1978-79 American network television schedule
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| Seasons: 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 - 1978-79 - 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 |
This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1978. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
SUNDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Hardy Boys Mysteries | Battlestar Galactica | The ABC Sunday Movie | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Mary | All In The Family | Alice | Kaz | |||
| NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney | The Big Event | Lifeline | |||||
MONDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Welcome Back, Kotter | Operation Petticoat | Monday Night Football | |||
| CBS | WKRP in Cincinnati | People | M*A*S*H | One Day at a Time | Lou Grant | |
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | The NBC Monday Movie | ||||
TUESDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne and Shirley | Three's Company | Taxi | Starsky and Hutch | |
| CBS | The Paper Chase | The CBS Tuesday Movie | ||||
| NBC | Grandpa Goes to Washington | The Big Event | ||||
WEDNESDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Eight is Enough | Charlie's Angels | Vega$ | |||
| CBS | The Jeffersons | In the Beginning | The CBS Wednesday Movie | |||
| NBC | Dick Clark's Live Wednesday | The NBC Wednesday Movie | ||||
THURSDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Mork and Mindy | What's Happening!! | Barney Miller | Soap | Family | |
| CBS | The Waltons | Hawaii Five-O | Barnaby Jones | |||
| NBC | Project U.F.O. | Quincy, M.E. | W.E.B. | |||
FRIDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Donny & Marie | The ABC Friday Movie | ||||
| CBS | The New Adventures of Wonder Woman | The Incredible Hulk | Flying High | |||
| NBC | The Waverly Wonders | Who's Watching the Kids | The Rockford Files | Quincy, M.E. | ||
SATURDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Carter Country | Apple Pie | The Love Boat | Fantasy Island | ||
| CBS | Rhoda | Good Times | American Girls | Dallas | ||
| NBC | CHiPS | Specials | The Sword of Justice | |||