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1972 premieres

60 American shows premiered in 1972. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

60 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 9ZoomPBS6130—
Jan 12The ABC Comedy HourABC—13Variety show
Jan 13Me and the ChimpCBS113Sitcom
Jan 14Sanford and SonNBC6136Sitcom
Jan 14The Don Rickles ShowCBS—13Comedy
Jan 15Emergency!NBC6123Drama
Jan 15The Sixth SenseABC226Thriller
Feb 11CrawlspaceCBS——Horror
Mar 6The Magic GardenWPIX1252—
Mar 7The RookiesABC492Police procedural
Mar 17Ghost StoryNBC123Anthology
Apr 3Return to Peyton PlaceNBC—425Soap opera
Jun 21The Corner BarABC216Sitcom
Jun 21The SuperABC110Sitcom
Aug 5Fat Albert and the Cosby KidsAnimated seriesPBS, CBS8144Comedy
Sep 4GambitCBS, NBC7——
Sep 4The Parent GameSyndication———
Sep 4The Price Is RightGame showCBS, Syndication509,000Game show
Sep 9RunaroundNBC113Children's
Sep 9Sealab 2020Animated seriesNBC113Adventure
Sep 9The ABC Saturday Superstar MovieABC220—
Sep 9The Amazing Chan and the Chan ClanAnimated seriesCBS116—
Sep 9The BarkleysAnimated seriesNBC113—
Sep 9The Brady KidsABC222—
Sep 9The Flintstone Comedy HourAnimated seriesCBS118Comedy
Sep 9The HoundcatsAnimated seriesNBC113—
Sep 9The New Scooby-Doo MoviesAnimated seriesCBS224Crossover
Sep 9The OsmondsAnimated seriesABC—17Children's
Sep 9The Roman HolidaysAnimated seriesNBC—13Animated sitcom
Sep 10Festival of Family ClassicsSyndication120Anthology
Sep 10Ozzie's GirlsSyndication124Sitcom
Sep 12MaudeCBS6141Sitcom
Sep 12Temperatures RisingABC246Sitcom
Sep 13SearchNBC123Science fiction
Sep 13The Paul Lynde ShowABC126Sitcom
Sep 14The WaltonsCBS9221Drama
Sep 15BanyonNBC115Neo-noir
Sep 15The Brian Keith ShowNBC247Sitcom
Sep 16Bridget Loves BernieCBS124Sitcom
Sep 16The Bob Newhart ShowCBS6142Sitcom
Sep 16The Streets of San FranciscoABC5121Crime
Sep 17Anna and the KingCBS113Sitcom
Sep 17M*A*S*HCBS11256Comedy-drama
Sep 20JigsawABC18Drama
Sep 21Young Dr. KildareSyndication124—
Sep 28Assignment ViennaABC18—
Oct 4ABC Afterschool SpecialABC25139Drama
Oct 5The Delphi BureauABC18—
Oct 8BanacekNBC217Drama
Oct 8Hec RamseyNBC210Western
Oct 14Kung FuABC362Action
Oct 28Cool MillionNBC15Drama
Nov 4Great PerformancesPBS52—Drama
Nov 11Lassie's Rescue RangersAnimated seriesABC116—
Nov 24In ConcertABC———
—Amateur's Guide to LoveCBS—65—
Dec 31Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' EveABC, NBC—44Variety show
—Inside/OutPBS—30Drama
—The Mouse FactoryAnimated series243Children's
—WWF Championship Wrestling14259—
Finales

Shows that ended in 1972

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
My Three SonsABC1960–19721213
BewitchedABC1964–197289
NET PlayhouseNational Educational Television1966–197267
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherABC1969–197234
The Bold Ones: The LawyersNBC1969–197234
The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourCBS1969–197244
Bright PromiseNBC1969–1972—4
Harlem GlobetrottersAnimated seriesCBS1970–197223
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit DownABC1970–197213
ArnieCBS1970–197223
The BugaloosNBC1970–1972—3
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!Animated seriesCBS1971–197212
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm ShowAnimated seriesCBS1971–197212
LongstreetABC1971–197212
Jackson 5iveAnimated seriesABC1971–197222
The Smith FamilyABC1971–197222
Cade's CountyCBS1971–197212
The Jimmy Stewart ShowNBC1971–197212
The PartnersNBC1971–197212
The Man and the CityABC1971–197212