The 1956–57 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1956 to August 1957.
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.| 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 | |
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| ABC | Fall | local programming | Afternoon Film Festival | The Mickey Mouse Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| August | American Bandstand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Fall | 7:00 The Jimmy Dean Show7:45 Walter Cronkite with the News | 8:00 Captain Kangaroo8:45 Charles Collingwood with the News | local programming | The Garry Moore Show (M-Th, to 11:30 F) | Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) / The Garry Moore Show (F) | Strike It Rich | 12:00 Valiant Lady12:15 Love of Life | 12:30 Search for Tomorrow12:45 The Guiding Light | 1:00 CBS News/1:10 Stand Up and Be Counted | As the World Turns | Our Miss Brooks (repeats) | Art Linkletter's House Party | The Big Payoff | The Bob Crosby Show | 4:00 The Brighter Day4:15 The Secret Storm | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | |||||
| August | 12:00 Hotel Cosmopolitan12:15 Love of Life | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC | Fall | The Today Show starring Dave Garroway | Local/syndicated programming | Ding Dong School | NBC Bandstand | The Home Show | Tic-Tac-Dough | It Could Be You | local programming | The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Matinee Theater (most presentations in color) | 4:00 Queen for a Day4:45 Modern Romances (soap) | Comedy Time* (repeats) | Local/syndicated programming | |||||||||
| November | The Price Is Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winter | The Home Show | The Price Is Right | Truth or Consequences | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer | Arlene Francis Show | Treasure Hunt | Close-Up | Club 60 | Bride and Groom | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| CBS | Fall | local programming | Captain Kangaroo | Mighty Mouse Playhouse | Winky Dink and You | Tales of the Texas Rangers | Big Top | local programming | |||||||||||||||
| Spring | Susan's Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer | It's A Hit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC | Fall | local programming | Howdy Doody In COLOR | I Married Joan | Fury | Cowboy Theater | Watch Mr. Wizard | local programming | |||||||||||||||
| Spring | The Gumby Show | Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion | True Story | Detective Diary | local programming | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||
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| ABC | Fall | local programming | College News Conference | Medical Horizons | local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Winter | Dean Pike | Press Conference | local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring | Open Hearing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer | local programming | College News Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Fall | local programming | bgcolor=gold rowspan=5 | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Eye on New York | Camera Three | Let's Take A Trip | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Pro Football | Sunday News (3:45PM) | local programming | See It Now | Telephone Time | You Are There | |||||||||||
| November | UN in Action | The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show | Face the Nation | Pro Football | Sunday News (4:45PM) | Air Power | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winter | local programming | The Last Word | Face the Nation | CBS World News Roundup | local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring | My Friend Flicka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer | Eye on New York | local programming | Face the Nation | CBS World News Roundup | The Last Word | You Are There | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC | Fall | local programming | Catholic Hour | local programming | Youth Wants To Know / American Forum | Outlook | Zoo Parade In COLOR | Wide Wide World / Washington Square | local programming | Meet the Press | The Roy Rogers Show | |||||||||||||||
| November | Frontiers of Faith | Topper | local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring | Watch Mr. Wizard | Youth Wants To Know / American Forum | Wide Wide World / Washington Square / Project 20 | Outlook | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer | local programming | Watch Mr. Wizard | Youth Wants To Know / American Forum | Zoo Parade In COLOR | Frontiers of Faith | Cowboy Theater | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August | Catholic Hour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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