1965–66 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1965–66 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1965 to August 1966.

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.

Monday-Friday[]

Network		7:00 am	7:30 am	8:00 am	9:00 am	10:00 am	10:30 am	11:00 am	11:30 am	noon	12:30 pm	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	2:00 pm	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	Fall	Local						The Young Set		The Donna Reed Show reruns	Father Knows Best reruns	Ben Casey reruns		The Nurses	A Time for Us 2:55 pm: News with the Women's Touch	General Hospital	The Young Marrieds	Never Too Young 4:25 pm: Arlene Dahl's Beauty Spot In COLOR (effective 3/28)	Where the Action Is	Local	Peter Jennings with the News 6:15: Local	Local
	December							Supermarket Sweep	The Dating Game					The Nurses			The Young Marrieds
	Spring													Confidential for Women			The Nurses
	Summer													The Newlywed Game			The Nurses	Dark Shadows
CBS		7:05: CBS Morning News (In COLOR starting 8/29)	Local	Captain Kangaroo	Local	I Love Lucy reruns	The Real McCoys reruns	Andy Of Mayberry reruns	The Dick Van Dyke Morning Show reruns	Love of Life 12:25: CBS News	12:30: Search for Tomorrow 12:45: The Guiding Light	Local	As the World Turns	Password	Art Linkletter's House Party (In COLOR starting 9/13)	To Tell the Truth 3:25: CBS News	The Edge of Night	The Secret Storm	Local			CBS Evening News (In COLOR starting 1/31)
NBC	Fall	Today (In COLOR starting 9/13)			Local	Fractured Phrases (In COLOR starting 9/27) 10:25: NBC News	Concentration	Morning Star (In COLOR starting 9/27)	Paradise Bay (In COLOR starting 9/27)	Jeopardy! In COLOR	Let's Play Post Office In COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News	Local	Let's Make a Deal In COLOR 1:55 pm: NBC News	Moment of Truth	The Doctors	Another World (In COLOR starting 6/20)	You Don't Say! In COLOR	The Match Game In COLOR 4:25: NBC News	Local			The Huntley–Brinkley Report (In COLOR starting 11/15)
	November													Days of Our Lives In COLOR
	Winter					Eye Guess In COLOR 10:25: NBC News
	Summer										Swinging Country In COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News
	July							Chain Letter In COLOR	Showdown In COLOR		Swinging Country In COLOR 12:55 pm: NBC News

Saturday[]

Network		7:00 am	8:00 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	2:00 pm	2:30 pm	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	Fall	Local				Shenanigans	The Beatles In COLOR	The New Casper Cartoon Show In COLOR	The Porky Pig Show In COLOR	The Bugs Bunny Show reruns	Milton the Monster In COLOR	Hoppity Hooper In COLOR	The New American Bandstand 1966		ABC Sports In COLOR and/or local
ABC	Winter	Local				The Porky Pig Show In COLOR	The Beatles In COLOR	The New Casper Cartoon Show In COLOR	The Magilla Gorilla Show reruns	The Bugs Bunny Show reruns	Milton the Monster In COLOR	Hoppity Hooper In COLOR	The New American Bandstand 1966		ABC Sports In COLOR and/or local
CBS	Fall	Local	Captain Kangaroo	The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show In COLOR	Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales In COLOR	Mighty Mouse Playhouse In COLOR	Linus the Lionhearted In COLOR	Tom and Jerry In COLOR	The Quick Draw McGraw Show reruns	Sky King reruns	Lassie reruns	My Friend Flicka reruns	The CBS Saturday News In COLOR	CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local
CBS	February	Local	Captain Kangaroo	The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show In COLOR	Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales In COLOR	Mighty Mouse Playhouse In COLOR	Linus the Lionhearted In COLOR	Tom and Jerry In COLOR	The Quick Draw McGraw Show reruns	Sky King reruns	Lassie reruns	My Friend Flicka reruns	CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local			CBS Evening News In COLOR	Local
NBC	Fall	Local		The Jetsons reruns	The Atom Ant Show In COLOR	The Secret Squirrel Show In COLOR	Underdog In COLOR	Top Cat reruns	Fury reruns	The First Look	Exploring	NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local
	Winter				The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show In COLOR					The First Look	Exploring	NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local
	Spring				The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show In COLOR					NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local

Sunday[]

Network		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	2:00 pm	5:30 pm	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
ABC		Local				Beany and Cecil reruns	The Bullwinkle Show reruns	Discovery	Local			Issues and Answers	ABC Sports In COLOR and/or local
CBS	Fall	Local			Lamp Unto My Feet	Look Up and Live	Camera Three	Face the Nation	The NFL Today 12:15: Local	NFL on CBS In COLOR and/or local				Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour	Local
CBS	February	Local			Lamp Unto My Feet	Look Up and Live	Camera Three	Face the Nation	CBS Sports In COLOR and/or local					Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour	CBS Evening News In COLOR	Local
NBC	Fall	Local	Frontiers of Faith	Local						Meet the Press	AFL on NBC and/or local				The Frank McGee Report In COLOR	The Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials In COLOR (continued into Primetime)
NBC	Mid-winter	Local	Frontiers of Faith	Local							Meet the Press	NBC Sports In COLOR and/or local			The Frank McGee Report In COLOR