title: 1967–68 United States network television schedule
text: # 1967–68 United States network television schedule
  
  The following is the 1967–68 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1967 through August 1968. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1966–67 season.
  
  New fall series are highlighted in bold.
  
  Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
  
  National Educational Television (NET), the network predecessor to PBS, introduced its first live, in-pattern weekly series in November, 1967, PBL (an acronym for Public Broadcast Laboratory), which was cleared in a simultaneous 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT Sunday time-slot on the majority of NET stations. In the first season the series offered usually two-hour episodes, in the second season (1968–69) episodes usually ran for 90 minutes, after a 150-minute premiere on November 5, 1967. The series was a mix of filmed segments and live interviews, discussion panels and other performance.
  
      Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
      Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
      Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
  
  ## Sunday
  
  | Network | Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | ABC | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | The F.B.I. (22/21.2) | The F.B.I. (22/21.2) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
  | CBS | Fall | Lassie (30/19.9) (Tied with It Takes a Thief) | Gentle Ben (19/21.5) | The Ed Sullivan Show (13/23.2) | The Ed Sullivan Show (13/23.2) | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (18/21.7) | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (18/21.7) | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible |
  | CBS | Summer | Lassie (30/19.9) (Tied with It Takes a Thief) | Gentle Ben (19/21.5) | The Ed Sullivan Show (13/23.2) | The Ed Sullivan Show (13/23.2) | The Summer Brothers Smothers Show | The Summer Brothers Smothers Show | | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible |
  | NBC | Fall | AFL Football (from 4:30 EST) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (25/20.7) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (25/20.7) | The Mothers-in-Law | Bonanza (4/25.5) (Tied with Gunsmoke and Family Affair) | Bonanza (4/25.5) (Tied with Gunsmoke and Family Affair) | The High Chaparral | The High Chaparral |
  | NBC | Winter | Wild Kingdom | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (25/20.7) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (25/20.7) | The Mothers-in-Law | Bonanza (4/25.5) (Tied with Gunsmoke and Family Affair) | Bonanza (4/25.5) (Tied with Gunsmoke and Family Affair) | The High Chaparral | The High Chaparral |
  | NBC | Summer | Flipper (reruns) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (25/20.7) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (25/20.7) | The Mothers-in-Law | Bonanza (4/25.5) (Tied with Gunsmoke and Family Affair) | Bonanza (4/25.5) (Tied with Gunsmoke and Family Affair) | The High Chaparral | The High Chaparral |
  
  NOTE: On NBC, Animal Kingdom — renamed Animal World beginning with its August 11, 1968, broadcast — aired from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. from June 16, 1968, to September 1968.
  
  ## Monday
  
  | Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | ABC | Cowboy in Africa | Cowboy in Africa | The Rat Patrol | Felony Squad | Peyton Place | The Big Valley | The Big Valley |
  | CBS | Fall | Gunsmoke (4/25.5) (Tied with Family Affair and Bonanza) | Gunsmoke (4/25.5) (Tied with Family Affair and Bonanza) | The Lucy Show (2/27.0) | The Andy Griffith Show (1/27.6) | Family Affair (4/25.5) (Tied with Gunsmoke and Bonanza) | The Carol Burnett Show (27/20.1) (Tied with Dragnet) | The Carol Burnett Show (27/20.1) (Tied with Dragnet) |
  | CBS | July | Gunsmoke (4/25.5) (Tied with Family Affair and Bonanza) | Gunsmoke (4/25.5) (Tied with Family Affair and Bonanza) | The Lucy Show (2/27.0) | The Andy Griffith Show (1/27.6) | Family Affair (4/25.5) (Tied with Gunsmoke and Bonanza) | Premiere | Premiere |
  | NBC | Fall | The Monkees | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | The Danny Thomas Hour | The Danny Thomas Hour | I Spy | I Spy |
  | NBC | Winter | The Monkees | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (21/21.3) | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (21/21.3) | | The Danny Thomas Hour | The Danny Thomas Hour | I Spy | I Spy |
  | NBC | Summer | The Monkees | The Champions | The Champions | | The Danny Thomas Hour | The Danny Thomas Hour | I Spy | I Spy |
  
  ## Tuesday
  
  | Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | Fall | Garrison's Gorillas | Garrison's Gorillas | The Invaders | The Invaders | N.Y.P.D. | The Hollywood Palace | The Hollywood Palace |
  | ABC | Winter | Garrison's Gorillas | Garrison's Gorillas | It Takes A Thief (30/19.9) (Tied with Lassie) | It Takes A Thief (30/19.9) (Tied with Lassie) | N.Y.P.D. | The Invaders | The Invaders |
  | CBS | CBS | Daktari | Daktari | The Red Skelton Show (7/25.3) | The Red Skelton Show (7/25.3) | Good Morning World | CBS News Hour/CBS Reports | CBS News Hour/CBS Reports |
  | NBC | NBC | I Dream of Jeannie | The Jerry Lewis Show | The Jerry Lewis Show | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies (18/21.4) | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies (18/21.4) | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies (18/21.4) | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies (18/21.4) |
  
