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1979 Daytime Schedules-Pacific Time Zone Edition

For Pacific Time and for both CBS and NBC, the 10am ET-5:30pm ET shows followed the Central Time Zone slotting airing from 9am-4:30pm.

ABC's Pacific Time Zone feed has most of its shows using the Central Time zone pattern except where noted for the Eastern feed.

1979/01/08-Pacific

On this date, NBC debuts a new game show "All Star Secrets" hosted by Bob Eubanks at 10:30 ET, 9:30 CT/PT. It moved "Jeopardy!" ot the 12 ET, 11 CT/PT slot, the same slot it had in the earlier days. NBC also added "Password Plus" hosted by Allen Ludden at 12:30 ET, 11:30 CT/PT, a time slot it once had on ABC in the early 70s. To make room, NBC declared "America Alive" dead and removed it from its schedule.

am09:00-am09:30: CBS All in the Family
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am10:30: CBS The Price is Right
am09:30-am10:00: NBC All-Star Secrets

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Happy Days
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am10:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune
am10:55-am11:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Jeopardy!

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Password Plus

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC The Hollywood Squares

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)
pm12:30-pm01:30: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm02:00: NBC The Doctors (S) (through 3/02/79)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS M*A*S*H

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1979/03/05-Pacific

In what was probably the biggest gamble of the daytime schedule, NBC did the unthinkable. It expanded "Another World" to 90 minutes to help NBC compete with the resurging ratings of ABC's soap opera block. "Another" took the 2:30-4:00 ET, 1:30-3:00 CT/PT slot.

To make room, NBC moved "Days" to 1pm ET, 12 CT/PT and "The Doctors" to 2 ET, 1 CT/PT.

NBC moved "Hollywood Squares" to 12:30 ET, 11:30 CT/PT, and "Password Plus" to 12 ET, 11 CT/PT.

The only victim was "Jeopardy!" NBC finally hoped it had a hit at 12 ET, 11 CT/PT where CBS's "Young and the Restless" was still popular while ABC's "Pyramid" began to show some weakness.

The moves caused some scheduling problems for some affiliates. Some chose to tape delay "Days" so that it could air news at 1 ET, 12 CT/PT and bumped "The Doctors" off the schedule, or aired it and "World" later. Some others moved the local news to 12:30 ET/11:30 CT/PT and pre-empted NBC's game show there. NBC not having a half hour slot open to local news in the noon or 1pm half hour slot and the expansion of "World" hastened the demise of the once popular "Doctors" soaper by the end of 1982.

am09:00-am09:30: CBS All in the Family
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am10:30: CBS The Price is Right
am09:30-am10:00: NBC All-Star Secrets

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Happy Days
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am10:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune
am10:55-am11:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Password Plus

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Doctors (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS M*A*S*H

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1979/04/02-Pacific

On this date, ABC replaced the reruns of "Happy Days", which was moving to syndication the following fall, with reruns of "Laverne and Shirley." That would last just over a year.

am09:00-am09:30: CBS All in the Family
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am10:30: CBS The Price is Right
am09:30-am10:00: NBC All-Star Secrets

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Laverne and Shirley
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am10:55: CBS Love of Life (S) (through 4/20/79)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune
am10:55-am11:00: CBS CBS News (through 4/20/79)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Password Plus

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Doctors (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS M*A*S*H

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Match Game '77/'78/'79
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1979/04/23-Pacific

On this date, CBS canceled "The Match Game" due to low ratings and station affiliate clearances and moved the soaper "Love of Life" to the 4 ET, 3 CT/PT death slot. "Love of Life" would last through January of the following year.

CBS also added a new game show "Whew!" hosted by Tom Kennedy in the 10:30 ET, 9:30 CT/PT slot, followed by the five-minute CBS News.

