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1978 in American television
This is a list of American television-related events in 1978.
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Programs Series on air ABC
*'' American Bandstand'' (1952–1989)
*''The Edge of Night'' (1956–1984)
*''General Hospital'' (1963–present)
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1978 in Australian television
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1978 in Austrian television
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1978 in Belgian television
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1978 in Brazilian television
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1978 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1978.
Events
January
*2 January – The first episode of the science fiction series ''Blake's 7'' is broadcast on BBC1.
*4 January – The first edition of the arts series '' The South Ba ...
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1978 in Canadian television
The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1978. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.
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Ending this year
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1978 in Chinese television
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1978 in Croatian television
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1978 in Danish television
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1978 in Dutch television
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1978 in French television
This is a list of French television related events from 1978.
Events
*26 March - Joël Prévost is selected to represent France at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest with his song " Il y aura toujours des violons". He is selected to be the twenty ...
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1978 in Irish television
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1978 in Italian television
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1978 in Japanese television
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1978 in New Zealand television
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1978 in Scottish television
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1978 in Singapore television
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1978 in South African television
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1978 in South Korean television
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government).
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1978 in Thai television
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