1980 in American television
The year 1980 involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in the United States.Events
Programs
- 20/20
- 60 Minutes
- ABC's Wide World of Sports
- Alice
- All My Children
- American Bandstand
- Another World
- Archie Bunker's Place
- As the World Turns
- Barney Miller
- Battle of the Planets
- Benson
- Bozo the Clown
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
- Candid Camera
- Captain Kangaroo
- Charlie's Angels
- CHiPs
- Dallas
- Days of Our Lives
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
- Derrick
- Diff'rent Strokes
- Disney's Wonderful World
- Eight Is Enough
- Face the Nation
- Family Feud
- Fantasy Island
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- General Hospital
- Good Morning America
- Guiding Light
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Happy Days
- Hart to Hart
- Hee Haw
- In Search of...
- Knots Landing
- Laverne & Shirley
- Little House on the Prairie
- Lou Grant
- M*A*S*H
- Masterpiece Theatre
- Match Game
- Match Game PM
- Meet the Press
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Monday Night Football
- Mork & Mindy
- Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
- Nightline
- One Day at a Time
- One Life to Live
- Professional Bowlers Tour
- Quincy, M.E.
- Real People
- Ryan's Hope
- Saturday Night Live
- Schoolhouse Rock!
- Search for Tomorrow
- Sesame Street
- Soap
- Soul Train
- SportsCenter
- Taxi
- The Doctors
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- The Edge of Night
- The Facts of Life
- The Jeffersons
- The Lawrence Welk Show
- The Love Boat
- The Mike Douglas Show
- The Muppet Show
- The P.T.L. Club
- The Price Is Right
- The Today Show
- The Tomorrow Show
- The Tonight Show
- The Waltons
- The Young and the Restless
- This Old House
- This Week in Baseball
- Three's Company
- Trapper John, M.D.
- Truth or Consequences
- Vega$
- Wheel of Fortune
- WKRP in Cincinnati
Debuting in 1980
Ending in 1980
Television stations
Station launches
Network affiliation changes
Births
Deaths
