1979-80 United States network television schedule
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This was the television schedule on all three United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1979. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New fall series are highlighted in bold.
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime. The Top 10 most-watched programs are highlighted in yellow. The Top 20 most watched programs are highlighted in cyan. Ranking determined by Nielsen Media Research.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
Contents |
[edit] Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Out of the Blue | A New Kind of Family | Mork & Mindy | The Associates | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Archie Bunker's Place | One Day at a Time | Alice | The Jeffersons | Trapper John, M.D. | ||
| NBC | Disney's Wonderful World | The Big Event | Prime Time Sunday | |||||
[edit] Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 240-Robert | ABC NFL Monday Night Football | ||||
| CBS | The White Shadow | M*A*S*H | WKRP in Cincinnati | Lou Grant | ||
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | ||||
[edit] Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Angie | Three's Company | Taxi | The Lazarus Syndrome | |
| CBS | California Fever | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies | ||||
[edit] Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Eight is Enough | Charlie's Angels | Vega$ | |||
| CBS | The Last Resort | Struck by Lightning | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||
| NBC | Real People | Diff'rent Strokes | Hello, Larry | The Best of Saturday Night Live (repeats) | ||
[edit] Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Laverne and Shirley | Benson | Barney Miller | Soap | 20/20 | |
| CBS | The Waltons | Hawaii Five-O | Barnaby Jones | |||
| NBC | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Quincy, M.E. | Kate Loves a Mystery | |||
[edit] Friday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fantasy Island | The ABC Friday Night Movie | ||||
| CBS | The Incredible Hulk | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | |||
| NBC | Shirley | The Rockford Files | Eischied | |||
[edit] Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Ropers | Detective School | The Love Boat | Hart to Hart | ||
| CBS | Working Stiffs | The Bad News Bears | Big Shamus, Little Shamus | Paris | ||
| NBC | CHiPs | B.J. and the Bear | A Man Called Sloane | |||
