1951–52 United States network television schedule
The 1951–52 United States network television schedule began in September of 1951 and ended in the spring of 1952 This was the first television season of national network interconnection by coaxial cable and microwave, meaning programming could be transmitted live coast-to-coast or in the case of filmed programs, distributed simultaneously across the country if needed
On Sunday nights, NBC experimented with airing its new comedy-variety program Chesterfield Sound-off Time featuring Bob Hope, Fred Allen and Jerry Lester as rotating hosts in an early evening timeslot, 7:00–7:30 Previously, network TV variety programs had only been aired during late evening hours According to television historians Castleman and Podrazik 1982, the experiment was designed to "duplicate the early-evening radio success of Jack Benny"1 Benny himself would appear on rival network CBSs The Jack Benny Program immediately following Chesterfield Sound-off Time Red Skelton also made his network television debut on NBCs Sunday night schedule this season, but long-term success eluded him until after he moved to C 1951–52 United States network television schedule
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