1970–71 United States network television schedule (daytime) explained

The 1970–71 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1970 to August 1971.

Legend

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

Network		6:00 am	6:30 am	7:00 am	8:00 am	9:00 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	6:30 pm
ABC	Fall	Local/syndicated programming								That Girl	Bewitched	A World Apart	All My Children	Let's Make a Deal	The Newlywed Game	The Dating Game	General Hospital	One Life to Live	Dark Shadows	Local/syndicated programming	ABC News
	Spring											A World Apart							*Password*
	Summer											*Love, American Style*							*Password*
CBS		Sunrise Semester	Local/syndicated programming	CBS Morning News	Captain Kangaroo	Local/syndicated programming	The Lucy Show	The Beverly Hillbillies	*Family Affair*	Love of Life	Where the Heart IsCBS News (12:25)	Search for Tomorrow	Local/syndicated programming	As the World Turns	Love Is a Many Splendored Thing	The Guiding Light	The Secret Storm	The Edge of Night	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.	Local/syndicated programming	CBS Evening News
NBC	Fall	Local/syndicated programming		Today		Local/syndicated programming	Dinah's Place	Concentration	Sale of the Century	Hollywood Squares	Jeopardy!	The Who, What, or Where GameNBC News (12:55)	Local/syndicated programming	*Words and Music*	Days of Our Lives	The Doctors	Another World	Bright Promise	Somerset	Local/syndicated programming	NBC Nightly News
	Winter													*Joe Garagiola's Memory Game*
	Summer													*Three on a Match*

Saturday

Network		7:00 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	6:30 pm
ABC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming	*The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show*	*Motormouse*	*Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp*		*Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down*	*Here Come the Double Deckers*	Hot Wheels	Skyhawks	The Hardy Boys	American Bandstand		ABC Sports and/or local programming
ABC	February	Local and/or syndicated programming			*Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp*		*Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down*	*Here Come the Double Deckers*	Hot Wheels	Skyhawks	Motormouse	The Hardy Boys	American Bandstand		ABC Sports and/or local programming
CBS		Local and/or syndicated programming	The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour		*Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies*		*Josie and the Pussycats*	*Harlem Globetrotters*	*Archie's Funhouse*		Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!	The Monkees	Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines	The Jetsons	CBS Sports and/or local programming	CBS Evening News
NBC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming	The Heckle and Jeckle Show	The Woody Woodpecker Show	*The Tomfoolery Show*	*The Bugaloos*	*The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle*	The Pink Panther Show	H.R. Pufnstuf	Here Comes the Grump	*Hot Dog*	Jambo	NBC Sports and/or local programming			NBC Saturday Night News
NBC	Winter	Local and/or syndicated programming	The Tomfoolery Show	The Heckle and Jeckle Show	The Woody Woodpecker Show	*The Bugaloos*	*The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle*	The Pink Panther Show	H.R. Pufnstuf	Here Comes the Grump	*Hot Dog*	Jambo	NBC Sports and/or local programming			NBC Saturday Night News

In the Know aired on CBS at 8:55am, 9:55am, 10:55am, 11:55am, and 12:55pm.

Sunday

Network		7:00 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	5:30 pm	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming		The Smokey Bear Show	Jonny Quest	Cattanooga Cats	The Bullwinkle Show	Discovery	Local and/or syndicated programming		Directions	Issues and Answers	ABC Sports and/or local programming
ABC	Summer	Local and/or syndicated programming		The Smokey Bear Show	Jonny Quest	Cattanooga Cats	The Bullwinkle Show	Discovery	Local and/or syndicated programming			Issues and Answers	ABC Sports and/or local programming
CBS	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming	Tom and Jerry	The Perils of Penelope Pitstop	Lamp Unto My Feet	Look Up and Live	Camera Three	Local and/or syndicated programming		Face the Nation	NFL on CBS and/or local programming
	November										NFL on CBS and/or local programming					CBS Evening News	Local and/or syndicated programming
	Winter										CBS Sports and/or local programming				Animal World
	Summer										CBS Sports and/or local programming				Where's Huddles?
NBC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming								Meet the Press	NBC Sports and/or local programming						NBC Sunday Night News
NBC	Winter	Local and/or syndicated programming									Meet the Press	Speaking Freely		NBC Sports and/or local programming		Comment	NBC Sunday Night News