History of Daytime TV Schedules

Network Daytime Listings: ABC 1955-59

1955/10/03:
pm05:00-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/27/57)

1956/01/16:
pm03:00-pm05:00: Afternoon Film Festival (through 10/26/56)
pm05:00-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/27/57)

1956/10/29:
pm03:00-pm04:30: Afternoon Film Festival (through 8/02/57)
pm04:30-pm05:00: ????
pm05:00-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/27/57)

1957/08/05:
pm03:00-pm04:30: American Bandstand (through 11/15/57)
pm05:00-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/27/57)

1957/09/30:
pm03:00-pm04:30: American Bandstand (through 11/15/57)
pm04:30-pm05:00: Do You Trust Your Wife? (through 11/15/57)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (M) The Buccaneers (9/30/57 through 9/22/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (T) The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (10/01/57 through 9/23/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (W) The Adventures of Superman (10/02/57 through 9/24/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (Th) The Woody Woodpecker Show (10/03/57 through 9/25/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (F) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (10/04/57 through 9/26/58)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1957/11/18:
pm03:00-pm03:30: American Bandstand (through 9/26/58)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:00: American Bandstand (through 9/26/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (M) The Buccaneers (9/30/57 through 9/22/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (T) The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (10/01/57 through 9/23/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (W) The Adventures of Superman (10/02/57 through 9/24/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (Th) The Woody Woodpecker Show (10/03/57 through 9/25/58)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (F) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (10/04/57 through 9/26/58)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1958/09/29:
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (Th) Tales of the Texas Rangers (through 12/18/58)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1958/10/13:
am11:00-am11:30: Day in Court (through 12/19/58)
am11:30-om12:30: The Peter Lind Hayes Show (through 4/10/59)
om12:30-pm01:00: Mother's Day (through 1/02/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30 The Liberace Show (through 4/10/59)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Chance For Romance (through 12/05/58)
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (Th) Tales of the Texas Rangers (through 12/18/58)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1958/12/08:
am11:00-am11:30: Day in Court (through 12/19/58)
am11:30-om12:30: The Peter Lind Hayes Show (through 4/10/59)
om12:30-pm01:00: Mother's Day (through 1/02/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30 The Liberace Show (through 4/10/59)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: ???
pm02:30-pm03:00: Music Bingo (through 4/10/59)
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:00-pm05:30: (Th) Tales of the Texas Rangers (through 12/18/58)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1958/12/22:
am11:30-om12:30: The Peter Lind Hayes Show (through 4/10/59)
om12:30-pm01:00: Mother's Day (through 1/02/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30 The Liberace Show (through 4/10/59)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: Music Bingo (through 4/10/59)
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1959/01/05:
am11:30-om12:30: The Peter Lind Hayes Show (through 4/10/59)
om12:30-pm01:00: Play Your Hunch (through 5/08/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30: The Liberace Show (through 4/10/59)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: Music Bingo (through 4/10/59)
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1959/04/13:
am11:30-om12:00: The Gale Storm Show (through 1/06/61)
om12:00-om12:30: The George Hamilton IV Show (through 5/29/59)
om12:30-pm01:00: Play Your Hunch (through 5/08/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo (through 1/01/60)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: ???
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1959/05/11:
am11:30-om12:00: The Gale Storm Show (through 1/06/61)
om12:00-om12:30: The George Hamilton IV Show (through 5/29/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo (through 1/01/60)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: ???
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1959/05/18:
am11:30-om12:00: The Gale Storm Show (through 1/06/61)
om12:00-om12:30: The George Hamilton IV Show (through 5/29/59)
om12:30-pm01:00: Pantotime Quiz (through 10/09/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo (through 1/01/60)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: ???
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1959/06/02:
am11:30-om12:00: The Gale Storm Show (through 1/06/61)
om12:00-om12:30: Across The Board (through 10/09/59)
om12:30-pm01:00: Pantotime Quiz (through 10/09/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo (through 1/01/60)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: ???
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (through 9/25/59)
pm05:30-pm06:00: The Mickey Mouse Club (through 9/25/59)

1959/09/28:
am11:00-am11:30: The Restless Gun (through 10/07/60)
am11:30-om12:00: The Gale Storm Show (through 1/06/61)
om12:00-om12:30: Across The Board (through 10/09/59)
om12:30-pm01:00: Pantotime Quiz (through 10/09/59)
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo (through 1/01/60)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: ???
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:00: American Bandstand (through 9/29/61)
pm05:00-pm05:30: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (through 9/29/61)
pm05:30-pm06:00: (M W F) My Friend Flicka (through 9/01/60)

1959/10/12:
am11:00-am11:30: The Restless Gun (through 10/07/60)
am11:30-om12:00: The Gale Storm Show (through 1/06/61)
om12:00-om12:30: Love That Bob (through 1/06/61)
om12:30-pm01:00: ???
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo (through 1/01/60)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ???
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: ???
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:00: American Bandstand (through 9/29/61)
pm05:00-pm05:30: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (through 9/29/61)
pm05:30-pm06:00: (M W F) My Friend Flicka (through 9/01/60)

1959/11/19:
am11:00-am11:30: The Restless Gun (through 10/07/60)
am11:30-om12:00: The Gale Storm Show (through 1/06/61)
om12:00-om12:30: Love That Bob (through 1/06/61)
om12:30-pm01:00: ???
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo (through 1/01/60)
pm01:30-pm02:00: ??? (possibly no network show)
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court (through 9/29/61)
pm02:30-pm03:00: ???
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock (through 1/27/61)
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust? (through 12/27/63)
pm04:00-pm05:00: American Bandstand (through 9/29/61)
pm05:00-pm05:30: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (through 9/29/61)
pm05:30-pm06:00: (M W F) My Friend Flicka (through 9/01/60)
pm05:30-pm06:00: (Th) Rocky and His Friends (through 3/03/60)

The ABC station in Los Angeles had this schedule:
om12:00-om12:30: The Restless Gun
om12:30-pm01:00: Love That Bob
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo
pm01:30-pm02:00: ??? (possibly no network show)
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Gale Storm Show
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: Do You Trust Your Wife?/Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (optional 30 minute add-on)
pm05:30-pm06:00: (M W F) My Friend Flicka (through 9/01/60)
pm05:30-pm06:00: (Th) Rocky and His Friends (through 3/03/60)