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.
NOTE: This page is missing info on the DuMont Network, which started daytime transmission before any other United States television network.
6:45 PM: local programming 2:45: Classified Column (from 7/25) 5:15: Classified Column (from 7/25) 5:15: Western Balladeer (variety) 5:15: Western Balladeer (Tu Th) There is some dispute as to the exact lineup on DuMont in the winter.
The above listing is according to What Women Watched: Daytime Television in the 1950s (University of Texas Press, 2005) by Marsha Cassidy.
This would create a conflict with some other sources that have TV Shopper still in the lineup at this time.