This was the television schedule on all four networks for the fall season beginning in September 1990. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series are highlighted in bold.
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top ten rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. The top 30 rated programs are highlighted in magenta. The top 40 rated programs are highlighted in orange. The top 50 rated programs are highlighted in silver. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
All ratings data from TVTango.com
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
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| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Life Goes On #68 8.92 rating | America's Funniest Home Videos #12 16.49 rating | America's Funniest People #14 16.14 rating | The ABC Sunday Night Movie #35 13.36 rating | ||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes #2 20.6 rating | Murder, She Wrote #8 17.23 rating | The CBS Sunday Night Movies #26 14.36 rating | |||||
| Fox | True Colors #93 5.60 rating | Parker Lewis Can't Lose #87 6.38 rating | In Living Color #58 10.31 rating | Get a Life #73 8.28 rating | Married... with Children #41 12.40 rating | Good Grief #80 7.37 rating | Comic Strip Live #95 4.72 rating | |
| NBC | Hull High #89 6.15 rating | Lifestories #83 6.98 rating | The NBC Sunday Movie #49 11.66 rating | |||||
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | MacGyver #45 12.10 rating | Monday Night Football #9 17.08 rating | ||||
| CBS | Uncle Buck #67 9.18 rating | Major Dad #20 15.62 rating | Murphy Brown #6 17.62 rating | Designing Women #7 17.46 rating | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill #53 11.38 rating | |
| Fox | Fox Night at the Movies #91 5.76 rating | Local Programming | ||||
| NBC | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air #34 13.44 rating | Ferris Bueller #57 10.41 rating | The NBC Monday Movie #21 15.43 rating | |||
Note: On NBC, the sitcom Blossom (#44, 12.12 rating) premiered on at 8:30 on January 7, 1991.
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Who's the Boss? #23 14.89 rating | Head of the Class #29 13.79 rating | Roseanne #3 18.32 rating | Coach #17 15.86 rating | thirtysomething #54 11.22 rating | |
| CBS | Rescue 911 #31 13.73 rating | The CBS Tuesday Movie #43 12.19 rating | ||||
| NBC | Matlock #16 15.95 rating | In the Heat of the Night #18 15.69 rating | Law & Order #46 12.00 rating | |||
Note: Law & Order premiered Thursday, September 13, 1990 at 10:00 PM on NBC.
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Wonder Years #27 14.19 rating | Growing Pains #25 14.46 rating | Doogie Howser, M.D. #40 12.45 rating | Married People #38 12.71 rating | Cop Rock #85 6.52 rating | |
| CBS | Lenny #84 6.56 rating | Doctor Doctor #82 7.19 rating | Jake and the Fatman #39 12.61 rating | WIOU #69 8.88 rating | ||
| NBC | Unsolved Mysteries #19 15.66 rating | The Fanelli Boys #55 10.50 rating | Dear John #50 11.61 rating | Hunter #47 11.84 rating | ||
On NBC, Seinfeld replaced The Fanelli Boys.
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Father Dowling Mysteries #56 10.41 rating | Gabriel's Fire #64 9.31 rating | Primetime #60 9.83 rating | |||
| CBS | Top Cops #66 9.21 rating | The Flash #71 8.54 rating | Knots Landing #30 13.74 rating | |||
| Fox | The Simpsons #28 14.01 rating | Babes #78 7.62 rating | Beverly Hills, 90210 #88 6.37 rating | Local Programming | ||
| NBC | The Cosby Show #5 17.62 rating | A Different World #4 18.06 rating | Cheers #1 21.88 rating | Grand #24 14.62 rating | L.A. Law #13 16.31 rating | |
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Full House #15 16.05 rating | Family Matters #22 15.37 rating | Perfect Strangers #32 13.47 rating | Going Places #52 11.53 rating | 20/20 #33 13.46 rating | |
| CBS | Evening Shade #37 12.87 rating | Bagdad Café #76 8.02 rating | Over My Dead Body #62 9.63 rating | Dallas #48 11.83 rating | ||
| Fox | America's Most Wanted #90 5.99 rating | DEA #97 3.49 rating | Local Programming | |||
| NBC | Quantum Leap #59 9.92 rating | Night Court #51 11.55 rating | Wings #42 12.20 rating | Midnight Caller #75 8.09 rating | ||
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Young Riders #70 8.75 rating | China Beach #74 8.18 rating | Twin Peaks #79 7.59 rating | |||
| CBS | The Family Man #81 7.21 rating | The Hogan Family #86 6.51 rating | E.A.R.T.H. Force #77 8.00 rating | 48 Hours #61 9.73 rating | ||
| Fox | Totally Hidden Video #94 4.83 rating | Haywire #96 4.14 rating | COPS #92 5.72 rating | American Chronicles #98 3.07 rating | Local Programming | |
| NBC | Parenthood #72 8.34 rating | Working It Out #63 9.48 rating | The Golden Girls #11 16.57 rating | Empty Nest #10 16.84 rating | Carol & Company #36 13.29 rating | American Dreamer #65 9.21 rating |
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