Complete TV Listing for the 1970s

Logic of this list

These are almost all the primetime TV shows that aired on the three major networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC). Exceptions are some short-lived replacement programs (though many of them are here too). Sitcoms and comedies are in the first column, dramas in the second, and everything else (variety programs like Carol Burnett, westerns like Gunsmoke, works of science fiction like Invisible Man, documentaries like In Search Of and newsmagazines like 60 Minutes and others fall into this category).

Note that while we have a number of "60s" shows, like the Beverly Hillbillies, these show did continue airing new episodes into the Super70s. Shows like Gilligan's Island, which were in rerun syndication (and still are), are not included since they were not in production on January 1st, 1970. If you cannot find your favorite program, there are three reasons:

• It was very short lived and hasn't been covered. (Tell us about it and we'll be happy to cover it. We just need interest.)
• It was in first-run syndication (meaning that it was likely on an independent channel in your area and not part of the primetime schedule of the Big Three (CBS, ABC, and NBC). (Tell us about it and we'll be happy to cover it. We just need interest.) We do have a section on British programs that were popular on our side of the Atlantic, mostly due to the efforts of PBS.
• It was actually from the 1960s or 1980s. (Check our Awesome80s list.)

We also have pages for these "kids" shows:
Free To Be... You and Me!, The Point, Schoolhouse Rock, Scooby-Doo, Super Friends, and The Muppets

And these "game" shows:
Dating Game, Let's Make a Deal, The Newlywed Game, ($20,000) Pyramid and Tic Tac Dough.