1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime)

Following are the programs on the 1951–1952 United States network television weekday schedule, listing daytime Monday–Friday schedules on three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1951. All times are Eastern and Pacific. This page is missing info on the DuMont Television Network, which started daytime transmission before any other United States television network.

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.

Fall 1951

	10:30 am	11:00 am	11:30 am	noon	12:30 pm	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
ABC	local programming		The Dennis James Show	The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show		1:00 pm: Gayelord Hauser Show (from 10/31) (W F) 1:15 pm: local programming	local programming
CBS	Two Sleepy People (until 10/26)	local programming	Strike It Rich	12:00 Noon: The Egg and I 12:15 pm: Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Steve Allen Show (talk show)		The Garry Moore Show	2:30 pm: The First Hundred Years 2:45 pm: Vanity Fair (to 3,15 pm MWF, until 11/2) / Bride and Groom (Tu Th) 3:00 pm: Vanity Fair (Tu Th, until 11/2) / Mike and Buff (variety) 3:15 pm: Bride and Groom (Tu Th) (until 11/1)		Meet Your Cover Girl (Th; until 11/1) / All Around the Town (MWF) / The Mel Torme Show (from 11/5)	Homemaker's Exchange	The Mel Torme Show (until 10/26)	local programming	5:30 pm: The Whistling Wizard 5:45 pm: local programming
NBC	local programming			Ruth Lyons 50 Club	local programming				3:00 Miss Susan 3:15 Vacation Wonderland (to 10/14) / Here's Looking at You	Bert Parks Show (MWF) / The Bill Goodwin Show (Tu Th)	Kate Smith Hour		5:00 pm: Hawkins Falls 5:15 pm: The Gabby Hayes Show	Howdy Doody
DMN	?

Winter 1951/1952

	7:00 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	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
ABC	local programming						The Dennis James Show / The Paul Dixon Show (MWF, from 2/23)	The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show		1:00 pm: Gayelord Hauser Show (W F) 1:15 pm: local programming	local programming
CBS	local programming		9:30 am: local programming 9:45 am: Morning News (to 10:30 am F)	10:00 am Arthur Godfrey Time 10:45 am: The Al Pearce Show			Strike It Rich	12:00 Noon: The Egg and I 12:15 pm: Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Steve Allen Show (talk show -to 2/22)		The Garry Moore Show	2:30 pm: The First Hundred Years 2:45 pm: Bride and Groom (until 2/1) 3:00 pm: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2:45 pm)		Bert Parks Show / The Mel Torme Show (Tu Th)	Homemaker's Exchange (to 1/25)	local programming
NBC	The Today Show	local programming		Breakfast Party	It's in the Bag (to 2/15) / Winner Take All (from 2/27)	Kovacs on the Corner	11:30 am: Dave & Charlie 11:45 am: Richard Harkness News Review	Ruth Lyons 50 Club	The Bunch / It's a Problem (from 2/25)	local programming			The Big Payoff	The Ralph Edwards Show (MWF) / Bill Goodwin Show (Tu Th)	The Kate Smith Hour		5:00 pm: Hawkins Falls 5:15 pm: The Gabby Hayes Show	Howdy Doody
DMN	?

Spring 1952

	7:00 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	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
ABC	local programming								The Paul Dixon Show (to 5/3)	1:00 pm: Gayelord Hauser Show (W F, to 4/25) 1:15 pm: local programming	local programming
CBS	local programming		9:30 am: local programming 9:45 am: Morning News (to 10:30 am F)	Arthur Godfrey Time	Bride and Groom (11:15 am from 5/26)/ Your Surprise Store (from 5/12, only F until 5/23)		Strike It Rich	12:00 Noon: The Egg and I 12:15 pm: Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The First Hundred Years	local programming	The Garry Moore Show	2:30 pm: Bride and Groom 2:45 pm: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2:45 pm)		Bert Parks Show / The Mel Torme Show (Tu Th)	local programming
NBC	The Today Show	local programming		Breakfast Party (until 5/23)	Winner Take All (to 4/25)	local programming	It's a Problem	Ruth Lyons 50 Club	local programming				The Big Payoff	The Ralph Edwards Show (MWF) / The Johnny Dugan Show (from 5/19)	The Kate Smith Hour	5:00 pm: Hawkins Falls 5:15 pm: The Gabby Hayes Show	Howdy Doody
DMN	?

Summer 1952

	7:00 am	9:00 am	9:30 am	10:00 am	11:30 am	noon	12:30 pm	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
ABC	local programming
CBS	local programming		9:30 am: local programming 9:45 am: Morning News (to 10:30 am F)	10:00 am: Arthur Godfrey Time (M-Th) 10:45 am: The Al Pearce Show (M-Th, 10:30 am F) 11:15 am: Bride and Groom (M-Th, 11:00 am F)	Strike It Rich	12:00 Noon: The Egg and I (to 8/1) 12:15 pm: Love of Life	12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow 12:45 pm: The Guiding Light	local programming	The Garry Moore Show	2:30 pm: Bride and Groom 2:45 pm: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2:45)		Summer School (MWF) / The Mel Torme Show (Tu Th)	local programming
NBC	The Today Show	local programming			It's a Problem	Ruth Lyons 50 Club	local programming				The Big Payoff	The Johnny Dugan Show	Matinee in New York	5:00 pm: Hawkins Falls 5:15 pm: The Gabby Hayes Show	Howdy Doody
DMN	?

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