Sunday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | You Asked For It | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Flight No. 7 | The Big Picture | 9:00 The Walter Winchell Show / 9:15 The Martha Wright Show | Soldier Parade | Break the Bank | Local |
CBS | Lassie | The Jack Benny Program / Private Secretary | Toast of the Town | The Fred Waring Show / The General Electric Theater | Honestly, Celeste! | Father Knows Best | What's My Line? | |
NBC | People Are Funny | Mr. Peepers | The Colgate Comedy Hour | The Philco Television Playhouse / Goodyear Television Playhouse | The Loretta Young Show | The Hunter | ||
DMN | Local | Opera Cameos | Local | Rocky King, Inside Detective | Life Begins at Eighty | The Music Show | Local |
Note: On NBC, the Sunday edition of Max Liebman Presents made its debut as a monthly series, airing 7:30-9 p.m.
Monday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | 7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie / 7:15 |
Come Closer | The Voice of Firestone | College Press Conference | Boxing from Eastern Parkway | |||
CBS | Local | 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts | I Love Lucy | December Bride | Studio One | |
NBC | Local | 7:30 The Tony Martin Party / 7:45 Camel News Caravan | Caesar's Hour | Medic | Robert Montgomery Presents | Local | ||
DMN | 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 DuMont Evening News | Local | Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena |
Note: On NBC, >Producers' Showcase made its debut as a monthly series, airing 8-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | 7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie / 7:15 John Daley and the News | Cavalcade of America | Local | Twenty Questions | Make Room for Daddy | The United States Steel Hour / The Elgin TV Hour | Stop the Music | |
CBS | Local | 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 The Jo Stafford Show | The Red Skelton Show | The Halls of Ivy | Meet Millie | Danger | Life with Father | See It Now |
NBC | Local | 7:30 The Dinah Shore Show / 7:45 Camel News Caravan | The Milton Berle Show / The Bob Hope Show / The Martha Raye Show | Fireside Theater | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Truth or Consequences | It's a Great Life | |
DMN | 7:00Captain Video / 7:15 DuMont Evening News | Local | Life Is Worth Living | One Minute Please | Studio 57 | Local |
Wednesday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | 7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie / 7:15 John Daley and the News | Disneyland | The New Stu Erwin Show | Masquerade Party | Enterprise | Local | ||
CBS | Local | 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | Strike It Rich | I've Got a Secret | 10:00 Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts / 10:45 Sports Spot / 10-11:00 The Best of Broadway | ||
NBC | Local | 7:30 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher / 7:45 Camel News Caravan | I Married Joan | My Little Margie | Kraft Television Theater | This Is Your Life | Big Town | |
DMN | 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 DuMont Evening News | Local | Chicago Symphony | Down You Go | Local |
Thursday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | 7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie / 7:15 John Daley and the News | The Lone Ranger | The Mail Story | Treasury Men in Action | So You Want to Lead a Band | Kraft Television Theater | Local | |
CBS | Local | 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 Jane Froman’s U.S.A. Canteen | The Ray Milland Show | Climax! / Shower of Stars | Four Star Playhouse | The Public Defender | Name That Tune | |
NBC | Local | 7:30 The Dinah Shore Show / 7:45 Camel News Caravan | You Bet Your Life | Justice | Dragnet | Ford Theater | Lux Video Theatre | |
DMN | 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 DuMont Evening News | Local | They Stand Accused | What's the Story | Local |
Friday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | 7:00 Kukla, Fran and Ollie / 7:15 John Daley and the News | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | The Ray Bolger Show | Dollar a Second | The Vise | Local | |
CBS | Local | 7:30 Douglas Edwards with the News / 7:45 The Perry Como Show | Mama | Topper | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Our Miss Brooks | The Lineup | Person to Person |
NBC | Local | 7:30 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher / 7:45 Camel News Caravan | The RCA Victor Show / The Jack Carson Show | The Life of Riley | The Big Story | Dear Phoebe | 10:00 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports / 10:45 The Greatest Moments in Sports | |
DMN | 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 DuMont Evening News | Local | The Stranger | Local | Chance of a Lifetime | Time Will Tell |
Saturday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | Local | The Dotty Mack Show | Let's Dance | 9:00 The Saturday Night Fights / 9:45 Fight Talk | The Stork Club | Local | |||
CBS | The Gene Autry Show | Beat the Clock | The Jackie Gleason Show | Two for the Money | My Favorite Husband | That's My Boy | Winky Dink and You | ||
NBC | atch Mr. Wizard | Ethel and Albert | Hey, Mickey | Place the Face | The Imogene Coca Show | Texaco Star Theater: The Jimmy Durante Show / The Dennis O'Connor Show | The George Gobel Show | Your Hit Parade | |
DMN | Local | National Football League Professional Football |