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1976 in television
See also:
1975 in television,
other events of 1976,
1977 in television and the
list of 'years in television'.
For the American network television schedule, please see 1976-77 American network television schedule.
Events
- January 1 - NBC replaces the peacock logo with a modern N made up of two trapezoids, similar to the Nebraska Educational Television's one.
- January 6 - SABC television goes on the air in South Africa, introducing television to the nation for the first time.
- January 17 - The Blues Brothers make their debut on NBC's Saturday Night Live.
- February-March - Rich Man, Poor Man mini series.
- April 5 - Patricia Phoenix returns to the role of Elsie Tanner on Coronation Street after an absence of three years.
- April 7 - Margot Bryant makes her last appearance as Minnie Caldwell on Coronation Street.
- April 24 - Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels makes on on-air offer to pay The Beatles $3,000 to reunite on the show. Lennon and McCartney were apparently watching the show together in New York and considered walking down to the studio to accept the check.
- May 22 - Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels raises his previous offer to The Beatles from $3,000 to $3,200.
- November 7 - Beginning tonight, NBC airs the movie Gone With the Wind on TV over two nights due to its length. The event is the highest-rated US television event of the season.
- November 9 - the Museum of Broadcasting is opened, located on the first three floors of the Paley Foundation building in New York City. (The museum would later be renamed the Museum of Television and Radio).
- December 1 - Punk group the Sex Pistols cause a storm of controversy and outrage in the UK by swearing on the regional London news program Tonight with Bill Grundy. Grundy, who has goaded them into doing so, is sacked.
- The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, draw an estimated 1 billion viewers worldwide.
- Matsushita introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to compete with Sony's Betamax system.
- Dennis Potter's Play for Today Brimstone and Treacle is pulled from transmission on BBC1 due to controversy over its content, including the rape of a woman by the devil. It is eventually screened on BBC2 in 1987, after having been made into a film starring Sting in 1982.
Debuts
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).
- 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).
- 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 '76 (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).
- Baretta (1975-1978).
- Barney Miller (1975-1982).
- Good Morning America (1975-present).
- Jim'll Fix It (UK) (1975-1994).
- King of Kensington (Canada) (1975-1980).
- Match Game PM (1975-1981).
- One Day at a Time (1975-1984).
- Pop Quest (UK) (1975-1978).
- Runaround (UK) (1975-1981).
- Ryan's Hope (1975-1989).
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present).
- Space: 1999 (UK) (1975-1977).
- Supersonic (UK) (1975-1977).
- Superstars (UK) (1975-1985, 2003-present).
- Survivors (UK) (1975-1977).
- The Don Lane Show (Australia) (1975-1983).
- the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present).
- The Good Life (UK) (1975-1978).
- The Jeffersons (1975-1985).
- The Sweeney (UK) (1975-1978).
- Tom and Jerry (1940-1958, 1965-1972, 1975-1977, 1980-1982).
- Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979).
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present).
Ending this year
Births
Deaths
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