1971 in television

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Debuts
3 Popular Television Shows
4 Births
5 Deaths

Events

The Selling of the Pentagon documentary airs on CBS.
September 4 - The Lawrence Welk Show airs its last show.
September 7 - The last new episode of The Beverly Hillbillies is aired (the first episode debuted on September 26, 1962).

January 10 - Masterpiece Theatre debuts on PBS (1971-present)
January 12 - All in the Family premieres (1971-1979)
New Dick Van Dyke Show premieres (1971-1974)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour premieres (1971-1974)
NBC Mystery Movie premieres (1971-1977) as a wheel show featuring
- McCloud (premiered in 1970)
- McMillan and Wife (1971-1977)
- Columbo (1971-1978)

All in the Family (1971-1979)
All My Children (1970-present)
Bonanza (1959-1973)
The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978)
Dr Who (1963-1989)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970-1974)
Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980)
Here's Lucy (1968-1974)
Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
Ironside (1967-1975)
Johnny Cash Show (1969-1971)
Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
Marcus Welby, M.D (1968-1973)
Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)
Mayberry R.F.D (1968-1971)
The Mod Squad (1968-1973)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
My Three Sons (1960-1972)
The Newlywed Game (1966-1974)
The Partridge Family (1970-1974)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973)
Sesame Street (1969-present)
That Girl (1966-1971)
The Tonight Show (1954-present)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954-1983)