Editing 1973 in television (section)

==Programs/programmes==

*''[[60 Minutes]]'' (1968–)
*''[[About Safety]]'' (1972–1973)
*''[[All in the Family]]'' (1971–79)
*''[[All My Children]]'' (1970–2011)
*''[[American Bandstand]]'' (1952–89)
*''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' (1964–99)
*''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (UK) (1972–85)
*''[[As the World Turns]]'' (1956–2010)
*''[[Blue Peter]]'' (UK) (1958–)
*''[[Bonanza]]'' (1959–73)
*''[[Bozo the Clown]]'' (1949–)
*''[[Candid Camera]]'' (1948–)
*''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' (1955–84)
*''[[Colditz (1972 TV series)|Colditz]]'' (UK) (1972–74)
*''[[Columbo (TV series)|Columbo]]'' (1971–78)
*''[[Come Dancing]]'' (UK) (1949–95)
*''[[Concentration (game show)|Concentration]]'' (1958–78)
*''[[Coronation Street]]'' (UK) (1960–)
*''[[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]]'' (UK) (1964–88, 2001–03)
*''[[Dad's Army]]'' (UK) (1968–77)
*''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (1965–)
*''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (UK) (1955–76)
*''[[Doctor Who]]'' (UK) (1963–89, 1996, 2005–)
*''[[Emergency!]]'' (1972–77)
*''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]'' (UK) (1972–)
*''[[Face the Nation]]'' (1954–)
*''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'' (1972–84)
*''[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]'' (Australia) (1961–)
*''[[General Hospital]]'' (1963–)
*''[[Grandstand (BBC)|Grandstand]]'' (UK) (1958–2007)
*''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1955–75)
*''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' (1951–)
*''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (1968–80)
*''[[Hee Haw]]'' (1969–93)
*''[[Here's Lucy]]'' (1968–74)
*''[[I've Got a Secret]]'' (1972–73)
*''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' (1967–75)
*''[[It's Academic]]'' (1961–)
*''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (1964–75, 1984–)
*''[[Newsround|John Craven's Newsround]]'' (UK) (1972–)
*''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' (1966–67), re-runs
*''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' (1972–75)
*''[[Love of Life]]'' (1951–80)
*''[[Love, American Style]]'' (1969–74)
*''[[Magpie (TV series)|Magpie]]'' (UK) (1968–80)
*''[[Mannix]]'' (1967–75)
*''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' (1969–76)
*''[[Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)|Mary Tyler Moore]]'' (1970–77)
*''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' (1972–83)
*''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]'' (1971–)
*''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' (1972–78)
*''[[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]]'' (1970–77)
*''[[McMillan & Wife]]'' (1971–77)
*''[[Meet the Press]]'' (1947–)
*''[[Monday Night Football]]'' (1970–)
*''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' (1969–74)
*''[[Old Grey Whistle Test]]'' (UK) (1971–87)
*''[[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) (1970–84)
*''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'' (1966–)
*''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'' (1973–78)
*''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' (1972–92)
*''[[Room 222]]'' (1969–74)
*''[[Sanford and Son]]'' (1972–77)
*''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' (1951–86)
*''[[Sesame Street]]'' (1969–)
*''[[Soul Train]]'' (1971–2006) 
*''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' (UK) (1969–89)
*''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' (1972–78)
*''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' (1969–74)
*''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' (1967–78)
*''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'' (1965–19)
*''[[The Doctors (soap opera)|The Doctors]]'' (1963–82)
*''[[The Edge of Night]]'' (1956–84)
*''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'' (1970–74)
*''[[The Good Old Days (UK TV series)|The Good Old Days]]'' (UK) (1953–83)
*''[[Guiding Light|The Guiding Light]]'' (1952–2009)
*''[[The Late Late Show (Ireland)|The Late Late Show]]'' ([[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]) (1962–)
*''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]'' (1955–82)
*''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' (1961–81)
*''[[The Money Programme]]'' (UK) (1966–)
*''[[The New Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' (1971–74)
*''[[The Newlywed Game]]'' (1966–74)
*''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' (1970–75)
*''[[The Partridge Family]]'' (1970–74)
*''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' (1972–)
*''[[The Secret Storm]]'' (1954–74)
*''[[The Sky at Night]]'' (UK) (1957–)
*''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'' (1971–74)
*''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' (1952–)
*''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' ([[1962 in television|1962]]–[[1992 in television|92]])
*''[[The Waltons]]'' (1972–81)
*''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' (1969–79)
*''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' (UK) (1955–2003)
*''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' (1956–68; 1969–78)
*''[[Top of the Pops]]'' (UK) (1964–2006)
*''[[Truth or Consequences]]'' (1950–88)
*''[[What the Papers Say]]'' (UK) (1956–)
*''[[What's My Line]]'' (1950–75)
*''[[World of Sport (UK TV series)|World of Sport]]'' (UK) (1965–85)
*''[[Z-Cars]]'' (UK) (1962–78)

