| Mar 30 | Somerset | 1970–1976 | 6 | 1,710 | Soap opera | Robert Cenedella |
| Sep 12 | Doctor DolittleAnimated series | 1970–1971 | 1 | 17 | — | David H. DePatie |
| Sep 12 | The Bugaloos | 1970–1972 | — | 17 | Comedy | |
| Sep 13 | The Bold Ones: The Senator | 1970–1971 | 1 | 8 | Thriller | |
| Sep 15 | The Don Knotts Show | 1970–1971 | 1 | 24 | Comedy | |
| Sep 16 | McCloud | 1970–1977 | 7 | 46 | Crime | Herman Miller |
| Sep 17 | Nancy | 1970–1971 | 1 | 17 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 17 | The Flip Wilson Show | 1970–1974 | 4 | 94 | — | |
| Sep 29 | San Francisco International Airport | 1970 | 1 | 7 | — | |
| — | The NBC Mystery Movie | 1971–1977 | 6 | — | — | Sid Sheinberg |
| Feb 3 | The Psychiatrist | 1971 | 1 | 7 | — | |
| Jul 20 | Make Your Own Kind of Music | 1971 | — | 8 | — | |
| Aug 2 | Three on a Match | 1971–1974 | — | — | Game show | Bob Stewart |
| Sep 16 | Nichols | 1971–1972 | 1 | 24 | Western | Frank Pierson |
| Sep 17 | McMillan & Wife | 1971–1977 | 6 | 40 | Drama | |
| Sep 17 | The D.A. | 1971–1972 | 1 | 15 | — | Harold Jack Bloom |
| Sep 18 | The Good Life | 1971–1972 | 1 | 15 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 18 | The Partners | 1971–1972 | 1 | 20 | Sitcom | Don Adams |
| Sep 19 | The Jimmy Stewart Show | 1971–1972 | 1 | 24 | Sitcom | Hal Kanter |
| Sep 21 | Sarge | 1971–1972 | 1 | 13 | Crime | |
| Sep 21 | The Funny Side | 1971–1972 | 1 | 14 | Sketch comedy | |
| Jan 14 | Sanford and Son | 1972–1977 | 6 | 136 | Sitcom | Norman Lear |
| Jan 15 | Emergency! | 1972–1977 | 6 | 123 | Drama | Robert A. Cinader, Harold Jack Bloom |
| Mar 17 | Ghost Story | 1972 | 1 | 23 | Anthology | |
| Apr 3 | Return to Peyton Place | 1972–1974 | — | 425 | Soap opera | |
| Sep 4 | Gambit | 1972–1981 | 7 | — | — | |
| Sep 9 | Runaround | 1972–1973 | 1 | 13 | Children's | Heatter-Quigley Productions |
| Sep 9 | Sealab 2020Animated series | 1972 | 1 | 13 | Adventure | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| Sep 9 | The BarkleysAnimated series | 1972–1973 | 1 | 13 | — | David H. DePatie |
| Sep 9 | The HoundcatsAnimated series | 1972 | 1 | 13 | — | Joe Ruby, Ken Spears |
| Sep 9 | The Roman HolidaysAnimated series | 1972 | — | 13 | Animated sitcom | |
| Sep 13 | Search | 1972–1973 | 1 | 23 | Science fiction | Leslie Stevens |
| Sep 15 | Banyon | 1972–1973 | 1 | 15 | Neo-noir | |
| Sep 15 | The Brian Keith Show | 1972–1974 | 2 | 47 | Sitcom | |
| Oct 8 | Banacek | 1972–1974 | 2 | 17 | Drama | |
| Oct 8 | Hec Ramsey | 1972–1974 | 2 | 10 | Western | |
| Oct 28 | Cool Million | 1972 | 1 | 5 | Drama | Larry Cohen |
| Dec 31 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve | 1972 | — | 44 | Variety show | Dick Clark |
| Feb 2 | The Midnight Special | 1973–1981 | — | 450 | Variety show | Burt Sugarman |
| Feb 11 | Escape | 1973 | 1 | 4 | Anthology | Jack Webb |
| Sep 8 | Butch Cassidy | 1973 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 8 | Emergency +4 | 1973–1974 | 2 | 23 | — | Harold Jack Bloom |
| Sep 8 | Inch High, Private EyeAnimated series | 1973–1974 | 1 | 13 | Comedy | |
| Sep 8 | Sigmund and the Sea Monsters | 1973–1975 | 2 | 29 | — | |
| Sep 8 | Star TrekAnimated series | 1973–1974 | 2 | 22 | Comedy | Gene Roddenberry |
