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! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[The Young Rebels]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[The Young Rebels]]'''''
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="2" rowspan="2"| [[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]] (10/23.0)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="2" rowspan="2"| ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' (10/23.0)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="4" rowspan="2"| [[The ABC Sunday Night Movie]] (28/19.7)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="4" rowspan="2"| ''[[The ABC Sunday Night Movie]]'' (28/19.7)
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
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! rowspan="4" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! rowspan="4" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! Fall
! Fall
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]''
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Hogan's Heroes]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | [[The Ed Sullivan Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | [[The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[The Tim Conway Comedy Hour]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[The Tim Conway Comedy Hour]]'''''
|-
|-
! December
! December
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[The Honeymooners]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | ''[[The Honeymooners]]''
|-
|-
!Summer
!Summer
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''The CBS Sunday Night Movies'''
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''''The CBS Sunday Night Movie'''''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''The Ice Palace'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''''The Ice Palace'''''
|-
|-
!August
!August
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|[[Animal World (TV series)|Animal World]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|''[[Animal World (TV series)|Animal World]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|Comedy Playhouse
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|'''''[[Comedy Playhouse (American TV series)|Comedy Playhouse]]'''''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'''''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC TV series)|'''Six Wives of Henry VIII''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 TV series)|'''Six Wives of Henry VIII''']]'''''
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
!Fall
!Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Wild Kingdom]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Wild Kingdom]]''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]] (13/22.4)<br /><small>(Tied with ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]])''</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' (13/22.4)<br /><small>(Tied with ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]])''</small>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Bill Cosby Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Bill Cosby Show]]''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Bonanza]] (9/23.9)
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | ''[[Bonanza]]'' (9/23.9)
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Bold Ones]]: <br>[[The Bold Ones: The New Doctors|The New Doctors]] / <br>[[The Bold Ones: The Lawyers|The Lawyers]] / '''[[The Bold Ones: The Senator|The Senator]]'''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Bold Ones]]: <br>[[The Bold Ones: The New Doctors|The New Doctors]]'' / <br>''[[The Bold Ones: The Lawyers|The Lawyers]]'' / '''''[[The Bold Ones: The Senator|The Senator]]'''''
|-
|-
!Summer
!Summer
|Local
|Local
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|[[The Red Skelton Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|''[[The Red Skelton Show]]''
|}
|}
'''NOTE:''' On [[CBS]], ''[[Comedy Playhouse (American TV series)|Comedy Playhouse]]'' was an [[anthology series]] composed of unsold [[television pilot]]s.


