Payoff	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Continental Classroom	The Today Show		local programming	Dough Re Mi	Treasure Hunt	The Price Is Right	Concentration	Tic Tac Dough	12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News Update	local programming		Truth or Consequences	Haggis Baggis	Young Doctor Malone	From These Roots	Queen for a Day	County Fair	local programming

Spring 1959

	6:00 am	7:00 am	8:00 am	9:00 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
ABC	local programming							The Gale Storm Show reruns	Love That Bob reruns	Pantomime Quiz	Music Bingo	local programming	Day in Court	local programming	Beat the Clock	Who Do You Trust?	American Bandstand			Mickey Mouse Club/Walt Disney's Adventure Time (Tue/Thu) repeats
CBS	Sunrise Semester		Captain Kangaroo	local programming	On the Go	The Sam Levenson Show	I Love Lucy reruns	Top Dollar	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	The Jimmy Dean Show	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Big Payoff	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Continental Classroom	The Today Show		local programming	Dough Re Mi	Treasure Hunt	The Price Is Right	Concentration	Tic-Tac-Dough	12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News Update	local programming		Queen for a Day	The Court of Human Relations	Young Doctor Malone	From These Roots	Truth or Consequences	County Fair	local programming

Summer 1959

	6:00 am	7:00 am	8:00 am	9:00 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
ABC	local programming							The Gale Storm Show reruns	Love That Bob reruns	Pantomime Quiz	Music Bingo	local programming	Day in Court	local programming	Beat the Clock	Who Do You Trust?	American Bandstand			Mickey Mouse Club/Walt Disney's Adventure Time (Tue/Thu) repeats
CBS	Sunrise Semester		Captain Kangaroo	local programming	On the Go	The Sam Levenson Show	I Love Lucy reruns	Top Dollar	Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	As the World Turns	For Better or Worse	Art Linkletter's House Party	The Millionaire reruns	The Verdict is Yours	4:00 pm: The Brighter Day 4:15 pm: The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	local programming
NBC	Continental Classroom	The Today Show		local programming	Dough Re Mi	Treasure Hunt	The Price Is Right	Concentration	Tic-Tac-Dough	12:30 pm: It Could Be You COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News Update	local programming		Queen for a Day	The Court of Human Relations	Young Doctor Malone	From These Roots	Truth or Consequences	County Fair	local programming

Sources

http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html
Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984
Hyatt, The Encyclopedia Of Daytime Television, Billboard Books, 1997
TV schedules, New York Times, September 1958 – September 1959 (microfilm)

United States network daytime television schedules

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