1975–76 United States network television schedule
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1975–76 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 1975. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football. This was the first season since 1971 in which a four-hour Sunday night schedule was implemented.
New fall series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are 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
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | The Swiss Family Robinson | The Six Million Dollar Man (9/24.3) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (13/23.0) | |||||
| CBS | Three for the Road | Cher | Kojak (20/21.8) | Bronk | ||||
| NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney | The Family Holvak | The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / McCoy | |||||
Note: On CBS, 60 Minutes replaced Three for the Road, effective December 7, 1975. The Sonny & Cher Show (23/21.2) premiered February 1, 1976 at 8:00-9:00 pm.
Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Barbary Coast | ABC NFL Monday Night Football | ||||
| CBS | Rhoda (7/24.4) | Phyllis (6/24.5) | All in the Family (1/30.1) | Maude (4/25.0) | Medical Center | |
| NBC | The Invisible Man | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | ||||
Note: On ABC, the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (2/28.0) took the 10:00 time slot after the end of the 1975 NFL season from February 2 through March 12. It premiered its first two installments on February 1, 1976. The ABC Monday Night Movie (10/24.2) aired in mid-season. Good Heavens (16/22.5) premiered March 8, 1976 at 8:30-9:00 pm.
Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days (11/23.9) | Welcome Back, Kotter (18/22.1) | The Rookies | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ||
| CBS | Good Times (24/21.0) | Joe and Sons | Switch | Beacon Hill | ||
| NBC | Movin' On | Police Story | Joe Forrester | |||
Note: On ABC, Welcome Back, Kotter moved to Thursdays in January to replace On the Rocks, forcing the latter to move to Mondays to replace Barbary Coast. Laverne & Shirley (3/27.5) filled the 8:30 time slot when it premiered on January 27. On CBS, One Day at a Time (12/23.1) premiered in the 9:30 time slot on December 16.
Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | When Things Were Rotten | That's My Mama | Baretta (22/21.3) | Starsky and Hutch (16/22.5) | ||
| CBS | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Cannon | Kate McShane | |||
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | Doctors' Hospital | Petrocelli | |||
NOTE: On ABC, The Bionic Woman (5/24.9) premiered in the 8-9 p.m. time slot in January.
Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Barney Miller | On the Rocks | The Streets of San Francisco (26/20.7) | Harry O | ||
| CBS | The Waltons (14/22.9) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | The Montefuscos | Fay | Ellery Queen | Medical Story | ||
Friday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Mobile One | The ABC Friday Night Movie | ||||
| CBS | Big Eddie | M*A*S*H (14/22.9) | Hawaii Five-O | Barnaby Jones | ||
| NBC | Sanford and Son (7/24.4) | Chico and the Man (25/20.8) | The Rockford Files | Police Woman (30/20.2) | ||
NOTE: On ABC, Donny & Marie (26/20.7) premiered in the 8-9 p.m. time slot in January.
Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell | S.W.A.T. | Matt Helm | |||
| CBS | The Jeffersons (21/21.5) | Doc | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (19/21.9) | The Bob Newhart Show (26/20.7) | The Carol Burnett Show (29/20.5) | |
| NBC | Emergency! | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | ||||
There are a number of other programs (such as Space: 1999, King of Kensington, Funny Farm and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) that premiered this season without being picked up by the major networks.
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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