1962–63 United States network television schedule

This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1962.

Television historians Harry Castleman and Walter Podrazik (1982) state, "Despite all the promises of programming reform made by television executives in May, 1961, the 1962–63 schedule turned out to be business as usual". Castleman and Podrazik point out that although the three networks had added generally well-made public-affairs and news programs to their schedules, there were "too many of them and their sheer number diluted the audience and stretched resources far too thin to allow quality productions each week".[1] CBS aired CBS Reports and Eyewitness, NBC broadcast Chet Huntley Reporting and David Brinkley's Journal, while ABC had Bell and Howell Close-up and the Howard K. Smith show.[1]

This was the first season that ABC aired some of their prime-time programs in color.

New fall series are highlighted in bold. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[2]

Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.

Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.

Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.

Sunday

Network	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	Father Knows Best (repeats)	The Jetsons (Color)	Hollywood Special (Sporadically in Color)				The Voice of Firestone	Howard K. Smith: News and Comment
CBS	Lassie (19/23.3) (Tied with The Garry Moore Show and To Tell the Truth)	Dennis the Menace	The Ed Sullivan Show (14/25.3)		The Real McCoys	GE True*	Candid Camera (2/31.1) (Tied with The Red Skelton Show)	What's My Line? (13/25.5)
NBC	Ensign O'Toole	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (24/22.3) (Color)		Car 54, Where Are You?	Bonanza (4/29.8) (Tied with The Lucy Show) (Color)		The Du Pont Show of the Week

* formerly known as General Electric Theater * McKeever and the Colonel aired Sundays at 6:30-7 on NBC. * Password aired Sundays at 6:30-7 on CBS.

Monday

Network		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	Fall	local	Cheyenne		The Rifleman	Stoney Burke		Ben Casey (7/28.7) (Tied with The Danny Thomas Show)
ABC	Winter	local	The Dakotas		The Rifleman	Stoney Burke		Ben Casey (7/28.7) (Tied with The Danny Thomas Show)
CBS		7:00 Local / 7:15 Walter Cronkite with the News*	To Tell the Truth (19/23.3) (Tied with The Garry Moore Show and Lassie)	I've Got a Secret (16/24.9)	The Lucy Show (4/29.8) (Tied with Bonanza)	The Danny Thomas Show (7/28.7) (Tied with Ben Casey)	The Andy Griffith Show (6/29.7)	The New Loretta Young Show	Stump the Stars
NBC	Fall	7:00 Local / 7:15 The Huntley–Brinkley Report*	It's a Man's World		Saints and Sinners		The Price is Right (Color)	David Brinkley's Journal	Local
NBC	Winter	7:00 Local / 7:15 The Huntley–Brinkley Report*	NBC Monday Night at the Movies (most in Color)				The Art Linkletter Show	David Brinkley's Journal	Local

* In some areas, Walter Cronkite with the News and The Huntley-Brinkley Report aired at 6:45 p.m.(ET). Stump the Stars was formerly Pantomime Quiz.

Tuesday

Network		7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC		Local	Combat!		Hawaiian Eye	The Untouchables		Bell and Howell Closeup
CBS	Fall	7:00 Local / 7:15 Walter Cronkite with the News	Marshal Dillon	The Lloyd Bridges Show	The Red Skelton Show (2/31.1) (Tied with Candid Camera)	The Jack Benny Show (11/26.2) (Tied with Dr. Kildare)	The Garry Moore Show (19/23.3) (Tied with To Tell the Truth and Lassie)
CBS	Summer	7:00 Local / 7:15 Walter Cronkite with the News	Marshal Dillon	The Lloyd Bridges Show	The Red Skelton Show (2/31.1) (Tied with Candid Camera)	The Jack Benny Show (11/26.2) (Tied with Dr. Kildare)	The Keefe Brasselle Show
NBC		7:00 Local / 7:15 The Huntley–Brinkley Report	Laramie (Color)		Empire (Color)	The Dick Powell Show		Chet Huntley Reporting

Note: The CBS series Marshal Dillon consisted of reruns of episodes of Gunsmoke.

Wednesday

Network	7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
ABC	Local	Wagon Train (25/22.0)	Going My Way		Our Man Higgins	Naked City
CBS	7:00 Local / 7:15 Walter Cronkite with the News	CBS Reports	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis	The Beverly Hillbillies (1/36.0)	The Dick Van Dyke Show (9/27.1)	Armstrong Circle Theatre/ The United States Steel Hour
NBC	7:00 Local / 7:15 The Huntley–Brinkley Report	The Virginian (26/21.7) (Color)		Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (Color)		The Eleventh Hour

Thursday

Network		7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
ABC		Local	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	The Donna Reed Show	Leave It to Beaver	My Three Sons (28/21.0)	McHale's Navy	Alcoa Premiere
CBS	Fall	7:00 Local / 7:15 Walter Cronkite with the News	Mr. Ed	Perry Mason (23/22.4)		The Nurses		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
CBS	Mid-Season	7:00 Local / 7:15 Walter Cronkite with the News	Mr. Ed	Perry Mason (23/22.4)		The Twilight Zone		The Nurses
NBC		7:00 Local / 7:15 The Huntley–Brinkley Report	The Wide Country		Dr. Kildare (11/26.2) (Tied with The Jack Benny Show)		Hazel (15/25.1) (Color)	The Andy Williams Show (Color)

Friday

Network		7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Local	The Gallant Men	The Flintstones (30/20.5) (Color)	I'm Dickens, He's Fenster	77 Sunset Strip		Local
ABC	Spring	Local	Cheyenne	The Flintstones (30/20.5) (Color)	I'm Dickens, He's Fenster	77 Sunset Strip		Local
CBS		7:00 Local / 7:15 Walter Cronkite with the News	Rawhide (22/22.8)	Route 66 (27/21.3)		Fair Exchange		Eyewitness
NBC	Fall	7:00 Local / 7:15 The Huntley–Brinkley Report	International Showtime	Sing Along with Mitch (Color)		Don't Call Me Charlie!	The Jack Paar Program (Color)
	Winter					The Price Is Right (Color)
	Summer					The Lively Ones

Saturday

Network		7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
ABC	Fall	Beany and Cecil (Color)	The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	The Lawrence Welk Show		10:00 The Fight of the Week / 10:45 Make That Spare
ABC	Spring	Beany and Cecil (Color)	The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show	Hootenanny	The Lawrence Welk Show		10:00 The Fight of the Week / 10:45 Make That Spare
CBS	Fall	Local	The Jackie Gleason Show (17/24.1)	The Defenders (18/23.9)		Have Gun – Will Travel (29/20.8)	Gunsmoke (10/27.0)
CBS	Summer	Local	The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour	The Defenders (18/23.9)		Have Gun – Will Travel (29/20.8)	Gunsmoke (10/27.0)
NBC		Local	Sam Benedict	The Joey Bishop Show (Color)	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (Color)

References

Castleman, Harry; Walter J. Podrazik (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 147–153. ISBN 0-07-010269-4.
Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

Castleman, H. & Podrazik, W. (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill. 314 pp.
McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.

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[CP1982-1] Castleman, Harry; Walter J. Podrazik (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 147–153. ISBN 0-07-010269-4.

[BM2-2] Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.