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1978 Daytime Schedules-Eastern/Central Time Zone Edition

Subtract one hour to get the schedule for the Central Time zone. Many ABC shows on the Pacific Time feed use Central Time slotting except where noted.

One of the Sources: The Daytime TV Archive: 1978 (as Eastern Times only)

1978/01/16-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)

On this date, ABC expanded their two 45 minute soaps, "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital" to 60 minutes each. These two, plus the 60 minute "All My Children", is noted for setting a record of a network having three shows airing together in a three-hour span in the same order, starting on January 16, 1978 and ending on September 23, 2011 when "AMC" had its last broadcast.

On the Eastern/Central feed, ABC moved "The $20,000 Pyramid" to 12 ET, 11 CT, but stayed where it was at 10:30 PT on the Pacific feed. "The Better Sex" was canceled and its half-hour was used to expand the two 45-minute soaps to one hour each.

On the Pacific feed, ABC moved "Ryan's Hope" to 11:30am, and slid "Family Feud" ahead to 11am, following "Pyramid" at 10:30am. On the Eastern/Central feed, "Family Feud" aired at 11:30am ET/10:30am CT and "Pyramid" at 12pm ET/11am CT, the reverse of how it aired on the Pacific feed. This stayed that way until ABC canceled "Pyramid" in 1980 and moved "Feud" to NOON ET/11am CT, but "Feud" stayed at 11am PT where its been since this date. By the end of 1980, ABC has finished with its six year long project of shifting its western schedule from following the Eastern time slot pattern to the Central time slot pattern, the same CBS and NBC uses.

With more changes due to two soaps expanding from 45 to 60 minutes, all except two shows follow the CT zone pattern. Note that on the East coast, Feud and Pyramid as of Jan 16, 1978, aired in the same time slot as they did on the West coast between Jul 26, 1976 and April 22, 1977. On April 25, 1977, Feud on the East coast moved to 11:30am, the same time slot as it aired on the West coast.

ABC had a four-hour continuous block of soap operas beginning at 12:30 ET, 11:30 CT/PT. There were now four half-hours where three networks had soaps on opposite each other.

am10:00-am11:00: CBS The Price is Right
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Sanford And Son

am10:30-am11:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Happy Days
am11:00-am11:30: CBS Tattletales
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Wheel of Fortune

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Family Feud (11 PT)
am11:30-am11:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Knockout
am11:55-pm12:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (10:30 PT)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC To Say The Least

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
pm12:30-pm01:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC The Gong Show

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: CBS [local]
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC For Richer, For Poorer (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)
pm01:30-pm02:30: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)

pm02:30-pm03:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm02:30-pm03:00: NBC The Doctors (S) (through 3/02/79)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm03:30-pm04:00: CBS All in the Family

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1978/04/03-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)

On this date below, CBS cancels "Tattletales" It added "Pass The Buck" hosted by Bill Cullen at 10 ET, 9 CT/PT, and moved "The Price is Right" hour to 10:30 ET, 9:30 CT/PT.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS Pass The Buck
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Sanford And Son

am10:30-am11:30: CBS The Price is Right
am10:30-am11:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Happy Days
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Wheel of Fortune

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Family Feud (11 PT)
am11:30-am11:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Knockout
am11:55-pm12:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (10:30 PT)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC To Say The Least

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
pm12:30-pm01:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC The Gong Show

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: CBS [local]
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC For Richer, For Poorer (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)
pm01:30-pm02:30: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)

pm02:30-pm03:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm02:30-pm03:00: NBC The Doctors (S) (through 3/02/79)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm03:30-pm04:00: CBS All in the Family

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1978/04/24-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)

On this date, NBC moves "Sanford and Son" reruns from the 10 ET, 9 CT/PT slot to the 12 ET, 11 CT/PT slot. It canceled "To Say the Least" in the 12 ET, 11 CT/PT slot, to say the least. It added "Card Sharks" hosted by Jim Perry in the 10 ET, 9 CT/PT slot. It returned "High Rollers" to the schedule as "The New High Rollers" in the 11 ET, 10 CT/PT slot. It moved "Wheel of Fortune" to the 11:30 ET, 10:30 CT/PT slot, knocking out "Knockout" from the schedule.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS Pass The Buck
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Card Sharks

am10:30-am11:30: CBS The Price is Right
am10:30-am11:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Happy Days
am11:00-am11:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Family Feud (11 PT)
am11:30-am11:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune
am11:55-pm12:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (10:30 PT)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC Sanford And Son

