1978 in American television

ABC

American Bandstand (1952–1989)

The Edge of Night (1956–1984)

General Hospital (1963–present)

One Life to Live (1968–2012)

All My Children (1970–2011)

Monday Night Football (1970–present)

Schoolhouse Rock! (1973–1996)

The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1978)

Happy Days (1974–1984)

Baretta (1975–1978)

Barney Miller (1975–1982)

Good Morning America (1975–present)

Ryan's Hope (1975–1989)

Tom and Jerry (1965–1972, 1975–1977, 1980–1982)

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979)

Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)

Family Feud (1976–1985, 1988–1995, 1999–present)

Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983)

What's Happening!! (1976–1979)

Eight is Enough (1977–1981)

Fantasy Island (1977–1984)

The Love Boat (1977–1986)

Soap (1977–1981)

Three's Company (1977–1984)

CBS

Love of Life (1951–1980)

Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)

The Guiding Light (1952–2009)

Face the Nation (1954–present)

Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984)

As the World Turns (1956–2010)

The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)

60 Minutes (1968–present)

Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)

All in the Family (1971–1979)

The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978)

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1984)

M*A*S*H (1972–1983)

Maude (1972–1978)

The Price Is Right (1972–present)

The Waltons (1972–1981)

Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)

Kojak (1973–1978, 2005)

Match Game '78 (1962–1969, 1973–1984, 1990–1991, 1998–1999)

The Young and the Restless (1973–present)

Good Times (1974–1979)

Rhoda (1974–1978)

Tattletales (1974–1978, 1982–1984)

The Jeffersons (1975–1985)

One Day at a Time (1975–1984)

Alice (1976–1985)

Wonder Woman (1976–1979)

The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979)

Lou Grant (1977–1982)

NBC

Meet the Press (1947–present)

The Today Show (1952–present)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962-1992)

The Doctors (1963–1982)

Another World (1964–1999)

Days of Our Lives (1965–present)

The Wonderful World of Disney (1969–1979)

The Tomorrow Show (1973–1982)

Chico and the Man (1974–1978)

Columbo (1971–1978)

Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974–1984)

Land of the Lost (1974–1976)

Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)

Police Woman (1974–1978)

The Rockford Files (1974–1980)

Saturday Night Live (1975–present)^[e]

Wheel of Fortune (1975–present)

The Gong Show (1976-1980)

Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983)

The Bionic Woman (1976–1978)

CHiPs (1977–1983)

PBS

Sesame Street (1969–present)

Masterpiece Theatre (1971–present)

Nova (1974–present)

In syndication

Candid Camera (1948–present)

Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)

The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982)

The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1981)

Hee Haw (1969–1993)

Soul Train (1971–2006)

Dinah! (1974–1980)

Match Game PM (1975–1981)

In Search of... (1976–1982)

The P.T.L. Club (1976–1987)

This Week in Baseball (1977–1998, 2000–present)

HBO

Inside the NFL (1977–present)

Nickelodeon

Pinwheel (1977–1990)

Shows that take place in 1978

Best Friends Whenever (2015) They time traveled to 1978.