1970–71 United States network television schedule
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1970–71 United States network television schedule
This was the television schedule on all three United States commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1970. 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 highest-rated shows are colored in magenta.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation by October 1970; however, schedules were set by each affiliated station.
In April 1970, Congress passed a law banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio effective January 2, 1971.
This season would the last one for the traditional 3½-hour prime time schedule.
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Sunday
| AM | 7:00 | 7:35 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | The Young Rebels | The F.B.I. (10/23.0) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) | |||||
| CBS | Lassie | Hogan's Heroes | The Ed Sullivan Show | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | The Tim Conway Comedy Hour | |||
| NBC | Wild Kingdom | NBC's Wonderful World of Color (13/22.4) | The Bill Cosby Show | Bonanza (9/23.9) | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors / The Lawyers / The Senator |
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Monday
| PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Young Lawyers | The Silent Force | Monday Night Football | ||||
| CBS | Gunsmoke (5/25.5) | Here's Lucy | Mayberry R.F.D. (15/22.3) | The Doris Day Show (20/20.7) | The Carol Burnett Show (25/19.8) | ||
| NBC | The Red Skelton Show | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (13/22.4) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) | ||||
Tuesday
| PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Mod Squad (11/22.7) | ABC Movie of the Week (6/25.1) | Marcus Welby, M.D. (1/29.6) | |||||
| CBS | The Beverly Hillbillies | Green Acres | Hee Haw (16/21.4) | To Rome With Love | CBS News Hour / 60 Minutes | |||
| NBC | The Don Knotts Show | Julia | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | |||||
Note : On CBS, All in the Family premiered Tuesday, January 12, 1971, at 9:30 pm, replacing To Rome With Love.
Wednesday
| PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Make Room for Granddaddy | Room 222 | The Johnny Cash Show | Dan August | ||
| CBS | Storefront Lawyers | The Governor & J.J. | Medical Center (8/24.5) | Hawaii Five-O (7/25.0) | |||
| NBC | The Men from Shiloh (formerly The Virginian) (18/21.2) |
Kraft Music Hall | Four in One: McCloud / San Francisco International Airport / Night Gallery / The Psychiatrist | ||||
On ABC, The Smith Family (21/20.6) debuted Wednesday, January 20, 1971 at 8:30-9 pm, in place of Room 222.
Thursday
| PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Matt Lincoln | Bewitched | Barefoot in the Park | The Odd Couple | The Immortal | ||
| CBS | Family Affair | The Jim Nabors Hour (29/19.5) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) | ||||
| NBC | The Flip Wilson Show (2/27.9) | Ironside (4/25.7) | Nancy | The Dean Martin Show (24/20.0) | |||
Friday
| PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Brady Bunch | Nanny and the Professor | The Partridge Family (25/19.8) | That Girl | Love, American Style | This Is Tom Jones | |
| CBS | The Interns | The Headmaster | The CBS Friday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | The High Chaparral | The Name of the Game | Bracken's World | ||||
Saturday
| PM | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | Let's Make a Deal | The Newlywed Game | The Lawrence Welk Show | The Most Deadly Game | Local | ||
| CBS | Mission: Impossible | My Three Sons (19/20.8) | Arnie | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (22/20.3) | Mannix (17/21.3) | ||
| NBC | The Andy Williams Show | Adam-12 (12/22.6) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) | ||||
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.
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