# 1976–77 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1976–77 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 1976 to August 1977.
Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold, children's programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.

## 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 | Local/syndicated programming | Happy Days reruns | Hot Seat | All My Children | Ryan's Hope | Family Feud | The $20,000 Pyramid | One Life to Live | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC News |
| ABC | Late October | 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 | Local/syndicated programming | Happy Days reruns | The Don Ho Show | All My Children | Ryan's Hope | Family Feud | The $20,000 Pyramid | One Life to Live | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC News |
| ABC | Winter | 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 | Local/syndicated programming | Happy Days reruns | The Don Ho Show | Ryan's Hope | All My Children | Family Feud | The $20,000 Pyramid | One Life to Live | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC Evening News |
| 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 | Local/syndicated programming | Happy Days reruns | Second Chance | Ryan's Hope | All My Children | Family Feud | The $20,000 Pyramid | One Life to Live | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC Evening News |
| ABC | April | 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 reruns | Family Feud | Second Chance | Ryan's Hope | All My Children | All My Children | | The $20,000 Pyramid | One Life to Live | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC Evening News |
| 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 | Happy Days reruns | Family Feud | The Better Sex | Ryan's Hope | All My Children | All My Children | The $20,000 Pyramid | One Life to Live | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | 3:00: One Life to Live3:15: General Hospital | The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC Evening News |
| CBS | Fall | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Gambit | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Match Game '76 | Tattletales | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Winter | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Double Dare | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Match Game '77 | Tattletales | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Spring | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Double Dare | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Match Game '77 | Tattletales | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Summer | Sunrise Semester | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Here's Lucy reruns | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS Midday News | The Young and the Restless | Search for Tomorrow | Local/syndicated programming | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | All in the Family reruns | Match Game '77 | Tattletales | 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 | Sanford and Son reruns | The Hollywood Squares 10:57 am: NBC News Update | Wheel of Fortune | Stumpers! | 50 Grand Slam | The Gong Show 12:55 pm: NBC News Update | Local/syndicated programming | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | Another World | Somerset | 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 | Sanford and Son reruns | The Hollywood Squares 10:57 am: NBC News Update | Wheel of Fortune | Shoot for the Stars | Name That Tune | Lovers and Friends 12:57 pm: NBC News Update | Local/syndicated programming | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | Another World | The Gong Show | 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 | Sanford and Son reruns | The Hollywood Squares 10:57 am: NBC News Update | Wheel of Fortune | Shoot for the Stars | Name That Tune | Chico and the Man reruns | Local/syndicated programming | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | Another World | The Gong Show | 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 | Sanford and Son reruns | The Hollywood Squares 10:57 am: NBC News Update | Wheel of Fortune | It's Anybody's Guess | Shoot for the Stars | Chico and the Man reruns | Local/syndicated programming | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | The Doctors | Another World | Another World | The Gong Show | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News |

## Additional Information

♦ABC had a 6 pm (ET)/5 pm (CT) feed for their newscast
* In the Pacific Time Zone (from December 1975 to March 1977), ABC's lineup had its game shows aired in the morning, while the 12 Noon to 3 PM block featured The Edge of Night, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital in succession. After April 1977, ABC's Pacific Time Zone daytime schedule began matching that of its 10 AM-3:30PM Central Time schedule.

## 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/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show | The Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show | Jabberjaw | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour | The Krofft Supershow | The Krofft Supershow | The Krofft Supershow | Junior Almost Anything Goes! | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming |
| ABC | December | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Tom and Jerry/Mumbly Show | Jabberjaw | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show | | | The Krofft Supershow | The Krofft Supershow | The Krofft Supershow | Junior Almost Anything Goes! | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming |
| ABC | Spring | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Tom and Jerry/Mumbly Show | Jabberjaw | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show | The Krofft Supershow | The Krofft Supershow | Super Friends (R) | The Oddball Couple (R) | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming |
| CBS | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Sylvester and Tweety | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour | Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle | The Shazam!/Isis Hour | The Shazam!/Isis Hour | Ark II | Clue Club | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | Way Out Games | CBS Children's Film Festival | CBS Children's Film Festival | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News | Local/syndicated programming |
| CBS | Spring | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Sylvester and Tweety | Clue Club | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour | Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle | The New Adventures of Batman | The Shazam!/Isis Hour | The Shazam!/Isis Hour | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | Ark II | Way Out Games | CBS Saturday Film Festival | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News | Local/syndicated programming |
| NBC | Fall | Local | Local | The Woody Woodpecker Show (R) | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | McDuff, the Talking Dog | Monster Squad | Land of the Lost | Big John, Little John | The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. | Muggsy | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Saturday Night News |
| NBC | November | Local | Local | The Woody Woodpecker Show (R) | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | Speed Buggy (R) | Monster Squad | Space Ghost and Frankenstein Jr. (R) | Big John, Little John | Land of the Lost | Muggsy | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Saturday Night News |
| NBC | Spring | Local | Local | The Woody Woodpecker Show (R) | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show | Speed Buggy (R) | Monster Squad | Space Ghost and Frankenstein Jr. (R) | Big John, Little John | Land of the Lost | The Kids from C.A.P.E.R. | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Saturday Night News |

## 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/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The New Adventures of Gilligan (R) | The Oddball Couple (R) | Animals, Animals, Animals | Issues and Answers | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming |
| ABC | Spring | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The New Adventures of Gilligan (R) | Junior Almost Anything Goes! | Animals, Animals, Animals | Issues and Answers | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming |
| CBS | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (R) | Far Out Space Nuts (R) | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Camera Three | Face the Nation | Local/syndicated programming | The NFL Today | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Winter | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (R) | Far Out Space Nuts (R) | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Camera Three | Face the Nation | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | | | | | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Spring | Way Out Games | Local/syndicated programming | The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (R) | Far Out Space Nuts (R) | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Camera Three | Face the Nation | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Meet the Press | Grandstand | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | NFL on NBC and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Sunday Night News |
| NBC | Winter | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Meet The Press | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | | | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Sunday Night News |