1976 in American television

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List of years in American television: 1973 1974 1975 – 1976 – 1977 1978 1979

1976-77 American network television schedule

This is a list of American television-related events in 1976.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 2.1 ABC 2.2 CBS 2.3 NBC 2.4 In syndication 3 Television shows 3.1 ABC 3.2 CBS 3.3 NBC 3.4 PBS 3.5 In syndication 4 Ending this year 4.1 ABC 4.2 CBS

[edit] Events

• January 1—NBC replaces the peacock logo with a modern N made up of two trapezoids, similar to the Nebraska Educational Television's one.
• January 17—The Blues Brothers make their debut on NBC's Saturday Night Live singing Slim Harpo's song King Bee in their Killer Bees costumes. Their first appearance as The Blues Brother proper occurs in 1978.
• February–March—Rich Man, Poor Man mini series.
• April 24—Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels makes on on-air offer to pay The Beatles $3,000 to reunite on the show. Lennon and McCartney were apparently watching the show together in New York and considered walking down to the studio to accept the check.
• May 22—Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels raises his previous offer to The Beatles from $3,000 to $3,200.
• July 1—Showtime is launched.
• November 7—Beginning tonight, NBC airs the movie Gone with the Wind on TV over two nights due to its length. The event is the highest-rated television event of the season.
• November 9—the Museum of Broadcasting is opened, located on the first three floors of the Paley Foundation building in New York City. The museum would later be renamed the Museum of Television and Radio.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] ABC

• January 14—The Bionic Woman (1976–1978).
• January 27—Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983).
• July 12—Family Feud (1976–1985, 1988–1995, 1999–present).
• August 5—What's Happening!! (1976–1979).
• September 11 - The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show, The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour, Jabberjaw, The Krofft Supershow.
• September 22—Charlie's Angels (1976–1981).

[edit] CBS

• August 14 - Clue Club
• August 31—Alice (1976–1985).
• October 13—Wonder Woman. Two special episodes (on April 21 and April 28) preceded this first episode (1976–1979).

[edit] NBC

• October 3—Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983).

[edit] In syndication

• January—The P.T.L. Club premieres (1976–1987).
• April—In Search of... (1976–1982).
• August—New Howdy Doody Show (1976–1977).
• September 27—The Muppet Show premieres on ITV in the United Kingdom and in syndication in the United States (1976–1981).

[edit] Television shows

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[edit] ABC

• American Bandstand (1952–1989).
• The Edge of Night (1956–1984).
• General Hospital (1963–present).
• One Life to Live (1968–present).
• All My Children (1970–present).
• Monday Night Football (1970–present).
• Columbo (1971–1978).
• Schoolhouse Rock! (1973–1996).
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1978).
• Happy Days (1974–1984).
• Baretta (1975–1978).
• Barney Miller (1975–1982).
• Good Morning America (1975–present).
• Ryan's Hope (1975–1989).
• Tom and Jerry (1965–1972, 1975–1977, 1980–1982).
• Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979).

[edit] CBS

• Love of Life (1951–1980).
• Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986).
• The Guiding Light (1952–present).
• Face the Nation (1954–present).
• Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984).
• As the World Turns (1956–present).
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978).
• 60 Minutes (1968–present).
• Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980).
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977).
• All in the Family (1971–1979).
• The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978).
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1984).
• M*A*S*H (1972–1983).
• Maude (1972–1978).
• The Price Is Right (1972–present).
• The Waltons (1972–1981).
• Barnaby Jones (1973–1980).
• Kojak (1973–1978, 2005–present).
• Match Game '76 (1962–1969, 1973–1984, 1990–1991, 1998–1999).
• The Young and the Restless (1973–present).
• Good Times (1974–1979).
• Rhoda (1974–1978).
• Tattletales (1974–1978, 1982–1984).
• The Jeffersons (1975–1985).
• One Day at a Time (1975–1984).

[edit] NBC

• Meet the Press (1947–present).
• The Today Show (1952–present).
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962-1992).
• The Doctors (1963–1982).
• Another World (1964–1999).
• Days of our Lives (1965–present).
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1969–1979).
• McCloud (1970–1977).
• McMillan and Wife (1971–1977).
• Emergency! (1972–1977).
• Sanford and Son (1972–1977).
• The Tomorrow Show (1973–1982).
• Chico and the Man (1974–1978).
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974–1984).
• Land of the Lost (1974–1976).
• Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983).
• Police Woman (1974–1978).
• The Rockford Files (1974–1980).

Saturday Night Live (1975–present).

• Wheel of Fortune (1975–present).

[edit] PBS

• Sesame Street (1969–present).
• Masterpiece Theatre (1971–present).

[edit] In syndication

• Candid Camera (1948–present).
• Truth or Consequences (1950–1988).
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982).
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1981).
• Hee Haw (1969–1993).
• Soul Train (1971–present).
• Match Game PM (1975–1981).

[edit] Ending this year

[edit] ABC

• May—Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976).

[edit] CBS

• March— Cannon (1971—1976)
• September— Medical Center (1969–1976)

Years in television: 1976
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