Television Line Up, 1958

by Laurel | November 15th, 2011

November 15, 1958

How many of these programs can you remember?

Below is the somewhat limited choices in television viewing, at least by standards of today. The three channel schedule for 15 Nov 1958 — 53 years ago:

Television in the 1950s

Television in the 1950s

40 — WHYN — Springfield
9:00
9:30
10:20
11:00
11:30
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:30
3:00
Looney Tunes
C. Kangaroo
Popeye
Heckle-Jeckle
Robin Hood
Sat. Western
Bowling
Educational
Hockey
Temple Story
6:30
7:00
7:30
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
12:00
Small World
Lassie
Perry Mason
Dead-Alive
Gale Storm
Gun Travel
Gunsmoke
H’way Patrol
Wrestling
Night News
30 — WNBC — New Britain
8:28
9:00
8:30
9:00
10:00
10:30
11:00
12:00
13:30
1:00
1:15
4:04
Prayer
Cartoons
Boxing
Howdy Doody
Ruff – Ready
Fury
Circus Boy
True Story
Det. Diary
Sports Page
Football
Weather
4:05
4:20
5:00
5:30
6:00
7:30
8:00
9:00
9:30
10:30
11:00
11:15
Inside Football
Cartoon
Jigsaw
TBA
Western
Funny People
Perry Como
Steve Canyon
Cimarron City
Brains-Brawn
News
Movie
40 — WHYN — Springfield
8:15
8:30
9:45
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:00
1:15
4:00
5:00
5:30
Test Pattern
Fun
Learn to Draw
Fury
Ruff – Ready
Cartoons
Circus Boy
Ramar
Featurette
Sportspage
Football
Bowling
Travelog
Monte Cristo
6:00
6:30
6:45
6:55
7:00
7:30
8:00
9:00
9:30
10:30
11:00
11:10
11:15
12:45
You Positive?
Sportscript
News
Weather
MacKenzie
Funny People
Perry Como
Steve Canyon
Cimarron
Three Lives
News
Weather
Cinemasix
Headlines

Television schedule from The Springfield Republican, image via terms of Creative Commons agreement from Flickr member Mr. Beaverhousen.

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