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The year 1978 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1978.

For the American TV schedule, see: 1978-79 American network television schedule.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Miniseries 4 Television shows 4.1 1940s 4.2 1950s 4.3 1960s 4.4 1970s 5 Ending this year 6 Births 7 Deaths

Events

• January 28 - The Doobie Brothers make a guest appearance on ABC's What's Happening!!.
• February 22 - The Police appear in a television commercial for Wrigley's chewing gum.
• March 7–April 11 - Dennis Potter's groundbreaking drama serial Pennies From Heaven airs on BBC1.
• April 16–April 19 - Holocaust, starring James Woods and Meryl Streep first aired on NBC.
• April 22 - The Blues Brothers make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live. The duo of Jake & Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) was introduced by Paul Shaffer (as Don Kirshner) and performed "Hey Bartender".
• April 24 - The television game show Card Sharks, hosted by Jim Perry, first aired on NBC.
• April 26 - Ringo Starr's, Ringo, a musical version of The Prince and the Pauper airs on NBC. Starr's fellow former Beatle George Harrison provides the narration.
• May 1 - Beijing Television is renamed China Central Television.
• May 24 - The iconic skateboarding duck item first airs on BBC TV's Nationwide.
• July 10 - The ABC Evening News is renamed ABC World News Tonight with Frank Reynolds as anchor.
• September - The soap opera As the World Turns is #1 in the daytime Nielsen ratings for the 20th and final consecutive year; no other serial has been at the top of the ratings for such an unbeaten yearly streak.
• November 17 - The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS. The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett, a character from the upcoming Star Wars sequel.
• March 22 - The Beatles spoof, The Rutles - All You Need Is Cash airs on NBC.
• January 7 - Abarembo Shogun premieres on the Asahi television network in Japan (1978-2003).
• Fred Silverman, who successfully programmed both CBS and ABC, moves to NBC to attempt to reverse their ratings decline.
• Knowlton Nash replaces Peter Kent as anchor of The National on CBC.
• Replacing Zara Cully and Damon Evans, Jay Hammer joins the cast of The Jeffersons, for a short period of time.
• US television game show program Match Game is rated in the Top 3 of all game shows for the sixth year in a row.
• January 15 - The Super Bowl is played - and telecast - at night for the first time, on CBS.
• January 23 - "Roots - One Year Later", a special examining the impact and influence of the miniseries, airs on ABC.
• August 1 - Harry Reasoner returns to CBS after taking advantage of an oral escape-clause in his contract with ABC.
• September 17 - The ceremony formalizing the success of the peace talks between Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat - the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt - is televised live from the White House East Room.
• September 19 - The chairs on which Archie and Edith Bunker sat through 8 seasons of All in the Family are presented to the Smithsonian Institution.

Debuts

• January 2 - Blake's 7 premieres on BBC One in UK (1978-1981).
• February 8 - Grange Hill premieres on BBC TV in the UK (1978-2008).
• April 2 - Dallas premieres on CBS (1978-1991).
• April 24 - Card Sharks premieres on NBC (1978-81).
• June 6- 20/20 premieres on ABC (1978-present).
• July 3 - Tic Tac Dough, hosted by Wink Martindale, premieres on CBS (1978-1986).
• July 10 - World News Tonight premieres on ABC (1978-present).
• September 12 - Taxi premieres on ABC (1978-1983).
• September 14 - Mork & Mindy premieres on ABC (1978-1982).
• September 17 - Battlestar Galactica premieres on ABC (1978-1979).
• September 18 - WKRP in Cincinnati premieres on CBS (1978-1982).
• September - Battle of the Planets premieres (1978-1985).
• October 2 - The All-New Jeopardy! premieres on NBC (1978-1979).
• November 3 - Diff'rent Strokes premieres on NBC (1978-1986).
• Canada After Dark premieres on CBC (1978-1979).
• Duplessis airs on SRC.
• 3-2-1 starts on ITV in the United Kingdom (1978-1987).

Miniseries

• Centennial
• Holocaust
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
• Against the Wind
• Once Upon a Time... Man

Television shows

1940s

• Meet the Press (1947-present).
• Candid Camera (1948-present).
• Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).

1950s

• Truth or Consequences (1950-1988).
• Love of Life (1951-1980).
• Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986).
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
• American Bandstand (1952-1989).
• Guiding Light (1952-present).
• The Today Show (1952-present).
• Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
• The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983).
• Face the Nation (1954-present).
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962-1992).
• Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984).
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982).
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003).
• As the World Turns (1956-present).
• The Edge of Night (1956-1984).
• To Tell the Truth (1956-1978).
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
• Concentration (1958-1978).
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-2007).

