1983–84 United States network television schedule
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The 1983–84 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial
primetime hours from September 1983 through August 1984. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1982–83 season
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PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
New series are highlighted in bold.
All times are
Hawaii-Aleutian
times.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Legend
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Dark blue indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Light purple indicates movies.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials.
- 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.
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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Hardcastle and McCormick (30/17.2) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (12/20.4) | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes (2/24.2) | Alice (28/17.2) | One Day at a Time | The Jeffersons (19/18.6) | Goodnight, Beantown | Trapper John, M.D. | ||
| Winter | The Four Seasons (24/17.7) | Alice (28/17.2) | |||||||
| Spring | Maggie Briggs | The Four Seasons (24/17.7) | |||||||
| Summer | AfterMASH (15/20.1) | ||||||||
| Mid-summer | One Day at a Time | Goodnight, Beantown | |||||||
| NBC | Fall | First Camera
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Knight Rider (29/17.2) | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | |||||
| Summer | Summer Sunday U.S.A. | ||||||||
Monday
| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Fall | That's Incredible! | Monday Night Football (21/18.1) | ||||
| Winter | The ABC Monday Night Movie (13/20.4) | ||||||
| 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 (22/18.1) | ||||
| Winter | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (14/20.3) | ||||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| 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 | |||||
| Mid-spring | Happy Days | Oh Madeline | |||||
| Summer | Three's Company | Hotel (9/21.1) | |||||
| CBS | Fall | The Mississippi | The CBS Tuesday Night Movie (26/17.2) | ||||
| Spring | The American Parade | ||||||
| Summer | AfterMASH (15/20.1) | Domestic Life | |||||
| NBC | Fall | The A-Team (4/24.0) | Remington Steele | Bay City Blues | |||
| Late fall | For Love and Honor | ||||||
| Winter | Riptide (18/18.8) | Remington Steele | |||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Early fall | The Fall Guy (16/19.9) | Two Marriages | Hotel (9/21.1) | |||
| Fall | Dynasty (3/24.1) | ||||||
| Summer | The ABC Wednesday Night Movie | ||||||
| Late summer | Dynasty (R) | Hotel (R) | |||||
| CBS | Fall | Whiz Kids | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | ||||
| Winter | Domestic Life | Empire | |||||
| Spring | One Day at a Time | Mama Malone | |||||
| Summer | The American Parade | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Real People | The Facts of Life (25/17.3) | Family Ties | St. Elsewhere | ||
| Winter | Night Court | ||||||
| Spring | Double Trouble | ||||||
| Summer | Double Trouble | Jennifer Slept Here | The Duck Factory | ||||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Fall | Trauma Center | 9 to 5 | It's Not Easy | 20/20 | ||
| Winter | Automan | Masquerade | |||||
| Spring | Lottery! | ||||||
| Mid-spring | That's Incredible! | Two Marriages | |||||
| Summer | Happy Days | Various programming | Lottery! | ||||
| Mid-summer | 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||||
| 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 | |
| Winter | Family Ties | Cheers | Buffalo Bill | ||||
| Spring | The Duck Factory | ||||||
| Summer | Night Court | ||||||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Fall | Benson | Webster (27/17.2) | 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 | ||||
| Late winter | The Master | Legmen | |||||
| Summer | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | ||||||
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | T. J. Hooker | The Love Boat (17/19.0) | Fantasy Island | ||||
| CBS | Fall | Cutter to Houston | The CBS Saturday Night Movie | ||||
| 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 | People Are Funny | |||||
| Summer | Silver Spoons | Mama's Family | People Are Funny | The Rousters | |||
| Mid-summer | Bosom Buddies (R) | Mama's Family | Boone | ||||
Note: Starting January 7, 1984, 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. On NBC, Bosom Buddies consisted of reruns of the 1980–1982 series.
By network
ABC
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Returning Series
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New Series
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Not returning from 1982–83:
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CBS
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Returning Series
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New Series
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Not returning from 1982–83:
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NBC
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Returning Series
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New Series
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Not returning from 1982–83:
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. An ^ indicates a show that came back in first-run syndication after a network cancellation.
References
- ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.