History of Daytime TV Schedules

Network Daytime Listings: ABC 1970-73

1970/01/05:
am11:00-am11:30: [local]
am11:30-om12:00: [local]
om12:00-om12:30: Bewitched (through 3/27/70)
om12:30-pm01:00: That Girl
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Dating Game (through 7/06/73)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Dark Shadows (S) (through 4/02/71)

1970/03/30:
am11:00-am11:30: Bewitched
am11:30-om12:00: That Girl
om12:00-om12:30: Best of Everything (S) (through 9/25/70)
om12:30-pm01:00: A World Apart (S) (through 6/25/71)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Dating Game (through 7/06/73)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Dark Shadows (S) (through 4/02/71)

1970/09/02 retro TV Guide listing from Boston suggests
am11:00-am11:30: Bewitched
am11:30-om12:00: That Girl
the rest of the schedule the same

1970/09/28:
am11:00-am11:30: [Given to Local Affilliates]
am11:30-om12:00: That Girl
om12:00-om12:30: Bewitched
om12:30-pm01:00: A World Apart (S) (through 6/25/71)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Dating Game (through 7/06/73)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Dark Shadows (S) (through 4/02/71)

1971/04/05:
am11:30-om12:00: That Girl
om12:00-om12:30: Bewitched
om12:30-pm01:00: A World Apart (S) (through 6/25/71)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Dating Game (through 7/06/73)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Password (through 9/03/71)

1971/06/28:
am11:30-om12:00: That Girl
om12:00-om12:30: Bewitched
om12:30-pm01:00: Love, American Style (through 9/03/71)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Dating Game (through 7/06/73)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Password (through 9/03/71)

1971/09/06:
am11:30-om12:00: That Girl
om12:00-om12:30: Bewitched
om12:30-pm01:00: Password (through 3/17/72)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Dating Game (through 7/06/73)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Love, American Style (through 5/03/74)

1972/03/20:
am11:30-om12:00: Bewitched (through 7/06/73)
om12:00-om12:30: Password (through 11/15/74)
om12:30-pm01:00: Split Second (through 6/27/75)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Dating Game (through 7/06/73)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Love, American Style (through 5/03/74)

1972/10/04:
am11:30-om12:00: Bewitched (through 7/06/73)
om12:00-om12:30: Password (through 11/15/74)
om12:30-pm01:00: Split Second (through 6/27/75)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Dating Game (through 7/06/73)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Love, American Style (through 5/03/74)
pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1973/07/09:
am11:30-om12:00: The Brady Bunch (through 4/18/75)
om12:00-om12:30: Password (through 11/15/74)
om12:30-pm01:00: Split Second (through 6/27/75)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Girl in My Life (through 12/20/74)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Love, American Style (through 5/03/74)
pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

1973/10/31:
* Eastern and Pacific Time (Central subtract one hour)
am11:30-om12:00: The Brady Bunch (through 4/18/75)
om12:00-om12:30: Password (through 11/15/74)
om12:30-pm01:00: Split Second (through 6/27/75)
pm01:00-pm01:30: All My Children (S) (through 6/27/75)
pm01:30-pm02:00: Let's Make a Deal (through 12/26/75)
pm02:00-pm02:30: The Newlywed Game (through 12/20/74)
pm02:30-pm03:00: The Girl in My Life (through 12/20/74)
pm03:00-pm03:30: General Hospital (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm03:30-pm04:00: One Life to Live (S) (through 7/23/76)
pm04:00-pm04:30: Love, American Style (through 5/03/74)
pm01:30-pm03:00: ABC Afternoon Playbreak (through 8/14/75) (occasional specials)
pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)