Temperatures Rising Season 2 Episode 2 The Oldest Living American ( Air Date 1973-10-02 ) Genre category. Overview "Temperatures Rising is an American television sitcom that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, 1974 on the ABC network. The network had a good deal of faith in the low-rated series, which went through three cast changes, two different formats, and two time slots during its run.".