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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.

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

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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