1959-60 American network television schedule
| Seasons: 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 – 1959–60 – 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 |
This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1959. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime.
SUNDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Colt .45 | Maverick | The Lawman | The Rebel | The Alaskans | Dick Clark's World of Talent | ||
| CBS | Lassie | Dennis the Menace | The Ed Sullivan Show | General Electric Theater | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Jack Benny Show/ The George Gobel Show | What's My Line? | |
| NBC | Riverboat | Sunday Showcase | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | The Loretta Young Show | ||||
MONDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Cheyenne | Bourbon Street Beat | Adventures in Paradise | Man with a Camera | ||||
| CBS | CBS Evening News (7:15 to 7:30) | Masquerade Party | The Texan | Father Knows Best | The Danny Thomas Show | The Ann Sothern Show | Hennessey | The DuPont Show with June Allyson |
| NBC | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Love & Marriage | Tales of Wells Fargo | Peter Gunn | Alcoa/Goodyear TV Playhouse | The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | ||
TUESDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Sugarfoot/Bronco | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | The Rifleman | Philip Marlowe | Alcoa Presents | Keep Talking | ||
| CBS | CBS Evening News (7:15 to 7:30) | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Tightrope | The Red Skelton Show | The Garry Moore Show | ||
| NBC | Laramie | Fibber McGee and Molly | Arthur Murray Party | Startime | ||||
WEDNESDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Court of Last Resort | The Hobby Lobby Show | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Hawaiian Eye | Wednesday Night Fights | |||
| CBS | CBS Evening News (7:15 to 7:30) | The Lineup | Man Into Space | The Millionaire | I've Got a Secret | Armstrong Circle Theatre/ The U.S. Steel Hour | ||
| NBC | Wagon Train | The Price is Right | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | This Is Your Life | Wichita Town | |||
THURSDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Gale Storm Show | The Donna Reed Show | The Real McCoys | The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom | The Untouchables | Take a Good Look | ||
| CBS | CBS Evening News (7:15 to 7:30) | To Tell the Truth | The Betty Hutton Show | Johnny Ringo | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Playhouse 90/The Big Party | ||
| NBC | Law of the Plainsman | Bat Masterson | Staccato | Bachelor Father | The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford | You Bet Your Life | The Lawless Years | |
FRIDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Walt Disney Presents | The Man from Blackhawk | 77 Sunset Strip | The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor | Black Saddle | |||
| CBS | CBS Evening News (7:15 to 7:30) | Rawhide | Hotel de Paree | Desilu Playhouse | The Twilight Zone | Person to Person | ||
| NBC | People are Funny | The Troubleshooters | The Bell Telephone Hour | The M Squad | The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (until 10:45) / Phillies Jackpot Bowling (10:45–11:00) | |||
SATURDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Dick Clark Show | John Gunther's High Road | Leave It to Beaver | The Lawrence Welk Show | Jubilee U.S.A. | |||
| CBS | Perry Mason | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Mr. Lucky | Have Gun, Will Travel | Gunsmoke | Markham | ||
| NBC | Bonanza | Man and the Challenge | The Deputy | Five Fingers | It Could Be You | |||
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