1970-71 United States network television schedule

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United States Network Television Schedule

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This was the television schedule on all three United States commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1970. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New fall series are highlighted in bold.

The highest rated program of the season is highlighted in lime green.

PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation by October 1970; however, schedules were set by each affiliated station.

In April 1970, Congress passed a law banning the advertising of tobacco products on television and radio starting on January 2, 1971.

1 Sunday
2 Monday
3 Tuesday
4 Wednesday
5 Thursday
6 Friday
7 Saturday

[edit] Sunday

PM	7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	10:00
ABC	The Young Rebels		The F.B.I.		The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS	Lassie	Hogan's Heroes	The Ed Sullivan Show		The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour	The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
NBC	Wild Kingdom	The Wonderful World of Disney		The Bill Cosby Show	Bonanza	The Bold Ones: The New Doctors / The Lawyers / The Senator

[edit] Monday

PM	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	The Young Lawyers		The Silent Force	The ABC NFL Monday Night Football
CBS	Gunsmoke		Here's Lucy	Mayberry R.F.D.	The Doris Day Show	The Carol Burnett Show
NBC	The Red Skelton Show	Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In		NBC Monday Night at the Movies

[edit] Tuesday

PM	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	The Mod Squad		ABC Movie of the Week			Marcus Welby, M.D.
CBS	The Beverly Hillbillies	Green Acres	Hee Haw		To Rome With Love	CBS News Hour / 60 Minutes
NBC	The Don Knotts Show		Julia	NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies / First Tuesday

[edit] Wednesday

PM	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	10:00
ABC	The Courtship of Eddie's Father	Danny Thomas in Make Room for Granddaddy	Room 222	The Johnny Cash Show	Dan August
CBS	Storefront Lawyers		The Governor & J.J.	Medical Center	Hawaii Five-O
NBC	The Men from Shiloh			Kraft Music Hall	Four in One: McCloud / San Francisco International Airport / Night Gallery / The Psychiatrist

[edit] Thursday

PM	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Matt Lincoln		Bewitched	Barefoot in the Park	The Odd Couple	The Immortal
CBS	Family Affair	The Jim Nabors Hour		The CBS Thursday Night Movies
NBC	The Flip Wilson Show		Ironside		Nancy	The Dean Martin Show

[edit] Friday

PM	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	The Brady Bunch	Nanny and the Professor	The Partridge Family	That Girl	Love, American Style	This Is Tom Jones
CBS	The Interns		The Headmaster	The CBS Friday Night Movies
NBC	The High Chaparral		The Name of the Game			Bracken's World

[edit] Saturday

PM	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Let's Make a Deal	The Newlywed Game	The Lawrence Welk Show		The Most Deadly Game		Local
CBS	Mission: Impossible		My Three Sons	Arnie	Mary Tyler Moore	Mannix
NBC	The Andy Williams Show		Adam 12	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies