| Jan 5 | All My Children | 1970–2013 | 43 | 10,755 | LGBTQ | Agnes Nixon |
| Jan 21 | Nanny and the Professor | 1970–1971 | 3 | 54 | Fantasy | AJ Carothers |
| Mar 30 | A World Apart | 1970–1971 | — | 325 | Soap opera | |
| Mar 30 | The Best of Everything | 1970 | — | 126 | Soap opera | |
| Sep 12 | Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp | 1970–1971 | 2 | 17 | Comedy | |
| Sep 12 | The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad ShowAnimated series | 1970 | 1 | 17 | Comedy | |
| Sep 12 | Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down | 1970–1972 | 1 | 18 | — | |
| Sep 20 | The Young Rebels | 1970–1971 | 1 | 15 | — | |
| Sep 21 | Monday Night Football | 1970 | 54 | 718 | Sports | Roone Arledge |
| Sep 21 | The Silent Force | 1970–1971 | 1 | 15 | — | |
| Sep 21 | The Young Lawyers | 1970–1971 | 1 | 25 | — | |
| Sep 23 | Dan August | 1970–1971 | 1 | 28 | Drama | |
| Sep 24 | Barefoot in the Park | 1970 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 24 | The Odd Couple | 1970–1975 | 5 | 114 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 25 | The Partridge Family | 1970–1974 | 4 | 96 | Sitcom | Bernard Slade |
| Oct 10 | The Most Deadly Game | 1970–1971 | 1 | 12 | Drama | Morton Fine |
| — | Curiosity Shop | 1971–1973 | 1 | 31 | — | Chuck Jones |
| Jan 5 | Alias Smith and Jones | 1971–1973 | 3 | 50 | Western | Glen A. Larson |
| Jan 18 | The Reel Game | 1971 | — | — | Game show | |
| Jan 20 | The Smith Family | 1971–1972 | 2 | 39 | Comedy-drama | |
| Sep 11 | Jackson 5iveAnimated series | 1971–1972 | 2 | 23 | Children's | Jules Bass |
| Sep 11 | Lidsville | 1971–1973 | — | 17 | Comedy | |
| Sep 12 | Make a Wish | 1971–1976 | 5 | — | — | |
| Sep 15 | The Man and the City | 1971–1972 | 1 | 15 | — | |
| Sep 16 | Longstreet | 1971–1972 | 1 | 23 | Drama | |
| Sep 16 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | 1971–1974 | 3 | 70 | — | |
| Sep 18 | Getting Together | 1971–1972 | 1 | 14 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 12 | The ABC Comedy Hour | 1972 | — | 13 | Variety show | |
| Jan 15 | The Sixth Sense | 1972 | 2 | 26 | Thriller | Anthony Lawrence |
| Mar 7 | The Rookies | 1972–1976 | 4 | 92 | Police procedural | Rita Lakin |
| Jun 21 | The Corner Bar | 1972–1973 | 2 | 16 | Sitcom | |
| Jun 21 | The Super | 1972 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 9 | The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | 1972–1973 | 2 | 20 | — | |
| Sep 9 | The Brady Kids | 1972–1973 | 2 | 22 | — | Sherwood Schwartz |
| Sep 9 | The OsmondsAnimated series | 1972 | — | 17 | Children's | |
| Sep 12 | Temperatures Rising | 1972–1974 | 2 | 46 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 13 | The Paul Lynde Show | 1972–1973 | 1 | 26 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 16 | The Streets of San Francisco | 1972–1977 | 5 | 121 | Crime | Quinn Martin, Edward Hume |
| Sep 20 | Jigsaw | 1972–1973 | 1 | 8 | Drama | |
| Sep 28 | Assignment Vienna | 1972–1973 | 1 | 8 | — | |
| Oct 4 | ABC Afterschool Special | 1972–1997 | 25 | 139 | Drama | |
| Oct 5 | The Delphi Bureau | 1972–1973 | 1 | 8 | — | |
| Oct 14 | Kung Fu | 1972–1975 | 3 | 62 | Action | Jerry Thorpe, Herman Miller |
| Nov 11 | Lassie's Rescue RangersAnimated series | 1972–1973 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Nov 24 | In Concert | 1972 | — | — | — | Don Kirshner |
| Dec 31 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve | 1972 | — | 44 | Variety show | Dick Clark |
