Temperatures Rising (also known as The New Temperatures Rising Show) is an American television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from September 12, 1972 to August 29, 1974. During this time it was presented in three different formats and cast line-ups with a total of 46 episodes. The series was developed for the network by William Asher and Harry Ackerman for Ashmont Productions and Screen Gems. Set in a (fictional) Washington, D.C.