Following on from a look at what was on TV on a particular day – 6th August 1970 – in this post I’m looking at some popular television shows that first aired in 1970. For this year, there doesn’t appear to be many major shows that started up, though do tell me if I’m missing any of your favourites. The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show was unusually named for its leading actress, with her character on screen being called Mary Richards. At thirty years old, she l

Following on from my look at 1970 in the movies, it’s now time to see what was on TV in 1970. I’ll take a look at popular TV series that started in 1970 in the next few days, but first, what were people watching on television today in 1970? Today as I’m writing this it is 6th August, so what was on TV on 6th August 1970? Apologies to people from other countries, but I’m looking at what people in the UK were watching, and specifically what was shown on the BBC (i.e. two of the