== Monday ==
== Monday ==
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! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[The Young Lawyers]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[The Young Lawyers]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Silent Force (TV series)|The Silent Force]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Silent Force (TV series)|The Silent Force]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="4" | '''[[Monday Night Football]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="4" | '''''[[Monday Night Football]]'''''
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Let's Make a Deal]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[The Newlywed Game]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Newlywed Game]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Reel Game]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Reel Game]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="4" rowspan="2" | The ABC Monday Night Movie
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="4" rowspan="2" | ''The ABC Monday Night Movie''
|-
|-
! Spring
! Spring
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Mel Torme|It Was a Very Good Year]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Mel Torme|It Was a Very Good Year]]'''''
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! rowspan="3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
! Fall
! Fall
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Gunsmoke]] (5/25.5)
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (5/25.5)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | [[Here's Lucy]] (3/26.1)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" | ''[[Here's Lucy]]'' (3/26.1)
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[Mayberry R.F.D.]] (15/22.3)
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'' (15/22.3)
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[The Doris Day Show]] (20/20.7)
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[The Doris Day Show]]'' (20/20.7)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="2" | [[The Carol Burnett Show]] (25/19.8)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Partridge Family]]'' and [[NBC Monday Night at the Movies]])</small>
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="2" | ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' (25/19.8)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Partridge Family]]'' and [[NBC Monday Night at the Movies]])</small>
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Lucy Show]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | ''[[The Lucy Show]]'' reruns
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Suspense Playhouse
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''Suspense Playhouse''
|-
|-
! Follow-up
! Follow-up
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''The CBS Newcomers'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''The CBS Newcomers'''''
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! rowspan="4" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
!Fall
!Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Red Skelton Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]] (13/22.4)<br /><small>(Tied with ''[[Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'')</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]'' (13/22.4)<br /><small>(Tied with ''[[Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'')</small>
| colspan="4" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#FF22FF" | [[NBC Monday Night at the Movies]] (25/19.8)<br /><small>(Tied with ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' and ''[[The Partridge Family]]'')</small>
| colspan="4" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#FF22FF" | ''[[The NBC Monday Movie|NBC Monday Night at the Movies]]'' (25/19.8)<br /><small>(Tied with ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' and ''[[The Partridge Family]]'')</small>
|-
|-
!Spring
!Spring
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''[[From a Bird's Eye View]]'''
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |'''''[[From a Bird's Eye View]]'''''
|-
|-
!Summer
!Summer
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |NBC Comedy Theater
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |''NBC Comedy Theater''
|-
|-
!Follow-up
!Follow-up
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|Specials
| bgcolor="#FA8072"|Specials
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[[Monday Night Baseball]]
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |''[[Monday Night Baseball]]''
|}
|}


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|-
|-
! colspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! colspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" colspan="2" | [[The Mod Squad]] (11/22.7)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" colspan="2" | ''[[The Mod Squad]]'' (11/22.7)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="3" | [[ABC Movie of the Week]] (6/25.1)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="3" | ''[[ABC Movie of the Week]]'' (6/25.1)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="2" | [[Marcus Welby, M.D.]] (1/29.6)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="2" | ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' (1/29.6)
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" | [[CBS]]
! rowspan="3" | [[CBS]]
! Fall
! Fall
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Beverly Hillbillies]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Green Acres]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Green Acres]]''
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Hee Haw]] (16/21.4)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | ''[[Hee Haw]]'' (16/21.4)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[To Rome with Love (TV series)|To Rome With Love]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[To Rome with Love (TV series)|To Rome With Love]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | [[CBS News|CBS News Hour]] / [[60 Minutes]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ''[[CBS News|CBS News Hour]]'' / ''[[60 Minutes]]''
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[All in the Family]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[All in the Family]]'''''
|-
|-
!Summer
!Summer
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[[Cimarron Strip]] reruns
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |''[[Cimarron Strip]]'' reruns
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |Specials
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#FA8072" |''Specials''
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" | [[NBC]]
! rowspan="4" | [[NBC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Don Knotts Show]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Don Knotts Show]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Julia (American TV series)|Julia]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Julia (1968 TV series)|Julia]]''
| colspan="4" rowspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / [[NBC News|First Tuesday]]
| colspan="4" rowspan="4" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies'' / ''[[NBC News|First Tuesday]]''
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Julia (American TV series)|Julia]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Julia (1968 TV series)|Julia]]''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Don Knotts Show]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Don Knotts Show]]'''''
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Bill Cosby Show]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Bill Cosby Show]]''
|-
|-
! Follow-up
! Follow-up
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Make Your Own Kind of Music (TV series)|Make Your Own Kind of Music]]'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Make Your Own Kind of Music (TV series)|Make Your Own Kind of Music]]'''''
|}
|}


