Source - TV Guide Eastern New England Edition
Note: WHDH and WNAC would swap affiliations on 1/1/61
2 - WGBH Boston (Educational)
05:15p The Friendly Giant - children
05:30p The Make Believe Club - children
06:00p Understanding Numbers
06:30p News - Louis Lyons
06:45p Backgrounds - Louis Lyons
07:00p Main Street - New Orleans
07:30p Jazz - Father O'Connor
08:00p Are We Too Many? (population)
08:30p Survival in the Sea
09:00p Ski Holiday
09:30p Images "Calendar Art"
10:00p Backgrounds - Louis Lyons
10:15p News - William Pierce
4 - WBZ Boston (NBC)
06:00a Lab 30 - Education
06:30a Sign On Seminar
06:45a Daily Almanac
07:00a Dave Garroway (Today Show) - Local news and weather at 7:25 and 8:25
09:00a News - Adams, (Jack) Chase
09:30a Truth or Consequences
10:00a Dough Re Mi - quiz
10:30a Play Your Hunch (Merv Griffin is host)
11:00a The Price is Right (color)
11:30a Concentration
12:00p News - Jack Chase
12:10p Weather - Don Kent
12:15p Big Brother - Bob Emery (children's)
12:45p Movie "Belle of Old Mexico" 1950
02:30p The Loretta Young Show
03:00p Young Dr. Malone
03:30p From These Roots
04:00p Make Room For Daddy
04:30p SS Popeye
05:00p Movie "The Man in Half Moon Street" pt 2 1944
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p Huntley/Brinkley
07:00p Death Valley Days
07:30p Dan Raven
08:30p The Westerner
09:00p Projection '61 (special)
10:00p Michael Shayne "Murder in Wonderland"
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Play of the Week "The Grand Tour"
01:15a Movie "Gold Diggers of 1935" 1935
5 - WHDH Boston (ABC)
06:30a Cartoon Concert
07:00a Big Mac - cartoons
07:30a Captain Bob (color)
08:00a News - Hottetlet
08:15a Captain Bob (color)
08:45a Romper Room (color)
09:45a Chris Evans - women (color)
10:00a News (color)
10:10a Almanac Newsreel
10:15a We Believe - religion (color)
10:30a Way of Life - drama
11:00a Morning Court (re-enacted case about a woman asking for a divorce)
11:30a Love That Bob
12:00p The Texan
12:30p Farm and Food (color)
12:55p Newsreel Almanac
01:00p About Faces
01:30p Burns and Allen
02:00p Day In Court (cases include dog stealing, endangering the lives of children, giving short weight, disturbing the peace, and assault)
02:30p Road to Reality (soap opera)
03:00p Queen For A Day (girls aged six to nine compete for the "Princess for a Day" title)
03:30p Who Do You Trust? (Johnny Carson is emcee)
04:00p American Bandstand
05:00p Bozo the Clown (color)
05:30p Rin Tin Tin
06:00p Dateline Boston - Jim Britt (color) (a Christmas show from the Children's Museum)
06:30p Life of Riley
07:00p News - John Day (color)
07:10p Weather - Walker (color)
07:15p CBS News - Douglas Edwards (WHDH had been picking this up for a while)
07:30p Expedition: Boston (look at education)
08:00p Harrigan and Son
08:30p The Flintstones "The Prowler"
09:00p 77 Sunset Strip "The Rice Estate"
10:00p The Detectives "Razor's Edge"
10:30p The Law and Mr. Jones "The Long Echo"
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Jack Paar (Tonight Show) from NBC; WBZ did not pick it up until Sept 1966
01:00a Almanac Newsreel
6 - WCSH Portland (ABC)
05:50a Farm Report - Jake Brofee
06:00a Film Feature
06:30a To Be Announced
07:00a Dave Garroway (Today Show) - Local news and weather at 7:25 and 8:25
09:00a Romper Room - Connie Roussin
09:30a Space Age Science
10:00a Dough Re Mi - quiz
10:30a Play Your Hunch (Merv Griffin is host)
11:00a The Price is Right (color)
11:30a Concentration
12:00p Truth or Consequences
12:30p It Could Be You (color)
12:55p News - Ray Scherer
01:00p Weekday on Six - variety
02:00p Jan Murray - contest (color)
02:30p The Loretta Young Show
03:00p Young Dr. Malone
03:30p From These Roots
04:00p Make Room For Daddy
04:30p Here's Hollywood
