The following is the 1960–61 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1960 through March 1961. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1959–60 season. New fall series are highlighted in bold. All times are Eastern and Pacific. 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. Sunday Note: ABC aired the interim The Walter Winchell Show at 10:30 p.m. from early October until early November. Monday Notes: On CBS, Presidential Countdown aired as an interim series, 10:30–11 p.m. in September and October until the November 8th election. In some areas, Douglas Edwards with the News and The Huntley-Brinkley Report aired at 6:45 p.m. Peter Gunn moved from NBC to ABC in the fall of 1960. The episodes of Brenner that ran on CBS in the summer of 1961 consisted of two previously unaired episodes produced in 1959 and reruns of episodes broadcast during the summer of 1959. Tuesday This is the first broadcast of The Bugs Bunny Show. Wednesday Thursday * formerly You Bet Your Life Friday Saturday Note: On NBC, The Campaign and the Candidates aired as an interim series, 9:30–10:30 p.m., from mid-September until the November 8 election. By network ABC Returning Series 77 Sunset Strip The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Adventures in Paradise Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond Bronco Cheyenne The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor The Donna Reed Show Hawaiian Eye Lawman The Lawrence Welk Show Leave It to Beaver The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Matty's Funday Funnies Maverick Peter Gunn (moved from NBC) The Real McCoys The Rebel The Rifleman Sugarfoot Take a Good Look The Untouchables Walt Disney Presents New Series The Asphalt Jungle * The Bugs Bunny Show Expedition! The Fight of the Week The Flintstones Guestward, Ho! Harrigan and Son Hong Kong The Islanders The Law and Mr. Jones Make That Spare My Three Sons Naked City The Roaring 20's Stagecoach West Sugarfoot Surfside 6 Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years Not returning from 1959–60: The Alaskans Black Saddle