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1977 premieres

95 American shows premiered in 1977. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

95 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 3Shoot for the StarsNBC——Game show
Jan 10Circus of the StarsCBS—19—
Jan 10Meeting of MindsPBS424Documentary
Jan 14Fantasy IslandABC7154Drama
Jan 17Busting LooseCBS225Sitcom
Jan 21Code RCBS113—
Jan 22Studio SeePBS362—
Jan 23RootsMiniseriesABC—8Drama
Jan 30Lanigan's RabbiNBC14Drama
Jan 30The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew MysteriesABC346—
Jan 31The Andros TargetsCBS113—
Feb 2Quinn Martin's Tales of the UnexpectedNBC18Horror
Feb 3The Fantastic JourneyNBC110Science fiction
Feb 5FishABC235Sitcom
Feb 9The Life and Times of Grizzly AdamsNBC238Drama
Feb 10Seventh AvenueMiniseriesNBC—6—
Feb 10The New Adventures of BatmanAnimated seriesCBS116—
Feb 12Blansky's BeautiesABC113Sitcom
Feb 18HunterCBS114Drama
Mar 1Man from AtlantisNBC117Science fiction
Mar 5Dog and CatABC—6—
Mar 7Second ChanceABC—95Game show
Mar 15Eight Is EnoughABC5112Comedy-drama
Mar 15Three's CompanyABC8172Comedy
Mar 15Westside MedicalABC113—
Mar 20Loves Me, Loves Me NotCBS16Sitcom
Mar 23Kingston: ConfidentialNBC114—
Mar 303 Girls 3NBC14—
Apr 8George Carlin at USCHBO——Stand-up comedy
Apr 17In Search of...Syndication6144Infotainment
Apr 18All That GlittersSyndication165LGBTQ
Apr 19The Amazing Spider-ManCBS214Science fiction
May 5The Nixon InterviewsCBS, Mutual Broadcasting System15Biographical
May 7QuarkNBC18Science fiction
Jul 4Fernwood 2 NightSyndication165—
Jul 18The Better SexABC———
Aug 1SzysznykCBS215Sitcom
Aug 3The KallikaksNBC15Sitcom
Aug 5A Year at the TopCBS15Sitcom
Aug 13Sugar Time!ABC213Sitcom
Sep 4Operation PetticoatABC2—Comedy
Sep 5Hollywood ConnectionSyndication——Panel game
Sep 5RaffertyCBS113—
Sep 5The FitzpatricksCBS113—
Sep 6Washington: Behind Closed DoorsMiniseriesABC—6Political
Sep 10ABC Weekend SpecialABC17132Anthology
Sep 10Baggy Pants and the NitwitsNBC113—
Sep 10Bigfoot and WildboyABC—28—
Sep 10CB BearsAnimated seriesNBC113—
Sep 10Captain Caveman and the Teen AngelsAnimated seriesABC340Comedy
Sep 10I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad AliAnimated seriesNBC113—
Sep 10Laff-A-LympicsAnimated seriesABC224Crossover
Sep 10Mystery IslandCBS—16—
Sep 10Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-LympicsAnimated seriesABC—24Comedy
Sep 10Space AcademyCBS115Science fiction
Sep 10Space SentinelsAnimated seriesNBC113Children's
Sep 10The All-New Super Friends HourAnimated seriesABC—15—
Sep 10The Batman/Tarzan Adventure HourAnimated seriesCBS———
Sep 10The New Archie and Sabrina HourNBC113Crossover
Sep 10The Red Hand GangNBC112—
Sep 10The Robonic StoogesAnimated seriesCBS232Comedy
Sep 10The SkatebirdsCBS116Live action & animation
Sep 10ThunderNBC—13—
Sep 10WackoCBS——Comedy
Sep 10What's New, Mr. Magoo?Animated seriesCBS116—
Sep 10Wonder WheelsCBS116—
Sep 12LucanABC112—
Sep 12The Betty White ShowCBS114Sitcom
Sep 12Young Dan'l BooneCBS14—
Sep 13SoapABC491Comedy
Sep 13The Richard Pryor ShowNBC14—
Sep 14Inside the NFLHBO——American football
Sep 15CHiPsNBC6139Adventure
Sep 15Carter CountryABC244Sitcom
Sep 16Logan's RunCBS114Science fiction
Sep 19Sanford ArmsNBC18Sitcom
Sep 19The San Pedro Beach BumsABC111Sitcom
Sep 20Lou GrantCBS5114Drama
Sep 21Big HawaiiNBC112Drama
Sep 21The Oregon TrailNBC114Western
Sep 24The Love BoatABC10249Comedy
Oct 1We've Got Each OtherCBS113Sitcom
Oct 3Fred Flintstone and FriendsAnimated seriesSyndication195Crossover
Oct 9On Our Own (1977 TV series)CBS——Sitcom
Oct 25Mulligan's StewNBC17Sitcom
Oct 27James at 15NBC121Drama
Dec 1PinwheelQUBE, Nickelodeon3260—
Dec 4Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasHBO, CBC Television——Christmas
Dec 8What Really Happened to the Class of '65?NBC114—
—Lovers and FriendsNBC——Soap opera
—Marlo and the Magic Movie MachineCBS——Children's
—Nashville 99CBS14—
—Starsky and Hutch on Playboy IslandABC——Comedy
—The Godfather SagaMiniseriesNBC14Crime
—¿Qué Pasa, USA?PBS439Sitcom
Finales

Shows that ended in 1977

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
Storybook SquaresNBC1969–1977—9
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS1970–197778
McCloudNBC1970–197778
McMillan & WifeNBC1971–197767
The Electric CompanyPBS1971–197767
The NBC Mystery MovieNBC1971–197767
The Streets of San FranciscoABC1972–197756
Emergency!NBC1972–197766
Sanford and SonNBC1972–197766
Shazam!CBS1974–197734
Spidey Super StoriesPBS1974–197724
PhyllisCBS1975–197723
Dynomutt, Dog WonderAnimated seriesABC1976–197712
Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanSyndication1976–197722
The JacksonsCBS1976–197712
Clue ClubAnimated seriesCBS1976–197712
The Mumbly Cartoon ShowAnimated seriesABC1976–197712
SerpicoNBC1976–197712
DelvecchioCBS1976–197712
Once an EagleNBC1976–197712