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The decade of the 1970s saw significant changes in television programming in both the United Kingdom and the United States.The trends included the decline of the "family sitcoms" and rural-oriented programs to more socially contemporary shows and "young, hip and urban" sitcoms in the United States and the permanent establishment of colour television in the United Kingdom.
September 25. The Partridge Family on ABC (–1974) Adventures in Rainbow Country on CBC (–1971) Doomwatch on BBC1 (–1972) Party Game (–1980) Play for Today supersedes The Wednesday Play on BBC1; the anthology drama series lasts until 1984. November – Mr Benn on BBC in syndication. November 8 - The Goodies on BBC2.
16–25 July – The BBC covers the 1970 Commonwealth Games with the afternoon events broadcast live, resulting in approximately three hours a day of live coverage each day plus a highlights programme broadcast at 8pm during the week. 17 July – Tyne Tees Television starts broadcasting in colour from the Pontop Pike transmitting station.
This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1970–71 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research. [1] Rank Program Network Rating 1:
Television series which originated in the United States in the decade 1970s. i.e. in the years 1970 to 1979. Television shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United States should be removed from this category and its sub-categories. 1920s. 1930s.
CBS launches Operation 100, a plan to beat NBC ’s ratings in the last 100 days of the 1969-70 television season. This plan was accompanied with the slogan, “The man can’t bust our network.”. The “ eclipse of the century,” which occurred on the East Coast of the United States, is covered by the news departments of all three American ...
Pages in category "1970s in television" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A. The ABC Afternoon Playbreak. All My Children. The American Girls (TV series) The American Short Story. The Andros Targets. Another World (TV series) As the World Turns. Assignment Vienna.