What a Shame-LOL

Saturday
8pm-Patridge Family-ABC
8pm-All in the Family-CBS
8pm-Emergency-NBC

8:30pm to 10pm-ABC Suspense Movie
8:30pm-MASH-CBS

9pm-Mary Tyler Moore-CBS
9pm-11pm NBC Sat Night at the Movies
9:30pm-Bob Newhart Show-CBS

10pm-Carol Burnett-CBS
10pm-Griff-ABC


Sunday
8pm-The FBI-ABC
8pm-The New Perry Mason-CBS
8pm-The Wonderful World of Disney-NBC

8:30pm-ABC Sunday Night Movie
8:30pm-Mannix-CBS
8:30pm-NBC Sunday Night Mystery Movie

9:30pm-Barnaby Jones-CBS


Monday
8pm-The Rookies-ABC
8pm-Gunsmoke-CBS
8pm-Losta Luck-NBC

8:30pm-Diana-NBC

9pm-Monday Night Football-ABC
9pm-Here's Lucy-CBS
9pm-NBC Monday Night at the Movies

9:30pm-New Dick Van Dyke Show-CBS

10pm-Medical Center-CBS


Tuesday
8pm-New Temperature Rising-ABC
8pm-Maude-CBS
8pm-Chase-NBC

8:30pm-ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week
8:30pm-Hawaii Five-O-CBS

9pm-Magician-NBC

9:30pm-CBS Tuesday Night Movie

10pm-Marcus Welby-ABC
10pm-Police Story-NBC


Wednesday
8pm-Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice-ABC
8pm-The Sonny and Cher Hour-CBS
8pm-Adam-12-NBC

8:30pm-WEdnesday Movie of the Week-ABC
8:30pm-NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie

9pm-Cannon-CBS

10pm-Owen Marshall-ABC
10pm-Kojak-CBS
10pm-Love Story-NBC


Thursday
8pm-Toma-ABC
8pm-The Waltons-CBS
8pm-Flip Wilson Show-NBC

9pm-Kung Fu-ABC
9pm-CBS Thursday Night at the Movies
9pm-Ironside-NBC

10pm-Streets of Sanfrancisco
10pm-NBC Follies


Friday
8pm-Brady Bunch-ABC
8pm-Calucci's Dept-CBS
8pm-Sanford and Son-NBC

8:30pm-THe Odd Couple-ABC
8:30pm-Roll Out-CBS
8:30pm-Girl With Something Extra-NBC

9pm-Room 222-ABC
9pm-CBS Friday Night at the Movies
9pm-Needles and Pins-NBC

9:30pm-Adams Rib-ABC
9:30pm-The Brian Keith Show-NBC

10pm-Love American Style-ABC
10pm-Dean Martin Comedy Hour-NBC




NOW YOU TELL ME IF THIS WASN"T THE SADDEST YEAR OF TV. I would have UNPLUGGED my TV 4 out of the 7 nights.

I wouldve watched....

Saturday
8pm-All in the Family-CBS
9pm-Mary Tyler Moore-CBS
9:30pm-Bob Newhart Show-CBS
10pm-Carol Burnett-CBS

Sunday
TRASH

Monday
9pm-Here's Lucy-CBS (never seen, but would like to)
9:30pm-New Dick Van Dyke Show-CBS

Tuesday
8pm-Maude-CBS

Wednesday
TRASH

Thursday
8pm-Flip Wilson Show-NBC

Friday
8pm-Brady Bunch-ABC
8pm-Sanford and Son-NBC

8:30pm-THe Odd Couple-ABC
9pm-Room 222-ABC


Its better than current TV.

Originally posted by barwars88
I wouldve watched....

Saturday
8pm-All in the Family-CBS
9pm-Mary Tyler Moore-CBS
9:30pm-Bob Newhart Show-CBS
10pm-Carol Burnett-CBS

Sunday
TRASH

Monday
9pm-Here's Lucy-CBS (never seen, but would like to)
9:30pm-New Dick Van Dyke Show-CBS

Tuesday
8pm-Maude-CBS

Wednesday
TRASH

Thursday
8pm-Flip Wilson Show-NBC

Friday
8pm-Brady Bunch-ABC
8pm-Sanford and Son-NBC

8:30pm-THe Odd Couple-ABC
9pm-Room 222-ABC


Its better than current TV.


It's not better than current TV because Cable did not exist in 1973

To barwars88:Adam-12 is not trash and neither is Columbo.

