1971–72 United States network television schedule (weekday)

These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning in September 1971. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

Fall 1971

  7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm
ABC local That Girl reruns Bewitched reruns Password All My Children Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Dating Game General Hospital One Life to Live Love, American Style reruns
CBS CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local The Lucy Show reruns The Beverly Hillbillies reruns Family Affair reruns 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

Where the Heart Is Search for Tomorrow local As the World Turns Love is a Many Splendored Thing The Guiding Light The Secret Storm The Edge of Night Gomer Pyle, USMC reruns
NBC Today local Dinah's Place Concentration Sale of the Century The Hollywood Squares Jeopardy! 12:30 pm The Who, What, or Where Game 12:55 pm: NBC News Local Three on a Match Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Bright Promise Somerset

Winter 1971–1972

  7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm
ABC local That Girl reruns Bewitched reruns Password All My Children Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Dating Game General Hospital One Life to Live Love, American Style reruns
CBS CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local The Lucy Show reruns My Three Sons reruns Family Affair reruns 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

Where the Heart Is Search for Tomorrow Local As the World Turns Love is a Many Splendored Thing The Guiding Light The Secret Storm The Edge of Night Gomer Pyle, USMC reruns
NBC Today local Dinah's Place Concentration Sale of the Century The Hollywood Squares Jeopardy! 12:30 pm The Who, What, or Where Game 12:55 pm: NBC News Local Three on a Match Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Bright Promise Somerset

Spring 1972

  7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm
ABC local Bewitched reruns Password Split Second All My Children Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Dating Game General Hospital One Life to Live Love, American Style reruns
CBS CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local The Lucy Show reruns My Three Sons reruns Family Affair reruns 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

Where the Heart Is Search for Tomorrow local As the World Turns Love is a Many Splendored Thing The Guiding Light The Secret Storm The Edge of Night Amateur's Guide to Love
NBC Today local Dinah's Place Concentration Sale of the Century The Hollywood Squares Jeopardy! 12:30 pm The Who, What, or Where Game 12:55 pm: NBC News Local Three on a Match Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Return to Peyton Place Somerset

Summer 1972

  7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm
ABC local Bewitched reruns Password Split Second All My Children Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Dating Game General Hospital One Life to Live Love, American Style reruns
CBS CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local The Lucy Show reruns The Beverly Hillbillies reruns Family Affair reruns 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

Where the Heart Is Search for Tomorrow local As the World Turns Love is a Many Splendored Thing The Guiding Light The Secret Storm The Edge of Night My Three Sons reruns
NBC Today local Dinah's Place Concentration Sale of the Century The Hollywood Squares Jeopardy! 12:30 pm The Who, What, or Where Game 12:55 pm: NBC News Local Three on a Match Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Return to Peyton Place Somerset

Sources

Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984