1960s

• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
• Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
• It's Academic (1961-present).
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981).
• The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
• Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
• General Hospital (1963-present).
• The Doctors (1963-1982).
• Another World (1964-1999).
• Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003).
• Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-2006).
• Days of our Lives (1965-present).
• World of Sport (UK) (1965-1985).
• Play School (1966-present).
• The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
• 60 Minutes (1968-present).
• Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
• Magpie (UK) (1968-1980).
• One Life to Live (1968-present).
• Hee Haw (1969-1993).
• Sesame Street (1969-present).
• The Benny Hill Show (UK) (1969-1989).
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1969-1979)

1970s

• All My Children (1970-present).
• Monday Night Football (1970-present).
• Play for Today (UK) (1970-1984).
• All in the Family (1971-1979).
• Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present).
• Old Grey Whistle Test (UK) (1971-1987).
• Soul Train (1971-present).
• Are You Being Served? (UK) (1972-1985).
• Emmerdale Farm (UK) (1972-present).
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1984).
• John Craven's Newsround (UK) (1972-present).
• M*A*S*H (1972-1983).
• The Price Is Right (1972-present).
• The Waltons (1972-1981).
• Barnaby Jones (1973-1980).
• Kojak (1973-1978, 2005-present).
• Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present).
• Match Game '78 (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999).
• Schoolhouse Rock! (1973-1986).
• Superstars (UK) (1973-1985, 2003-2005).
• The Tomorrow Show (1973-1982).
• The Young and the Restless (1973-present).
• Countdown (Australia) (1974-1987).
• Derrick (1974-1998).
• Dinah! (1974-1980).
• Good Times (1974-1979).
• Happy Days (1974-1984).
• Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983).
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974-1984).
• The Rockford Files (1974-1980).
• Tiswas (UK) (1974-1982).
• Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present).
• Arena (UK) (1975–present).
• Barney Miller (1975-1982).
• Good Morning America (1975-present).
• Jim'll Fix It (UK) (1975-1994).
• King of Kensington (Canada) (1975-1980).
• Match Game PM (1975-1981).
• One Day at a Time (1975-1984).
• Runaround (UK) (1975-1981).
• Ryan's Hope (1975-1989).
• Saturday Night Live (1975-present).
• The Don Lane Show (Australia) (1975-1983).
• the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present).
• The Jeffersons (1975-1985).
• Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979).
• Wheel of Fortune (1975-present).
• Alice (1976-1985).
• Charlie's Angels (1976-1981).
• Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present).
• Laverne & Shirley (1976-1983).
• Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (UK) (1976-1982).
• Quincy, M.E. (1976-1983).
• Second City Television (SCTV) (Canada) (1976-1984).
• The Muppet Show (UK) (1976-1981).
• The P.T.L. Club (1976-1987).
• What's Happening!! (1976-1979).
• Wonder Woman (1976-1979).
• CHiPs (1977-1983).
• Eight is Enough (1977-1981).
• Fantasy Island (1977-1984).
• In Search of... (1977-1982).
• Lou Grant (1977-1982).
• Soap (1977-1981).
• The Love Boat (1977-1986).
• Three's Company (1977-1984).

Ending this year

• March 6 - The Six Million Dollar Man (1973-1978).
• March 29 - The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978).
• March 30 - Police Woman (1974-1978).
• March 31 - Tattletales (1974-1978, 1982-1984).
• April 1 - The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978).
• April 29 - Maude (1972-1978).
• May 13 - Columbo (1971-1978).
  • The Bionic Woman (1976-1978).
• May 18 - Baretta (1975-1978).
• June - The Good Life (UK) (1975-1978).
• July 21 - Chico and the Man (1974-1978).
• December 9 - Rhoda (1974-1978).
• The Bobby Vinton Show(1975-1978).
• Lucan (1977-1978).
• The Naked Vicar Show (Australia) (1977-1978).
• Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978).
• Pop Quest (UK) (1975-1978).
• The Sweeney (UK) (1975-1978).
• Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978).

Births

• January 3 - Daryn Jones, entertainment personality in Canada.
• February 7 - Ashton Kutcher, US actor.
• April 13 - Kyle Howard, US actor.
• April 22 - Manu Intiraymi, US actor.
• June 2 - Nikki Cox, US actor.
• June 10 - Shane West, US actor.
• June 13 - Ethan Embry, US actor.
• June 27 - Anna Kumble, British television presenter.
• July 1 - Hillary Tuck, US actor.
• July 6 - Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, actresses.
• July 9 - Linda Park, US actor (born in Korea).
• July 12 - Topher Grace, US actor.
• August 23 - Kobe Bryant, NBA player Los Angeles Lakers.
• October 9 - Randy Spelling, US actor.
• October 14 - Usher, singer and entertainer
• November 10 - Eve, American rapper.
• December 18 - Katie Holmes, US actor.

Deaths

• February 28 - Zara Cully, US actor (Mother Olivia Jefferson) on The Jeffersons.
• March 18 - Peggy Wood, US actor.
• April 22 - Will Geer, US actor (Grandpa Walton) on The Waltons
• May 21 - Bruce Geller, screenwriter, producer
• June 29 - Bob Crane, US actor (Col. Hogan on Hogan's Heroes), murdered.
• December 1, David Nixon, magician

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