# 1976–77 United States network television schedule

The following is the 1976–77 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1976 through August 1977. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1975–76 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
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, but the schedule was set by each local station.
The Muppet Show (syndicated in the U.S.) premiered this season.

## 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 | Cos | Cos | The Six Million Dollar Man (7/24.2) | The Six Million Dollar Man (7/24.2) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (8/23.4) (Tied with Baretta and One Day at a Time) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (8/23.4) (Tied with Baretta and One Day at a Time) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (8/23.4) (Tied with Baretta and One Day at a Time) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (8/23.4) (Tied with Baretta and One Day at a Time) |
| ABC | Winter | Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | | The Six Million Dollar Man (7/24.2) | The Six Million Dollar Man (7/24.2) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (8/23.4) (Tied with Baretta and One Day at a Time) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (8/23.4) (Tied with Baretta and One Day at a Time) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (8/23.4) (Tied with Baretta and One Day at a Time) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (8/23.4) (Tied with Baretta and One Day at a Time) |
| CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes (18/21.9) (Tied with Hawaii Five-O) | 60 Minutes (18/21.9) (Tied with Hawaii Five-O) | The Sonny and Cher Show | The Sonny and Cher Show | Kojak | Kojak | Delvecchio | Delvecchio |
| CBS | Winter | 60 Minutes (18/21.9) (Tied with Hawaii Five-O) | 60 Minutes (18/21.9) (Tied with Hawaii Five-O) | Rhoda | Phyllis | Switch | Switch | | Delvecchio | Delvecchio |
| CBS | Summer | 60 Minutes (18/21.9) (Tied with Hawaii Five-O) | 60 Minutes (18/21.9) (Tied with Hawaii Five-O) | Rhoda | Starland Vocal Band Show | Switch | Switch | Delvecchio | Delvecchio |
| NBC | NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney | The Wonderful World of Disney | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo / McCloud / McMillan / Quincy, M.E. / Lanigan's Rabbi (beginning winter) | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo / McCloud / McMillan / Quincy, M.E. / Lanigan's Rabbi (beginning winter) | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo / McCloud / McMillan / Quincy, M.E. / Lanigan's Rabbi (beginning winter) | The Big Event (6/24.4) | The Big Event (6/24.4) | The Big Event (6/24.4) |

## Monday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | The Captain and Tennille | The Captain and Tennille | ABC NFL Monday Night Football (22/21.2) | ABC NFL Monday Night Football (22/21.2) | ABC NFL Monday Night Football (22/21.2) | ABC NFL Monday Night Football (22/21.2) |
| ABC | Winter | The Captain and Tennille | The Captain and Tennille | The ABC Monday Night Movie (3/26.0) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (3/26.0) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (3/26.0) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (3/26.0) |
| ABC | Spring | The Brady Bunch Hour | The Brady Bunch Hour | Most Wanted | Most Wanted | The Feather and Father Gang | The Feather and Father Gang |
| ABC | Summer | The ABC Monday Night Comedy Special | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball |
| ABC | August | Holmes & Yoyo | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball |
| ABC | Follow-up | The ABC Monday Night Comedy Special | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball | Monday Night Baseball |
| CBS | Fall | Rhoda | Phyllis | Maude | All's Fair | Executive Suite | Executive Suite |
| CBS | Winter | The Jeffersons (24/21.0) | Busting Loose | Maude | All's Fair | The Andros Targets | The Andros Targets |
| CBS | Summer | The Jeffersons (24/21.0) | The Shields and Yarnell Show | Maude | All's Fair | The Sonny and Cher Show | The Sonny and Cher Show |
| CBS | August | The Jeffersons (24/21.0) | Szysznyk | Maude | All's Fair | The Sonny and Cher Show | The Sonny and Cher Show |
| NBC | NBC | Little House on the Prairie (15/22.3) (Tied with The Waltons) | Little House on the Prairie (15/22.3) (Tied with The Waltons) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (20/21.8) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (20/21.8) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (20/21.8) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (20/21.8) |
Note: The Brady Bunch Hour previously aired on a sporadic basis starting in November 1976, before becoming a weekly series in February 1977.

