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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
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.
-
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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Note:
Mork & Mindy had a one-hour premiere on September 14, 1978.
Note:
The
NBC Novels for Television
segment
The Innocent and the Damned
was a rerun of the 1977
television miniseries
Aspen
.
Note:
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
:
|
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
.