January 1978 Broadcast Index

Evening News

January 1, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 1, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 1, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for January 1, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today

January 2, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 2, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City); Barbara Walters (New Delhi, India)
  2. Preview
  3. Carter Trip / India / Desai / Gandhi / Saudi Arabia
  4. Explosion Incidents / Egyptian Embassy / Air India Jet
  5. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; P.V.M. Diet Plan; Reader's Digest Sweepstakes.)
  6. 1978 Economy Outlook
  7. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Extra Strength Excedrin; Shake `N Bake; Bell Telephone System.)
  8. Collegiate Sports / Football Bowls / Women's Basketball
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Sinex; Snelling and Snelling; RCA Music Service.)
  10. Other News: Pryor Warrant / Woods Flees South Africa
  11. Good Night
  12. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 2, 1978
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Carter In India / Overheard Remark / Nuclear Matters
  3. (Commercial: Geritol; Bell Telephone.)
  4. Mrs. Carter's Day
  5. Carter / Mideast
  6. Air India Crash
  7. (Commercial: Preparation H; Ford Limited Auto.)
  8. Woods / South Africa
  9. (Commercial: Icy Hot Arthritis Rub; Publishers' Clearing House Give-Away.)
  10. Department of Health, Education And Welfare / Student Loans
  11. Coal Strike
  12. Farm Protest / Japan
  13. (Commercial: RCA Music Service Record Sale; Delta Faucets.)
  14. Pro Football / Controversial Ruling
  15. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 2, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today

January 3, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 3, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City); Barbara Walters (Saudi Arabia)
  2. Preview
  3. Carter Trip / India / Saudi Arabia
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; American Gas Association; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes.)
  5. Mideast / Palestinian Issue / Carter-Sadat Meeting
  6. Economy / Dollar Devaluation / Britain
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. Steel Industry
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Natural Light Beer; Dristan; Reynolds Aluminum; Ultra Ban II.)
  10. Sex and Violence In Music Sales
  11. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Rolaids; Clorets; RCA Music Service; "Reader's Digest" Sweepstakes.)
  12. Other News: Vietnam-Cambodia / Hungary / Pryor / Lyle / Celtics
  13. College Football No. 1 Team
  14. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 3, 1978
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd
  2. Cambodia-Vietnam Fighting
  3. (Commercial: Rolaids; Sears.)
  4. Carter Trip / Saudi Arabia / Mideast
  5. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated)
  6. Canal Treaty / Senators' Panama Trip
  7. Chile / Referendum
  8. Hungary / Crown Return
  9. (Commercial: Lanacane Lotion; Wheaties.)
  10. Women In Combat Support Units
  11. Marijuana / Decriminalization
  12. Economy / Farmers Protest / Steel Industry
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  14. College Football Rankings
  15. (Commercial: Nytol; Amana Refrigerators.)
  16. Washington, DC's Willard Hotel / Restoration
  17. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 3, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (Saudi Arabia); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Carter Trip / Saudi Arabia / Mideast
  3. (Commercial: Nytol; Reader's Digest Sweepstakes.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Oil of Olay.)
  6. FBI Surveillance Charges / Kearney Hearing
  7. Detroit / Crime Rate Decline
  8. Super Bowl Tickets Sales / No. 1 College Team
  9. Hungary / Crown Return
  10. (Commercial: Hamilton Beach Double Mac; Bell Telephone System; Upcoming Item; Lanacane Bath Treatment.)
  11. Segment 3 (Mortality In Mound Bayou)
  12. (Commercial: Delta and Delex Faucets; Am Gas Association; Upcoming Item; Total.)
  13. Briefly: Dollar Devaluation / Women In Army / Gasoline / Steel Industry
  14. Short People Song
  15. Good Night

January 4, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 4, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City); Barbara Walters (Egypt)
  2. Preview
  3. Carter Trip / Sadat / Mideast
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Wizard Air Fresheners; Arthritis Pain Formula.)
  5. Carter Trip / France
  6. Economy / Dollar Valuation / United States Intervention
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; National Enquirer Magazine; Oil of Olay; Puppy Choice; Budweiser.)
  9. New Report On FBI Activities
  10. Hearst / Bank Robbery Appeal Denied
  11. Wallaces Divorce
  12. FDA / Hair Dye / Cancer Linkage
  13. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Reader's Digest Sweepstakes; P.V.M. Diet Plan; Bell Telephone System.)
  14. Other News: Baker and Canal Treaty / Chile Voting / NFL and Referees
  15. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 4, 1978
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Carter Trip / Sadat / Mideast
  3. (COMMERCIAL: Total Cereal; Sears.)
  4. Economy / Dollar Valuation / United States Intervention / Wall Street
  5. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  6. Auto Sales Outlook
  7. (Commercial: Roman Meal; General Motors.)
  8. South Korea Influence Probe / Park / Ethics Committee Subpoena
  9. Canal Treaty / Baker
  10. FDA / Hair Dyes and Cancer
  11. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Reader's Digest Sweepstakes.)
  12. Wallace Divorce Settlement
  13. Marine Shooting Incident
  14. Knievel / Jail Stunt
  15. (Commercial: Home Insurance Company; Reynolds Aluminum.)
  16. Carter Trip / France
  17. Colorado Holiday Cancellation / Denver Football Team
  18. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 4, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (Paris, France); John Hart (New York City)
  2. Carter Trip / Sadat / Mideast / France
  3. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Oldsmobile.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Ore-Ida Tater Tots.)
  6. Wallace Divorce Settlement
  7. Economy / Dollar Valuation / United States Intervention
  8. Cambodia-Vietnam Fighting
  9. CIA / Journalists / Cong. Probe
  10. Massachusetts Indian Land Claims
  11. General Accounting Office Report / Nursing Home Costs
  12. (Commercial: Heet; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Upcoming Item; Di-Gel.)
  13. Segment 3 (Anything May Happen)
  14. (Commercial: Roman Meal; Thunderbird; Upcoming Item; Jell-O Pudding.)
  15. Briefly: Tennessee Copter Crash / Rape Preventive
  16. Colorado Holiday Cancellation / Denver Broncos
  17. Good Night

January 5, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 5, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City)
  2. Preview
  3. Carter Trip / France / NATO
  4. Brezhnev / Flu Recovery
  5. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Network Technical Difficulty In Commercials.)
  6. Los Angeles / Hillside Strangler
  7. Transportation / Car Sales / Chicago Elevated Rail Closure / Bridges
  8. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  9. (Commercial: Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated; Karastan Carpets; Dristan Nasal Mist; Wizard Air Fresheners.)
  10. Charity Scandals / Florida / Baltimore
  11. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Clorets; Welcome Back, Kotter"; "What's Happening"; "Barney Miller" and "Carter Country" Television shows; Ore-Ida Frozen Foods; "Reader's Digest" Sweepstakes.)
  12. Other News: Israeli Settlements In Sinai / Vietnam-Cambodia Fight
  13. Hungary/Crown of St. Stephen
  14. Methylene Chloride Warning Proposal
  15. Radio City Music Hall Closing
  16. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 5, 1978
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Israeli Settlements In Sinai
  3. (Commercial: Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker and Filter Fresh Water Filter; Roman Meal Bread.)
  4. Carter Trip / France
  5. Britain / Firemen Strike
  6. Chile Referendum / Pinochet Victory
  7. (Commercial: Wheaties; Home Insurance Company.)
  8. Schools / Crime and Department of Health, Education And Welfare Report / Dayton Busing Plan Halt
  9. Dollar Value Rise
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. Flynt / Plains Newspaper Purchase
  12. Radio City Music Hall Closure
  13. (Commercial: Mellow Roast; Clorets.)
  14. Kentucky Tent Courtroom.
  15. Pol. Reports: Moss / Hays / Warner / Braselton Elections
  16. (Commercial: Sominex; Florida Orange Growers.)
  17. UFO's
  18. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 5, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (France); John Hart (New York City)
  2. Carter Trip / France
  3. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Icy Hot Arthritis Rub.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Kodak Products.)
  6. Economy / Auto Industries / Christmas Sales / Steel Industry / Japan Imports
  7. Mideast / Sinai Disengagement Plan / Hammami Death
  8. Hungary / Crown of St. Stephen
  9. Brezhnev / Flu Recovery
  10. Britain / Lesbian Couples and Children By Artificial Insemination
  11. Agriculture Department / Free Milk Cuts
  12. (Commercial: Dow Bathroom Cleaner; Hamilton Beach Blender; Upcoming Item; Geritol.)
  13. Segment 3 (What It Takes)
  14. (Commercial: Playtex Bras; Sinex; Upcoming Item; Shell Oil Company.)
  15. Briefly: Chile Elections / British Firemen / Warner
  16. Radio City Music Hall Closing
  17. Good Night

