1958–59 United States network television schedule

• New series are highlighted in bold. • All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times. Sunday Notes: • The Canadian-produced anthology series Encounter aired only five episodes on ABC before cancellation. • Deadline for Action on ABC consisted of reruns of episodes that starred Dane Clark of the 1956–1957 series Wire Service. • From February to September 1959, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, starring David Janssen, aired for a third and final season on CBS, on the Sunday schedule at 10 p.m. Eastern. It switched to NBC and returned to the air for a fourth season during the 1959–60 television season. Monday Note: • The Westinghouse Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show aired once a month at 10–11 p.m. Summer reruns aired as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. Tuesday Notes: • Bronco was a replacement for Cheyenne, which had temporarily ceased production as Clint Walker walked out of the series. • Confession, with host Jack Wyatt, which had begun as a local program in the Dallas, Texas, market in early 1957, premiered as a summer replacement on ABC on June 19, 1958, in advance of the 1958–59 television season. It ended on January 13, 1959, and was succeeded on January 20, 1959, by the paranormal anthology series Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond. • Stars in Action consisted of repeats of assorted anthology series. • Number Please was suppoed to premiere on CBS on September 30, 1958, but it was pulled at the last minute. Wednesday Notes: • Twilight Theater consisted of reruns of assorted anthology series. • On CBS, Armstrong by Request aired in place of Armstrong Circle Theatre from July 8 to September 16, 1959, alternating with United States Steel Hour, consisting of reruns of six documentary dramas which originally had aired on Armstrong Circle Theatre during the 1958–1959 season. Thursday • The 90-minute series Jazz Party aired from May 8 to December 25, 1958, on WNTA-TV Thursdays at 9pm ET and was offered to NTA Film Network affiliates during the 1958 fall season. It was a successor to a similar program on the NYC DuMont station WABD, ''Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party'', as the DuMont Network was ceasing operations. Friday Notes: • On January 9, Phillies Jackpot Bowling premiered in the 10:45-11 p.m. spot on NBC. • On March 13 Tombstone Territory replaced Man with a Camera on the ABC schedule. • On NBC, the summer anthology series Colgate Western Theatre consisted of repeats of Western dramas originally aired on other anthology series, primarily General Electric Theatre and Schlitz Playhouse. Saturday Notes: • On NBC, Brains & Brawn was replaced on January 3, 1959, by '''The D.A.'s Man'''. • On CBS, Markham premiered Saturday, May 2, 1959, at 10:30 pm. ==By network==

===ABC=== Returning Series • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin • Anybody Can Play/Anyone Can Play • The Billy Graham Crusade • Bold Journey • Cheyenne • Colt .45 • Confession • ''Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beach-Nut Show'' • Dr. I.Q. • John Daly and the News • Jubilee USA • ''Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dancing Party'' • ''Lawrence Welk's Plymouth Show'' • Leave It to Beaver (moved from CBS) • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp • Maverick • Pantomime Quiz • The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom • The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show • Polka Go-Round • The Real McCoys • Sugarfoot • Tales of the Texas Rangers • This is Music • Tombstone Territory • Top Pro Golf • Traffic Court • The Voice of Firestone • Walt Disney Presents • The Wednesday Night Fights • You Asked For It • Zorro New Series • 77 Sunset Strip • ABC News • Accused * • Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond * • Bronco • The Donna Reed Show • Encounter • The Lawman • Man with a Camera • Music for a Summer Night * • Naked City • The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show • The Rifleman • Rough Riders • '''''Sammy Kaye's Music from Manhattan''''' * Not returning from 1957–58: • Adventure at Scott Island • The Adventures of Jim Bowie • All-American Football Game of the Week • American Odyssey • The Betty White Show • Bowling Stars • Broken Arrow • Campaign Roundup • Circus Boy • Cowtown Rodeo • Country Music Jubilee • Date with the