1978–79 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)
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The following is the 1978–79 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 1978 through August 1979. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 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 ''Co-Ed Fever'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in 1979. The series attempted to capitalize on the success of the motion picture ''National Lampoon's Animal House''. It was the third of three "frat house" comedy series to air in early 1 ...
aired on February 4 from 10:30 to 11:00 p.m., after which the show was cancelled. ''
Moses the Lawgiver ''Moses the Lawgiver'' is a 6-hour Italian/British television miniseries filmed in 1973/74 and starring Burt Lancaster as Moses. It was an ITC/RAI co-production filmed in Rome and on location in Israel and Morocco. Many of the writers, cast ...
'' was a rerun of the 1975
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. ''
Mr. Dugan ''Mr. Dugan'' is an American sitcom about a black Congressman that was scheduled to air in March 1979 on CBS, but was pulled at the last minute and never shown. History In early 1978, producer Norman Lear felt his long-running comedy '' Maude'' ...
'' was supposed to premiere March 11, 1979 between '' All in the Family'' and ''
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'' but due to black Congressmembers' criticism of it after a preview for them, the show was never broadcast. On NBC, the Centennial miniseries aired as part of ''The Big Event''.


Monday


Tuesday


Wednesday

Notes: The '' Wheels'' segment of '' NBC Novels for Television'' was a rerun of the 1978
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. '' 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'', an anthology series of unsold television pilots for
situation comedies A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new ...
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 A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format h ...
'' 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


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Returning Series *''
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'' *''The ABC Friday Night Movie'' *'' The ABC Sunday Night Movie'' *'' Barney Miller'' *'' Carter Country'' *''
Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aa ...
'' *'' Donny & Marie'' *'' Eight Is Enough'' *'' Family'' *'' Fantasy Island'' *'' Happy Days'' *'' The Hardy Boys'' *'' How the West Was Won'' *''
Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' star ...
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'' *'' The Love Boat'' *'' Monday Night Baseball'' *'' Monday Night Football'' *'' Operation Petticoat'' *'' Soap'' *''
Starsky & Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ''Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired by th ...
'' *'' Three's Company'' *'' Welcome Back, Kotter'' *'' What's Happening!!'' New Series *''
13 Queens Boulevard ''13 Queens Boulevard'' is an American sitcom that aired from March 20 until July 24, 1979. Premise The series was about the diverse residents of a Queens apartment complex. The major residents of the complex were Felicia and Steven Winters (E ...
'' * *'' Angie'' * *'' Apple Pie'' *''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
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Carol Burnett & Company ''Carol Burnett & Company'' is an American four-episode summer variety/ sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence, Kenneth Mars and Craig Richard Nelson. The series served as a continuation of ''The Carol Bur ...
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Delta House ''Delta House'' is an American sitcom that was adapted from the 1978 film ''National Lampoon's Animal House.'' The series aired from January 18 to April 21, 1979 on ABC. Casting Cast members reprising their roles from ''Animal House'' included ...
'' * *''
Detective School ''Detective School'' (a.k.a. ''Detective School – One Flight Up'') is an American television Situation comedy, sitcom that was shown on American Broadcasting Company, ABC for four months in 1979 in television, 1979, for a total of 13 episodes. ...
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Doctors' Private Lives ''Doctors' Private Lives'' is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring John Gavin, Donna Mills, Ed Nelson, Barbara Anderson and directed by Steven Stern. It was broadcast on ABC on March 20, 1978. It was a pilot for a short-lived ...
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Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
'' * *'' The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove'' * *'' Makin' It'' * *'' Mork & Mindy'' *''
The Ropers ''The Ropers'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from March 13, 1979, to May 22, 1980. It is a spin-off of ''Three's Company'' and loosely based on the British sitcom ''George and Mildred'', which was itself a spin-off of ...
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Salvage 1 ''Salvage 1'' is an American science fiction series that was broadcast for 16 episodes (of the 20 produced) on ABC during 1979. The pilot film, ''Salvage'', was shown on January 20, 1979, to high ratings. Plot The pilot centers on Harry Broder ...
'' * *'' Taxi'' *'' Vega$'' * Not returning from 1977–78: *''The ABC Monday Night Movie'' *'' Baretta'' *'' Fish'' *'' Free Country'' *''
The Harvey Korman Show ''The Harvey Korman Show'' is an American sitcom television series starring Harvey Korman, Christine Lahti, Barry Van Dyke and Milton Selzer that aired for five episodes on ABC from January 31 to August 3, 1978. Synopsis Harvey A. Kavanaugh is an ...
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A.E.S. Hudson Street ''A.E.S. Hudson Street'' is an American comedy television show that aired on ABC in 1978 on Thursday night from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm EST. Synopsis The series follows the antics of the staff of a run-down Ambulance Emergency Service hospital on Hu ...
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Having Babies ''Julie Farr, M.D.'' ( ''Having Babies'') is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from March 14, 1978 until June 26, 1979. It followed three television movies called ''Having Babies'' which aired from 1976 to 1978, and was not renewed ...
'' *''Mel & Susan Together'' *''The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour'' *''
The San Pedro Beach Bums ''The San Pedro Beach Bums'' is a 1977 American sitcom that aired on ABC. It is about five carefree, young men living together on a houseboat in San Pedro, California. The pilot, titled ''The San Pedro Bums'', originally aired on May 13, 1977.Mc ...
'' *'' The Six Million Dollar Man'' *''
Sugar Time! ''Sugar Time!'' was a television comedy series produced by James Komack. The show was about an aspiring female rock group. Barbi Benton starred as Maxx Douglass, a hatcheck girl as well as the lead of an all-female rock band trying to break into ...
'' *'' Tabitha''


