1950–51 United States network television schedule (daytime)

Following are the programs on the 1950–1951 United States network television weekday schedule, listing daytime Monday–Friday schedules on four networks for each calendar season from September 1950 to August 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.

Note: The DuMont Television Network still missing in the schedules. All Monday–Friday Shows for all networks beginning in September 1950.

Fall 1950[]

-	10:30 am	11:00 am	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm	6:00 pm
ABC	Local Programming								5:00 pm (to 10/13)/ (from 10/16) 5:15 pm: Paddy the Pelican (to 10/13)/Space Patrol (from 10/16)	5:30 pm (to 10/13) 5:45 pm Space Patrol	Local Programming
CBS	Local Programming			The Garry Moore Show	Robert Q's Matinee	Local Programming	Look Your Best (M & F)/ (Tu & Th or Tu & W)/The Betty Crocker Show (Th)/ (Tu & F)		5:00 pm 5:15 pm Life with Snarky Parker (to 10/13)/ (to 10/16)
NBC	Local Programming						The Bert Parks Show (M W & F)/Remember this Date (Tu & Th)	The Kate Smith Hour	5:00 pm The NBC Comics 5:15 pm	Howdy Doody	Local Programming
DMN	TV Shopper (until 12/1)	?	Okay, Mother	?

Winter 1950-1951[]

-	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	2:30 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm	6:00 pm
ABC	Local Programming					4:30 pm Local Programming 4:45 pm	5:00 pm The Mary Hartline Show 5:15 pm	Local Programming
CBS	Local Programming	The Garry Moore Show	2:30 pm The First Hundred Years 2:45 pm Robert Q's Matinee (to 1/19)/The Johnny Johnston Show (1/22-2/9)/Winner Take All (M W & F from 2/12) & Bride and Groom (Tu & Th from 2/13)	(M & F), The Betty Crocker Show (Tu & Th) & (W)		Vanity Fair	5:00 pm 5:15 pm Local Programming
NBC	Local Programming			The Bert Parks Show (M W & F) & Remember this Date (Tu & Th)	The Kate Smith Hour		5:00 pm The NBC Comics 5:15 pm (M W & F) & (Tu & Th)	Howdy Doody	Local Programming
DMN	Okay, Mother	?

Spring 1951[]

-	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								4:30 pm Local Programming 4:45 pm	5:00 pm The Mary Hartline Show (M W & F to 4/13)/ (Tu & Tu to 4/12)/The Mary Hartline Show & 5:15 pm	Local Programming
CBS	The Steve Allen Show	Local Programming		The Garry Moore Show	2:30 pm The First Hundred Years 2:45 pm Winner Take All (M W & F to 3:30 pm & Tu & Th to 3:15 pm) Vanity Fair (M W & F to 3:15 pm & Tu & Th 3:30 pm)		(M & F), The Betty Crocker Show (Tu & Th) & (W)			5:00 pm 5:15 pm Local Programming	Local Programming
NBC	Local Programming					3:00 pm Miss Susan 3:15 pm //It's Time for Ernie	The Bert Parks Show & Remember this Date	The Kate Smith Hour		5:00 pm Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 5:15 pm (M W & F) & (Tu & Th)	Howdy Doody
DMN	?		Okay, Mother	?

Summer 1951[]

-	10:30 am	11:00 am	11:30 am	noon	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
CBS	Two Sleepy People	Local Programming	Strike It Rich	The Steve Allen Show	Local Programming	The Garry Moore Show	2:30 pm The First Hundred Years 2:45 pm Local Programming (M W & F) Vanity Fair (Tu & Th to 3:30 pm) & Bride and Groom (Tu & Th to 3:00 pm)		(M W & F), (Tu & F) & (Tu & Th)		The World is Yours	Local Programs
NBC	Local Programs							3:00 pm Miss Susan 3:15 pm	America Speaks	The Straw Hat Matinee		5:00 pm Hawkins Falls 5:15 pm	Howdy Doody
DMN	?				Okay, Mother (until July 6)	?