Otherworld: The Zone Troopers Build Men
CBS premieres the second episode of the science fiction series Otherworld. Mark Lenard (Star Trek, Planet Of The Apes) and Robert O’Reilly (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest star. 
Otherworld: Rules Of Attraction
CBS premieres the first episode of the science fiction series Otherworld, following an American family’s attempts to stay alive in an alternate world with a totalitarian government. Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) guest stars.
Wizards and Warriors: Skies Of Death
CBS airs the fifth episode of the fantasy/comedy series Wizards and Warriors, starring Jeff Conaway (Grease, Babylon 5), Walter Olkewicz, Duncan Regehr, and Julia Duffy (Newhart).
Wizards and Warriors: Night Of Terror
CBS airs the fourth episode of the fantasy/comedy series Wizards and Warriors, starring Jeff Conaway (Grease, Babylon 5), Walter Olkewicz, Duncan Regehr, and Julia Duffy (Newhart).
Wizards and Warriors: The Rescue
CBS airs the first episode of the fantasy/comedy series Wizards and Warriors, starring Jeff Conaway (Grease, Babylon 5), Walter Olkewicz, Duncan Regehr, and Julia Duffy (Newhart).
Wizards and Warriors: The Kidnap
CBS airs the second episode of the fantasy/comedy series Wizards and Warriors, starring Jeff Conaway (Grease, Babylon 5), Walter Olkewicz, Duncan Regehr, and Julia Duffy (Newhart). Tim Dunigan (Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future) guest stars.
Wizards and Warriors: The Unicorn Of Death
CBS premieres the first episode of the fantasy/comedy series Wizards and Warriors, starring Jeff Conaway (Grease, Babylon 5), Walter Olkewicz, Duncan Regehr, and Julia Duffy (Newhart). Tim Dunigan (Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future) guest stars.
Beyond Westworld: Sound Of Terror
The third episode of Beyond Westworld airs on CBS, starring Jim McMullan, Connie Sellecca, and James Wainwright. Rene Auberjonois (Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and Ronnie Sue Blakley (A Nightmare On Elm Street) guest star. Due to low ratings, CBS cancels Beyond Westworld after this episode airs, leaving two completed shows unaired.
Beyond Westworld: My Brother’s Keeper
The second episode of Beyond Westworld airs on CBS, starring Jim McMullan, Connie Sellecca, and James Wainwright. NFL players Anthony Davis and Delvin Williams guest star in a football-themed episode.
Beyond Westworld: Westworld Destroyed
Attempting to build a TV franchise onto the 1973 hit movie Westworld, the first episode of Beyond Westworld airs on CBS, starring Jim McMullan and James Wainwright. Cassandra Peterson (later better known as Elvira) guest stars. Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast
Time Express: The Garbage Man and the Doctor’s Wife
The first episode of Time Express premieres on CBS, starring Vincent Price and Coral Browne. Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Gay Rowan (The Starlost), and John de Lancie (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest star. Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Heavily promoted and given a prime-time slot on a Friday night in a world starved for more Star Wars, The Star Wars Holiday Special unfolds on CBS, enveloping millions of viewers in the slowly-dawning horror that the promise of a new adventure for Luke, Han and friends has lured them into watching a third-rate variety show, albeit one in which the character of Boba Fett makes his first appearance. George Lucas disowns the Holiday Special almost immediately, and it is never allowed to be repeated again. Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast
The Incredible Hulk: Earthquakes Happen
The 11th episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Sherry Jackson (77 Sunset Strip, Batman, Star Trek) and Peter Brandon (Altered States) guest star.
The Incredible Hulk: Life And Death
The tenth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Andrew Robinson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Diane Civita (V) and Carl Franklin (The Fantastic Journey) guest star.
The Incredible Hulk: Never Give A Trucker An Even Break
The ninth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Jennifer Darling (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) guest stars.
The Incredible Hulk: The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas
The eighth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Julie Gregg (The Godfather), John Crawford (The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, The Waltons), and Don Marshall (Land Of The Giants, Star Trek) guest star.
The Incredible Hulk: 747
The seventh episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Edward Power guest stars.
The Incredible Hulk: Terror In Times Square
The sixth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Pamela Shoop and Robert Alda guest star.
The Incredible Hulk: Of Guilt, Models And Murder
The fifth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Jeremy Brett (Sherlock Holmes), Loni Anderson (WKRP In Cincinnati) and Deanna Lund (Land Of The Giants) guest star.
The Incredible Hulk: The Beast Within
The fourth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Richard Kelton (Quark) guest stars.
The Incredible Hulk: Final Round
The third episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Martin Kove guest stars. Following on from the ratings success of the two TV movies before it, this is the beginning of the weekly series proper.
The Return Of The Incredible Hulk
The movie-length second episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. William Daniels (Knight Rider, Boy Meets World) and Gerald McRaney guest star. This movie will later be split into two one-hour episodes for syndicated reruns under the title Death In The Family.
Logan’s Run: Crypt
CBS airs the seventh episode of the TV adaptation of Logan’s Run. Soon-Teck Oh guest stars in an episode co-written by Harlan Ellison.
The Incredible Hulk
The movie-length first episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Of the many Marvel Comics-derived TV projects on CBS’ late ’70s schedule, The Incredible Hulk is the only one that sticks around for a lengthy run extending into the 1980s. Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast
Space Academy: Monkey Business
The seventh episode of Filmation’s Saturday morning science fiction series Space Academy airs on CBS. A simian sidekick saves the day when a routine repair mission goes wrong.
Wonder Woman: The Man Who Could Move The World
The 16th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Yuki Shimoda and Lew Ayres guest star.
Wonder Woman: Anschluss ’77
The 15th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Mel Ferrer guest stars.
The Return Of Wonder Woman
The 14th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. This episode, guest starring Fritz Weaver, opens the show’s second season, and advances the story into the present day (the late 1970s), eliminating the expenses of props, costumes and cars associated with wartime America.
Ark II: Orkus
CBS airs the 15th and final episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: Don Quixote
CBS airs the 14th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.