1973–74 United States network television schedule

This is the 1973–74 network television schedule for the 3 main broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule has primetime hours from September 1973 through August 1974. The schedule then has a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1972–73 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

New series are in bold.

The 30 highest-rated shows are in color. Nielsen Media Research.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. .

 Yellow is for the programs in the top 10 for the season.
 Cyan is for the programs in the top 20 for the season.
 Magenta is for the programs in the top 30 for the season.

 Sunday 
 Network 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC The F.B.I. The ABC Sunday Night Movie (23/20.7)(Tied with Adam-12) Local CBS Fall The New Perry Mason Mannix Barnaby Jones (17/21.4)(Tied with Good Times) Winter Apple's Way Summer 60 Minutes NBC The Wonderful World of Disney (12/22.3)(Tied with The Bob Newhart Show) NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo / McCloud / McMillan and Wife / Hec Ramsey (14/22.2)

Note: 60 Minutes aired at 6:00-7:00 pm on CBS from January to June 1974.

 Monday 
 Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall The Rookies (25/20.3) Monday Night Football (19/21.2)(Tied with The CBS Friday Night Movie)  Winter ABC Monday Movie (26/20.2) CBS Gunsmoke (15/22.1) Here's Lucy (29/20.0) The New Dick Van Dyke Show Medical Center NBC Fall Lotsa Luck Diana NBC Monday Night at the Movies Winter The Magician Summer The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola (8:00) / Monday Night Baseball (8:15)

 Tuesday 
 Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall The New Temperatures Rising Show ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week (21/21.0) Marcus Welby, M.D. Winter Happy Days (16/21.5) CBS Maude (6/23.5) Hawaii Five-O (5/24.0) The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies / Hawkins / Shaft NBC Fall Chase The Magician Police Story Winter Adam-12 (23/20.7)(Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie) NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie: Banacek / Tenafly / Faraday and Company / The Snoop Sisters

 Wednesday 
 Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law November Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years  Winter The Cowboys  Doc Elliot CBS Fall The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (7/23.3)(Tied with Kojak) Cannon (9/23.1)(Tied with The Mary Tyler Moore Show) Kojak (7/23.3)(Tied with The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour) Summer The Bobbie Gentry Show Follow-up Tony Orlando & Dawn August The Hudson Brothers Show NBC Fall Adam-12 (23/20.7)(Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie) NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie: Banacek / Tenafly / Faraday & Company / The Snoop Sisters Love Story Winter Chase NBC Wednesday Night at the Movies

 Thursday 
 Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Toma Kung Fu (27/20.1)(Tied with The Carol Burnett Show) The Streets of San Francisco (22/20.8) Winter Chopper One Firehouse Summer Temperatures Rising August Just for Laughs CBS The Waltons (2/28.1) CBS Thursday Night Movie (30/19.9) NBC Fall The Flip Wilson Show Ironside NBC Follies Winter Music Country USA Summer The Mac Davis Show The Dean Martin Comedy World

 Friday 
 Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall The Brady Bunch The Odd Couple Room 222 Adam's Rib Love, American Style Winter The Six Million Dollar Man (11/22.7) The Odd Couple Toma CBS Fall Calucci's Department Roll Out! The CBS Friday Night Movie (19/21.2)(Tied with Monday Night Football) Winter Dirty Sally Good Times (17/21.4)(Tied with Barnaby Jones) Summer Your Hit Parade NBC Fall Sanford and Son (3/27.5) The Girl with Something Extra Needles and Pins The Brian Keith Show* The Dean Martin Show Winter Lotsa Luck The Girl with Something Extra Summer The Brian Keith Show* NBC Friday Night at the Movies

(*) Formerly The Little People

 Saturday 
 Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall The Partridge Family ABC Suspense Movie Griff January Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law CBS Fall All in the Family (1/31.2) M*A*S*H (4/25.7) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (9/23.1)(Tied with Cannon) The Bob Newhart Show (12/22.3)(Tied with The Wonderful World of Disney) The Carol Burnett Show (27/20.1)(Tied with Kung Fu) Summer Barnaby Jones NBC Emergency! NBC Saturday Night at the Movies

By network

ABC

Returning Series
ABC Monday Movie
ABC Movie of the Week
The ABC Sunday Night Movie
ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week
ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week
The Brady Bunch
The F.B.I.
Kung Fu
Love, American Style
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Monday Night Football
The Odd Couple
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
The Partridge Family
The Rookies
Room 222
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Streets of San Francisco
Temperatures Rising

New Series
ABC Suspense Movie
Adam's Rib
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Chopper One *
The Cowboys *
Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years *
Doc Elliot
Firehouse *
Griff
Happy Days *
Just for Laughs *
Toma *

Not returning from 1972–73:
Alias Smith and Jones
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
The Corner Bar
Here We Go Again
The Julie Andrews Hour
Love Thy Neighbor
The Men: Assignment Vienna / The Delphi Bureau / Jigsaw
The Mod Squad
The Paul Lynde Show
The Sixth Sense
The Strauss Family
Thicker than Water
A Touch of Grace

CBS

Returning Series
60 Minutes
All in the Family
Barnaby Jones
The Bob Newhart Show
Cannon
CBS Thursday Night Movie
The Carol Burnett Show
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Gunsmoke
Hawaii Five-O
Here's Lucy
M*A*S*H
Mannix
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Maude
Medical Center
The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Waltons
Your Hit Parade

New Series
Apple's Way *
The Bobbie Gentry Show *
Calucci's Department
Dirty Sally *
Good Times *
Hawkins
The Hudson Brothers Show *
Kojak
The New Perry Mason
Roll Out
Tony Orlando and Dawn *

Not returning from 1972–73:
Anna and the King
Bridget Loves Bernie
The Doris Day Show
Mission: Impossible
The New Bill Cosby Show
The Sandy Duncan Show

NBC

Returning Series
Adam-12
Banacek
The Brian Keith Show
Columbo
The Dean Martin Show
Emergency!
The Flip Wilson Show
Hec Ramsey
Ironside
The Magician
McCloud
McMillan & Wife
Monday Night Baseball
NBC Monday Night at the Movies
The NBC Mystery Movie
NBC Saturday Night at the Movies
Sanford and Son
The Wonderful World of Disney

New Series
Chase
The Dean Martin Comedy World *
Diana
Faraday & Company
The Girl with Something Extra
Lotsa Luck
Love Story
The Mac Davis Show *
The Magician
Music Country USA *
NBC Follies
Needles and Pins
Police Story
The Snoop Sisters *
Tenafly

Not returning from 1972–73:
Banyon
The Bobby Darin Show
The Bold Ones
Bonanza
Dean Martin Presents Music Country
Escape
First Tuesday
Ghost Story/Circle of Fear
The Helen Reddy Show
Madigan
NBC Reports
Night Gallery
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Search

Note: The * shows that the program was started in midseason.

References

Additional sources
 Castleman, H. & Podrazik, W. (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill. 314 pp.
 McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. .
 Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. .

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