| — | Thicker than Water | 1973 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 6 | Schoolhouse Rock!Animated series | 1973–2009 | 7 | 64 | — | David McCall |
| Jan 20 | A Touch of Grace | 1973 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 20 | Here We Go Again | 1973 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 5 | Doc Elliot | 1973–1974 | 1 | 15 | — | |
| Mar 21 | Toma | 1973–1974 | 1 | 24 | Detective | Edward Hume |
| Mar 26 | Pyramid | 1973 | 28 | 1,211 | Quiz show | Bob Stewart |
| Sep 8 | Goober and the Ghost ChasersAnimated series | 1973 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 8 | Mission: Magic!Animated series | 1973 | 1 | 16 | Comedy | |
| Sep 8 | Super FriendsAnimated series | 1973–1985 | 9 | 109 | — | |
| Sep 8 | Yogi's GangAnimated series | 1973 | 1 | 17 | Crossover | |
| Sep 14 | Adam's Rib | 1973 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Ruth Gordon |
| Sep 26 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | 1973 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | Paul Mazursky |
| Sep 29 | Griff | 1973–1974 | 1 | 13 | Drama | |
| Oct 31 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | 1973–1975 | 2 | 9 | Anthology | |
| Jan 15 | Happy Days | 1974–1984 | 11 | 255 | Youth | Garry Marshall |
| Jan 17 | Chopper One | 1974 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Jan 17 | Firehouse | 1974 | 1 | 13 | Drama | |
| Jan 18 | The Six Million Dollar Man | 1974–1978 | 5 | 99 | Science fiction | Kenneth Johnson |
| Jan 22 | Get Christie Love! | 1974–1975 | 1 | 22 | Blaxploitation | |
| Feb 6 | The Cowboys | 1974 | 1 | 12 | Western | |
| Apr 29 | QB VIIMiniseries | 1974 | — | 2 | — | |
| Sep 4 | That's My Mama | 1974–1975 | 2 | 39 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 7 | Devlin | 1974 | — | 16 | — | |
| Sep 7 | Hong Kong PhooeyAnimated series | 1974 | 1 | 16 | — | William Hanna |
| Sep 7 | Korg: 70,000 B.C. | 1974–1975 | 1 | 16 | — | Fred Freiberger |
| Sep 7 | Land of the Lost | 1974–1976 | 3 | 43 | Science fiction | Sid and Marty Krofft |
| Sep 7 | The New Adventures of GilliganAnimated series | 1974–1975 | 2 | 24 | — | Sherwood Schwartz |
| Sep 7 | These Are the DaysAnimated series | 1974–1975 | 1 | 16 | Children's | |
| Sep 12 | Harry O | 1974–1976 | 2 | 44 | Crime | |
| Sep 12 | Paper Moon | 1974 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Tony Wilson |
| Sep 13 | Kodiak | 1974 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 13 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | 1974–1975 | 1 | 20 | Suspense | |
| Sep 13 | The Texas Wheelers | 1974–1975 | 1 | 8 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 14 | The New Land | 1974 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 21 | Nakia | 1974 | 1 | 13 | Police procedural | |
| Sep 22 | The Sonny Comedy Revue | 1974 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Dec 23 | The Big Showdown | 1974–1975 | — | 140 | Game show | |
| Jan 6 | AM AmericaNews program | 1975 | — | — | — | |
| Jan 10 | Adams of Eagle Lake | 1975 | — | 2 | — | |
| Jan 17 | Baretta | 1975–1978 | 4 | 82 | Crime | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Jan 23 | Barney Miller | 1975–1982 | 8 | 168 | Sitcom | Danny Arnold, Theodore J. Flicker |
| Jan 24 | Hot l Baltimore | 1975 | 1 | 13 | LGBTQ | Lanford Wilson |
| Jan 30 | Karen | 1975 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Gene Reynolds |
