1988–89 United States network television schedule (weekday)
These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning in September 1988. All times are Eastern; local schedules may differ.
Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.
Fall 1988
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC World News This Morning | local programming | Good Morning America | local programming | Growing Pains reruns | The Home Show | Ryan's Hope | Loving | All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | local programming | ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | |||||||||||||
| CBS | CBS Morning News | local programming | CBS This Morning | local programming | Family Feud | Card Sharks | The Price is Right | local programming | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | local programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | ||||||||||||
| NBC | NBC News at Sunrise | local programming | The Today Show with Jane Pauley & Bryant Gumbel | local programming | Sale of the Century | Classic Concentration | Wheel of Fortune | Win, Lose or Draw | Super Password | Scrabble | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Santa Barbara | local programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw | |||||||||||
Winter 1988-1989
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | local programming | The Home Show | Growing Pains reruns | Loving | All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | local programming | ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | |||||||||||||||
| CBS | CBS Morning News | CBS This Morning | local programming | Family Feud | Card Sharks | The Price is Right | local programming | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | local programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | |||||||||||||
| NBC | NBC News at Sunrise | The Today Show with Jane Pauley & Bryant Gumbel | local programming | Sale of the Century | Classic Concentration | Wheel of Fortune | Win, Lose or Draw | Super Password | Scrabble | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Santa Barbara | local programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw | ||||||||||||
NOTE: On ABC, Ryan's Hope aired its final episode on January 13, 1989. Many affiliates had already dropped the show by the time it was canceled.
Spring 1989
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | local programming | The Home Show | Growing Pains reruns | Loving | All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | local programming | ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | |||||||||||||||
| CBS | CBS Morning News | CBS This Morning | local programming | Family Feud | Now You See It | The Price is Right | local programming | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | local programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | |||||||||||||
| NBC | NBC News at Sunrise | The Today Show with Jane Pauley & Bryant Gumbel | local programming | Scrabble | Classic Concentration | Wheel of Fortune | Win, Lose or Draw | local programming | Generations | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Santa Barbara | local programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw | ||||||||||||
NOTE: NBC rescinded the noon time slot to its affiliates beginning March 27.
Summer 1989
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | local programming | The Home Show | Growing Pains reruns | Loving | All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | local programming | ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | |||||||||||||||
| CBS | CBS Morning News | CBS This Morning | local programming | Family Feud | Wheel of Fortune | The Price is Right | local programming | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | local programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | |||||||||||||
| NBC | NBC News at Sunrise | The Today Show with Jane Pauley & Bryant Gumbel | local programming | Scrabble | Classic Concentration | The Golden Girls reruns | Win, Lose or Draw | local programming | Generations | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Santa Barbara | local programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw | ||||||||||||
Sources
- http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
- http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
- http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html