CBS

Returning Series *''
60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who chose to set it apart from other news programs by using a unique styl ...
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Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
'' *'' All in the Family'' *'' The Amazing Spider-Man'' *'' Barnaby Jones'' *'' Dallas'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' Hawaii Five-O'' *'' The Incredible Hulk'' *'' The Jeffersons'' *'' Lou Grant'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' One Day at a Time'' *'' The New Adventures of Wonder Woman'' *''
Rhoda ''Rhoda'' is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns starring Valerie Harper that originally aired on CBS for five seasons from September 9, 1974, to December 9, 1978. It was the first spin-off of ''The Mary Tyle ...
'' *'' The Waltons'' New Series *'' The American Girls'' *'' The Bad News Bears'' * *''
Billy Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a youn ...
'' * *'' The Chisholms'' * *''Dear Detective'' * *''
Dorothy Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters *Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe ...
'' * *'' The Dukes of Hazzard'' * *'' Flatbush'' * *'' Flying High'' *'' Hanging In'' * *''
In the Beginning In the Beginning may refer to: Biblical phrase * "In the beginning" (phrase), a phrase in the Bible verses of Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 Books * ''In the Beginning'' (novel), a novel by Chaim Potok * ''In the Beginning'', a 2004 story arc and col ...
'' *'' Just Friends'' * *'' Kaz'' *''Married: The First Year'' *'' Mary'' *''
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour ''The Mary Tyler Moore Hour'' is an American sitcom-variety show starring Mary Tyler Moore, Dody Goodman, Michael Keaton and Joyce Van Patten that aired on CBS from March 4, 1979, to June 10, 1979, with a total of 11 episodes spanning over one se ...
'' * *''Miss Winslow and Son'' * *''
The Paper Chase The Paper Chase (stylized as "the pAper chAse") was an American alternative rock band formed in 1998 by producer/engineer John Congleton in Dallas, Texas, who were signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. Their albums ''God Bless Your Blac ...
'' *'' Time Express'' * *'' The White Shadow'' * *'' WKRP in Cincinnati'' Not returning from 1977–78: *''
Another Day Another Day may refer to: Albums * ''Another Day'' (Steve Ashley album) * ''Another Day'' (The Hurt Process album) * ''Another Day'' (Lene Marlin album) * ''Another Day'' (Oscar Peterson album) * ''Another Day'' (Racoon album) * ''Another ...
'' *'' Baby I'm Back'' *''
The Betty White Show The Betty White Show refers to several shows hosted by Betty White: * The Betty White Show (1952 TV series), which aired on NBC in 1954, having originated locally two years prior * The Betty White Show (1977 TV series), which aired on CBS in 1 ...
'' *'' The Bob Newhart Show'' *'' Busting Loose'' *'' The Carol Burnett Show'' *''Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes'' *''
The Fitzpatricks ''The Fitzpatricks'' is an American drama series which ran on CBS during the 1977–78 season. Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present'. 8th ed. Random House Digital; October 14, 20 ...
'' *'' Husbands, Wives & Lovers'' *'' Kojak'' *''
Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resource ...
'' *'' Maude'' *'' On Our Own'' *'' Rafferty'' *''
Sam Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...
'' *'' The Shields and Yarnell Show'' *'' Switch'' *''
Szysznyk ''Szysznyk'' (pronounced SIZ-nik) is an American sitcom produced by Paramount Television. Originally broadcast on CBS as a summer replacement series, five episodes were aired during August 1977, followed by ten more during the 1977-78 television ...
'' *'' The Ted Knight Show'' *''
The Tony Randall Show ''The Tony Randall Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC during its first season from September 23, 1976, to March 10, 1977, and on CBS for its second (and final) season from September 24, 1977, to March 25, 1978. Synopsis Th ...
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We've Got Each Other ''We've Got Each Other'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from October 1, 1977, to January 7, 1978. Premise The television series follows the lives of the Hibbard couple dealing with neighbors, work, and life in general. In this ...
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Young Dan'l Boone ''Young Dan'l Boone'' is an American adventure drama series that was broadcast on CBS for four episodes from September 12 to October 4, 1977. The series follows famed American frontiersman Daniel Boone on his adventures before his marriage. His t ...
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NBC

