Editing 1972 in television (section)

==Programs==

*''[[60 Minutes]]'' (1968–)
*''[[About Safety]]'' (1972–1973)
*''[[All in the Family]]'' (1971–1979)
*''[[All My Children]]'' (1970–2011)
*''[[American Bandstand]]'' (1952–1989)
*''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' (1964–1999)
*''[[As the World Turns]]'' (1956–2010)
*''[[Blue Peter]]'' (UK) (1958–)
*''[[Bonanza]]'' (1959–1973)
*''[[Bozo the Clown]]'' (1949–)
*''[[Candid Camera]]'' (1948–)
*''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' (1955–1984)
*''[[Columbo (TV series)|Columbo]]'' (1971–1978)
*''[[Come Dancing]]'' (UK) (1949–95)
*''[[Coronation Street]]'' (UK) (1960–)
*''[[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]]'' (UK) (1964–1988, 2001–2003)
*''[[Dad's Army]]'' (UK) (1968–1977)
*''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (1965–)
*''[[Devilman]]'' (Japan) (1972–1973)
*''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (UK) (1955–1976)
*''[[Doctor Who]]'' (UK) (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–)
*''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]'' (1972–)
*''[[Face the Nation]]'' (1954–)
*''[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]'' (Australia) (1961–)
*''[[General Hospital]]'' (1963–)
*''[[Grandstand (BBC)|Grandstand]]'' (UK) (1958–2007)
*''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1955–1975)
*''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' (1951–)
*''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (1968–1980)
*''[[Hee Haw]]'' (1969–1993)
*''[[Here's Lucy]]'' (1968–1974)
*''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' (1967–1975)
*''[[It's Academic]]'' (1961–)
*''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (1964–1975, 1984–)
*''[[Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio|Kashi no Ki Mokku (Adventures of Pinocchio)]]'' (Japan) (1972)
*''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' (1966–1967), re-runs
*''[[Laugh-In]]'' (1968–1973)
*''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'' (1957–1963)
*''[[Lost In Space]]'' (1965–1968)
*''[[Love is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series)|Love is a Many Splendored Thing]]'' (1967–73)
*''[[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)
*''[[Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)|Mary Tyler Moore]]'' (1970–77)
*''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]'' (1971–)
*''[[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]]'' (1970–1977)
*''[[McMillan & Wife]]'' (1971–1977)
*''[[Meet the Press]]'' (1947–)
*''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (1966–1973)
*''[[Monday Night Football]]'' (1970–)
*''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' (UK) (1969–1974)
*''[[Old Grey Whistle Test]]'' (UK) (1971–1987)
*''[[One Life to Live]]'' (1968–2012)
*''[[Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' (UK) (1956–78)
*''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' (UK) (1953–)
*''[[Play for Today]]'' (UK) (1970–1984)
*''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'' (1966–)
*''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' (1972–1992)
*''[[Room 222]]'' (1969–1974)
*''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' (1951–1986)
*''[[Sesame Street]]'' (1969–)
*''[[Soul Train]]'' (1971–2006)
*''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' (1969–1989)
*''[[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 Edge of Night]]'' (1956–1984)
*''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'' (1970–1974)
*''[[The Good Old Days (British TV series)|The Good Old Days]]'' (UK) (1953–1983)
*''[[Guiding Light|The Guiding Light]]'' (1952–2009)
*''[[The Late Late Show (Ireland)|The Late Late Show]]'' (Ireland) (1962–)
*''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]'' (1955–1982)
*''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' (1961–1981)
*''[[The Mod Squad]]'' (1968–1973)
*''[[The Money Programme]]'' (UK) (1966–)
*''[[The New Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' (1971–1974)
*''[[The Newlywed Game]]'' (1966–1974)
*''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' (1970–75)
*''[[The Partridge Family]]'' (1970–1974)
*''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' (1972–)
*''[[The Secret Storm]]'' (1954–1974)
*''[[The Sky at Night]]'' (UK) (1957–)
*''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'' (1971–1974)
*''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' (1952–)
*''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' ([[1962 in television|1962]]–[[1992 in television|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–)
*''[[Where the Heart Is (1969 TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' (1969–1973)
*''[[World of Sport (British TV series)|World of Sport]]'' (UK) (1965–1985)
*''[[Z-Cars]]'' (UK) (1962–1978)

