1973–74 United States network television schedule

none October 2026 October 2026 March 2025 1973 The following is the 1973–74 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1973 through August 1974. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1972–73 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football. New fall series are highlighted in bold. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.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. 978-0-345-49773-4. PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station. Legend #C0C0C0 darkgray Gray indicates encore programming. #6699CC darkgray Blue-gray indicates news programming. lightgreen darkgray Light green indicates sporting events. #FA8072 darkgray Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies. light white darkgray highlight lime Lime highlights indicates the number-one most watched program of the season. light white darkgray highlight yellow Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season. light white darkgray highlight cyan Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season. light white darkgray highlight magenta Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season. light white darkgray highlight black Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories. Sunday Network 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC The F.B.I. The ABC Sunday Night Movie (23/20.7)(Tied with Adam-12) Local programming CBS Fall The New Perry Mason Mannix Barnaby Jones (17/21.4)(Tied with Good Times) Winter Apple's Way Summer 60 Minutes NBC The Wonderful World of Disney (12/22.3)(Tied with The Bob Newhart Show) NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo / McCloud / McMillan and Wife / Hec Ramsey (14/22.2) cyan Note: 60 Minutes aired at 6:00-7:00 pm on CBS from January to June 1974. Monday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall The Rookies (25/20.3) Monday Night Football (19/21.2)(Tied with The CBS Friday Night Movie) cyan Winter ABC Monday Movie (26/20.2) magenta CBS Gunsmoke (15/22.1) Here's Lucy (29/20.0) The New Dick Van Dyke Show Medical Center NBC Fall Lotsa Luck Diana NBC Monday Night at the Movies Winter The Magician Summer The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola (8:00) / Monday Night Baseball (8:15) Tuesday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall The New Temperatures Rising Show ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week (21/21.0) magenta Marcus Welby, M.D. Winter Happy Days (16/21.5) CBS Maude (6/23.5) Hawaii Five-O (5/24.0) The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies: Hawkins / Shaft NBC Fall Chase The Magician Police Story Winter Adam-12 (23/20.7)(Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie) NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie: Banacek / Tenafly / Faraday and Company / The Snoop Sisters Wednesday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Late fall Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years Winter The Cowboys Doc Elliot CBS Fall The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (7/23.3)(Tied with Kojak) Cannon (9/23.1)(Tied with The Mary Tyler Moore Show) Kojak (7/23.3)(Tied with The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour) Summer The Bobbie Gentry Show Mid-summer Tony Orlando & Dawn August The Hudson Brothers Show NBC Fall Adam-12 (23/20.7)(Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie) NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie: Banacek / Tenafly / Faraday & Company / The Snoop Sisters Love Story Winter Chase NBC Wednesday Night at the Movies Thursday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Toma Kung Fu (27/20.1)(Tied with The Carol Burnett Show) The Streets of San Francisco (22/20.8) Winter Chopper One Firehouse Summer Temperatures Rising Late summer Just for Laughs CBS The Waltons (2/28.1) CBS Thursday Night Movie (30/19.9) magenta NBC Fall The Flip Wilson Show Ironside NBC Follies Winter Music Country USA Summer The Mac Davis Show The Dean Martin Comedy World Friday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall The Brady Bunch The Odd Couple Room 222 Adam's Rib Love, American Style Winter The Six Million Dollar Man (11/22.7) The Odd Couple Toma CBS Fall Calucci's Department Roll Out! The CBS Friday Night Movie (19/21.2)(Tied with Monday Night Football) cyan Winter Dirty Sally Good Times (17/21.4)(Tied with Barnaby Jones) Summer Your Hit Parade NBC Fall Sanford and Son (3/27.5) The Girl with Something Extra Needles and Pins The Brian Keith Show* The Dean Martin Show Winter Lotsa Luck The Girl with Something Extra Summer The Brian Keith Show* (R) NBC Friday Night at the Movies (*) The Brian Keith Show had been titled The Little People during the 1972–73 season. Saturday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall The Partridge Family ABC Suspense Movie Griff Mid-winter Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law CBS Fall All in the Family (1/31.2) M*A*S*H (4/25.7) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (9/23.1)(Tied with Cannon) The Bob Newhart Show (12/22.3)(Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) The Carol Burnett Show (27/20.1)(Tied with Kung Fu) Summer Barnaby Jones NBC Emergency! NBC Saturday Night at the Movies By network ABC Returning Series ABC Monday Movie ABC Movie of the Week The ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week The Brady Bunch The F.B.I. Kung Fu Love, American Style Marcus Welby, M.D. Monday Night Football The Odd Couple Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law The Partridge Family The Rookies Room 222 The Six Million Dollar Man The Streets of San Francisco Temperatures Rising New Series ABC Suspense Movie Adam's Rib Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Chopper One * The Cowboys * Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years * Doc Elliot Firehouse * Griff Happy Days * Just for Laughs * Toma * Not returning from 1972–73: Alias Smith and Jones The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour The Corner Bar Here We Go Again The Julie Andrews Hour Love Thy Neighbor The Men: Assignment Vienna / The Delphi Bureau / Jigsaw The Mod Squad The Paul Lynde Show The Sixth Sense The Strauss Family Thicker than Water A Touch of Grace CBS Returning Series 60 Minutes All in the Family Barnaby Jones The Bob Newhart Show Cannon CBS Thursday Night Movie The Carol Burnett Show The New Dick Van Dyke Show Gunsmoke Hawaii Five-O Here's Lucy M*A*S*H Mannix The Mary Tyler Moore Show Maude Medical Center The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour The Waltons Your Hit Parade New Series Apple's Way * The Bobbie Gentry Show * Calucci's Department Dirty Sally * Good Times * Hawkins The Hudson Brothers Show * Kojak The New Perry Mason Roll Out Tony Orlando and Dawn * Not returning from 1972–73: Anna and the King Bridget Loves Bernie The Doris Day Show Mission: Impossible The New Bill Cosby Show The Sandy Duncan Show NBC Returning Series Adam-12 Banacek The Brian Keith Show (formerly The Little People) Columbo The Dean Martin Show Emergency! The Flip Wilson Show Hec Ramsey Ironside The Magician McCloud McMillan & Wife Monday Night Baseball NBC Monday Night at the Movies The NBC Mystery Movie NBC Saturday Night at the Movies Sanford and Son The Wonderful World of Disney New Series Chase The Dean Martin Comedy World * Diana Faraday & Company The Girl with Something Extra Lotsa Luck Love Story The Mac Davis Show * The Magician Music Country USA * NBC Follies Needles and Pins Police Story The Snoop Sisters * Tenafly Not returning from 1972–73: Banyon The Bobby Darin Show The Bold Ones Bonanza Dean Martin Presents Music Country Escape First Tuesday Ghost Story/Circle of Fear The Helen Reddy Show Madigan NBC Reports Night Gallery Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Search Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. References Additional sources 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. 0-14-024916-8. Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. 0-345-31864-1. Category:United States primetime network television schedules Category:1973 in American television Category:1974 in American television