1978–79 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1978. All times are Eastern/Pacific.
Talk/Variety shows are highlighted in yellow, Local News & Programs are highlighted in white.
Fall 1978
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
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| ABC | Local | ABC Late Night | Local | ||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | ||||||||||||
| NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson/Saturday Night Live (Sat.)/NBC Late Night Movie to 1:30 (Sun.) | The Tomorrow Show (Mon.-Thru.)/The Midnight Special (Fri) | local programming | |||||||||||
Winter 1978/1979
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Local | ABC Late Night | Local | ||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | ||||||||||||
| NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson/Saturday Night Live (Sat.)/NBC Late Night Movie to 1:30 (Sun.) | The Tomorrow Show (Mon.-Thru.)/The Midnight Special (Fri) | local programming | |||||||||||
Spring 1979
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Local | ABC Late Night | Local | ||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | ||||||||||||
| NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson/Saturday Night Live (Sat.)/NBC Late Night Movie to 1:30 (Sun.) | The Tomorrow Show (Mon.-Thru.)/The Midnight Special (Fri) | local programming | |||||||||||
Summer 1979
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Local | ABC Late Night | Local | ||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | ||||||||||||
| NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson/Saturday Night Live (Sat.)/NBC Late Night Movie to 1:30 (Sun.) | The Tomorrow Show (Mon.-Thru.)/The Midnight Special (Fri) | local programming | |||||||||||