05:00p Popeye
06:00p Huckleberry Hound
06:30p News, Sports, Weather
06:45p Huntley/Brinkley
07:00p Death Valley Days
07:30p Dan Raven
08:30p The Westerner
09:00p Projection '61 (special)
10:00p Michael Shayne "Murder in Wonderland"
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Jack Paar
7 - WNAC Boston (CBS)
07:00a Three Stooges
08:15a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Movie "China Girl" 1942
11:00a I Love Lucy
11:30a Clear Horizon (a soap opera about astronauts)
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p Louise Morgan - women
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p Our Miss Brooks
02:30p House Party (ZaSu Pitts is the guest)
03:00p The Millionaire
03:30p The Verdict is Yours
04:00p The Brighter Day
04:15p The Secret Storm
04:30p Movie "Three Smart Girls" 1936
06:15p News - Roy Leonard
06:30p Woody Woodpecker
07:00p Whirlybirds
07:30p Rawhide "Incident of the Night Horse"
08:30p Route 66 "A Fury Slinging Flame"
09:30p Garlund Touch
10:00p The Twilight Zone "A Stop At Willoughby"
10:30p Eyewitness To History
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie Double Feature "Mystery of Mr. X" 1935 and "Love Before Breakfast" 1936
8 - WMTW Poland Springs (ABC)
07:45a Farm and Home
08:15a Easy Does It - music
08:45a Teddy Bear Cartoons
10:00a Farmer Al Falfa - cartoons
10:30a Film Feature
10:55a Weather
11:00a Morning Court (re-enacted case about a woman asking for a divorce)
11:30a Love That Bob
12:00p The Texan
12:30p Beat The Clock - Bud Collyer
01:00p About Faces
01:30p Diary of a Nurse - drama
02:00p Day In Court
02:30p Road to Reality
03:00p Queen For A Day
03:30p Who Do You Trust?
04:00p American Bandstand
05:00p Rin Tin Tin
05:30p Movie "One Sunday Afternoon" 1949
07:30p Matty's Funday Funnies
08:00p Pioneers
09:00p 77 Sunset Strip
10:00p The Detectives
10:30p The Law and Mr. Jones
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie "Cross Up"
9 - WMUR Manchester (ABC)
10:00a Cartoons
10:45a Kathy Peterson - women
11:00a Morning Court (re-enacted case about a woman asking for a divorce)
11:30a Love That Bob
12:00p The Texan
12:30p News - Gus Bernier
12:40p Country Store - music
01:00p About Faces
01:30p Musical Jamboree
02:00p Day In Court
02:30p Road to Reality
03:00p Queen For A Day
03:30p Who Do You Trust?
04:00p American Bandstand
05:00p Popeye
06:00p White Hunter
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p Movie "Gun Cargo"
08:00p Racket Squad
08:30p Mystery Theater "Borrowed Corpse"
09:00p Pendulum "The Schemer"
09:30p Uncovered "Cry Wolf"
10:00p Paris Precinct
10:30p Passport To Danger
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie "Edge of Divorce" 1954
10 - WJAR Providence (NBC/ABC)
07:00a Dave Garroway (Today Show) - Local news and weather at 7:25 and 8:25
09:00a Movie "The Glass Tomb" 1955
10:30a Play Your Hunch (Merv Griffin is host)
11:00a The Price is Right (color)
11:30a Concentration
12:00p Truth or Consequences
12:30p It Could Be You (color)
12:55p News - Ray Scherer
01:00p Movie "Men of the Moment"
03:00p Young Dr. Malone
03:30p From These Roots
04:00p Make Room For Daddy
04:30p Here's Hollywood
05:00p Movie "Yukon Vengeance" 1954
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p Huntley/Brinkley
07:00p Shotgun Slade
07:30p Dan Raven
08:30p The Westerner
09:00p Projection '61 (special)
10:00p Michael Shayne "Murder in Wonderland"
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Jack Paar
11 - WENH Durham (Educational)
05:30p The Make Believe Club
06:00p Classical Music
06:25p Events - New Hampshire
06:30p News - Louis Lyons
06:45p Backgrounds - Louis Lyons
07:00p American Perspective
07:30p Jazz - Father O'Connor
08:00p Are We Too Many?