January 6, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 6, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City)
  2. Preview
  3. Crown of Hungary / Return
  4. Vietnam / Cambodia / Fighting
  5. Sinai / Settlements
  6. (Commercial: Triscuit Wafers; Geritol.)
  7. Carter Trip / Paris / Brussels
  8. Flynt / Plains Monitor
  9. Preview
  10. (Commercial: Publisher's Clearing House Give-Away; Anheuser-Busch Beer; Fasteeth Denture Adhesive; "Nashville" (Movie On TV).)
  11. Stock Market Report
  12. Farm Strike
  13. ERA / Convention Boycott
  14. Preview
  15. (Commercial: Reader's Digest Sweepstakes; Gaines Puppy Choice; Ultra Ban II Antiperspirant; Dristan For Colds.)
  16. Mashpee Indian Claim
  17. Woods / South Africa
  18. Violence In Schools
  19. Small Postage Stamp
  20. Sex Pistols
  21. Flu
  22. Top Stories
  23. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 6, 1978
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Carter Trip / France / Belgium
  3. (Commercial: Ford Fiesta; Ex-Lax.)
  4. Hungary / Return of Crown
  5. (Commercial: Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker and Water Filter; Home Insurance Company.)
  6. Maryland / Pallottine Fathers Fund Scandal
  7. CDC / Flu Outbreaks
  8. MacArthur Death
  9. Labor Department / Youth Unemployment
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. (Commercial: Extra Strength Tylenol; Total Cereal.)
  12. Farmers' Strike / Bergland
  13. Coal Strike / Murder
  14. Grain Elevator Safety Alert
  15. Indians: Massachusetts Land Claim Case / Army Contract
  16. Interior Department / Size Limit On West Farms
  17. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread; Arthritis Pain Formula.)
  18. Physical Fitness On Job / Alexandria Program
  19. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 6, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (Brussels, Belgium); John Hart (New York City)
  2. Economy / Stock Market Report
  3. Carter Trip / France / Belgium / Mideast
  4. (Commercial: Tang; Nytol; Upcoming Item; Mennen Speed Stick.)
  5. Coal Strike / Murder
  6. Massachusetts Indian Land Claim Case
  7. Minnesota / Power Line / Farmers' Protest
  8. Natural Gas Well Blowout
  9. Hungary / Crown Return
  10. Cambodia-Vietnam Fighting
  11. Punk Rock / Sex Pistols
  12. (Commercial: Geritol; Reynolds Aluminum; Upcoming Item; Kitchen Aid Dishwashers.)
  13. Segment 3 (Flight From South Africa)
  14. (Commercial: Wheaties; Kodak Products; Upcoming Item; Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker and Water Filter.)
  15. Briefly: MacArthur Death / New Jersey and Laetrile Use / Employment
  16. Free Gasoline In Renfrow
  17. Good Night

January 7, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 7, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 7, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for January 7, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today

January 8, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 8, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 8, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for January 8, 1978
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Exxon.)
  3. Mideast
  4. (Commercial: Exxon.)
  5. Preview
  6. (Commercial: Stove Top Stuffing.)
  7. Energy / Schlesinger Trip
  8. Farm Strike
  9. New Mexico / Gas Fire
  10. Coal Strike / Indiana
  11. Unemployment / Auto Sales / Aircraft
  12. Panama Canal / Fund Raising
  13. Park / Influence Probe
  14. Cambodia-Vietnam Conflict
  15. Kissinger / Parking Signs
  16. (Commercial: Exxon; Upcoming Item; Clorets.)
  17. Sports
  18. Preview
  19. (Commercial: Sominex; ITT; Upcoming Item; Exxon.)
  20. Briefly: Turner / Burns / Shipwreck / Elvis' Birthday
  21. Good Night

January 9, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 9, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Weather / Shipwreck
  4. (Commercial: Hamilton Beach Double Mac; Nytol.)
  5. Economy / Carter / Stock Market / New Newspaper
  6. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Bell Telephone System; Snelling and Snelling; Admiral Home Appliances.)
  7. Mideast / Shah of Iran / Sadat / Israeli Settlements
  8. Rhodesia / Carver / Army Integration
  9. Korbut Wedding
  10. Jordan Separation
  11. Brezhnev / Flu
  12. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Triscuits; Geritol; Kitchen Aid Dishwashers; First Alert Smoke Detectors.)
  13. Supreme Court / Brennan Cancer / Decisions
  14. Cong. Complaints Re: Mail
  15. Knievel
  16. Top Stories
  17. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 9, 1978
  1. Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Shah Visits Sadat
  3. Israel / American Espionage Conviction
  4. (Commercial: Geritol; Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker and Water Filter.)
  5. Economy / Carter / Stock Market
  6. Canal Treaty Battle
  7. (Commercial: Ex-Lax; Burlington.)
  8. FDA / Tranquilizers
  9. Supreme Court / Federal Judges / OSHA Inspection / Justices' Health
  10. Interstate Commerce Commission / Oswald Firing
  11. Garmatz Trial / Charges Dropped / Heine
  12. (Commercial: Gainesburgers; Extra-Strength Tylenol.)
  13. Weather / Minnesota Farmers' Power Line Protest
  14. Canada Seal Hunt
  15. (Commercial: General Motors; Wheaties.)
  16. Chicago / Corruption In Government Charges
  17. New Newspaper
  18. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 9, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Winter Weather / Natural Gas Supply / Carter Energy Policy
  3. Flu
  4. (Commercial: Bell Telephone System.)
  5. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  6. (Commercial: Bonneville.)
  7. Mideast / Shah of Iran / Sadat / Dayan
  8. Israel / American's Espionage Conviction
  9. Cambodia-Vietnam Fighting
  10. Supreme Court / Censorship / Judges' Salaries / Brennan
  11. Minnesota Farmers Power Line Protest
  12. Illinois Murder Case / Flying Under Influence / Hunt Marriage Case
  13. Radio City Music Hall
  14. State Taxes Payments
  15. Sills Retirement
  16. (Commercial: Wheat Thins; Sominex; Upcoming Item; American Gas Association)
  17. Segment 3 (Conflict In Colorado)
  18. (Commercial: Wheaties; Admiral Home Appliances; Upcoming Item; Mennen Speed Stick.)
  19. Briefly: Coal Strike / Icicles / Light Beer
  20. Orient Express In Japan
  21. Good Night

