| Sunday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | You Asked For It | The Original Amateur Hour | Press Conference | Omnibus | . . . | |||
| CBS | Lassie | The Jack Benny Program / Private Secretary | The Ed Sullivan Show | General Electric Theater | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The $64,000 Challenge | What's My Line? | |
| NBC | Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers | Circus Boy | The Steve Allen Show | Goodyear Television Playhouse / The Alcoa Hour | The Loretta Young Show | National Bowling Championships | ||
| Monday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | Bold Journey | The Danny Thomas Show | The Voice of Firestone | Life Is Worth Living | Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent | . . . | |
| CBS | . . . | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Arthur Godrey's Talent Scouts | I Love Lucy | December Bride | Studio One | |
| NBC | . . . | The Golden Touch of Frankie Carle 7:45 Huntley-Brinkley Report | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Stanley | Medic | Robert Montgomery Presents | . . . | |
| Tuesday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | Cheyenne / Conflict | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Broken Arrow | Du Pont Theater | It's Polka Time | . . . | |
| CBS | . . . | Name That Tune | The Phil Silvers Show | The Brothers | The Herb Shriner Show | The Red Skelton Show | The $64,000 Question | Do You Trust Your Wife? |
| NBC | . . . | The Jonathan Winters Show 7:45 Huntley-Brinkley Report | The Big Surprise | Noah's Ark | The Jane Wyman Show | Armstrong Circle Theatre / The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Break the $25,000 Bank | |
| Wednesday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | Disneyland | Navy Log | Ozzie and Harriet | Ford Theater | The Wednesday Night Fights | ||
| CBS | . . . | Giant Step | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | The Millionaire | I've Got a Secret | The United States Steel Hour / The 20th Century Fox Hour | ||
| NBC | . . . | Coke Time with Eddie Fisher 7:45 Huntley-Brinkley Report | The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | Father Knows Best | Kraft Television Theater | This Is Your Life | Twenty One | |
| Thursday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | The Lone Ranger | Circus Time | Wire Service | Ozark Jubilee | |||
| CBS | . . . | Sergeant Preston of Yukon | The Bob Cummings Show | Climax! | Playhouse 90 | |||
| NBC | . . . | The Dinah Shore Show 7:45 Huntley-Brinkley Report | You Bet Your Life | Dragnet | The People's Choice | The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford | Lux Video Theatre | |
| Friday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Crossroads | Treasure Hunt | The Vise | The Ray Anthony Show | ||
| CBS | . . . | My Friend Flicka | The West Point Story | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater | Crusader | Schlitz Playhouse | The Lineup | Person to Person | |
| NBC | . . . | Coke Time with Eddie Fisher 7:45 Huntley-Brinkley Report | The Life of Riley | The Walter Winchell Show | The Joseph Cotton Show | The Big Story | Gillette Cavalcade of Sports | 10:45 Red Barber's Corner | |
| Saturday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | . . . | Famous Film Festival | Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dancing Party | Masquerade Party | . . . | |||
| CBS | Beat the Clock | The Buccaneers | The Jackie Gleason Show | The Gale Storm Show | Hey, Jeannie! | Gunsmoke | High Finance | |
| NBC | ... | People Are Funny | The Perry Como Show | Caesar's Hour | The George Gobel Show | Your Hit Parade | ||
ABC: The Danny Thomas Show was formerly named Make Room for Daddy.
CBS: A program about the presidential election, Pick the Winner, aired from September to October 31 on Wednesdays, 7:30-8pm (it had also aired in 1952 on both DuMont and CBS). Shower of Stars continued to air once a month, Thursdays at 8:30-9:30. Douglas Edwards with the News aired at 6:45 on some affiliates, and at 7:15 on others. My Friend Flicka ran 39 episodes, February 10, 1956-February 1, 1957. Mr. Adams and Eve replaced Crusader on January 4.
NBC: Hallmark Hall of Fame aired monthly, 7:30-9pm on Sundays. Producers' Showcase continued to run monthly, 8pm-9:30 on Mondays. Saturday Color Carnival aired monthly, Saturday at 9pm-10:30. The Dinah Shore Show ran monthly, Fridays at 10-11pm.
To Tell the Truth debuts on December 18, 1956, and would run until September 6, 1968 on CBS. Syndicated program The Jack LaLanne Show debuts in 1956 and would run until 1970.
NTA Film Network, effectively a syndication package, was launched in October and lasted as a primetime alternative until November 1961. Taped programs were mailed to more than 100 affiliates. 20th Century Fox bought a 50% stake in the company shortly after its launch. NTA's programs this season included The Bill Corum Sports Show, Man's Heritage, The Passerby, and Fox films.
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