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

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.

Schedule
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.

ABC
New Series
 * ABC News Final

NBC
Returning Series
 * The Jack Paar Show
 * The Best Of Paar

New Series
 * The Tonight Show *