## Tuesday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Happy Days (1/31.5) | Laverne & Shirley (2/30.9) | Rich Man, Poor Man Book II (21/21.6) | Rich Man, Poor Man Book II (21/21.6) | Family | Family |
| ABC | Winter | Happy Days (1/31.5) | Laverne & Shirley (2/30.9) | Eight Is Enough (23/21.1) | Eight Is Enough (23/21.1) | | Family | Family |
| ABC | Summer | Happy Days (1/31.5) | Laverne & Shirley (2/30.9) | Rich Man, Poor Man | Rich Man, Poor Man | Rich Man, Poor Man | Rich Man, Poor Man |
| ABC | Follow-up | Happy Days (1/31.5) | Laverne & Shirley (2/30.9) | The ABC Tuesday Night Movie | The ABC Tuesday Night Movie | The ABC Tuesday Night Movie | The ABC Tuesday Night Movie |
| CBS | Fall | The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour | The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour | M*A*S*H (4/25.9) | One Day at a Time (8/23.4) (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie and Baretta) | Switch! | Switch! |
| CBS | Winter | Who's Who | Who's Who | M*A*S*H (4/25.9) | One Day at a Time (8/23.4) (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie and Baretta) | Kojak | Kojak |
| CBS | Summer | The Family Holvak | The Family Holvak | | M*A*S*H (4/25.9) | One Day at a Time (8/23.4) (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie and Baretta) | Kojak | Kojak |
| CBS | Mid-Summer | The Jack Benny Show | Phyllis | M*A*S*H (4/25.9) | One Day at a Time (8/23.4) (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie and Baretta) | Kojak | Kojak |
| NBC | NBC | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Police Woman | Police Woman | Police Story | Police Story |
Note: On ABC, the 1977 summer miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man consisted of reruns of the 1976 miniseries. On CBS, The Family Holvak consisted of reruns of the 1975 NBC series before being replaced by a four-week run of The Jack Benny Show (with Phyllis in the 8:30 slot), featuring episodes from its 1963-64 season.

## Wednesday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | The Bionic Woman (14/22.4) | The Bionic Woman (14/22.4) | Baretta (8/23.4) (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie and One Day at a Time) | Baretta (8/23.4) (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie and One Day at a Time) | Charlie's Angels (5/25.8) | Charlie's Angels (5/25.8) |
| ABC | Summer | Donny & Marie | Donny & Marie | | Baretta (8/23.4) (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie and One Day at a Time) | Baretta (8/23.4) (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie and One Day at a Time) | Charlie's Angels (5/25.8) | Charlie's Angels (5/25.8) |
| ABC | Follow-up | Eight Is Enough | Eight Is Enough | Charlie's Angels | Charlie's Angels | Baretta | Baretta |
| CBS | Fall | Good Times (26/20.5) | Ball Four | All in the Family (12/22.9) | Alice (30/20.0) | The Blue Knight | The Blue Knight |
| CBS | October | Good Times (26/20.5) | The Jeffersons (24/21.0) | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie |
| CBS | Winter | Good Times (26/20.5) | The Jacksons | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie |
| CBS | Spring | Good Times (26/20.5) | Loves Me, Loves Me Not | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie |
| CBS | Summer | Good Times (26/20.5) | Alice | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie |
| CBS | Follow-up | Good Times (26/20.5) | Busting Loose | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie |
| NBC | Fall | The Practice | NBC Movie of the Week | NBC Movie of the Week | NBC Movie of the Week | The Quest | The Quest |
| NBC | December | C.P.O. Sharkey | The McLean Stevenson Show | Sirota's Court | The Practice | The Quest | The Quest |
| NBC | Winter | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | C.P.O. Sharkey | The McLean Stevenson Show | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected |
| NBC | Spring | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | C.P.O. Sharkey | Sirota's Court | Kingston: Confidential | Kingston: Confidential |
| NBC | Summer | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | 3 Girls 3 | 3 Girls 3 | | Kingston: Confidential | Kingston: Confidential |
| NBC | July | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | C.P.O. Sharkey | Comedy Time | Kingston: Confidential | Kingston: Confidential |
| NBC | August | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | C.P.O. Sharkey | The Kallikaks | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected |
NOTE: On NBC, Comedy Time was a summer anthology series composed of unsold television pilots that aired on Wednesdays in July and on Thursdays on July 21 and 28, August 25, and September 1.

