January 23 - Barney Miller[?] debuts on ABC.
April 28 - Tom Snyder[?] interviews John Lennon on the Tomorrow Show[?].
Andy Kaufman makes his debut on Saturday Night Live, lip syncing portions of the theme to Mighty Mouse.
Fred Silverman[?] becomes the head of ABC Entertainment. Initiating an era of what is disparagingly called "T&A" or "jiggle television", his programming choices result in ABC achieving ratings dominance.