1965–66 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1965–66 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1965 to August 1966.

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.

Monday-Friday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 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 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local The Young Set The Donna Reed Show (R) Father Knows Best (R) Ben Casey (R) The Nurses A Time for Us
2:55 pm: News with the Woman's Touch
General Hospital The Young Marrieds Never Too Young
4:25 pm: Arlene Dahl's Beauty Spot In COLOR (effective 3/28)
Where the Action Is Local Peter Jennings with the News
6:15: Local
Local
December Supermarket Sweep The Dating Game
Spring Confidential for Women The Nurses
Summer The Newlywed Game Dark Shadows
CBS 7:05: CBS Morning News (In COLOR starting 8/29) Local Captain Kangaroo Local I Love Lucy (R) The Real McCoys (R) Andy Of Mayberry (R) The Dick Van Dyke Morning Show (R) Love of Life
12:25: CBS News
12:30: Search for Tomorrow
12:45: The Guiding Light
Local As the World Turns Password Art Linkletter's House Party (In COLOR starting 9/13) To Tell the Truth
3:25: CBS News
The Edge of Night The Secret Storm Local CBS Evening News (In COLOR starting 1/31)
NBC Fall Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) Local Fractured Phrases (In COLOR starting 9/27)
10:25: NBC News
Concentration Morning Star (In COLOR starting 9/27) Paradise Bay (In COLOR starting 9/27) Jeopardy! In COLOR Let's Play Post Office In COLOR
12:55 pm: NBC News
Local Let's Make a Deal In COLOR
1:55 pm: NBC News
Moment of Truth The Doctors Another World (In COLOR starting 6/20) You Don't Say! In COLOR The Match Game In COLOR
4:25: NBC News
Local The HuntleyBrinkley Report (In COLOR starting 11/15)
November Days of Our Lives In COLOR
Winter Eye Guess In COLOR
10:25: NBC News
Summer Swinging Country In COLOR
12:55 pm: NBC News
July Chain Letter In COLOR Showdown In COLOR

Saturday

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Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 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 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local Shenanigans The Beatles In COLOR The New Casper Cartoon Show (R) In COLOR The Porky Pig Show In COLOR The Bugs Bunny Show (R) The Milton the Monster Show In COLOR Hoppity Hooper In COLOR The New American Bandstand 1966 ABC Sports In COLOR and/or local
Winter The Porky Pig Show In COLOR The Magilla Gorilla Show (R)
CBS Fall local programming Sunrise Semester local programming Captain Kangaroo The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show In COLOR Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales In COLOR Mighty Mouse Playhouse In COLOR Linus the Lionhearted In COLOR Tom and Jerry In COLOR The Quick Draw McGraw Show (R) In COLOR Sky King (R) Lassie (R) My Friend Flicka (R) The CBS Saturday News In COLOR CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local
February Lassie (R) Linus the Lionhearted In COLOR CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local CBS Evening News In COLOR
June Summer Semester
NBC Fall Local The Jetsons (R) The Atom Ant Show In COLOR The Secret Squirrel Show In COLOR Underdog In COLOR Top Cat (R) Fury (R) The First Look Exploring NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local
Winter The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show In COLOR
Spring NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local

Sunday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 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 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall local programming Annie Oakley (R) Beany and Cecil (R) The Bullwinkle Show (R) Discovery local programming Directions '66 Issues and Answers ABC Sports In COLOR and/or local
Winter Beany and Cecil (R) The Peter Potamus Show
Summer local programming
CBS Fall local programming Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Camera Three local programming Face the Nation In COLOR NFL on CBS In COLOR and/or local programming Mister Ed Ted Mack's Amateur Hour The Twentieth Century Local
Winter CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local programming CBS Sports Spectacular In COLOR CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local programming
NBC Fall local programming Open Mind Meet the Press In COLOR Frontiers of Faith / Eternal Light / Catholic Hour Wild Kingdom In COLOR College Bowl In COLOR AFL on NBC In COLOR and/or local The Frank McGee Report In COLOR The Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials In COLOR (continued into primetime)
Winter NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local programming Sports in Action Wild Kingdom In COLOR College Bowl In COLOR
Summer NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local programming Vietnam Weekly Report Sportsman's Holiday

By network

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See also

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Sources

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  • Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984
  • TV GUIDE, Volume 14, No. 25, New York Metropolitan Edition, June 18–24, 1966