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The following is the 1978–79 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States.The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1978 through August 1979.
On ABC, World News Tonight was produced at 6:00 PM Eastern/5:00 PM Central, and aired live by some affiliates. This early feed of the broadcast was discontinued in 1982. NBC aired NBC News Update s at 10:57, 11:57, 12:57, 2:57 until June 1979, and 3:57.
This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1978–79 season as measured by Nielsen Media ... ABC: 20.8 23: Vega$ 20.6 24: Barnaby Jones: CBS ...
NBC eventually aligns with Ted Turner-owned independent station WRET-TV (now WCNC-TV), tempted by promises Turner made to NBC to make $2.5 million worth of upgrades, including a stronger transmitter and the launch of a news department; former ABC affiliate WCCB becomes an independent station, and eventually a charter affiliate of Fox in 1986.
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a commercial broadcasting television network owned by Disney Entertainment, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in Manhattan, ABC is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world. The network began its TV operations in 1948.
These are the late-night schedules for the three U.S. television networks during the 1978–79 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific. PBS is not included, as member television stations had local flexibility with most of their schedules, and broadcast times for network shows might have varied.
1978 - All-Star Saturday (hosted by Jimmy McNichol and Kristy McNichol) [1] 1979 - Plastic Man and ABC Saturday Morning Sneak Peek (hosted by Michael Young ) - Due to a cartoonists' strike delaying show premieres, this special aired over two weeks before the season debuted, and a second preview special, The Plastic Man Preview Hour , aired on ...
ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (January 31, 1978) Pat Boone and Family Springtime Special (April 8, 1978) Mother, Juggs & Speed (August 17, 1978) The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas (December 7, 1978) The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (October 28, 1979) Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (November 25, 1979)