08:30p Wisdom and Modern Life
09:00p Drama Festival "Henry V"
12 - WPRO Providence (CBS)
07:00a Popeye
07:30a Storytime - Beth Chollar
08:00a News - Hottetlet
08:15a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Romper Room - Bonnie Riker
09:30a Movie "Stablemates' 1938
10:45a News - Stuart, Mohr
11:00a I Love Lucy
11:30a Clear Horizon
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p Dr. Hudson
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p San Francisco Beat - police
02:30p House Party
03:00p The Millionaire
03:30p The Verdict is Yours
04:00p The Brighter Day
04:15p The Secret Storm
04:30p The Edge of Night
05:00p Roy Rogers
05:30p Salty Brine's Shack (children)
06:25p News, Sports, Weather
06:45p CBS News - Douglas Edwards
07:00p Brave Stallion
07:30p Rawhide
08:30p Route 66
09:30p Garlund Touch
10:00p The Twilight Zone
10:30p Eyewitness To History
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie "San Francisco" 1936
13 - WGAN Portland (CBS)
08:00a News - Hottetlet
08:15a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a To Be Announced
09:30a Dr. Hudson - drama
10:00a December Bride
10:45a Video Village - Monty Hall
11:00a I Love Lucy
11:30a Clear Horizon
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p I Led Three Lives
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p Full Circle (soap opera)
02:30p House Party
03:00p The Millionaire
03:30p The Verdict is Yours
04:00p The Brighter Day
04:15p The Secret Storm
04:30p The Edge of Night
05:00p Ivanhoe
05:30p The Three Stooges
06:00p The Rough Riders
06:25p Sports - Mike Norton
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p CBS News - Douglas Edwards
07:00p Shotgun Slade
07:30p Rawhide
08:30p Route 66
09:30p Garlund Touch
10:00p The Twilight Zone
10:30p Eyewitness To History
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie "Mystery of the White Room" 1939
Note: WHDH and WNAC would swap affiliations on 1/1/61
2 - WGBH Boston (Educational)
05:15p The Friendly Giant - children
05:30p The Make Believe Club - children
06:00p Understanding Numbers
06:30p News - Louis Lyons
06:45p Backgrounds - Louis Lyons
07:00p Main Street - New Orleans
07:30p Jazz - Father O'Connor
08:00p Are We Too Many? (population)
08:30p Survival in the Sea
09:00p Ski Holiday
09:30p Images "Calendar Art"
10:00p Backgrounds - Louis Lyons
10:15p News - William Pierce
4 - WBZ Boston (NBC)
06:00a Lab 30 - Education
06:30a Sign On Seminar
06:45a Daily Almanac
07:00a Dave Garroway (Today Show) - Local news and weather at 7:25 and 8:25
09:00a News - Adams, (Jack) Chase
09:30a Truth or Consequences
10:00a Dough Re Mi - quiz
10:30a Play Your Hunch (Merv Griffin is host)
11:00a The Price is Right (color)
11:30a Concentration
12:00p News - Jack Chase
12:10p Weather - Don Kent
12:15p Big Brother - Bob Emery (children's)
12:45p Movie "Belle of Old Mexico" 1950
02:30p The Loretta Young Show
03:00p Young Dr. Malone
03:30p From These Roots
04:00p Make Room For Daddy
04:30p SS Popeye
05:00p Movie "The Man in Half Moon Street" pt 2 1944
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p Huntley/Brinkley
07:00p Death Valley Days
07:30p Dan Raven
08:30p The Westerner
09:00p Projection '61 (special)
10:00p Michael Shayne "Murder in Wonderland"
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Play of the Week "The Grand Tour"
01:15a Movie "Gold Diggers of 1935" 1935
5 - WHDH Boston (ABC)
06:30a Cartoon Concert
07:00a Big Mac - cartoons
07:30a Captain Bob (color)
08:00a News - Hottetlet
08:15a Captain Bob (color)
08:45a Romper Room (color)
09:45a Chris Evans - women (color)
10:00a News (color)
