1975 in television
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See also: 1974 in television, other events of 1975, 1976 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
For the American network television schedule, please see 1975-76 American network television schedule.
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Events
- January 6 - Another World becomes the first American soap opera to start airing hour-long telecasts.
- March 1 - Color television transmissions begin in Australia.
- April 3 - Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon) marries Hugh Mortimer (John Bentley) on the soap opera Crossroads.
- April 18 - Alice Cooper's first television special, Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album airs.
- April 21 - Days of Our Lives becomes the second American soap opera to expand from thirty minutes to an hour in length.
- April 28 - Tom Snyder interviews John Lennon on The Tomorrow Show.
- May 24 - In the UK, Independent Television programs are blacked out by a strike.
- November 7 - The New Original Wonder Woman airs as a TV movie, leading to a weekly series, Wonder Woman, which debuts in 1976.
- November 10 - The producers of the long-running serial drama The Guiding Light change the show's name to Guiding Light, in an attempt to modernize the show's image.
- December 1 - Top-rated As the World Turns, bowing to competition from NBC, expands to one hour in length.
- Fred Silverman becomes the head of ABC Entertainment. Initiating an era of what is disparagingly called "T&A" or "jiggle television", his programming choices result in ABC achieving ratings dominance.
- Sony introduces the Betamax video recorder in the US.
- Andy Kaufman makes his debut on Saturday Night Live, lip syncing portions of the theme to Mighty Mouse
Debuts
- January 2 - The Sweeney premieres in the UK (1975-1978).
- January 6 - Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC's daytime lineup (1975-1989).
- January 17 - Baretta premieres (1975-1978).
- January 18 - The Jeffersons, a spinoff of All in the Family, premieres on CBS (1975-1985).
- January 23 - Barney Miller debuts on ABC (1975-1982).
- April 4 - The Good Life premieres in the UK (1975-1978).
- April - Survivors debuts on BBC1 in the UK (1975-1977).
- May - The Don Lane Show premieres in Australia (1975-1983).
- May 31 - Jim'll Fix It premieres in the UK (1975-1994).
- July 7 - Ryan's Hope premieres on ABC's daytime lineup (1975-1989).
- September 9 - Welcome Back, Kotter premieres on ABC (1975-1979).
- October 11 - Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin hosting (1975-present).
- October 17 - Space: 1999 premieres in the UK (1975-1977).
- November 3 - Good Morning America premieres with co-anchors David Hartman and Nancy Dussault (1975-present).
- December 16 - One Day at a Time, produced by Norman Lear, premieres on CBS (1975-1984).
- Fawlty Towers premieres on the BBC (1975, 1979).
- the fifth estate debuts on CBC (1975-present).
- The Invisible Man debuts on US TV.
- King of Kensington debuts on CBC (1975-1980).
- Match Game PM (1975-1981).
- Pop Quest premieres in the UK (1975-1978).
- Runaround premieres in the UK (1975-1981).
- Supersonic debuts in the UK (1975-1977).
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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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 '75 (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).
- Chico and the Man (1974-1978).
- Countdown (Australia) (1974-1987).
- Derrick (1974-1998).
- Good Times (1974-1979).
- Happy Days (1974-1984).
- Land of the Lost (1974-1977).
- Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983).
- Police Woman (1974-1978).
- Rhoda (1974-1978).
- Tattletales (1974-1978, 1982-1984).
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974-1984).
- The Rockford Files (1974-1980).
- Tiswas (UK) (1974-1982).
- Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present).
- Tom and Jerry (1965-1972, 1975-1977, 1980-1982).
Ending this year
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975).
- Ironside (1967-1975).
- Mannix (1967-1975).
- The Odd Couple (1970-1975).
- Kung Fu (1972-1975).
Cancelled, but eventually to return to the air
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present).
Changes of network affiliation
- The Edge of Night moves from CBS to ABC.