1975–76 United States network television schedule

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:USTV The 1975–76 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1975 through August 1976. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 1974–75 season.

This was the first season for the current 22-hour weekly prime-time network schedule of three hours nightly Monday through Saturday and four hours on Sundays for the first time since 1971 after revisions to the Prime Time Access Rule. While there were provisions for two additional half-hours in the early evening to be used for public affairs and family-oriented programming, these slots were rarely if ever used by the networks. This was also the first of two seasons in which the networks were compelled to air family-friendly content before 9 p.m. under the FCC's Family Viewing Hour policy

PBS is not included as member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules, and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 1976 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.<ref name="BM2">Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. Template:ISBN.</ref>

New series are highlighted in bold.

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.

Legend

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Sunday

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC The Swiss Family Robinson The Six Million Dollar Man Template:Small Template:Highlight
CBS Fall Three for the Road Cher Kojak Template:Small Bronk
Winter 60 Minutes The Sonny & Cher Show Template:Small
Summer Johnny Cash and Friends Cannon
NBC Fall The Wonderful World of Disney The Family Holvak The NBC Mystery Movie: Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / McCoy
Winter Ellery Queen

Note: As of this writing, 60 Minutes has continually aired at the same 7:00 PM ET (or after sporting event overrun) time slot on CBS since December 1975.

Monday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Barbary Coast Monday Night Football
Mid-fall Mobile One
Winter On the Rocks Happy Days Template:Highlight
Spring Good Heavens Template:Small Barbary Coast Rich Man, Poor Man Template:Small
Mid-spring Good Heavens Template:Small Monday Night Baseball
Summer Viva Valdez
CBS Rhoda Template:Small Phyllis Template:Small All in the Family Template:Small Maude Template:Small Medical Center
NBC Fall The Invisible Man NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Winter The Rich Little Show Joe Forrester Jigsaw John
Summer The John Davidson Show
Mid-summer Comedy Theatre

Tuesday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Happy Days Template:Small Welcome Back, Kotter Template:Small The Rookies Marcus Welby, M.D.
Winter Laverne & Shirley Template:Small
Spring Family
Summer Specials
CBS Fall Good Times Template:Small Joe and Sons Switch Beacon Hill
Winter Popi M*A*S*H Template:Small One Day at a Time Template:Small Switch
Spring The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (R) Good Times Template:Small
Summer I've Got a Secret
Mid-summer Popi
NBC Fall Movin' On Police Story Joe Forrester
Mid-fall Police Woman Template:Small
Winter City of Angels

Note: Beginning March 9, Family was added onto ABC's lineup, replacing Marcus Welby, M.D..

Wednesday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall When Things Were Rotten That's My Mama Baretta Template:Small Starsky & Hutch Template:Small
Winter The Bionic Woman Template:Small
Spring Wonder Woman
Late spring The Bionic Woman Template:Small
CBS Fall Tony Orlando and Dawn Cannon Kate McShane
Winter The Blue Knight
Summer The Jacksons The Kelly Monteith Show
NBC Fall Little House on the Prairie Doctors' Hospital Petrocelli
Winter Chico and the Man Template:Small The Dumplings
Spring The Best of Sanford and Son Chico and the Man Template:Small Hawk
Mid-spring Fay

Note: The Best of Sanford and Son consisted of reruns of Sanford and Son from earlier seasons; Sanford and Son continued to air in its normal Friday 8:00-8:30 time slot during The Best of Sanford and SonTemplate:'s run. Hawk consisted of reruns of the 1966 ABC television series.

Thursday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Barney Miller On the Rocks The Streets of San Francisco (26/20.7)
(Tied with The Bob Newhart Show and Donny & Marie) 		Harry O
Winter Welcome Back, Kotter Template:Small Barney Miller
Summer What's Happening!!
CBS Fall The Waltons Template:Small CBS Thursday Night Movie
Late fall Hawaii Five-O Barnaby Jones
NBC Fall The Montefuscos Fay Ellery Queen Medical Story
Winter Grady The Cop and the Kid NBC Thursday Night at the Movies
Spring The Mac Davis Show

Friday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Mobile One The ABC Friday Night Movie
Mid-fall Barbary Coast
Winter Donny & Marie (26/20.7)
(Tied with The Bob Newhart Show and The Streets of San Francisco)
CBS Fall Big Eddie M*A*S*H Template:Small Hawaii Five-O Barnaby Jones
Winter Sara The CBS Friday Night Movie
NBC Fall Sanford and Son Template:Small Chico and the Man Template:Small The Rockford Files Police Woman Template:Small
Mid-fall Police Story
Winter The Practice

Saturday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell S.W.A.T. Matt Helm
Winter Almost Anything Goes! Bert D'Angelo/Superstar
CBS Fall The Jeffersons Template:Small Doc The Mary Tyler Moore Show Template:Small The Bob Newhart Show Template:Small The Carol Burnett Show Template:Small
Summer Ivan the Terrible
NBC Emergency! NBC Saturday Night at the Movies

By network

ABC

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CBS

Template:Col-begin Template:Col-3 Returning Series

Template:Col-3 New Series

Template:Col-3 Not returning from 1974–75:

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NBC

Template:Col-begin Template:Col-3 Returning Series

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Template:Col-3 Not returning from 1974–75:

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

References

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Additional sources

  • 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. Template:ISBN.
  • Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. Template:ISBN.

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