  ## Wednesday
  
  | Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | Fall | Custer | Custer | The Second Hundred Years | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie |
  | ABC | January | The Avengers | The Avengers | | The Second Hundred Years | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie |
  | ABC | Spring | The Avengers | The Avengers | Dream House | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie |
  | CBS | Fall | Lost in Space | Lost in Space | The Beverly Hillbillies (12/23.3) | Green Acres (15/22.8) (Tied with The CBS Friday Night Movie) | He & She | Dundee and the Culhane | Dundee and the Culhane |
  | CBS | December | Lost in Space | Lost in Space | The Beverly Hillbillies (12/23.3) | Green Acres (15/22.8) (Tied with The CBS Friday Night Movie) | He & She | The Jonathan Winters Show | The Jonathan Winters Show |
  | NBC | NBC | The Virginian (14/22.9) | The Virginian (14/22.9) | The Virginian (14/22.9) | Kraft Music Hall | Kraft Music Hall | Run for Your Life | Run for Your Life |
  
  Note: CBS decided in September to replace Dundee and the Culhane in December with The Jonathan Winters Show. The Avengers replaced Custer in January 1968.
  
  ## Thursday
  
  | Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | Fall | Batman | The Flying Nun | Bewitched (11/23.5) | That Girl | Peyton Place | Good Company | Local |
  | ABC | Winter | Batman | The Flying Nun | Bewitched (11/23.5) | That Girl | Peyton Place | Local | Local |
  | CBS | CBS | Cimarron Strip | Cimarron Strip | Cimarron Strip | CBS Thursday Night Movie (23/21.1) | CBS Thursday Night Movie (23/21.1) | CBS Thursday Night Movie (23/21.1) | CBS Thursday Night Movie (23/21.1) |
  | NBC | Fall | Daniel Boone (29/20.0) | Daniel Boone (29/20.0) | Ironside (26/20.5) | Ironside (26/20.5) | Dragnet 1968 (27/20.1) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show) | The Dean Martin Show (8/24.8) | The Dean Martin Show (8/24.8) |
  | NBC | June | Daniel Boone (29/20.0) | Daniel Boone (29/20.0) | Ironside (26/20.5) | Ironside (26/20.5) | Dragnet 1968 (27/20.1) (Tied with The Carol Burnett Show) | Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers | Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers |
  
  Note: Good Company, an interview show hosted by F. Lee Bailey, did so poorly in the Nielsen ratings that ABC decided not to bother replacing it, temporarily returning its time period to their affiliates.
  
  ## Friday
  
  | Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | Fall | Off to See the Wizard | Off to See the Wizard | Hondo | Hondo | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Judd, for the Defense | Judd, for the Defense |
  | ABC | Winter | Off to See the Wizard | Off to See the Wizard | Operation: Entertainment | Operation: Entertainment | | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Judd, for the Defense | Judd, for the Defense |
  | ABC | Summer | Off to See the Wizard | Off to See the Wizard | Man in a Suitcase | Man in a Suitcase | | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Judd, for the Defense | Judd, for the Defense |
  | CBS | CBS | The Wild Wild West | The Wild Wild West | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (3/25.6) | The CBS Friday Night Movie (15/22.8) (Tied with Green Acres) | The CBS Friday Night Movie (15/22.8) (Tied with Green Acres) | The CBS Friday Night Movie (15/22.8) (Tied with Green Acres) | The CBS Friday Night Movie (15/22.8) (Tied with Green Acres) |
  | NBC | Fall | Tarzan | Tarzan | Star Trek | Star Trek | Accidental Family | The Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials / NBC News Reports / American Profile | The Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials / NBC News Reports / American Profile |
  | NBC | Winter | Tarzan | Tarzan | Star Trek | Star Trek | Hollywood Squares | The Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials / NBC News Reports / American Profile | The Bell Telephone Hour / Actuality Specials / NBC News Reports / American Profile |
  
  ## Saturday
  
  | Network | Network | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | Fall | The Dating Game | The Newlywed Game | The Lawrence Welk Show (17/21.9) | The Lawrence Welk Show (17/21.9) | Iron Horse | Iron Horse | ABC Scope |
  | ABC | Winter | The Dating Game | The Newlywed Game | The Lawrence Welk Show (17/21.9) | The Lawrence Welk Show (17/21.9) | The Hollywood Palace | The Hollywood Palace | | ABC Scope |
  | CBS | Fall | The Jackie Gleason Show (9/23.9) | The Jackie Gleason Show (9/23.9) | My Three Sons (24/20.8) | Hogan's Heroes | Petticoat Junction | Mannix | Mannix |
  | CBS | Summer | The Prisoner | The Prisoner | | My Three Sons (24/20.8) | Hogan's Heroes | Petticoat Junction | Mannix | Mannix |
  | NBC | Fall | Maya | Maya | Get Smart | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (10/23.6) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (10/23.6) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (10/23.6) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (10/23.6) |
  | NBC | Winter | The Saint | The Saint | | Get Smart | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (10/23.6) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (10/23.6) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (10/23.6) | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (10/23.6) |
  
  ## By network
  
  ### NBC
  
  Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
  
  