1976–77 United States network television schedule (weekday)

These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season Beginning in September 1976. All times are Eastern.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

New series are highlighted in bold.

Fall 1976

  7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Good Morning America local programming Happy Days reruns The Don Ho Show All My Children Ryan's Hope Family Feud The $20,000 Pyramid 2:30 pm: General Hospital

3:15 pm: One Life to Live

The Edge of Night local ABC Evening News
CBS CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local programming The Price Is Right Gambit 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow local programming As the World Turns Guiding Light All in the Family reruns Match Game '76 Tattletales local CBS Evening News
NBC The Today Show with Tom Brokaw & Jane Pauley local programming Sanford and Son reruns The Hollywood Squares Wheel of Fortune Stumpers! 50 Grand Slam 12:30 pm: The Gong Show

12:55 pm: NBC News

local programming Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Somerset local NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor & David Brinkley

NOTE: In Fall 1976, NBC had discontinued its last regular daytime news bulletin, airing midday at 12:55 PM.

Winter 1976–1977

  7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Good Morning America local programming Happy Days reruns The Don Ho Show All My Children Ryan's Hope Family Feud The $20,000 Pyramid 2:30 pm: One Life to Live

3:15 pm: General Hospital

The Edge of Night local ABC Evening News
CBS CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local programming The Price Is Right Double Dare 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow local programming As the World Turns Guiding Light All in the Family reruns Match Game '77 Tattletales local CBS Evening News
NBC The Today Show with Tom Brokaw & Jane Pauley local programming Sanford and Son reruns The Hollywood Squares Wheel of Fortune Shoot for the Stars Name That Tune Lovers and Friends local programming Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World The Gong Show local NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor & David Brinkley

NOTE: Lovers and Friends was pulled from NBC's schedule on May 6, 1977. The show underwent "retooling" and returned to the air as For Richer, For Poorer on December 5, 1977.[1]

Spring 1977

  7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Good Morning America local programming Happy Days reruns Family Feud Second Chance Ryan's Hope All My Children The $20,000 Pyramid 2:30 pm: One Life to Live

3:15 pm: General Hospital

The Edge of Night local ABC Evening News
CBS CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local programming Double Dare The Price Is Right 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow local programming As the World Turns Guiding Light All in the Family reruns Match Game '77 Tattletales local CBS Evening News
NBC The Today Show with Tom Brokaw & Jane Pauley local programming Sanford and Son reruns The Hollywood Squares Wheel of Fortune Shoot for the Stars Name That Tune Chico and the Man Repeats local programming Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World The Gong Show local NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor & David Brinkley

NOTE: All My Children expanded from 30 minutes to 1 hour on April 25–29, 1977 becoming the first soap opera on ABC to do so. Also, as a result of the adjusted ABC schedule, stations in the Pacific Time Zone would return to following the same Central Time Zone schedule.

Summer 1977

  7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Good Morning America local programming Happy Days reruns Family Feud The Better Sex Ryan's Hope All My Children The $20,000 Pyramid 2:30 pm: One Life to Live

3:15 pm: General Hospital

The Edge of Night local ABC Evening News
CBS CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local programming Here's Lucy (1968-1974) repeats The Price Is Right 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow local programming As the World Turns Guiding Light All in the Family reruns Match Game '77 Tattletales local CBS Evening News
NBC The Today Show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley local programming Sanford and Son reruns The Hollywood Squares Wheel of Fortune It's Anybody's Guess Shoot for the Stars Chico and the Man Repeats local programming Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World The Gong Show local NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor & David Brinkley

Additional Information

♦ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast

Notes

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