1955–56 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1955–56 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1955 to August 1956.

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.

Fall 1955

 * formerly Welcome Travelers

Winter 1955/1956

 * formerly The Morning Show

Summer 1956

 * Comedy Time featured repeats of I Married Joan, So This Is Hollywood and It's Always Jan.

ABC
New Series
 * Afternoon Film Festival
 * The Mickey Mouse Club

Not Returning From 1954-55
 * Creative Cookery
 * Don McNeill's Breakfast Club

CBS
Returning Series
 * Barker Bill's Cartoon Show
 * The Brighter Day
 * Art Linkletter's House Party
 * Arthur Godfrey Time
 * The Big Payoff
 * The Bob Crosby Show
 * CBS News
 * The Garry Moore Show
 * The Guiding Light
 * The Jack Paar Show
 * Love of Life
 * The Morning Show
 * On Your Account
 * Robert Q. Lewis Show
 * Search for Tomorrow
 * The Secret Storm
 * Strike It Rich
 * Valiant Lady

New Series
 * As the World Turns
 * Captain Kangaroo
 * The Edge of Night
 * The Johnny Carson Show
 * Good Morning!
 * Love Story
 * Stand Up and Be Counted

Not Returning From 1954-55
 * Portia Faces Life
 * The Road Of Life
 * The Seeking Heart
 * The U.N. In Action
 * Welcome Travelers

NBC
Returning Series
 * Ding Dong School
 * The Ernie Kovacs Show
 * Feather Your Nest
 * First Love
 * The Home Show
 * Howdy Doody
 * Modern Romances
 * Pinky Lee Show
 * The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
 * The Today Show
 * The World of Mr. Sweeney

New Series
 * A Date With Life
 * Comedy Time
 * It Could Be You
 * Matinee Theater
 * NBC Bandstand
 * Tic-Tac-Dough
 * Queen for a Day

Not Returning From 1954-55
 * A Time to Live
 * The Betty White Show
 * Break the Bank
 * Concerning Miss Marlowe
 * The Greatest Gift
 * Golden Windows
 * Hawkins Falls
 * Hollywood Today with Sheilah Graham
 * It Pays to Be Married
 * One Man's Family
 * Parent's Time
 * Ted Mack Matinee
 * Three Steps to Heaven
 * Way of the World