1975–76 United States network television schedule (daytime) explained

The 1975–76 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 1975 to August 1976.

Talk shows are highlighted in

yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold, children's programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

The Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.

Monday-Friday

Network		6:00 am	6:30 am	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	Fall	Local/syndicated programming		AM America				Local/syndicated programming					Happy Days reruns	Showoffs	All My Children	Ryan's Hope	Let's Make a Deal	The $10,000 Pyramid	Rhyme and Reason	General Hospital	One Life to Live	You Don't Say!	Local/syndicated programming				ABC News
	November			Good Morning America
	December																					The Edge of Night
	Late December													Let's Make a Deal			Rhyme and Reason		The Neighbors
	January																	The $20,000 Pyramid
	Spring																		Break the Bank
	Early July													Hot Seat			Family Feud
	Late July																		One Life to Live	3:00: One Life to Live 3:15: General Hospital
CBS	Fall	Sunrise Semester	Local/syndicated programming	CBS Morning News		Captain Kangaroo		Local/syndicated programming		Give-n-Take	The Price Is Right	Gambit	Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News	The Young and the Restless	Search for Tomorrow	Local/syndicated programming	As the World Turns	The Guiding Light	The Edge of Night	Match Game '75	Tattletales	Musical Chairs	Local/syndicated programming				CBS Evening News
	November									The Price Is Right								Guiding Light				Give-n-Take
	Winter																As the World Turns		Guiding Light	All in the Family reruns	Match Game '76	Tattletales
NBC	Fall	Local/syndicated programming		Today				Local/syndicated programming		Celebrity Sweepstakes	Wheel of Fortune	High Rollers	The Hollywood Squares	The Magnificent Marble Machine	Jackpot 12:55 pm: NBC News Update	Local/syndicated programming	Days of Our Lives		The Doctors	Another World		Somerset	Local/syndicated programming				NBC Nightly News
	Late September														Three for the Money 12:55 pm: NBC News Update
	December										Wheel of Fortune			High Rollers	The Magnificent Marble Machine 12:55 pm: NBC News Update
	Early January														Take My Advice 12:55 pm: NBC News Update
	Mid January										High Rollers	Wheel of Fortune		The Magnificent Marble Machine
	Spring													The Magnificent Marble Machine reruns
	Summer									Sanford and Son reruns	Celebrity Sweepstakes			The Fun Factory	The Gong Show 12:55 pm: NBC News Update

Notes

• ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast, depending on stations' schedule.
• The Edge of Night aired its final CBS broadcast on November 28, 1975. The serial moved to ABC on December 1, 1975 with a 90 minute episode; Although it aired in the 4PM (ET)/3PM (CT) timeslot, affiliates were allowed to air the program outside the scheduled timeslot, while affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone had a 12 Noon feed for the series.
• In the Pacific Time Zone (from December 1975 to March 1977), ABC's lineup had its game shows aired in the morning, while the 12 Noon to 3 PM block featured The Edge of Night, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital in succession.

Saturday

Network		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	Fall	Local/syndicated programming		Hong Kong Phooey	The New Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show		The Lost Saucer	The New Adventures of Gilligan	Uncle Croc's Block		The Oddball Couple	Speed Buggy	American Bandstand		ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming
	Winter								Speed Buggy	The Oddball Couple	Uncle Croc's Block
	Spring						Groovie Goolies	Super Friends			Speed Buggy	The Lost Saucer
CBS	Fall	Local/syndicated programming		The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show	The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour		Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!	The Shazam!/Isis Hour		Far Out Space Nuts	The Ghost Busters	Valley of the Dinosaurs	Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids	CBS Children's Film Festival		CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming								CBS Evening News	Local/syndicated programming
	Summer						Clue Club
NBC	Fall	Local/syndicated programming		Emergency +4	Sigmund and the Sea Monsters	The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty	The Pink Panther Show	Land of the Lost	Run, Joe, Run	Return to the Planet of the Apes	Westwind	Josie and the Pussycats	Go-U.S.A.	NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming										Local/syndicated programming	NBC Saturday Night News
	October				Josie and the Pussycats			The Jetsons

