| Jan 30 | The Tim Conway Show | 1970 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | |
| Jul 1 | Where's Huddles?Animated series | 1970 | 1 | 10 | Animated sitcom | |
| Sep 12 | Groovie GooliesAnimated series | 1970–1971 | 1 | 16 | Teen sitcom | |
| Sep 12 | Harlem GlobetrottersAnimated series | 1970–1972 | 2 | 22 | Sports | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| Sep 12 | Josie and the PussycatsAnimated series | 1970–1971 | 1 | 16 | — | Dan DeCarlo |
| Sep 14 | Sabrina the Teenage WitchAnimated series | 1970–1974 | 2 | 31 | Fantasy | |
| Sep 16 | Storefront Lawyers | 1970–1971 | 1 | 23 | — | |
| Sep 18 | Headmaster | 1970–1971 | 1 | 14 | Comedy-drama | Aaron Ruben |
| Sep 18 | The Interns | 1970–1971 | 1 | 24 | — | |
| Sep 19 | Arnie | 1970–1972 | 2 | 48 | Sitcom | David Swift |
| Sep 19 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 1970–1977 | 7 | 168 | Sitcom | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns |
| Jan 8 | The New Andy Griffith Show | 1971 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | Aaron Ruben |
| Jan 12 | All in the Family | 1971–1979 | 9 | 210 | Sitcom | Norman Lear, Johnny Speight |
| Aug 1 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | 1971–1974 | 4 | 63 | Comedy | |
| Sep 11 | Archie's TV Funnies | 1971–1973 | 1 | 16 | Teen sitcom | Bob Montana |
| Sep 11 | Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!Animated series | 1971–1972 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 11 | The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm ShowAnimated series | 1971–1972 | 1 | 16 | Crossover | |
| Sep 14 | Cannon | 1971–1976 | 5 | 124 | Crime | |
| Sep 16 | Bearcats! | 1971 | 1 | 13 | Western | Douglas Heyes |
| Sep 17 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1971–1972 | 1 | 22 | Police procedural | |
| Sep 17 | The Chicago Teddy Bears | 1971 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 18 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | 1971–1974 | 3 | 72 | Sitcom | Carl Reiner |
| Sep 18 | The Sandy Duncan Show | 1971 | — | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 19 | Cade's County | 1971–1972 | 1 | 24 | Drama | |
| — | Amateur's Guide to Love | 1972 | — | 65 | — | |
| Jan 13 | Me and the Chimp | 1972 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Garry Marshall |
| Jan 14 | The Don Rickles Show | 1972 | — | 13 | Comedy | |
| Feb 11 | Crawlspace | 1972 | — | — | Horror | |
| Aug 5 | Fat Albert and the Cosby KidsAnimated series | 1972–1988 | 8 | 144 | Comedy | Bill Cosby |
| Sep 4 | Gambit | 1972–1981 | 7 | — | — | |
| Sep 4 | The Price Is RightGame show | 1972 | 50 | 9,000 | Game show | Mark Goodson, Bob Stewart |
| Sep 9 | The Amazing Chan and the Chan ClanAnimated series | 1972 | 1 | 16 | — | Earl Derr Biggers |
| Sep 9 | The Flintstone Comedy HourAnimated series | 1972–1974 | 1 | 18 | Comedy | |
| Sep 9 | The New Scooby-Doo MoviesAnimated series | 1972–1973 | 2 | 24 | Crossover | Joe Ruby |
| Sep 12 | Maude | 1972–1978 | 6 | 141 | Sitcom | Norman Lear |
| Sep 14 | The Waltons | 1972–1981 | 9 | 221 | Drama | Earl Hamner, Jr. |
| Sep 16 | Bridget Loves Bernie | 1972–1973 | 1 | 24 | Sitcom | Bernard Slade |
| Sep 16 | The Bob Newhart Show | 1972–1978 | 6 | 142 | Sitcom | Lorenzo Music, David Davis |
| Sep 17 | Anna and the King | 1972 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 17 | M*A*S*H | 1972–1983 | 11 | 256 | Comedy-drama | Larry Gelbart |
| — | Lily | 1973 | 3 | 3 | Humor | |
| Feb 11 | Shaft | 1973–1974 | 1 | 7 | Crime | |
| Feb 28 | Barnaby Jones | 1973–1980 | 8 | 178 | Detective | |
| Mar 13 | Hawkins | 1973–1974 | 1 | 7 | Mystery | |
| Mar 13 | The Magician | 1973–1974 | 1 | 21 | Action | Jack Arnold |
| Mar 26 | Hollywood's Talking | 1973 | — | 65 | — | Jack Barry |
