The following is the 1965–66 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1965 through August 1966. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1964–65 season. This season, ABC and CBS began televising a majority of their prime-time programs in color, while almost all of NBC's fall schedule was in color, with the exception of the war drama Convoy and the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, with the former being canned after 13 episodes and the latter moving to color the following season. As most of the primetime programming was made in color, this season's schedule indicates the remaining black-and-white content with a "(B/W)" indicative. New series are highlighted in bold while endings are highlighted in italics. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research. 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. Schedule Sunday Monday Note: Art Linkletter's Hollywood Talent Scouts replaced The Steve Lawrence Show in December. The Avengers replaced Ben Casey in March. Tuesday Wednesday * formerly Burke's Law Thursday Friday Note: The Farmer's Daughter took over the 9:30–10 time period on ABC, effective November 5, because many viewers were not home to watch Peyton Place on Fridays. Starting November 1, Peyton Place was seen Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. In the winter of 1966, The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show replaced Convoy on its timeslot, which was transmitted live in color. Saturday Note: Even though ABC Scope was scheduled at 10:30 PM, not one major station (including WABC-TV New York, the network's flagship station) carried it in that time period, preferring to schedule local or syndicated programming in its place. Most affiliates aired it in "fringe time" during the weekend. By network ABC Returning Series 12 O'Clock High ABC Monday Night Movie ABC Scope The ABC Sunday Night Movie The Addam's Family The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Amos Burke — Secret Agent The Avengers Ben Casey Bewitched Combat! The Donna Reed Show The Farmer's Daughter The Flintstones The Fugitive The Hollywood Palace The Jimmy Dean Show The King Family Show The Lawrence Welk Show