This was the television schedule on all three United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1976 . All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football .
New fall series are highlighted in bold .
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime yellow cyan magenta
PBS , the Public Broadcasting Service , was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
The Muppet Show
Fall Schedule [ ] Sunday [ ]
PM
7:00
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Cos The Six Million Dollar Man #7 24.2 rating
The ABC Sunday Night Movie #8 23.4 rating
CBS
60 Minutes #18 21.9 rating
The Sonny and Cher Show
Kojak
Delvecchio
NBC
The Wonderful World of Disney
NBC Sunday Mystery Movie :
Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / Quincy, M.E.
The Big Event #6 24.4 rating
Monday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
The Captain and Tennille ABC NFL Monday Night Football #22 21.2 rating
CBS
Rhoda
Phyllis
Maude
All's Fair Executive Suite
NBC
Little House on the Prairie #16 22.3 rating
NBC Monday Night at the Movies #20 21.8 rating
Tuesday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Happy Days #1 31.5 rating
Laverne & Shirley #2 30.9 rating
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II Family
CBS
The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour
M*A*S*H #4 25.9 rating
One Day at a Time #10 23.4 rating
Switch!
NBC
Baa Baa Black Sheep Police Woman
Police Story
Wednesday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
The Bionic Woman #14 22.4 rating
Baretta #9 23.4 rating
Charlie's Angels
CBS
Good Times #26 20.5 rating
Ball Four All in the Family #12 22.9 rating
Alice The Blue Knight
NBC
The Practice
NBC Movie of the Week The Quest
Thursday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Welcome Back, Kotter #13 22.7 rating
Barney Miller #17 22.2 rating
The Tony Randall Show The Nancy Walker Show The Streets of San Francisco
CBS
The Waltons #15 22.3 rating
Hawaii Five-O #19 21.9 rating
Barnaby Jones
NBC
Gemini Man C.P.O. Sharkey Chico and the Man
Van Dyke and Company
Note: NBC was supposed to have aired Snip David Brenner ) on Thursdays at 9-9.30 with specials on the 9.30-10 slot, but it never aired.
Friday [ ] A special program, Campaign '76 CBS from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. from September to early November in preparation for the presidential election.
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Donny & Marie
The ABC Friday Night Movie #28 20.2 rating
CBS
Spencer's Pilots The CBS Friday Night Movies
NBC
Sanford and Son #27 20.3 rating
Chico and the Man
The Rockford Files
Serpico
Saturday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Holmes & Yo-Yo Mr. T and Tina Starsky and Hutch
Most Wanted
CBS
The Jeffersons #24 21.0 rating
Doc
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Bob Newhart Show
The Carol Burnett Show
NBC
Emergency!
NBC Saturday Night at the Movies
Mid-season Schedule [ ] Sunday [ ]
PM
7:00
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries The Six Million Dollar Man
The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS
60 Minutes
Rhoda
Phyllis
Switch
Delvecchio
NBC
The Wonderful World of Disney
NBC Sunday Mystery Movie :
Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / Lanigan's Rabbi
The Big Event
Monday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
The Captain and Tennille
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II
The Feather and Father Gang
CBS
The Jeffersons
Bustin' Loose Maude
All's Fair
The Andros Targets
NBC
Little House on the Prairie
NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Tuesday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Eight is Enough Family
CBS
Who's Who M*A*S*H
One Day at a Time
Kojak
NBC
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Police Woman
Police Story
Wednesday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
The Bionic Woman
Baretta
Charlie's Angels
CBS
Good Times
The Jacksons (Dec.-Mar.)/Loves Me, Loves Me Not CBS Wednesday Night Movies
NBC
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams CPO Sharkey
The McLean Stevenson Show Tales of the Unexpected
Thursday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Welcome Back, Kotter
What's Happening #25 20.9 rating
Barney Miller
The Tony Randall Show (Dec.-Mar.)/Three's Company Westside Medical
CBS
The Waltons
Hawaii Five-O
Barnaby Jones
NBC
The Fantastic Journey NBC's Best Sellers
Friday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Donny & Marie
The ABC Friday Night Movie
CBS
Nashville 99 The Sonny & Cher Show (Jan.-Mar.)/Code R (Mar.-Apr.)
The Hunter
NBC
Sanford and Son
Chico and the Man
The Rockford Files
Quincy, M.E.
Saturday [ ]
PM
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
ABC
Blansky's Beauties Fish Starsky and Hutch
Dog & Cat
CBS
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Bob Newhart Show
All in the Family
Alice
The Carol Burnett Show
NBC
Emergency!
NBC Saturday Night at the Movies
Summer Schedule [ ] Pickups and Cancellations [ ] Full-Season Pick-ups [ ] ABC
Baretta Barney Miller Charlie's Angels Donny & Marie Eight is Enough Family Happy Days Laverne & Shirley Monday Night Football The Six Million Dollar Man Starsky and Hutch Three's Company Welcome Back, Kotter What's Happening!! CBS
60 Minutes Alice All in the Family Barnaby Jones The Bob Newhart Show The Carol Burnett Show Good Times Hawaii Five-O The Jeffersons Kojak M*A*S*H Maude One Day at a Time Rhoda Switch! The Waltons NBC
Baa Baa Black Sheep The Big Event Chico and the Man C.P.O. Sharkey Little House on the Prairie Police Woman The Rockford Files The Wonderful World of Disney Cancellations and Endings [ ] ABC
Blansky's Beauties The Brady Bunch Variety Hour The Captain and Tennille Cos Holmes and YoYo Mr. T. and Tina Most Wanted The Nancy Walker Show Rich Man, Poor Man: Book II The Streets of San Francisco CBS
All's Fair Ball Four The Blue Knight Code R Delvecchio Doc Executive Suite The Mary Tyler Moore Show Phyllis The Sonny and Cher Show Spencer's Pilots Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour NBC
Best Sellers Columbo Emergency! Gemini Man McCloud McMillan NBC Mystery Movie Police Story The Practice The Quest Sanford and Son Serpico Van Dyke and Company References [ ] 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. ISBN 0-14-024916-8 .
Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1 . 