# 1978–79 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1978–79 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 1978 to August 1979.

## Legend

* Light yellow indicates talk shows.
* Green indicates soap operas.
* Pink indicates game shows.
* Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
* Light teal indicates sporting events.
* White indicates local programming.
* Light purple indicates children's programming.
* Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
* New series are highlighted in bold.

## Schedule

* All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
* Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs to other timeslots) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.

### 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 | 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 World News Tonight |
| ABC | Spring | 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 | Laverne & Shirley | 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 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 | All in the Family | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Love of Life CBS News (11:55) | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | M*A*S*H | Match Game '78 | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Winter | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | Morning | Morning | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | All in the Family | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Love of Life CBS News (11:55) | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | M*A*S*H | Match Game '79 | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Spring | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | Morning | Morning | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | All in the Family | Whew! CBS Mid-Morning News (10:55) | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | M*A*S*H | Love of Life | 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 | Card Sharks | Jeopardy! | High Rollers | Wheel of Fortune | America Alive! | America Alive! | The Hollywood Squares | 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 | Winter | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Card Sharks | All Star Secrets | High Rollers | Wheel of Fortune | Jeopardy! | Password Plus | The Hollywood Squares | 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 | All Star Secrets | High Rollers | Wheel of Fortune | Password Plus | The Hollywood Squares | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | 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 | High Rollers | Wheel of Fortune | Mindreaders | Password Plus | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | 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, 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.
* NBC aired NBC News Updates at 10:57, 11:57, 12:57, 2:57 until June 1979, and 3:57.
* 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 | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Schoolhouse Rock! (8:25) | Fangface Schoolhouse Rock! (8:55) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (9:55) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (9:55) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (11:25) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (11:25) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (11:25) | The All New Pink Panther Show Schoolhouse Rock! (11:55) | ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC World News Saturday |
| ABC | November | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:25) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:25) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:25) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (10:55) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (10:55) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (10:55) | Fangface Schoolhouse Rock! (11:25) | The All New Pink Panther Show Schoolhouse Rock! (11:55) | ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC World News Saturday |
| ABC | January | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:25) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:25) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:25) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (10:55) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (10:55) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (10:55) | Fangface Schoolhouse Rock! (11:25) | The All New Pink Panther Show Schoolhouse Rock! (11:55) | ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | Local and/or syndicated programming |
| ABC | June | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Fangface Schoolhouse Rock! (8:25) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:55) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:55) | Scooby's All-Stars Schoolhouse Rock! (9:55) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (11:25) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (11:25) | Challenge of the Superfriends Schoolhouse Rock! (11:25) | Bigfoot and Wildboy Schoolhouse Rock! (11:55) | The All New Pink Panther Show Schoolhouse Rock! (12:25) | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | Local and/or syndicated programming |
| CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The All New Popeye Hour | The All New Popeye Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Space Academy (R) | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (R) | Ark II (R) | 30 Minutes | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | May | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The All New Popeye Hour | The All New Popeye Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Space Academy (R) | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (R) | Ark II (R) | CBS Children's Film Festival | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Yogi's Space Race The Metric Marvels (9:25) | Yogi's Space Race The Metric Marvels (9:25) | Yogi's Space Race The Metric Marvels (9:25) | The Godzilla Power Hour Jana of the Jungle The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Godzilla Power Hour Jana of the Jungle The Metric Marvels (10:25) | Fantastic Four | The Krofft Superstar Hour The Metric Marvels (11:55) | The Krofft Superstar Hour The Metric Marvels (11:55) | Fabulous Funnies | Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (R) | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |
| NBC | November | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Galaxy Goof-Ups | Fantastic Four | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Daffy Duck Show The Metric Marvels (10:55) | Yogi's Space Race The Metric Marvels (11:55) | Yogi's Space Race The Metric Marvels (11:55) | Fabulous Funnies | The Bay City Rollers Show | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |
| NBC | February | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Yogi's Space Race | Fantastic Four | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Daffy Duck Show The Metric Marvels (10:55) | The New Fred and Barney Show | The Jetsons (R) The Metric Marvels (11:55) | Buford and the Galloping Ghost | Fabulous Funnies | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |
| NBC | March | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Alvin Show | Fantastic Four | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Godzilla Super 90 Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest (R) The Metric Marvels (10:25) | The Daffy Duck Show The Metric Marvels (10:55) | The New Fred and Barney Show | The Jetsons (R) The Metric Marvels (11:55) | Buford and the Galloping Ghost | Fabulous Funnies | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |
In the News aired ten times during CBS's 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 | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Kids Are People Too | Kids Are People Too | Kids Are People Too | Animals, Animals, Animals | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | Local and/or syndicated programming |
| ABC | Winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Kids Are People Too | Kids Are People Too | Kids Are People Too | Animals, Animals, Animals | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Sunday |
| CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | What's New, Mr. Magoo? (R) | Clue Club (R) | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Camera Three | Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming | The NFL Today | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming |
| CBS | Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | What's New, Mr. Magoo? (R) | Clue Club (R) | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Face the Nation | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Meet the Press | NFL '78 | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming |
| NBC | Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Meet the Press | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |