1966–67 United States network television schedule (daytime)
These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning in September 1966. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
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.
Note: This is the first full season in which practically all NBC weekday programs were in color.
Fall 1966
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local | Supermarket Sweep | The Dating Game | The Donna Reed Show reruns | Father Knows Best reruns | Ben Casey reruns | The Newlywed Game | 2:30 pm: A Time for Us
2:55 pm: News with the Women's Touch |
General Hospital | The Nurses | Dark Shadows | Where the Action Is | ||||||||
| CBS | 7:05 am: CBS Morning News | local | Captain Kangaroo | local | Candid Camera reruns | The Beverly Hillbillies reruns | Andy of Mayberry reruns | The Dick Van Dyke Show reruns | noon: Love of Life
12:25 pm: CBS News |
12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow
12:45 pm: The Guiding Light |
Local | As the World Turns | Password Color (from 9/12) | Art Linkletter's House Party color | 3:00 pm: To Tell the Truth Color (from 12/5)
3:25 pm: CBS News |
The Edge of Night | The Secret Storm | local | ||
| NBC | Today In Color | local programming | 10:00 am: Eye Guess Live and in color 10:25 am: NBC News | Concentration Live and In Color (from 11/7) | The Pat Boone Show In Color | Hollywood Squares In Color | Jeopardy! In Color | 12:30 pm: Swinging Country In Color 12:55 pm: NBC News | local | 1:30 pm: Let's Make a Deal In Color
1:55 pm: NBC News |
Days of Our Lives In Color | The Doctors. In Color from 10/17 | Another World Live and In Color | You Don't Say! In Color | 4:00 pm: Match Game Live and In Color
4:25 pm: NBC News |
local | ||||
Winter 1966–1967
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local programming | Supermarket Sweep | The Dating Game | The Donna Reed Show reruns (to Feb. 3) / Everybody's Talking (game show from Feb. 6) | Father Knows Best reruns (to Feb. 3) / The Donna Reed Show reruns (From Feb. 6) | Ben Casey reruns | The Newlywed Game | 2:30 pm: Dream Girl of '67
2:55 pm: News with the Women's Touch |
General Hospital | The Nurses | Dark Shadows | Where the Action Is | ||||||||
| CBS | 7:05 am: CBS Morning News | local | Captain Kangaroo | local | Candid Camera reruns | The Beverly Hillbillies reruns | Andy of Mayberry reruns | The Dick Van Dyke Show reruns | noon: Love of Life
12:25 pm: CBS News |
12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow
12:45 pm: The Guiding Light |
Local | As the World Turns | Password In Color | Art Linkletter's House Party In Color | 3:00 pm: To Tell the Truth In Color
3:25 pm: CBS News |
The Edge of Night | The Secret Storm | local | ||
| NBC | Today In Color | local | 10:00 am: Reach for the Stars Live and in Color 10:25 am: NBC News | Concentration Live and In Color | The Pat Boone Show In Color | Hollywood Squares In Color | Jeopardy! In Color | 12:30 pm: Eye Guess Live and In Color 12:55 pm: NBC News | local | 1:30 pm: Let's Make a Deal In Color
1:55 pm: NBC News |
Days of Our Lives In Color | The Doctors In Color | Another World Live and In Color | You Don't Say! In Color | 4:00 pm: Match Game Live and In Color
4:25 pm: NBC News |
local | ||||
In early 1967, ABC returned the 4:30 time slot to affiliates. However, they chose three of its game shows, Dream Girl of '67, The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game to air in color.
Spring 1967
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local | 10:30 am: Dateline: Hollywood
10:55 am: The Children's Doctor |
Supermarket Sweep | One in a Million | Everybody's Talking | The Donna Reed Show reruns | The Fugitive reruns | The Newlywed Game In Color | 2:30 pm: Dream Girl of '67 In Color
2:55 pm: News with the Women's Touch |
General Hospital | Dark Shadows | The Dating Game In Color | |||||||
| CBS | 7:05 am: CBS Morning News | local | Captain Kangaroo | local | Candid Camera reruns | The Beverly Hillbillies reruns | Andy of Mayberry reruns | The Dick Van Dyke Show reruns | noon: Love of Life
12:25 pm: CBS News |
12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow
12:45 pm: The Guiding Light |
Local | As the World Turns | Password In Color | Art Linkletter's House Party In Color | 3:00 pm: To Tell the Truth In Color
3:25 pm: CBS News |
The Edge of Night | The Secret Storm | ||
| NBC | Today In Color | local | 10:00 am: Snap Judgment Live and In Color 10:25 am: NBC News | Concentration Live and In Color | The Pat Boone Show In Color | Hollywood Squares In Color | Jeopardy! In Color | 12:30 pm: Eye Guess Live and In Color 12:55 pm: NBC News | local | 1:30 pm: Let's Make a Deal In Color
1:55 pm: NBC News |
Days of Our Lives In Color | The Doctors Live and In Color | Another World Live and In Color | You Don't Say! In Color | 4:00 pm: Match Game Live and In Color
4:25 pm: NBC News | ||||
Summer 1967
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | local | 10:30 am: Dateline: Hollywood
10:55 am: The Children's Doctor |
The Honeymoon Race In Color | The Family Game | Everybody's Talking | The Donna Reed Show reruns | The Fugitive reruns | The Newlywed Game In Color | 2:30 pm: Dream Girl of '67 In Color
2:55 pm: News with the Women's Touch |
General Hospital | Dark Shadows In Color (from 8/21) | The Dating Game In Color | |||||||
| CBS | 7:05 am: CBS Morning News | local | Captain Kangaroo | local | Candid Camera reruns | The Beverly Hillbillies reruns | Andy of Mayberry reruns | The Dick Van Dyke Show reruns | noon: Love of Life
12:25 pm: CBS News |
12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow
12:45 pm: The Guiding Light |
Local | As the World Turns In Color (from 8/21) | Password In Color | Art Linkletter's House Party In Color | 3:00 pm: To Tell the Truth In Color
3:25 pm: CBS News |
The Edge of Night | The Secret Storm | ||
| NBC | Today In Color | local | 10:00 am: Snap Judgment Live and In Color 10:25 am: NBC News | Concentration Live and In Color | Personality Live and In Color | Hollywood Squares In Color | Jeopardy! In Color | 12:30 pm: Eye Guess Live and In Color 12:55 pm: NBC News | local | 1:30 pm: Let's Make a Deal In Color
1:55 pm: NBC News |
Days of Our Lives In Color | The Doctors Live and In Color | Another World Live and In Color | You Don't Say! In Color | 4:00 pm: Match Game Live and In Color
4:25 pm: NBC News | ||||
Sources
- Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984
- TV schedules, NEW YORK TIMES, September 1966-September 1967 (microfilm)