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1966–67 United States network television schedule (daytime)

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The 1966–67 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1966 to August 1967.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold, children's programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

Note: This is the first full season in which practically all NBC weekday programs were in color.

Monday-Friday

Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABCFallDecemberJanuaryFebruarySpringAprilSummerCBSNBCFallJanuarySpringSummer
LocalSupermarket SweepThe Dating GameThe Donna Reed Show (R)Father Knows Best (R)Ben Casey (R)The Newlywed Game (In COLOR starting 4/3)A Time for Us2:55 pm: News with the Woman's TouchGeneral HospitalThe NursesDark ShadowsWhere the Action IsLocalPeter Jennings with the News6:15: LocalLocal
*Dream Girl of '67 (In COLOR starting 4/3)2:55: News with the Woman's Touch*
Peter Jennings with the News (In COLOR starting 1/9)
*Everybody's Talking*The Donna Reed Show (R)
*One in a Million**The Fugitive* (R)Dark Shadows (In COLOR starting 8/11)The Dating Game (In COLOR starting 4/3)Local
Local*Dateline: Hollywood*10:55: *The Children's Doctor*
*The Honeymoon Race* (In COLOR starting 7/17)*The Family Game* (In COLOR starting 6/19)
7:05: CBS Morning News In COLORLocalCaptain Kangaroo (In COLOR starting 9/10)Local*Candid Camera* (R)*The Beverly Hillbillies* (R)Andy of Mayberry (R)The Dick Van Dyke Show (R)Love of Life12:25: CBS News12:30: Search for Tomorrow12:45: The Guiding Light (In COLOR starting 3/11)LocalAs the World Turns (In COLOR starting 8/21)Password (In COLOR starting 9/12)Art Linkletter's House Party In COLORTo Tell the Truth (In COLOR starting 12/5)3:25: CBS NewsThe Edge of NightThe Secret StormLocalCBS Evening News In COLOR
Today In COLORLocalEye Guess LIVE and In COLOR10:25: NBC NewsConcentration LIVE (In COLOR starting 11/7)*The Pat Boone Show* (In COLOR starting 10/17)*The Hollywood Squares* (In COLOR starting 10/17)Jeopardy! In COLORSwinging Country In COLOR12:55 pm: NBC NewsLocalLet's Make a Deal In COLOR1:55 pm: NBC NewsDays of Our Lives In COLORThe Doctors (In COLOR starting 9/12)Another World LIVE and In COLORYou Don't Say! In COLORThe Match Game LIVE and In COLOR4:25: NBC NewsLocalThe HuntleyBrinkley Report In COLOR
*Reach for the Stars* LIVE and In COLOR10:25 am: NBC NewsEye Guess LIVE and In COLOR12:55: NBC News
*Snap Judgment* In COLOR10:25: NBC News
*Personality* In COLOR
  • With the final daytime airing of Where The Action Is on March 31, 1967, ABC returned the 4:30 (ET)/3:30 (CT) timeslot to its affiliates, joining CBS and NBC in ending its daytime lineup after the aforementioned timeslot.

Saturday

Network6:00 am6:30 am7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABCFallWinterCBSNBCFallWinterSpring
Local*The King Kong Show* In COLORThe Beatles In COLORThe New Casper Cartoon Show (R) In COLORThe Magilla Gorilla Show (R)The Bugs Bunny Show (R)The Milton the Monster Show In COLORHoppity Hooper In COLORThe New American Bandstand 1967 (In COLOR starting 9/9)ABC Sports In COLOR and/or localWide World of Sports In COLORLocal
LocalThe Porky Pig Show (R)The Milton the Monster Show In COLORThe Magilla Gorilla Show (R)
LocalSunrise SemesterLocalCaptain Kangaroo In COLORMighty Mouse & The Mighty Heroes In COLORUnderdog In COLOR*Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles* In COLOR*Space Ghost and Dino Boy* In COLOR*The New Adventures of Superman* In COLOR*The Lone Ranger* In COLOR*The Road Runner Show* In COLOR*The Beagles* In COLORTom and Jerry In COLORCBS Sports In COLOR and/or localCBS Evening News In COLOR
Local*The Super 6* In COLORThe Atom Ant Show In COLORThe Secret Squirrel Show In COLOR*The Space Kidettes* In COLOR*Cool McCool* In COLORThe Jetsons (R)Top Cat (R)*The Smithsonian* In COLOR*Animal Secrets* In COLORNBC Sports In COLOR and/or local
The Flintstones (R)The Secret Squirrel Show In COLORCool McCool In COLOR
NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local