If I were my current age then I guess I would have watched the following:
Saturday

8pm-All in the Family-CBS-


8:30pm-11pm Turn off the set, nothing on I'd want to watch really



Sunday
8pm-The FBI-ABC- This was propaganda but was actually kind of interesting to watch

8:30pm-Mannix-CBS- After that turn off the set




Monday
8pm-The Rookies-ABC- Since this had Georg Stanford Brown in it this would have caught my attention. Plus Kate Jackson



8:30pm-Diana-NBC- may have sampled this, but never saw it to know it's quality. Diana Rigg is sexy though


9pm-Turn off the set (boy I would have been a well rested and/or well read adult in 1973)

Tuesday
8pm-New Temperature Rising-ABC- Cleavon Little was in this so I would sample it. If I hate it switch over to Maude
8pm-Maude-CBS


8:30pm-Bedtime

Wednesday
8pm-The Sonny and Cher Hour-CBS- I remember this show!
8pm-Adam-12-NBC- I remember this from primetime too!

8:30pm-WEdnesday Movie of the Week-ABC- depends on the movie
8:30pm-NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie- depends on the movie



10pm-Owen Marshall-ABC- Arthur Hill was a decent actor but this melodrama was boring
10pm-Kojak-CBS- would have watched this sporadically



Thursday

8pm-Flip Wilson Show-NBC This was entertaining. I remember watching it in this year when I was 6


9pm-Ironside-NBC

10pm- lights out


Friday

8pm-Sanford and Son-NBC

8:30pm-THe Odd Couple-ABC
8:30pm-Roll Out-CBS- Would have sampled this since it had an all black cast


9pm-Room 222-ABC- I like this show



9:30pm-Adams Rib-ABC Think this was a relationship sitcom. Hey the tv's on ABC, so I won't change the channel. How bad could this be? I can multitask while it's on


10pm-Love American Style-ABC- Not a fave but might watch it occasionally


One thing to remember about 1973 was that back then people were more prone to stay home on a Fri or Sat night, notice that All in the Family which was the #1 show and Sanford and Son which was #3 were on on the weekends.




NOW YOU TELL ME IF THIS WASN"T THE SADDEST YEAR OF TV. I would have UNPLUGGED my TV 4 out of the 7 nights. [/B][/QUOTE]

Originally posted by jamesanthony
If I were my current age then I guess I would have watched the following:
Saturday

8pm-All in the Family-CBS-


8:30pm-11pm Turn off the set, nothing on I'd want to watch really



Sunday
8pm-The FBI-ABC- This was propaganda but was actually kind of interesting to watch

8:30pm-Mannix-CBS- After that turn off the set




Monday
8pm-The Rookies-ABC- Since this had Georg Stanford Brown in it this would have caught my attention. Plus Kate Jackson



8:30pm-Diana-NBC- may have sampled this, but never saw it to know it's quality. Diana Rigg is sexy though


9pm-Turn off the set (boy I would have been a well rested and/or well read adult in 1973)

Tuesday
8pm-New Temperature Rising-ABC- Cleavon Little was in this so I would sample it. If I hate it switch over to Maude
8pm-Maude-CBS


8:30pm-Bedtime

Wednesday
8pm-The Sonny and Cher Hour-CBS- I remember this show!
8pm-Adam-12-NBC- I remember this from primetime too!

8:30pm-WEdnesday Movie of the Week-ABC- depends on the movie
8:30pm-NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie- depends on the movie



10pm-Owen Marshall-ABC- Arthur Hill was a decent actor but this melodrama was boring
10pm-Kojak-CBS- would have watched this sporadically



Thursday

8pm-Flip Wilson Show-NBC This was entertaining. I remember watching it in this year when I was 6


9pm-Ironside-NBC

10pm- lights out


Friday

8pm-Sanford and Son-NBC

8:30pm-THe Odd Couple-ABC
8:30pm-Roll Out-CBS- Would have sampled this since it had an all black cast


9pm-Room 222-ABC- I like this show



9:30pm-Adams Rib-ABC Think this was a relationship sitcom. Hey the tv's on ABC, so I won't change the channel. How bad could this be? I can multitask while it's on


10pm-Love American Style-ABC- Not a fave but might watch it occasionally


One thing to remember about 1973 was that back then people were more prone to stay home on a Fri or Sat night, notice that All in the Family which was the #1 show and Sanford and Son which was #3 were on on the weekends.




NOW YOU TELL ME IF THIS WASN"T THE SADDEST YEAR OF TV. I would have UNPLUGGED my TV 4 out of the 7 nights. [/B][/QUOTE]


Why did people stay in more on Friday and Saturday nights in 73?

