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The 1961–62 United States network television schedule was for the period that began in September 1961 and ran through April 1962. The previous season had been excoriated by Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton Minow in May 1961. Minow had criticized poor programs and weak network schedules, calling television a "vast wasteland" and calling on television executives to try harder to develop innovative and interesting television programs. Television historians Castleman and Podrazik (1982) believe the 1961–62 season marked a comeback for television, as the networks rearranged their schedules to accommodate the critics. They point out CBS's high-quality legal drama ''The Defenders'', NBC's medical drama ''Dr. Kildare'', CBS's ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', and ABC's medical drama ''Ben Casey'' as bright spots in the new TV schedule. Despite the praise for these four series, the authors also highlight several less worthy series which debuted during the 1961–62 season: ''Room for One More'', ''Window on Main Street'', ''Hazel'' ("possibly the dumbest family in TV history"), and the truly terrible ''The Hathaways'' ("possibly the worst series ever to air on network TV").〔 NBC lured Disney's popular anthology series from ABC; ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' premiered on September 24, 1961. The color programs were a change from the previous ABC programs, which had been seen in black and white.〔 NBC also added a movie night to its schedule; the network paid $25 million for the rights to broadcast 50 20th-Century Fox films on Saturday nights. In April 1962, ABC followed suit when it added its own Sunday night movie to its schedule.〔 All times are Eastern and Pacific. New fall series are highlighted in bold. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.〔Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'' (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.〕 : Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season. : Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season. : Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season. == Sunday == * formerly ''Walt Disney Presents'' Note: Mister Ed, previously syndicated, aired on CBS, 6:30-7 p.m. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1961–62 United States network television schedule」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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