Editing 1970 in television (section)

==Programs/programmes==

*''[[60 Minutes]]'' (1968–present)
*''[[American Bandstand]]'' (1952–1989)
*''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' (1964–1999)
*''[[As the World Turns]]'' (1956–2010)
*''[[Bewitched]]'' (1964–1972)
*''[[Blue Peter]]'' (UK) (1958–present)
*''[[Bonanza]]'' (1959–1973)
*''[[Bozo the Clown]]'' (1949–present)
*''[[Bright Promise]]'' (1969–1972)
*''[[Candid Camera]]'' (1948–present)
*''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' (1955–1984)
*''[[Clangers]]'' (UK) (1969–1972)
*''[[Come Dancing]]'' (UK) (1949–1995)
*''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1960–present)
*''[[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]]'' (UK) (1964–1988, 2001–2003)
*''[[Dad's Army]]'' (UK) (1968–1977)
*''[[Dark Shadows]]'' (1966–1971)
*''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (1965–present)
*''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (UK) (1955–1976)
*''[[Doctor Who]]'' (UK) (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present)
*''[[Face the Nation]]'' (1954–present)
*''[[Family Affair]]'' (1966–1971)
*''[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]'' ([[Australia]]) (1961–present)
*''[[General Hospital]]'' (1963–present)
*''[[Grandstand (BBC)|Grandstand]]'' (UK) (1958–2007)
*''[[Green Acres]]'' (1965–1971)
*''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1955–1975)
*''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' (1951–present)
*''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (1968–1980)
*''[[Hee Haw]]'' (1969–1993)
*''[[Here's Lucy]]'' (1968–1974)
*''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' (1965–1971)
*''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' (1967–1975)
*''[[It's Academic]]'' (1961–present)
*''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (1964–1975, 1984–present)
*''[[Julia (1968 TV series)|Julia]]'' (1968–1971)
*''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' (1966–1967), re-runs
*''[[Laugh-In]]'' (1968–1973)
*''[[Love is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series)|Love is a Many Splendored Thing]]'' (1967–1973)
*''[[Love of Life]]'' (1951–1980)
*''[[Love, American Style]]'' (1969–1974)
*''[[Magpie (TV series)|Magpie]]'' (UK) (1968–1980)
*''[[Mannix]]'' (1967–1975)
*''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' (1969–1976)
*''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'' (1968–1971)
*''[[Meet the Press]]'' (1947–present)
*''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (1966–1973)
*''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' (UK) (1969–1974)
*''[[My Three Sons]]'' (1960–1972)
*''[[One Life to Live]]'' (1968–2012)
*''[[Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' (UK) (1956–1978)
*''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' (UK) (1953–present)
*''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'' (1966–present)
*''[[Room 222]]'' (1969–1974)
*''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' (1951–1986)
*''[[Sesame Street]]'' (1969–present)
*''[[Soul Train]]'' (1971-2006)
*''[[That Girl]]'' (1966–1971)
*''[[The Andy Williams Show]]'' (1962-1971)
*''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' (UK) (1969–1989)
*''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' (1962–1971)
*''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' (1969–1974)
*''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' (1967–1978)
*''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'' (1965–1974)
*''[[The Doctors (soap opera)|The Doctors]]'' (1963–1982)
*''[[The Doris Day Show]]'' (1968–1973)
*''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' (1948–1971)
*''[[The Edge of Night]]'' (1956–1984)
*''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]'' (UK) (1970-1982)
*''[[The Good Old Days (UK TV series)|The Good Old Days]]'' (UK) (1953–1983)
*''[[Guiding Light|The Guiding Light]]'' (1952–2009)
*''The [[Johnny Cash]] Show'' (1969–1971)
*''[[The Late Late Show (Ireland)|The Late Late Show]]'' ([[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]) (1962–present)
*''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]'' (1955–1982)
*''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' (1961–1981)
*''[[The Mod Squad]]'' (1968–1973)
*''[[The Money Programme]]'' (UK) (1966–present)
*''[[The Newlywed Game]]'' (1966–1974)
*''[[The Secret Storm]]'' (1954–1974)
*''[[The Sky at Night]]'' (UK) (1957–present)
*''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' (1952–present)
*''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' (1962–1992)
*''[[Walt Disney anthology series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' (1969–1979)
*''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' (UK) (1955–2003)
*''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' (1965–1972, 1975–1977, 1980–1982)
*''[[Top of the Pops]]'' (UK) (1964–2006)
*''[[Truth or Consequences]]'' (1950–1988)
*''[[What the Papers Say]]'' (UK) (1956–present)
*''[[Where the Heart Is (1969 TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' (1969–1973)
*''[[World of Sport (UK TV series)|World of Sport]]'' (1965–1985)
*''[[Z-Cars]]'' (UK) (1962–1978)

