1983–84 United States network television schedule
This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1983. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series are highlighted in bold.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
- Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
- Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
- Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
Sunday
| 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 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Hardcastle and McCormick (25/17.2) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (12/20.4) | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes (2/24.2) | Alice (25/17.2) | One Day at a Time | The Jeffersons (19/18.6) | Goodnight, Beantown | Trapper John, M.D. (30/17.0) | ||
| Winter | The Four Seasons | Alice | |||||||
| Spring | Maggie Briggs | The Four Seasons | |||||||
| Summer | AfterMASH | ||||||||
| Follow-up | One Day at a Time | Goodnight, Beantown | |||||||
| NBC | Fall | First Camera | Knight Rider (25/17.2) | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | |||||
| Summer | Summer Sunday U.S.A. | ||||||||
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | That's Incredible! | Monday Night Football (21/18.1) | ||||
| Winter | The ABC Monday Night Movie (12/20.4) | ||||||
| Spring | Automan | ||||||
| Summer | Monday Night Baseball | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (20/18.3) | AfterMASH (15/20.1) | Newhart (23/18.0) | Emerald Point N.A.S. | ||
| Spring | Kate & Allie (8/21.9) | Cagney & Lacey (10/20.9) | |||||
| Summer | One Day at a Time | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Boone | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (21/18.1) | ||||
| Winter | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (14/20.3) | ||||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Just Our Luck | Happy Days | Three's Company | Oh Madeline | Hart to Hart | |
| Winter | Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders | ||||||
| Spring | a.k.a. Pablo | Shaping Up | |||||
| Follow-up | Happy Days | Oh Madeline | |||||
| Summer | Hotel | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | The Mississippi | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies (25/17.2) | ||||
| Spring | The American Parade | ||||||
| Summer | AfterMASH | Domestic Life | |||||
| NBC | Fall | The A-Team (4/24.0) | Remington Steele | Bay City Blues | |||
| Follow-up | For Love and Honor | ||||||
| Winter | Riptide (18/18.8) | Remington Steele | |||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | The Fall Guy (16/19.9) | Dynasty (3/24.1) | Hotel (9/21.1) | |||
| Summer | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | ||||||
| Follow-up | Dynasty | Hotel | |||||
| CBS | Fall | Whiz Kids | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | ||||
| Winter | Domestic Life | Empire | |||||
| Spring | One Day at a Time | Mama Malone | |||||
| Summer | The American Parade | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Real People | The Facts of Life (24/17.3) | Family Ties | St. Elsewhere | ||
| Winter | Night Court | ||||||
| Spring | Double Trouble | ||||||
| Summer | Double Trouble | Jennifer Slept Here | The Duck Factory | ||||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Trauma Center | 9 to 5 | It's Not Easy | 20/20 | ||
| Winter | Automan | Masquerade | |||||
| Spring | Lottery! | ||||||
| Follow-up | That's Incredible! | Two Marriages | |||||
| Summer | Happy Days | Busted Pilot | Lottery! | ||||
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. (6/22.4) | Simon & Simon (5/23.8) | Knots Landing (11/20.8) | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Gimme a Break! | Mama's Family | We Got It Made | Cheers | Hill Street Blues | |
| Follow-up | |||||||
| Winter | Family Ties | Cheers | Buffalo Bill | ||||
| Spring | The Duck Factory | ||||||
| Summer | Night Court | ||||||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Benson | Webster (25/17.2) | Lottery! | Matt Houston | ||
| Winter | Blue Thunder | ||||||
| Spring | Masquerade | ||||||
| CBS | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas (1/25.7) | Falcon Crest (7/22.0) | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Mr. Smith | Jennifer Slept Here | Manimal | For Love and Honor | ||
| Winter | Legmen | The Master | The New Show | ||||
| Follow-up | The Master | Legmen | |||||
| Summer | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | ||||||
During midseason on ABC, Lottery! is replaced with Blue Thunder and later Masquerade.
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | T. J. Hooker | The Love Boat (17/19.0) | Fantasy Island | ||||
| CBS | Fall | Cutter to Houston | The CBS Saturday Night Movies | ||||
| Winter | Whiz Kids | Airwolf | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Diff'rent Strokes | Silver Spoons | The Rousters | The Yellow Rose | ||
| Winter | We Got It Made | Mama's Family | |||||
| Spring | Jennifer Slept Here | ||||||
| Summer | Silver Spoons | Mama's Family | People are Funny | The Rousters | |||
| Follow-up | Bosom Buddies | Mama's Family | Boone | ||||
Note: Starting January 7, 1984, Whiz Kids replaced Cutter to Houston at 8:00/7:00 CST due to the latter's cancellation. After airing the two-hour pilot episode of Airwolf on January 22, 1984, following Super Bowl XVIII, CBS ran Airwolf in its first season at 9:00 EST/8:00 CST Saturdays starting with the episode "Daddy's Gone A Hunt'n" on January 28, 1984. Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer starring Stacy Keach as Mike Hammer also premiered on CBS on January 28, 1984, at 10:00 EST/9:00 CST.
By network
ABC
|
Returning Series |
New Series |
Not Returning From 1982-83 |
CBS
|
Returning Series |
New Series
|
Not Returning From 1982-83 |
NBC
|
Returning Series |
New Series
|
Not Returning From 1982-83 |
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
References
- ↑ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.