In the Spring of 1954, The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that game shows which award prizes, or "give-away programs," are not a form of gambling, as contestants do not risk their own money.
| Sunday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | You Asked For It | The Frank Leahy Show 7:45 Notre Dame Football | The Walter Winchell Show 9:15 The Orchid Award | Juke Box Jury | Hour of Decision 10:45 local | |||
| CBS | Quiz Kids | Private Secretary | Toast of the Town | The Fred Waring Show / General Electric Theater | The Man Behind the Badge | The Web | What's My Line? | |
| NBC | The Paul Winchell Show | Mister Peepers | The Colgate Comedy Hour | The Philco Television Playhouse / Goodyear Television Playhouse | The Loretta Young Show | Man Against Crime | ||
| DuMont | . . . | Washington Exclusive | . . . | Rocky King, Inside Detective | The Plainclothesman | Dollar for a Second | Youth on the March | |
| Monday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Walter Winchell Show John Daly and the News | Jamie | Sky King | Of Many Things | Junior Press Conference | The Big Picture | This Is the Life | . . . |
| CBS | . . . | Douglas Edwards with the News 7:45 The Perry Como Show | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Arthur Godrey's Talent Scouts | I Love Lucy | The Red Buttons Show | Studio One | |
| NBC | . . . | The Arthur Murray Party 7:45 Camel News Caravan | Name That Tune | The Voice of Firestone | The Dennis Day Show | Robert Montgomery Presents | Who Said That? | |
| DuMont | Captain Video 7:15 Marge and Jeff | . . . | Twenty Questions | The Big Issue | Guide Right | Football Sidelines 9:45 Famous Fights | Boxing from Eastern Parkway | |
| Tuesday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 7:15 John Daly and the News | . . . . | Cavalcade of America | Make Room for Daddy | The United States Steel Hour | The Name's the Same | ||
| CBS | . . . | Douglas Edwards with the News 7:45 The Jane Froman Show | The Gene Autry Show | The Red Skelton Show | This Is Show Business | Suspense | Danger | See It Now |
| NBC | . . . | The Dinah Shore Show 7:45 Camel News Caravan | The Buick-Berle Show | Fireside Theater | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Judge for Yourself | On the Line with Considine 10:45 It Happened in Sports | |
| DuMont | Captain Video 7:15 Marge and Jeff | . . . | Life Is Worth Living | Pantomime Quiz | . . . | |||
| Wednesday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 7:15 John Daly and the News | Inspector Mark Saber -- Homicide Squad | At Issue 8:15 Through the Curtain | Answers for Americans | Take It from Me | Dr. I.Q. | Wrestling from the Marigold in Chicago | |
| CBS | . . . | Douglas Edwards with the News 7:45 The Perry Como Show | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | Strike It Rich | I've Got a Secret | Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts 10:45 Sports Spot | ||
| NBC | . . . | Those Two 7:45 Camel News Caravan | I Married Joan | My Little Margie | Kraft Television Theater | This Is Your Life | . . . | |
| DuMont | Captain Video 7:15 Marge and Jeff | . . . | The Johns Hopkins Science Review | Joseph Schildkraut Presents | Colonel Humphrey Flack | On Your Way | Stars on Parade | The Music Show |
| Thursday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 7:15 John Daly and the News | The Lone Ranger | Quick As a Flash | Where's Raymond? | Back That Fact | Kraft Television Theater | . . . | |
| CBS | . . . | Douglas Edwards with the News 7:45 Jane Froman's U.S.A. Canteen | Meet Mr. McNutley | Four Star Playhouse | Lux Video Theater | Big Town | Philip Morris Playhouse | Place the Face |
| NBC | . . . | The Dinah Shore Show 7:45 Camel News Caravan | You Bet Your Life | Treasury Men in Action | Dragnet | Ford Theatre | Martin Kane, Private Eye | . . . |
| DuMont | Captain Video 7:15 Marge and Jeff | . . . | Football Highlights | Broadway to Hollywood -- Headline Clues | What's the Story | . . . | ||
| Friday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 7:15 John Daly and the News | Trouble with Father | Ozzie and Harriet | Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Pride of the Family | The Comeback Story | Showcase Theater | . . . |
| CBS | . . . | Douglas Edwards with the News 7:45 The Perry Como Show | Mama | Topper | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Our Miss Brooks | My Friend Irma | Person to Person |
| NBC | . . . | Coke Time with Eddie Fisher 7:45 Camel News Caravan | The Dave Garroway Show | The Life of Riley | The Big Story | Campbell Soundstage | Gillette Cavalcade of Sports | 10:45 Greatest Fights of the Century |
| DuMont | Captain Video 7:15 Marge and Jeff | . . . | Front Page Detective | Melody Street | Life Begins at Eighty | Nine Thirty Curtain | Chance of a Lifetime | Down You Go |
| Saturday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club | Leave It to the Girls | Talent Patrol | Music at the Meadowbrook | The Saturday Night Fights 9:45 Fight Talk | Madison Square Garden Hightlights | . . . | |
| CBS | Meet Millie | Beat the Clock | The Jackie Gleason Show | Two for the Money | My Favorite Husband | Medallion Theater | Revlon Mirror Theater | |
| NBC | Watch Mr. Wizard | Ethel and Albert | Bonino | The Original Amateur Hour | Your Show of Shows | Your Hit Parade | ||
| DuMont | . . . | NFL game | ||||||
ABC: From October 1953 to January 1955, Kraft produced a second Kraft Television Theatre -- to promote Cheez Whiz.
CBS: The Jack Benny Program ran every third Sunday at 7:30. The Red Skelton Show moved from NBC.
NBC: The Bob Hope Show ran monthly, Sundays at 8pm. The Arthur Murray Party moved from DuMont. Texaco Star Theater was renamed the Buick-Berle Show. The Loretta Young Show was formerly named Letter to Loretta, until February. The Original Amateur Hour was revived after a hiatus from September 1952-April 1953.
DuMont: Keep Posted was renamed The Big Issue. Chance of a Lifetime moved from ABC.
The Danny Thomas Show (Make Room for Daddy) debuts on September 29 and would run until September 2, 1971. CBS daytime soap The Secret Storm debuts on February 1, 1954 and would run until February 8, 1974.
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