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
pm12:30-pm01:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC The Gong Show

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: CBS [local]
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC For Richer, For Poorer (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)
pm01:30-pm02:30: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)

pm02:30-pm03:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm02:30-pm03:00: NBC The Doctors (S) (through 3/02/79)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm03:30-pm04:00: CBS All in the Family

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1978/07/03-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)

On this date, CBS replaces the two-month game show "Pass The Buck" with "Tic Tac Dough", which would last just two months before moving to syndication.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS Tic Tac Dough
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Card Sharks

am10:30-am11:30: CBS The Price is Right
am10:30-am11:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Happy Days
am11:00-am11:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Family Feud (11 PT)
am11:30-am11:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune
am11:55-pm12:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (10:30 PT)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC Sanford And Son

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
pm12:30-pm01:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC The Gong Show

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: CBS [local]
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC For Richer, For Poorer (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)
pm01:30-pm02:30: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)

pm02:30-pm03:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm02:30-pm03:00: NBC The Doctors (S) (through 3/02/79)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm03:30-pm04:00: CBS All in the Family

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1978/07/24-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)

On this date, NBC replaces the 12 ET, 11 CT/PT hour with "America Alive" lasting just six months. Reruns of "Sanford and Son" were canceled along with "The Gong Show."

am10:00-am10:30: CBS Tic Tac Dough
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Card Sharks

am10:30-am11:30: CBS The Price is Right
am10:30-am11:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Happy Days
am11:00-am11:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Family Feud (11 PT)
am11:30-am11:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune
am11:55-pm12:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (10:30 PT)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC America Alive

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
pm12:30-pm01:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: CBS [local]
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC For Richer, For Poorer (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)
pm01:30-pm02:30: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)

pm02:30-pm03:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm02:30-pm03:00: NBC The Doctors (S) (through 3/02/79)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm03:30-pm04:00: CBS All in the Family

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1978/09/04-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)

On this date, CBS moves reruns of "All in the Family" to 10 ET, 9 CT/PT to fill the slot vacated by "Tic Tac Dough", which had a more successful run in syndication. Reruns of "M*A*S*H" took up the 3:30 ET, 2:30 CT/PT slot. "M*A*S*H" reruns were also seen Thursdays at 11:30pm ET/PT, 10:30pm on CBS's late night schedule.

As far as game shows numbers went, the count went down to eight.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS All in the Family
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Card Sharks

am10:30-am11:30: CBS The Price is Right
am10:30-am11:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Happy Days
am11:00-am11:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Family Feud (11 PT)
am11:30-am11:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune
am11:55-pm12:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (10:30 PT)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC America Alive

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
pm12:30-pm01:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: CBS [local]
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC For Richer, For Poorer (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)
pm01:30-pm02:30: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)

pm02:30-pm03:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm02:30-pm03:00: NBC The Doctors (S) (through 3/02/79)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm03:30-pm04:00: CBS M*A*S*H

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1978/10/02-Eastern (subtract one hour for Central Time)

In the final change of the year, NBC returned "Jeopardy!" to the schedule, but at 10:30 ET, 9:30 CT/PT. It moved "Hollywood Squares" to the 1 ET, 12 CT/PT slot and canceled "For Richer For Poorer."

am10:00-am10:30: CBS All in the Family
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Card Sharks

am10:30-am11:30: CBS The Price is Right
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Jeopardy!

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Happy Days
am11:00-am11:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Family Feud (11 PT)
am11:30-am11:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune
am11:55-pm12:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (10:30 PT)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC America Alive

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
pm12:30-pm01:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: CBS [local]
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Hollywood Squares

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)
pm01:30-pm02:30: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)

pm02:30-pm03:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm02:30-pm03:00: NBC The Doctors (S) (through 3/02/79)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm03:30-pm04:00: CBS M*A*S*H

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

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