January 10, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 10, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City); Barbara Walters (California); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Winter `78
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; P.V.M. Diet Plan; Bufferin.)
  5. FBI / Hoover and New Report / New Director Search / Domestic Intelligence
  6. Bolles Murder Case / Death Sentences
  7. Supreme Court / Illegitimate Father Rights
  8. Discrimination / Age and Sex / Women's Sports
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. (Commercial: Geritol; American Gas Association; Natural Light; Dristan.)
  11. Mideast / Jerusalem Conference Preliminaries / Shah In Egypt
  12. Space Exploration / USSR
  13. Other News: Volkswagen / Color Additives / Hunt Bigamy Case
  14. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Pepto-Bismol; Concord D/L; Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated; Cool Whip.)
  15. Ford Interview / Carter Administration
  16. Headlines
  17. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 10, 1978
  1. FBI / Misconduct / Hoover / Domestic Intelligence
  2. (Commercial: Oldsmobile; Tucks.)
  3. Winter `78
  4. Bolles Murder Case / Death Sentence
  5. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; First Alert Smoke Detector.)
  6. Mideast / Israeli-Egyptian Talks / Shah's Visit To Egypt
  7. Space Exploration / USSR and Salyut Linkup / United States and Voyager Photo
  8. (Commercial: Ex-Lax; Mennen Speed Stick.)
  9. South Korea Influence Probe / Park Return / United States Troops
  10. Cigarette Smoking / Califano and Anti-Smoking Campaign / Ind. Reaction
  11. North Carolina Oil Distribution Complex Explosion
  12. Supreme Court / Illegitimate Father's Rights / Sterilization Orders
  13. On High School Sports Case / Coed Teams
  14. Commodities Co. Officers' Arrest
  15. Retail Sales
  16. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  17. (Commercial: Coronet Bathroom Tissue; Ford Ltd.)
  18. Doll House Auction
  19. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 10, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. FBI / Misconduct / Hoover / Domestic Intelligence
  3. South Korea Influence Probe / Park Return
  4. (Commercial: Hoover Vacuums; Geritol.)
  5. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  6. (Commercial: Oldsmobile.)
  7. Winter `78
  8. Carter / Budget Expectations
  9. Bolles Case / Death Sentences
  10. North Carolina Explosion
  11. Mideast / Sadat / Shah Visit
  12. Space Exploration / USSR Soyuz Mission
  13. Miscellaneous: Girls In High School Sports / Donkey Tale
  14. (Commercial: Fasteeth; Fleischmann's Margarine; Upcoming Item; Contac.)
  15. Segment 3 (Jobs and The Poor)
  16. (Commercial: Heet; Reynolds Aluminum; Upcoming Item; Hamilton Beach Blenders.)
  17. Briefly: New Jersey Laetrile Law / Tanker Leak /Chamorro Assassination
  18. Boston / Airport Hses.
  19. Good Night

January 11, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 11, 1978
  1. (Washington, DC) (Report In Progress; Subject Not Clear.)
  2. Smoking / Government Campaign / Reaction
  3. Carter / Foreign Policy Statements / Ford / Press Conference
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; P.V.M. Diet Plan; Hamilton Beach Mini-Drip.)
  5. Mideast / Cairo Conference / Israeli Settlements Issue
  6. Space Exploration / USSR Space Station
  7. Euro-Cmnsm.
  8. South Korean Bribery Probe / Park Testimony
  9. Winter `78
  10. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Admiral Home Appliances; American Gas Association; Tucks; Rolaids.)
  11. Ford Interview / Future Pol. Plans
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  13. (Commercial: Dristan; Michelob; Bell Telephone System; C.W. Post Cereal.)
  14. Commentary (Ice Age)
  15. Headlines
  16. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 11, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Economy / Unemployment / GNP
  3. (Commercial: Roman Meal; Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker and Water Filter.)
  4. Mideast / Cairo Conference / Sinai Settlements Issue
  5. (Commercial: Bonneville; Boise Cascade Corp.)
  6. Space Exploration / USSR Space Station Linkup
  7. Italy / Cmnsm.
  8. South Korean Influence Probe / Park Testimony
  9. Gandhi / State of Emergency Rule Probe
  10. US-Japan Trade / Fukuda-Carter Summit
  11. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Home Insurance Company.)
  12. FBI Director Choices
  13. Department of Health, Education And Welfare / Smoking
  14. Exxon / Overcharges
  15. H.L. Hunt Estate / Lawsuit
  16. Military Retirement
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  18. Winter `78
  19. (Commercial: Preparation H; Thunderbird.)
  20. Girls On Athletic Teams
  21. Italy / Communists
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 11, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Employment / Economy
  3. (Commercial: Pontiac Le Mans; Playtex Bras; Upcoming Item; P.V.M. Powder.)
  4. Cairo Conference / Mideast
  5. Italy / Cmnsm.
  6. Park Testimony
  7. Murphy Death
  8. Department of Health, Education And Welfare / Smoking
  9. FBI Director Choices
  10. Winter `78
  11. California Drought Ends
  12. USSR Space Rendezvous
  13. (Commercial: Hamilton Beach Food Processors; AMC Concord D/L; Upcoming Item; Aziza Lip Gloss.)
  14. Panama Canal Treaties
  15. (Commercial: Boise Cascade Corp.; The Bell System; Upcoming Item; Lanacane Bath Treatment.)
  16. Briefly: Japan Trade / French Elections / Churchill Portrait
  17. Rotary / Women Members
  18. Good Night

January 12, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 12, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC); Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Wholesale Prices
  4. Carter Press Conference / Marston Replacement
  5. Panama Canal Treaties
  6. Metcalf Death
  7. Park / Influence Probe
  8. Russian Flu
  9. Preview
  10. (Commercial: Wheat Thins; Williams Lectric Shave.)
  11. West Europe / Italy / Cmnsm.
  12. Nicaragua Protests
  13. Gandhi / Refusal To Testify
  14. Winter `78
  15. Preview
  16. (Commercial: Polident Denture Cleanser; Pontiac Bonneville; Dristan; Heet.)
  17. Mideast
  18. Arab Students / Beatings
  19. Britain / Firemen's Strike Ends
  20. Churchill Portrait
  21. Airquake
  22. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
  23. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  24. (Commercial: Snelling and Snelling Employment Service; AMC Concord; Anheuser-Busch Beer; Fasteeth Powder.)
  25. Commentary (Energy)
  26. Top Stories
  27. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 12, 1978
  1. Cmnsm. / West Europe / Italy
  2. Energy Program / Press Conference
  3. Mideast
  4. (Commercial: Lanacane Bath Oil; Dristan.)
  5. Marston Replacement Issue
  6. Metcalf Death
  7. Bribery / Chicago
  8. (Commercial: Savings and Loan Association; Amana Radarange.)
  9. Flu
  10. Economy / Wholesale Prices
  11. Business Activities
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  13. (Commercial: Polident Denture Cleanser; Roman Meal Bread.)
  14. Nicaragua Protests
  15. Cambodia-Vietnam Conflict
  16. Vietnam / Yacht Crew Freed
  17. Rhodesia
  18. Britain / Firemen's Strike
  19. Northern Ireland / Fires
  20. Europe / Winter Storms
  21. Winter `78 / US
  22. (Commercial: Wheat Thins; Hamilton Beach Blenders.)
  23. Churchill Portrait
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 12, 1978
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC); John Chancellor (New York City)
  2. Italy / Cmnsm. / United States Position
  3. Vietnam / Yacht Crew Release
  4. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread; Oldsmobile Diesel Models.)
  5. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  6. (Commercial: Ore-Ida Tater Tots.)
  7. Wholesale Prices
  8. Energy / Carter
  9. Marston / Replacement
  10. Metcalf Death
  11. Cairo Talks / Mideast
  12. Firemen's Strike / Britain
  13. New York City Mugging
  14. (Commercial: Polident Denture Cleanser; First Alert Smoke Detector; Upcoming Item; Triscuit Wafers.)
  15. Segment 3 (The Runaways)
  16. (Commercial: Absorbine, Junior; Reynolds Aluminum; Upcoming Item; Lanacane Skin Lotion
  17. Briefly: USSR / Paul Robeson / Gasoline / Weather
  18. Girls On Athletic Teams
  19. Good Night

