1972–73 United States network television schedule (daytime)
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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
[edit]- ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for their newscast
Saturday
[edit]In the News aired after all of CBS's Saturday morning shows, except Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids and CBS Children's Film Festival.
On January 6, ABC debuted Multiplication Rock, a series of three-minute animated educational shorts shown five times each Saturday between programs.
Sunday
[edit]| 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 | |
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| ABC | Local/syndicated programming | Curiosity Shop (R) | The Bullwinkle Show (R) | Make a Wish | Local/syndicated programming | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Archie's Funhouse (R) | Harlem Globetrotters (R) | Lamp Unto My Feet | Look Up and Live | Camera Three | Face the Nation | NFL on CBS and/or local/syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||
| Winter | CBS Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | 60 Minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Meet the Press | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Sunday Night News | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spring | Local/syndicated programming | Meet the Press | NBC Sports and/or local/syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Multiplication Rock followed Curiosity Shop and Make a Wish on ABC starting January 7.
By network
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See also
[edit]- 1972-73 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
- 1972-73 United States network television schedule (late night)
Sources
[edit]Castleman & Podrazik, The TV Schedule Book, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1984.
