The following is the 1978–79 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial List of United States over-the-air television networks, broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1978 through August 1979. The schedule is followed by a #By network, list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1977-78 United States network television schedule, 1977–78 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as ''Monday Night Football''. New fall series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are in ''italics''. 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 is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

Sunday

Notes: On CBS, the premiere (and only) episode of Co-Ed Fever aired on February 4 from 10:30 to 11:00 p.m., after which the show was cancelled. ''Moses the Lawgiver'' was a rerun of the 1975 miniseries. ''Mr. Dugan'' was supposed to premiere March 11, 1979 between ''All in the Family'' and ''Alice (American TV series), Alice'' but due to black Congressmembers' criticism of it after a preview for them, the show was never broadcast. On NBC, the Centennial (miniseries), Centennial miniseries aired as part of ''The Big Event''.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Notes: The ''Wheels (novel), Wheels'' segment of ''NBC Novels for Television'' was a rerun of the 1978 miniseries. ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In#Revival, Laugh-In'' consisted of reruns of the 1977 television series.

Thursday

Notes: Mork & Mindy had a one-hour premiere on September 14, 1978. ''Comedy Theatre (TV series), Comedy Theatre'', an anthology series of unsold television pilots for Sitcom, situation comedies last seen in the summer of 1976, returned for its second and last season. The ''NBC Novels for Television'' segment ''The Innocent and the Damned'' was a rerun of the 1977 television miniseries ''Aspen (film), Aspen''. ''Coasttocoast'' was supposed to air Thursdays 10:00-11:00PM, but NBC's new boss, Fred Silverman, canceled the show.

Friday

Saturday

By network

American Broadcasting Company, ABC

Returning Series *''20/20 (American TV program), 20/20'' *''The ABC Friday Night Movie'' *''The ABC Sunday Night Movie'' *''Barney Miller'' *''Carter Country'' *''Charlie's Angels (1976 TV series), Charlie's Angels'' *''Donny & Marie (1976 TV series), Donny & Marie'' *''Eight Is Enough'' *''Family (1976 TV series), Family'' *''Fantasy Island'' *''Happy Days'' *''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, The Hardy Boys'' *''How the West Was Won (TV series), How the West Was Won'' *''Laverne & Shirley'' *''Lucan (American TV series), Lucan'' *''The Love Boat'' *''Monday Night Baseball'' *''Monday Night Football'' *''Operation Petticoat (TV series), Operation Petticoat'' *''Soap (TV series), Soap'' *''Starsky & Hutch'' *''Three's Company'' *''Welcome Back, Kotter'' *''What's Happening!!'' New Series *''13 Queens Boulevard'' * *''Angie (TV series), Angie'' * *''Apple Pie (TV series), Apple Pie'' *''Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'' *''Carol Burnett & Company'' * *''Delta House'' * *''Detective School'' * *''Doctors' Private Lives'' * *''Friends (1979 TV series), Friends'' * *''The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove'' * *''Makin' It (TV series), Makin' It'' * *''Mork & Mindy'' *''The Ropers'' * *''Salvage 1'' * *''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' *''Vega$'' * Not returning from 1977–78 United States network television schedule, 1977–78: *''The ABC Monday Night Movie'' *''Baretta'' *''Fish (American TV series), Fish'' *''Free Country (TV series), Free Country'' *''The Harvey Korman Show'' *''A.E.S. Hudson Street'' *''Julie Farr, M.D., Having Babies'' *''Mel & Susan Together'' *''The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour'' *''The San Pedro Beach Bums'' *''The Six Million Dollar Man'' *''Sugar Time!'' *''Tabitha (TV series), Tabitha''

