1973–74 United States network television schedule
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1973–74 United States network television schedule
This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1973. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New fall series are highlighted in bold. Programs ending their runs are highlited in italics.
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.
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Sunday
| Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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| ABC | The F.B.I. | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (23/20.7) | Local Programming | ||||
| CBS | The New Adventures of Perry Mason | Mannix | Barnaby Jones (18/21.4) | Local Programming | |||
| NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney (12/22.3) | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / Hec Ramsey (90- & 120-min. episodes) (14/22.2) |
Local Programming | ||||
NOTE: In mid-season, 60 Minutes aired Sunday at 6:00 pm on CBS from January to June 1974 and at 9:30 pm from July to September 1974.
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Rookies (25/20.3) | ABC NFL Monday Night Football (19/21.2) | ||||
| CBS | Gunsmoke (15/22.1) | Here's Lucy (29/20.0) | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Medical Center | ||
| NBC | Lotsa Luck | Diana | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | |||
Note: The ABC Monday Night Movie (26/20.2) aired in mid-season.
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 1973 | Temperatures Rising | ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week (21/21.0) | Marcus Welby, M.D. | |||
| 1974 | Happy Days (16/21.5) | ||||||
| CBS | Maude (6/23.5) | Hawaii Five-O (5/24.0) | The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies / Hawkins / Shaft | ||||
| NBC | Chase | The Magician | Police Story | ||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | |||
| CBS | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (7/23.3) | Cannon (9/23.1) | Kojak (7/23.3) | |||
| NBC | Adam-12 (23/20.7) | NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie: Banacek / Tenafly / Faraday and Company / The Snoop Sisters | Love Story | |||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Toma | Kung Fu (27/20.1) | The Streets of San Francisco (22/20.8) | |||
| CBS | The Waltons (2/28.1) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.9) | ||||
| NBC | The Flip Wilson Show | Ironside | NBC Follies | |||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Brady Bunch | The Odd Couple | Room 222 | Adam's Rib | Love, American Style | ||
| CBS | 1973 | Calucci's Department | Roll Out! | The CBS Friday Night Movies (19/21.2) | |||
| 1974 | Dirty Sally | Good Times (17/21.4) | |||||
| Your Hit Parade | |||||||
| NBC | Sanford and Son (3/27.5) | The Girl with Something Extra | Needles and Pins | The Brian Keith Show (formerly The Little People) | The Dean Martin Show | ||
Note: The Six Million Dollar Man (11/22.7) premiered Friday, January 18, 1974 at 8:30-9:30 pm on ABC.
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Partridge Family | ABC Suspense Movie | Griff | |||
| CBS | All in the Family (1/31.2) | M*A*S*H (4/25.7) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (9/23.1) | The Bob Newhart Show (12/22.3) | The Carol Burnett Show (27/20.1) | |
| NBC | Emergency! | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | ||||
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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