Norman Lear Shows That Graced the Covers of TV Guide Magazine
The world lost a big name in television today and while Norman Lear lived a very long life, 101 years to be exact, he left us an even longer time capsule of TV memories with some of the biggest TV shows of the 1970s and early 1980s. TV Guide Magazine featured many of these shows on their covers throughout their run, often with amazing illustrated images. Here are some of our favorites:
‘All In The Family’
May 29-June 4, 1971
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May 27 – June 2, 1972
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June 2-8, 1973
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‘The Jeffersons’
August 5-11, 1978, Illustrated by Charles Santore
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May 17-23, 1980
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July 30 – August 5, 1983
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‘Maude’
November 18-24, 1972
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January 12-18, 1974
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March 29 – April 4, 1975, Illustration by Ronald Searle
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‘Good Times’
December 14-20, 1974
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‘Sanford and Son’
March 17-23, 1973
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October 5-11, 1974, Illustration by Bruce Stark
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February 14-20, 1976, Illustration by Charles Santore
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‘One Day at a Time’
May 7-13, 1977
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May 10-16, 1980, Illustration by Richard Amsel
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March 5-11, 1983
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‘Diff’rent Strokes’
February 2-8, 1980
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July 4-10, 1981
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March 19-25, 1983
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1970s Fall TV
September 2023
Take a trip back to the ’70s by looking at the TV Guide Magazine Fall Preview primetime lineups.
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