The following is the 1972–73 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1972 through August 1973. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1971–72 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football. New fall series are highlighted in bold. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research. Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season. Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season. Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season. Note: This was the first full season in which all networks, on every day of the week except for Sunday, started airing programs at 8:00 instead of 7:30, as dictated by the FCC under its Prime Time Access Rule, intended to increase diversity in programming. PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Sunday Note: 60 Minutes aired at 6:00-7:00 pm on CBS from January to June 1973. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Note: Dan August consisted of reruns of the 1970-1971 ABC series. Thursday Friday Note: Ghost Story was retooled slightly and retitled Circle of Fear (under the same production team) with the episode broadcast January 5, 1973. Saturday By network ABC Returning Series The ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC Movie of the Week Alias Smith and Jones The Brady Bunch The Corner Bar The F.B.I. Love, American Style Marcus Welby, M.D. The Mod Squad Monday Night Football The Odd Couple Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law The Partridge Family Room 222 The Sixth Sense New Series The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour * Here We Go Again * The Julie Andrews Hour Kung Fu Love Thy Neighbor * The Men: Assignment Vienna / The Delphi Bureau / Jigsaw The Paul Lynde Show The Rookies The Strauss Family * The Streets of San Francisco Temperatures Rising Thicker than Water * A Touch of Grace * Not returning from 1971–72: The ABC Comedy Hour Bewitched The Courtship of Eddie's Father Getting Together The Ken Berry "Wow" Show Longstreet The Man and the City The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine Monday Night Special Nanny and