| Feb 17 | Caribe | 1975 | 1 | 13 | Police procedural | |
| Feb 17 | S.W.A.T. | 1975–1976 | 2 | 37 | Crime | Robert Hamner |
| Apr 21 | Blankety Blanks | 1975 | — | 50 | — | |
| Apr 30 | Starsky & Hutch | 1975–1979 | 4 | 93 | Crime | William Blinn |
| May 4 | Barbary Coast | 1975–1976 | 1 | 14 | Western | Douglas Heyes |
| Jul 7 | Ryan's Hope | 1975–1989 | 13 | 3,515 | Soap opera | Paul Avila Mayer, Claire Labine |
| Jul 12 | Keep on Truckin' | 1975 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| Sep 6 | The Great Grape Ape ShowAnimated series | 1975 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 6 | The Lost Saucer | 1975–1976 | — | 16 | Comedy | |
| Sep 6 | The Oddball CoupleAnimated series | 1975 | 1 | 16 | Children's | |
| Sep 6 | The Tom & Jerry ShowAnimated series | 1975 | 1 | 16 | Comedy | |
| Sep 6 | Uncle Croc's Block | 1975–1976 | — | — | Live action & animation | |
| Sep 9 | Welcome Back | 1975–1979 | 4 | 95 | Sitcom | Gabe Kaplan |
| Sep 10 | When Things Were Rotten | 1975 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Mel Brooks |
| Sep 11 | On the Rocks | 1975–1976 | 1 | 24 | — | |
| Sep 12 | Mobile One | 1975–1976 | 1 | 11 | — | James Monroe Miller |
| Sep 14 | The Swiss Family Robinson | 1975–1976 | 1 | 20 | Action | Irwin Allen |
| Sep 20 | Matt Helm | 1975–1976 | 1 | 14 | Mystery | Donald Hamilton |
| Sep 20 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell | 1975–1976 | 1 | 18 | — | |
| Nov 3 | Good Morning AmericaNews program | 1975 | 45 | 8,779 | News | Roone Arledge, William F. Baker |
| Nov 7 | Wonder Woman | 1975–1979 | 3 | 60 | Action | William Moulton Marston |
| Dec 29 | The NeighborsGame show | 1975–1976 | 1 | 65 | Game show | |
| Jan 14 | The Bionic Woman | 1976–1978 | 3 | 58 | Science fiction | Kenneth Johnson |
| Jan 19 | How the West Was Won | 1976–1979 | 3 | 25 | Western | Jim Byrnes |
| Jan 23 | Donny & Marie | 1976–1979 | — | 78 | — | Sid and Marty Krofft |
| Jan 27 | Laverne & Shirley | 1976–1983 | 8 | 178 | Sitcom | Lowell Ganz, Mark Rothman |
| Feb 1 | Rich Man, Poor ManMiniseries | 1976 | 1 | 12 | Drama | |
| Feb 21 | Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | 1976 | 1 | 12 | Detective | |
| Feb 29 | Good Heavens | 1976 | 1 | 13 | Fantasy | |
| Mar 9 | Family | 1976–1980 | 5 | 86 | Drama | Jay Presson Allen |
| Mar 21 | Charlie's Angels | 1976–1981 | 5 | 115 | Drama | Ivan Goff |
| Apr 24 | Tabitha | 1976–1978 | 1 | 13 | Fantasy | |
| May 1 | Future Cop | 1976–1978 | 1 | 8 | Science fiction | |
| May 31 | Viva Valdez | 1976 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | |
| Jul 12 | Family Feud | 1976 | 19 | 2,384 | Game show | Mark Goodson |
| Jul 12 | Hot Seat | 1976 | — | 75 | — | Merrill Heatter |
| Aug 5 | What's Happening!! | 1976–1979 | 3 | 65 | Teen sitcom | Eric Monte |
| Aug 10 | The Rear Guard | 1976 | — | — | — | Jimmy Perry |
| Sep 11 | Dr. Shrinker | 1976–1977 | — | 16 | — | |
| Sep 11 | Dynomutt, Dog WonderAnimated series | 1976–1977 | 1 | 20 | — | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 11 | Electra Woman and Dyna Girl | 1976–1977 | — | 16 | Children's | Sid Krofft, Ken Spears |
| Sep 11 | JabberjawAnimated series | 1976 | 1 | 16 | Comedy | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 11 | The Krofft Supershow | 1976–1978 | — | 32 | — | |
