Debuts
| Date | Show |
|---|---|
| January 6 | Skag on NBC |
| January 14 | 3-2-1 Contact on PBS |
| January 22 | Goodtime Girls on ABC |
| February 5 | Mystery! on PBS |
| March 1 | Pink Lady on NBC |
| March 3 | That's Incredible! on ABC |
| March 4 | The Big Show on NBC |
| March 5 | Beyond Westworld on CBS |
| March 11 | United States on NBC |
| March 15 | Sanford on NBC |
| March 16 | Galactica 1980 on NBC |
| March 22 | Me and Maxx on NBC |
| March 24 | Flo on CBS |
| The Stockard Channing Show on CBS | |
| April 11 | Fridays on ABC |
| May 5 | America's Top 10 in Syndication |
| June 1 | Moneyline on CNN |
| June 26 | Nobody's Perfect on ABC |
| August 4 | Texas on NBC |
| August 9 | That's My Line on CBS |
| August 21 | Games People Play on NBC |
| September | Livewire on Nickelodeon |
| September 13 | Solid Gold in Syndication |
| September 28 | Cosmos on PBS |
| October 4 | Thundarr the Barbarian on ABC |
| October 27 | Blockbusters on NBC |
| Ladies Man on CBS | |
| October 30 | It's a Living on ABC |
| October 31 | I'm a Big Girl Now on ABC |
| November 11 | Too Close for Comfort on ABC |
| November 12 | Enos on CBS. |
| November 18 | Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters on NBC |
| November 27 | Bosom Buddies on ABC |
| November 29 | Breaking Away on ABC |
| December 6 | Freebie and the Bean on CBS |
| Secrets of Midland Heights on CBS | |
| December 10 | Number 96 on CBS |
| December 11 | Magnum, P.I. on CBS |
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