===Debuts===
*January 4 – ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' pilot episode, first series begins on November 12 (1973–2010)
*January 6 – ''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]]'' on ABC (1973–09)
*January 28 – ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' on [[CBS]] (1973–80)
*March 20 – ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'' on NBC (1973–78)
*March 26 
**''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' on CBS (1973–)
**''[[The $10,000 Pyramid]]'' on [[CBS]] with [[Dick Clark]] as host
*April 6 – ''[[Ultraman Taro]]'' on ''[[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]]'' in Japan (1973–74)
*July 2 – CBS revives ''[[Match Game]]'' with more ribald questions (1962–69, 1973–84, 1990–91, 1998–99)
*July 17 
**''[[The Wizard of Odds]]'', first United States game show hosted by [[Alex Trebek]], premieres on NBC
**''[[The New Treasure Hunt]]'' (syndicated 1973–76)
*September 8 
**An [[Animation|animated]] revival of ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series|Star Trek]]'' premieres on NBC (1973–74) 
**''[[Super Friends]]'' (1973–74) premieres on ABC
*September 10 – ''[[Lotsa Luck]]'' on NBC (1973–74)
*September 14 – ''[[Adam's Rib (TV series)|Adam's Rib]]'' on ABC (1973)
*September 21 - ''[[Needles and Pins (TV series)|Needles and Pins]]'' on NBC (1973)
*September 22 – ''[[The Starlost]]'' (1973–74)
*October 2 – ''[[Hawkins (TV series)|Hawkins]]'' on CBS (1973–74)
*October 3 – ''[[Love Story (1973 TV series)|Love Story]]'' on NBC (1973–74)
*October 15 – ''[[The Tomorrow Show]]'' on NBC (1973–82)
*October 24 – ''[[Kojak]]'' on CBS (1973–78, 2005)
*''[[Superstars (British TV programme)|Superstars]]'' on BBC1 in the UK  (1973–85, 2003–05)
*''[[Greatest Sports Legends]]'' (syndicated 1973–93)

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date 
! Show 
! Debut
|-
| January 16 
| ''[[Bonanza]]'' 
| 1959
|-
|February 23
|''[[About Safety]]''
| rowspan="2" |1972
|-
| March 3
| ''[[Bridget Loves Bernie]]'' 
|-
| March 12
| ''[[The Doris Day Show]]''
| 1968
|-
| rowspan="2"| March 23 
| ''[[Love is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series)|Love is a Many Splendored Thing]]'' 
| 1967
|-
| ''[[Where the Heart Is (1969 TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' 
| 1969
|-
| rowspan="3"| March 30 
| ''[[Ghost Story (TV series)|Ghost Story]]'' 
| rowspan="2"| 1972
|-
| ''[[Ultraman Ace]]'' (Japan) 
|-
| ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' 
| 1966
|-
| May 20
| ''[[Laugh-In]]'' 
| rowspan="2"| 1968
|-
| August 24
|''[[The Mod Squad]]'' 
|-
| September 1
|''[[Runaround (TV show)|Runaround]]'' 
| rowspan="2"|1972
|-
| October 27 
|''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' 
|-
| December 28 
| ''[[Needles and Pins (TV series)|Needles and Pins]]'' 
| 1973
|}