1981-82 United States network television schedule

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United States Network Television Schedule

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This was the television schedule on all three commercial broadcast television networks in the United States for the fall season beginning in September 1981. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top 10 rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research^[1]

New fall series are highlighted in bold.

Note: An actors' strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. The shows in the schedule were the first to air new episodes in their respective time periods as they bowed in betweeen September and early December. The debut month for each new series that had been intended for a fall premiere is noted as to when it actually appeared.

PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.

1 Sunday
2 Monday
3 Tuesday
4 Wednesday
5 Thursday
6 Friday
7 Saturday
8 References

[edit] Sunday

PM	7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Code Red (Sep./Nov.)		Today's F.B.I. (Oct.)		The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS	60 Minutes		Archie Bunker's Place	One Day at a Time	Alice	The Jeffersons	Trapper John, M.D.
NBC	Specials	Here's Boomer	CHiPs		NBC Sunday Night at the Movies (Oct.)

[edit] Monday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	That's Incredible!		Monday Night Football
CBS	Private Benjamin	Two of Us	MAS*H	House Calls	Lou Grant
NBC	Little House on the Prairie		NBC Monday Night at the Movies

[edit] Tuesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Happy Days	Laverne and Shirley	Three's Company	Too Close for Comfort	Hart to Hart
CBS	Simon and Simon (Nov.)		The CBS Tuesday Night Movies
NBC	Father Murphy (Nov.)		Bret Maverick (Dec.)		Flamingo Road

Note: On CBS, specials and extended movies aired at 8-9 p.m. till mid-November. On NBC, NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies aired at 8-10 p.m. till the end of October, along with specials and extended movies at 10-11 p.m.

[edit] Wednesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	The Greatest American Hero		The Fall Guy (Nov.)		Dynasty
CBS	Mr. Merlin (Oct.)	WKRP in Cincinnati	Nurse		Shannon (Nov.)
NBC	Real People		The Facts of Life	Love, Sidney (Oct.)	Quincy, M.E.

Note: On ABC, specials aired at 9-10 p.m. till the end of October. On CBS, The CBS Wednesday Night Movies aired at 9-11 p.m. till early November.

[edit] Thursday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Mork and Mindy	Best of the West (Sep.)	Barney Miller	Taxi	20/20
CBS	Magnum, P.I.		Knots Landing		Jessica Novak (Nov.)
NBC	Harper Valley	Lewis & Clark (Oct.)	Diff'rent Strokes	Gimme a Break! (Oct.)	Hill Street Blues

Note: On CBS, Nurse aired at 9-10 p.m. and Knots Landing at 10-11 p.m., both in September and October.

[edit] Friday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	10:00
ABC	Benson	Bosom Buddies	Darkroom (Nov.)	Strike Force (Nov.)
CBS	The Incredible Hulk		The Dukes of Hazzard	Dallas
NBC	NBC Magazine		McClain's Law (Nov.)	Specials

Note: On ABC, The ABC Friday Night Movie aired 9-11 p.m. through till mid-November. On NBC, NBC Friday Night at the Movies aired 9-11 p.m. through till the end of November.

[edit] Saturday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	10:00
ABC	Maggie (Oct.)	Making a Living	The Love Boat	Fantasy Island
CBS	Walt Disney		The CBS Saturday Night Movies
NBC	Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters		Nashville Palace (Nov.)	Fitz and Bones (Oct.)