1956–57 United States network television schedule

• New series are highlighted in bold. • Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by ''''''. • All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times. Sunday Notes: • On NBC, Hallmark Hall of Fame (In COLOR) aired as a monthly series, 7:30–9 p.m. • On CBS, Air Power, narrated by Walter Cronkite, aired from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on November 11, 1956, and from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. from November 18, 1956 to May 5, 1957. Monday Notes: • On NBC, ''Producers' Showcase'' (COLOR) aired as a monthly series, from 8–9:30 p.m. • On March 18, 1957, the popular Western series Tales of Wells Fargo debuted, replacing Stanley Monday nights on NBC at 8:30 PM EST. • From July 1 to September 23, 1957, the summer series Richard Diamond, Private Detective, starring David Janssen, aired on CBS at 8:30-9 p.m. It returned for a second irregular season on the CBS Thursday schedule from January 2 to June 26, 1958. Tuesday Notes: • On March 5, 1957, the suspense drama Panic! replaced '''''Noah's Ark''''', a Jack Webb production, on the NBC schedule. • On NBC, Summer Playhouse was a summer anthology series made up of reruns of episodes of other anthology series. Wednesday Note: • On CBS, Pick the Winner aired as an interim U.S. election coverage series in September and October from 7:30 to 8 p.m. It previously had aired in 1952. Thursday Note: • On CBS, Shower of Stars (In COLOR) aired once a month, 8:30–9:30 p.m. Friday Notes: • On CBS, Mr. Adams and Eve premiered on January 4, 1957. • On NBC, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (In COLOR) aired once a month, 10–11 p.m. Saturday Notes: • On NBC, Saturday Color Carnival (COLOR) aired as a monthly series, 9:00–10:30 p.m. • The 1957 version of the NBC summer series Encore Theatre consisted of reruns of episodes of Ford Theatre. ==By network==

===ABC=== Returning Series • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet • The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin • Break the Bank • Cheyenne • Compass • Crossroads • The Danny Thomas Show • Disneyland • Dollar a Second • Du Pont Theater • Famous Film Festival • Focus • Ford Theatre • Industries for America • ''It's Polka Time'' • John Daly and the News • Kukla, Fran and Ollie • ''Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dancing Party'' • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp • Life Is Worth Living • The Lone Ranger • Masquerade Party • Navy Log (moved from CBS) • Omnibus (moved from CBS) • The Original Amateur Hour • Ozark Jubilee • Press Conference (moved from NBC) • Telephone Time (moved from CBS) • The Vise • The Voice of Firestone • The Wednesday Night Fights • You Asked for It New Series • The Adventures of Jim Bowie • '''''Air Time '57''''' * • The Big Beat * • The Billy Graham Crusade * • Bold Journey * • Broken Arrow • Circus Time • Conflict • Date with the Angels * • The Gale Storm Show • '''''Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent''''' • Open Hearing * • The Ray Anthony Show • Treasure Hunt • Wire Service Not returning from 1955–56: • The Big Picture • Casablanca • Chance of a Lifetime • Combat Sergeant • The Dotty Mack Show • Down You Go • Ethel and Albert • G.E. Summer Originals • Grand Ole Opry • ''King's Row'' • Life Begins at Eighty • Medical Horizons • MGM Parade • Outside U.S.A. • Paris Precinct • Star Tonight • Stop the Music • Talent Varieties • ''Tomorrow's Careers'' • ''TV Reader's Digest'' • Warner Brothers Presents ===CBS=== Returning Series • The 20th Century Fox Hour • The $64,000 Challenge • The $64,000 Question • The Adventures of Robin Hood • Alfred Hitchcock Presents • ''Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts'' • Arthur Godfrey and His Friends • Beat the Clock • The Bob Cummings Show • Climax! • Crusader • December Bride • Do You Trust Your Wife? • The Ed Sullivan Show • General Electric Theater • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show • Gunsmoke • High Finance • I Love Lucy • ''I've Got a Secret'' • The Jack Benny Show • Joe and Mabel • Lassie • The Lineup • The Millionaire • My Friend Flicka • Person to Person • Pick the Winner • Private Secretary • The Red Skelton Show • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon • Shower of Stars • Studio One • The United States Steel Hour • ''What's My Line?'' New Series • The Brothers • The Buccaneers • '''''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''''' • Dr. Christian • The Gale Storm Show • Giant Step * • The Herb Shriner Show • Hey, Jeannie! • The Jimmy Dean Show * • Mr. Adams and Eve * • Playhouse 90 • Richard Diamond, Private Detective * • The Spike Jones Show * • To Tell the Truth * • The Vincent Lopez Show * • The West Point Story • '''''You're On Your Own''''' * Not returning from 1955–56: • The Adventures of Champion • Brave Eagle • CBS Cartoon Theatre • Damon Runyon Theater • Four Star Playhouse • The Gene Autry Show • Hollywood Summer Theater • The Honeymooners • ''It's Always Jan'' • The Johnny Carson Show • Mama (moved to Sunday afternoons) • Meet Millie • My Favorite Husband • Our Miss Brooks • Shower of Stars • Stage Show • Two for the Money • Wanted ===DuMont=== New series • Ethel Barrymore Theatre Not returning from 1955-56 • At Ringside • Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena • Hollywood Preview • ''What's the Story'' ===NBC=== Returning Series • The Alcoa Hour • Armstrong Circle Theatre • The Big Story • The Big Surprise • Break the $250,000 Bank • ''Caesar's Hour'' • Coke Time with Eddie Fisher • The Dinah Shore Show • Dollar a Second • Dragnet • Father Knows Best • The George Gobel Show • Gillette Cavalcade of Sports • The Golden Touch of Frankie Carle • Goodyear Television Playhouse • The Jane Wyman Show • The Julius LaRosa Show • The Kaiser Aluminum Hour • Kraft Television Theatre • The Life of Riley • The Loretta Young Show • Lux Video Theatre • Medic • National Bowling Championships • People Are Funny • ''The People's Choice'' • The Perry Como Show • ''Producers' Showcase'' • ''Red Barber's Corner'' • Robert Montgomery Presents • Summer Playhouse (last aired in 1954) • This Is Your Life • Wide Wide World • You Bet Your Life • Your Hit Parade New Series • The Adventures of Hiram Holliday • The Big Moment * • Blondie * • Circus Boy • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show • The Ford Show • The George Sanders Mystery Theater * • The Huntley–Brinkley Report • The Jonathan Winters Show • The Joseph Cotten Show • The Nat King Cole Show • '''''Noah's Ark''''' • Panic! * • Saturday Color Carnival * • Stanley • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers • Tales of Wells Fargo * • Twenty-One • The Web * Not returning from 1955–56: • Adventure Theater • The Best in Mystery • Big Town • Camel News Caravan • Dear Phoebe (repeats) • Frontier • Hollywood Today • ''It's a Great Life'' • Justice • The Martha Raye Show • Max Liebman Presents • The Milton Berle Show • The NBC Comedy Hour • Screen Directors Playhouse • Sneak Preview • Star Stage • The Tony Martin Show • Truth or Consequences Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. ==See also==