1979 in American television

This is a list of American television-related events of 1979.

Events

Programs

* ABC
**'' American Bandstand'' (1952–1989)
**''The Edge of Night'' (1956–1984)
**'' General Hospital'' (1963–present)
**'' One Life to Live'' (1968–2012)
**'' All My Children'' (1970–2011)
**''Monday Night Football'' (1970–present)
**'' Schoolhouse Rock!'' (1973–1996)
**''Happy Days'' (1974–1984)
**''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982)
**'' Good Morning America'' (1975–present)
**'' Ryan's Hope'' (1975–1989)
**''Tom and Jerry'' (1965–1972, 1975–1977, 1980–1982)
**''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979)
**'' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981)
**''Family Feud'' (1976–1985, 1988–1995, 1999–present)
**'' Laverne & Shirley'' (1976–1983)
**''What's Happening!!'' (1976–1979)
**''Eight Is Enough'' (1977–1981)
**''Fantasy Island'' (1977–1984)
**''The Love Boat'' (1977–1986)
**''Soap'' (1977–1981)
**''Three's Company'' (1977–1984)
**'' 20/20'' (1978–present)
**''Mork & Mindy'' (1978–1982)
**''Taxi'' (1978–1983)
*CBS
**''Love of Life'' (1951–1980)
**''Search for Tomorrow'' (1951–1986)
**'' Guiding Light'' (1952–2009)
**''Face the Nation'' (1954–present)
**''Captain Kangaroo'' (1955–1984)
**''As the World Turns'' (1956–2010)
**'' 60 Minutes'' (1968–present)
**''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968–1980)
**''All in the Family'' (1971–1979)
**''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' (1972–1984)
**''M*A*S*H'' (1972–1983)
**''The Price Is Right'' (1972–present)
**''The Waltons'' (1972–1981)
**''Barnaby Jones'' (1973–1980)
**'' Match Game '79'' (1962–1969, 1973–1984, 1990–1991, 1998–1999)
**''The Young and the Restless'' (1973–present)
**'' Good Times'' (1974–1979)
**''The Jeffersons'' (1975–1985)
**'' One Day at a Time'' (1975–1984)
**'' Alice'' (1976–1985)
**''Wonder Woman'' (1976–1979)
**''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (1977–1979)
**''Lou Grant'' (1977–1982)
**''Dallas'' (1978–1991)
**''WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1978–1982)
*NBC
**''Meet the Press'' (1947–present)
**''The Today Show'' (1952–present)
**''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1962–1992)
**'' The Doctors'' (1963–1982)
**'' Another World'' (1964–1999)
**'' Days of Our Lives'' (1965–present)
**''The Wonderful World of Disney'' (1969–1979)
**''The Tomorrow Show'' (1973–1982)
**''Dean Martin Celebrity Roast'' (1974–1984)
**''Little House on the Prairie'' (1974–1983)
**''The Rockford Files'' (1974–1980)
**''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–present)
**'' Wheel of Fortune'' (1975–present)
**''Quincy, M.E.'' (1976–1983)
**''CHiPs'' (1977–1983)
**''Diff'rent Strokes'' (1978–1986)
*PBS
**''Sesame Street'' (1969–present)
**''Masterpiece Theatre'' (1971–present)
**'' Nova'' (1974–present)
* In syndication
**'' Candid Camera'' (1948–present)
**''Truth or Consequences'' (1950–1988)
**''The Lawrence Welk Show'' (1955–1982)
**''The Mike Douglas Show'' (1961–1981)
**''Hee Haw'' (1969–1992)
**'' Soul Train'' (1971–2006)
**''Dinah!'' (1974–1980)
**''Match Game PM'' (1975–1981)
**'' In Search of...'' (1976–1982)
**''The Gong Show'' (1976–1980)
**'' The P.T.L. Club'' (1976–1987)
**''The Muppet Show'' (1976–1981)
**''This Week in Baseball'' (1977–1998, 2000–present)
**''Battle of the Planets'' (1978–1985)
* HBO
**''Inside the NFL'' (1977–present)
*Nickelodeon
**'' Pinwheel'' (1977–1990)
**'' America Goes Bananaz'' (1979–1980)
**''Video Comic Book'' (1979–1981)
**''Nickel Flicks'' (1979–1981)
**''Hocus Focus'' (1979–1980)

Debuting this year

Ending this year

Made-for-TV movies and miniseries

Television stations

Sign-ons

Network affiliation changes

Births

Deaths

See also

* 1979 in the United States
* List of American films of 1979

References

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External links

List of 1979 American television series
at IMDb