January 13, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 13, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City); Frank Reynolds; Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Humphrey Illness
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Water Pik One Step At A Time; Bufferin.)
  5. Carter / For. Trip Reaction
  6. Marston Issue
  7. Mondale Mission In West
  8. Canal Treaty / Byrd
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Reynolds Aluminum; Oil of Olay; Stove Top Stuffing; Budweiser.)
  10. FTC / Ford Motors
  11. South Korean Influence Probe / Park Questioning
  12. Trade / US-Japan Agreement
  13. Mideast Peace Talks
  14. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Pam; Dristan; Clorets; Anacin.)
  15. Kennedy / Warrant
  16. Super Bowl
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  18. (Commercial: Starsky and Hutch, The Love Boat and Wide World of Sports Television" Shows.)
  19. Commentary (Italian Cmnsm.)
  20. Top Stories
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 13, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite
  2. Humphrey Illness
  3. Park / Bribery Probe
  4. (Commercial: Wheaties; Coronet Bath Tissue.)
  5. Mideast
  6. Italy / Cmnsm.
  7. (Commercial: Florida Orange Growers; Admiral Appliances.)
  8. Byrd / Canal Treaties
  9. Chamorro
  10. Marston / Eilberg
  11. Mitchell / Health Furlough
  12. Ford Motors / Faulty Cars
  13. Women Astronauts
  14. (Commercial: Bufferin; All Bran.)
  15. Japan-US Trade / Citrus Fruit
  16. Inflation / Burns / Federal Reserve
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  18. Chess / Korchnoi / Karpov
  19. Weather
  20. (Commercial: Ex-Lax; Reynolds Aluminum.)
  21. Inmates / Helsinki Agreement / Mutilation
  22. Pregnant Women / Elephants
  23. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 13, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Humphrey Illness
  3. Canal Treaty / Byrd
  4. (Commercial: First Alert Smoke Detectors; Clorets.)
  5. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  6. (Commercial: Geritol.)
  7. Burns Retirement
  8. FTC / Ford Motors
  9. Winter '78
  10. Trade / Japan-US Agreement
  11. South Korea Influence Probe / Park Questioning
  12. Vietnam-Cambodia War
  13. Mideast Peace Talks
  14. Italy / Cmnsm. / United States Position / Kissinger
  15. Greyhound Bus Lines / Podunk Center, Iowa
  16. (Commercial: Oldsmobile; Arthritis Pain Formula; Upcoming Item; Karastan Carpets.)
  17. Segment 3 (Search For The Atomic GI's)
  18. (Commercial: Mrs. Smith's Pies; Bell Telephone System; Upcoming Item; Oil of Olay.)
  19. Briefly: Ethiopia, Eritrea, USSR and Iran / Mitchell / Gandhi
  20. Super Bowl Weekend
  21. Good Night

January 14, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 14, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 14, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for January 14, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today

January 15, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 15, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 15, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for January 15, 1978
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch; Dick Schaap (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Exxon.)
  3. Humphrey Death
  4. (Commercial: Exxon; Upcoming Item; Sominex.)
  5. Mideast / Peace Talks Controversy
  6. Alabama Natural Gas Explosion
  7. Tallahassee Sorority Attacks
  8. (Commercial: Grape-Nuts; Kenmore Vacuums and Sears; Upcoming Item; Exxon.)
  9. Sports / Super Bowl / Darts / Grand Prix / Basketball
  10. Public Confidence Poll
  11. (Commercial: Clorets; Lanacane Lotion; Upcoming Item; American Express Card.)
  12. Elementary Meteorologists
  13. Good Night

January 16, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 16, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Frank Reynolds (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Humphrey Death
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Oil of Olay; Puppy Choice.)
  5. Space Exploration / Space Shuttle / Women and Blacks / USSR
  6. Italy/ Government Falls / Prospects/ Communists
  7. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Bufferin; Admiral Home Appliances; Cadillac; Dentu-Creme.)
  8. Mideast / Jerusalem Conference / Begin Interview
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Magnavox Appliances; Ziploc Storage Bags; Handi-Wrap and Dow Chemicals; Tucks; Clorets.)
  10. Other News: Supreme Court / Decisions / Media Ownership Hearings
  11. Winter `78
  12. Boyle Retrial
  13. Davis Cup Competition / Nastase Ban
  14. Super Bowl
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Natural Light; Dristan.)
  17. Commentary (Humphrey)
  18. Top Stories
  19. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 16, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Humphrey Death
  3. (Commercial: Wheat Thins; A-1 Steak Sauce.)
  4. Space Exploration / New Astronauts / Women and Blacks / USSR Salyut
  5. Canal Treaty / Byrd / Baker
  6. Nixons / Washington, DC Visit / Childhood Home Fire
  7. (Commercial: Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker and Water Filter; Dristan Nasal Mist.)
  8. Italy / Andreotti Resignation
  9. Mideast / Jerusalem Conference
  10. For. Arms Sales
  11. (Commercial: First Alert Smoke Detectors; Hamilton Beach Food Processor.)
  12. FSU Sorority Slayings and Beatings
  13. Supreme Court / South Carolina Teachers Tests-Discrimination Case
  14. Marston / Replacement Case / Political Corruption Probe
  15. Hospital Cost Rise
  16. Hunt Marriage / Lawsuit Settlement
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  18. Winter `78
  19. (Commercial: Ford Ltd: Total.)
  20. California Gubernatorial Campaign
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 16, 1978
  1. Introduction John Hart (Washington, DC); David Brinkley (New York City)
  2. Humphrey Death
  3. (Commercial: Dentu-Creme; Oldsmobile.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Icy Hot.)
  6. Italy / Andreotti Resignation / Communists
  7. Mideast / Jerusalem Conference
  8. Space Exploration / New Astronauts / Women and Blacks
  9. Nixon Papers and Tapes
  10. South Korean Influence Probe / Park Testimony
  11. Winter `78 / Florida Freeze
  12. Supreme Court / South Carolina Teachers' Tests / Discrimination Case
  13. Tennis / Nastase Ban At Davis Cup
  14. (Commercial: FTD; Total; Upcoming Item; Savings and Loan Foundation, Incorporated)
  15. Segment 3 (The West Bank)
  16. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Sominex; Upcoming Item; Polaroid Cameras.)
  17. Briefly: Baker and Canal Treaty / Ice Fishing Incident
  18. Washington / Drunk Drivers and Mobile Jail
  19. Good Night

