60 Minutes (1968–present) American Bandstand (1952–89) Another World (1964–99) As the World Turns (1956–2010) Bewitched (1964–1972) Blue Peter (UK) (1958–present) Bonanza (1959–73) Bozo the Clown (1949–present) Candid Camera (1948–present) Captain Kangaroo (1955–84) Come Dancing (UK) (1949–95) Coronation Street (UK) (1960–present) Crossroads (UK) (1964–88, 2001–03) Dad's Army (UK) (1968–77) Daniel Boone (1964–70) Dark Shadows (1966–71) Days of our Lives (1965–present) Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–76) Doctor Who (UK) (1963–89, 1996, 2005–present) Face the Nation (1954–present) Family Affair (1966–71) Four Corners (Australia) (1961–present) General Hospital (1963–present) Get Smart (1965–70) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964–70) Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007) Green Acres (1965–71) Gunsmoke (1955–75) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present) Hawaii Five-O (1968–80) Here Come the Brides (1968–70) Here's Lucy (1968–74) Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present) Hogan's Heroes (1965–71) I Dream of Jeannie (1965–70) Ironside (1967–75) It's Academic (1961–present) Jeopardy! (1964–975, 1984–present) Julia (1968–71) Kimba the White Lion (1966–67) Laugh-In (1968–73) Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–73) Love of Life (1951–80) Magpie (UK) (1968–80) Mannix (1967–75) Mayberry R.F.D. (a continuation of The Andy Griffith Show, 1960–71) Meet the Press (1947–present) Mission: Impossible (1966–73) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963–88, 2002–present) My Three Sons (1960–72) One Life to Live (1968–present) Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–78) Panorama (UK) (1953–present) Petticoat Junction (1963–70) Play School (1966–present) Search for Tomorrow (1951–86) Sesame Street (1969–Present) Spider-Man (1967–70) That Girl (1966–71) The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–71) The Carol Burnett Show (1967–78) The Dean Martin Show (1965–74) The Doctors (1963–82) The Doris Day Show (1968–73) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–71) The Edge of Night (1956–84) The Flying Nun (1967–70) The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–83) The Guiding Light (1952–2009) The Honeymooners (1952–70) The Johnny Cash Show (1969–71) The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962–present) The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–82) The Mike Douglas Show (1961–81) The Mod Squad (1968–73) The Money Programme (UK) (1966–present) The Mothers-in-Law (1967–69) The Newlywed Game (1966–74) The Secret Storm (1954–74) The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–present) The Today Show (1952–present) The Tonight Show (1954–present) The Wednesday Play (UK) (1964–70) This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003) Tom and Jerry (1965–72, 1975–77, 1980–82) Top of the Pops (UK) (1964–2006) Truth or Consequences (1950–88) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961 – July 1971 under this title; has aired regularly since 1954) What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–present) World of Sport (UK) (1965–85) Z-Cars (UK) (1962–78) Debuts[1. edit] January 3 – Der Kommissar (1969–76) on ZDF in Germany February 7 – This Is Tom Jones (1969–71) on ABC June 7 – The Johnny Cash Show (1969–71) on ABC June 15 – Hee Haw (1969–93) on CBS June 18 – The Main Chance (1969–75) on ITV September 6– H.R. Pufnstuf (1969–71) on NBC September 8 – Where the Heart Is (1969–73) on CBS daytime September 11 – Time for Living (1969) on CBC Television September 13 – Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–72) on CBS Saturday Morning September 13 – The Archie Comedy Hour (1969–70) on CBS Saturday Morning September 17 – Room 222 (high school drama series) on ABC (1969–74) The Courtship of Eddie's Father on ABC (1969–72) September 20 – Warner Brothers releases the final Looney Tunes animated short of the classic (1929–69) era September 21 – Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ITV in the UK September 23 – Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–76) on ABC September 24 – Medical Center (1969–76) on CBS September 26 – The Brady Bunch (1969–74) on ABC September 29 Bright Promise (1969–72) , the latter of the soap operas created by Frank and Doris Hursley, on NBC daytime Love, American Style (1969–74) on ABC October 5 Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) on BBC1 Sazae-san (1969–present) as a kids' comedy on Fuji Television in Japan November 8 – NBC airs the pilot episode of Rod Serling's science fiction anthology series Night Gallery, which would be picked up as a regular series for the 1970–71 television season November 10 – Sesame Street on National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) (1969–present) November 16 – The first episode of Clangers (1969–72) (a British stop motion animated television program for children) is broadcast by the BBC November 19 – The Benny Hill Show (1969–89) on Thames Television (UK) November 23 – Paul Temple (1969–71) on the BBC 1970 Debuts[1. edit] January 6 - Kate debuts on ITV (1970–1972) January 5 – Soap opera All My Children premieres on ABC (1970–2011) . January 30 - The Tim Conway Show (1970–1970) premieres on CBS. February 17 – McCloud pilot airs on NBC (1970–1977) . The series becomes a regular show the following fall as part of Four in One. March 30 – Soap opera Somerset premieres on NBC (1970–1976) , while fellow soaps A World Apart (1970–1971) and The Best of Everything (1970) make their debut on ABC. It marks the last time multiple soaps premiere on the same day in the US. September 12 – Josie and the Pussycats, premieres on CBS Saturday morning (1970–1974) . September 16 – UFO debuts on ITV (1970–1971) . September 17 – The Flip Wilson Show (1970–1974) and Nancy (1970-1971) premiere on NBC. September 19 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show premieres on CBS (1970–1977) . September 20 - The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970–1970) premieres on CBS. September 21 – NFL Monday Night Football premieres on ABC (1970–Present) ; it moved to ESPN in 2006. September 24 – The Odd Couple premieres on ABC (1970–1975) . September 24 – Barefoot in the Park premieres on ABC (1970–1971) . September 25 – The Partridge Family premieres on ABC (1970–1974) . Adventures in Rainbow Country premieres on CBC (1970–1971) . Doomwatch debuts on BBC1 (1970–1972) . Party Game premieres (1970–1980) . Play for Today supersedes The Wednesday Play on BBC1. The anthology drama series lasts until 1984. November – Mr Benn premieres on BBC in syndication..