1963–64 United States network television schedule
Appearance
This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1963. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
New fall series are highlighted in bold.
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime. The Top-10 most-watched programs are colored in yellow. The Top-10 most-watched programs are colored in cyan.
Sunday
Note: 100 Grand only lasted 3 weeks, and was replaced by Laughs for Sale, which didn't last much longer.
Monday
Tuesday
PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Combat! | McHale's Navy | The Greatest Show on Earth | The Fugitive | |||
CBS | Marshal Dillon (Gunsmoke repeats) | The Red Skelton Hour | Petticoat Junction | The Jack Benny Program | The Garry Moore Show | ||
NBC | Mr. Novak | Redigo | The Richard Boone Show | The Bell Telephone Hour / The Andy Williams Show |
Wednesday
PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | The Patty Duke Show | The Price Is Right | Ben Casey | Channing | ||
CBS | Chronicle / CBS Reports | Glynis | The Beverly Hillbillies | The Dick Van Dyke Show | The Danny Kaye Show | ||
NBC | The Virginian | Espionage | The Eleventh Hour |
Note : On ABC, The Farmer's Daughter moved into the 8:30-9 p.m. time period on December 4, and The Price Is Right took over the Friday 9:30-10 p.m. time period on December 6.
Thursday
PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | The Flintstones | The Donna Reed Show | My Three Sons | The Jimmy Dean Show | The Edie Adams Show / The Sid Caesar Show | Local | |
CBS | Password | Rawhide | Perry Mason | The Nurses | |||
NBC | Temple Houston | Dr. Kildare | Hazel | The Kraft Suspense Theater / Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall |
Friday
Please refer to ABC note under Wednesday.
Saturday
PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Hootenanny | The Lawrence Welk Show | The Jerry Lewis Show (ends 11:30) | ||||
CBS | Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine | The New Phil Silvers Show | The Defenders | Gunsmoke | |||
NBC | The Lieutenant | The Joey Bishop Show | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies |
References
- Castleman, H. & Podrazik, W. (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill. 314 pp.
- McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
- Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.