1972 in television

Events

• Mid February - John Lennon and Yoko Ono cohost an entire week on The Mike Douglas Show.
• Sammy Davis Jr. makes a guest appearance on All In The Family

Debuts

• Are You Being Served? premieres (1972-1985) on the BBC
• The Bob Newhart Show premieres (1972-1978) on CBS
• M*A*S*H premieres (1972-1983)
• The Price is Right premieres September 4 (1972-present) on CBS
• Maude premieres September 12 (1972-1978) on CBS
• Sanford and Son premieres January 14 (1972-1977) on NBC

Popular Television Shows

• All In The Family (1971-1979)
• All My Children (1970-present)
• Bonanza (1959-1973)
• The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978)
• Dr Who (1963-1989)
• The Flip Wilson Show (1970-1974)
• Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
• Here's Lucy (1968-1974)
• Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980)
• Ironside (1967-1975)
• Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969-1976)
• Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)
• Maude (1972-1978)
• The Mod Squad (1968-1973)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971-1974)
• The Newlywed Game (1966-1974)
• The Odd Couple (1970-1975)
• The Partridge Family (1970-1974)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973)
• Room 222 (1969-1974)
• Sanford and Son (1972-1977)
• Sesame Street (1969-present)
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971-1974)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1954-1983)

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