January 17, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 17, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Peter Jennings (Jerusalem, Israel)
  2. Preview
  3. Winter `78
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; A-1 Steak Sauce; Michelob.)
  5. Mideast / Jerusalem Conference / Begin Speech
  6. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Hamilton Beach Mini-Drip Coffeemaker; Grand Prix; Mayflower Moving Company; Dristan Nasal Spray.)
  7. Canal Treaty / Carter / Anti-Treaty Group
  8. California Gubernatorial Race / Davis Announcement
  9. South Korea Influence Probe / Park Testimony
  10. Lance / Atlanta Television Station Commentator Job
  11. Caster / Meeting With O'Neill
  12. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Polident; Bell Telephone System; Bufferin; First Alert Smoke Detectors.)
  13. Goodman / Carnegie Hall Performance
  14. Top Stories
  15. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 17, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Winter `78
  3. (Commercial: Product 19; Extra Strength Tylenol.)
  4. Carter / Cong. Meetings / Popularity Poll
  5. (Commercial: A-1 Steak Sauce; Florida Orange Growers.)
  6. Mideast / Jerusalem Conference
  7. Canal Treaty / Opponents' Campaign
  8. Somalia-Ethiopia and Eritrean Rebels' Fighting
  9. (Commercial: Total; Reynolds Aluminum.)
  10. Marston Issue / Reality of Probe of Reps.
  11. 1976 Campaign Contributions Report
  12. South Korean Influence Probe / Park Testimony
  13. Health News / Blood Pressure Tests / Hepatitis
  14. Lance / Atlanta Television Commentator Job
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. Industrial Production Figs.
  17. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Sominex.)
  18. Supreme Court / Chicago Taxi Driver Licenses Case
  19. Amtrak Promotion Program / Department of Health, Education And Welfare Official's Protest
  20. Pentagon / Norman The Mailer's Demise
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 17, 1978
  1. Introduction John Hart (Washington, DC); David Brinkley (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Jerusalem Conference
  3. (Commercial: Magnavox Appliances; Mazola Margarine.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Lipton Cup-A-Soup.)
  6. Winter `78
  7. Canal Treaty / Opponents' Campaign
  8. South Korean Influence Probe / Park Testimony
  9. Carter Tax Cut Pkg. / Jordan Opposition
  10. Lance / Atlanta Television Commentator Job
  11. San Diego Swindler's Jail Break
  12. (Commercial: Mellow Roast; Bell Telephone System; Upcoming Item; Oil of Olay.)
  13. Segment 3 (Inside The CIA)
  14. (Commercial: Lemans; Arthritis Pain Formula; Upcoming Item; Kitchenaid Dishwashers.)
  15. Briefly: Industrial Production / Hepatitis / Soweto School Boycott
  16. Skiing / Resorts and Injury Lawsuits
  17. Good Night

January 18, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 18, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Peter Jennings (Israel); Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Mideast / Peace Talks Halt / Sadat
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Cadillac; A-1 Steak Sauce.)
  5. FBI / New Director To Be Announced / Kennedy Assassination Files
  6. Economy / Personal Income / Housing Starts
  7. Humphrey / Mourners In Minnesota / Humphrey-Hawkins Bill Hearings
  8. Ford Motors Recall
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Fasteeth; Sinex; American Gas. Association; Vaseline.)
  10. Other News: Brezhnev / Building Collapse / Human Rights / Isle of Man
  11. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  12. (Commercial: Dristan; Continental Trailways Bus Lines; P.V.M. Diet Plan; Sominex.)
  13. Commentary (Carter's First Year)
  14. Top Stories
  15. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 18, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: United Technologies.)
  3. Mideast / Peace Talks Halted / Sadat
  4. (Commercial: United Technologies.)
  5. FBI / New Director Announcement / Kennedy Assassination Files
  6. (Commercial: United Technologies.)
  7. Winter `78
  8. Greek Freighter and Boston Trolley Train Wrecks
  9. (Commercial: United Technologies.)
  10. State Department / Cambodia Government Actions
  11. Canal Treaty
  12. Brown / Military Service and Retirement System
  13. Department of Health, Education And Welfare / State of American Health
  14. Farmers Strike / Washington, DC Meeting
  15. Supreme Court / Plea Bargaining Rights of Prosecutors
  16. Bartlett / No Reelection Bid / Cancer
  17. (Commercial: United Technologies.)
  18. Carter / Specialty Steel Quotas
  19. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  20. Personal Income and Housing Starts Figs. / Graduated Payment Mortgages
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 18, 1978
  1. Introduction John Hart (Washington, DC); David Brinkley (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Peace Talks Halt / Sadat
  3. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Sominex.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Admiral Appliances.)
  6. Mideast / Peace Talks Halt
  7. (Commercial: Fleischmann's Margarine; General Motors; Upcoming Item; Tums.)
  8. FBI / New Director Announcement / Kennedy Assassination Files
  9. Farm Strikers in Washington, DC
  10. Sopwith Camel and Designer
  11. (Commercial: Oldsmobile; Roman Meal; Upcoming Item; First Alert Smoke Detectors.)
  12. Briefly: Italian Communists / South Africa Tortures / Economy / Life Length
  13. Winter `78 / Hartford Building Collapse
  14. Good Night

January 19, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 19, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Peter Jennings (Jerusalem); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Carter / State of Union Speech / Economy
  4. Canal Treaty / Prospects In Senate
  5. Carter Speech
  6. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Dristan; Heet.)
  7. FBI Director / Webster
  8. Humphrey Senate Seat / Mrs. Humphrey
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Budweiser; A-1 Steak Sauce; First Alert Smoke Detectors; Continental Trailways Bus Lines.)
  10. Mideast / Halted Peace Talks
  11. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Sominex; Lectric Shave; Bell Telephone System; Polident.)
  12. Other News: US-USSR Diplomats / Cambodia-Vietnam War / Volkswagens / Weather / Baseball
  13. Alaska Parks Bill Controversy
  14. Top Stories
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 19, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Halted Peace Talks
  3. (Commercial: Ex-Lax; Thunderbird.)
  4. Mideast / Recap of Recent Events
  5. (Commercial: Fleischmann's Margarine; ITT.)
  6. Carter / State of Union Address
  7. Economy / GNP
  8. FBI Director / Webster
  9. South Korean Influence Probe / Teague
  10. Mrs. Humphrey / Caretaker Senate Seat
  11. PBS Chrm. Nominee / Minow
  12. (Commercial: Tricuits; Mazola Margarine.)
  13. Italy / Political Unrest / Andreotti
  14. US-USSR Diplomats
  15. Final VW Beetle Prod. In West Germany
  16. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  17. Barnes Conviction / Drug Dealing
  18. (Commercial: Roman Meal; Tucks.)
  19. Winter `78
  20. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 19, 1978
  1. Introduction John Hart (Washington, DC); David Brinkley (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Halted Peace Talks
  3. (Commercial: Cadillac; Polaroid Cameras.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Di-Gel.)
  6. Carter / Economy / State of Union Address
  7. Cong. Return To Washington, DC
  8. FBI Director / Webster
  9. Marston Issue / Replacement / Congressmen Probe
  10. Tennessee Pig Incident
  11. (Commercial: First Alert Smoke Detectors; Wheat Thins; Upcoming Item; Lanacane Bath Treatment.)
  12. Segment 3 (Chop Shops)
  13. (Commercial: Bell Telephone System; Roman Meal; Upcoming Item; Arthritis Pain Formula.)
  14. Briefly: American's Morals / VW Beetle / Hartford Coliseum
  15. Winter `78 / Snow In Texas
  16. Good Night

January 20, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 20, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Frank Reynolds; Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Winter `78
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; P.V.M. Diet Plan; Oil of Olay.)
  5. Carter / Economy
  6. Farmers Strike / Washington, DC Protests / Agriculture Department Report
  7. Marston Controversy / United States Attorney Fired
  8. FBI / Chicago Informers
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; A-1 Steak Sauce; Bell Telephone System; Bonneville; Bufferin.)
  10. Mideast / Halted Talks / Vance-Sadat Meeting / Pol. Conference
  11. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Water Pik One Step At A Time; Polident; FTD; Vaseline.)
  12. Other News: Flu / Silverman To NBC
  13. For. News: USSR / South Africa / Italy
  14. Paul Robeson Drama
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Icy Hot; Ritz.)
  17. Commentary (Carter: Image and Economy Plan)
  18. Top Stories
  19. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 20, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Winter `78
  3. (Commercial: Roman Meal; Extra-Strength Tylenol.)
  4. Mideast / Halted Talks / Vance-Sadat Meeting
  5. (Commercial: Mazola Margarine; Total.)
  6. Carter / Economy Report To Cong.
  7. Stock Market Report
  8. Republican National Committee / Minority Vote Efforts
  9. Demo. Fundraiser In Georgia / Carter
  10. FBI / Chicago Informers
  11. South Korean Influence Probe / Involvement of Present Reps. / Jaworski
  12. Sparkman Retirement
  13. (Commercial: Skin Bracer; Mr. Coffee Water Filter.)
  14. Marston Firing
  15. Grain Elevator Explosion In Missouri
  16. Fraud / Boston Incident / Carr
  17. Space Exploration / USSR
  18. Italy / Ransom and Fencing Gang Bust
  19. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; First Alert Smoke Detectors.)
  20. Winter `78
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 20, 1978
  1. Introduction John Hart (Washington, DC); David Brinkley (New York City)
  2. Winter `78
  3. (Commercial: Ore-Ida Frozen Foods; American Gas Association)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Absorbine Junior)
  6. Marston Firing
  7. Mideast / Halted Talks / Vance-Sadat Meeting
  8. Space Exploration / USSR
  9. South Korean Influence Probe / Present Reps. Involvement / Jaworski
  10. Carter / Economy
  11. Silverman / Move To NBC
  12. (Commercial: Geritol; Sominex; Upcoming Item; Magnavox Appliances.)
  13. Segment 3 (Carter's First Year)
  14. (Commercia$: Fiat; Puppy Choice; Upcoming Item; Primatene.)
  15. Briefly: Alaska Pipeline / Sparkman / Faisal / South Africa Woman's Disease
  16. Chinese Cooking
  17. Good Night

