1961–62 United States network television schedule (late night)

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These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1961. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white.

Fall 1961[]

  11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM
ABC Local ABC News Final Local
CBS local programming
NBC 11:15 PM: The Jack Paar Show/The Best Of Paar (F) local programming

Winter 1961/1962[]

  11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM
ABC Local ABC News Final Local
CBS local programming
NBC 11:15 PM: The Jack Paar Show/The Best Of Paar (F) local programming

Spring 1962[]

  11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM
ABC Local ABC News Final Local
CBS local programming
NBC 11:15 PM: The Tonight Show local programming

Note: After Jack Paar's departure on March 29, 1962, guest hosts filled in on The Tonight Show until Johnny Carson's ABC contract ended in September, then he took over as permanent host.

Summer 1962[]

  11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM
ABC Local ABC News Final Local
CBS local programming
NBC 11:15 PM: The Tonight Show local programming
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