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1978 premieres

73 American shows premiered in 1978. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

73 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 22SportsworldNBC14—Anthology
Jan 27The World BeyondCBS—1Detective
Jan 30Baby, I'm BackCBS113Sitcom
Jan 31The Harvey Korman ShowABC16Sitcom
Feb 12KingMiniseriesNBC—3—
Feb 18Project U.F.O.NBC226Science fiction
Mar 10Husbands, Wives & LoversCBS110Sitcom
Mar 10The Incredible HulkCBS582Drama
Mar 14SamCBS16—
Mar 16A.E.S. Hudson StreetABC15Sitcom
Mar 17Richie Brockelman, Private EyeNBC15Crime
Apr 2DallasCBS14357Soap opera
Apr 2The Young PioneersMiniseriesABC13Western
Apr 3Pass the BuckCBS—65Game show
Apr 8Another DayCBS14Sitcom
Apr 8The Ted Knight ShowCBS16Sitcom
Apr 8Watch Your MouthPBS128Comedy-drama
Apr 10America 2-NightSyndication165Sitcom
Apr 13The Hanna-Barbera Happy HourNBC15—
Apr 16HolocaustMiniseriesNBC—4Drama
Apr 24Card SharksNBC, ABC—842Quiz show
Apr 24The Roller GirlsNBC14Sitcom
Apr 25Vega$ABC369Crime
May 7WheelsMiniseriesNBC—5—
May 10Joe & ValerieNBC27Sitcom
Jun 620/20News programABC38500News
Jun 24Free CountryABC15Sitcom
Jul 10World News TonightNews programABC——News
Aug 28Flying HighCBS119Comedy-drama
Sep 1Tic-Tac-DoughNBC, CBS21,978Game show
Sep 4The $1.98 Beauty Show278Game show
Sep 7Grandpa Goes to WashingtonNBC111Sitcom
Sep 7The Waverly WondersNBC13Sitcom
Sep 8The Eddie Capra MysteriesNBC113Detective
Sep 9Challenge of the Super FriendsAnimated seriesABC216—
Sep 9Dinky DogAnimated seriesCBS116Comedy
Sep 9Fabulous FunniesAnimated seriesNBC113—
Sep 9FangfaceAnimated seriesABC232—
Sep 9Galaxy Goof-UpsAnimated seriesNBC113Science fiction
Sep 9GodzillaAnimated seriesNBC, TV Tokyo226—
Sep 9Jana of the JungleNBC113—
Sep 9Jason of Star CommandCBS228Science fiction
Sep 9Tarzan and the Super 7Animated seriesCBS133—
Sep 9The All-New Popeye ShowAnimated seriesCBS3——
Sep 9The Krofft Superstar HourNBC—13—
Sep 9The New Fantastic FourAnimated seriesNBC113Science fiction
Sep 9The Paper ChaseCBS, Showtime459Legal drama
Sep 9Yogi's Space RaceAnimated seriesNBC—13Science fiction
Sep 10KazCBS122Drama
Sep 10Sword of JusticeNBC110—
Sep 12Battle of the PlanetsAnimated seriesSyndication—85Science fiction
Sep 12TaxiNBC, ABC5114Sitcom
Sep 13W.E.B.NBC15Drama
Sep 14Mork & MindyABC495Science fiction
Sep 17Battlestar GalacticaABC124Science fiction
Sep 18WKRP in CincinnatiCBS490Sitcom
Sep 20In the BeginningCBS19Sitcom
Sep 22Who's Watching the Kids?NBC111Sitcom
Sep 23The American GirlsCBS111—
Sep 24MaryCBS13Variety show
Oct 1CentennialMiniseriesNBC—12Drama
Oct 2Little WomenMiniseriesNBC12Romance
Nov 2David Cassidy: Man UndercoverNBC110Drama
Nov 3Diff'rent StrokesABC, NBC8189Sitcom
Nov 12The WordMiniseriesCBS——Drama
Nov 14Greatest Heroes of the BibleNBC—17—
Nov 16PearlMiniseriesABC—3—
Nov 27The White ShadowCBS354—
Dec 7A Pink ChristmasABC——Christmas
—Apple PieABC18Sitcom
—Julie Farr, M.D.ABC1——
—PM MagazineSyndication——Infotainment
—The Awakening LandMiniseriesNBC—3Drama
Finales

Shows that ended in 1978

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
Nightmare TheatreKIRO-TV1964–19781515
The Carol Burnett ShowCBS1967–19781112
Celebrity BowlingSyndication1971–197888
MaudeCBS1972–197867
The Bob Newhart ShowCBS1972–197867
ZoomPBS1972–197867
KojakCBS1973–197856
Police StoryNBC1973–197856
The Six Million Dollar ManABC1974–197855
Police WomanNBC1974–197845
RhodaCBS1974–197855
Chico and the ManNBC1974–197845
TattletalesGame showCBS, Syndication1974–1978—5
BarettaABC1975–197844
SwitchCBS1975–197834
The Bionic WomanABC, NBC1976–197833
The Scooby-Doo ShowAnimated seriesABC1976–197833
Baa Baa Black SheepNBC1976–197823
The Tony Randall ShowCBS, ABC1976–197823
TabithaABC1976–197813