| Sep 8 | The Addams FamilyAnimated series | 1973 | 1 | 16 | Animated sitcom | Charles Addams |
| Sep 10 | Classic Concentration | 1973–1991 | 15 | 3,770 | Game show | Jack Barry, Dan Enright |
| Sep 10 | Diana | 1973–1974 | 1 | 15 | Sitcom | Leonard B. Stern |
| Sep 10 | Lotsa Luck | 1973–1974 | 1 | 22 | Sitcom | Carl Reiner |
| Sep 11 | Chase | 1973–1974 | 1 | 23 | Drama | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Sep 14 | The Girl with Something Extra | 1973–1974 | 1 | 22 | Fantasy | Bernard Slade |
| Sep 21 | Needles and Pins | 1973 | 1 | 14 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 25 | Police Story | 1973–1978 | 5 | 94 | Anthology | Joseph Wambaugh |
| Sep 26 | Faraday & Company | 1973–1974 | 1 | 4 | Drama | |
| Oct 3 | Love Story | 1973–1974 | 1 | 12 | Drama | |
| Oct 10 | Tenafly | 1973–1974 | 1 | 5 | — | William Link |
| Dec 19 | The Snoop Sisters | 1973–1974 | 1 | 5 | Comedy | |
| — | Petrocelli | 1974–1976 | 2 | 45 | Drama | |
| Jan 7 | How to Survive a Marriage | 1974–1975 | — | 335 | Soap opera | Anne Howard Bailey |
| Jun 6 | The Dean Martin Comedy World | 1974 | 1 | 6 | Comedy | Dean Martin |
| Sep 7 | Land of the Lost | 1974–1976 | 3 | 43 | Science fiction | Sid and Marty Krofft |
| Sep 7 | Run, Joe, Run | 1974–1975 | 2 | 26 | — | |
| Sep 7 | Wheelie and the Chopper BunchAnimated series | 1974 | 1 | 13 | Comedy | |
| Sep 9 | Born Free | 1974 | 1 | 13 | Drama | |
| Sep 11 | Little House on the Prairie | 1974–1983 | 9 | 204 | Drama | Michael Landon |
| Sep 11 | Lucas Tanner | 1974–1975 | 1 | 22 | Drama | |
| Sep 12 | Movin' On | 1974–1976 | 2 | 45 | — | Philip D'Antoni |
| Sep 12 | Sierra | 1974 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Sep 13 | Chico and the Man | 1974–1978 | 4 | 88 | Sitcom | James Komack |
| Sep 13 | Police Woman | 1974–1978 | 4 | 91 | Crime | Robert L. Collins |
| Sep 13 | The Rockford Files | 1974–1980 | 6 | 123 | Detective | Stephen J. Cannell, Roy Huggins |
| Oct 31 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast | 1974–1984 | 10 | 54 | Variety show | |
| Dec 1 | Amy Prentiss | 1974–1975 | 1 | 3 | Drama | |
| — | The UFO Incident | 1975 | — | — | Biographical | |
| — | Westwind | 1975 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Jan 6 | Blank Check | 1975 | — | 130 | — | |
| Jan 30 | Archer | 1975 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Mar 6 | Sunshine | 1975 | 1 | 13 | Comedy | |
| Mar 6 | The Bob Crane Show | 1975 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 4 | Fay | 1975–1976 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | Susan Harris |
| Sep 4 | Medical Story | 1975–1976 | 1 | 12 | Anthology | David Gerber |
| Sep 4 | The Montefuscos | 1975 | 1 | 8 | Comedy | Bill Persky |
| Sep 6 | Return to the Planet of the ApesAnimated series | 1975 | 1 | 13 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 6 | The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty | 1975 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 7 | The Family Holvak | 1975 | 1 | 10 | — | |
| Sep 8 | The Invisible Man | 1975–1976 | 1 | 13 | Science fiction | Harve Bennett |
| Sep 9 | Joe Forrester | 1975–1976 | 1 | 22 | Drama | |
| Sep 10 | Doctors' Hospital | 1975–1976 | 1 | 13 | Drama | |