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! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="3" | [[The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="3" | ''[[The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)|The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Room 222]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Room 222]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | [[The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)|The Johnny Cash Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)|The Johnny Cash Show]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[Dan August]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Dan August]]'''''
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Room 222]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Room 222]]''
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" rowspan="2" | '''[[The Smith Family (TV series)|The Smith Family]]''' (21/20.6)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" rowspan="2" | '''''[[The Smith Family (TV series)|The Smith Family]]''''' (21/20.6)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[The Young Lawyers]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[The Young Lawyers]]'''''
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Love on a Rooftop]]
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | ''[[Love on a Rooftop]]'' reruns
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[The Immortal (1970 TV series)|The Immortal]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[The Immortal (1970 TV series)|The Immortal]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[NFL Films|NFL Action]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[NFL Films|NFL Action]]'''''
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2"| [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2"| [[CBS]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | '''[[Storefront Lawyers]]''' (renamed '''Men at Law''' in midseason)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Storefront Lawyers]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Governor & J.J.]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Governor & J.J.]]''
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]] (8/24.5)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' (8/24.5)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]] (7/25.0)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (7/25.0)
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[To Rome with Love (TV series)|To Rome with Love]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Storefront Lawyers|Men at Law]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[To Rome with Love (TV series)|To Rome with Love]]''
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
!Fall
!Fall
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[The Virginian (TV series)|The Men from Shiloh]] (18/21.2)
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Men from Shiloh]]'' (18/21.2)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Kraft Music Hall (TV series)|Kraft Music Hall]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | ''[[Kraft Music Hall (TV series)|Kraft Music Hall]]''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Four in One]]: [[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]] / [[San Francisco International Airport (TV series)|San Francisco International Airport]] / [[Night Gallery]] / [[The Psychiatrist (TV series)|The Psychiatrist]]'''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Four in One (TV series)|Four in One]]: [[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]] / [[San Francisco International Airport (TV series)|San Francisco International Airport]] / [[Night Gallery]] / [[The Psychiatrist (TV series)|The Psychiatrist]]'''''
|-
|-
!Summer
!Summer
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[[The Des O'Connor Show]]
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |''[[The Des O'Connor Show]]''
|}
|}


'''Notes:''' ''[[Love on a Rooftop]]'' consisted of reruns of the series, which originally aired during the [[1966–67 United States network television schedule|1966-1967 season]]. ''[[The Immortal (1970 TV series)|The Immortal]]'' consisted of reruns of the series which were shown in the fall of 1970. ''The Men from Shiloh'' formerly was entitled ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''.
'''Notes:''' ''[[Love on a Rooftop]]'' consisted of reruns of the series, which originally aired during the [[1966–67 United States network television schedule|1966-1967 season]]. ''The Men from Shiloh'' formerly was entitled ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''.


== Thursday ==
== Thursday ==
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! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[Matt Lincoln]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Matt Lincoln]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Bewitched]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Bewitched]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Barefoot in the Park (TV series)|Barefoot in the Park]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Barefoot in the Park (TV series)|Barefoot in the Park]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[The Immortal (1970 TV series)|The Immortal]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[The Immortal (1970 TV series)|The Immortal]]'''''
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"| [[Make Room for Granddaddy|Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0"| '''''[[Make Room for Granddaddy|Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Dan August]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Dan August]]'''''
| Local
| Local
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2"| [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2"| [[CBS]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Family Affair]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Family Affair]]''
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="2" | [[The Jim Nabors Hour]] (29/19.5)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="2" | ''[[The Jim Nabors Hour]]'' (29/19.5)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="4" rowspan="2" | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="4" rowspan="2" | ''The CBS Thursday Night Movies'' (30/19.3)
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Lancer (TV series)|Lancer]] reruns
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" | ''[[Lancer (TV series)|Lancer]]'' reruns
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[NBC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | '''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]''' (2/27.9)
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00" | '''''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]''''' (2/27.9)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="2" rowspan="3" | [[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]] (4/25.7)
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="2" rowspan="3" | ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'' (4/25.7)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Nancy (TV series)|Nancy]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Nancy (TV series)|Nancy]]'''''
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | [[The Dean Martin Show]] (24/20.0)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'' (24/20.0)
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" rowspan="2" | [[Adam-12]] (12/22.6)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" rowspan="2" | ''[[Adam-12]]'' (12/22.6)
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |NBC Action Playhouse
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |''NBC Action Playhouse''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Vic Damone|The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone]]
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" | ''[[Vic Damone|The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone]]'' reruns
|}
|}


