1972–73 United States network television schedule (daytime)

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[]

Network		6:00 am	6:30 am	7:00 am	8:00 am	9:00 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	6:30 pm
ABC	Fall	Local								Bewitched reruns	Password	Split Second	All My Children	Let's Make a Deal	The Newlywed Game	The Dating Game	General Hospital	One Life to Live	Love, American Style reruns	Local	ABC Evening News
ABC	Summer	Local								The Brady Bunch reruns	Password	Split Second	All My Children	Let's Make a Deal	The Newlywed Game	The Girl in My Life	General Hospital	One Life to Live	Love, American Style reruns	Local	ABC Evening News
CBS	Fall	Sunrise Semester	Local	CBS Morning News	Captain Kangaroo	Local	The Joker's Wild	The New Price Is Right	Gambit	Love of Life 11:55 am: CBS News (starting spring)	Where the Heart Is 12:25 pm: CBS News (until spring)	Search for Tomorrow	Local	As the World Turns	The Guiding Light	The Edge of Night	Love is a Many Splendored Thing	The Secret Storm	Family Affair reruns	Local	CBS Evening News
	Winter							The New Price Is Right			Where the Heart Is 12:25 pm: CBS News (until spring)						Love is a Many Splendored Thing	The Secret Storm	The Vin Scully Show
	Spring							The $10,000 Pyramid			The Young and the Restless						The (New) Price Is Right	Hollywood's Talking	The Secret Storm
	Summer							The $10,000 Pyramid			The Young and the Restless						The (New) Price Is Right	Match Game '73	The Secret Storm
NBC	Fall	Local		The Today Show		Local	Dinah's Place	Concentration	Sale of the Century	The Hollywood Squares	Jeopardy!	The Who, What, or Where Game 12:55 pm: NBC News	Local	Three on a Match	Days of Our Lives	The Doctors	Another World	Return to Peyton Place	Somerset	Local	NBC Nightly News
	Spring							Baffle	Sale of the Century
	Summer							Baffle	The Wizard of Odds

Notes[]

ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast

Saturday[]

Network		7:00 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	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
ABC		Local and/or syndicated programming	H.R. Pufnstuf reruns	The Jackson 5ive	The Osmonds	The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie		The Brady Kids	Bewitched reruns	Kid Power	The Funky Phantom reruns	Lidsville reruns	The Monkees reruns	American Bandstand		ABC Sports and/or local programming
CBS		Local and/or syndicated programming	The Bugs Bunny Show reruns	Sabrina the Teenage Witch reruns	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 reruns	Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids	CBS Children's Film Festival		CBS Sports and/or local programming		CBS Evening News	Local and/or syndicated programming
NBC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming	The Underdog Show reruns	The Jetsons reruns	The Pink Panther Show reruns	The Houndcats	The Roman Holidays	The Barkleys	Sealab 2020	Runaround	Around the World in 80 Days	Talking with a Giant	NBC Sports and/or local programming				Local and/or syndicated programming	NBC Saturday Night News
NBC	Winter	Local and/or syndicated programming	The Houndcats	The Roman Holidays	The Jetsons reruns	The Pink Panther Show	The Underdog Show reruns	The Barkleys	Sealab 2020	Runaround	Around the World in 80 Days	Talking with a Giant	NBC Sports and/or local programming				Local and/or syndicated programming	NBC Saturday Night News

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 in between programs) on January 6.

Sunday[]

Network		7:00 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	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
ABC		Local and/or syndicated programming			Curiosity Shop reruns		The Bullwinkle Show reruns	Make a Wish	Local and/or syndicated programming			Issues and Answers	ABC Sports and/or local programming
CBS	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming	Archie's Funhouse reruns	Harlem Globetrotters reruns	Lamp Unto My Feet	Look Up and Live	Camera Three	Face the Nation	NFL on CBS and/or local programming
	Winter								CBS Sports and/or local programming					60 Minutes
	Summer								CBS Sports and/or local programming					Local and/or syndicated programming	CBS Evening News
NBC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming								Meet the Press	NBC Sports and/or local programming			Local and/or syndicated programming	NBC Sunday Night News
NBC	Spring	Local and/or syndicated programming									Meet the Press	NBC Sports and/or local programming		Local and/or syndicated programming	NBC Sunday Night News