Chopper One/Firehouse (1974)

January 17, 1974: 𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙋𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙉𝙀 and 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀𝙃𝙊𝙐𝙎𝙀 debuted on ABC-TV.
ABC aired action-crime series 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙣𝙚 and drama/adventure series 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 in a one-hour programming block.

𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙣𝙚 depicted the activities of a fictional California police helicopter team, starring Jim McMullan and Dirk Benedict as police officers. The show followed the two officers as they used their Bell 206 JetRanger helicopter to aid officers on the ground with airborne surveillance or by assisting in chases. The series also featured Ted Hartley as their boss, Capt. McKeegan, and Lou Frizzell as Mitch, the mechanic. Chopper One aired on Thursdays at 8/7 Central and was produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions. Each half-hour episode cost approximately $140,000 to produce due to needing two chopper pilots, two helicopters, and having to pay the city of Los Angeles various fees. The directors of each episode also reportedly received stunt pay wages because they had to fly in the helicopter to direct the action.

𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 followed the exploits of the firefighters of Engine Company Number 23 of the Los Angeles Fire Department, with James Drury starring as Captain Spike Ryerson. The series was inspired by the book "Report from Engine Co. 28." Firehouse aired on Thursdays at 8:30/7:30 Central directly following Chopper One and was also produced by Spelling/Goldberg. The show also featured actors Richard Jaeckel, Michael Delano, Brad David, and Bill Overton. Each episode contained two stories involving a fire to fight and a rescue. Both series were mid-season replacements that lasted for 13 episodes. Chopper One got a DVD https://amzn.to/3Ws0nXk and all eps are you YouTube, while Firehouse completely disappeared.

The New Land - ABC 1974

NEW SHOW TONIGHT! They face frontier of the 1850s - 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙇𝘼𝙉𝘿

Debuting 50 years ago right before the season premiere movie of 𝙆𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙪 was 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 on ABC, that brought the incredible story of Swedish immigrants settling in Minnesota to life. Based on the classic 1972 film 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 and its sequel 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙, this short-lived series captivated audiences with its beautiful portrayal of the American dream, family, and perseverance.

The series starred Bonnie Bedelia, Scott Thomas, Kurt Russell, Debbie Lytton, and Todd Lookinland as the Larsen family. The show was filmed on location in California and central Oregon, and theme song vocals provided by John Denver. Though critically acclaimed, the series was the third period drama featuring "warm, virtuous people" on the air that year, in addition to The Waltons on CBS and the just debuted 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙚 on NBC. It was also in a tough Saturday lead-in timeslot against NBC hit 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮! and 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 on CBS. 

The show failed to gain the ratings necessary to keep it on the air, and it was booted after only six airings, leaving the remaining seven filmed episodes unseen. I find no evidence it was ever rerun, and given that this was the pre-VCR days of 1974, any home recordings would have to be on pre-VCR formats like U-Matic or Cartrivision, none of which have ever seem to have surfaced, making the series truly...ForgottenTV.

Korg 70,000 B.C. (1974)

Podcast episode 55. A complete look at Korg 70,000 B.C. airing on ABC's 1974-75 Saturday morning lineup. Produced by Hanna-Barbera. Starring Jim Malinda, Bill Ewing, Naomi Pollock, Christopher Man, Charles Morteo, and Janelle Pransky. Created by Fred Freiberger.

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Forgotten TV ep 32-Kolchak: The Night Stalker

The 1974-75 ABC TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker is considered.

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Forgotten TV ep 29-Planet Earth, Strange New World, and Gene Roddenberry

The 1974 TV movie Planet Earth and 1975 TV movie Strange New World are considered. And we conclude our look at the story of Gene Roddenberry.

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Strange New World 45:44-1:22:00
Gene Roddenberry 1:22:00-1:49:44
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1974-Korg: 70,000 B.C.

This was a Hanna-Barbera live action show that aired on Saturday mornings in 1974 and 75.
I have not been able to find much information on this series, it is omitted from one of my reference books and there is no Wikipedia entry.
This was a serious attempt to depict the struggle for survival of a Neanderthal family, "based on assumptions and theories drawn from artifacts." The American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History both were consultants on this show.
Not sure if this could get produced as kid's TV in today's political climate.
Records differ on the number of episodes aired, IMDB says 16 episodes, my book says 24.

1974-Partridge Family 2200 AD

In the mid 70s there was a trend of making animated kid's versions of popular existing entertainment properties. This was done with varying degrees of success with Star Trek, My Favorite Martian, Addam's Family, Gilligan's Island and others.
Originally imagined to be an update of The Jetsons, CBS said to Joe Barbera, 'make it the Partridges and you've got the 9:30am time slot.'
Sixteen episodes aired on CBS on Saturday mornings in 1974 and 1975.

1974-Planet of the Apes

Because five movies were not enough.
This was essentially a re-imagining of the original movie, continued as a series. It doesn't really fit into the continuity of the films; although vague references are made to astronauts that visited '10 years ago.' The humans in this version speak, unlike the films.
The series ran from September 13, 1974 to December 20, 1974; although fourteen episodes were produced, only 13 were originally aired; the 14th previously unseen "lost" episode was included in the DVD which was actually released.
I could not find the actual opening, the clip is a video tribute to the series.