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! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[The Brady Bunch]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[Nanny and the Professor]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[Nanny and the Professor]]''
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" rowspan="2" | '''[[The Partridge Family]]''' (25/19.8)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' and [[NBC Monday Night at the Movies]])</small>
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" rowspan="2" | '''''[[The Partridge Family]]''''' (25/19.8)<br/><small>(Tied with ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' and [[NBC Monday Night at the Movies]])</small>
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | [[That Girl]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" | ''[[That Girl]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Love, American Style]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Love, American Style]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[This Is Tom Jones]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | ''[[This Is Tom Jones]]''
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Love, American Style]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | ''[[Love, American Style]]''
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[CBS]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="3" | '''[[The Interns (TV series)|The Interns]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="3" | '''''[[The Interns (TV series)|The Interns]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Headmaster (TV series)|Headmaster]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Headmaster (TV series)|Headmaster]]'''''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="4" rowspan="3" | The CBS Friday Night Movies
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="4" rowspan="3" | ''The CBS Friday Night Movies''
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[The New Andy Griffith Show]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[The New Andy Griffith Show]]'''''
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Headmaster (TV series)|Headmaster]] (repeats)
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | '''''[[Headmaster (TV series)|Headmaster]]''''' (repeats)
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2" | [[NBC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="2" | [[NBC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | [[The High Chaparral]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ''[[The High Chaparral]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" rowspan="2" | [[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" rowspan="2" | ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Bracken's World]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | ''[[Bracken's World]]''
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[Strange Report]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Strange Report]]'''''
|}
|}