Angels • Disneyland • Famous Fights • The Frank Sinatra Show • The Guy Mitchell Show • Keep It in the Family • ''Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent'' • Love That Jill • Make Me Laugh • Midwestern Hayride • The Mike Wallace Interview • Navy Log • O.S.S. • Open Hearing • The Patrice Munsel Show • Scotland Yard • Telephone Time • The Walter Winchell File • The West Point Story ===CBS=== Returning Series • The $64,000 Question • Alfred Hitchcock Presents • Armstrong Circle Theatre • Bachelor Father • The Danny Thomas Show • December Bride • Douglas Edwards and the News • DuPont Show of the Month • The Ed Sullivan Show • Father Knows Best (moved from NBC) • Frontier Justice • The Gale Storm Show • General Electric Theatre • Gunsmoke • Have Gun — Will Travel • Keep Talking • ''I've Got a Secret'' • The Invisible Man • The Jack Benny Program • Lassie • The Lineup • The Millionaire • Name That Tune • Perry Mason • Person to Person • The Phil Silvers Show • Playhouse 90 • The Red Skelton Show • Richard Diamond, Private Detective • Schlitz Playhouse • The Spike Jones Show • ''That's My Boy'' • To Tell the Truth • Trackdown • The Twentieth Century • The United States Steel Hour • ''What's My Line'' • Your Hit Parade (moved from NBC) • Zane Grey Theater New Series • The Andy Williams Show • The Ann Sothern Show • Armstrong by Request * • The Arthur Godfrey Show • Brenner • The Garry Moore Show * • The Invisible Man • The Jackie Gleason Show • Lux Playhouse • Markham * • '''''Peck's Bad Girl''''' * • Pursuit • Rawhide * • Stars in Action • The Texan • Trackdown • Wanted Dead or Alive • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse • Westinghouse Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show • Yancy Derringer Not returning from 1957–58: • The $64,000 Challenge • The Adventures of Robin Hood • ''Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts'' • Assignment: Foreign Legion • ''Bid 'n' Buy'' • The Big Record • The Boing Boing Show • Climax! • Dick and the Duchess • The Eve Arden Show • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show • Leave it to Beaver (moved to ABC) • Mr. Adams and Eve • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon • Shower of Stars • Studio One in Hollywood • Tales of the Texas Rangers • Top Dollar ===NBC=== Returning Series • Alcoa Theatre • The Arthur Murray Party • Bachelor Father • The Bob Cummings Show • Buckskin • The Californians • Colgate Theatre • Concentration • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show • Dragnet • The Eddie Fisher Show • Fight Beat • The Ford Show • The George Gobel Show • Gillette Cavalcade of Sports • Goodyear Television Playhouse • The Huntley–Brinkley Report • It Could Be You • The Jack Benny Program • The Loretta Young Show • M Squad • Masquerade Party • Omnibus • People Are Funny • The Perry Como Show • The Price Is Right • The Restless Gun • Saber of London • The Steve Allen Show • Tales of Wells Fargo • The Thin Man • This Is Your Life • Tic-Tac-Dough • Twenty-One • Wagon Train • You Bet Your Life New Series • 21 Beacon Street * • The Adventures of Ellery Queen • The Art Carney Special * • Bat Masterson • Behind Closed Doors • Black Saddle * • Brains & Brawn • Cimarron City • '''''The D.A.'s Man''''' * • The David Niven Show * • Fight Beat * • The George Burns Show • Milton Berle starring in the Kraft Music Hall • Laugh Line * • The Lawless Years * • The Music Shop * • Northwest Passage • Oldsmobile Music Theatre * • '''''Pete Kelly's Blues''''' * • Peter Gunn • Steve Canyon Not returning from 1957–58: • The Big Game • The Bob Crosby Show • Colgate Theatre • Club Oasis with Spike Jones • The Court of Last Resort • Decision • Dotto • Dragnet • Father Knows Best (Moved to CBS) • The Gisele MacKenzie Show • The Investigator • ''It's a Great Life'' • The Jane Wyman Show • Kraft Television Theatre • The Life of Riley • The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney • Meet McGraw • Music Bingo • The Nat King Cole Show • No Warning! • The Original Amateur Hour • ''The People's Choice'' • ''Red Barber's Corner'' • The Restless Gun • The Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé Show • The Subject is Jazz • Suspicion • Tic-Tac-Dough • ''What's It For?'' • Wide Wide World ===NTA=== Returning series • How to Marry a Millionaire • Man Without a Gun • Premiere Performance New series • This is Alice Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. ==See also==