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'' (1968–2012)
**'' All My Children'' (1970–2011)
**''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)
**'' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981)
*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, 2016−2021)
**''The Young and the Restless'' (1973–present)
**'' Good Times'' (1974–1979)
**'' Rhoda'' (1974–1978)
**''Tattletales'' (1974–1978, 1982–1984)
**''The Jeffersons'' (1975–1985)
**''Phyllis'' (1975–1977)
**'' 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)
**''Little House on the Prairie'' (1974–1983)
**'' Police Woman'' (1974–1978)
**''The Rockford Files'' (1974–1980)
**''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–present)
**'' Wheel of Fortune'' (1975–present)
*PBS
**''Sesame Street'' (1969–present)
**''The Electric Company'' (1971–1977)
**''Masterpiece Theatre'' (1971–present)
**'' Nova'' (1974–present)
**'' Clyde Frog Show'' (1974–1976)
* In syndication
**'' Candid Camera'' (1948–2014)
**''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)

Debuting this year

Ending this year

Television stations

Station launches

Network affiliation changes

Station closures

Births

Deaths

Television debuts

*Rick Moranis – '' SCTV''
*Kim Cattrall – '' Dead on Target''
* Jane Pauley – ''Today''
*Jeffrey Jones – ''The Adams Chronicles''
*Kim Basinger – '' Gemini Man''
* Dave Thomas – ''SCTV''
*Ray Winstone – '' The Sweeney''
* Deidre Hall – '' Days of Our Lives''
*Jonathan Banks – ''Barnaby Jones''
*Harold Ramis – ''SCTV''

See also

* 1976 in the United States
* List of American films of 1976

References

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External links

List of 1976 American television series
at IMDb