The following is the 1967–68 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1967 through August 1968. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1966–67 season. New fall series are highlighted in bold. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by

Nielsen Media Research Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen rati ...

.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by

and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'' (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. .

National Educational Television National Educational Television (NET) was an American educational broadcast television network owned by the Ford Foundation and later co-owned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It operated from May 16, 1954 to October 4, 1970, and ...

(NET), the network predecessor to

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...

, introduced its first live, in-pattern weekly series in November, 1967, ''PBL'' (an acronym for '' Public Broadcast Laboratory''), which was cleared in a simultaneous 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT Sunday time-slot on the majority of NET stations. In the first season the series offered usually two-hour episodes, in the second season (1968–69) episodes usually ran for 90 minutes, after a 150-minute premiere on November 5, 1967. The series was a mix of filmed segments and live interviews, discussion panels and other performance. : Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season. : Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season. : Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.

Sunday

NOTE: On NBC, ''Animal Kingdom'' — renamed '' Animal World'' beginning with its August 11, 1968, broadcast — aired from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. from June 16, 1968, to September 1968.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Note: CBS decided in September to replace ''

Dundee and the Culhane ''Dundee and the Culhane'' is an American Western drama series starring John Mills and Sean Garrison that aired on CBS from September 6 to December 13, 1967. Synopsis ''Dundee and the Culhane'' follows the exploits of two frontier lawyers who pro ...

'' in December with ''

The Jonathan Winters Show ''The Jonathan Winters Show'' is the first of two American television network Variety show television programs to be hosted by comedian Jonathan Winters. The television series was broadcast from October 1956 to June 1957 on NBC. Synopsis This ' ...

''. '' The Avengers'' replaced ''

Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, b ...

'' in January 1968.

Thursday

Note: ''Good Company'', an interview show hosted by

F. Lee Bailey Francis Lee Bailey Jr. (June 10, 1933 – June 3, 2021) was an American criminal defense attorney. Bailey's name first came to nationwide attention for his involvement in the second murder trial of Sam Sheppard, a surgeon accused of murdering ...

, did so poorly in the Nielsen ratings that ABC decided not to bother replacing it, temporarily returning its time period to their affiliates.

Friday

Saturday

By network

ABC

Returning Series *'' ABC Scope'' *''

The ABC Sunday Night Movie ''The ABC Sunday Night Movie'' is a television program that aired on Sunday nights, first for a brief time in 1962 under the title ''Hollywood Special'' (although ''Time'' magazine lists this version as ''The Sunday Night Movie'') to supposedly r ...

'' *''The ABC Wednesday Night Movie'' *'' The Avengers'' *'' Batman'' *'' Bewitched'' *'' The Big Valley'' *''

The Dating Game ''The Dating Game'' is an American television game show that first aired on December 20, 1965, and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s. ABC dropped the show on July 6, 1973, but it ...

'' *''

The F.B.I. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, t ...

'' *''

Felony Squad ''The Felony Squad'' is a half-hour television crime drama originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 12, 1966, to January 31, 1969, a span encompassing seventy-three episodes. Overview The program starred Howard Duff (as Sergeant ...

'' *''

The Hollywood Palace ''The Hollywood Palace'' was an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly Saturday nights (except September 1967 to January 1968, when it was seen Monday nights) on ABC from January 4, 1964, to February 7, 1970. Titl ...

'' *''

The Invaders ''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invas ...

'' *''

Iron Horse ''Iron horse'' is an iconic literary term (considered by the early 21st century to be transitioning into an archaic reference) for a steam locomotive, originating in the early 1800s, when horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domes ...

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The King Family Show ''The King Family Show'' is an American musical variety series that featured The King Sisters and their extended musical family. The series first aired on ABC from January 1965 to January 1966. The series was revived in 1969, airing from Marc ...

'' *''

The Lawrence Welk Show ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk. The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years, from 1951 to 1955, then nationally for another 16 years on ABC from 1 ...

'' *''

The Newlywed Game ''The Newlywed Game'' is an American television game show that puts newly married couples against each other in a series of revealing question rounds to determine how well the spouses know or do not know each other. The program, originally create ...

'' *'' Peyton Place'' *''

The Rat Patrol ''The Rat Patrol'' is an American action and adventure television series that aired on ABC between 1966 and 1968. The show follows the exploits of four Allied soldiers — three Americans and one British — who are part of a long-range desert ...

'' *''

Saga of Western Man ''Saga of Western Man'' is a historically themed anthology series television series that aired on ABC Television from 1963 to 1969. Each episode focused on a particular year, person, or incident that producer John H. Secondari felt significantly i ...

'' *''

That Girl ''That Girl'' is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from September 8, 1966 to March 19, 1971. It starred Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring (but only sporadically employed) actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewste ...

'' *''

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' is a 1961 American science fiction disaster film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, and starring Walter Pidgeon and Robert Sterling. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, M ...

'' New Series *''

Cowboy in Africa ''Cowboy in Africa'' is an ABC television series produced in 1967–1968 by Ivan Tors and starring Chuck Connors. A 1966 television pilot turned into a movie and released to cinemas starring Hugh O'Brian as Jim Sinclair was called '' Africa Tex ...

'' *''

'' *'' Dream House'' * *''

The Flying Nun ''The Flying Nun'' is an American sitcom about a community of nuns which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book '' The Fifteenth Pelican,'' written by Tere ...

'' *''

Garrison's Gorillas ''Garrison's Gorillas'' is an American Broadcasting Company, ABC Television program, TV series originally broadcast from 1967 to 1968; a total of 26 hour-long episodes were produced. It was inspired by the 1967 film ''The Dirty Dozen'', which fea ...

'' *'' Good Company'' *''

The Guns of Will Sonnett ''The Guns of Will Sonnett'' is a Western television series set in the 1870s that was broadcast in color on the ABC television network from 1967 to 1969. The series, which began with the working title, "Two Rode West", was the first production c ...

'' *''

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'' *'' It Takes a Thief'' * *''

Judd, for the Defense ''Judd, for the Defense'' is an American legal drama originally broadcast on the ABC network on Friday nights from September 8, 1967, to March 21, 1969. Synopsis The show stars Carl Betz, who had previously spent eight years in the role of Dr. A ...

'' *''

Man in a Suitcase ''Man in a Suitcase'' is a British television private eye thriller series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from 27 September 1967 to 17 April 1968. ABC broadcast episodes of ''Man in ...

'' *''N.Y.P.D. (TV series), N.Y.P.D.'' *''Off to See the Wizard'' *''Operation: Entertainment'' * *''The Second Hundred Years (TV series), The Second Hundred Years'' Not returning from 1966–67 United States network television schedule, 1966–67: *''12 O'Clock High (TV series), 12 O'Clock High'' *''ABC Stage 67'' *''Combat!'' *''F Troop'' *''The Fugitive (1963 TV series), The Fugitive'' *''The Green Hornet (TV series), The Green Hornet'' *''Hawk (TV series), Hawk'' *''Love on a Rooftop'' *''Malibu U'' *''The Man Who Never Was (TV series), The Man Who Never Was'' *''The Monroes (1966 TV series), The Monroes'' *''The Picadilly Palace'' *''The Pruitts of Southampton'' *''Rango (TV series), Rango'' *''The Rounders (TV series), The Rounders'' *''Shane (American TV series), Shane'' *''The Tammy Grimes Show'' *''The Time Tunnel''

CBS

Returning Series *''The Twentieth Century, The 21st Century'' *''The Andy Griffith Show'' *''The Beverly Hillbillies'' *''CBS News, CBS News Hour'' *''CBS Playhouse'' *''CBS Reports'' *''CBS Thursday Night Movie'' *''The CBS Friday Night Movies'' *''Daktari'' *''The Ed Sullivan Show'' *''Family Affair'' *''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' *''Green Acres'' *''Gunsmoke'' *''Hogan's Heroes'' *''The Jackie Gleason Show'' *''Lassie (1954 TV series), Lassie'' *''Lost in Space'' *''The Lucy Show'' *''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission: Impossible'' *''My Three Sons'' *''Petticoat Junction'' *''The Red Skelton Show'' *''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' *''Smothers Brothers, The Smothers Brothers Summer Show'' *''The Wild Wild West'' New Series *''The Carol Burnett Show'' *''Cimarron Strip'' *''

'' *''Gentle Ben (TV series), Gentle Ben'' *''Good Morning World (American TV series), Good Morning World'' *''He & She'' *''

'' * *''Mannix'' *''Premiere (TV series), Premiere'' * *''The Prisoner'' Not returning from 1966–67 United States network television schedule, 1966–67: *''Away We Go'' *''Coliseum'' *''Coronet Blue'' *''The Danny Kaye Show'' *''The Garry Moore Show'' *''Gilligan's Island'' *''I've Got a Secret'' *''It's About Time (TV series), It's About Time'' *''The Jean Arthur Show'' *''Jericho (1966 TV series), Jericho'' *''Mr. Terrific (TV series), Mr. Terrific'' *''Our Place (American TV series), Our Place'' *''Pistols 'n' Petticoats'' *''Run, Buddy, Run'' *''Steve Allen, The Steve Allen Comedy Hour'' *''To Tell the Truth'' *''Vacation Playhouse'' *''What's My Line?''

NBC

Returning Series *''Actuality Specials'' *''NBC News, American Profile'' *''The Andy Williams Show'' *'' Animal World'' *''The Bell Telephone Hour'' *''Bonanza'' *''Daniel Boone (1964 TV series), Daniel Boone'' *''The Dean Martin Show'' *''Dragnet (1967 TV series), Dragnet 1968'' *''Get Smart'' *''I Dream of Jeannie'' *''I Spy (1965 TV series), I Spy'' *''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' *''The Monkees (TV series), The Monkees'' *''NBC News, NBC News Reports'' *''NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies'' *''NBC Saturday Night at the Movies'' *''Run for Your Life (TV series), Run for Your Life'' *''The Saint (TV series), The Saint'' *''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' *''Tarzan (1966 TV series), Tarzan'' *''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'' *''Wild Kingdom'' *''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' New Series *''Accidental Family'' *''Adam-12'' *''American Football League, AFL Football'' *''The Champions'' *''Dean Martin, Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers'' *''The High Chaparral'' *''Hollywood Squares'' * *''Ironside (1967 TV series), Ironside'' *''The Jerry Lewis Show'' *''Kraft Music Hall (TV series), Kraft Music Hall'' *''Maya (American TV series), Maya'' *''The Mothers-in-Law'' *''Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'' * *''Sammy Davis Jr., The Sammy Davis Jr. Show'' * Not returning from 1966–67 United States network television schedule, 1966–67: *''Animal Secrets'' *''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' *''Captain Nice'' *''Vic Damone, Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone'' *''The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'' *''The Hero (1966 TV series), The Hero'' *''Hey, Landlord'' *''Laredo (TV series), Laredo'' *''Occasional Wife'' *''Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series), Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' *''The Road West'' *''The Roger Miller Show'' *''T.H.E. Cat'' Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

References

Additional sources

* Castleman, H. & Podrazik, W. (1982). ''Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television''. New York: McGraw-Hill. 314 pp. * McNeil, Alex. ''Total Television''. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. . * Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'' (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. . {{DEFAULTSORT:1967 68 United States Network Television Schedule United States primetime network television schedules 1967 in American television 1968 in American television