| Sep 11 | Ellery Queen | 1975–1976 | 1 | 23 | Detective | Richard Levinson |
| Sep 26 | JackpotGame show | 1975–1990 | — | 525 | — | Bob Stewart |
| Oct 5 | McCoy | 1975–1976 | 1 | 5 | Drama | |
| Oct 11 | Saturday Night Live | 1975 | 52 | 1,010 | Stand-up comedy | Lorne Michaels |
| Dec 4 | Grady | 1975–1976 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 14 | The Bionic Woman | 1976–1978 | 3 | 58 | Science fiction | Kenneth Johnson |
| Jan 28 | The Dumplings | 1976 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 30 | The Practice | 1976–1977 | 2 | 27 | Sitcom | Steve Gordon |
| Feb 2 | Jigsaw John | 1976 | 1 | 16 | Detective | |
| Feb 3 | City of Angels | 1976 | 1 | 13 | Detective | Stephen J. Cannell, Roy Huggins |
| Jun 14 | The Gong Show | 1976–1989 | 1 | 7 | Game show | Chris Bearde |
| Sep 11 | Big John, Little John | 1976 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Sherwood Schwartz |
| Sep 11 | McDuff, the Talking Dog | 1976 | — | 13 | — | |
| Sep 11 | Monster Squad | 1976–1977 | — | 13 | Vampire | |
| Sep 11 | The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. | 1976–1977 | 1 | 13 | — | Romeo Muller |
| Sep 21 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | 1976–1978 | 2 | 37 | Drama | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Sep 22 | The Quest | 1976 | 1 | 15 | Western | Tracy Keenan Wynn |
| Sep 23 | Gemini Man | 1976 | 1 | 12 | Adventure | Harve Bennett |
| Sep 24 | Serpico | 1976–1977 | 1 | 15 | Drama | |
| Sep 30 | Captains and the KingsMiniseries | 1976 | 1 | 8 | — | |
| Oct 3 | Quincy, M.E. | 1976–1983 | 8 | 148 | Crime | Glen A. Larson, Lou Shaw |
| Oct 4 | 50 Grand Slam | 1976 | — | 65 | Game show | Ralph Andrews |
| Oct 4 | Stumpers | 1976 | 1 | 65 | Game show | Lin Bolen |
| Oct 6 | How to Break Up a Happy Divorce | 1976 | — | — | Comedy | |
| Nov 11 | Gibbsville | 1976 | 1 | 13 | Drama | |
| Dec 1 | C.P.O. Sharkey | 1976–1978 | 2 | 37 | Sitcom | Aaron Ruben |
| Dec 1 | Sirota's Court | 1976–1977 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Dec 1 | The McLean Stevenson Show | 1976–1977 | 1 | 12 | Comedy | |
| Dec 2 | Once an Eagle | 1976–1977 | 1 | 7 | Drama | |
| — | Lovers and Friends | 1977–1978 | — | — | Soap opera | |
| — | The Godfather SagaMiniseries | 1977 | 1 | 4 | Crime | Mario Puzo |
| Jan 3 | Shoot for the Stars | 1977 | — | — | Game show | Bob Stewart |
| Jan 30 | Lanigan's Rabbi | 1977 | 1 | 4 | Drama | |
| Feb 2 | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected | 1977 | 1 | 8 | Horror | |
| Feb 3 | The Fantastic Journey | 1977 | 1 | 10 | Science fiction | |
| Feb 9 | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | 1977–1978 | 2 | 38 | Drama | Charles Sellier |
| Feb 10 | Seventh AvenueMiniseries | 1977 | — | 6 | — | |
| Mar 1 | Man from Atlantis | 1977–1978 | 1 | 17 | Science fiction | |
| Mar 23 | Kingston: Confidential | 1977 | 1 | 14 | — | |
| Mar 30 | 3 Girls 3 | 1977 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| May 7 | Quark | 1977–1978 | 1 | 8 | Science fiction | Buck Henry |
