The following is the 1973–74 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers

primetime Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

hours from September 1973 through August 1974. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1972–73 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as '' Monday Night Football''. 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.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'' (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. . : 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. PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.

Sunday

Note: ''

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'' aired at 6:00-7:00 pm on CBS from January to June 1974.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

(*) Formerly The Little People

Saturday

By network

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Returning Series *''ABC Monday Movie'' *'' ABC Movie of the Week'' *'' The ABC Sunday Night Movie'' *'' ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week'' *'' ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week'' *'' The Brady Bunch'' *''

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'' *'' Kung Fu'' *''

Love, American Style ''Love, American Style'' is an anthology comedy television series that aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974. The series was produced by Paramount Television. During the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, it was a part of ABC's Friday primetime lineup ...

'' *'' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' *'' Monday Night Football'' *''

The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to: Neil Simon play and its adaptations * ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon ** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play *** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televisi ...

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Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law ''Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law'' is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former law professor Jerry McNeely, that starred Arthur Hill (Canadian actor), Arthur Hill. The series was broadcast on American Broadcasting Com ...

'' *'' The Partridge Family'' *'' The Rookies'' *'' Room 222'' *'' The Six Million Dollar Man'' *'' The Streets of San Francisco'' *'' Temperatures Rising'' New Series *''

ABC Suspense Movie ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

'' *'' Adam's Rib'' *'' Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' *'' Chopper One'' * *'' The Cowboys'' * *'' Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years'' * *'' Doc Elliot'' *'' Firehouse'' * *'' Griff'' *'' Happy Days'' * *'' Just for Laughs'' * *''

Toma Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province *Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town **Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, a t ...

'' * Not returning from 1972–73: *'' Alias Smith and Jones'' *''The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour'' *'' The Corner Bar'' *'' Here We Go Again'' *'' The Julie Andrews Hour'' *''Love Thy Neighbor'' *'' The Men:

Assignment Vienna ''Assignment Vienna'' is an American drama television series aired in the United States by ABC as an element in its 1972-73 wheel series '' The Men''. The series, created by Eric Bercovici and Jerry Ludwig, was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Televisi ...

/ The Delphi Bureau /

Jigsaw Jigsaw may refer to: * Jigsaw (tool), a tool used for cutting arbitrary curves * Jigsaw puzzle, a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of interlocking pieces Arts and media Comics * Jigsaw (Marvel Comics), a supervillain and arch-enemy of ...

'' *'' The Mod Squad'' *'' The Paul Lynde Show'' *'' The Sixth Sense'' *''

The Strauss Family ''The Strauss Family'' is a 1972 British Associated Television series of eight episodes,Acorn DVD sleeve notes about the family of composers of that name, including Johann Strauss I and his sons Johann Strauss II, Eduard Strauss and Josef Strau ...

'' *'' Thicker than Water'' *'' A Touch of Grace''

CBS

Returning Series *''

'' *'' All in the Family'' *'' Barnaby Jones'' *'' The Bob Newhart Show'' *'' Cannon'' *''

CBS Thursday Night Movie ''CBS Thursday Night Movie'' was the network's first venture into the weekly televising of then-recent theatrical films, debuting at the start of the 1965–66 United States network television schedule, 1965–1966 season, from 9:00 to 11 p.m. (E ...

'' *'' The Carol Burnett Show'' *'' The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' *''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' *'' Hawaii Five-O'' *''

Here's Lucy ''Here's Lucy'' is an American sitcom starring Lucille Ball. The series co-starred her long-time comedy partner Gale Gordon and her real-life children Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. It was broadcast on CBS from 1968 to 1974. It was Ball's thir ...

'' *''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. The ...

'' *''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private inves ...

'' *'' The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' *'' Maude'' *''

Medical Center Medical center or medical centre may refer to: Medical care * A collection of medical services on the same site, such as the services of a general practitioner, pharmacist, pathology, radiology, dentist etc. * Clinic * Hospital * Academic medic ...

'' *''

The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies ''The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies'' (known as ''The New CBS Friday Night Movies'' in its first season) was a weekly 90-minute motion picture made expressly for television. The series aired on CBS from 1971 to 1974. During its first two seasons, ...

'' *'' The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' *'' The Waltons'' *'' Your Hit Parade'' New Series *'' Apple's Way'' * *'' The Bobbie Gentry Show'' * *''

Calucci's Department ''Calucci's Department'' is an American television sitcom broadcast by CBS. It premiered on September 14, 1973, and after failing to compete in the ratings against NBC's ''Sanford and Son'', was canceled after the December 28 episode. It was repl ...

'' *''

Dirty Sally ''Dirty Sally'' was a humorous western television series about a hard-drinking cantankerous old woman and a young former outlaw traveling to the California gold fields in a wagon pulled by a mule named Worthless. The series consisted of 14 half-h ...

'' * *''

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African ...

'' * *'' Hawkins'' *'' The Hudson Brothers Show'' * *'' Kojak'' *'' The New Perry Mason'' *'' Roll Out'' *'' Tony Orlando and Dawn'' * Not returning from 1972–73: *''

Anna and the King ''Anna and the King'' is a 1999 American biographical period drama film directed by Andy Tennant and written by Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes. Loosely based on the 1944 novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'', which gives a fictionalized account ...

