# 1979–80 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1979–80 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 1979 to August 1980.

## 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 | 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 |
| 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 | The Love Boat | The Love Boat | Family Feud | 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 | Morning | Morning | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Beat the Clock | Whew! / Celebrity Whew! (starting Nov. 5) CBS News Newsbreak (10:57) | 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 | One Day at a Time | Love of Life | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | February | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | Morning | Morning | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Jeffersons | Whew! / Celebrity Whew! (starting Nov. 5) CBS News Newsbreak (10:57) | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Local/syndicated programming | Search for Tomorrow | The Young and the Restless | The Young and the Restless | As the World Turns CBS News Newsbreak (2:57) | As the World Turns CBS News Newsbreak (2:57) | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | One Day at a Time | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Summer | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | Morning | Morning | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Jeffersons | Alice | The Price Is Right CBS News Newsbreak (11:57) | The Price Is Right CBS News Newsbreak (11:57) | | Local/syndicated programming | Search for Tomorrow | The Young and the Restless | The Young and the Restless | As the World Turns CBS News Newsbreak (2:57) | As the World Turns CBS News Newsbreak (2:57) | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | One Day at a Time | 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 | The Hollywood Squares NBC News Update (10:57) | High Rollers | Wheel of Fortune NBC News Update (11:57) | Mindreaders | Password Plus NBC News Update (12:57) | 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 | Winter | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Card Sharks | The Hollywood Squares NBC News Update (10:57) | High Rollers | Wheel of Fortune NBC News Update (11:57) | Chain Reaction | Password Plus NBC News Update (12:57) | 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 | The David Letterman Show | The David Letterman Show | The David Letterman Show | Wheel of Fortune NBC News Update (11:57) | Card Sharks | Password Plus NBC News Update (12:57) | 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 | August | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The David Letterman Show | The David Letterman Show | Wheel of Fortune | Password Plus | Card Sharks | The Doctors | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Another World | Texas | Texas | | 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.
* Love of Life ended its run on the air on CBS on February 1, 1980. It was replaced by reruns of CBS comedy reruns, such as One Day at a Time.
* A CBS News Razzmatazz special would occasionally preempt CBS' 4:00PM show.
* FYI aired on ABC at 12:58PM, 2:58PM, and 3:58PM starting January 14.

### 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 | The World's Greatest Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The World's Greatest Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) | Spider-Woman / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:26AM) | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:56AM) | 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 | ABC World News Saturday |
| ABC | January | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The World's Greatest Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The World's Greatest Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:26AM) | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:26AM) | Spider-Woman / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:56AM) | 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 | ABC World News Saturday |
| ABC | March | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The World's Greatest Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The World's Greatest Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:26AM) | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:26AM) | Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | 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 | ABC World News Saturday |
| ABC | July | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The World's Greatest Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The World's Greatest Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:56AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:26AM) | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:26AM) | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:26AM) | Laff-A-Lympics (R) | 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 | ABC World News Saturday |
| CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The All New Popeye Hour | The All New Popeye Hour | The New Fat Albert Show | Jason of Star Command | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Tarzan and the Super 7 | 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 | January | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The All New Popeye Hour | The All New Popeye Hour | The New Fat Albert Show | Shazam! (R) | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Tarzan and the Super 7 | 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 |
| NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Daffy Duck Show | Casper and the Angels | Fred and Barney Meet the Thing | Fred and Barney Meet the Thing | The Super Globetrotters | The New Shmoo | The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | Godzilla | Jonny Quest (R) | The Jetsons (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 | The Daffy Duck Show | Casper and the Angels | Fred and Barney Meet the Thing | Fred and Barney Meet the Thing | The Super Globetrotters | The New Shmoo | The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | Godzilla | Hot Hero Sandwich | Hot Hero Sandwich | | 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 | December | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour | The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | The Daffy Duck Show | Casper and the Angels | The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | NFL '79 | 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 | NFL on NBC and local programming |
| NBC | January | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour | The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | The Daffy Duck Show | Casper and the Angels | The Jetsons (R) | Hot Hero Sandwich | Hot Hero Sandwich | 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 | April | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Super Globetrotters | Casper and the Angels | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | The Daffy Duck Show | The Jetsons (R) | Jonny Quest (R) | Godzilla | The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | 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 | May | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour | The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour | | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo | The Daffy Duck Show | The Jetsons (R) | Jonny Quest (R) | Godzilla | The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | 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.
On NBC, Ask NBC News aired after Casper and the Angels, Super Globetrotters, and The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, and Time Out aired after Fred and Barney Meet the Thing, The New Shmoo and Godzilla.
* By the end of the season, Ask NBC News aired after The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour, Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo, and The Daffy Duck Show, and Time Out aired after The Jetsons and Jonny Quest.

### 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 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 | The Robonic Stooges (R) | The Skatebirds (R) | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | 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 | 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 | The Robonic Stooges (R) | The Skatebirds (R) | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | 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 |
| CBS | Spring | The Skatebirds (R) | The Robonic Stooges (R) | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | 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 '79 | 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 | 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 | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |