1978–79 United States network television schedule (weekday)

These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning in September 1978. All times are Eastern.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

New series are highlighted in bold.

Fall 1978

  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 local programming Good Morning America local programming Happy Days reruns Family Feud The $20,000 Pyramid Ryan's Hope All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital The Edge of Night local ABC's World News Tonight
CBS Sunrise Semester CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo local programming All in the Family Repeats The Price Is Right 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow local programming As the World Turns Guiding Light M*A*S*H Repeats Match Game '78 local CBS Evening News
NBC NBC News Sunrise The Today Show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley local programming Card Sharks Jeopardy! High Rollers Wheel of Fortune America Alive The Hollywood Squares Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World local NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley

Winter 1978-1979

  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 local programming Good Morning America local programming Happy Days reruns Family Feud The $20,000 Pyramid Ryan's Hope All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital The Edge of Night local ABC's World News Tonight
CBS Sunrise Semester Morning with Bob Schieffer Captain Kangaroo local programming All in the Family Repeats The Price Is Right 11:30 am: Love of Life

11:55 am: CBS News

The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow local programming As the World Turns Guiding Light M*A*S*H Repeats Match Game '79 local CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
NBC NBC News Sunrise The Today Show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley local programming Card Sharks All Star Secrets High Rollers Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! Password Plus The Hollywood Squares Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World local NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley

Spring 1979

  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 local programming Good Morning America local programming Laverne and Shirley reruns Family Feud The $20,000 Pyramid Ryan's Hope All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital The Edge of Night local ABC's World News Tonight
CBS Sunrise Semester Morning with Bob Schieffer Captain Kangaroo local programming All in the Family reruns Whew! The Price Is Right The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow local programming As the World Turns Guiding Light M*A*S*H Repeats Love of Life local CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
NBC NBC News Sunrise The Today Show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley local programming Card Sharks All Star Secrets High Rollers Wheel of Fortune Password Plus The Hollywood Squares Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World local NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley

Notes: Another World expanded from 1 hour to 90 minutes on March 5–9, 1979. The Price is Right moved to its current 11:00 am time slot on April 23–27, 1979.

Summer 1979

  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 local programming Good Morning America local programming Laverne and Shirley reruns Family Feud The $20,000 Pyramid Ryan's Hope All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital The Edge of Night local ABC's World News Tonight
CBS Sunrise Semester Morning with Bob Schieffer Captain Kangaroo local programming All in the Family reruns Whew! The Price Is Right The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow local programming As the World Turns Guiding Light M*A*S*H Repeats Love of Life local CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
NBC NBC News Sunrise The Today Show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley local programming Card Sharks The Hollywood Squares High Rollers Wheel of Fortune Mindreaders Password Plus Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World local NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley

Notes

♦ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast.

Sources

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