Editing 1974 in television (section)

==Debuts==
*January 5 – ''[[Tiswas]]'', a local programme in the Midlands ([[Associated TeleVision|ATV]]) in the UK, though not fully automatically networked through [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] until 1979 (1974–82)
*January 7 
**''[[How to Survive a Marriage]]'' in a 90-minute special on NBC daytime
**''[[Jackpot (game show)|Jackpot]]!'' (1974–75), a game show hosted by Geoff Edwards on daytime NBC
** ''[[Wish You Were Here...?]]'' premieres on ITV (1974–2003, 2007–)
*January 15 – ''[[Happy Days]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1974–84)
*February 1 – ''[[Good Times]]'' (a spinoff of ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'') on [[CBS]] (1974–79)
*February 10 – ''[[Apple's Way]]'' on CBS (1974–1975) 
*February 12 – ''[[Bagpuss]]'' (12 February – 7 May 1974)
*February 18 – ''[[Tattletales]]'', hosted by [[Bert Convy]], on CBS daytime (1974–78, 1982–84)
*March 3 – ''[[Nova (U.S. TV series)|Nova]]'' on PBS (1974–present)
*March 13 –  ''[[Clyde Frog Show]]'' on PBS (1974–1976)
*April 12 – ''[[Ultraman Leo]]'' on ''[[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]]'' in Japan (1974–75)
*May 6 – ''[[The $10,000 Pyramid]]'' moves to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], with [[Dick Clark]] as host
*July 1
**''[[High Rollers]]'' on NBC (1974–76; 1978–80)
**''[[Winning Streak (U.S. game show)|Winning Streak]]'' on NBC daytime
*July 4 – CBS airs its first ''[[Bicentennial Minute]]'' (They will continue until the end of 1976)
*July 29 – ''[[Name That Tune]]'' on NBC daytime with [[Dennis James]] hosting, and in nighttime [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] with [[Tom Kennedy (television presenter)|Tom Kennedy]] hosting
*September 4 – ''[[That's My Mama]]'' on CBS (1974–1975)
*September 7 (Saturday)
**''[[Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)|Land of the Lost]]'' on NBC (1974–77)
**''[[Valley of the Dinosaurs]]'' on CBS (1974–76)
**''[[Shazam! (TV series)|Shazam!]]'' on CBS (1974–77)
**''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'' on ABC (1974)
*September 9 (Monday)
**''[[Rhoda]]'' on CBS (1974–78)
**''[[The $25,000 Pyramid]]'' in syndication with host [[Bill Cullen]]; basically ''The $10,000 Pyramid'' with larger prizes
**''[[Definition (TV series)|Definition]]'' on CTV daytime (1974–89)
**''[[Dinah!]]'' in syndication (1974–80)
*September 11 – ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' on NBC (1974–83)
*September 12
**''[[Harry O (TV series)|Harry O]]'' on ABC (1974–76)
**''[[Paper Moon (American TV series)|Paper Moon]]'' on ABC (1974)
*September 13 (Friday)
**''[[Chico and the Man]]'' (1974–78) on NBC
**''[[The Rockford Files]]'' (1974–80) on NBC
**''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]'' (1974–78) on NBC
**''[[The Texas Wheelers]]'' (1974) on ABC
**''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]''  (1974–75) on ABC
**''[[Planet of the Apes (TV series)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (1974) on CBS
*September 14 (Saturday)
**''[[The New Land (TV series)|The New Land]]'' (1974) on ABC
**''[[Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers]]'' (1974–75) on CBS
*September 23 – ''[[Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins]]'' on CBC (1974–75)
*October 20 – ''[[Derrick (TV series)|Derrick]]'', German ''Krimi'' written by [[Herbert Reinecker]], starring [[Horst Tappert]], on [[ZDF]] (1974–1988)
*November 8 – ''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (1974–87)
* December 20 – ''[[ Chéri-Bibi (TV series)| Chéri-Bibi]]'' on [[Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française|ORTF]] (1974–75)
*December 23 – ''[[The Big Showdown]]'' and ''[[The Money Maze]]'' on ABC daytime
*Unknown date – ''[[House of Pride]]'' on CBC (1974–76)