# 1977–78 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1977–78 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 1977 to August 1978.
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.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.

## Schedule
### Monday-Friday

| Network | 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 | Local/syndicated programming | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Happy Days reruns | Family Feud | The Better Sex | Ryan's Hope | All My Children | All My Children | The $20,000 Pyramid | One Life to Live | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC Evening News |
| ABC | Winter | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Happy Days reruns | Family Feud | The $20,000 Pyramid | Ryan's Hope | All My Children | All My Children | One Life to Live | One Life to Live | General Hospital | General Hospital | | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC Evening News |
| ABC | Summer | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Happy Days reruns | Family Feud | The $20,000 Pyramid | Ryan's Hope | All My Children | All My Children | One Life to Live | One Life to Live | General Hospital | General Hospital | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | World News Tonight |
| CBS | Fall | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Here's Lucy reruns | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Match Game '77 | Tattletales | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | November | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Match Game '77 | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Tattletales | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Winter | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Tattletales | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Match Game '78 | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Spring | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Pass the Buck | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Match Game '78 | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Summer | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The New Tic Tac Dough | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Match Game '78 | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Sanford and Son reruns | The Hollywood Squares 10:57 am: NBC News Update | Wheel of Fortune | Knockout | To Say the Least | Chico and the Man reruns | Local/syndicated programming | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | Another World | The Gong Show | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News |
| NBC | Winter | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Sanford and Son reruns | The Hollywood Squares 10:57 am: NBC News Update | Wheel of Fortune | Knockout | To Say the Least | The Gong Show 12:57 pm: NBC News Update | For Richer, For Poorer | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | Another World | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | | | NBC Nightly News |
| NBC | Spring | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Card Sharks | The Hollywood Squares 10:57 am: NBC News Update | The New High Rollers | Wheel of Fortune | Sanford and Son reruns | The Gong Show 12:57 pm: NBC News Update | For Richer, For Poorer | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | Another World | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News |
| NBC | Summer | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Card Sharks | The Hollywood Squares 10:57 am: NBC News Update | The New High Rollers | Wheel of Fortune | America Alive! 12:57 pm: NBC News Update | America Alive! 12:57 pm: NBC News Update | | For Richer, For Poorer | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | Another World | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News |

#### Notes

* Programs aired before 9:00AM aired at the same time in all time zones. CBS's Sunrise Semester was a half-hour program which aired at either 6:00 or 6:30 AM, depending on the station.
* Programs scheduled after 10:00 AM Eastern aired one hour earlier (starting at 9:00 AM) in the Central and Pacific time zones. Stations in the Mountain time zone that started their network schedule at 8:00 AM would follow the Central and Pacific pattern that year.
* Some network programs, particularly before 7:00 AM and after 10:00/9:00 AM, were subject to preemption by local affiliate stations in favor of syndicated or locally produced programs.
* On ABC, ABC Evening News / 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.
* A CBS News Razzmatazz special would occasionally preempt CBS' 4:00PM show.

### Saturday

| Network | 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 | ABC | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The All-New Super Friends Hour / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The All-New Super Friends Hour / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) | Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) | Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) | Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) | The Krofft Supershow / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:56AM) | The Krofft Supershow / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:56AM) | ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming |
| CBS | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour | What's New, Mr. Magoo? | The Skatebirds | The Skatebirds | Space Academy | The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | Wacko | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (R) | The Secrets of Isis (R) | CBS Saturday Film Festival | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News | Local/syndicated programming |
| CBS | November | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Skatebirds | The Skatebirds | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | Space Academy | The Secrets of Isis (R) | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (R) | What's New, Mr. Magoo? | CBS Saturday Film Festival | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News | Local/syndicated programming |
| CBS | Spring | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Robonic Stooges | Speed Buggy (R) | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | The Secrets of Isis (R) | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (R) | Space Academy | What's New, Mr. Magoo? | CBS Saturday Film Festival | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News | Local/syndicated programming |
| NBC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Think Pink Panther | CB Bears | CB Bears | Young Sentinels | The New Archie and Sabrina Hour | The New Archie and Sabrina Hour | I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali | Thunder | Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team | Baggy Pants and the Nitwits | The Red Hand Gang | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Saturday Night News |
| NBC | October | Local/syndicated programming | Think Pink Panther | CB Bears | CB Bears | Space Sentinels | The Bang-Shang Lollapalooza Show | Super Witch | I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali | Thunder | Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team | Baggy Pants and the Nitwits | The Red Hand Gang | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Saturday Night News |
| NBC | Spring | Local/syndicated programming | I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali | Hong Kong Phooey (R) | The Go-Go Globetrotters | The Go-Go Globetrotters | The Go-Go Globetrotters | The Go-Go Globetrotters | Space Sentinels | Think Pink Panther | Baggy Pants and the Nitwits | Land of the Lost (R) | Thunder | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Saturday Night News |
In the News aired ten times during CBS' Saturday morning shows.

### Sunday

| Network | 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 | ABC | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Jabberjaw (R) | The Great Grape Ape Show (R) | Animals, Animals, Animals | Issues and Answers | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming |
| CBS | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Ark II (R) | The Ghost Busters (R) | Local/syndicated programming | 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 | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Winter | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Ark II (R) | The Ghost Busters (R) | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Camera Three | Face The Nation | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | | | | | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Meet The Press | NFL '77 | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Sunday Night News |
| NBC | Winter | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Local | Meet The Press | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming/syndicated programming | | | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Sunday Night News |