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! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
! Fall
! Fall
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Let's Make a Deal]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Newlywed Game]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Newlywed Game]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[The Lawrence Welk Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[The Most Deadly Game]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[The Most Deadly Game]]'''''
| Local
| Local
|-
|-
! Winter
! Winter
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[The Lawrence Welk Show]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[Pearl Bailey|The Pearl Bailey Show]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Pearl Bailey|The Pearl Bailey Show]]'''''
| rowspan="2" colspan="3" | Local
| rowspan="2" colspan="3" | Local
|-
|-
! Summer
! Summer
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[Val Doonican|The Val Doonican Show]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''''[[Val Doonican|The Val Doonican Show]]'''''
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" | [[CBS]]
! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" | [[CBS]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]''
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[My Three Sons]] (19/20.8)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[My Three Sons]]'' (19/20.8)
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Arnie (TV series)|Arnie]]'''
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''''[[Arnie (TV series)|Arnie]]'''''
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | '''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''' (22/20.3)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" | '''''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''''' (22/20.3)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" colspan="2" | [[Mannix]] (17/21.3)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" colspan="2" | ''[[Mannix]]'' (17/21.3)
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
!Fall
!Fall
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[The Andy Williams Show]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | [[Adam-12]] (12/22.6)
| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | ''[[Adam-12]]'' (12/22.6)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="4" | [[NBC Saturday Night at the Movies]] (23/20.1)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="4" | ''[[NBC Saturday Night at the Movies]]'' (23/20.1)
|-
|-
!Winter
!Winter
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="4" | [[NBC Saturday Night at the Movies]] (23/20.1)
| bgcolor="#FF22FF" colspan="4" | ''[[NBC Saturday Night at the Movies]]'' (23/20.1)
|Local
|Local
|}
|}
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{{col-3}}
'''Returning Series'''
'''Returning Series'''
*''[[The ABC Sunday Night Movie]]''
*''The ABC Monday Night Movie''
*''[[ABC Movie of the Week]]''
*''[[ABC Movie of the Week]]''
*''[[The ABC Sunday Night Movie]]''
*''[[Bewitched]]''
*''[[Bewitched]]''
*''[[The Brady Bunch]]''
*''[[The Brady Bunch]]''
*''[[The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]''
*''[[The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)|The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]''
*''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]''
*''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]''
*''[[The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)|The Johnny Cash Show]]''
*''[[The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)|The Johnny Cash Show]]''
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*''[[The Music Scene (TV series)|The Music Scene]]''
*''[[The Music Scene (TV series)|The Music Scene]]''
*''[[The New People]]''
*''[[The New People]]''
*''[[ABC News|Now]]''
*''[[ABC News (United States)|Now]]''
*''[[Paris 7000]]''
*''[[Paris 7000]]''
*''[[Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour]]''
*''[[Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour]]''
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*''[[CBS Thursday Night Movie]]''
*''[[CBS Thursday Night Movie]]''
*''The CBS Friday Night Movies''
*''The CBS Friday Night Movies''
*''Comedy Playhouse''
*''[[The Doris Day Show]]''
*''[[The Doris Day Show]]''
*''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''
*''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''
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*'''''[[Arnie (TV series)|Arnie]]'''''
*'''''[[Arnie (TV series)|Arnie]]'''''
*'''''The CBS Newcomers''''' *
*'''''The CBS Newcomers''''' *
*'''''[[Headmaster (TV series)|Headmaster]]''
*'''''[[Comedy Playhouse (American TV series)|Comedy Playhouse]]''''' *
*'''''[[Headmaster (TV series)|Headmaster]]'''''
*'''''The Ice Palace''''' *
*'''''The Ice Palace''''' *
*'''''[[The Interns (TV series)|The Interns]]'''''
*'''''[[The Interns (TV series)|The Interns]]'''''
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*''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
*''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
*''[[Jambo (TV series)|Jambo]]''
*''[[Jambo (TV series)|Jambo]]''
*''[[Julia (American TV series)|Julia]]''
*''[[Julia (1968 TV series)|Julia]]''
*''[[Kraft Music Hall]]''
*''[[Kraft Music Hall]]''
*''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Men from Shiloh]]''
*''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Men from Shiloh]]''
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*'''''[[The Don Knotts Show]]'''''
*'''''[[The Don Knotts Show]]'''''
*'''''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'''''
*'''''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'''''
*'''''[[Four in One]]'''''
*'''''[[Four in One (TV series)|Four in One]]'''''
*'''''[[From a Bird's Eye View]]''''' *
*'''''[[From a Bird's Eye View]]''''' *
*'''''[[Make Your Own Kind of Music (TV series)|Make Your Own Kind of Music]]''''' *
*'''''[[Make Your Own Kind of Music (TV series)|Make Your Own Kind of Music]]''''' *

Latest revision as of 10:58, 3 July 2024

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  • 1969–70
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  • Overnight: 1968–69
  • 1969–70
  • 1970–71
  • 1971–72
  • 1972–73

The following is the 1970–71 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1970 through August 1971. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1969–70 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

This was the first time that the top rated show of the season aired on ABC.

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.[1]

  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 by October 1970; however, schedules were set by each affiliated station.

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

This season would be the last one for the traditional 3½-hour prime time schedule.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall The Young Rebels The F.B.I. (10/23.0) The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7)
Winter Local
CBS Fall Lassie Hogan's Heroes The Ed Sullivan Show The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
December The Honeymooners
Summer The CBS Sunday Night Movie The Ice Palace
August Animal World Comedy Playhouse The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Six Wives of Henry VIII
NBC Fall Wild Kingdom The Wonderful World of Disney (13/22.4)
(Tied with Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) 		The Bill Cosby Show Bonanza (9/23.9) The Bold Ones:
The New Doctors /
The Lawyers / The Senator
Summer Local The Red Skelton Show

NOTE: On CBS, Comedy Playhouse was an anthology series composed of unsold television pilots.