| Mar 26 | Pyramid | 1973 | 28 | 1,211 | Quiz show | Bob Stewart |
| Mar 26 | The Young and the Restless | 1973 | 53 | 12,775 | Soap opera | Lee Phillip Bell, William J. Bell |
| Sep 8 | Bailey's CometsAnimated series | 1973–1975 | 1 | 32 | — | David H. DePatie |
| Sep 8 | JeannieAnimated series | 1973 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 8 | My Favorite MartiansAnimated series | 1973 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 8 | Speed BuggyAnimated series | 1973 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 14 | Calucci's Department | 1973 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | Joseph Bologna |
| Sep 16 | The New Adventures of Perry Mason | 1973–1974 | 1 | 15 | — | Erle Stanley Gardner |
| Oct 5 | Roll Out | 1973–1974 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | Larry Gelbart |
| Oct 20 | NBA on CBS | 1973–1990 | 17 | 276 | — | |
| Oct 24 | Kojak | 1973–1978 | 5 | 118 | Crime | Abby Mann |
| Jan 11 | Dirty Sally | 1974 | 1 | 14 | Western | |
| Feb 8 | Good Times | 1974–1979 | 6 | 133 | Sitcom | Eric Monte, Mike Evans |
| Feb 10 | Apple's Way | 1974–1975 | 2 | 28 | Sitcom | Earl Hamner, Jr. |
| Feb 18 | TattletalesGame show | 1974–1978 | — | 1,075 | Game show | Ira Skutch |
| Mar 22 | Sons and Daughters | 1974 | 1 | 9 | — | |
| Apr 1 | Now You See It | 1974–1975 | — | — | Game show | Frank Wayne |
| Jul 3 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | 1974–1976 | 3 | 44 | Variety show | |
| Sep 7 | Partridge Family 2200 A.D.Animated series | 1974–1975 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 7 | Shazam! | 1974–1977 | 3 | 28 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 7 | The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine | 1974–1975 | — | — | Children's | John Aylesworth |
| Sep 7 | The U.S. of Archie | 1974–1976 | 1 | 16 | Comedy | Bob Montana |
| Sep 7 | Valley of the DinosaursAnimated series | 1974 | — | 16 | Comedy | William Hanna |
| Sep 9 | Rhoda | 1974–1978 | 5 | 110 | Sitcom | Allan Burns, James L. Brooks |
| Sep 11 | The Manhunter | 1974–1975 | 1 | 23 | — | |
| Sep 13 | Planet of the Apes | 1974 | 1 | 14 | Post-apocalyptic | |
| Sep 14 | Friends and Lovers | 1974–1975 | 1 | 15 | Sitcom | James L. Brooks |
| Nov 21 | Benjamin FranklinMiniseries | 1974–1975 | — | 4 | Docudrama | |
| Jan 18 | The Jeffersons | 1975–1985 | 11 | 253 | Sitcom | Michael Ross, Don Nicholl |
| Feb 7 | Khan! | 1975 | 1 | 7 | Detective | |
| Feb 16 | Cher | 1975–1976 | 2 | 26 | Talk show | |
| Mar 14 | We'll Get By | 1975 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | Alan Alda |
| Jun 16 | Spin-Off | 1975 | — | 50 | — | |
| Aug 23 | Big Eddie | 1975 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | |
| Aug 25 | Beacon Hill | 1975 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 6 | Far Out Space Nuts | 1975–1976 | — | 15 | Children's | Sid and Marty Krofft |
| Sep 6 | The Ghost Busters | 1975 | 1 | 15 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 6 | The Secrets of Isis | 1975–1976 | 2 | 22 | Fantasy | |
| Sep 8 | Give-n-Take | 1975 | — | 60 | — | |
| Sep 8 | Phyllis | 1975–1977 | 2 | 48 | Sitcom | Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger |
| Sep 9 | Joe and Sons | 1975–1976 | 1 | 14 | — | |
| Sep 9 | Switch | 1975–1978 | 3 | 71 | Crime | Glen A. Larson |
| Sep 10 | Kate McShane | 1975 | 1 | 11 | — | |
| Sep 13 | Doc | 1975–1976 | 2 | 31 | Sitcom | Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels |
| Sep 14 | Three for the Road | 1975 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Sep 21 | Bronk | 1975–1976 | 1 | 24 | Drama | Carroll O'Connor |
| Dec 16 | One Day at a Time | 1975–1984 | 9 | 209 | Sitcom | Whitney Blake, Allan Manings |
| Dec 17 | The Blue Knight | 1975–1976 | 2 | 24 | Detective | |