'' *'' Bridget Loves Bernie'' *'' The Doris Day Show'' *'' Mission: Impossible'' *''

The New Bill Cosby Show ''The New Bill Cosby Show'' is an American variety television series aired in the United States by CBS as part of its 1972–73 lineup. Overview ''The New Bill Cosby Show'' was an attempt to exploit the widespread popularity of Bill Cosby, who h ...

'' *''

The Sandy Duncan Show ''Funny Face'' and ''The Sandy Duncan Show'' are two American sitcoms aired by CBS starring Sandy Duncan as part of its 1971 and 1972 fall lineups, respectively. Both series were created and produced by Carl Kleinschmitt. In the spring of 19 ...

NBC

Returning Series *''

Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the stre ...

'' *''

Banacek ''Banacek'' is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating '' NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie'' anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several o ...

'' *'' The Brian Keith Show'' *''

Columbo ''Columbo'' () is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC f ...

'' *'' The Dean Martin Show'' *'' Emergency!'' *'' The Flip Wilson Show'' *''

Hec Ramsey ''Hec Ramsey'' is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974, starring Richard Boone. The series was created by Jack Webb's production company, Mark VII Limited in association with Universal's television productions. The ...

'' *'' Ironside'' *'' The Magician'' *'' McCloud'' *'' McMillan & Wife'' *'' Monday Night Baseball'' *''

NBC Monday Night at the Movies ''The NBC Monday Movie'' was a television anthology series of films that debuted on February 4, 1963 (in the middle of the 1962-63 season). It was referred to as ''Monday Night at the Movies'' prior to the mid-1980s. Contrary to popular contemp ...

'' *''

The NBC Mystery Movie ''The NBC Mystery Movie'' is an American television anthology series produced by Universal Pictures, that NBC broadcast from 1971 to 1977. Devoted to a rotating series of mystery episodes, it was sometimes split into two subsets broadcast on diff ...

'' *'' NBC Saturday Night at the Movies'' *''

Sanford and Son ''Sanford and Son'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'', which initially aired on BBC One in the United ...

'' *'' The Wonderful World of Disney'' New Series *''

Chase Chase or CHASE may refer to: Businesses * Chase Bank, a national bank based in New York City, New York * Chase Aircraft (1943–1954), a defunct American aircraft manufacturing company * Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in England * Chase Co ...

'' *''

The Dean Martin Comedy World ''The Dean Martin Comedy World'' is an American variety comedy television series, seen on NBC during the summer of 1974, as a summer replacement for ''The Dean Martin Show''. It was also that program's last summer replacement series. The show wa ...

'' * *'' Diana'' *''

Faraday & Company ''Faraday & Company'' is an American crime drama television series that was part of the ''NBC Mystery Movie''. It lasted for only four episodes, which were rotated with ''Banacek'', ''The Snoop Sisters'', and ''Tenafly'' on Wednesday nights from 8 ...

'' *'' The Girl with Something Extra'' *'' Lotsa Luck'' *''

Love Story Love Story or A Love Story may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Genres * Romance (love) ** Romance film ** Romance novel Films * ''Love Story'' (1925 film), German silent film * ''Love Story'' (1942 film), Italian drama film * ''Love ...

'' *''

The Mac Davis Show Morris Mac Davis (January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. A native of Lubbock, Texas, he enjoyed success as a crossover artist, and during his early career he wrote for Elvis Presley, ...

'' * *'' The Magician'' *''Music Country USA'' * *''NBC Follies'' *'' Needles and Pins'' *'' Police Story'' *''

The Snoop Sisters ''The Snoop Sisters'' is an American comedy-mystery television show that aired on NBC during the 1973–1974 season, airing on a monthly rotation (referred to as a "wheel") as part of the '' NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie'', sharing the timeslot with ...

'' * *''

Tenafly Tenafly () is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the borough had a population of 15,409,1972–73: *'' Banyon'' *''The Bobby Darin Show'' *''

The Bold Ones ''The Bold Ones'' is the umbrella title for several television series. It was produced by Universal Television and broadcast on NBC from 1969 to 1973. It was a wheel format series, an NBC programming approach also used by that network in seri ...

'' *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...

'' *''Dean Martin Presents Music Country'' *''

Escape Escape or Escaping may refer to: Computing * Escape character, in computing and telecommunication, a character which signifies that what follows takes an alternative interpretation ** Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some so ...

'' *''First Tuesday'' *''

Ghost Story A ghost story is any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them."Ghost Stories" in Margaret Drabble (ed.), ''Oxford Companion to English Literature'' ...

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Circle of Fear ''Ghost Story'' was an American television horror anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, ''Ghost Story'' featured supernatural entities such as ghosts, vampires, and witches. The ...

'' *'' The Helen Reddy Show'' *'' Madigan'' *''NBC Reports'' *'' Night Gallery'' *'' Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' *''

Search Searching or search may refer to: Computing technology * Search algorithm, including keyword search ** :Search algorithms * Search and optimization for problem solving in artificial intelligence * Search engine technology, software for findi ...

'' 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 (1985). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'' (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. . {{DEFAULTSORT:1973-74 United States Network Television Schedule United States primetime network television schedules 1973 in American television 1974 in American television