Monday

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Network 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall The Young Lawyers The Silent Force Monday Night Football
Winter Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Reel Game The ABC Monday Night Movie
Spring It Was a Very Good Year
CBS Fall Gunsmoke (5/25.5) Here's Lucy (3/26.1) Mayberry R.F.D. (15/22.3) The Doris Day Show (20/20.7) The Carol Burnett Show (25/19.8)
(Tied with The Partridge Family and NBC Monday Night at the Movies)
Summer The Lucy Show reruns Suspense Playhouse
Follow-up The CBS Newcomers
NBC Fall The Red Skelton Show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (13/22.4)
(Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) 		NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8)
(Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family)
Spring From a Bird's Eye View
Summer NBC Comedy Theater
Follow-up Specials Monday Night Baseball

Note: NBC Comedy Theater featured repeats of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, with new introductions by Jack Kelly.

Tuesday

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Network 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC The Mod Squad (11/22.7) ABC Movie of the Week (6/25.1) Marcus Welby, M.D. (1/29.6)
CBS Fall The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Hee Haw (16/21.4) To Rome With Love CBS News Hour / 60 Minutes
Winter All in the Family
Summer Cimarron Strip reruns Specials
NBC Fall The Don Knotts Show Julia NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday
Winter Julia The Don Knotts Show
Summer The Bill Cosby Show
Follow-up Make Your Own Kind of Music

Wednesday

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Network 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall The Courtship of Eddie's Father Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy Room 222 The Johnny Cash Show Dan August
Winter Room 222 The Smith Family (21/20.6) The Young Lawyers
Summer Love on a Rooftop reruns The Immortal NFL Action
CBS Fall Storefront Lawyers The Governor & J.J. Medical Center (8/24.5) Hawaii Five-O (7/25.0)
Winter Men at Law To Rome with Love
NBC Fall The Men from Shiloh (18/21.2) Kraft Music Hall Four in One: McCloud / San Francisco International Airport / Night Gallery / The Psychiatrist
Summer The Des O'Connor Show

Notes: Love on a Rooftop consisted of reruns of the series, which originally aired during the 1966-1967 season. The Men from Shiloh formerly was entitled The Virginian.

Thursday

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Network 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Matt Lincoln Bewitched Barefoot in the Park The Odd Couple The Immortal
Winter Alias Smith and Jones Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy Dan August Local
CBS Fall Family Affair The Jim Nabors Hour (29/19.5) The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3)
Summer Lancer reruns
NBC Fall The Flip Wilson Show (2/27.9) Ironside (4/25.7) Nancy The Dean Martin Show (24/20.0)
Winter Adam-12 (12/22.6)
Summer NBC Action Playhouse The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone reruns

Notes: The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone consisted entirely of reruns of the show of the same name from the summer of 1967. NBC Action Playhouse featured repeats of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, with new introductions by Peter Marshall.

Friday

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Network 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall The Brady Bunch Nanny and the Professor The Partridge Family (25/19.8)
(Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and NBC Monday Night at the Movies) 		That Girl Love, American Style This Is Tom Jones
Winter The Odd Couple Love, American Style
CBS Fall The Interns Headmaster The CBS Friday Night Movies
Winter The New Andy Griffith Show
Summer Headmaster (repeats)
NBC Fall The High Chaparral The Name of the Game Bracken's World
Winter Strange Report

Saturday

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Network 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Lawrence Welk Show The Most Deadly Game Local
Winter The Lawrence Welk Show The Pearl Bailey Show Local
Summer The Val Doonican Show
CBS Mission: Impossible My Three Sons (19/20.8) Arnie The Mary Tyler Moore Show (22/20.3) Mannix (17/21.3)
NBC Fall The Andy Williams Show Adam-12 (12/22.6) NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1)
Winter NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) Local

By network

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ABC

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CBS

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NBC

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

References

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  1. ^ 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. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

Additional sources

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  • 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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