CBS moved "The Price is Right" to the 11 ET, 10 CT/PT slot with the second half of the show taking over the half-hour once occupied by "Love of Life".

am09:00-am09:30: CBS All in the Family
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am09:55: CBS Whew!
am09:30-am10:00: NBC All-Star Secrets
am09:55-am10:00: CBS CBS News

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Laverne and Shirley
am10:00-am11:00: CBS The Price is Right
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Password Plus

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Doctors (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS M*A*S*H

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Love of Life (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1979/08/13-Pacific

On this day, NBC cancels "All Star Secrets" and moves "Hollywood Squares" to the 10:30 ET, 9:30 CT/PT slot. It moved "Password Plus" to the 12:30 ET, 11:30 CT/PT slot, and added a new game show, "Mindreaders" hosted by Dick Martin to the 12 ET, 11 CT/PT slot where it lasted just five months.

am09:00-am09:30: CBS All in the Family
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am09:55: CBS Whew!
am09:30-am10:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares
am09:55-am10:00: CBS CBS News

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Laverne and Shirley
am10:00-am11:00: CBS The Price is Right
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Mindreaders

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Password Plus

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Doctors (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS M*A*S*H

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Love of Life (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1979/09/10-Pacific

On this date, "M*A*S*H" reruns leave the CBS schedule for syndication. CBS fills the 3:30 ET, 2:30 CT/PT slot with reruns of "One Day at a Time." It wouldn't be the last change CBS would make that month.

am09:00-am09:30: CBS All in the Family
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am09:55: CBS Whew!
am09:30-am10:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares
am09:55-am10:00: CBS CBS News

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Laverne and Shirley
am10:00-am11:00: CBS The Price is Right
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Mindreaders

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Password Plus

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Doctors (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS One Day at a Time

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Love of Life (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1979/09/17-Pacific

On this day, reruns of "All in the Family" move to syndication in the 10 ET, 9 CT/PT slot while CBS debuts "The All New Beat the Clock" in the time period.

am09:00-am09:30: CBS The All New Beat the Clock
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am09:55: CBS Whew!
am09:30-am10:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares
am09:55-am10:00: CBS CBS News

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Laverne and Shirley
am10:00-am11:00: CBS The Price is Right
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Mindreaders

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Password Plus

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Doctors (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS One Day at a Time

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Love of Life (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1979/11/05-Pacific

On this date, CBS modified "Whew!" into "Celebrity Whew!" in the 10:30 ET, 9:30 CT/PT slot.

am09:00-am09:30: CBS The All New Beat the Clock
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am09:55: CBS Celebrity Whew!
am09:30-am10:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares
am09:55-am10:00: CBS CBS News

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Laverne and Shirley
am10:00-am11:00: CBS The Price is Right
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Mindreaders

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Password Plus

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Doctors (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS One Day at a Time

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Love of Life (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1979/11/19-Pacific

On this date, CBS added an occasional series of afterschool specials on Fridays called "CBS Afternoon Playhouse".

am09:00-am09:30: CBS The All New Beat the Clock
am09:00-am09:30: NBC Card Sharks

am09:30-am09:55: CBS Celebrity Whew!
am09:30-am10:00: NBC The Hollywood Squares
am09:55-am10:00: CBS CBS News

am10:00-am10:30: ABC Laverne and Shirley
am10:00-am11:00: CBS The Price is Right
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The New High Rollers

am10:30-am11:00: ABC The $20,000 Pyramid (12 ET/11 CT)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Wheel of Fortune

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Family Feud (11:30 ET/10:30 CT)
am11:00-am11:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (through 2/01/80)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Mindreaders

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S)
am11:30-pm12:00: CBS Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 6/05/81)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Password Plus

pm12:00-pm01:00: ABC All My Children (S)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local]
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S)

pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS As The World Turns (S)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC One Life to Live (S)
pm01:00-pm01:30: NBC The Doctors (S)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS The Guiding Light (S)
pm01:30-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC General Hospital (S)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS One Day at a Time

pm03:00-pm03:30: ABC The Edge Of Night (S)
pm03:00-pm03:30: CBS Love of Life (S)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm03:30-pm04:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)
pm03:30-pm04:30: CBS CBS Afternoon Playhouse (occasional Fridays)

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