1975–76 United States network television schedule (daytime)

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The 1975–76 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1975 to August 1976.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold, children's programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

The Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.

Monday-Friday[edit]

Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local/syndicated programming AM America Local/syndicated programming Happy Days reruns Showoffs All My Children Ryan's Hope Let's Make a Deal The $10,000 Pyramid Rhyme and Reason General Hospital One Life to Live You Don't Say! Local/syndicated programming ABC News
November Good Morning America
December The Edge of Night
Late December Let's Make a Deal Rhyme and Reason The Neighbors
January The $20,000 Pyramid
Spring Break the Bank
Early July Hot Seat Family Feud
Late July One Life to Live 3:00: One Life to Live
3:15: General Hospital
CBS Fall Sunrise Semester Local/syndicated programming CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo Local/syndicated programming Give-n-Take The Price Is Right Gambit Love of Life
11:55 am: CBS Midday News
The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow Local/syndicated programming As the World Turns The Guiding Light The Edge of Night Match Game '75 Tattletales Musical Chairs Local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News
November The Price Is Right Guiding Light Give-n-Take
Winter As the World Turns Guiding Light All in the Family reruns Match Game '76 Tattletales
NBC Fall Local/syndicated programming Today Local/syndicated programming Celebrity Sweepstakes Wheel of Fortune High Rollers The Hollywood Squares The Magnificent Marble Machine Jackpot
12:55 pm: NBC News Update
Local/syndicated programming Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Somerset Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News
Late September Three for the Money
12:55 pm: NBC News Update
December Wheel of Fortune High Rollers The Magnificent Marble Machine
12:55 pm: NBC News Update
Early January Take My Advice
12:55 pm: NBC News Update
Mid January High Rollers Wheel of Fortune The Magnificent Marble Machine
Spring The Magnificent Marble Machine reruns
Summer Sanford and Son reruns Celebrity Sweepstakes The Fun Factory The Gong Show
12:55 pm: NBC News Update

Notes[edit]

  • ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast, depending on stations' schedule.
  • The Edge of Night aired its final CBS broadcast on November 28, 1975. The serial moved to ABC on December 1, 1975 with a 90 minute episode; Although it aired in the 4PM (ET)/3PM (CT) timeslot, affiliates were allowed to air the program outside the scheduled timeslot, while affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone had a 12 Noon feed for the series.
  • In the Pacific Time Zone (from December 1975 to March 1977), ABC's lineup had its game shows aired in the morning, while the 12 Noon to 3 PM block featured The Edge of Night, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital in succession.

Saturday[edit]

Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local/syndicated programming Hong Kong Phooey (R) The New Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show The Lost Saucer The New Adventures of Gilligan Uncle Croc's Block The Oddball Couple Speed Buggy (R) American Bandstand ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming
Winter Speed Buggy (R) The Oddball Couple Uncle Croc's Block
Spring Groovie Goolies (R) Super Friends (R) Speed Buggy (R) The Lost Saucer
CBS Fall Local/syndicated programming The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (R) The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (R) The Shazam!/Isis Hour Far Out Space Nuts The Ghost Busters Valley of the Dinosaurs (R) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids CBS Children's Film Festival CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News Local/syndicated programming
Summer Clue Club
NBC Fall Local/syndicated programming Emergency +4 (R) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty The Pink Panther Show Land of the Lost Run, Joe, Run Return to the Planet of the Apes Westwind Josie and the Pussycats (R) Go-U.S.A NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming Local/syndicated programming NBC Saturday Night News
October Josie and the Pussycats (R) The Jetsons (R)

Sunday[edit]

Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Local/syndicated programming Devlin (R) These Are the Days (R) Make a Wish Issues and Answers ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming
CBS Fall Local/syndicated programming The U.S. of Archie (R) The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (R) Local/syndicated programming Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Camera Three Face The Nation Local/syndicated programming The NFL Today NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming Local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News
Winter CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming
NBC Fall Local/syndicated programming Meet the Press Grandstand NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming Local/syndicated programming NBC Sunday Night News
Winter Local/syndicated programming Meet the Press NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming

By network[edit]

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CBS[edit]

NBC[edit]

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