10:10a Almanac Newsreel
10:15a We Believe - religion (color)
10:30a Way of Life - drama
11:00a Morning Court (re-enacted case about a woman asking for a divorce)
11:30a Love That Bob
12:00p The Texan
12:30p Farm and Food (color)
12:55p Newsreel Almanac
01:00p About Faces
01:30p Burns and Allen
02:00p Day In Court (cases include dog stealing, endangering the lives of children, giving short weight, disturbing the peace, and assault)
02:30p Road to Reality (soap opera)
03:00p Queen For A Day (girls aged six to nine compete for the "Princess for a Day" title)
03:30p Who Do You Trust? (Johnny Carson is emcee)
04:00p American Bandstand
05:00p Bozo the Clown (color)
05:30p Rin Tin Tin
06:00p Dateline Boston - Jim Britt (color) (a Christmas show from the Children's Museum)
06:30p Life of Riley
07:00p News - John Day (color)
07:10p Weather - Walker (color)
07:15p CBS News - Douglas Edwards (WHDH had been picking this up for a while)
07:30p Expedition: Boston (look at education)
08:00p Harrigan and Son
08:30p The Flintstones "The Prowler"
09:00p 77 Sunset Strip "The Rice Estate"
10:00p The Detectives "Razor's Edge"
10:30p The Law and Mr. Jones "The Long Echo"
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Jack Paar (Tonight Show) from NBC; WBZ did not pick it up until Sept 1966
01:00a Almanac Newsreel
6 - WCSH Portland (ABC)
05:50a Farm Report - Jake Brofee
06:00a Film Feature
06:30a To Be Announced
07:00a Dave Garroway (Today Show) - Local news and weather at 7:25 and 8:25
09:00a Romper Room - Connie Roussin
09:30a Space Age Science
10:00a Dough Re Mi - quiz
10:30a Play Your Hunch (Merv Griffin is host)
11:00a The Price is Right (color)
11:30a Concentration
12:00p Truth or Consequences
12:30p It Could Be You (color)
12:55p News - Ray Scherer
01:00p Weekday on Six - variety
02:00p Jan Murray - contest (color)
02:30p The Loretta Young Show
03:00p Young Dr. Malone
03:30p From These Roots
04:00p Make Room For Daddy
04:30p Here's Hollywood
05:00p Popeye
06:00p Huckleberry Hound
06:30p News, Sports, Weather
06:45p Huntley/Brinkley
07:00p Death Valley Days
07:30p Dan Raven
08:30p The Westerner
09:00p Projection '61 (special)
10:00p Michael Shayne "Murder in Wonderland"
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Jack Paar
7 - WNAC Boston (CBS)
07:00a Three Stooges
08:15a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Movie "China Girl" 1942
11:00a I Love Lucy
11:30a Clear Horizon (a soap opera about astronauts)
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p Louise Morgan - women
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p Our Miss Brooks
02:30p House Party (ZaSu Pitts is the guest)
03:00p The Millionaire
03:30p The Verdict is Yours
04:00p The Brighter Day
04:15p The Secret Storm
04:30p Movie "Three Smart Girls" 1936
06:15p News - Roy Leonard
06:30p Woody Woodpecker
07:00p Whirlybirds
07:30p Rawhide "Incident of the Night Horse"
08:30p Route 66 "A Fury Slinging Flame"
09:30p Garlund Touch
10:00p The Twilight Zone "A Stop At Willoughby"
10:30p Eyewitness To History
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie Double Feature "Mystery of Mr. X" 1935 and "Love Before Breakfast" 1936
8 - WMTW Poland Springs (ABC)
07:45a Farm and Home
08:15a Easy Does It - music
08:45a Teddy Bear Cartoons
10:00a Farmer Al Falfa - cartoons
10:30a Film Feature
10:55a Weather
11:00a Morning Court (re-enacted case about a woman asking for a divorce)
11:30a Love That Bob
12:00p The Texan
12:30p Beat The Clock - Bud Collyer
01:00p About Faces
01:30p Diary of a Nurse - drama
02:00p Day In Court
02:30p Road to Reality
03:00p Queen For A Day
03:30p Who Do You Trust?
