1991–92 United States network television schedule

This was the television schedule on all four United States commercial broadcast television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1991. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are highlighted in italics.

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]

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

All ratings data courtesy of TVTango.com

Contents

Fall Schedule

Sunday

PM 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Life Goes On #68 9.21 rating America's Funniest Home Videos #21 14.48 rating America's Funniest People #24 13.78 rating The ABC Sunday Night Movie #49 11.01 rating
CBS 60 Minutes #1 21.9 rating Murder, She Wrote #10 17.18 rating The CBS Sunday Movie #17 15.59 rating
Fox True Colors #91 6.39 rating Parker Lewis Can't Lose #92 6.03 rating In Living Color #56 10.37 rating Roc #72 8.95 rating Married... with Children #29 13.36 rating Herman's Head #65 9.60 rating The Sunday Comics #95 4.80 rating
NBC The Adventures of Mark & Brian #88 6.79 rating Eerie, Indiana #94 5.19 rating Man of the People #79 8.06 rating Pacific Station #84 7.77 rating The NBC Sunday Movie #45 12.05 rating

Monday

PM 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC MacGyver #61 9.89 rating Monday Night Football #11 16.88 rating
CBS Evening Shade #15 15.76 rating Major Dad #9 17.22 rating Murphy Brown #3 19.52 rating Designing Women #7 17.75 rating Northern Exposure #12 16.39 rating
Fox Fox Night at the Movies #93 5.85 rating Local Programming
NBC The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air #20 14.68 rating Blossom #34 13.11 rating The NBC Monday Movie #25 13.73 rating

Tuesday

PM 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Full House #8 17.37 rating Home Improvement #6 18.00 rating Roseanne #2 21.23 rating Coach #5 18.17 rating Homefront #54 10.51 rating
CBS Rescue 911 #33 13.23 rating The CBS Tuesday Movie #31 13.27 rating
NBC I'll Fly Away #57 10.28 rating In the Heat of the Night #26 13.61 rating Law & Order #43 12.29 rating

Wednesday

PM 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Dinosaurs #47 11.81 rating The Wonder Years #37 12.99 rating Doogie Howser, M.D. #35 13.02 rating Sibs #58 10.23 rating Anything But Love #64 9.67 rating Good & Evil #82 7.82 rating
CBS The Royal Family #69 9.15 rating Teech #63 9.68 rating Jake and the Fatman #44 12.20 rating 48 Hours #28 13.36 rating
NBC Unsolved Mysteries #13 16.31 rating Night Court #46 11.99 rating Seinfeld #42 12.31 rating Quantum Leap #51 10.88 rating

Thursday

PM 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Pros and Cons #83 7.78 rating FBI: The Untold Stories #59 10.20 rating American Detective #52 10.77 rating Primetime #40 12.35 rating
CBS Top Cops #53 10.72 rating The Trials of Rosie O'Neill #78 8.08 rating Knots Landing #41 12.32 rating
Fox The Simpsons #32 13.24 rating Drexell's Class #67 9.26 rating Beverly Hills, 90210 #48 11.71 rating Local Programming
NBC The Cosby Show #14 16.13 rating A Different World #16 15.59 rating Cheers #4 18.59 rating Wings #18 15.12 rating L.A. Law #19 14.90 rating

Friday

PM 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Family Matters #30 13.34 rating Step by Step #36 13.01 rating Perfect Strangers #62 9.71 rating Baby Talk #50 10.99 rating 20/20 #22 14.4 rating
CBS Princesses #90 6.42 rating Brooklyn Bridge #74 8.66 rating The Carol Burnett Show #73 8.83 rating Palace Guard #89 6.65 rating
Fox America's Most Wanted #86 6.98 rating The Ultimate Challenge #97 4.43 rating Local Programming
NBC Matlock #39 12.42 rating Dear John #77 8.40 rating Flesh 'n' Blood #85 7.71 rating Reasonable Doubts #66 9.43 rating

Saturday

PM 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Who's the Boss? #76 8.46 rating Growing Pains #75 8.65 rating The Young Riders #87 6.93 rating The Commish #71 8.97 rating
CBS The CBS Saturday Movie #60 9.93 rating P.S. I Luv U #70 9.13 rating
Fox COPS #81 7.89 rating Totally Hidden Video #96 4.64 rating Best of the Worst #98 4.42 rating Local Programming
NBC The Golden Girls #27 13.39 rating The Torkelsons #80 7.93 rating Empty Nest #23 14.36 rating Nurses #38 12.93 rating Sisters #55 10.45 rating

Pickups and Shows

Full Season Shows

ABC

CBS

Fox

NBC

References

  1. ^ "1991-1992 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20061031060501/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1991_1992.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-16. 
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