Sunday

Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABCFallWinterCBSFallWinterSummerNBCFallWinterSummer
local programmingLinus the Lionhearted In COLORBeany and Cecil (R)The Peter Potamus Show (R)The Bullwinkle Show (R)Discovery In COLORlocal programmingDirectionsIssues and AnswersABC Sports and/or localThe Porky Pig Show (R)Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (R)ABC Sports and/or local
Beany and Cecil (R)Linus the Lionhearted In COLOR
local programmingLamp Unto My FeetLook Up and LiveCamera Threelocal programmingFace the NationNFL on CBS and/or local programmingTo Tell the TruthTed Mack's Amateur HourThe Twentieth CenturyLocal
CBS Sports and/or local programmingCBS Sports SpectacularCBS Sports and/or local programming*The 21st Century*
CBS Sports and/or local programmingI Love Lucy (R)
local programmingOpen MindMeet the PressFrontiers of Faith / Eternal Light / Catholic HourWild KingdomAFL on NBC and/or localCollege BowlThe Frank McGee Report In COLORThe Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials In COLOR (continued into primetime)
NBC Sports and/or local programmingWild Kingdom
NBC Sports and/or local programmingSportsman's HolidayThe Smithsonian

By network

[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]

Returning series:

  • A Time for Us
  • ABC News
  • Ben Casey (reruns)
  • Beany and Cecil
  • The Bugs Bunny Show
  • The Bullwinkle Show (reruns)
  • Dateline:Hollywood
  • Dark Shadows
  • The Dating Game
  • Discovery 1966-1967
  • The Nurses (from CBS)
  • The Donna Reed Show (reruns)
  • Father Knows Best (reruns)
  • General Hospital
  • Issues and Answers
  • Let's Make a Deal
  • Linus the Lionhearted (from CBS)
  • The Magilla Gorilla Show
  • The Milton the Monster Show
  • The New American Bandstand 1967
  • The Beatles
  • The New Casper Cartoon Show
  • The Newlywed Game
  • News with the Woman's Touch
  • Peter Jennings with the News
  • The Peter Potamus Show (reruns)
  • The Porky Pig Show (reruns)
  • Supermarket Sweep
  • Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (reruns) (from CBS)
  • Where the Action Is New series:
  • Dream Girl of '67
  • The Children's Doctor
  • Everybody's Talking
  • The Family Game
  • The Fugitive (reruns)
  • The Honeymoon Race
  • The King Kong Show
  • One in a Million Not returning from 1965–66
  • Arlene Dahl's Beauty Spot
  • It's Confidential For Women
  • Never Too Young
  • The Young Marrieds
  • The Young Set
  • Shenanigans

[[CBS]]

Returning series:

  • Andy of Mayberry (reruns)
  • Art Linkletter's House Party
  • As the World Turns
  • Camera Three
  • Captain Kangaroo
  • CBS Evening News
  • CBS Morning News
  • CBS News
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show (reruns)
  • The Edge of Night
  • Face the Nation
  • The Guiding Light
  • Lamp Unto My Feet
  • The Linkletter Show
  • Look Up and Live
  • Love of Life
  • Mighty Mouse & The Mighty Heroes
  • The NFL Today
  • Password
  • Search for Tomorrow
  • The Secret Storm
  • Sunrise Semester
  • Ted Mack's Amateur Hour
  • To Tell the Truth
  • Tom and Jerry
  • Underdog (moved from NBC)
  • Where the Heart Is New series:
  • The Beagles
  • The Beverly Hillbillies (reruns)
  • Candid Camera (reruns)
  • Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles
  • The Lone Ranger
  • The New Adventures of Superman
  • The Road Runner Show
  • Space Ghost and Dino Boy Not returning from 1965-66
  • I Love Lucy (reruns)
  • The Real McCoys (reruns)
  • The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show
  • Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (moved to ABC)
  • Linus the Lionhearted (moved to ABC)
  • The Quick Draw McGraw Show
  • Sky King (reruns)
  • Lassie (continued in primetime)
  • My Friend Flicka (reruns)
  • The CBS Saturday News

[[NBC]]

Returning series:

  • Another World
  • Another World in Bay City
  • The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show
  • The Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials (continues into Primetime)
  • Concentration
  • Cool McCool
  • Days of Our Lives
  • The Doctors
  • Eye Guess
  • The Flintstones reruns
  • The Frank McGee Report
  • Frontiers of Faith
  • Hidden Faces
  • Jeopardy!
  • Let's Make a Deal
  • The Match Game
  • Meet the Press
  • NBC News
  • NBC Saturday Night News
  • NBC Sunday Night News
  • Today
  • Top Cat reruns
  • You Don't Say!
  • Young Samson New series:
  • Animal Secrets
  • The Hollywood Squares
  • Personality
  • Reach for the Stars
  • The Smithsonian
  • Snap Judgment
  • The Space Kidettes
  • The Super 6 Not returning from 1965-66
  • Chain Letter
  • Fractured Phrases
  • Let's Play Post Office
  • Morning Star
  • Paradise Bay
  • Showdown
  • Swinging Country
  • Underdog (Moved to CBS)
  • Fury (reruns)
  • The First Look
  • Exploring

Sources

  • Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984
  • TV schedules, NEW YORK TIMES, September 1966-September 1967 (microfilm)
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