This was the television schedule on all three United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1977. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
New fall series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are in italics.
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime. The top ten highest-rated shows are colored in yellow. The top 20 highest-rated shows are colored in cyan. The top 30 most-watched programs are colored in magenta.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station. On ABC, debuting news brief, airs all seven nights at 9:58, pm.
Fall Schedule[]
Sunday[]
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | The Six Million Dollar Man | The ABC Sunday Night Movie #20 20.8 rating | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes #4 (tied) 24.4 rating | Rhoda #25 20.1 rating | On Our Own #29 19.6 rating | All in the Family #4 (tied) 24.4 rating | Alice #8 23.2 rating | Kojak | ||
| NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney | The Big Event #30 19.4 rating | ||||||
Monday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The San Pedro Beach Bums | ABC NFL Monday Night Football #16 21.5 rating | ||||
| CBS | Young Dan'l Boone | The Betty White Show | Maude | Rafferty | ||
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie #7 24.1 rating | NBC Monday Night at the Movies #15 21.7 rating | ||||
Tuesday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days #2 31.4 rating | Laverne & Shirley #1 31.6 rating | Three's Company #3 28.3 rating | Soap #13 22.0 rating | Family #27 19.9 rating | |
| CBS | The Fitzpatricks | M*A*S*H #9 23.2 rating | One Day at a Time #10 23.0 rating | Lou Grant | ||
| NBC | The Richard Pryor Show | Mulligan's Stew | Police Woman | |||
Wednesday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Eight is Enough #12 22.2 rating | Charlie's Angels #4 (tied) 24.4 rating | Baretta | |||
| CBS | Good Times | Busting Loose | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||
| NBC | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | The Oregon Trail | Big Hawaii | |||
Thursday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Welcome Back, Kotter #28 19.9 rating | What's Happening!! | Barney Miller #18 21.4 rating | Carter Country | The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour | |
| CBS | The Waltons #21 20.8 rating | Hawaii Five-O #23 20.4 rating | Barnaby Jones #22 20.6 rating | |||
| NBC | CHiPs | Man from Atlantis | Rosetti and Ryan | |||
Friday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Donny & Marie | The ABC Friday Night Movie | ||||
| CBS | The New Adventures of Wonder Woman | Logan's Run | Switch! | |||
| NBC | The Sanford Arms | Chico and the Man | The Rockford Files | Quincy, M.E. | ||
Note: On CBS, The Incredible Hulk (TV series) (#26, 19.9 rating) replaced Switch effective March 10, 1978.
Saturday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fish | Operation Petticoat | Starsky and Hutch | The Love Boat #14 21.9 rating | ||
| CBS | The Bob Newhart Show | We've Got Each Other | The Jeffersons | The Tony Randall Show | The Carol Burnett Show | |
| NBC | The Bionic Woman | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | ||||
Mid-season Schedule[]
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Summer Schedule[]
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Pickups and Cancellations[]
Full Season Pickups[]
ABC
- Barney Miller
- Carter Country
- Charlie's Angels
- Donny & Marie
- Eight is Enough
- Family
- Happy Days
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
- Laverne and Shirley
- The Love Boat
- Monday Night Football
- Operation Petticoat
- Soap
- Starsky and Hutch
- Three's Company
- Welcome Back, Kotter
- What's Happening!!
CBS
- 60 Minutes
- Alice
- All in the Family (renewed in spite of Norman Lear's wishes to end the series)
- Barnaby Jones
- Dallas
- Good Times
- Hawaii Five-O
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Jeffersons
- Lou Grant
- M*A*S*H
- One Day at a Time
- Rhoda
- The Waltons
NBC
- The Big Event
- CHiPs
- Little House on the Prairie
- Quincy, M.E.
- The Rockford Files
- The Wonderful World of Disney
Cancellations and Endings[]
ABC
- Baretta
- Fish
- The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
- The San Pedro Beach Bums
- The Six Million Dollar Man
CBS
- The Betty White Show
- The Bob Newhart Show
- Busting Loose
- The Carol Burnett Show
- The Fitzpatricks
- Kojak
- Logan's Run
- Maude
- On Our Own
- Rafferty
- Switch!
- The Tony Randall Show
- We've Got Each Other
- Young Dan'l Boone
NBC
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Big Hawaii
- The Bionic Woman
- Chico and the Man
- CPO Sharkey
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
- The Man From Atlantis
- Mulligan's Stew
- The Oregon Trail
- Police Woman
- The Richard Pryor Show
- Rosetti and Ryan
- The Sanford Arms
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.
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