1983–84 United States network television schedule

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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 fall 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. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

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

Contents

Fall Schedule

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 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)
NBC First Camera Knight Rider (25/17.2) NBC Sunday Night at the Movies

Monday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC That's Incredible! Monday Night Football (21/18.1)
CBS Scarecrow and Mrs. King (20/18.3) AfterM*A*S*H (15/20.1) Newhart (23/18.0) Woman to Woman
NBC Boone NBC Monday Night at the Movies (21/18.1)

Tuesday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Just Our Luck Happy Days Three's Company Oh, Madeline Hart to Hart
CBS The Mississippi The CBS Tuesday Night Movies (25/17.2)
NBC The A-Team (4/24.0) Remington Steele Bay City Blues

Wednesday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC The Fall Guy (16/19.9) Dynasty (3/24.1) Hotel (9/21.1)
CBS Whiz Kids The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
NBC Real People The Facts of Life (24/17.3) Family Ties St. Elsewhere

Thursday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC official Trauma Center 9 to 5 It's Not Easy 20/20
follow-up (Nov. 3) Specials

Automan (debut December 15)

Trauma Center
CBS Magnum, P.I. (6/22.4) Simon and Simon (5/23.8) Knots Landing (11/20.8)
NBC Gimme a Break! Mama's Family We Got It Made Cheers Hill Street Blues

Friday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Benson Webster (25/17.2) Lottery! Matt Houston
CBS The Dukes of Hazzard Dallas (1/25.7) Falcon Crest (7/22.0)
NBC official Mr. Smith Jennifer Slept Here Manimal For Love and Honor
follow-up (Nov. 11) NBC Friday Night at the Movies

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 Cutter to Houston The CBS Saturday Night Movies
NBC official Diff'rent Strokes Silver Spoons The Rousters The Yellow Rose
follow-up (Dec. 3) Manimal

Mid-season Schedule

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 The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS official 60 Minutes The Four Seasons One Day at a Time The Jeffersons Alice Trapper John, M.D.
follow-up (Mar. 4) Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs The Four Seasons
follow-up (Apr. 22) AfterM*A*S*H
NBC official First Camera Knight Rider NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
follow-up (Apr. 8) Father Murphy (repeats)

Monday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC official That's Incredible! The ABC Monday Night Movie (12/20.4)
follow-up (Mar. 5) Automan (to Apr. 2)

Blue Thunder (Apr. 9-30)

CBS official Scarecrow and Mrs. King AfterM*A*S*H Newhart Woman to Woman
follow-up (Mar. 19) Kate & Allie (8/21.9) Cagney & Lacey (10/20.9)
NBC TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (14/20.3) NBC Monday Night at the Movies

Tuesday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC official Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders Happy Days Three's Company Oh, Madeline Hart to Hart
follow-up (Mar. 6) A.K.A. Pablo Shaping Up
CBS official The Mississippi The CBS Tuesday Night Movies
follow-up (Mar. 27) The American Parade
NBC The A-Team 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 The Fall Guy Dynasty Hotel
CBS official Domestic Life Empire The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
follow-up (Mar. 7) One Day at a Time Mama Malone
NBC official Real People The Facts of Life Night Court St. Elsewhere
follow-up Double Trouble

Thursday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC official Automan Masquerade 20/20
follow-up (Feb. 2) The ABC Thursday Night Movie
follow-up (Mar) Two Marriages Lottery!
follow-up (May 3) The ABC Thursday Night Movie
CBS Magnum, P.I. Simon and Simon Knots Landing
NBC official Gimme a Break! Family Ties Cheers Buffalo Bill Hill Street Blues
follow-up The Duck Factory

Friday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC official Benson Webster Blue Thunder Matt Houston
follow-up (Mar. 30) Masquerade
CBS The Dukes of Hazzard Dallas Falcon Crest
NBC official Legmen The Master The New Show
follow-up (Feb.) The Master Legmen The New Show
follow-up (Mar. 23) NBC Friday Night at the Movies

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 Fantasy Island
CBS Whiz Kids Airwolf Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
NBC official Diff'rent Strokes Silver Spoons We Got It Made Mama's Family The Yellow Rose
follow-up (Mar.) People are Funny

Summer Schedule

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 The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS official 60 Minutes AfterM*A*S*H The Four Seasons The Jeffersons Alice Trapper John, M.D.
follow-up (Jul.) Goodnight, Beantown
follow-up (Aug. 5) One Day at a Time Goodnight, Beantown
NBC Summer Sunday USA Knight Rider NBC Sunday Night at the Movies

Monday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Monday Night Baseball
CBS Scarecrow and Mrs. King Newhart Kate & Allie Cagney & Lacey
NBC TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes NBC Monday Night at the Movies

Tuesday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC official Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders Three's Company Hotel Hart to Hart
follow-up (Aug. 7) The ABC Tuesday Night Movie
CBS AfterM*A*S*H Domestic Life The CBS Tuesday Night Movies
NBC The A-Team Riptide Remington Steele

Wednesday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC official The Fall Guy The ABC Wednesday Night Movie
follow-up (Aug. 8) Dynasty Hotel
CBS Crossroads The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
NBC official Real People The Facts of Life The Duck Factory St. Elsewhere
follow-up (Jul. 11) Double Trouble Jennifer Slept Here

Thursday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Happy Days Specials Lottery! 20/20
CBS Magnum, P.I. Simon and Simon Knots Landing
NBC Gimme a Break! Family Ties Cheers Night Court Hill Street Blues

Friday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Benson Webster Blue Thunder Matt Houston
CBS official The Dukes of Hazzard Dallas Falcon Crest
follow-up (Aug. 17) Comedy Zone
NBC The Master NBC Friday Night at the Movies

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 Fantasy Island
CBS official Mama Malone Specials The CBS Saturday Night Movies
follow-up (Jul. 28) Airwolf
NBC official Diff'rent Strokes Silver Spoons Mama's Family People are Funny The Rousters
follow-up (Jul. 28) Bosom Buddies (repeats) Boone

References

  • Castleman, H. & Podrazik, W. (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill. 314 pp.
  • McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  • Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
  • Shapiro, Mitchell E (1989). "Television Network Prime-Time Programming, 1948-1988". Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-89950-412-4.

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