1986-87 United States network television schedule

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This was the United States television schedule on all three commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1986. 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. The top 30 rated programs are highlighted in magenta. New fall series are highlighted in bold.

Although FOX debuted as a channel in fall 1986, its first fall season was not until 1987. To view FOX's initial lineup, see 1987–88.

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

Contents 1 Prime time schedule 1.1 Sunday 1.2 Monday 1.3 Tuesday 1.4 Wednesday 1.5 Thursday 1.6 Friday 1.7 Saturday 2 Other 3 References

[edit] Prime time schedule

Ratings are for the 79 top rated prime time series with six episodes or more. All figures are based on the Nielsen Ratings.^[1] The rating represents the percentage of the 87.4 million TV households tuned to a station (sets watching this show). The share represents the percentage of TV sets tuned to a television station at the time of the broadcast (sets in use).

[edit] Sunday

PM	7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	The Disney Sunday Movie (#57; 12.7/19)				The ABC Sunday Movie
CBS	60 Minutes (#6; 23.3/37)		Murder, She Wrote (#4; 25.4/37)		CBS Sunday Night Movie
NBC	Our House (#53 (shared); 13.0/21)		Easy Street (#44 (shared); 13.9/20)	Valerie (#38; 14.7/21)	NBC Sunday Night Movie

[edit] Monday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	MacGyver (#39 (shared); 14.6/22)		Monday Night Football (#16; 18.4/30)
CBS	Kate & Allie (#17; 18.3/27)	My Sister Sam (#18 (shared); 17.4/25)	Newhart (#12; 19.5/28)	Designing Women (#31; 16.1/24)	Cagney & Lacey (#34 (shared); 15.1/25)
NBC	ALF (#25 (shared); 16.5/24)	Amazing Stories (#46 (shared); 13.8/21)	NBC Monday Night at the Movies

[edit] Tuesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Who's the Boss? (#10; 22.0/33)	Growing Pains (#8; 22.7/33)	Moonlighting (#9; 22.4/34)		Jack and Mike (#56; 12.8/22)
CBS	The Wizard (#67; 10.3/16)		CBS Tuesday Night Movie
NBC	Matlock (#15; 18.6/28)		Crime Story (#52; 13.1/21)		Hill Street Blues (#39 (shared); 14.6/24)

[edit] Wednesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Perfect Strangers (#32; 15.8/25)	Head of the Class (#27; 16.4/26)	Dynasty (#21 (shared); 17.2/26)		Hotel (#37; 14.9/26)
CBS	Together We Stand (#60; 11.7/19)	Better Days	Magnum, P.I. (#29 (shared); 16.2/25)		The Equalizer (#33; 15.4/26)
NBC	Highway to Heaven (#21 (shared); 17.2/26)		Gimme a Break! (#42; 14.3/22)	You Again? (#53 (shared); 13.0/21)	St. Elsewhere (#49; 13.4/23)

[edit] Thursday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Our World (#79; 6.5/10)		The Colbys (#62; 11.5/17)		20/20 (#43; 14.2/24)
CBS	Simon and Simon (#50 (shared); 13.3/20)		Knots Landing (#24; 18.8/27)		Kay O'Brien (#58; 12.7/22)
NBC	The Cosby Show (#1; 34.9/53)	Family Ties (#2; 33.4/50)	Cheers (#3; 27.5/41)	Night Court (#7; 23.2/35)	L.A. Law (#18 (shared); 17.4/29)

Note: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd was an NBC summer replacement in the 9:30 p.m. time slot.

[edit] Friday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Webster (#46 (shared); 13.8/23)	Mr. Belvedere (#44 (shared); 13.9/22)	Sidekicks (#68; 10.2/17)	Sledge Hammer! (#69 (shared); 10.1/17)	Starman (#69 (shared); 10.1/18)
CBS	Scarecrow and Mrs. King (#39 (shared); 14.6/24)		Dallas (#11; 21.3/34)		Falcon Crest (#20; 17.3/30)
NBC	The A-Team (#53 (shared); 13.0/22)		Miami Vice (#23; 16.9/27)		TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (#65; 10.5/18)

[edit] Saturday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Life With Lucy (#73; 9.0/16)	The Ellen Burstyn Show (#77; 7.6/13)	Heart of the City (#78; 7.2/12)		Spenser: For Hire (#63 (shared); 10.9/20)
CBS	Downtown (#66; 10.4/18)		The New Mike Hammer (#59; 11.9/19)		The Twilight Zone (#71; 9.7/17)
NBC	The Facts of Life (#28; 16.3/29)	227 (#14; 18.9/32)	The Golden Girls (#5; 24.5/41)	Amen (#13; 19.4/33)	Hunter (#25 (shared); 16.5/30)

[edit] Other

Regularly scheduled 1986–87 shows not listed on this schedule:

• The Cavanaughs (#29 (shared); 16.2/24)
• Dads (#74; 8.7/4)
• Gung Ho (#75; 8.6/14)
• Houston Knights (#34 (shared); 15.1/26)
• Ohara (#63 (shared); 10.9/18)
• Outlaws (#61; 11.6/20)
• Rags to Riches (#34 (shared); 15.1/23)
• Shell Game (#72; 9.1/13)
• Spies (#76; 7.9/12)
• Stingray (#48; 13.5/23)
• The Tortellis (#50 (shared); 13.3/20)

[edit] References