1976–77 United States network television schedule
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from 1976-77 United States network television schedule)
This was the television schedule on all three United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1976. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New fall series are highlighted in bold.
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime. The top ten highest-rated shows are colored in yellow. The top 20 highest-rated shows are colored in cyan. The top 30 most-watched programs are colored in magenta.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
The Muppet Show (syndicated in the U.S.) premiered this season.
Contents |
[edit] Fall Schedule
[edit] Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Cos | The Six Million Dollar Man #7 24.2 rating | The ABC Sunday Night Movie #8 23.4 rating | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes #18 21.9 rating | The Sonny and Cher Show | Kojak | Delvecchio | ||||
| NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: | The Big Event #6 24.4 rating | |||||
[edit] Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Captain and Tennille | ABC NFL Monday Night Football #22 21.2 rating | |||||
| CBS | Rhoda | Phyllis | Maude | All's Fair | Executive Suite | ||
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie #16 22.3 rating | NBC Monday Night at the Movies #20 21.8 rating | |||||
[edit] Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days #1 31.5 rating | Laverne & Shirley #2 30.9 rating | Rich Man, Poor Man Book II #21 21.6 rating | Family | ||
| CBS | The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour | M*A*S*H #4 25.9 rating | One Day at a Time #10 23.4 rating | Switch! | ||
| NBC | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Police Woman | Police Story | |||
[edit] Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Bionic Woman #14 22.4 rating | Baretta #9 23.4 rating | Charlie's Angels #5 25.8 rating | |||
| CBS | Good Times #26 20.5 rating | Ball Four | All in the Family #12 22.9 rating | Alice #30 20.0 rating | The Blue Knight | |
| NBC | The Practice | NBC Movie of the Week | The Quest | |||
[edit] Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Welcome Back, Kotter #13 22.7 rating | Barney Miller #17 22.2 rating | The Tony Randall Show #29 20.1 rating | The Nancy Walker Show | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| CBS | The Waltons #15 22.3 rating | Hawaii Five-O #19 21.9 rating | Barnaby Jones | |||
| NBC | Gemini Man | C.P.O. Sharkey | Chico and the Man | Van Dyke and Company | ||
Note: NBC was supposed to have aired Snip (a sitcom starring David Brenner) on Thursdays at 9-9.30 with specials on the 9.30-10 slot, but it never aired.
[edit] Friday
A special program, Campaign '76, aired on CBS from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. from September to early November in preparation for the presidential election.
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Donny & Marie | The ABC Friday Night Movie #28 20.2 rating | ||||
| CBS | Spencer's Pilots | The CBS Friday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | Sanford and Son #27 20.3 rating | Chico and the Man | The Rockford Files | Serpico | ||
[edit] Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Holmes & Yo-Yo | Mr. T and Tina | Starsky and Hutch | Most Wanted | ||
| CBS | The Jeffersons #24 21.0 rating | Doc | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Bob Newhart Show | The Carol Burnett Show | |
| NBC | Emergency! | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | ||||
[edit] Mid-season Schedule
[edit] Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | The Six Million Dollar Man | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Rhoda | Phyllis | Switch | Delvecchio | |||
| NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: | The Big Event | |||||
[edit] Monday
[edit] Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne & Shirley | Eight is Enough #23 21.1 rating | Family | ||
| CBS | Who's Who | M*A*S*H | One Day at a Time | Kojak | ||
| NBC | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Police Woman | Police Story | |||
[edit] Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Bionic Woman | Baretta | Charlie's Angels | |||
| CBS | Good Times | The Jacksons (Dec.-Mar.)/Loves Me, Loves Me Not (Mar.-Apr.) | CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||
| NBC | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | CPO Sharkey | The McLean Stevenson Show | Tales of the Unexpected | ||
[edit] Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Welcome Back, Kotter | What's Happening #25 20.9 rating | Barney Miller | The Tony Randall Show (Dec.-Mar.)/Three's Company (Mar.-Apr.) #11 23.1 rating | Westside Medical | |
| CBS | The Waltons | Hawaii Five-O | Barnaby Jones | |||
| NBC | The Fantastic Journey | NBC's Best Sellers | ||||
[edit] Friday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Donny & Marie | The ABC Friday Night Movie | ||||
| CBS | Nashville 99 | The Sonny & Cher Show (Jan.-Mar.)/Code R (Mar.-Apr.) | The Hunter | |||
| NBC | Sanford and Son | Chico and the Man | The Rockford Files | Quincy, M.E. | ||
[edit] Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Blansky's Beauties | Fish | Starsky and Hutch | Dog & Cat | ||
| CBS | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Bob Newhart Show | All in the Family | Alice | The Carol Burnett Show | |
| NBC | Emergency! | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | ||||
[edit] Summer Schedule
 |
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. |
[edit] Pickups and Cancellations
[edit] Full-Season Pick-ups
ABC
- Baretta
- Barney Miller
- Charlie's Angels
- Donny & Marie
- Eight is Enough
- Family
- Happy Days
- Laverne & Shirley
- Monday Night Football
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Starsky and Hutch
- Three's Company
- Welcome Back, Kotter
- What's Happening!!
CBS
- 60 Minutes
- Alice
- All in the Family
- Barnaby Jones
- The Bob Newhart Show
- The Carol Burnett Show
- Good Times
- Hawaii Five-O
- The Jeffersons
- Kojak
- M*A*S*H
- Maude
- One Day at a Time
- Rhoda
- Switch!
- The Waltons
NBC
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- The Big Event
- Chico and the Man
- C.P.O. Sharkey
- Little House on the Prairie
- Police Woman
- The Rockford Files
- The Wonderful World of Disney
[edit] Cancellations and Endings
ABC
- Blansky's Beauties
- The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
- The Captain and Tennille
- Cos
- Holmes and YoYo
- Mr. T. and Tina
- Most Wanted
- The Nancy Walker Show
- Rich Man, Poor Man: Book II
- The Streets of San Francisco
CBS
- All's Fair
- Ball Four
- The Blue Knight
- Code R
- Delvecchio
- Doc
- Executive Suite
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Phyllis
- The Sonny and Cher Show
- Spencer's Pilots
- Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour
NBC
- Best Sellers
- Columbo
- Emergency!
- Gemini Man
- McCloud
- McMillan
- NBC Mystery Movie
- Police Story
- The Practice
- The Quest
- Sanford and Son
- Serpico
- Van Dyke and Company
[edit] References
- Castleman, H. & Podrazik, W. (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill. 314 pp.
- McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
- Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
|
|||||
