The following is the 1977–78 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1977 through August 1978. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1976–77 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football. New fall series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are in italics. 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. PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station. On ABC, debuting news brief, airs all seven nights at 9:58, pm. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday By network ABC Returning Series The ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC NFL Monday Night Football Baretta Barney Miller Charlie's Angels Donny & Marie Eight Is Enough Family Fish Happy Days The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries How the West Was Won Laverne & Shirley Monday Night Baseball The Six Million Dollar Man Starsky & Hutch Sugar Time! Three's Company Welcome Back, Kotter What's Happening!! New Series 20/20 A.E.S. Hudson Street * Carter Country Fantasy Island * Free Country * The Harvey Korman Show * Having Babies * The Love Boat Lucan Mel & Susan Together * Operation Petticoat The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour * The San Pedro Beach Bums Soap Tabitha Vega$ * Not returning from 1976–77: The Bionic Woman (moved to NBC) Blansky's Beauties The Brady Bunch Variety Hour The Captain and Tennille Cos Dog and Cat The Feather and Father Gang Holmes & Yoyo Mr. T and Tina Most Wanted The Nancy Walker Show Rich Man, Poor Man Book II The Streets of San Francisco The Tony Randall Show (moved to CBS) Westside Medical Wonder Woman (moved to CBS) CBS Returning Series 60 Minutes Alice All in the Family Barnaby Jones The Bob Newhart Show Busting Loose The Carol Burnett Show Good Times Hawaii Five-O The Jeffersons Kojak M*A*S*H Maude The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (moved from ABC) One Day at a Time Rhoda The Shields and Yarnell