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
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
.
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Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
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Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
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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
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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
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
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Notes:
The
Wheels
segment of
NBC Novels for Television
was a rerun of the 1978
miniseries
.
Laugh-In
consisted of reruns of the 1977 television series.
Thursday
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Notes:
Mork & Mindy had a one-hour premiere on September 14, 1978.
Comedy Theatre
, an anthology series of unsold
television pilots
for
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
.
Coasttocoast
was supposed to air Thursdays 10:00-11:00PM, but NBC's new boss,
Fred Silverman
, canceled the show.
Friday
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Saturday
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By network
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Returning Series
|
New Series
|
Not returning from
1977?78
:
|
Returning Series
|
New Series
|
Not returning from
1977?78
:
|
Returning Series
|
New Series
|
Not returning from
1977?78
:
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
References
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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
.