# 1970–71 United States network television schedule

The following is the 1970–71 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1970 through August 1971. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1969–70 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
This was the first time that the top rated show of the season aired on ABC.
New fall series are highlighted in bold.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
    Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
    Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
    Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation by October 1970; however, schedules were set by each affiliated station.
In April 1970, Congress passed a law banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio, effective January 2, 1971.
This season would be the last one for the traditional 3½-hour prime time schedule.

## Sunday

| Network | Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | The Young Rebels | The Young Rebels | The F.B.I. (10/23.0) | The F.B.I. (10/23.0) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) |
| ABC | Winter | Local | Local | | The F.B.I. (10/23.0) | The F.B.I. (10/23.0) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/19.7) |
| CBS | Fall | Lassie | Hogan's Heroes | The Ed Sullivan Show | The Ed Sullivan Show | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | The Tim Conway Comedy Hour | The Tim Conway Comedy Hour |
| CBS | December | Lassie | Hogan's Heroes | The Ed Sullivan Show | The Ed Sullivan Show | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | The Honeymooners | The Honeymooners |
| CBS | Summer | Lassie | Hogan's Heroes | The CBS Sunday Night Movie | The CBS Sunday Night Movie | The CBS Sunday Night Movie | The CBS Sunday Night Movie | The Ice Palace | The Ice Palace |
| CBS | August | Lassie | Animal World | Comedy Playhouse | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | Six Wives of Henry VIII | Six Wives of Henry VIII | Six Wives of Henry VIII |
| NBC | Fall | Wild Kingdom | The Wonderful World of Disney (13/22.4) (Tied with Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) | The Wonderful World of Disney (13/22.4) (Tied with Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) | The Bill Cosby Show | Bonanza (9/23.9) | Bonanza (9/23.9) | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors / The Lawyers / The Senator | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors / The Lawyers / The Senator |
| NBC | Summer | Local | The Wonderful World of Disney (13/22.4) (Tied with Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) | The Wonderful World of Disney (13/22.4) (Tied with Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) | The Red Skelton Show | Bonanza (9/23.9) | Bonanza (9/23.9) | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors / The Lawyers / The Senator | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors / The Lawyers / The Senator |
NOTE: On CBS, Comedy Playhouse was an anthology series composed of unsold television pilots.

## Monday

| Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | The Young Lawyers | The Young Lawyers | The Silent Force | Monday Night Football | Monday Night Football | Monday Night Football | Monday Night Football |
| ABC | Winter | Let's Make a Deal | The Newlywed Game | The Reel Game | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| ABC | Spring | Let's Make a Deal | The Newlywed Game | It Was a Very Good Year | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| CBS | Fall | Gunsmoke (5/25.5) | Gunsmoke (5/25.5) | Here's Lucy (3/26.1) | Mayberry R.F.D. (15/22.3) | The Doris Day Show (20/20.7) | The Carol Burnett Show (25/19.8) (Tied with The Partridge Family and NBC Monday Night at the Movies) | The Carol Burnett Show (25/19.8) (Tied with The Partridge Family and NBC Monday Night at the Movies) |
| CBS | Summer | Gunsmoke (5/25.5) | Gunsmoke (5/25.5) | The Lucy Show reruns | Mayberry R.F.D. (15/22.3) | The Doris Day Show (20/20.7) | Suspense Playhouse | Suspense Playhouse |
| CBS | Follow-up | Gunsmoke (5/25.5) | Gunsmoke (5/25.5) | The Lucy Show reruns | Mayberry R.F.D. (15/22.3) | The Doris Day Show (20/20.7) | The CBS Newcomers | The CBS Newcomers |
| NBC | Fall | The Red Skelton Show | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (13/22.4) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (13/22.4) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) |
| NBC | Spring | From a Bird's Eye View | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (13/22.4) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (13/22.4) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) |
| NBC | Summer | From a Bird's Eye View | NBC Comedy Theater | NBC Comedy Theater | | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and The Partridge Family) |
| NBC | Follow-up | Specials | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball |
Note: NBC Comedy Theater featured repeats of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, with new introductions by Jack Kelly.

## Tuesday

| Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | ABC | The Mod Squad (11/22.7) | The Mod Squad (11/22.7) | ABC Movie of the Week (6/25.1) | ABC Movie of the Week (6/25.1) | ABC Movie of the Week (6/25.1) | Marcus Welby, M.D. (1/29.6) | Marcus Welby, M.D. (1/29.6) |
| CBS | Fall | The Beverly Hillbillies | Green Acres | Hee Haw (16/21.4) | Hee Haw (16/21.4) | To Rome With Love | CBS News Hour / 60 Minutes | CBS News Hour / 60 Minutes |
| CBS | Winter | The Beverly Hillbillies | Green Acres | Hee Haw (16/21.4) | Hee Haw (16/21.4) | All in the Family | CBS News Hour / 60 Minutes | CBS News Hour / 60 Minutes |
| CBS | Summer | The Beverly Hillbillies | Green Acres | Cimarron Strip reruns | Cimarron Strip reruns | Cimarron Strip reruns | Specials | Specials |
| NBC | Fall | The Don Knotts Show | The Don Knotts Show | Julia | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday |
| NBC | Winter | Julia | The Don Knotts Show | The Don Knotts Show | | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday |
| NBC | Summer | The Bill Cosby Show | The Don Knotts Show | The Don Knotts Show | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday |
| NBC | Follow-up | The Bill Cosby Show | Make Your Own Kind of Music | Make Your Own Kind of Music | | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday |

## Wednesday

| Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy | Room 222 | The Johnny Cash Show | The Johnny Cash Show | Dan August | Dan August |
| ABC | Winter | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Room 222 | The Smith Family (21/20.6) | The Johnny Cash Show | The Johnny Cash Show | The Young Lawyers | The Young Lawyers |
| ABC | Summer | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Room 222 | The Smith Family (21/20.6) | Love on a Rooftop reruns | The Immortal | The Immortal | NFL Action |
| CBS | Fall | Storefront Lawyers | Storefront Lawyers | The Governor & J.J. | Medical Center (8/24.5) | Medical Center (8/24.5) | Hawaii Five-O (7/25.0) | Hawaii Five-O (7/25.0) |
| CBS | Winter | Men at Law | Men at Law | To Rome with Love | Medical Center (8/24.5) | Medical Center (8/24.5) | Hawaii Five-O (7/25.0) | Hawaii Five-O (7/25.0) |
| NBC | Fall | The Men from Shiloh (18/21.2) | The Men from Shiloh (18/21.2) | The Men from Shiloh (18/21.2) | Kraft Music Hall | Kraft Music Hall | Four in One: McCloud / San Francisco International Airport / Night Gallery / The Psychiatrist | Four in One: McCloud / San Francisco International Airport / Night Gallery / The Psychiatrist |
| NBC | Summer | The Men from Shiloh (18/21.2) | The Men from Shiloh (18/21.2) | The Men from Shiloh (18/21.2) | The Des O'Connor Show | The Des O'Connor Show | | Four in One: McCloud / San Francisco International Airport / Night Gallery / The Psychiatrist | Four in One: McCloud / San Francisco International Airport / Night Gallery / The Psychiatrist |
Notes: Love on a Rooftop consisted of reruns of the series, which originally aired during the 1966-1967 season. The Men from Shiloh formerly was entitled The Virginian.

## Thursday

| Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Matt Lincoln | Matt Lincoln | Bewitched | Barefoot in the Park | The Odd Couple | The Immortal | The Immortal |
| ABC | Winter | Alias Smith and Jones | Alias Smith and Jones | Bewitched | Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy | Dan August | Dan August | Local |
| CBS | Fall | Family Affair | The Jim Nabors Hour (29/19.5) | The Jim Nabors Hour (29/19.5) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) |
| CBS | Summer | Family Affair | Lancer reruns | Lancer reruns | | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) | The CBS Thursday Night Movies (30/19.3) |
| NBC | Fall | The Flip Wilson Show (2/27.9) | The Flip Wilson Show (2/27.9) | Ironside (4/25.7) | Ironside (4/25.7) | Nancy | The Dean Martin Show (24/20.0) | The Dean Martin Show (24/20.0) |
| NBC | Winter | The Flip Wilson Show (2/27.9) | The Flip Wilson Show (2/27.9) | Ironside (4/25.7) | Ironside (4/25.7) | Adam-12 (12/22.6) | The Dean Martin Show (24/20.0) | The Dean Martin Show (24/20.0) |
| NBC | Summer | NBC Action Playhouse | NBC Action Playhouse | Ironside (4/25.7) | Ironside (4/25.7) | Adam-12 (12/22.6) | The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone reruns | The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone reruns |
Notes: The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone consisted entirely of reruns of the show of the same name from the summer of 1967. NBC Action Playhouse featured repeats of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, with new introductions by Peter Marshall.

## Friday

| Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | The Brady Bunch | Nanny and the Professor | The Partridge Family (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and NBC Monday Night at the Movies) | That Girl | Love, American Style | This Is Tom Jones | This Is Tom Jones |
| ABC | Winter | The Brady Bunch | Nanny and the Professor | The Partridge Family (25/19.8) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show and NBC Monday Night at the Movies) | That Girl | The Odd Couple | Love, American Style | Love, American Style |
| CBS | Fall | The Interns | The Interns | Headmaster | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies |
| CBS | Winter | The Interns | The Interns | The New Andy Griffith Show | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies |
| CBS | Summer | The Interns | The Interns | Headmaster (repeats) | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies | The CBS Friday Night Movies |
| NBC | Fall | The High Chaparral | The High Chaparral | The Name of the Game | The Name of the Game | The Name of the Game | Bracken's World | Bracken's World |
| NBC | Winter | The High Chaparral | The High Chaparral | The Name of the Game | The Name of the Game | The Name of the Game | Strange Report | Strange Report |

## Saturday

| Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Let's Make a Deal | The Newlywed Game | The Lawrence Welk Show | The Lawrence Welk Show | The Most Deadly Game | The Most Deadly Game | Local |
| ABC | Winter | The Lawrence Welk Show | The Lawrence Welk Show | The Pearl Bailey Show | The Pearl Bailey Show | Local | Local | Local |
| ABC | Summer | The Lawrence Welk Show | The Lawrence Welk Show | The Val Doonican Show | The Val Doonican Show | | Local | Local | Local |
| CBS | CBS | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | My Three Sons (19/20.8) | Arnie | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (22/20.3) | Mannix (17/21.3) | Mannix (17/21.3) |
| NBC | Fall | The Andy Williams Show | The Andy Williams Show | Adam-12 (12/22.6) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) |
| NBC | Winter | The Andy Williams Show | The Andy Williams Show | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (23/20.1) | Local |

## By network
### NBC

Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.