title: 1962–63 United States network television schedule (late night)
text: # 1962–63 United States network television schedule (late night)
  
  These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1962. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
  
  Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | | 11:00 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 | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off | Local programming or sign-off |
  | CBS | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off |
  | NBC | 11:15 PM: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 11:15 PM: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 11:15 PM: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 11:15 PM: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off | local programming or sign-off |
  
  Johnny Carson becomes the host of The Tonight Show on October 1, 1962.
  
  