Returning Series *''The Big Event'' *'' CHiPs'' *'' Comedy Theatre'' (returning from 1976) *''
Joe & Valerie ''Joe & Valerie'' is an American sitcom starring Paul Regina and Char Fontane as the title characters that aired on NBC in two parts: four half-hour segments from April 24 to May 10, 1978, and three half-hour segments from January 5 to January 19, ...
'' *'' Laugh-In'' *'' Little House on the Prairie'' *''
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 ...
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Project U.F.O. ''Project U.F.O.'' is an American television series which ran on NBC from 1978 to 1979. Running for two seasons of 13 episodes each, the show was based loosely on the real-life Project Blue Book. The show was created by Jack Webb, who pored throu ...
'' *'' Quincy, M.E.'' *'' The Rockford Files'' *'' The Runaways'' *'' Weekend'' *'' The Wonderful World of Disney'' New Series *''
B. J. and the Bear ''B.J. and the Bear'' is an American action comedy television series which aired on NBC from February 10, 1979, to May 9, 1981. Created by Glen A. Larson and Christopher Crowe, the series stars Greg Evigan. The series was produced when the CB ...
'' * *'' Brothers and Sisters'' * *''
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'' * *'' David Cassidy: Man Undercover'' *''
Dick Clark's Live Wednesday ''Dick Clark's Live Wednesday'' is a 1978 NBC variety television series, sometimes called simply ''Live Wednesday''. Hosted by Dick Clark, it was a musical show much like Clark's '' American Bandstand''. Announcers on the series included Jerry Bi ...
'' *'' Diff'rent Strokes'' * *'' The Duke'' * *'' The Eddie Capra Mysteries'' *''
Grandpa Goes to Washington ''Grandpa Goes to Washington'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on NBC on Tuesday nights from September 7, 1978 to January 16, 1979. The series was very short-lived, as it was cancelled after a run of only 11 episodes. Afte ...
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Harris and Company ''Harris and Company'' is an American television drama series that aired on NBC from March 15 to April 5, 1979, on Thursday night. Synopsis The series stars Bernie Casey as Mike Harris, a working-class African-American father of five who reloc ...
'' * *'' Hello, Larry'' * *'' Highcliffe Manor'' * *''
Hizzonner ''Hizzonner'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC on Thursday nights from May 10 to June 14, 1979. Synopsis The series centered on Mayor Cooper, a widower with two grown children, Annie, a civil rights attorney, and James, a hippie ...
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Lifeline Lifeline or Lifelines may refer to: Support, care, and emergency services * Crisis hotline ** Lifeline (crisis support service), Australia-based, now international ** National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, United States * LifeLine (medical tran ...
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Kate Loves a Mystery ''Mrs. Columbo'' (1979–1980), later called ''Kate Columbo'', ''Kate the Detective'', and ''Kate Loves a Mystery'', is an American crime drama television series, initially based on the wife of Lieutenant Columbo, the title character from the ...
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'' * *'' Real People'' * *''
Supertrain ''Supertrain'' is an American science fiction-adventure-drama television series that ran on NBC from February 7 to May 5, 1979. Nine episodes were made, including a two-hour pilot episode. Premise The series takes place on the ''Supertrain'', a ...
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$weepstake$ ''Sweepstakes'', stylized as ''$weepstake$'', is an American anthology television series that aired in the United States on NBC during the 1978-79 United States network television schedule#Tuesday, 1978-79 television season. It depicts the lives o ...
'' * *'' Sword of Justice'' *'' Turnabout'' * *''
