- Jan 3 WHAG TV channel 25 in Hagerstown, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting
"The Twentieth Century"
Jan 4 Weekly CBS documentary show "The Twentieth Century" hosted by Walter Cronkite ends
M*A*S*H
Jan 25 Dark comedy film "M*A*S*H", directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, and based on novel by Richard Hooker, premieres (Palme d'Or 1970)
- Jan 27 Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG"
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