| Jan 20 | Popi | 1976 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |
| Feb 13 | Sara | 1976 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Jun 16 | The Jacksons | 1976–1977 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Jul 12 | Family Feud | 1976 | 19 | 2,384 | Game show | Mark Goodson |
| Aug 14 | Clue ClubAnimated series | 1976–1977 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Aug 14 | The Diahann Carroll Show | 1976 | — | 4 | — | |
| Aug 21 | Ivan the Terrible | 1976 | 1 | 5 | Sitcom | |
| Aug 31 | Alice | 1976–1985 | 9 | 202 | Sitcom | Robert Getchell |
| Sep 9 | Delvecchio | 1976–1977 | 1 | 22 | Crime | |
| Sep 11 | Ark II | 1976 | 1 | 15 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 11 | Tarzan, Lord of the JungleAnimated series | 1976–1980 | 4 | 36 | Fantasy | Don Towsley |
| Sep 11 | Way Out Games | 1976–1977 | — | — | Game show | |
| Sep 17 | Spencer's Pilots | 1976 | 1 | 11 | — | |
| Sep 20 | All's Fair | 1976–1977 | 1 | 24 | Sitcom | Norman Lear |
| Sep 20 | Executive Suite | 1976–1977 | 1 | 18 | Drama | |
| Sep 22 | Ball Four | 1976 | 1 | 5 | LGBTQ | |
| Sep 23 | The Tony Randall Show | 1976–1978 | 2 | 44 | Sitcom | Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses |
| Dec 13 | Double Dare | 1976–1977 | — | 96 | Game show | Jay Wolpert |
| — | Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine | 1977–1980 | — | — | Children's | |
| — | Nashville 99 | 1977 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| Jan 10 | Circus of the Stars | 1977–1994 | — | 19 | — | |
| Jan 17 | Busting Loose | 1977 | 2 | 25 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 21 | Code R | 1977 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Jan 31 | The Andros Targets | 1977 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Feb 10 | The New Adventures of BatmanAnimated series | 1977 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Feb 18 | Hunter | 1977 | 1 | 14 | Drama | |
| Mar 20 | Loves Me, Loves Me Not | 1977 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 19 | The Amazing Spider-Man | 1977–1979 | 2 | 14 | Science fiction | Alvin Boretz |
| May 5 | The Nixon Interviews | 1977 | 1 | 5 | Biographical | |
| Aug 1 | Szysznyk | 1977–1978 | 2 | 15 | Sitcom | |
| Aug 5 | A Year at the Top | 1977 | 1 | 5 | Sitcom | Woody Kling |
| Sep 5 | Rafferty | 1977 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 5 | The Fitzpatricks | 1977–1978 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 10 | Mystery Island | 1977–1978 | — | 16 | — | |
| Sep 10 | Space Academy | 1977–1979 | 1 | 15 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 10 | The Batman/Tarzan Adventure HourAnimated series | 1977–1978 | — | — | — | |
| Sep 10 | The Robonic StoogesAnimated series | 1977–1978 | 2 | 32 | Comedy | |
| Sep 10 | The Skatebirds | 1977–1978 | 1 | 16 | Live action & animation | |
| Sep 10 | Wacko | 1977 | — | — | Comedy | |
| Sep 10 | What's New, Mr. Magoo?Animated series | 1977 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 10 | Wonder Wheels | 1977–1978 | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Sep 12 | The Betty White Show | 1977–1978 | 1 | 14 | Sitcom | Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels |
| Sep 12 | Young Dan'l Boone | 1977 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| Sep 16 | Logan's Run | 1977–1978 | 1 | 14 | Science fiction | William F. Nolan |
| Sep 20 | Lou Grant | 1977–1982 | 5 | 114 | Drama | Allan Burns, Gene Reynolds |
| Oct 1 | We've Got Each Other | 1977–1978 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Oct 9 | On Our Own (1977 TV series) | 1977–1978 | — | — | Sitcom | Bob Randall |
| Jan 27 | The World Beyond | 1978 | — | 1 | Detective | Art Wallace |
| Jan 30 | Baby, I'm Back | 1978 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Lila Garrett |
