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This timeline lays out the succession of Bionic movies and episodes in the sequence in which they originally aired. In contrast to the Chronology, which is a timeline of the fictional universe, this shows the rollout schedule of the shows and movies.

Any inquiry seeking an overview of the air schedule should find this useful, such as an examination of how the two shows played off of one another.

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Indented entries indicate an episode of The Bionic Woman.

Bold entries indicate a new or changed time slot.

1 1973 - 1973 TV Movies
2 Spring 1974 – The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 1
3 Fall 1974 – SMDM - Season 2
4 Spring 1975
5 Fall 1975 – SMDM - Season 3
6 Spring 1976 – The Bionic Woman: Season 1
7 Fall 1976 – SMDM - Season 4 / TBW - Season 2
8 Spring 1977
9 Fall 1977 –SMDM - Season 5 / TBW - Season 3
10 Spring 1978
11 1987
12 1989
13 1994

1973 - 1973 TV MoviesEdit

The first movie aired as ABC's Wednesday Movie of the Week at 8:30 P.M. In the Fall, the second and third movies would air as "Suspense Movies" Saturday nights at 8:30 P.M., a slot where the first movie was already rotating.

March 7 - The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
October 20 - Wine, Women and War
November 17 - The Solid Gold Kidnapping

Spring 1974 – The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 1Edit

The weekly series would debut Friday nights, and stay there for just over a year. Its initial time slot, at 8:30 P.M., would be moved in the Fall.

January 18 - Population: Zero Season 1 premiere
January 25 - Survival of the Fittest
February 1 - Operation Firefly
February 8 - Day of the Robot
February 22 - Little Orphan Airplane
March 1 - Doomsday, and Counting
March 8 - Eyewitness to Murder
March 15 - The Rescue of Athena One
March 29 - Dr. Wells Is Missing
April 5 - The Last of the Fourth of Julys
April 12 - Burning Bright
April 19 - The Coward
April 26 - Run, Steve, Run

Fall 1974 – SMDM - Season 2Edit

For The Seven Million Dollar Man, the show was moved 30 minutes later to 9 P.M., causing much consternation.

September 13 - Nuclear Alert Season 2 premiere
September 20 - The Pioneers
September 27 - Pilot Error
October 4 - The Pal-Mir Escort
November 1 - The Seven Million Dollar Man
November 8 - Straight On 'Til Morning
November 15 - The Midas Touch
November 22 - The Deadly Replay
November 29 - Act of Piracy
December 13 - Stranger in Broken Fork
December 20 - The Peeping Blonde

Spring 1975Edit

For The Last Kamikaze the show would move to Sunday nights at 7:30 P.M.

January 10 - The Cross-Country Kidnap
January 17 - Lost Love
January 19 - The Last Kamikaze
January 26 - Return of the Robot Maker
February 2 - Taneha
February 23 - Look Alike
March 2 - The E.S.P. Spy
March 16 - The Bionic Woman (episode)
March 23 - The Bionic Woman (Part II)
April 20 - Outrage in Balinderry
April 27 - Steve Austin, Fugitive

Fall 1975 – SMDM - Season 3Edit

The Return of the Bionic Woman would usher in a new timeslot for the show, moving a half-hour to 8 P.M. on Sundays. The show would remain in this slot until 1978.

September 14 - The Return of the Bionic Woman Season 3 premiere
September 21 - The Return of the Bionic Woman (Part II)
September 28 - The Price of Liberty
October 5 - The Song and Dance Spy
October 12 - The Wolf Boy
October 19 - The Deadly Test
October 26 - Target in the Sky
November 2 - One of Our Running Backs Is Missing
November 9 - The Bionic Criminal
November 16 - The Blue Flash
November 23 - The White Lightning War
November 30 - Divided Loyalty
December 14 - Clark Templeton O'Flaherty
December 21 - The Winning Smile

Spring 1976 – The Bionic Woman: Season 1Edit

The Bionic Woman debuted on ABC at 8:30 Wednesday night, where it would remain for its time on the network.
The new show's episodes are denoted here with an indent.