04:00p American Bandstand
05:00p Rin Tin Tin
05:30p Movie "One Sunday Afternoon" 1949
07:30p Matty's Funday Funnies
08:00p Pioneers
09:00p 77 Sunset Strip
10:00p The Detectives
10:30p The Law and Mr. Jones
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie "Cross Up"
9 - WMUR Manchester (ABC)
10:00a Cartoons
10:45a Kathy Peterson - women
11:00a Morning Court (re-enacted case about a woman asking for a divorce)
11:30a Love That Bob
12:00p The Texan
12:30p News - Gus Bernier
12:40p Country Store - music
01:00p About Faces
01:30p Musical Jamboree
02:00p Day In Court
02:30p Road to Reality
03:00p Queen For A Day
03:30p Who Do You Trust?
04:00p American Bandstand
05:00p Popeye
06:00p White Hunter
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p Movie "Gun Cargo"
08:00p Racket Squad
08:30p Mystery Theater "Borrowed Corpse"
09:00p Pendulum "The Schemer"
09:30p Uncovered "Cry Wolf"
10:00p Paris Precinct
10:30p Passport To Danger
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie "Edge of Divorce" 1954
10 - WJAR Providence (NBC/ABC)
07:00a Dave Garroway (Today Show) - Local news and weather at 7:25 and 8:25
09:00a Movie "The Glass Tomb" 1955
10:30a Play Your Hunch (Merv Griffin is host)
11:00a The Price is Right (color)
11:30a Concentration
12:00p Truth or Consequences
12:30p It Could Be You (color)
12:55p News - Ray Scherer
01:00p Movie "Men of the Moment"
03:00p Young Dr. Malone
03:30p From These Roots
04:00p Make Room For Daddy
04:30p Here's Hollywood
05:00p Movie "Yukon Vengeance" 1954
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p Huntley/Brinkley
07:00p Shotgun Slade
07:30p Dan Raven
08:30p The Westerner
09:00p Projection '61 (special)
10:00p Michael Shayne "Murder in Wonderland"
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Jack Paar
11 - WENH Durham (Educational)
05:30p The Make Believe Club
06:00p Classical Music
06:25p Events - New Hampshire
06:30p News - Louis Lyons
06:45p Backgrounds - Louis Lyons
07:00p American Perspective
07:30p Jazz - Father O'Connor
08:00p Are We Too Many?
08:30p Wisdom and Modern Life
09:00p Drama Festival "Henry V"
12 - WPRO Providence (CBS)
07:00a Popeye
07:30a Storytime - Beth Chollar
08:00a News - Hottetlet
08:15a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Romper Room - Bonnie Riker
09:30a Movie "Stablemates' 1938
10:45a News - Stuart, Mohr
11:00a I Love Lucy
11:30a Clear Horizon
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p Dr. Hudson
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p San Francisco Beat - police
02:30p House Party
03:00p The Millionaire
03:30p The Verdict is Yours
04:00p The Brighter Day
04:15p The Secret Storm
04:30p The Edge of Night
05:00p Roy Rogers
05:30p Salty Brine's Shack (children)
06:25p News, Sports, Weather
06:45p CBS News - Douglas Edwards
07:00p Brave Stallion
07:30p Rawhide
08:30p Route 66
09:30p Garlund Touch
10:00p The Twilight Zone
10:30p Eyewitness To History
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie "San Francisco" 1936
13 - WGAN Portland (CBS)
08:00a News - Hottetlet
08:15a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a To Be Announced
09:30a Dr. Hudson - drama
10:00a December Bride
10:45a Video Village - Monty Hall
11:00a I Love Lucy
11:30a Clear Horizon
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p I Led Three Lives
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p Full Circle (soap opera)
02:30p House Party
03:00p The Millionaire
03:30p The Verdict is Yours
04:00p The Brighter Day
04:15p The Secret Storm
04:30p The Edge of Night
05:00p Ivanhoe
05:30p The Three Stooges
06:00p The Rough Riders
06:25p Sports - Mike Norton
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p CBS News - Douglas Edwards
07:00p Shotgun Slade
07:30p Rawhide
08:30p Route 66
09:30p Garlund Touch
10:00p The Twilight Zone
10:30p Eyewitness To History
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie "Mystery of the White Room" 1939