| Mar 10 | Husbands, Wives & Lovers | 1978 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | Joan Rivers |
| Mar 10 | The Incredible Hulk | 1978–1982 | 5 | 82 | Drama | Kenneth Johnson |
| Mar 14 | Sam | 1978 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Apr 2 | Dallas | 1978–1991 | 14 | 357 | Soap opera | David Jacobs |
| Apr 3 | Pass the Buck | 1978 | — | 65 | Game show | Bob Stewart |
| Apr 8 | Another Day | 1978 | 1 | 4 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 8 | The Ted Knight Show | 1978 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 24 | Card Sharks | 1978–2021 | — | 842 | Quiz show | Chester Feldman |
| Aug 28 | Flying High | 1978–1979 | 1 | 19 | Comedy-drama | |
| Sep 1 | Tic-Tac-Dough | 1978 | 2 | 1,978 | Game show | Jack Barry, Dan Enright |
| Sep 9 | Dinky DogAnimated series | 1978–1981 | 1 | 16 | Comedy | |
| Sep 9 | Jason of Star Command | 1978–1981 | 2 | 28 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 9 | Tarzan and the Super 7Animated series | 1978–1980 | 1 | 33 | — | |
| Sep 9 | The All-New Popeye ShowAnimated series | 1978–1983 | 3 | — | — | E. C. Segar |
| Sep 9 | The Paper Chase | 1978–1986 | 4 | 59 | Legal drama | John Jay Osborn, Jr. |
| Sep 10 | Kaz | 1978–1979 | 1 | 22 | Drama | Ron Leibman |
| Sep 18 | WKRP in Cincinnati | 1978–1982 | 4 | 90 | Sitcom | Hugh Wilson |
| Sep 20 | In the Beginning | 1978 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 23 | The American Girls | 1978 | 1 | 11 | — | Lee Philips |
| Sep 24 | Mary | 1978 | 1 | 3 | Variety show | |
| Nov 12 | The WordMiniseries | 1978 | — | — | Drama | |
| Nov 27 | The White Shadow | 1978–1981 | 3 | 54 | — | Bruce Paltrow |
| — | Young Maverick | 1979–1980 | 1 | 8 | Western | |
| Jan 26 | The Dukes of Hazzard | 1979–1985 | 7 | 147 | Comedy | Gy Waldron |
| Jan 28 | CBS News Sunday MorningNews program | 1979 | 38 | — | News magazine | Charles Kuralt |
| Feb 4 | Co-Ed Fever | 1979 | — | 6 | Sitcom | |
| Feb 26 | Billy | 1979 | 1 | 7 | Sitcom | |
| Feb 26 | Flatbush | 1979 | — | 6 | — | |
| Mar 4 | Stockard Channing in Just Friends | 1979 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 4 | The Mary Tyler Moore Hour | 1979 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 24 | The Bad News Bears | 1979–1980 | 2 | 26 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 23 | Whew! | 1979–1980 | — | 275 | — | Jay Wolpert |
| Apr 26 | Time Express | 1979 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| May 5 | Beane's of Boston | 1979 | 1 | 1 | Sitcom | Jeremy Lloyd |
| Aug 8 | Dorothy | 1979 | 1 | 4 | Sitcom | |
| Aug 8 | Hanging In | 1979 | 1 | 4 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 8 | QuaculaAnimated series | 1979 | 1 | — | Comedy | |
| Sep 8 | The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & JeckleAnimated series | 1979–1980 | 1 | 48 | Comedy | |
| Sep 15 | Working Stiffs | 1979 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | Bob Brunner |
| Sep 19 | Struck by Lightning | 1979 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 19 | The Last Resort | 1979–1980 | 1 | 15 | Sitcom | Gary David Goldberg |
| Sep 23 | Archie Bunker's Place | 1979–1983 | 4 | 97 | Sitcom | Norman Lear |
| Sep 23 | Trapper John, M.D. | 1979–1986 | 7 | 151 | Medical drama | H. Richard Hornberger |
| Sep 25 | California Fever | 1979 | 1 | 10 | Teen drama | |
| Sep 29 | Big Shamus, Little Shamus | 1979 | 1 | 13 | Detective | |
| Sep 29 | Paris | 1979–1980 | 1 | 13 | Police procedural | Steven Bochco |
| Nov 17 | Salem's LotMiniseries | 1979 | 1 | 2 | Vampire | |
| Nov 23 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | 1979–1983 | 5 | 23 | Drama | |
| Dec 17 | House Calls | 1979–1982 | 3 | 57 | Sitcom | |
| Dec 27 | Knots Landing | 1979–1993 | 14 | 344 | Soap opera | David Jacobs |