1971–72 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1971–72 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 1971 to August 1972.

Legend

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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 Password All My Children Let's Make a Deal The Newlywed Game The Dating Game General Hospital One Life to Live Love, American Style Local/syndicated programming ABC News
Spring Bewitched Password Split Second
CBS Fall 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
Winter My Three Sons
Spring The Amateur's Guide to Love
Summer The Beverly Hillbillies My Three Sons
NBC Fall Local/syndicated programming Today Local/syndicated programming Dinah's Place Concentration Sale of the Century The Hollywood Squares Jeopardy! The Who, What, or Where Game

NBC News (12:55)

Local/syndicated programming Three on a Match Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World Bright Promise Somerset Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News
Spring Return to Peyton Place

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 Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down (R) The Road Runner Show The Funky Phantom The Jackson 5ive Bewitched Lidsville Curiosity Shop Jonny Quest Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (R) American Bandstand ABC Sports and/or local programming
CBS Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Bugs Bunny Show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (R) Harlem Globetrotters Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show Archie's TV Funnies Sabrina the Teenage Witch (R) Josie and the Pussycats (R) The Monkees You Are There CBS Children's Film Festival CBS Sports and/or local programming CBS Evening News Local and/or syndicated programming
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle (R) The Woody Woodpecker Show Deputy Dawg The New Pink Panther Show Barrier Reef Take a Giant Step The Bugaloos Mr. Wizard The Jetsons NBC Sports and/or local programming Local and/or syndicated programming NBC Saturday Night News
Winter Deputy Dawg The Woody Woodpecker Show The Jetsons Barrier Reef Take a Giant Step The Bugaloos

In the News aired after all of CBS's Saturday morning shows, except The Bugs Bunny Show, You Are There, and CBS Children's Film Festival.[citation needed]

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 Local and/or syndicated programming The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad Show Here Come the Double Deckers The Bullwinkle Show Make a Wish Local and/or syndicated programming Issues and Answers ABC Sports and/or local programming
CBS Fall Local and/or syndicated programming Tom and Jerry Groovie Goolies Lamp Unto My Feet Look Up and Live Camera Three Face the Nation NFL on CBS and/or local programming
Winter CBS Sports and/or local programming 60 Minutes
Summer Local and/or
syndicated programming
CBS Evening News
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Meet the Press NBC Sports and/or local programming Local and/or syndicated programming NBC Sunday Night News
Spring Local and/or
syndicated programming
Meet the Press NBC Sports and/or local programming

By network

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See also

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Sources

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