===Debuts===
*January 5 – [[Soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (–2011)
*January 6 – ''[[Kate (TV series)|Kate]]'' on ITV (–1972)
*January 30 – ''[[The Tim Conway Show (1970 TV series)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' on [[CBS]] (ending June 19)
*February 17 – ''[[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]]'' pilot on [[NBC]] (–1977); The series becomes a regular show the following fall as part of ''[[Four in One (TV series)|Four in One]]''
*March 30 – Soap opera ''[[Somerset (TV series)|Somerset]]'' on NBC (–1976), while fellow soaps ''[[A World Apart (TV series)|A World Apart]]'' (1970–1971) and ''The Best of Everything'' (1970) debut on ABC (It marks the last time multiple soaps premiere on the same day in the US)
*September 12 – ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'', on [[CBS]] Saturday morning (–1974)
*September 16 – ''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'' on ITV (–1971)
*September 17 – ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'' (–1974) and ''[[Nancy (TV series)|Nancy]]'' (–1971) on NBC
*September 18 - ''[[Headmaster (TV series)|Headmaster]]'' (-1971) on CBS
*September 19 – ''[[Arnie (TV series)|Arnie]]'' (–1972) and ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' (–1977) both on CBS
*September 20 – ''[[The Tim Conway Comedy Hour]]'' on CBS (ending December 13)
*September 21 – ''[[Monday Night Football|NFL Monday Night Football]]'' on ABC (it moved to [[ESPN]] in 2006)
*September 24 – ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' (–1975) and ''[[Barefoot in the Park (TV series)|Barefoot in the Park]]'' (–1971) both on ABC
*September 25 
**''[[The Partridge Family]]'' on ABC (–1974)
**''[[Adventures in Rainbow Country]]'' on CBC (–1971)
**''[[Doomwatch]]'' on [[BBC One|BBC1]] (–1972)
**''[[Party Game (game show)|Party Game]]'' (–1980)
**''[[Play for Today]]'' supersedes ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' on BBC1; the anthology drama series lasts until 1984
*November – ''[[Mr Benn]]'' on BBC in syndication
*November 8 - ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]'' on BBC2
*December – ''I racconti di padre Brown'' on [[RAI]] (–February 1971)

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date || Show || Debut
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 3 
|''[[The Flying Nun]]'' 
|1967
|-
|''[[Here Come the Brides]]'' 
|1968
|-
|April 4 
|''[[Petticoat Junction]]'' 
|1963
|-
|May 7 
|''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]'' 
|1964
|-
|May 15 
|''[[Get Smart]]'' 
|rowspan="2"|1965
|-
|May 26 
|''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''
|-
|May 27 
|''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' 
|1964
|-
|June 14 
|''[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' 
|1967
|-
|June 19 
|''[[The Tim Conway Show (1970 TV series)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' 
|1970
|-
|October 31
|''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' (returned in 1978)
|1969
|-
|December 13 
|''[[The Tim Conway Comedy Hour]]'' 
|1970
|-
|December 19 
|''H.R. Puffnstuff'' (Returned in 1971)
|1969
|-
|}