Bishop Sheen was aired on network TV, during "standard" viewing hours.
Can you imagine such a thing today?
There were only 3 channels back then with limited programming - all of it clean and wholesome, even the commercials. All stations would play the national anthem (against the backdrop of the American flag blowing in the breeze) before going off the air around 11pm, and again in the morning when they started up around 6am. Television was a form of entertainment, along with board games, bowling and sitting on the front porch talking with the neighbors.
Ironic that we are upgrading to digital when the quality of programming has deteriorated.