# 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

| Network | 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 | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | The Young Set | The Young Set | The Donna Reed Show (R) | Father Knows Best (R) | Ben Casey (R) | Ben Casey (R) | The Nurses | A Time for Us2:55 pm: News with the Woman's Touch | General Hospital | The Young Marrieds | Never Too Young4:25 pm: Arlene Dahl's Beauty Spot In COLOR (effective 3/28) | Where the Action Is | Local | Local | Peter Jennings with the News6:15: Local | Local |
| ABC | December | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Supermarket Sweep | The Dating Game | The Donna Reed Show (R) | Father Knows Best (R) | Ben Casey (R) | Ben Casey (R) | The Nurses | A Time for Us2:55 pm: News with the Woman's Touch | General Hospital | The Young Marrieds | Never Too Young4:25 pm: Arlene Dahl's Beauty Spot In COLOR (effective 3/28) | Where the Action Is | Local | Local | Peter Jennings with the News6:15: Local | Local |
| ABC | Spring | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Supermarket Sweep | The Dating Game | The Donna Reed Show (R) | Father Knows Best (R) | Ben Casey (R) | Ben Casey (R) | Confidential for Women | A Time for Us2:55 pm: News with the Woman's Touch | General Hospital | The Nurses | Never Too Young4:25 pm: Arlene Dahl's Beauty Spot In COLOR (effective 3/28) | Where the Action Is | Local | Local | Peter Jennings with the News6:15: Local | Local |
| ABC | Summer | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Supermarket Sweep | The Dating Game | The Donna Reed Show (R) | Father Knows Best (R) | Ben Casey (R) | Ben Casey (R) | The Newlywed Game | A Time for Us2:55 pm: News with the Woman's Touch | General Hospital | The Nurses | Dark Shadows | Where the Action Is | Local | Local | Peter Jennings with the News6:15: Local | Local |
| CBS | CBS | 7:05: CBS Morning News (In COLOR starting 8/29) | Local | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local | Local | I Love Lucy (R) | The Real McCoys (R) | Andy Of Mayberry (R) | The Dick Van Dyke Morning Show (R) | Love of Life12:25: CBS News | 12:30: Search for Tomorrow12:45: The Guiding Light | Local | As the World Turns | Password | Art Linkletter's House Party (In COLOR starting 9/13) | To Tell the Truth3:25: CBS News | The Edge of Night | The Secret Storm | Local | Local | Local | Local | CBS Evening News (In COLOR starting 1/31) |
| NBC | Fall | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Local | 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 COLOR12:55 pm: NBC News | Local | Let's Make a Deal In COLOR1:55 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 COLOR4:25: NBC News | Local | Local | Local | Local | The Huntley–Brinkley Report (In COLOR starting 11/15) |
| NBC | November | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Local | 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 COLOR12:55 pm: NBC News | Local | Let's Make a Deal In COLOR1:55 pm: NBC News | Days of Our Lives In COLOR | The Doctors | Another World (In COLOR starting 6/20) | You Don't Say! In COLOR | The Match Game In COLOR4:25: NBC News | Local | Local | Local | Local | The Huntley–Brinkley Report (In COLOR starting 11/15) |
| NBC | Winter | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Local | Local | Eye Guess In COLOR10:25: 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 COLOR12:55 pm: NBC News | Local | Let's Make a Deal In COLOR1:55 pm: NBC News | Days of Our Lives In COLOR | The Doctors | Another World (In COLOR starting 6/20) | You Don't Say! In COLOR | The Match Game In COLOR4:25: NBC News | Local | Local | Local | Local | The Huntley–Brinkley Report (In COLOR starting 11/15) |
| NBC | Summer | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Local | Local | Eye Guess In COLOR10:25: NBC News | Concentration | Morning Star (In COLOR starting 9/27) | Paradise Bay (In COLOR starting 9/27) | Jeopardy! In COLOR | Swinging Country In COLOR12:55 pm: NBC News | Local | Let's Make a Deal In COLOR1:55 pm: NBC News | Days of Our Lives In COLOR | The Doctors | Another World (In COLOR starting 6/20) | You Don't Say! In COLOR | The Match Game In COLOR4:25: NBC News | Local | Local | Local | Local | The Huntley–Brinkley Report (In COLOR starting 11/15) |
| NBC | July | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Today (In COLOR starting 9/13) | Local | Local | Eye Guess In COLOR10:25: NBC News | Concentration | Chain Letter In COLOR | Showdown In COLOR | Jeopardy! In COLOR | Swinging Country In COLOR12:55 pm: NBC News | Local | Let's Make a Deal In COLOR1:55 pm: NBC News | Days of Our Lives In COLOR | The Doctors | Another World (In COLOR starting 6/20) | You Don't Say! In COLOR | The Match Game In COLOR4:25: NBC News | Local | Local | Local | Local | The Huntley–Brinkley Report (In COLOR starting 11/15) |

## Saturday

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

## Sunday

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