# 1974–75 United States network television schedule

The 1974–75 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1974 through August 1975. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1973–74 season.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
This is the last of the four seasons to carry a 21-hour (three hours every day) weekly prime time schedule, which was used from 1971 to 1975.
New series are highlighted in bold.
All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.

## Legend

* Light blue indicates local programming.
* Gray indicates encore programming.
* Blue-gray indicates news programming.
* Light green indicates sporting events.
* Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
* highlight Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
* highlight Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
* highlight Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
* highlight Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

## Sunday

| Network | Network | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. |
| ABC | Fall | Local programming | The Sonny Comedy Revue | The Sonny Comedy Revue | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| ABC | Winter | The Six Million Dollar Man | The Six Million Dollar Man | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | Local programming |
| CBS | Fall | Apple's Way | Apple's Way | Kojak (14/23.3) | Kojak (14/23.3) | Mannix (20/21.6) (Tied with Cannon) | Mannix (20/21.6) (Tied with Cannon) | | Local programming |
| CBS | Winter | Cher (22/21.3) (Tied with The Streets of San Francisco and NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | Cher (22/21.3) (Tied with The Streets of San Francisco and NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | | Kojak (14/23.3) | Kojak (14/23.3) | Mannix (20/21.6) (Tied with Cannon) | Mannix (20/21.6) (Tied with Cannon) | Local programming |
| CBS | Summer | Joey & Dad | Joey & Dad | Kojak (14/23.3) | Kojak (14/23.3) | 60 Minutes | 60 Minutes | | Local programming |
| CBS | Late summer | Manhattan Transfer | Manhattan Transfer | | Kojak (14/23.3) | Kojak (14/23.3) | 60 Minutes | 60 Minutes | Local programming |
| NBC | NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney (18/22.0) (Tied with The Rookies) | The Wonderful World of Disney (18/22.0) (Tied with The Rookies) | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie (Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / Amy Prentiss) (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The Streets of San Francisco) | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie (Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / Amy Prentiss) (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The Streets of San Francisco) | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie (Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / Amy Prentiss) (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The Streets of San Francisco) | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie (Columbo / McCloud / McMillan & Wife / Amy Prentiss) (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The Streets of San Francisco) | | | Local programming |
Note: 60 Minutes aired at 6:00-7:00 pm on CBS from September 1974 to June 1975.

## Monday

| Network | Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. |
| ABC | Fall | The Rookies (18/22.0) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | The Rookies (18/22.0) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | Monday Night Football | Monday Night Football | Monday Night Football | Monday Night Football |
| ABC | Winter | The Rookies (18/22.0) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | The Rookies (18/22.0) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| ABC | Mid-winter | The Rookies (18/22.0) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | The Rookies (18/22.0) (Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) | S.W.A.T. (16/22.6) | S.W.A.T. (16/22.6) | Caribe | Caribe |
| CBS | CBS | Gunsmoke (28/20.5) | Gunsmoke (28/20.5) | Maude (9/24.9) | Rhoda (6/26.3) | Medical Center (27/20.6) | Medical Center (27/20.6) |
| NBC | Fall | Born Free | Born Free | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | NBC Monday Night at the Movies |
| NBC | Winter | The Smothers Brothers Show | The Smothers Brothers Show | | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | NBC Monday Night at the Movies |
| NBC | Summer | The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola (8:00 p.m.) / Monday Night Baseball (8:15 p.m.) | The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola (8:00 p.m.) / Monday Night Baseball (8:15 p.m.) | The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola (8:00 p.m.) / Monday Night Baseball (8:15 p.m.) | The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola (8:00 p.m.) / Monday Night Baseball (8:15 p.m.) | The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola (8:00 p.m.) / Monday Night Baseball (8:15 p.m.) | The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola (8:00 p.m.) / Monday Night Baseball (8:15 p.m.) |

## Tuesday

| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. |
| ABC | Happy Days | ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week | ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week | ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Marcus Welby, M.D. |
| CBS | Good Times (7/25.8) | M*A*S*H (5/27.4) | Hawaii Five-O (10/24.8) | Hawaii Five-O (10/24.8) | Barnaby Jones | Barnaby Jones |
| NBC | Adam-12 | NBC World Premiere Movie | NBC World Premiere Movie | NBC World Premiere Movie | Police Story | Police Story |