W.E.B. ''W.E.B.'' is an American prime time drama series that aired on NBC for five episodes from September 13 until October 5, 1978. Cast *Pamela Bellwood as Ellen Cunningham *Alex Cord as Jack Kiley *Lee Wilkof as Harvey Pearlstein *Richard Basehart ...
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The Waverly Wonders ''The Waverly Wonders'' is an American sitcom starring Joe Namath that aired Fridays at 8:00 pm on NBC from September 7 to October 6, 1978. Premise Conceived as a vehicle for Namath (who had retired from the Los Angeles Rams after the 1977 NFL ...
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Who's Watching the Kids ''Who's Watching the Kids?'' is an American sitcom produced by Garry Marshall which aired on NBC from September 22, 1978 to December 15, 1978. The series focused on two young Las Vegas showgirls, working and rooming together, who each had a youn ...
'' *'' Whodunnit?'' * Not returning from 1977–78: *'' Black Sheep Squadron'' *''
Big Hawaii ''Big Hawaii'' is an American drama television series that aired from September 21 until November 23, 1977. The pilot film ''Danger In Paradise'' aired on May 12, 1977 (the series was also screened on ITV in Britain under that title). Premise A ...
'' *'' The Bionic Woman'' *'' Chico and the Man'' *''Chuck Barris Rah Rah 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 ...
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C.P.O. Sharkey ''C.P.O. Sharkey'' is an American sitcom television series, created by Aaron Ruben, that aired on NBC from December 1, 1976, to April 28, 1978. The series starred Don Rickles in the title role, with Peter Isacksen, Elizabeth Allen, Harrison Page ...
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The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour ''The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour'' is an American television comedy-variety show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired for five consecutive weeks on NBC from April 13 to May 11, 1978. Overview The show was hosted by two life-size femal ...
'' *'' James at 15'' *'' The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams'' *'' Man from Atlantis'' *''
Mulligan's Stew ''Mulligan's Stew'' is an American comedy-drama television series, that originally aired as a 90-minute NBC television film on June 20, 1977, and later, as a 60-minute series from October 25 to December 13, 1977. The series focused on the live ...
'' *'' The Oregon Trail'' *''
Police Woman The integration of women into law enforcement positions can be considered a large social change. A century ago, there were few jobs open to women in law enforcement. A small number of women worked as correctional officers, and their assignment ...
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Quark A quark () is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nuclei. All commonly o ...
'' *'' The Richard Pryor Show'' *''
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye ''Richie Brockelman, Private Eye'' is an American detective drama that aired on NBC for five episodes in March and April 1978, with Dennis Dugan in the starring role. ''The Rockford Files'' was used to launch the series via character crossover in ...
'' *'' Rollergirls'' *''
Rosetti and Ryan ''Rosetti and Ryan'' is an American legal drama television series that aired on NBC from September 22 until November 10, 1977, from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time. Premise Legal drama about two completely different lawyers; Rosetti is outgoing and de ...
'' *'' Sanford Arms'' *''
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? ''What Really Happened to the Class of '65?'' is a 1976 non-fiction book by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky. The authors were members of the senior class at Palisades High School in affluent suburban Los Angeles, California, which had been ...
'' 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