## Thursday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Welcome Back, Kotter (13/22.7) | Barney Miller (17/22.2) | The Tony Randall Show (29/20.1) | The Nancy Walker Show | The Streets of San Francisco | The Streets of San Francisco |
| ABC | Winter | Welcome Back, Kotter (13/22.7) | What's Happening!! (25/20.9) | Barney Miller (17/22.2) | The Tony Randall Show (29/20.1) | Westside Medical | Westside Medical |
| ABC | Spring | Welcome Back, Kotter (13/22.7) | What's Happening!! (25/20.9) | Barney Miller (17/22.2) | Three's Company (11/23.1) | Westside Medical | Westside Medical |
| CBS | CBS | The Waltons (15/22.3) (Tied with Little House on the Prairie) | The Waltons (15/22.3) (Tied with Little House on the Prairie) | Hawaii Five-O (18/21.9) (Tied with 60 Minutes) | Hawaii Five-O (18/21.9) (Tied with 60 Minutes) | Barnaby Jones | Barnaby Jones |
| NBC | Fall | Gemini Man | Gemini Man | NBC's Best Sellers | NBC's Best Sellers | Van Dyke and Company | Van Dyke and Company |
| NBC | November | Van Dyke and Company | Van Dyke and Company | NBC's Best Sellers | NBC's Best Sellers | Gibbsville | Gibbsville |
| NBC | Winter | The Fantastic Journey | The Fantastic Journey | NBC's Best Sellers | NBC's Best Sellers | NBC's Best Sellers | NBC's Best Sellers |
| NBC | Summer | Comedy Time / Specials | Comedy Time / Specials | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies | NBC Thursday Night at the Movies |
Notes: NBC originally planned to air Snip (a sitcom starring David Brenner) on Thursdays at 9:30 with The Practice preceding it at 9:00. On August 28, NBC announced a "massive reshuffling" of its schedule and pulled Snip, which never aired.
Comedy Time was a summer anthology series composed of unsold television pilots that aired on NBC on Wednesdays in July and on Thursdays on July 21 and 28, August 25, and September 1.

## Friday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | ABC | Donny & Marie | Donny & Marie | The ABC Friday Night Movie (28/20.2) | The ABC Friday Night Movie (28/20.2) | The ABC Friday Night Movie (28/20.2) | The ABC Friday Night Movie (28/20.2) |
| CBS | Fall | Spencer's Pilots | Spencer's Pilots | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie |
| CBS | Winter | Code R | Code R | The Sonny & Cher Show | The Sonny & Cher Show | Executive Suite | Executive Suite |
| CBS | Follow-up | Code R | Code R | The Sonny & Cher Show | The Sonny & Cher Show | Hunter | Hunter |
| CBS | April | Code R | Code R | Nashville 99 | Nashville 99 | | Hunter | Hunter |
| CBS | Follow-up | Code R | Code R | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie |
| CBS | Summer | A Year at the Top | The Keane Brothers Show | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie | The CBS Friday Night Movie |
| NBC | Fall | Sanford and Son (27/20.3) | Chico and the Man | The Rockford Files | The Rockford Files | Serpico | Serpico |
| NBC | Winter | Sanford and Son (27/20.3) | Chico and the Man | The Rockford Files | The Rockford Files | Quincy, M.E. | Quincy, M.E. |
Note: A special program, Campaign '76, aired on CBS from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. from September to early November in preparation for the 1976 presidential election.

## Saturday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Holmes & Yoyo | Mr. T and Tina | Starsky & Hutch | Starsky & Hutch | Most Wanted | Most Wanted |
| ABC | Winter | Blansky's Beauties | Fish | Starsky & Hutch | Starsky & Hutch | Dog and Cat | Dog and Cat |
| ABC | Summer | Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman | Starsky & Hutch | Starsky & Hutch | The Feather and Father Gang | The Feather and Father Gang |
| ABC | Follow-up | Mr. T and Tina | Sugar Time! | Starsky & Hutch | Starsky & Hutch | Most Wanted | Most Wanted |
| CBS | Fall | The Jeffersons (24/21.0) | Doc | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Bob Newhart Show | The Carol Burnett Show | The Carol Burnett Show |
| CBS | October | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Bob Newhart Show | All in the Family (12/22.9) | Alice (30/20.0) | The Carol Burnett Show | The Carol Burnett Show |
| CBS | Spring | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Bob Newhart Show | All in the Family (12/22.9) | Alice (30/20.0) | The Andros Targets | The Andros Targets |
| CBS | Summer | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Bob Newhart Show | All in the Family (12/22.9) | Alice (30/20.0) | Switch | Switch |
| CBS | Follow-up | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Bob Newhart Show | All in the Family (12/22.9) | Alice (30/20.0) | The Diahann Carroll Show | The Diahann Carroll Show |
| NBC | NBC | Emergency! | Emergency! | 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.