## Wednesday

| Network | Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. |
| ABC | Fall | That's My Mama | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | Get Christie Love! | Get Christie Love! |
| ABC | Spring | That's My Mama | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | Baretta | Baretta |
| ABC | Summer | That's My Mama | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | The Jim Stafford Show | The Jim Stafford Show |
| CBS | Fall | Sons and Daughters | Sons and Daughters | Cannon (20/21.6) (Tied with Mannix) | Cannon (20/21.6) (Tied with Mannix) | The Manhunter | The Manhunter |
| CBS | Winter | Tony Orlando and Dawn (25/20.7) (Tied with Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers) | Tony Orlando and Dawn (25/20.7) (Tied with Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers) | | Cannon (20/21.6) (Tied with Mannix) | Cannon (20/21.6) (Tied with Mannix) | The Manhunter | The Manhunter |
| CBS | Spring | Tony Orlando and Dawn (25/20.7) (Tied with Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers) | Tony Orlando and Dawn (25/20.7) (Tied with Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers) | Cannon (20/21.6) (Tied with Mannix) | Cannon (20/21.6) (Tied with Mannix) | Dan August (R) | Dan August (R) |
| CBS | Summer | Tony Orlando and Dawn (25/20.7) (Tied with Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers) | Tony Orlando and Dawn (25/20.7) (Tied with Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers) | Cannon (20/21.6) (Tied with Mannix) | Cannon (20/21.6) (Tied with Mannix) | Mannix | Mannix |
| NBC | NBC | Little House on the Prairie (13/23.5) | Little House on the Prairie (13/23.5) | Lucas Tanner | Lucas Tanner | Petrocelli | Petrocelli |
Note: Dan August consisted of reruns of the 1970-1971 ABC series.

## Thursday

| Network | Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. |
| ABC | Fall | The Odd Couple | Paper Moon | The Streets of San Francisco (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | The Streets of San Francisco (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | Harry O | Harry O |
| ABC | Winter | Barney Miller | Karen | The Streets of San Francisco (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | The Streets of San Francisco (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | Harry O | Harry O |
| ABC | Summer | Barney Miller | The Texas Wheelers | The Streets of San Francisco (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | The Streets of San Francisco (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | Harry O | Harry O |
| ABC | Late summer | Almost Anything Goes! | Almost Anything Goes! | | The Streets of San Francisco (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | The Streets of San Francisco (22/21.3) (Tied with Cher and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie) | Harry O | Harry O |
| CBS | CBS | The Waltons (8/25.5) | The Waltons (8/25.5) | CBS Thursday Night Movie | CBS Thursday Night Movie | CBS Thursday Night Movie | CBS Thursday Night Movie |
| NBC | Fall | Sierra | Sierra | Ironside | Ironside | Movin' On | Movin' On |
| NBC | Winter | The Mac Davis Show | The Mac Davis Show | Archer | Archer | | Movin' On | Movin' On |
| NBC | Spring | Sunshine | The Bob Crane Show | The Mac Davis Show | The Mac Davis Show | | Movin' On | Movin' On |
| NBC | Summer | The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show | The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies |
| NBC | Mid-summer | Ben Vereen...Comin' At Ya | Ben Vereen...Comin' At Ya | | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies |

## Friday

| Network | Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. |
| ABC | Fall | Kodiak | The Six Million Dollar Man | The Six Million Dollar Man | The Texas Wheelers | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Kolchak: The Night Stalker |
| ABC | Mid-fall | Kung Fu | Kung Fu | The Six Million Dollar Man | The Six Million Dollar Man | | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Kolchak: The Night Stalker |
| ABC | Winter | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Hot L Baltimore | The Odd Couple | Baretta | Baretta |
| ABC | Spring | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Hot L Baltimore | The Odd Couple | Get Christie Love! | Get Christie Love! |
| CBS | Fall | Planet of the Apes | Planet of the Apes | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie |
| CBS | Winter | Khan! | Khan! | | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie |
| CBS | Spring | Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | We'll Get By | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie |
| CBS | Summer | Special programming | Special programming | | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie |
| NBC | NBC | Sanford and Son (2/29.6) | Chico and the Man (3/28.5) | The Rockford Files (12/23.7) | The Rockford Files (12/23.7) | Police Woman (15/22.8) | Police Woman (15/22.8) |

## Saturday

| Network | Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. |
| ABC | Fall | The New Land | The New Land | Kung Fu | Kung Fu | Nakia | Nakia |
| ABC | Mid-fall | Movie special | Movie special | Movie special | Movie special | | | | Nakia | Nakia |
| ABC | Winter | Kung Fu | Kung Fu | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie |
| ABC | Summer | Keep on Truckin' | Keep on Truckin' | | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie |
| CBS | Fall | All in the Family (1/30.2) | Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (25/20.7) (Tied with Tony Orlando and Dawn) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (11/24.0) | The Bob Newhart Show (17/22.4) | The Carol Burnett Show (29/20.4) | The Carol Burnett Show (29/20.4) |
| CBS | Winter | All in the Family (1/30.2) | The Jeffersons (4/27.6) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (11/24.0) | The Bob Newhart Show (17/22.4) | The Carol Burnett Show (29/20.4) | The Carol Burnett Show (29/20.4) |
| CBS | Summer | All in the Family (1/30.2) | The Jeffersons (4/27.6) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (11/24.0) | The Bob Newhart Show (17/22.4) | Moses the Lawgiver | Moses the Lawgiver |
| CBS | August | All in the Family (1/30.2) | Big Eddie | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (11/24.0) | The Bob Newhart Show (17/22.4) | The Dick Cavett Show | The Dick Cavett Show |
| NBC | NBC | Emergency! (30/20.0) | Emergency! (30/20.0) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies |

## By network
### NBC

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