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ABC 1959
1959/01/05-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)
am11:30-pm12:30: ABC The Peter Lind Hayes Show
pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Play Your Hunch
pm01:00-pm01:30: ABC The Liberace Show
pm01:30-pm02:00: ABC [local]
pm02:00-pm02:30: ABC Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: ABC Music Bingo
pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: ABC Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC The Mickey Mouse Club
1959/04/13-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)
am11:30-pm12:00: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The George Hamilton IV Show
pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Play Your Hunch
pm01:00-pm01:30: ABC Music Bingo
pm01:30-pm02:00: ABC [local]
pm02:00-pm02:30: ABC Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: ABC The Gale Storm Show
pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: ABC Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC The Mickey Mouse Club
1959/05/11-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)
am11:30-pm12:00: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The George Hamilton IV Show
pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Pantotime Quiz
pm01:00-pm01:30: ABC Music Bingo
pm01:30-pm02:00: ABC [local]
pm02:00-pm02:30: ABC Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: ABC The Gale Storm Show
pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: ABC Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC The Mickey Mouse Club
1959/06/01-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)
am11:30-pm12:00: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Across the Board
pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Pantotime Quiz
pm01:00-pm01:30: ABC Music Bingo
pm01:30-pm02:00: ABC [local]
pm02:00-pm02:30: ABC Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: ABC The Gale Storm Show
pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: ABC Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC The Mickey Mouse Club
1959/09/28-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)
am11:30-pm12:00: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Across the Board
pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Pantotime Quiz
pm01:00-pm01:30: ABC Music Bingo
pm01:30-pm02:00: ABC [local]
pm02:00-pm02:30: ABC Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: ABC The Gale Storm Show
pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: ABC Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC (M Tu F) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC (W Th) My Friend Flicka
1959/10/12-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)
am11:30-pm12:00: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The Restless Gun
pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Love That Bob
pm01:00-pm01:30: ABC Music Bingo
pm01:30-pm02:00: ABC [local]
pm02:00-pm02:30: ABC Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: ABC The Gale Storm Show
pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: ABC Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC (M Tu F) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC (W Th) My Friend Flicka
1959/11/16-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)
am11:30-pm12:00: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The Restless Gun
pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Love That Bob
pm01:00-pm01:30: ABC Music Bingo
pm01:30-pm02:00: ABC [local]
pm02:00-pm02:30: ABC Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: ABC The Gale Storm Show
pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: ABC Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: ABC American Bandstand
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC (M Tu F) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC (W) My Friend Flicka
pm05:30-pm06:00: ABC (Th) Rocky and His Friends
KABC, The ABC station in Los Angeles had this schedule:
pm12:00-pm12:30: The Restless Gun
pm12:30-pm01:00: Love That Bob
pm01:00-pm01:30: Music Bingo
pm01:30-pm02:00: [local]
pm02:00-pm02:30: Day in Court
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Gale Storm Show
pm03:00-pm03:30: Beat The Clock
pm03:30-pm04:00: Who Do You Trust?
pm04:00-pm05:00: American Bandstand
pm05:00-pm05:30: American Bandstand (optional 30 minute add-on)
pm05:30-pm06:00: various