January 21, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 21, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 21, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for January 21, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today

January 22, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 22, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 22, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for January 22, 1978
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch; Dick Schaap (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Exxon.)
  3. Mideast / Halted Talks
  4. (Commercial: Exxon; Upcoming Item; Tums.)
  5. Mideast / Peace Talks / Public Reaction
  6. Winter `78
  7. Minnesota Grain Elevator Fire and Explosion
  8. Anti-Smoking Lawsuit
  9. Abu Dhabi Women-Only Bank
  10. (Commercial: Heet; Primatene; Upcoming Item; Exxon.)
  11. Sports
  12. Preview
  13. (Commercial: Exxon; Upcoming Item; Sominex.)
  14. Briefly: South Korea / Space / Wilmington 10 / Hotel / Hoover
  15. Orange Juice Prices
  16. Good Night
  17. Good Night

January 23, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 23, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City)
  2. Carter / Budget
  3. Marston Affair / Corruption Probe
  4. South Korea Influence Probe / United States Aid / O'Neill and Rhodes
  5. Mideast / Begin
  6. Paris / Empain Kidnapping
  7. Northern Ireland Violence / IRA Attack On British Base
  8. Presbyterians / Homosexuals
  9. Abortion / Washington, DC Demonstrations
  10. Top Stories
  11. Golf Tournament
  12. Golf Tournament Continues
• CBS Evening News for January 23, 1978
  1. Canter / Budget
  2. (Commercial: Cadillac; Miller Lite Beer.)
  3. Mideast / Begin / Dayan Interview / Vance / Hard-Line Arabs
  4. Hostage Incidents / Empain / Manitoba
  5. (Commercial: Litton Microwaves; Ora-Brite Denture Cleanser.)
  6. Marston Affair
  7. Canal Treaty Debate / Byrd
  8. Supreme Court / Civil Rights Suits / Def. Rights
  9. (Commercial: Admiral Appliances; Lanacane Bath Treatment.)
  10. Pueblo Incident / Update On Officers
  11. Oakie Death
  12. (Commercial: Bufferin; Home Insurance Company.)
  13. On The Road (Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
  14. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 23, 1978
  1. Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Carter / Budget
  3. (Commercial: Fiat; Polaroid Cameras.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Fleischmann's Margarine.)
  6. Mideast / Begin
  7. Paris / Empain Kidnapping
  8. US-Bolivia Prisoner Exchange
  9. Marston Affair
  10. Colorado Nuclear Plant Evacuation
  11. Oakie Death
  12. (Commercial: Correctol; Magnavox Appliances; Upcoming Item; Reynolds Aluminum.)
  13. Segment 3 (Abortion and The Poor)
  14. (Commercial: Rose Milk Skin Care Cream; Litton Microwaves; Upcoming Item; Bell Telephone System.)
  15. Briefly: Brezhnev and Neutron Bomb / Japan Rice Surplus / Stassen
  16. Last American Passenger Cruises
  17. Good Night

January 24, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 24, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. USSR Satellite Crash
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; General Motors.)
  5. Marston Case
  6. Lance Affair / Atlanta Investigation
  7. Miller Hearings / Federal Reserve Nomination
  8. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Kitchen Aid Dishwashers; Good Seasons Italian Dressing; Ultra Ban II; United Air Lines.)
  9. Paris / Empain Kidnapping
  10. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Bell Telephone System; Concord D/L; Listerine; Rolaids.)
  11. Wilmington 10 / Sentence Reduction
  12. Birth Control Pills / Smoking Warning
  13. Caster / Intelligence Operations Reorganization
  14. Seal Hunt Protests and Countering Efforts
  15. Top Stories
  16. Good Night
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio)
• CBS Evening News for January 24, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite
  2. Satellite Crash / Canada / Radioactivity
  3. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Saving and Loan Assns.)
  4. Wilmington 10
  5. Turner / Carter / Intelligence Operations
  6. Marston Case
  7. Mitchell Surgery
  8. (Commercial: Wheaties; Amana Refrigerators.)
  9. Mideast / Peace Talks / President
  10. Coal Strike
  11. Trolley Car Accident
  12. (Commercial: Doan's Pills; Fleischmann's Margarine.)
  13. Empain Kidnap
  14. Stock Market Report(Studio)
  15. Birth Control / Smoking
  16. (Commercial: General Motors Corp.)
  17. Satellite Crash
  18. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 24, 1978
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC); Tom Brokaw (New York City)
  2. Satellite Crash / Canada / Radioactivity
  3. Space Hardware
  4. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Rose Milk.)
  5. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  6. (Commercial: Vicks' Sinex Spray.)
  7. Empain Kidnap
  8. Mideast
  9. Intelligence Reorganization
  10. Ray / Funds
  11. Marston Case
  12. Miller Hearing
  13. Bergland / Farmers' Unrest
  14. Washington Fire
  15. Colorado / Nuclear Plant Accident
  16. San Diego Drink
  17. (Commercial: General Motors; Ora-Brite Denture Cleanser; Upcoming Item; Burlington Mills.)
  18. Segment 3 (Wilmington 10)
  19. (Commercial: Anacin; Dristan Nasal Spray; Upcoming Item; Hamilton Beach Appliances.)
  20. Briefly: Mitchell Surgery / Exxon / Harp Seals
  21. Winter `78
  22. Good Night

January 25, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 25, 1978
  1. Introduction Barbara Walters; Howard K. Smith; Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Muriel Humphrey / Senate Seat
  4. Preview
  5. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; United Air Lines.)
  6. Ethiopia War
  7. Mideast
  8. South Africa / Apartheid / United States Investments
  9. Rhodesia
  10. Preview
  11. (Commercial: Pontiac Bonneville; Magnovox Appliances; Dristan; Karastan Carpets.)
  12. Drinking Water / Pollution / Cancer
  13. Satellite Crash / Radioactivity
  14. Farm Strike
  15. Atomic Exposure / United States Troops
  16. Preview
  17. (Commercial: Savings and Loan Foundation; Anheuser-Busch Beer; Wheat Thins; Mayflower Movers.)
  18. Coal Strike
  19. Namath Retirement
  20. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  21. (Commercial: A-1 Steak Sauce; Ziploc Storage Bags.)
  22. Commentary (Carter Staffing)
  23. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 25, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite
  2. Mideast
  3. (Commercial: Florida Orange Growers; Shell Services.)
  4. Satellite Crash
  5. (Commercial: P.V.M. Diet Plan; Ford Granada.)
  6. Drinking Water / Pollution
  7. Marston Case
  8. Abrahams Arrest
  9. Synanon
  10. (Commercial: Wheaties; Mazola Margarine.)
  11. Spain / Bomb Incident
  12. Ethiopia
  13. Oil Pricing
  14. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  15. Winter `78
  16. (Commercial: Dristan; Emery Air Freight.)
  17. Muriel Humphrey / Senate Seat
  18. Black Battalion Honored
  19. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 25, 1978
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Satellite Crash
  3. (Commercial: Arthritis Pain Formula; Preparation H.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: The Bell System.)
  6. Muriel Humphrey / Senate Seat
  7. Drinking Water Purification
  8. Farm Strike
  9. Redwood Destruction
  10. James Retirement / Black General
  11. Mideast
  12. Bank Robbery / Poor Penmanship
  13. (Commercial: Tucks Pads For Hemorrhoids; Pontiac Bonneville; Upcoming Item; Metamucil Laxative.)
  14. Segment 3 (Atomic Soldiers)
  15. (Commercial: A-1 Steak Sauce; Oil of Olay; Upcoming Item.)
  16. Briefly: Empain Kidnap / Welfare / Namath
  17. Good Night

