The Worst TV Shows from 1976


Here is our list of the ten worst TV shows which first aired in 1976. Let us know what you think in the comments!

10. Open All Hours


Open%20All%20HoursFirst Aired: 20 February, 1976

Open All Hours is a TV series starring Ronnie Barker, David Jason, and Lynda Baron. Arkwright is a miserly and eccentric shopkeeper with a stammer, who longs to marry his lifelong love Nurse Gladys. He runs a small town grocery…


9. The Sylvester & Tweety Show


The%20Sylvester%20%26%20Tweety%20ShowFirst Aired: 11 September, 1976

The Sylvester & Tweety Show is a TV series starring Mel Blanc, June Foray, and Daws Butler. A pitiful cat with a pronounced lisp spends his time trying to catch and eat a little yellow canary, who always seems to outsmart his wicked…


8. Quincy M.E.


Quincy%20M.E.First Aired: 03 October, 1976

Quincy M.E. is a TV series starring Jack Klugman, John S. Ragin, and Robert Ito. The cases of a coroner who investigates suspicious deaths that usually suggest murder.


7. What’s Happening!!


What%27s%20Happening%21%21First Aired: 05 August, 1976

What’s Happening!! is a TV series starring Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, and Danielle Spencer. A trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an…


6. Alice


AliceFirst Aired: 31 August, 1976

Alice is a TV series starring Linda Lavin, Vic Tayback, and Beth Howland. The misadventures and trials of an aspiring singer and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner.


5. The Muppet Show


The%20Muppet%20ShowFirst Aired: 29 January, 1976

The Muppet Show is a TV series starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Richard Hunt. Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.



4. Laverne & Shirley


Laverne%20%26%20ShirleyFirst Aired: 27 January, 1976

Laverne & Shirley is a TV series starring Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, and David L. Lander. The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and ’60s.


3. Three’s Company


Three%27s%20CompanyFirst Aired: 15 March, 1977

Three’s Company is a TV series starring John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, and Suzanne Somers. The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.


2. The Bionic Woman


The%20Bionic%20WomanFirst Aired: 14 January, 1976

The Bionic Woman is a TV series starring Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, and Martin E. Brooks. After fully recovering from her nearly fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy…


1. Charlie’s Angels


Charlie%27s%20AngelsFirst Aired: 21 March, 1976

Charlie’s Angels is a TV series starring Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Jaclyn Smith. A wealthy mystery man named Charlie runs a detective agency via a speakerphone and his personal assistant, John Bosley. His detectives are…