| Sep 11 | The Mumbly Cartoon ShowAnimated series | 1976–1977 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 11 | The Scooby-Doo ShowAnimated series | 1976–1978 | 3 | 40 | Comedy | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 11 | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt HourAnimated series | 1976 | — | 16 | — | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 11 | Wonderbug | 1976–1978 | — | 22 | — | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 19 | Cos | 1976 | 1 | 9 | — | |
| Sep 21 | Rich Man, Poor Man Book IIMiniseries | 1976–1977 | 1 | 21 | — | |
| Sep 23 | The Tony Randall Show | 1976–1978 | 2 | 44 | Sitcom | Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses |
| Sep 25 | Holmes & Yoyo | 1976 | 1 | 13 | Comedy | Jack Sher |
| Sep 25 | Mr. T and Tina | 1976 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | James Komack |
| Sep 30 | The Nancy Walker Show | 1976 | 1 | 13 | LGBTQ | |
| Oct 16 | Most Wanted | 1976–1977 | 1 | 21 | Detective | |
| Nov 13 | Battle of the Network Stars | 1976–1988 | 12 | 19 | — | |
| Nov 28 | The Brady Bunch Hour | 1976–1977 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | Sid and Marty Krofft |
| Dec 2 | Frosty's Winter Wonderland | 1976 | — | — | Christmas | |
| Dec 6 | The Feather and Father Gang | 1976–1977 | 1 | 14 | — | |
| — | Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island | 1977 | — | — | Comedy | |
| Jan 14 | Fantasy Island | 1977–1984 | 7 | 154 | Drama | Gene Levitt |
| Jan 23 | RootsMiniseries | 1977 | — | 8 | Drama | |
| Jan 30 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | 1977–1979 | 3 | 46 | — | |
| Feb 5 | Fish | 1977–1978 | 2 | 35 | Sitcom | Danny Arnold |
| Feb 12 | Blansky's Beauties | 1977 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 5 | Dog and Cat | 1977 | — | 6 | — | |
| Mar 7 | Second Chance | 1977 | — | 95 | Game show | Bill Carruthers |
| Mar 15 | Eight Is Enough | 1977–1981 | 5 | 112 | Comedy-drama | |
| Mar 15 | Three's Company | 1977–1984 | 8 | 172 | Comedy | |
| Mar 15 | Westside Medical | 1977 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Jul 18 | The Better Sex | 1977–1978 | — | — | — | Mark Goodson |
| Aug 13 | Sugar Time! | 1977–1978 | 2 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 4 | Operation Petticoat | 1977–1979 | 2 | — | Comedy | |
| Sep 6 | Washington: Behind Closed DoorsMiniseries | 1977 | — | 6 | Political | David W. Rintels |
| Sep 10 | ABC Weekend Special | 1977–1997 | 17 | 132 | Anthology | |
| Sep 10 | Bigfoot and Wildboy | 1977–1979 | — | 28 | — | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 10 | Captain Caveman and the Teen AngelsAnimated series | 1977–1980 | 3 | 40 | Comedy | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 10 | Laff-A-LympicsAnimated series | 1977–1978 | 2 | 24 | Crossover | |
| Sep 10 | Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-LympicsAnimated series | 1977–1978 | — | 24 | Comedy | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 10 | The All-New Super Friends HourAnimated series | 1977–1978 | — | 15 | — | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Sep 12 | Lucan | 1977–1978 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Sep 13 | Soap | 1977–1981 | 4 | 91 | Comedy | Susan Harris |
| Sep 15 | Carter Country | 1977–1979 | 2 | 44 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 19 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | 1977 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 24 | The Love Boat | 1977–1986 | 10 | 249 | Comedy | Aaron Spelling |