===Debuts===
*January 4 – ''[[Des chiffres et des lettres]]'' on [[France 2|ORTF 2ème Chaîne]] in [[France]] (1972–)
*January 13 – ''[[Me and the Chimp]]'' on [[CBS]] (1 season)
*January 14 – ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' on [[NBC]] (1972–1977)
*January 15 – ''[[Emergency!]]'' on NBC (1972–1977)
*March 13 – ''[[Number 96 (TV series)|Number 96]]'' on [[Australia]]'s [[Network Ten|0–10 Network]] (1972–[[1977 in television|1977]])
*April 4 – ''[[Newsround|John Craven's Newsround]]'' (now titled ''Newsround'') on [[BBC One|BBC1]]
*April 7 – ''[[Ultraman Ace]]'' on ''[[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]]'' in Japan (1972–73)
*June 21 – ''[[The Super (TV series)|The Super]]'' (1972&ndash;1972) on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
*June 22 – The first ''[[Tattslotto]]'' draw on [[HSV-7]] [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]]
*July 5 – ''[[Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town]]'' on [[Thames Television]] (first and only series)
*July 8 – ''[[Kikaida (TV series)|Android Kikaider]]'' on TV Asahi (formerly NET) (1972–[[1973 in television|1973]])
*August 16 – ''[[About Safety]]'' on PBS
*September 4 – ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The New Price Is Right]]'' (1972–present), ''[[The Joker's Wild]]'' (1972–1975, 1977–1986), and ''[[Gambit (game show)|Gambit]]'' (1972–1976) all on [[CBS]]. Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices were the three games played on the first episode of ''The New Price Is Right'', which loses the "New" by mid-1973, and is currently television's longest running game show in history, having started its 43rd season in September 2014.
*September 8 – ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–[[1985 in television|1985]]) on BBC1
*September 9 
** ''[[Runaround (TV show)|Runaround]]'' on NBC (1972–[[1973 in television|1973]])
** ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'' (1972–[[1984 in television|1984]]) and ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' (1972–[[1973 in television|1973]]) both on CBS
*September 11 – ''[[Mastermind (TV series)|Mastermind]]'' (1972–97, 2002–) on BBC1; ''[[The Rookies]]'' (1972–1976) on ABC
*September 12 
** ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', a spinoff of ''[[All in the Family]]'' on CBS (1972–[[1978 in television|1978]]) 
** ''[[Temperatures Rising]]'' on ABC (1972–1974)
*September 13 
**''[[The Julie Andrews Hour]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]; although only on for one season, it won seven Emmy Awards including Best Musical Variety Series.
**''[[The Paul Lynde Show]]'' (1972-1973) on ABC.
*September 14 – ''[[The Waltons]]'' on CBS (1972–[[1981 in television|1981]])
*September 15 – ''[[Ghost Story (TV series)|Ghost Story]]'' on NBC (1972–1973)
*September 16 
** ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' (1972–1978) and ''[[Bridget Loves Bernie]]'' (1972–1973) on CBS
** ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' on ABC (1972–[[1977 in television|1977]])
*September 17 
** ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' on CBS (1972–[[1983 in television|1983]])
** ''[[The Adventures of Black Beauty]]'' (1972–74) on ITV
* October 2 –  ''[[The Stanley Baxter Picture Show]]'' (1972–75) on ITV
*October 3 – ''[[4 Country Reporter]]'' on then-CBS affiliate [[KDFW]] Channel 4 (now a [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] [[owned-and-operated|O&O]] station); in [[1986 in television|1986]], the show moves into first-run syndication under the new name ''Texas Country Reporter'', eventually airing nationally on the [[RFD-TV]] satellite/cable channel ({{as of|2007|October}}, the show will mark 35 years on television)
*October 14 – ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' on ABC (1972–75)
*October 16 – ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]'' starts transmissions in the daytime on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] (1972–)
*October 19 – Prisoner-of-war drama 
**''[[Colditz (1972 TV series)|Colditz]]'' on BBC1
**''[[The Beachcombers]]'' (1972–1989) and ''[[This Is the Law]]'' (1972–1976) both on CBC
**''[[Canada AM]]'' on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] (1972–)
*November 4 – ''[[Great Performances]]'' on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] (1972–)

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date || Show || Debut
|-
|January 8
|''[[The Good Life (1971 TV series)|The Good Life]]'' (US) 
|1971
|-
|March 1 
|''[[The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)|The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]'' (US) 
|1969
|-
|March 10 
|''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]'' (US)
|rowspan=2|1971
|-
|March 12
|''[[The Jimmy Stewart Show]]'' (US)
|-
|March 25 
|''[[Bewitched]]'' (US) 
|1964
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 31 
|''[[Bright Promise]]'' (US) 
|1969
|-
|''[[The Return of Ultraman]]'' (Japan) 
|1971
|-
|April 27 
|''[[Me and the Chimp]]'' (US) 
|1972
|-
|August 14 
|''[[Doomwatch]]'' (UK) 
|1970
|-
|August 23 
|''[[The Super (TV series)|The Super]]'' (US) 
|1972
|-
|August 24
|''[[My Three Sons]]'' (US) 
|1960
|-
|September 2
|''[[The Road Runner Show]]'' 
|1966
|-
|November 10 
|''[[Clangers]]'' (UK) 
|1969
|-
|November 29 
|''[[Kate (TV series)|Kate]]'' (UK) 
|1970
|-
|December 4
| ''[[Father Brown (1966 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' (West Germany)
|1966
|}