1988-89 United States network television schedule
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This was the television schedule on all four networks for the fall season beginning in September 1988. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series highlighted in blue.
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top 10 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]
Note: A writers' strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. The writers' strike coincided with the Seoul Olympics. New shows intended for a regular fall launch saw their debuts spread out between September and December. The debut month for each new series is noted as to when it actually premiered.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
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[edit] Sunday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Incredible Sunday (Oct.) | Mission: Impossible (Oct.) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder, She Wrote | The CBS Sunday Comedy Show | |||||
FOX | 21 Jump Street | America's Most Wanted | Married... with Children | It's Garry Shandling's Show | The Tracey Ullman Show | Duet | Local | |
NBC | The Magical World of Disney (Oct.) | Family Ties | Day by Day | NBC Sunday Night Movie |
[edit] Monday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | ||
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ABC | MacGyver | Monday Night Football | ||||||
CBS | Newhart | Coming of Age | Murphy Brown (Nov.) | Designing Women | Almost Grown (Nov.) | |||
NBC | ALF | The Hogan Family | NBC Monday Night at the Movies |
Note: CBS Special Movie aired 9-11 p.m. September and October.
[edit] Tuesday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Who's the Boss? | Roseanne (Oct.) | Moonlighting | thirtysomething | ||
CBS | TV 101 (Nov.) | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | ||||
NBC | Matlock | In the Heat of the Night | Midnight Caller (Oct./Dec.) |
Note: On CBS, a new limited-run interim series, High Risk, aired 8-9 p.m. from October through to mid-November. On NBC, NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies often aired 8-10 p.m. or 9-11 p.m. from September till end of November. Moonlighting went on hiatus in February of 1989, and returned on Sundays in April.
[edit] Wednesday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Growing Pains | Head of the Class | The Wonder Years | Hooperman | China Beach | |
CBS | The Van Dyke Show (Oct.) | Annie McGuire (Oct.) | The Equalizer | Wiseguy | ||
NBC | Unsolved Mysteries (Sep.) | Night Court | Baby Boom (Sep./Nov.) | Tattingers (Oct.) |
Note: On CBS, Live! With Dick Clark aired 8-9 p.m. in September. On NBC, various specials aired 9:30-10 p.m. from September till November. On ABC, Anything But Love premiered at 9:30 in March 1989.
[edit] Thursday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Knightwatch (Nov.) | Dynasty | ABC News Specials/Burning Question (Nov.) | |||
CBS | 48 Hours | Paradise (Oct) | Knots Landing | |||
NBC | The Cosby Show | A Different World | Cheers | Dear John (Oct.) | L.A. Law |
Note: On ABC, various specials and The ABC Thursday Night Movie aired 8-11 p.m. from September till early November. On CBS, CBS Special Movie aired 9-11 p.m. in September till mid-October.
[edit] Friday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Perfect Strangers | Full House | Mr. Belvedere | Just the Ten of Us | 20/20 | |
CBS | Beauty and the Beast | Dallas | Falcon Crest | |||
NBC | Something is Out There (Oct.) | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | Miami Vice |
[edit] Saturday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Murphy's Law (Dec.) | Police Story (Oct.) | ||||
CBS | Dirty Dancing (Oct.) | Raising Miranda (Nov.) | Simon & Simon | West 57th | ||
FOX | The Reporters | COPS | Local | |||
NBC | 227 | Amen | The Golden Girls | Empty Nest (Oct.) | Hunter |
Note: On ABC, the limited-run series Crime of the Century aired in October and Trackdown in November, both 8-9 p.m. On CBS, Live! With Dick Clark, retitled to Dick Clark Presents, moved from Wednesday in September to Saturday for October and aired at 8-9 p.m.
[edit] References
- ^ 1988-1989 Television Season Top Rated Shows. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.