1979 in television

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Debuts

• January 8 - Password Plus premieres on NBC (1979-1982).
• January 26 - The Dukes of Hazzard premieres on CBS (1979-1985).
• January 26 - Hello, Larry premieres on NBC (1979-1980).
• February 3 - You Can't Do That on Television premieres on CTV affiliate CJOH-TV (1979-1990).
• February 8 - Angie premieres on ABC (1979-1980).
• March 24 - Tales of the Unexpected, an Anglia Television series based on the short stories of Roald Dahl, debuts on ITV in the UK (1979-1985; 1987-1988).
• April 18 - Real People premieres on NBC (1979-1984).
• August 24 - The Facts of Life, a spinoff of Diff'rent Strokes, premieres on NBC (1979-1988).
• September 13 - Benson, a spinoff of Soap, premieres on ABC (1979-1986).
• September 20 - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century premieres on NBC (1979-1981).
• September 23 - Archie Bunker's Place, a continuation of All in the Family, premieres on CBS (1979-1983).
• September 23 - Trapper John, M.D. premieres on CBS (1979-1986).
• December 27 - Knots Landing, a spinoff of Dallas, premieres on CBS (1979-1993).
• Antiques Road Show premieres in the UK (1979-present).
• Nightline premieres on ABC (1979-present).
• This Old House premieres on PBS (1979-present).