January 26, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 26, 1978
  1. Introduction Barbara Walters (New York City); Peter Jennings (London)
  2. Preview
  3. Winter `78
  4. (Commercial: A-1 Steak Sauce; AMC Concord D/L.)
  5. Satellite Crash
  6. Mystery Blasts / Airquakes
  7. Russian Flu
  8. Abortions / Federal Funds
  9. Preview
  10. (Commercial: The Bell System; Oil of Olay; Rolaids Antacid; United Air Lines.)
  11. Empain Kidnap
  12. Idi Amin Anniversary
  13. United Nations / Don Woods / South Africa
  14. Preview
  15. (Commercial: Reynolds Aluminum; Dazey Seal-A-Meal; Final Net; Budweiser Beer.)
  16. Mideast / Chip Carter Visit
  17. Train Crash / Chicago
  18. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  19. (Commercial: Denture Creme; Vaseline Petroleum Jelly.)
  20. Carter Report Card: Part 1
  21. Top Stories
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 26, 1978
  1. Winter `78
  2. Russian Flu
  3. (Commercial: Pontiac Le Mans; Savings and Loan Foundation.)
  4. Satellite Crash
  5. Radiation / United States Troop Exposure
  6. Mideast
  7. Empain Kidnap
  8. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread; Home Insurance Company.)
  9. Panama Canal
  10. Abortions / Federal Funding
  11. Federal Transportation Programs
  12. James Retirement
  13. (Commercial: Rose Milk Face Lotion; Miller Lite Beer.)
  14. Indochina / Refugees
  15. Cambodia-Vietnam Conflict
  16. Angkor Wat
  17. US-USSR / Capitol Hill Clash
  18. Amin Anniversary
  19. Economy / Birthrate
  20. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  21. Hair Dye and Shampoos / Cancer
  22. Ship Accident
  23. (Commercial: Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker and Water Purifier; Wheaties.)
  24. Rhodesia
  25. United Nations / Woods / South Africa
  26. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 26, 1978
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Winter `78
  3. (Commercial: Mazola Margarine; American Gas Association)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: A-1 Steak Sauce.)
  6. Satellite Crash / Radiation
  7. Mideast
  8. Empain Kidnap
  9. USSR / Labor Union
  10. Panama Canal
  11. Abortion / Federal Funds
  12. Wallace / Nixon Resignation
  13. (Commercial: Roman Meal Bread; Boise Cascade Corp.; Upcoming Item; Denture Creme.)
  14. Segment 3 (Prisoners of Buru Island)
  15. (Commercial: Ritz Crackers; Sominex; Upcoming Item; Magnavox Appliances.)
  16. Briefs: Korea Bribes / Marston Case / Russian Flu
  17. USSR Junket
  18. USSR / Vodka / Milk
  19. Good Night

January 27, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 27, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Frank Reynolds; Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Winter `78 / Blizzard / Russian Flu
  4. USSR Satellite Crash In Canada / Radioactivity / Alabama UFO's/Flame-Out
  5. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Natural Light; Oil of Olay.)
  6. Unemployment / Benefits Cut
  7. Carter / Demo. National Chrm. Change / Support For Party
  8. Analysis (Carter and Energy Program)
  9. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Polident; Cadillac; A-1 Steak Sauce; United Air Lines.)
  10. Nicaragua / Gen. Strike / Somoza / Chamorro Murder
  11. Mideast Peace Talks Developments
  12. Iraqi-S / Asylum Request
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: Dristan; Rose Milk Skin Care Cream; Dazey Donut Maker; Midas Mufflers.)
  15. Commentary (Mideast Peace Talks)
  16. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 27, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Mideast Peace Talks / US
  3. (Commercial: Cadillac; Shell Oil Company.)
  4. Winter `78 / Blizzard / Russian Flu
  5. Illinois / Skokie / Nazi March Plans
  6. Boyle / Trial / Hospitalization
  7. (Commercial: Preparation H; Home Insurance Company.)
  8. Canada / Crashed USSR Satellite / Radioactivity Readings
  9. Titan Missile Fuel Tank Leak / Arkansas
  10. Marston Affair / Successor Recommendations
  11. Carter / Canal Treaty / Democratic Party Support
  12. Unemployment / Benefits Reduction
  13. Vanik / United States Corps. and No 1976 Income Tax
  14. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  15. (Commercial: Mazola Margarine; Lowenbrau.)
  16. Def. / Secret Plan Leaks / Selective Service
  17. Glomar Explorer
  18. Iraqis / Asylum Request
  19. Kidnappings / Empain / FBI Classes
  20. (Commercial: Rose Milk Skin Care Cream; Product 19.)
  21. Evangelical Broadcasting
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 27, 1978
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Satellite Crash / Radiation / False Alarm / New Sighting
  3. (Commercial: Mennen Aftershave; Wheaties.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Playtex Bras.)
  6. Winter `78
  7. Russian Flu
  8. Unemployment
  9. Poison Gas / Arkansas
  10. Mideast Peace Talks Developments
  11. Nicaragua / Gen. Strike
  12. National Airlines Engine Failure
  13. (Commercial: Bell Telephone System; Anacin; Upcoming Item; Cadillac.)
  14. Segment 3 (X-Rays and Breast Cancer)
  15. (Commercial: Polident; Admiral Appliances; Upcoming Item; Rose Milk Skin Care Cream.)
  16. Briefly: Empain / Nazi Party In Illinois / Future Employment Report
  17. San Diego Star
  18. Good Night

January 28, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 28, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 28, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for January 28, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today

January 29, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 29, 1978
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for January 29, 1978
  1. Introduction Morton Dean (New York City)
  2. Satellite Crash / Discoveries
  3. (Commercial: Arthritis Pain Formula; Primatene Mist.)
  4. Mideast
  5. Sadat / Miami Newspaper
  6. (Commercial: Polident Denture Cleaner; Pontiac Grand Prix.)
  7. Coal Strike
  8. Schlesinger / Coal Strike / Weather
  9. Winter `78 / Cincinnati / Indianapolis
  10. Kansas City Hotel Fire
  11. Comment (Americans and Weather)
  12. Winter `78 / Europe
  13. (Commercial: Wheat Thins; Connecticut General Insurance Company.)
  14. Jail Break Attempt
  15. Quebec Province / Separatist Movement / Vermont
  16. Battered Husbands
  17. Havlicek Retirement
  18. Piedmont Hijack Try
  19. (Commercial: Ex-Lax Pills; Cadillac.)
  20. Buffalo / Blizzard Ball
  21. Carter White House / Entertainment
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 29, 1978
  1. Introduction Jessica Savitch (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Exxon.)
  3. Winter `78 / Ohio
  4. Winter `78 / Europe
  5. (Commercial: Exxon; Upcoming Item; Fasteeth Powder.)
  6. Mideast
  7. Satellite Crash / Discoveries
  8. Nicaragua Politics / Somoza
  9. Episcopal Church Split
  10. Hijack Attempt
  11. (Commercial: Exxon; Upcoming Item; Sominex.)
  12. Sports
  13. Preview
  14. (Commercial: Litton Microwave Ovens; Burlington Hosiery; Upcoming Item; Preparation H.)
  15. Briefly: Coal Strike / NATO / Kennedy Accident
  16. Blizzard Ball / Buffalo
  17. Good Night

