1972 IN TELEVISION

The year '1972 in television' involved some significant events.
Below is a list of television-related events in 1972.
''For the American TV schedule, see: 1972-73 American network television schedule.''

Contents

Events

Debuts

Television shows

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

Events

★ August 26 - Effective with this issue, TV Guide discontinues the practice of using a "C" to indicate color programs, and instead starts using a "BW" for monochrome, saving a lot of printer's ink in the process. At the time about half of the TV households in the U.S. had color sets.

★ Mid-February - John Lennon and Yoko Ono cohost an entire week on ''The Mike Douglas Show''.

★ February 19 - Sammy Davis Jr. makes a guest appearance on ''All in the Family''.

★ April 4 - After a three-year courtship, Emily Nugent married Ernest Bishop on ''Coronation Street''.

★ July 21 - Victoria Wyndham makes her first appearance as vixen (and later, good girl) Rachel Davis on the soap opera ''Another World''.

★ September 9 - ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' opens its 18th season on location in Hawaii.

★ November 8 - Home Box Office (HBO) is launched, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

★ November 21 - In the second part of a two-part story which began the previous week, Beatrice Arthur's character, Maude Findlay, on the television sitcom ''Maude'', decides to go through with an abortion, in a move that shocked CBS executives and ''Maude'' advertisers.

★ December 31 - ORTF 3ème Chaîne launches in France for the first time.

★ March 19 - The Boston channel 5 case is over! At 3 a.m., WCVB takes over the channel fron the old WHDH-TV - and becomes Beantown's new ABC affiliate, besides.

★ October 27 - Today's is the 5000th episode of Captain Kangaroo.

Debuts

★ January 4 - ''Des chiffres et des lettres'' premieres on ORTF 2ème Chaîne in France (1972-present).

★ January 14 - ''Sanford and Son'' premieres on NBC (1972-1977).

★ January 15 - ''Emergency!'' premieres on NBC (1972-1977).

★ March 13 - ''Number 96'' premieres on Australia's 0-10 Network (1972-1977)

★ April 4 - ''John Craven's Newsround'' premieres (1972-present, now titled ''Newsround'') on BBC1.

★ June 22 - The first ''Tattslotto'' draw on HSV-7 Melbourne

★ July 8 - ''Android Kikaider'' premieres on TV Asahi (formerly NET) (1972-1973)

★ September 4 - ''The (New) Price Is Right'' (1972-present), ''The Joker's Wild'' (1972-1975, 1978-1986), and ''Gambit'' (1972-1976) all premiere on CBS.

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★ Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices were the first three games on the aired pilot episode of ''The (New) Price Is Right''.

★ September 8 - ''Are You Being Served?'' premieres (1972-1985) on BBC1.

★ September 9 - ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' premieres on CBS (1972-1984).

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★ ''Runaround'' premieres on NBC (1972-1973).

★ September 11 - ''Mastermind'' ('1972-97', 2002-present) premieres on BBC1.

★ September 12 - ''Maude'', a spinoff of ''All in the Family'' premieres on CBS (1972-1978).

★ September 14 - ''The Waltons'' premieres on CBS (1972-1981).

★ September 16 - ''The Bob Newhart Show'' premieres (1972-1978) on CBS.

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★ ''Bridget Loves Bernie'' premieres on CBS (1972-1973).

★ September 17 ''M
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★ October 14 - ''Kung Fu'' premieres on ABC (1972-1975).

★ October 16 - ''Emmerdale Farm'' starts transmissions in the daytime on ITV (1972-present).

★ October 19 - Prisoner-of-war drama ''Colditz'' debuts on BBC1.

★ ''The Beachcombers'' premieres on CBC (1972-1989).

★ ''This is the Law (television)'' premieres on CBC (1972-1976).

★ ''Canada AM'' premieres on CTV (1972- present).

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).

★ ''The 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 Secret Storm'' (1954-1974).

★ ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1962-1992).

★ ''Captain Kangaroo'' (1955-1984).

★ ''Dixon of Dock Green'' (UK) (1955-1976).

★ ''Gunsmoke'' (1955-1975).

★ ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' (1955-1982).

★ ''This Is Your Life'' (UK) (1955-2003).

★ ''As the World Turns'' (1956-present).

★ ''Opportunity Knocks'' (UK) (1956-1978).

★ ''The Edge of Night'' (1956-1984).

★ ''What the Papers Say'' (UK) (1956-present).

★ ''The Sky at Night'' (UK) (1957-present).

★ ''Blue Peter'' (UK) (1958-present).

★ ''Grandstand'' (UK) (1958-2007).

★ ''Bonanza'' (1959-1973).

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).

★ ''Z-Cars'' (UK) (1962-1978).

★ ''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).

★ ''Jeopardy!'' (1964-1975, 1984-present).

★ ''Top of the Pops'' (UK) (1964-2006).

★ ''Days of Our Lives'' (1965-present).

★ ''The Dean Martin Show'' (1965-1974).

★ ''Tom and Jerry'' ('1965-1972', 1975-1977, 1980-1982)

★ ''World of Sport'' (UK) (1965-1985).

★ ''Play School'' (1966-present).

★ '' (1966-1973).

★ ''The Money Programme'' (UK) (1966-present).

★ ''The Newlywed Game'' (1966-1974).

★ ''Ironside'' (1967-1975).

★ ''Love is a Many Splendored Thing'' (1967-1973).

★ ''Mannix'' (1967-1975).

★ ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1967-1978).

★ ''60 Minutes'' (1968-present).

★ ''Dad's Army'' (UK) (1968-1977).

★ ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968-1980).

★ ''Here's Lucy'' (1968-1974).

★ ''Laugh-In'' (1968-1973).

★ ''Magpie'' (UK) (1968-1980).

★ ''One Life to Live'' (1968-present).

★ ''The Doris Day Show'' (1968-1973).

★ ''The Mod Squad'' (1968-1973).

★ ''Hee Haw'' (1969-1993).

★ ''Love, American Style'' (1969-1974).

★ ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (1969-1976).

★ ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (UK) (1969-1974).

★ ''Room 222'' (1969-1974).

★ ''Sesame Street'' (1969-present).

★ ''The Benny Hill Show'' (1969-1989).

★ ''The Brady Bunch'' (1969-1974).

★ ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' (1969-1979).

★ ''Where the Heart Is'' (1969-1973).

1970s

★ ''All My Children'' (1970-present).

★ ''Mary Tyler Moore'' (1970-1977).

★ ''McCloud'' (1970-1977).

★ ''Monday Night Football'' (1970-present).

★ ''Play for Today'' (UK) (1970-1984).

★ ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (1970-1974).

★ ''The Odd Couple'' (1970-1975).

★ ''The Partridge Family'' (1970-1974).

★ ''All in the Family'' (1971-1979).

★ ''Columbo'' (1971-1978).

★ ''Masterpiece Theatre'' (1971-present).

★ ''McMillan and Wife'' (1971-1977).

★ ''Soul Train'' (1971-present).

★ ''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1971-1974).

★ ''Old Grey Whistle Test'' (UK) (1971-1987).

★ ''The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour'' (1971-1974).

★ ''Kashi no Ki Mokku (Adventures of Pinocchio)'' (Japan) (1972)

★ ''Devilman'' (Japan) (1972-1973)

Ending this year

★ March 25 - ''Bewitched'' (1964-1972).

★ March 31 - ''Bright Promise'' (1969-1972).

★ April 6 - ''My Three Sons'' (1960-1972).

★ ''The Clangers'' (UK) (1969-1972) (with one final episode broadcast on October 10, 1974).

★ ''Doomwatch'' (UK) (1970-1972).

Births

★ January 1 - Felicity Montagu, actress.

Deaths

★ January 16 - Ross Bagdasarian, composer, creator of ''The Alvin Show''

★ May 13 - Dan Blocker, actor (Hoss Cartwright on ''Bonanza'')

★ October 16 - Leo G. Carroll, actor

★ December 29 - Theo Goetz, soap opera actor (Papa Bauer on ''The Guiding Light'')