1976 in American television

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

Events

Programs

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• 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)
  • 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)

• CBS
  • Love of Life (1951–1980)
  • Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
  • The Guiding Light (1952–2009)
  • Face the Nation (1954–present)
  • Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984)
  • As the World Turns (1956–2010)
  • 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)

• 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)
  • Kimba the White Lion (1966–1967) reruns.
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1969–1979)
  • McCloud (1970–1977)
  • McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
  • Emergency! (1972–1977)
  • Sanford and Son (1972–1977)
  • The Tomorrow Show (1973–1982)
  • Chico and the Man (1974–1978)
  • Columbo (1971–1978)
  • 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)^[e]
  • Wheel of Fortune (1975–present)

• PBS
  • Sesame Street (1969–present)
  • The Electric Company (1971–1977)
  • Masterpiece Theatre (1971–present)
  • Nova (1974–present)

• 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 (1971–2006)
  • Dinah! (1974-1980)
  • Match Game PM (1975–1981)

Debuts

Ending this year

Births

Deaths