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1970–71 United States network television schedule (daytime)
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The following is the 1970–71 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. It covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1970 to August 1971.
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#FFFF66 darkgray Light yellow indicates talk shows.
#7fff00 darkgray Green indicates soap operas.
#ffc0cb darkgray Pink indicates game shows.
#ffd700 darkgray Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
#99ccff darkgray Light teal indicates sporting events.
#ffffff darkgray White indicates local programming.
#bf9fef darkgray Light purple indicates children's programming.
#C0C0C0 darkgray Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
New series are highlighted in bold.
Schedule
All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs to other timeslots) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.
ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast, depending on stations' schedule.
Monday-Friday
Network6:00 am6:30 am7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABC FallLocal/syndicated programmingThat GirlBewitchedA World ApartAll My ChildrenLet's Make a DealThe Newlywed GameThe Dating GameGeneral HospitalOne Life to LiveDark ShadowsLocal/syndicated programmingABC News SpringPassword SummerLove, American StyleCBSSunrise SemesterLocal/syndicated programmingCBS Morning NewsCaptain KangarooLocal/syndicated programmingThe Lucy ShowThe Beverly HillbilliesFamily AffairLove of LifeWhere the Heart Is
CBS News (12:25)Search for TomorrowLocal/syndicated programmingAs the World TurnsLove Is a Many Splendored ThingThe Guiding LightThe Secret StormThe Edge of NightGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Local/syndicated programmingCBS Evening NewsNBC FallLocal/syndicated programmingTodayLocal/syndicated programmingDinah's PlaceConcentrationSale of the CenturyHollywood SquaresJeopardy!The Who, What, or Where Game
NBC News (12:55)Local/syndicated programmingWords and MusicDays of Our LivesThe DoctorsAnother WorldBright PromiseSomersetLocal/syndicated programmingNBC Nightly News WinterJoe Garagiola's Memory Game SummerThree on a Match
Saturday
Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABC FallLocal and/orsyndicatedprogrammingThe Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad ShowMotormouseLancelot Link, Secret ChimpWill the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit DownHere Come the Double DeckersHot Wheels (R)Skyhawks (R)The Hardy Boys (R)American BandstandABC Sports and/or local programming FebruaryLocal and/orsyndicated programmingMotormouseThe Hardy Boys (R)American BandstandABC Sports and/or local programmingCBSLocal and/orsyndicatedprogrammingThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner HourSabrina and the Groovie GooliesJosie and the PussycatsHarlem GlobetrottersArchie's FunhouseScooby-Doo, Where Are You!The Monkees (R)Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (R)The Jetsons (R)CBS Sports and/or local programmingCBS Evening NewsNBC FallLocal and/orsyndicatedprogrammingThe Heckle and Jeckle ShowThe Woody Woodpecker ShowThe Tomfoolery ShowThe BugaloosThe Further Adventures of Dr. DolittleThe Pink Panther ShowH.R. Pufnstuf (R)Here Comes the Grump (R)Hot DogJamboNBC Sports and/or local programmingNBC Saturday Night News WinterThe Tomfoolery ShowThe Heckle and Jeckle ShowThe Woody Woodpecker Show
In the Know aired on CBS at 8:55am, 9:55am, 10:55am, 11:55am, and 12:55pm.
Sunday
Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABC FallLocal and/or syndicated programmingThe Smokey Bear Show (R)Jonny Quest (R)Cattanooga Cats (R)The Bullwinkle Show (R)DiscoveryLocal and/or syndicated programmingDirectionsIssues and AnswersABC Sports and/or local programming SummerLocal and/or syndicated programmingCBS FallLocal and/or syndicated programmingTom and Jerry (R)The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (R)Lamp Unto My FeetLook Up and LiveCamera ThreeLocal and/orsyndicatedprogrammingFace the NationNFL on CBS and/or local programming NovemberNFL on CBS and/or local programmingCBS Evening NewsLocal and/or syndicated programming WinterCBS Sports and/or local programmingAnimal World SummerWhere's Huddles? NBC FallLocal and/orsyndicated programmingMeet the PressNBC Sports and/or local programmingNBC Sunday Night News WinterLocal and/orsyndicated programmingMeet the PressSpeaking FreelyNBC Sports and/or local programmingComment
By network
ABC
Returning series
ABC Evening News
All My Children
American Bandstand
Bewitched (reruns)
The Bullwinkle Show (reruns)
Cattanooga Cats (reruns)
Dark Shadows
The Dating Game
Discovery
General Hospital
The Hardy Boys (reruns)
Hot Wheels
Issues and Answers
Jonny Quest (reruns)
Let's Make a Deal
Motormouse
The Newlywed Game
One Life to Live
Skyhawks
The Smokey Bear Show
That Girl (reruns)
A World Apart
New series
Here Come the Double Deckers
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
Love, American Style (reruns)
Password
The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down
Not returning from 1969-70
The Adventures of Gulliver (reruns)
The Best of Everything
Dream House returned in 1983 on NBC
The Dudley Do-Right Show
Fantastic Four (reruns)
Fantastic Voyage (reruns)
George of the Jungle (reruns)
Get it Together
The Hardy Boys
The New Casper Cartoon Show
Spider-Man
CBS
Returning series
Archie's Funhouse
As the World Turns
The Beverly Hillbillies (reruns)
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
Camera Three
Captain Kangaroo
CBS Evening News
CBS Morning News
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (reruns)
The Edge of Night
Face the Nation
Gomer Pyle, USMC (reruns)
The Guiding Light
The Jetsons (reruns)
Lamp Unto My Feet
Look Up and Live
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Love of Life
The Lucy Show (reruns)
The Monkees (reruns)
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (reruns)
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Search for Tomorrow
The Secret Storm
Sunrise Semester
Tom and Jerry (reruns)
Where the Heart Is
New series
Family Affair (reruns)
Groovie Goolies
Harlem Globetrotters
Josie and the Pussycats
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Not returning from 1969-70
The Adventures of Batman (reruns)
The Andy Griffith Show (reruns)
The New Adventures of Superman
Ted Mack's Amateur Hour
Wacky Races
NBC
Returning series
Another World
Bright Promise
Concentration
Days of Our Lives
Dinah's Place
The Doctors
H.R. Pufnstuf (reruns)
The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show
Here Comes the Grump (reruns)
Hollywood Squares
Jambo
Jeopardy!
Meet the Press
NBC Nightly News
NBC Saturday Night News
NBC Sunday Night News
The Pink Panther Show
Sale of the Century
Somerset
Today
The Who, What, or Where Game
The Woody Woodpecker Show (reruns)
New series
The Bugaloos
The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle
Hot Dog
Joe Garagiola's Memory Game
Three on a Match
The Tomfoolery Show
Words and Music
Not returning from 1969-70
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
The Flintstones
Frontiers of Faith
The Huntley-Brinkley Report
It Takes Two
Letters to Laugh-In
Life with Linkletter
Lohman & Barkley's Name Droppers
You're Putting Me On
See also
1970-71 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
1970-71 United States network television schedule (late night)
References
Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984.
Category:United States weekday network television schedules
Category:1970 in American television
Category:1971 in American television