| Aug 3 | The Kallikaks | 1977 | 1 | 5 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 10 | Baggy Pants and the Nitwits | 1977 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 10 | CB BearsAnimated series | 1977–1978 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 10 | I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad AliAnimated series | 1977 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 10 | Space SentinelsAnimated series | 1977 | 1 | 13 | Children's | |
| Sep 10 | The New Archie and Sabrina Hour | 1977 | 1 | 13 | Crossover | |
| Sep 10 | The Red Hand Gang | 1977 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Sep 10 | Thunder | 1977–1978 | — | 13 | — | |
| Sep 13 | The Richard Pryor Show | 1977 | 1 | 4 | — | Richard Pryor |
| Sep 15 | CHiPs | 1977–1983 | 6 | 139 | Adventure | Rick Rosner |
| Sep 19 | Sanford Arms | 1977 | 1 | 8 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 21 | Big Hawaii | 1977 | 1 | 12 | Drama | |
| Sep 21 | The Oregon Trail | 1977 | 1 | 14 | Western | |
| Oct 25 | Mulligan's Stew | 1977 | 1 | 7 | Sitcom | |
| Oct 27 | James at 15 | 1977–1978 | 1 | 21 | Drama | Dan Wakefield |
| Dec 8 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | 1977–1978 | 1 | 14 | — | |
| — | The Awakening LandMiniseries | 1978 | — | 3 | Drama | |
| Jan 22 | Sportsworld | 1978–1994 | 14 | — | Anthology | Chet Simmons |
| Feb 12 | KingMiniseries | 1978 | — | 3 | — | |
| Feb 18 | Project U.F.O. | 1978–1979 | 2 | 26 | Science fiction | Jack Webb |
| Mar 17 | Richie Brockelman, Private Eye | 1978 | 1 | 5 | Crime | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Apr 13 | The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour | 1978 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Apr 16 | HolocaustMiniseries | 1978 | — | 4 | Drama | Gerald Green |
| Apr 24 | Card Sharks | 1978–2021 | — | 842 | Quiz show | Chester Feldman |
| Apr 24 | The Roller Girls | 1978 | 1 | 4 | Sitcom | |
| May 7 | WheelsMiniseries | 1978 | — | 5 | — | |
| May 10 | Joe & Valerie | 1978–1979 | 2 | 7 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 1 | Tic-Tac-Dough | 1978 | 2 | 1,978 | Game show | Jack Barry, Dan Enright |
| Sep 7 | Grandpa Goes to Washington | 1978–1979 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 7 | The Waverly Wonders | 1978 | 1 | 3 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 8 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | 1978–1979 | 1 | 13 | Detective | |
| Sep 9 | Fabulous FunniesAnimated series | 1978 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 9 | Galaxy Goof-UpsAnimated series | 1978–1979 | 1 | 13 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 9 | GodzillaAnimated series | 1978–1979 | 2 | 26 | — | |
| Sep 9 | Jana of the Jungle | 1978 | 1 | 13 | — | Doug Wildey |
| Sep 9 | The Krofft Superstar Hour | 1978–1979 | — | 13 | — | |
| Sep 9 | The New Fantastic FourAnimated series | 1978 | 1 | 13 | Science fiction | Stan Lee |
| Sep 9 | Yogi's Space RaceAnimated series | 1978 | — | 13 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 10 | Sword of Justice | 1978–1979 | 1 | 10 | — | |
| Sep 12 | Taxi | 1978–1983 | 5 | 114 | Sitcom | James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger |
| Sep 13 | W.E.B. | 1978 | 1 | 5 | Drama | |
| Sep 22 | Who's Watching the Kids? | 1978 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | Garry Marshall |