Sunday

Network		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		Local/syndicated programming							Devlin	These Are the Days	Make a Wish	Issues and Answers		ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming
CBS	Fall	Local/syndicated programming		The U.S. of Archie	The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine	Local/syndicated programming		Lamp Unto My Feet	Look Up and Live	Camera Three	Face The Nation	Local/syndicated programming	The NFL Today	NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming										Local/syndicated programming	CBS Evening News
	Winter											CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming
NBC	Fall	Local/syndicated programming										Meet the Press	Grandstand	NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming										Local/syndicated programming	NBC Sunday Night News
	Winter	Local/syndicated programming											Meet the Press	NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming

By network

ABC

Returning series

• The $10,000 Pyramid
• ABC Evening News
• AM America
• All My Children
• American Bandstand
• Devlin
• The Edge of Night (moved from CBS)
• General Hospital
• Groovie Goolies
• Hong Kong Phooey
• Issues and Answers
• Let's Make a Deal
• Make a Wish
• The New Adventures of Gilligan
• One Life to Live
• Rhyme and Reason
• Ryan's Hope
• Schoolhouse Rock!
• Showoffs
• Speed Buggy
• Super Friends
• These Are the Days
• You Don't Say!

New series

• The $20,000 Pyramid
• Break the Bank
• Family Feud
• Good Morning America
• Happy Days
• Hot Seat
• The Lost Saucer
• The Neighbors
• The Tom and Jerry Show
• The Great Grape Ape Show
• The Oddball Couple
• Uncle Croc's Block

Not returning from 1974-75

• The Big Showdown
• Blankety Blanks
• The Brady Bunch
• The Girl in My Life
• Goober and the Ghost Chasers
• Lassie's Rescue Rangers
• The Money Maze
• The Newlywed Game
• Password
• Split Second
• Yogi's Gang

CBS

Returning series

• As the World Turns
• The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
• Camera Three
• Captain Kangaroo
• CBS Children's Film Festival
• CBS Evening News
• CBS Morning News
• The Edge of Night (moved to ABC)
• Face the Nation
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
• Gambit
• Guiding Light
• The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine
• Lamp Unto My Feet
• Look Up and Live
• Love of Life
• Match Game
• Musical Chairs
• The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
• The Price Is Right
• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
• Search for Tomorrow
• Shazam!
• Sunrise Semester
• Tattletales
• The U.S. of Archie
• Valley of the Dinosaurs
• The Young and the Restless

New series

• All in the Family
• Clue Club
• Far Out Space Nuts
• The Ghost Busters
• Give-n-Take
• The Secrets of Isis

Not returning from 1974-75

• Bailey's Comets
• The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show
• Jeannie
• The Joker's Wild
• My Favorite Martians
• Now You See It
• Partridge Family 2200 A.D.
• Spin-Off

NBC

Returning series

• Another World
• Celebrity Sweepstakes
• Days of Our Lives
• The Doctors
• Emergency +4
• Go!
• High Rollers
• The Hollywood Squares
• Jackpot
• The Jetsons
• Josie and the Pussycats
• Land of the Lost
• The Magnificent Marble Machine
• Meet the Press
• NBC Nightly News
• NBC Saturday Night News
• NBC Sunday Night News
• The New Pink Panther Show
• Run, Joe, Run
• Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
• Somerset
• Today
• Wheel of Fortune

New Series

• The Fun Factory
• The Gong Show
• Return to the Planet of the Apes
• Sanford and Son
• The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
• Take My Advice
• Three for the Money
• Westwind

Not returning from 1974-75

• The Addams Family
• Blank Check
• How to Survive a Marriage
• Jeopardy!
• Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
• Winning Streak

See also

• 1975-76 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
• 1975-76 United States network television schedule (late night)

See also

• 1975-76 United States network television schedule