CBS

Returning Series *''60 Minutes'' *''Alice (American TV series), Alice'' *''All in the Family'' *''The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series), The Amazing Spider-Man'' *''Barnaby Jones'' *''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'' *''Good Times'' *''Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii Five-O'' *''The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series), The Incredible Hulk'' *''The Jeffersons'' *''Lou Grant (TV series), Lou Grant'' *''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'' *''One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), One Day at a Time'' *''Wonder Woman (TV series), The New Adventures of Wonder Woman'' *''Rhoda'' *''The Waltons'' New Series *''The American Girls (TV series), The American Girls'' *''The Bad News Bears (TV series), The Bad News Bears'' * *''Billy (1979 TV series), Billy'' * *''The Chisholms'' * *''Dear Detective'' * *''Dorothy (TV series), Dorothy'' * *''The Dukes of Hazzard'' * *''Flatbush (TV series), Flatbush'' * *''Flying High (TV series), Flying High'' *''Hanging In'' * *''In the Beginning (TV series), In the Beginning'' *''Stockard Channing in Just Friends, Just Friends'' * *''Kaz (TV series), Kaz'' *''Married: The First Year'' *''Mary (1978 TV series), Mary'' *''The Mary Tyler Moore Hour'' * *''Miss Winslow and Son'' * *''The Paper Chase (TV series), The Paper Chase'' *''Time Express'' * *''The White Shadow (TV series), The White Shadow'' * *''WKRP in Cincinnati'' Not returning from 1977–78 United States network television schedule, 1977–78: *''Another Day (TV series), Another Day'' *''Baby I'm Back (TV series), Baby I'm Back'' *''The Betty White Show (1977 TV series), The Betty White Show'' *''The Bob Newhart Show'' *''Busting Loose (TV series), Busting Loose'' *''The Carol Burnett Show'' *''Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes'' *''The Fitzpatricks'' *''Husbands, Wives & Lovers'' *''Kojak'' *''Logan's Run (TV series), Logan's Run'' *''Maude (TV series), Maude'' *''On Our Own (1977 TV series), On Our Own'' *''Rafferty (TV series), Rafferty'' *''Sam (1978 TV series), Sam'' *''Shields and Yarnell, The Shields and Yarnell Show'' *''Switch (American TV series), Switch'' *''Szysznyk'' *''The Ted Knight Show (1978 TV series), The Ted Knight Show'' *''The Tony Randall Show'' *''We've Got Each Other'' *''Young Dan'l Boone''

NBC

Returning Series *''The Big Event'' *''CHiPs'' *''Comedy Theatre (TV series), Comedy Theatre'' (returning from 1976) *''Joe & Valerie'' *''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In#Revival, Laugh-In'' *''Little House on the Prairie (TV series), Little House on the Prairie'' *''NBC Monday Night at the Movies'' *''Project U.F.O.'' *''Quincy, M.E.'' *''The Rockford Files'' *''The Runaways (TV series), The Runaways'' *''Weekend (1974 TV program), Weekend'' *''The Wonderful World of Disney'' New Series *''B. J. and the Bear'' * *''Brothers and Sisters (1979 TV series), Brothers and Sisters'' * *''Cliffhangers (TV series), Cliffhangers'' * *''David Cassidy: Man Undercover'' *''Dick Clark's Live Wednesday'' *''Diff'rent Strokes'' * *''The Duke (TV miniseries), The Duke'' * *''The Eddie Capra Mysteries'' *''Grandpa Goes to Washington'' *''Harris and Company'' * *''Hello, Larry'' * *''Highcliffe Manor'' * *''Hizzonner'' * *''Lifeline (1978 TV series), Lifeline'' *''Mrs. Columbo, Kate Loves a Mystery'' * *''Susan Anton, Presenting Susan Anton'' * *''Real People'' * *''Supertrain'' * *''Sweepstakes (TV series), $weepstake$'' * *''Sword of Justice (TV series), Sword of Justice'' *''Turnabout (TV series), Turnabout'' * *''W.E.B.'' *''The Waverly Wonders'' *''Who's Watching the Kids'' *''Whodunnit? (American game show), Whodunnit?'' * Not returning from 1977–78 United States network television schedule, 1977–78: *''Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series), Black Sheep Squadron'' *''Big Hawaii'' *''The Bionic Woman'' *''Chico and the Man'' *''Chuck Barris Rah Rah Show'' *''Columbo (TV series), Columbo'' *''C.P.O. Sharkey'' *''The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour'' *''James at 15'' *''The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams'' *''Man from Atlantis'' *''Mulligan's Stew'' *''The Oregon Trail (TV series), The Oregon Trail'' *''Police Woman (TV series), Police Woman'' *''Quark (TV series), Quark'' *''The Richard Pryor Show'' *''Richie Brockelman, Private Eye'' *''The Roller Girls, Rollergirls'' *''Rosetti and Ryan'' *''Sanford Arms'' *''What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series), What Really Happened to the Class of '65?'' 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:1978-79 United States network television schedule United States primetime network television schedules 1978 in American television 1979 in American television