| — | Apple Pie | 1978 | 1 | 8 | Sitcom | |
| — | Julie Farr, M.D. | 1978 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jan 31 | The Harvey Korman Show | 1978 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 16 | A.E.S. Hudson Street | 1978 | 1 | 5 | Sitcom | Danny Arnold |
| Apr 2 | The Young PioneersMiniseries | 1978 | 1 | 3 | Western | |
| Apr 24 | Card Sharks | 1978–2021 | — | 842 | Quiz show | Chester Feldman |
| Apr 25 | Vega$ | 1978–1981 | 3 | 69 | Crime | Michael Mann |
| Jun 6 | 20/20News program | 1978 | 38 | 500 | News | Roone Arledge |
| Jun 24 | Free Country | 1978 | 1 | 5 | Sitcom | Rob Reiner |
| Jul 10 | World News TonightNews program | 1978 | — | — | News | Roone Arledge |
| Sep 9 | Challenge of the Super FriendsAnimated series | 1978 | 2 | 16 | — | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Sep 9 | FangfaceAnimated series | 1978–1980 | 2 | 32 | — | |
| Sep 12 | Taxi | 1978–1983 | 5 | 114 | Sitcom | James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger |
| Sep 14 | Mork & Mindy | 1978–1982 | 4 | 95 | Science fiction | Garry Marshall |
| Sep 17 | Battlestar Galactica | 1978–1979 | 1 | 24 | Science fiction | Glen A. Larson |
| Nov 3 | Diff'rent Strokes | 1978–1986 | 8 | 189 | Sitcom | Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris |
| Nov 16 | PearlMiniseries | 1978 | — | 3 | — | |
| Dec 7 | A Pink Christmas | 1978 | — | — | Christmas | |
| Jan 18 | Delta House | 1979 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 20 | Salvage 1 | 1979 | 2 | 19 | Science fiction | |
| Feb 1 | Makin' It | 1979 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | Mark Rothman |
| Feb 8 | Angie | 1979–1980 | 2 | 36 | Sitcom | Garry Marshall |
| Feb 18 | Roots: The Next GenerationsMiniseries | 1979 | 1 | 7 | — | Alex Haley |
| Mar 13 | The Ropers | 1979–1980 | 2 | 28 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 20 | 13 Queens Boulevard | 1979 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 25 | Friends | 1979 | — | 5 | — | |
| Jul 31 | Detective School | 1979 | 2 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Aug 18 | Carol Burnett & Company | 1979 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| Aug 25 | Hart to Hart | 1979–1984 | 5 | 110 | Detective | Sidney Sheldon |
| Aug 28 | 240-Robert | 1979–1981 | 2 | 16 | Drama | Rick Rosner |
| Sep 4 | The Lazarus Syndrome | 1979 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Sep 9 | Out of the Blue | 1979 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 13 | Benson | 1979–1986 | 7 | 158 | Sitcom | Susan Harris |
| Sep 16 | A New Kind of Family | 1979–1980 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 22 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooAnimated series | 1979–1980 | 1 | 16 | Comedy | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 22 | Spider-WomanAnimated series | 1979–1980 | 1 | 16 | Science fiction | Stan Lee |
| Sep 22 | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure ShowAnimated series | 1979–1981 | — | — | — | |
| Sep 22 | The World's Greatest Super FriendsAnimated series | 1979–1980 | — | 8 | — | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Sep 23 | The Associates | 1979–1980 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Charlie Hauck, Stan Daniels |
| Nov 8 | America Held HostageNews program | 1979 | 38 | — | News broadcasting | Roone Arledge |
| Nov 15 | The French Atlantic AffairMiniseries | 1979 | 1 | 3 | Crime | |