January 30, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 30, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Peter Jennings (London, England); Frank Reynolds; Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Canada / USSR Satellite
  3. Carter / News Conference
  4. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Polident; Oil of Olay.)
  5. Russian Flu / Vaccination Plan Recommended
  6. Carter / Economy Report / Tax Pkg.
  7. FBI Director Nominee Hearings / Webster
  8. Senate / Federal Criminal Code Legis.
  9. New Orleans Shooting Incident
  10. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Doan's Pills; Cadillac; Bell Telephone System; Final Net.)
  11. Mideast Peace Talks
  12. Rhodesia / Malta Talks / Civilian Casualties In Guerrilla War
  13. Holland / South Moluccan Leader Shot
  14. Skokie, Illinois, Nazi March Issue
  15. Dean / Radio Show
  16. (Commercial: Natural Light; FTD; United Air Lines; One Step At A Time.)
  17. Canal Treaty / Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approval
  18. Nicaragua / Gen. Strike Against Somoza Regime
  19. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  20. (Commercial: Concord D/L; Dristan.)
  21. Commentary (Government Accomplishments)
  22. Top Stories
  23. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 30, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Carter / News Conference
  3. (Commercial: Savings and Loans Foundation, Incorporated; Tang.)
  4. Canada / USSR Satellite Debris Found
  5. (Commercial: Rose Milk Skin Care Cream; Ex-Lax.)
  6. Winter `78 / United States / Scotland and Wales
  7. Russian Flu
  8. FBI Director Nominee Hearings / Webster
  9. Canal Treaty / Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  10. (Commercial: Shell Oil Company; Home Insurance Company.)
  11. Mideast / Military Talks / Sadat-Carter Meeting
  12. Italy / Riots
  13. Rhodesia / Malta Peace Meeting
  14. Fires / Loew's Grand Theater / Coates House
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Mennen Skin Bracer; Lanacane Bath Treatment.)
  17. NASA / New Astronauts / First Women
  18. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 30, 1978
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Canada / USSR Satellite Debris Found
  3. (Commercial: The Potato Board; Delta and Delex Faucets.)
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Polident.)
  6. Canal Treaty / Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  7. Mideast / Military Talks / Atherton / Sadat-Carter Meeting
  8. Economy / 1977 Trade Deficit / Carter Tax Reform Pkg.
  9. Winter `78 / Russian Flu / Ohio Blizzard
  10. Webster / Senate Confirmation Hearings
  11. Canada / Fox Resignation
  12. McCoy Death
  13. (Commercial: Murine Ear Drops; Ritz; Upcoming Item; Shell Oil Company.)
  14. Segment 3 (Jordan's Stake)
  15. (Commercial: Oil of Olay; Ora-Brite; Upcoming Item; Dristan Nasal Spray.)
  16. Briefly: Carter and Marston Affair / Somalia-Ethiopia / Burns
  17. Panama Jungle / Parrot Catching
  18. Good Night

January 31, 1978

• ABC Evening News for January 31, 1978
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City); Peter Jennings (London, England); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)
  2. Preview
  3. Mideast Talks
  4. Rhodesia / Malta Meetings / Smith Negotiations / Muzorewa
  5. Palestinian Terrorists / Somalia / Lufthansa Hijacking
  6. (Commercial: Vaseline; Hamilton Beach Dial-A-Pot.)
  7. Mideast / Military Talks / Sadat-Carter Meeting
  8. Vietnam Spy Case / Humphrey and Troung
  9. Webster / FBI Director Hearings
  10. South Korean Influence Probe / Park Testimony
  11. Economy / Economy Indicators / Carter Budget / Republican Reaction
  12. Carter / Canal Treaty Speech
  13. (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Murine Ear Drops; United Air Lines; Rolaids; Bonneville.)
  14. Other News: USSR Satellite In Canada / Chavez Boycott Ends
  15. Hillside Strangler
  16. (Commercial: FTD; Bell Telephone System; Metamucil; Vitalis.)
  17. Explorer I Launch Anniversary
  18. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for January 31, 1978
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Military Talks / Sadat Carter Meeting / Algiers Meeting
  3. (Commercial: Geritol; Mr. Coffee Water Filter.)
  4. Vietnam Spy Case
  5. Canada / USSR Satellite
  6. Rhodesia / Malta Talks / Smith Talks
  7. (Commercial: Lowenbrau; All-Bran.)
  8. Coal Ind. / Strike / Effects On Ohio and On Miners
  9. Chavez / Boycott Ends
  10. Economy / Indicators
  11. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  12. (Commercial: Thunderbird; Vitalis.)
  13. South Korean Influence Probe / Park
  14. Alcohol and Pregnancy
  15. Texas Right To Die Case
  16. Auto Industries / Ford Motors Recall / General Motors Corporation and Pope's Cadillac
  17. Antarctica / Rock Life
  18. United States Space Exploration Anniversary
  19. (Commercial: Litton Microwaves; Rolaids.)
  20. Explorer I Anniversary
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for January 31, 1978
  1. Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. South Korean Influence Probe / Park Testimony
  3. Vietnam Spy Case
  4. Canada / USSR Satellite / Ford / United States Anti-Satellite Dvt.
  5. (Commercial: Fleischmann's Margarine; Cadillac.)
  6. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  7. (Commercial: Metamucil.)
  8. Mideast / Military Talks / Sadat-Carter Meeting / Israeli Settlements
  9. Economy / Indicators / Farmers Strike
  10. Winter `78
  11. Coal Ind. / Strike
  12. Explorer I Anniversary
  13. Bell / Philadelphia United States Attorney Post
  14. Thieves' Mistake
  15. (Commercial: Doan's Pills; Litton Microwaves; Upcoming Item; Total.)
  16. Segment 3 (Ho Chi Minh City)
  17. (Commercial: Heet; Primatene; Upcoming Item; Mazola Margarine.)
  18. Briefly: Herbert Death / Coffee Consumption / Moscow Drunks
  19. Energy Conservation
  20. Good Night

Specials

• January 04, 1978 - NBC Special - The Middle East : Peace and the Palestinians [22:30:00 - 23:00:00]
• January 16, 1978 - NBC Special - Hubert Humphrey Funeral [14:59:40 - 16:01:30]
• January 19, 1978 - ABC Special - Jimmy Carter State of The Union Address [20:00:00 - 20:03:50]
• January 19, 1978 - ABC Special - Jimmy Carter State of The Union Address [20:49:40 - 20:59:00]
• January 19, 1978 - CBS Special - Jimmy Carter State of The Union Address [20:00:00 - 20:03:50]
• January 19, 1978 - CBS Special - Jimmy Carter State of The Union Address [20:49:40 - 20:58:40]
• January 19, 1978 - NBC Special - State of the Union 1978 [20:00:00 - 20:58:50]
• January 19, 1978 - NBC|ABC|CBS Special - Jimmy Carter State of The Union Address [ - ]
• January 19, 1978 - PBS Special - The Presidency: How Much Alone? [20:30:00 - 20:58:40]
• January 19, 1978 - PBS Special - The Presidency: How Much Alone? [20:30:00 - 21:00:00]
• January 26, 1978 - ABC Special - State of the Union: Alternative Views [21:29:50 - 21:58:00]
• January 27, 1978 - CBS Special - State of the Union: Republican Responses [21:00:10 - 21:59:00]

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