1974 in television
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See also: 1973 in television, other events of 1974, 1975 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
For the American network television schedule, please see 1974-75 American network television schedule.
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Events
- February 8 - The Secret Storm airs its 5195th and final episode. The show is replaced ten days later by Tattletales, a game show hosted by Bert Convy.
- March 13 - The Execution of Private Slovik. A made for television film, it told the story of Pvt. Eddie Slovik, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War.
- August 8 - US President Richard Nixon resigns live on television.
- September 10 - The controversial TV movie Born Innocent, starring Linda Blair, was first screened on the NBC network in the United States. The film, which involved a fourteen-year-old being sent to what the television preview deemed a women's prison (when in reality it was a reform school), drew heavy criticism due to an all-female rape scene, the first ever seen on American television. The scene was deleted in subsequent re-airings after a group of girls assaulted an eight-year-old with a pop bottle, influenced by the scene in the film.
- Monty Python's Flying Circus, the popular British sketch comedy which aired its final episode this year, is first shown in the US on an educational TV station in Dallas, Texas.
- The children's special Free to Be... You and Me first airs on American television, produced by comedic actress Marlo Thomas.
- Meg Dale (Tudi Wiggins) calls her son Ben (Christopher Reeve) a "bastard" on the soap opera Love of Life, the first time a profanity was spoken on American daytime television.
- The documentary series Legacy for the Future first airs on NHK in Japan.
Debuts
- January 5 - Tiswas starts as a local programme in the Midlands in the UK and the television show was not fully networked until 1979 (1974-1982).
- January 7 - How to Survive a Marriage debuts in a 90-minute special on NBC daytime. The episode shows the first nudity (which was merely simulated and not seen) on American daytime television.
- January 15 - Happy Days premieres on ABC (1974-1984).
- February 1 - Good Times, a spinoff of Maude, premieres on CBS (1974-1979).
- February 18 - Tattletales, hosted by Bert Convy, premieres on CBS daytime (1974-1978, 1982-1984).
- September 9 - Rhoda premieres on CBS (1974-1978).
- September 11 - Little House on the Prairie starring Michael Landon (1974-1983).
- September 13 - Chico and the Man premieres (1974-1978).
- September 13 - The Rockford Files premieres (1974-1980).
- September - Police Woman premieres in the US (1974-1978).
- Countdown premieres in Australia (1974-1987).
- Derrick (1974-1998), German Krimi written by Herbert Reinecker, starring Horst Tappert.
- Land of the Lost premieres (1974-1977).
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast premieres (1974-1984).
- Wish You Were Here...? premieres in the UK (1974-present).
Television shows
- Meet the Press (1947-present).
- Candid Camera (1948-present).
- Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
- Truth or Consequences (1950-1988).
- Love of Life (1951-1980).
- Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986).
- American Bandstand (1952-1989).
- The Guiding Light (1952-present).
- The Today Show (1952-present).
- Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
- The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983).
- Face the Nation (1954-present).
- The Tonight Show (1954-present).
- Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984).
- Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976).
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975).
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982).
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003).
- As the World Turns (1956-present).
- Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978).
- The Edge of Night (1956-1984).
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
- Grandstand (UK) (1958-present).
- Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
- Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981).
- The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
- Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978).
- Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
- General Hospital (1963-present).
- The Doctors (1963-1982).
- Another World (1964-1999).
- Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003).
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present).
- Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present).
- Days of Our Lives (1965-present).
- World of Sport (UK) (1965-1985).
- Play School (1966-present).
- The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
- Ironside (1967-1975).
- Mannix (1967-1975).
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978).
- 60 Minutes (1968-present).
- Dad's Army (UK) (1968-1977).
- Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
- Magpie (UK) (1968-1980).
- One Life to Live (1968-present).
- Hee Haw (1969-1993).
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969-1976).
- Sesame Street (1969-present).
- The Benny Hill Show (UK) (1969-1989).
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1969-1979).
- All My Children (1970-present).
- Mary Tyler Moore (1970-1977).
- McCloud (1970-1977).
- Monday Night Football (1970-present).
- Play for Today (UK) (1970-1984).
- The Odd Couple (1970-1975).
- All in the Family (1971-1979).
- Columbo (1971-1978).
- Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present).
- McMillan and Wife (1971-1977).
- Old Grey Whistle Test (UK) (1971-1987).
- Soul Train (1971-present).
- Are You Being Served? (UK) (1972-1985).
- Emergency! (1972-1977).
- Emmerdale Farm (UK) (1972-present).
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1984).
- John Craven's Newsround (UK) (1972-present).
- Kung Fu (1972-1975).
- Maude (1972-1978).
- M*A*S*H (1972-1983).
- Sanford and Son (1972-1977).
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978).
- The Price Is Right (1972-present).
- The Waltons (1972-1981).
- Barnaby Jones (1973-1980).
- Kojak (1973-1978, 2005-present).
- Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present).
- Match Game '74 (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999).
- Schoolhouse Rock! (1973-1986).
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1973-1978).
- Superstars (UK) (1973-1985, 2003-2005).
- The Tomorrow Show (1973-1982).
- The Young and the Restless (1973-present).
Ending this year
- The Secret Storm (1954-1974).
- The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974).
- The Newlywed Game (1966-1974).
- Here's Lucy (1968-1974), leaving Lucille Ball without a regular, weekly TV show for the first time in 12 years.
- Love, American Style (1969-1974).
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (UK) (1969-1974).
- Room 222 (1969-1974).
- The Brady Bunch (1969-1974).
- The Flip Wilson Show (1970-1974).
- The Partridge Family (1970-1974).
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971-1974).
- The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971-1974).
- Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1974).
Births
- January 1 - Lisa Snowdon, British model, actress and television presenter.
- January 2 - Tricia Helfer, Canadian actress and model.
- January 3 - Suzanne Virdee, British regional TV newscaster.
- January 4 - Martixell Lavanchy, British actress.
- March 24 - Alyson Hannigan, actress.
- March 31 - Angela Dotchin, actress.
- May 27 - Denise Van Outen, British actress and singer.
- July 26 - Genevieve Gorder.
- August 15 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress and model.
- December 13 - Sara Cox, radio and television presenter.
Deaths
- March 20 - Chet Huntley, journalist.
- April 30 - Agnes Moorehead, actress.
- November 5 - Stafford Repp, actor.