1970–71 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1970–71 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 1970 to August 1971.

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  •   Light yellow indicates talk shows.
  •   Green indicates soap operas.
  •   Pink indicates game shows.
  •   Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
  •   Light teal indicates sporting events.
  •   White indicates local programming.
  •   Light purple indicates children's programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
  • New series are highlighted in bold.

Schedule

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  • All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
  • Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs to other timeslots) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.
  • ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast, depending on stations' schedule.

Monday-Friday

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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/syndicated programming That Girl Bewitched A World Apart All My Children Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Dating Game General Hospital One Life to Live Dark Shadows Local/syndicated programming ABC News
Spring Password
Summer Love, American Style
CBS Sunrise Semester Local/syndicated programming CBS Morning News Captain Kangaroo Local/syndicated programming The Lucy Show The Beverly Hillbillies Family Affair Love of Life Where the Heart Is

CBS News (12:25)

Search for Tomorrow Local/syndicated programming As the World Turns Love Is a Many Splendored Thing The Guiding Light The Secret Storm The Edge of Night Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News
NBC Fall Local/syndicated programming Today Local/syndicated programming Dinah's Place Concentration Sale of the Century Hollywood Squares Jeopardy! The Who, What, or Where Game

NBC News (12:55)

Local/syndicated programming Words and Music Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Bright Promise Somerset Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News
Winter Joe Garagiola's Memory Game
Summer Three on a Match

Saturday

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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 and/or
syndicated
programming
The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show Motormouse Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down Here Come the Double Deckers Hot Wheels (R) Skyhawks (R) The Hardy Boys (R) American Bandstand ABC Sports and/or local programming
February Local and/or
syndicated programming
Motormouse The Hardy Boys (R) American Bandstand ABC Sports and/or local programming
CBS Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies Josie and the Pussycats Harlem Globetrotters Archie's Funhouse Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! The Monkees (R) Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (R) The Jetsons (R) CBS Sports and/or local programming CBS Evening News
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Heckle and Jeckle Show The Woody Woodpecker Show The Tomfoolery Show The Bugaloos The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle The Pink Panther Show H.R. Pufnstuf (R) Here Comes the Grump (R) Hot Dog Jambo NBC Sports and/or local programming NBC Saturday Night News
Winter The Tomfoolery Show The Heckle and Jeckle Show The Woody Woodpecker Show

In the Know aired on CBS at 8:55 am, 9:55 am, 10:55 am, 11:55 am, and 12:55 pm.

Sunday

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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 and/or syndicated programming The Smokey Bear Show (R) Jonny Quest (R) Cattanooga Cats (R) The Bullwinkle Show (R) Discovery Local and/or syndicated programming Directions Issues and Answers ABC Sports and/or local programming
Summer Local and/or syndicated programming
CBS Fall Local and/or syndicated programming Tom and Jerry (R) The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (R) Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Camera Three Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Face the Nation NFL on CBS and/or local programming
November NFL on CBS and/or local programming CBS Evening News Local and/or syndicated programming
Winter CBS Sports and/or local programming Animal World
Summer Where's Huddles?
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Meet the Press NBC Sports and/or local programming NBC Sunday Night News
Winter Local and/or
syndicated programming
Meet the Press Speaking Freely NBC Sports and/or local programming Comment

By network

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See also

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References

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Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984.