See also: 1974 in television, other events of 1975, 1976 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

For the American network television schedule, please see 1975-76 American network television schedule.

Events

• January 6 - Another World becomes the first American soap opera to start airing hour-long telecasts.
• March 1 - Color television transmissions begin in Australia.
• April 18 - Alice Cooper's first television special, Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album airs.
• April 21 - Days of Our Lives becomes the second American soap opera to expand from thirty minutes to an hour in length.
• April 28 - Tom Snyder interviews John Lennon on The Tomorrow Show .
• May 24 - In the UK, Independent Television programs are blacked out by a strike.
• November 7 - The New Original Wonder Woman airs as a TV movie, leading to a weekly series, Wonder Woman, which debuts in 1976.
• November 10 - The producers of the long-running serial drama The Guiding Light change the show's name to Guiding Light, in an attempt to modernize the show's image.
• December 1 - Top-rated As the World Turns, bowing to competition from NBC, expands to one hour in length.
• Fred Silverman becomes the head of ABC Entertainment. Initiating an era of what is disparagingly called "T&A" or "jiggle television", his programming choices result in ABC achieving ratings dominance.
• Sony introduces the Betamax video recorder in the US.
• Andy Kaufman makes his debut on Saturday Night Live, lip syncing portions of the theme to Mighty Mouse

Debuts

• January 2 - The Sweeney premieres in the UK (1975-1978).
• January 6 - Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC's daytime lineup (1975-1989).
• January 17 - Baretta premieres (1975-1978).
• January 18 - The Jeffersons, a spinoff of All in the Family, premieres on CBS (1975-1985).
• January 23 - Barney Miller debuts on ABC (1975-1982).
• April 4 - The Good Life premieres in the UK (1975-1978).
• April - Survivors debuts on BBC1 in the UK (1975-1977).
• May - The Don Lane Show premieres in Australia (1975-1983).
• May 31 - Jim'll Fix It premieres in the UK (1975-1994).
• July 7 - Ryan's Hope premieres on ABC's daytime lineup (1975-1989).
• September 9 - Welcome Back, Kotter premieres on ABC (1975-1979).
• October 11 - Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin hosting (1975-present).
• October 17 - Space: 1999 premieres in the UK (1975-1977).
• November 3 - Good Morning America premieres with co-anchors David Hartman and Nancy Dussault (1975-present).
• December 16 - One Day at a Time, produced by Norman Lear, premieres on CBS (1975-1984).
• Fawlty Towers premieres on the BBC (1975, 1979).
• the fifth estate debuts on CBC (1975-present).
• The Invisible Man debuts on US TV.
• King of Kensington debuts on CBC (1975-1980).
• Match Game PM (1975-1981).
• Pop Quest premieres in the UK (1975-1978).
• Runaround premieres in the UK (1975-1981).
• Supersonic debuts in the UK (1975-1977).
• Superstars debuts on BBC1 in the UK (1975-1985, 2003-present).

Television shows

• Meet the Press (1947-present).
• Candid Camera (1948-present).
• Truth or Consequences (1950-1988).
• Love of Life (1951-1980).
• Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986).
• American Bandstand (1952-1989).
• The Guiding Light (1952-present).
• The Today Show (1952-present).
• Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
• The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983).
• Face the Nation (1954-present).
• The Tonight Show (1954-present).
• Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984).
• Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976).
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982) .
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003).
• As the World Turns (1956-present).
• Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978).
• The Edge of Night (1956-1984).
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-present).
• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
• Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981).
• The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
• Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978).
• Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
• General Hospital (1963-present).
• The Doctors (1963-1982).
• Another World (1964-1999).
• Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003).
• Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present).
• Days of Our Lives (1965-present).
• World of Sport (UK) (1965-1985).
• Play School (1966-present).
• The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978).
• 60 Minutes (1968-present).
• Dad's Army (UK) (1968-1977).
• Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
• Magpie (UK) (1968-1980).
• One Life to Live (1968-present).
• Hee Haw (1969-1993).
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969-1976).
• Sesame Street (1969-present).
• The Benny Hill Show (UK) (1969-1989).
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1969-1979).
• All My Children (1970-present).
• Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977).
• McCloud (1970-1977).
• Monday Night Football (1970-present).
• Play for Today (UK) (1970-1984).
• All in the Family (1971-1979).
• Columbo (1971-1978).
• Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present).
• McMillan and Wife (1971-1977).
• Old Grey Whistle Test (UK) (1971-1987).
• Soul Train (1971-present).
• Are You Being Served? (UK) (1972-1985).
• Emergency! (1972-1977).
• Emmerdale Farm (UK) (1972-present).
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1984).
• John Craven's Newsround (UK) (1972-present).
• Maude (1972-1978).
• M*A*S*H (1972-1983).
• Sanford and Son (1972-1977).
• The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978) .
• The Price Is Right (1972-present).
• The Waltons (1972-1981).
• Barnaby Jones (1973-1980).
• Kojak (1973-1978, 2005-present).
• Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present).
• Match Game '75 (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999).
• Schoolhouse Rock! (1973-1986).
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1973-1978).
• The Tomorrow Show (1973-1982).
• The Young and the Restless (1973-present).
• Chico and the Man (1974-1978).
• Countdown (Australia) (1974-1987).
• Derrick (1974-1998).
• Good Times (1974-1979).
• Happy Days (1974-1984).
• Land of the Lost (1974-1977).
• Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983).
• Police Woman (1974-1978).
• Rhoda (1974-1978).
• Tattletales (1974-1978, 1982-1984).
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974-1984).
• The Rockford Files (1974-1980).
• Tiswas (UK) (1974-1982).
• Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present).
• Tom and Jerry (1940-1958, 1965-1972, 1975-1977, 1980-1982).

Ending this year

• Gunsmoke (1955-1975).
• Ironside (1967-1975).
• Mannix (1967-1975).
• The Odd Couple (1970-1975).
• Kung Fu (1972-1975).

Cancelled, but eventually to return to the air

• Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present).

Changes of network affiliation

• The Edge of Night moves from CBS to ABC.