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1980 premieres

74 American shows premiered in 1980. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

74 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 4B.A.D. CatsABC110Drama
Jan 6SkagNBC16—
Jan 7Play the PercentagesSyndication11—
Jan 8HollywoodITV113Documentary
Jan 8One in a MillionABC113Sitcom
Jan 143-2-1 ContactPBS7225—
Jan 14Chain ReactionNBC, USA Network——Game show
Jan 14StoneABC19Detective
Jan 22Goodtime GirlsABC113Comedy
Jan 27Galactica 1980ABC110Science fiction
Jan 27Tenspeed and Brown ShoeABC113Detective
Jan 27The Martian ChroniclesMiniseriesNBC—3Science fiction
Feb 22The Pink Panther in: Olym-PinksABC———
Mar 1Pink Lady and JeffNBC16Variety show
Mar 3That's Incredible!ABC511Reality
Mar 4The Big ShowNBC111Variety show
Mar 5Beyond WestworldCBS15Science fiction
Mar 11United StatesNBC113Comedy-drama
Mar 14Here's BoomerNBC224Drama
Mar 14When the Whistle BlowsABC111Sitcom
Mar 15HagenCBS19—
Mar 15SanfordNBC226Sitcom
Mar 20Palmerstown, U.S.A.CBS217Drama
Mar 22Me and MaxxNBC110Sitcom
Mar 22The Tim Conway ShowCBS231—
Mar 24FloCBS228Sitcom
Mar 24The Stockard Channing ShowCBS113Sitcom
Apr 7Park PlaceCBS14Sitcom
Apr 8The GamblerCBS——Western
Apr 11FridaysABC358—
May 12Flamingo RoadNBC239Soap opera
May 12The Dream MerchantsMiniseriesOperation Prime Time——Drama
May 29Semi-ToughABC15Sitcom
Jun 1CNN DaybreakNews programCNN———
Jun 26Nobody's PerfectABC18Sitcom
Jul 19Good Time HarryNBC17Sitcom
Aug 4TexasNBC3617Soap opera
Aug 9That's My LineCBS22Reality
Sep 6Drak PackAnimated seriesCBS116Adventure
Sep 6The Tom and Jerry Comedy ShowAnimated seriesCBS115Slapstick
Sep 13Solid Gold CountdownSyndication8332Music chart
Sep 13Super FriendsABC322—
Sep 13The Lone RangerAnimated seriesCBS228Western
Sep 15ShōgunMiniseriesNBC—5Jidaigeki
Sep 28CosmosPBS113Popularisation of science
Oct 2From Jump Street: The Story of Black MusicPBS—13Documentary
Oct 4HeathcliffAnimated seriesABC226—
Oct 4Thundarr the BarbarianAnimated seriesABC221Post-apocalyptic
Oct 5Up and ComingPBS12—
Oct 7Beulah LandMiniseriesNBC—3—
Oct 27BlockbustersNBC——Quiz show
Oct 27Ladies ManCBS116Sitcom
Oct 30It's a LivingABC, Syndication6120Sitcom
Oct 31I'm a Big Girl NowABC119Sitcom
Nov 8Richie RichAnimated seriesABC, Boomerang440Adventure
Nov 8Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooAnimated seriesABC333—
Nov 8The Fonz and the Happy Days GangAnimated seriesABC224—
Nov 8The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo ShowAnimated seriesABC321Comedy
Nov 11Too Close for ComfortABC6129Sitcom
Nov 12EnosCBS118Comedy-drama
Nov 22The Flintstone Comedy ShowAnimated seriesNBC218Comedy
Nov 27Bosom BuddiesABC237Sitcom
Nov 29Breaking AwayABC18Comedy-drama
Dec 3Pinocchio's ChristmasABC——Christmas
Dec 6Freebie and the BeanCBS19Sitcom
Dec 6Secrets of Midland HeightsCBS110Soap opera
Dec 11Magnum, P.I.CBS8162Action
—CondominiumMiniseriesHBO—2Disaster
—Force FiveSyndication5—Mecha
—Independent Network News (US)Syndication10—News
—Mystery!PBS27648Anthology
—South Dakota AdventureSouth Dakota Public Broadcasting432—
—Tush129—
—Whiz QuizWPBS-TV29—Game show
Finales

Shows that ended in 1980

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
Love of LifeCBS1951–19802930
CamouflageABC1962–1980—19
The Pink Panther ShowAnimated seriesNBC1964–19801017
Hawaii Five-OCBS1968–19801213
Barnaby JonesCBS1973–198088
The Rockford FilesNBC1974–198067
FamilyABC1976–198055
Tarzan, Lord of the JungleAnimated seriesCBS1976–198045
VisionsPBS1976–198035
Hot FudgeWXYZ-TV1976–198045
Captain Caveman and the Teen AngelsAnimated seriesABC1977–198034
¿Qué Pasa, USA?PBS1977–198044
Marlo and the Magic Movie MachineCBS1977–1980—4
FangfaceAnimated seriesABC1978–198023
Battle of the PlanetsAnimated seriesSyndication1978–1980—3
Tarzan and the Super 7Animated seriesCBS1978–198013
The $1.98 Beauty Show1978–198023
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooAnimated seriesABC1979–198012
Spider-WomanAnimated seriesABC1979–198012
Mrs. ColumboNBC1979–198022