1976–77 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1976–77 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1976 to August 1977.

Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange , game shows are pink , soap operas are chartreuse , news programs are gold , children's programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.

PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.

Additional Information
♦ABC had a 6pm (ET)/5pm (CT) feed for their newscast
 * In the Pacific Time Zone (from December 1975 to March 1977), ABC's lineup had its game shows aired in the morning, while the 12 Noon to 3 PM block featured The Edge of Night, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital in succession. After April 1977, ABC's Pacific Time Zone daytime schedule began matching that of its 10 AM-3:30PM Central Time schedule.

ABC
Returning Series
 * The $20,000 Pyramid
 * ABC Evening News
 * All My Children
 * American Bandstand
 * The Edge of Night
 * Family Feud
 * General Hospital
 * Good Morning America
 * The Great Grape Ape Show
 * Happy Days (reruns)
 * Hot Seat
 * Issues and Answers
 * The New Adventures of Gilligan (reruns)
 * The Tom and Jerry Show
 * The Oddball Couple (reruns)
 * One Life to Live
 * Ryan's Hope
 * Schoolhouse Rock!
 * Super Friends (reruns)

New Series
 * Animals, Animals, Animals
 * The Better Sex
 * The Don Ho Show
 * Jabberjaw
 * Junior Almost Anything Goes!
 * The Krofft Supershow
 * The Mumbly Cartoon Show
 * The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
 * Second Chance

Not Returning From 1975-76
 * The $10,000 Pyramid
 * AM America
 * Break the Bank
 * Devlin (reruns)
 * Groovie Goolies (reruns)
 * Let's Make a Deal
 * The Lost Saucer
 * Make a Wish
 * The Neighbors
 * Rhyme and Reason
 * Showoffs
 * Speed Buggy (reruns)
 * These Are the Days (reruns)
 * Uncle Croc's Block
 * You Don't Say! returned in 1978 in syndication

CBS
Returning Series
 * All in the Family (reruns)
 * As the World Turns
 * The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
 * Camera Three
 * Captain Kangaroo
 * CBS Children's Film Festival
 * CBS Evening News
 * CBS Morning News
 * Clue Club
 * Face the Nation
 * Far Out Space Nuts (reruns)
 * Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
 * Gambit
 * Guiding Light
 * The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (reruns)
 * Lamp Unto My Feet
 * Look Up and Live
 * Love of Life
 * Match Game
 * The Price Is Right
 * Search for Tomorrow
 * The Secrets of Isis
 * Shazam!
 * Sunrise Semester
 * Tattletales
 * The Young and the Restless

New Series
 * Ark II
 * Double Dare
 * Here's Lucy (reruns)
 * The New Adventures of Batman
 * Sylvester and Tweety
 * Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
 * Way Out Games

Not Returning From 1975-76
 * The Edge of Night (moved to ABC)
 * The Ghost Busters
 * Give-n-Take
 * The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (reruns)
 * Musical Chairs
 * The U.S. of Archie (reruns)
 * Valley of the Dinosaurs (reruns)

NBC
Returning Series
 * Another World
 * Days of Our Lives
 * The Doctors
 * Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles (reruns)
 * The Gong Show
 * The Hollywood Squares
 * Land of the Lost
 * Meet the Press
 * Name That Tune
 * NBC Nightly News
 * NBC Saturday Night News
 * NBC Sunday Night News
 * The New Pink Panther Show
 * Sanford and Son (reruns)
 * Somerset
 * Space Ghost (reruns)
 * Speed Buggy (reruns)
 * Today
 * Wheel of Fortune
 * The Woody Woodpecker Show (reruns)

New Series
 * 50 Grand Slam
 * Big John, Little John
 * Chico and the Man (reruns)
 * It's Anybody's Guess
 * The Kids From C.A.P.E.R.
 * Lovers and Friends
 * McDuff, the Talking Dog
 * Monster Squad
 * Muggsy
 * Shoot for the Stars
 * Stumpers!

Not Returning From 1975-76
 * Celebrity Sweepstakes
 * Emergency +4 (reruns)
 * The Fun Factory
 * Go!
 * High Rollers reutuned in 1978
 * Jackpot
 * The Magnificent Marble Machine
 * Return to the Planet of the Apes
 * Run, Joe, Run
 * The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
 * Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (reruns)
 * Take My Advice
 * Three for the Money
 * Westwind