1972–73 United States network television schedule (daytime)
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The 1972–73 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1972 to August 1973. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold, children's shows are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.
Monday-Friday
- ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast
Saturday
Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |||
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ABC | Local/syndicated programming | H.R. Pufnstuf (R) | The Jackson 5ive
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The Osmonds | The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | The Brady Kids | Bewitched (R) | Kid Power | The Funky Phantom (R)
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Lidsville (R) | The Monkees (R) | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming
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CBS | Local/syndicated programming | The Bugs Bunny Show (R) | Sabrina the Teenage Witch (R) | The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space | The Flintstone Comedy Hour | Archie's TV Funnies (R) | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | CBS Children's Film Festival | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News | Local/syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||
NBC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | The Underdog Show (R) | The Jetsons (R) | The New Pink Panther Show | The Houndcats | The Roman Holidays | The Barkleys | Sealab 2020 | Runaround | Around the World in 80 Days
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Talking with a Giant | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Saturday Night News | ||||||||||||
Winter | The Houndcats | The Roman Holidays | The Jetsons (R) | The New Pink Panther Show | The Underdog Show (R) |
In the News aired after all of CBS' Saturday morning shows except Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, and CBS Children's Film Festival. ABC debuts Multiplication Rock, a series of three-minute animated educational shorts shown five times each Saturday in between programs, on January 6.
Sunday
Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
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ABC | Local/syndicated programming | Curiosity Shop (R) | The Bullwinkle Show (R) | Make a Wish | Local/syndicated programming | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming
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CBS | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Archie's Funhouse (R) | Harlem Globetrotters (R) | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Camera Three | Face the Nation | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||
Winter | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | 60 Minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NBC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Meet the Press | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Sunday Night News | |||||||||||||||||||
Spring | Local/syndicated programming | Meet the Press | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming |
Multiplication Rock followed Curiosity Shop and Make a Wish on ABC starting January 7.
By network
ABC
Returning series
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New series |
Not returning from 1971-72
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CBS
Returning series
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New series |
Not returning from 1971-72
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NBC
Returning series
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New series
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Not returning from 1971-72
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See also
- 1972-73 United States network television schedule(prime-time)
- 1972-73 United States network television schedule (late night)
Sources
Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984.