I guess less things to do. I was only 6. We would go to Jack-In-the Box or Wetsons (both fast food restaurants) and then go home and go to bed. I suppose teens and young adults went to movies, drive ins that sort of thing. Discos were not a big thing at that point that was a couple years later.

well, I suppose classic tv fans should be grateful there wasn't any good "new sitcoms" in the 1973-1974 lineup, which means some shows got cancelled... which caused Good Times and Happy Days to be added in midseason!

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
well, I suppose classic tv fans should be grateful there wasn't any good "new sitcoms" in the 1973-1974 lineup, which means some shows got cancelled... which caused Good Times and Happy Days to be added in midseason!


Exactly, New Temperatures Rising was replaced by Happy Days in Janof 74

Hmmm...

Saturday
8:00PM: All in the Family (CBS)
8:30PM: Nothing
9:00PM: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
9:30PM: The Bob Newhart Show (CBS)
10:00pm: The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)

LOL, I guess I would watch just about everything on CBS. (I'm not a M*A*S*H fan though)

Sunday
Nothing really interets me.

Monday
8:00PM: The Rookies (ABC) [or maybe nothing]
9:00PM: Here's Lucy (CBS)
9:30PM: The New Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)

Tuesday
8:00PM: Maude (CBS)
8:30PM: Hawaii Five-O (CBS)

Wednesday
8:00PM: The Sonny & Cher Hour

Thursday
Nothing really interests me.

Friday
8:00PM: The Brady Bunch (ABC) or Sanford & Son (CBS)
8:30PM: The Odd Couple (ABC)

Originally posted by webwarrior762004
To barwars88:Adam-12 is not trash and neither is Columbo.

Im not a fan of dramas, so I wouldntve wasted my time watching those.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
It's not better than current TV because Cable did not exist in 1973

Im talking basic TV, for the unlucky few without cable.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
It's not better than current TV because Cable did not exist in 1973

Actually, cable certainly did exist in 1973.

Originally posted by AKA
Actually, cable certainly did exist in 1973.


There may have been cable but it was nothing to brag about. It wasn't that many cable channels in 1973. Which is why shows like Gunsmoke stayed on the air.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
There may have been cable but it was nothing to brag about. It wasn't that many cable channels in 1973. Which is why shows like Gunsmoke stayed on the air.

That's your opinion. There were no reruns on cable yet, but fortunately HBO had just started at that point. There were a handful of other good channels, too.

Originally posted by AKA
That's your opinion. There were no reruns on cable yet, but fortunately HBO had just started at that point. There were a handful of other good channels, too.


Well i need to know what channels they were since

TBS started in 76
ESPN started in 79
NTV started in the 80's
CNN started in 1980

Originally posted by AKA
That's your opinion. There were no reruns on cable yet, but fortunately HBO had just started at that point. There were a handful of other good channels, too.


Well this will prove that there was not much Cable in 1973. Here is the launch dates for some of the known Cable Channels

HBO-1975
USA-1977
TBS-1976
(TLC-1972)
NTV-1981
TNN-1983
Nickoloden-1979
Showtime-1978


So there was only ONE Cable Channel in 73, the Learning Channel-LOL

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Well this will prove that there was not much Cable in 1973. Here is the launch dates for some of the known Cable Channels

HBO-1975
USA-1977
TBS-1976
(TLC-1972)
NTV-1981
TNN-1983
Nickoloden-1979
Showtime-1978


So there was only ONE Cable Channel in 73, the Learning Channel-LOL

Actually, HBO launched in 1972.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
NOW YOU TELL ME IF THIS WASN"T THE SADDEST YEAR OF TV. I would have UNPLUGGED my TV 4 out of the 7 nights.

If M*A*S*H was airing, it couldn't have been the saddest year of TV.

Originally posted by AKA
Actually, HBO launched in 1972.


HBO launched December 9, 1975

II am glad cable wasn't that good back then. otherwise, we would have never seen all good '70s and '80s shows. cable is responsible for sitcoms falling out of style.

Sorry, double post

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
HBO launched December 9, 1975

HBO went national in 1975, it was initially launched in 1972 locally in Pennsylvania.

Originally posted by tvobscurities
HBO went national in 1975, it was initially launched in 1972 locally in Pennsylvania.


OK, which meant if you were not a PA resident, you could not see HBO.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
OK, which meant if you were not a PA resident, you could not see HBO.

Basically. But I like to be precise.

NBC sucked, they showed a Mystery movie every other day.

Originally posted by Ant-Lox
NBC sucked, they showed a Mystery movie every other day.


Sanford and Son was the only show NBC had during that season.