These are the late-night Monday–Friday schedules for all three networks for the 1961–62 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white.
Schedule
edit11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 PM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | ||
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ABC | Local | ABC News Final | Local programming or sign-off | ||||||||||||
CBS | local programming or sign-off | ||||||||||||||
NBC | Fall | 11:15 PM: The Jack Paar Show/The Best Of Paar (F) | local programming or sign-off | ||||||||||||
Spring | 11:15 PM: The Tonight Show |
Note: After Jack Paar's departure on March 29, 1962, guest hosts filled in on The Tonight Show until Johnny Carson's contract with ABC ended in September, after which he became the permanent host.
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