This is a list of American television-related events in 1977.
Events
Programs
Series on air
ABC
CBS
NBC
PBS
Sesame Street (1969–present) The Electric Company (1971–1977) Masterpiece Theatre (1971–present) Nova (1974–present) The Letter People (1977–present)
In syndication
Debuting this year
Resuming this year
Ending this year
Changing networks
Made-for-TV movies
Miniseries
Television stations
Sign-ons
Network affiliation changes
Station closures
Births
Deaths
Television debuts
Richard Dean Anderson – General Hospital
Jack Angel – The All-New Super Friends Hour
Rosanna Arquette – Having Babies II
Christine Baranski – Busting Loose
Carole Bouquet – La famille Cigale
Sofia Coppola – The Godfather Saga
Jane Curtin – The Love Boat
Robert Davi – Contract on Cherry Street
Robert De Niro – The Godfather Saga
Brian Dennehy – Kojak
Robert Englund – The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries:Mystery of the Fallen Angels Adam Godley – The Ballad of Salomon Pavey William Hurt – Kojak Nastassja Kinski – Tatort Jennifer Jason Leigh – Baretta David Margulies – Kojak Joe Pantoliano – McNamara's Band Mandy Patinkin – Charleston Annie Potts – Black Market Baby Dennis Quaid – Baretta Jennifer Savidge – James at 16 John Shea – Eight Is Enough Meryl Streep – The Deadliest Season Jeffrey Tambor – Kojak Christoph Waltz – Am dam des Ray Winstone – Scum John Witherspoon – The Richard Pryor Show