1974 in television

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Debuts

• January 5 - Tiswas starts as a local programme in the Midlands in the UK and the television show was not fully networked until 1979 (1974-1982).
• January 7 - How to Survive a Marriage debuts in a 90-minute special on NBC daytime. The episode shows the first nudity (which was merely simulated and not seen) on American daytime television.
• January 15 - Happy Days premieres on ABC (1974-1984).
• February 1 - Good Times, a spinoff of Maude, premieres on CBS (1974-1979).
• February 18 - Tattletales, hosted by Bert Convy, premieres on CBS daytime (1974-1978, 1982-1984).
• September 9 - Rhoda premieres on CBS (1974-1978).
• September 11 - Little House on the Prairie starring Michael Landon (1974-1983).
• September 13 - Chico and the Man premieres (1974-1978).
• September 13 - The Rockford Files premieres (1974-1980).
• September - Police Woman premieres in the US (1974-1978).
• Countdown premieres in Australia (1974-1987).
• Derrick (1974-1998), German Krimi written by Herbert Reinecker, starring Horst Tappert.
• Land of the Lost premieres (1974-1977).
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast premieres (1974-1984).
• Wish You Were Here...? premieres in the UK (1974-present).