1976–77 United States network television schedule (daytime)

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The 1976–77 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 1976 to August 1977.

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 programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.

Monday-Friday[]

Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 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
ABC Fall Local Good Morning America Local Happy Days reruns Hot Seat All My Children Ryan's Hope Family Feud The $20,000 Pyramid One Life to Live 3:00: One Life to Live
3:15: General Hospital 		The Edge of Night Local ABC Evening News
Late October The Don Ho Show
Winter Ryan's Hope All My Children
Spring Second Chance
April Local Happy Days reruns Family Feud All My Children
Summer The Better Sex
CBS Fall Sunrise Semester Local CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo Local The Price Is Right Gambit Love of Life
11:55 am: CBS Midday News 		The Young and the Restless Search for Tomorrow Local As the World Turns Guiding Light All in the Family reruns Match Game '76 Tattletales Local CBS Evening News
Winter Double Dare Match Game '77
Spring Double Dare The Price Is Right
Summer Here's Lucy reruns
NBC Fall Local Today Local Sanford and Son reruns The Hollywood Squares
10:57am: NBC News Update 		Wheel of Fortune Stumpers! 50 Grand Slam The Gong Show
12:55 pm: NBC News Update 		Local Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Somerset Local NBC Nightly News
Winter Shoot for the Stars Name That Tune Lovers and Friends
12:57 pm: NBC News Update 		The Gong Show
Spring Chico and the Man reruns
Summer It's Anybody's Guess Shoot for the Stars

Additional Information[]

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

  • In the Pacific Time Zone (from December 1975 to March 1977), ABC's lineup had its game shows aired in the morning, while the 12 Noon to 3 PM block featured The Edge of Night, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital in succession. After April 1977, ABC's Pacific Time Zone daytime schedule began matching that of its 10 AM-3:30PM Central Time schedule.

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
ABC Fall Local The New Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show Jabberjaw The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour The Krofft Supershow Junior Almost Anything Goes! American Bandstand ABC Sports and/or local
Spring Tom and Jerry/Mumbly Show Jabberjaw The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show The Krofft Supershow Super Friends reruns The Oddball Couple reruns
CBS Fall Local Sylvester and Tweety The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle The Shazam/Isis Hour Ark II Clue Club Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Way Out Games CBS Children's Film Festival CBS Sports and/or local CBS Evening News Local
Spring Clue Club The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle The New Adventures of Batman The Shazam/Isis Hour Ark II Way Out Games CBS Saturday Film Festival
NBC Fall Local The Woody Woodpecker Show reruns The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show McDuff, the Talking Dog Monster Squad Land of the Lost Big John, Little John The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. Muggsy NBC Sports and/or local Local NBC Saturday Night News
November Speed Buggy reruns Space Ghost and Frankenstein Jr. Land of the Lost

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
ABC Local The New Adventures of Gilligan reruns The Oddball Couple reruns Animals, Animals, Animals Issues and Answers ABC Sports and/or local
CBS Fall Local The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show reruns Far Out Space Nuts reruns Local Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Camera Three Face The Nation Local The NFL Today NFL on CBS and/or local Local CBS Evening News
Winter CBS Sports and/or local
NBC Fall Local Meet The Press Grandstand NFL on NBC and/or local Local NBC Sunday Night News
Winter Local Meet The Press NBC Sports and/or local

Notes[]

By network[]

ABC[]

CBS[]

NBC[]

See also[]

  • 1976-77 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
  • 1976-77 United States network television schedule (late night)

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