| Oct 1 | CentennialMiniseries | 1978–1979 | — | 12 | Drama | |
| Oct 2 | Little WomenMiniseries | 1978 | 1 | 2 | Romance | |
| Nov 2 | David Cassidy: Man Undercover | 1978–1979 | 1 | 10 | Drama | Richard Fielder |
| Nov 3 | Diff'rent Strokes | 1978–1986 | 8 | 189 | Sitcom | Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris |
| Nov 14 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible | 1978–1979 | — | 17 | — | |
| — | Password Plus and Super Password | 1979–1989 | — | 1,151 | Game show | Bob Stewart |
| Jan 18 | Legends of the SuperheroesMiniseries | 1979 | 1 | 2 | Action | |
| Jan 21 | Brothers and Sisters | 1979 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 26 | Hello, Larry | 1979–1980 | 2 | 38 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 26 | Turnabout | 1979 | 1 | 7 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 29 | Backstairs at the White HouseMiniseries | 1979 | 1 | 4 | Drama | |
| Feb 3 | Buford and the Galloping GhostAnimated series | 1979 | — | 13 | — | |
| Feb 3 | The New Fred and Barney ShowAnimated series | 1979 | 2 | 17 | — | |
| Feb 7 | Supertrain | 1979 | 1 | 9 | Science fiction | Donald E. Westlake, Earl W. Wallace |
| Feb 10 | B. J. and the Bear | 1979–1981 | 3 | 47 | Comedy | Glen A. Larson |
| Feb 14 | From Here to Eternity | 1979 | 1 | 3 | Drama | |
| Feb 26 | Mrs. Columbo | 1979–1980 | 2 | 13 | Crime | |
| Feb 27 | Cliffhangers | 1979 | 1 | 10 | Drama | Kenneth Johnson |
| Mar 29 | The ChisholmsMiniseries | 1979–1980 | 2 | 13 | Western | |
| Apr 5 | The DukeMiniseries | 1979 | 1 | 5 | — | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Apr 12 | Highcliffe Manor | 1979 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 12 | Whodunnit? | 1979 | — | — | Panel game | |
| Apr 18 | Real People | 1979–1984 | 5 | 37 | Reality | |
| May 10 | Hizzonner | 1979 | 1 | 7 | Sitcom | |
| Aug 13 | Mindreaders | 1979–1980 | — | 109 | — | Mark Goodson |
| Aug 24 | The Facts of Life | 1979–1988 | 9 | 209 | Sitcom | Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon |
| Sep 8 | Fred and Barney Meet The ThingAnimated series | 1979 | — | 13 | Crossover | |
| Sep 8 | The Thing | 1979 | — | 26 | — | |
| Sep 16 | Sport Billy | 1979–1981 | 2 | 26 | — | Lou Scheimer |
| Sep 18 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | 1979–1981 | 2 | 38 | Sitcom | Glen A. Larson |
| Sep 20 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | 1979–1981 | 2 | 37 | Science fiction | Glen A. Larson, Philip Francis Nowlan |
| Sep 21 | Eischied | 1979–1980 | 1 | 13 | Drama | |
| Sep 22 | A Man Called Sloane | 1979 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Sep 22 | Casper and the Angels | 1979 | — | 13 | — | |
| Sep 22 | Flash GordonAnimated series | 1979–1982 | 2 | 32 | Comedy | Alex Raymond |
| Sep 22 | The New ShmooAnimated series | 1979–1980 | 1 | 16 | — | Al Capp |
| Sep 22 | The Super Globetrotters | 1979 | 1 | 13 | Animation | Hanna-Barbera |
| Oct 26 | Shirley | 1979–1980 | 1 | 13 | Comedy-drama | |
| Nov 15 | The Bee Gees Special | 1979 | — | — | — | |
| Dec 8 | Fred and Barney Meet the ShmooAnimated series | 1979–1980 | 1 | 13 | Crossover | |
| Dec 28 | Joe's World | 1979–1980 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |