RANDOM NIGHTS 1975-84

SATURDAYS, SEPTEMBER 1975

ABC
8:00 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cossell – variety (Debut: Sep. 20)
9:00 S.W.A.T. – police
10:00 Matt Helm – private eye (Debut: Sep. 20)

CBS
8:00 The Jeffersons – sitcom (new time)
8:30 Doc – medical sitcom
9:00 Mary Tyler Moore – newsroom sitcom
9:30 The Bob Newhart Show – psychiatry sitcom
10:00 The Carol Burnett Show – comedy-variety (return)

NBC
8:00 Emergency! – medical drama
9:00 NBC Saturday Night at the Movies – films

FRIDAYS, FEBRUARY 1976

ABC
8:00 Donny and Marie – music-variety
9:00 The ABC Friday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 Sara – school drama western (Debut: Feb. 13)
9:00 The CBS Friday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 Sanford and Son – sitcom
8:30 The Practice- medical sitcom
9:00 The Rockford Files – private eye
10:00 Police Story – police anthology

TUESDAYS, AUGUST 1977

ABC
8:00 Happy Days – sitcom
8:30 Laverne and Shirley – sitcom
9:00 The ABC Tuesday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 The Jack Benny Program – comedy-variety (return; new time; reruns)
8:30 Phyllis – sitcom (new time)
9:00 M*A*S*H – military medical sitcom
9:30 One Day at a Time – sitcom
10:00 Kojak – police

NBC
8:00 Baa Baa Black Sheep – war
9:00 Police Woman – police
10:00 Police Story – police anthology

MONDAYS, NOVEMBER 1978

ABC
8:00 Lucan – drama (return; new time)
9:00 The ABC NFL Monday Night Football – football

CBS
8:00 The White Shadow – high school drama (Debut: Nov. 27)
9:00 M*A*S*H – military medical sitcom
9:30 One Day at a Time – sitcom
10:00 Lou Grant – newspaper drama

NBC
8:00 Little House on the Prairie – family drama western
9:00 NBC Monday Night at the Movies – films

WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 1979

ABC
8:00 Eight Is Enough – sitcom
9:00 Charlie’s Angels – private eye
10:00 Vega$ - private eye

CBS
8:00 The Incredible Hulk – fantasy action (new time)
9:00 One Day at a Time – sitcom (new time)
9:30 The Jeffersons – sitcom (new time)
10:00 Kaz – law drama (return; new time)

NBC
8:00 Various – specials
9:00 NBC Wednesday Night at the Movies – films

WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 1980

ABC
8:00 Eight Is Enough – sitcom
9:00 Charlie’s Angels – private eye
10:00 Vega$ - private eye

CBS
8:00 Beyond Westworld – science fiction (Debut: Mar. 5)
9:00 The CBS Wednesday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 Real People – human interest
9:00 Diff’rent Strokes – sitcom
9:30 Hello, Larry – sitcom
10:00 From Here to Eternity – war (return; new time)

MONDAYS, APRIL 1981

ABC
8:00 That’s Incredible! – human interest
9:00 Dynasty – soap drama
10:00 Soap – soap spoof sitcom

CBS
8:00 Private Benjamin – military sitcom (Debut: Apr. 6)
8:30 The Two of Us – sitcom (Debut: Apr. 6)
9:00 M*A*S*H – military medical sitcom
9:30 House Calls – medical sitcom
10:00 Lou Grant – newspaper drama

NBC
8:00 Little House on the Prairie – family drama western
9:00 NBC Monday Night at the Movies – films

SUNDAYS, MAY 1982

ABC
7:00 Counterattack: Crime in America – crime re-enactments (Debut: May 2)
8:00 The ABC Sunday Night Movie – films

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
8:00 Archie Bunker’s Place – sitcom
8:30 One Day at a Time – sitcom
9:00 Alice – diner sitcom
9:30 The Jeffersons – sitcom
10:00 Trapper John, M.D. – medical drama

NBC
7:00 Father Murphy – western drama
8:00 ChiPs – police
9:00 NBC Sunday Night at the Movies – films

FRIDAYS, JUNE 1983

ABC
8:00 Benson – sitcom
8:30 At Ease – military sitcom
9:00 The ABC Friday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 The Dukes of Hazzard – action comedy
9:00 Dallas – soap drama
10:00 Falcon Crest – soap drama

NBC
8:00 The Powers of Matthew Starr – fantasy action
9:00 Knight Rider – fantasy action
10:00 Eischied – police (return; new time)

THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 1984

ABC
8:00 The ABC Thursday Night Movie – films (return)
10:00 20/20 – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 Magnum, P.I. – private eye
9:00 Simon & Simon – private eye
10:00 Knots Landing – soap drama

NBC
8:00 The Cosby Show – sitcom
8:30 Family Ties – sitcom
9:00 Cheers – bar sitcom
9:30 Night Court – courtroom sitcom
10:00 Hill Street Blues – police