1970-71 United States network television schedule

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This was the television schedule on all three United States commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1970. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New fall series are highlighted in bold.

The highest rated program of the season is highlighted in lime green. The top 10 most-watched shows are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 most-watched programs are colored in cyan.

PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation by October 1970; however, schedules were set by each affiliated station.

In April 1970, Congress passed a law banning the advertising of tobacco products on television and radio starting on January 2, 1971.

This season would the last one for the traditional 3 and a 1/2 hour prime time schedule.

Contents

[edit] Sunday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC The Young Rebels The F.B.I. The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS Lassie Hogan's Heroes The Ed Sullivan Show The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
NBC Wild Kingdom NBC's Wonderful World of Color The Bill Cosby Show Bonanza The Bold Ones:
The New Doctors /
The Lawyers / The Senator

[edit] Monday

PM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC The Young Lawyers The Silent Force The ABC NFL Monday Night Football
CBS Gunsmoke Here's Lucy Mayberry R.F.D. The Doris Day Show The Carol Burnett Show
NBC The Red Skelton Show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In NBC Monday Night at the Movies

[edit] Tuesday

PM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC The Mod Squad ABC Movie of the Week Marcus Welby, M.D.
CBS The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Hee Haw To Rome With Love CBS News Hour / 60 Minutes
NBC The Don Knotts Show Julia NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday

Note : On CBS, the sitcom All in the Family premiered on January 12, 1971, at 9:30 p.m.

[edit] Wednesday

PM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC The Courtship of Eddie's Father Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy Room 222 The Johnny Cash Show Dan August
CBS The Storefront Lawyers The Governor & J.J. Medical Center Hawaii Five-O
NBC The Men from Shiloh Kraft Music Hall Four in One: McCloud / San Francisco International Airport / Night Gallery / The Psychiatrist

[edit] Thursday

PM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Matt Lincoln Bewitched Barefoot in the Park The Odd Couple The Immortal
CBS Family Affair The Jim Nabors Hour The CBS Thursday Night Movies
NBC The Flip Wilson Show Ironside Nancy The Dean Martin Show

[edit] Friday

PM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC The Brady Bunch Nanny and the Professor The Partridge Family That Girl Love, American Style This Is Tom Jones
CBS The Interns Headmaster The CBS Friday Night Movies
NBC The High Chaparral The Name of the Game Bracken's World

[edit] Saturday

PM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Lawrence Welk Show The Most Deadly Game Local
CBS Mission: Impossible My Three Sons Arnie The Mary Tyler Moore Show Mannix
NBC The Andy Williams Show Adam-12 NBC Saturday Night at the Movies

[edit] References

  • 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. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  • Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
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