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. The top 40 rated programs are highlighted in orange. The top 50 rated programs are highlighted in silver. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
All ratings data courtesy of TVTango.com's ratings database
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[edit] Fall Schedule
[edit] 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! #68 12.56 rating | Hardcastle and McCormick #15 18.71 rating | The ABC Sunday Night Movie #12 20.52 rating | ||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes #2 24.35 rating | Alice #30 16.93 rating | One Day at a Time #47 15.35 rating | The Jeffersons #19 18.50 rating | Goodnight, Beantown #32 16.72 rating | Trapper John, M.D. #31 16.81 rating | |||
| NBC | First Camera | Knight Rider #25 17.56 rating | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | ||||||
[edit] Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | That's Incredible! #58 14.14 rating | Monday Night Football #21 18.21 rating | |||||
| CBS | Scarecrow and Mrs. King #17 18.55 rating | AfterM*A*S*H #10 20.59 rating | Newhart #24 18.03 rating | Woman to Woman | |||
| NBC | Boone #83 10.53 rating | NBC Monday Night at the Movies #22 18.21 rating | |||||
[edit] Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Just Our Luck #65 13.10 rating | Happy Days #55 14.47 rating | Three's Company #35 16.64 rating | Oh, Madeline #52 15.01 rating | Hart to Hart #41 15.68 rating | ||
| CBS | The Mississippi #60 13.71 rating | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies #28 17.30 rating | |||||
| NBC | The A-Team #4 24.16 rating | Remington Steele #33 16.65 rating | Bay City Blues #88 10.00 rating | ||||
[edit] Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Fall Guy #13 20.05 rating | Dynasty #3 24.08 rating | Hotel #27 17.32 rating | ||||
| CBS | Whiz Kids #76 11.07 rating | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||||
| NBC | Real People #39 15.94 rating | The Facts of Life #24 17.46 rating | Family Ties #43 15.62 rating | St. Elsewhere #64 13.41 rating | |||
[edit] Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | official | Trauma Center #69 12.35 rating | 9 to 5 #75 11.12 rating | It's Not Easy #81 10.60 rating | 20/20 | ||
| follow-up (Nov. 3) | Specials
Automan #62 13.63 rating (debut December 15) |
Trauma Center | |||||
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. #7 22.62 rating | Simon and Simon #3 24.27 rating | Knots Landing #9 20.85 rating | ||||
| NBC | Gimme a Break! #49 15.20 rating | Mama's Family #59 13.71 rating | We Got It Made #56 14.32 rating | Cheers #34 16.64 rating | Hill Street Blues #29 17.20 rating | ||
[edit] Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Benson #37 16.31 rating | Webster #26 17.47 rating | Lottery! #70 12.17 rating | Matt Houston #42 15.65 rating | |||
| CBS | The Dukes of Hazzard #46 15.44 rating | Dallas #1 25.63 rating | Falcon Crest #8 22.13 rating | ||||
| NBC | official | Mr. Smith #87 10.04 rating | Jennifer Slept Here #85 10.40 rating | Manimal #84 10.47 rating | For Love and Honor #89 9.77 rating | ||
| follow-up (Nov. 11) | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | ||||||
[edit] Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | T.J. Hooker #40 15.90 rating | The Love Boat #14 19.54 rating | Fantasy Island #48 15.31 rating | ||||
| CBS | Cutter to Houston #91 8.86 rating | The CBS Saturday Night Movies | |||||
| NBC | official | Diff'rent Strokes #50 15.07 rating | Silver Spoons #53 14.94 rating | The Rousters #90 9.03 rating | The Yellow Rose #82 10.58 rating | ||
| follow-up (Dec. 3) | Manimal | ||||||
[edit] Mid-season Schedule
[edit] 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 #72 11.65 rating | One Day at a Time | The Jeffersons | Alice | Trapper John, M.D. | ||
| follow-up (Mar. 4) | Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs #51 15.05 rating | 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) | ||||||||
[edit] 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 #11 20.52 rating | ||||
| follow-up (Mar. 5) | Automan (to Apr. 2)
Blue Thunder #57 14.31 rating (Apr. 9-30) |
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| CBS | official | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | AfterM*A*S*H | Newhart | Woman to Woman | ||
| follow-up (Mar. 19) | Kate & Allie #20 18.42 rating | Cagney & Lacey #10 23.02 rating | |||||
| NBC | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes #18 18.52 rating | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | |||||
[edit] 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 #66 12.88 rating | Happy Days | Three's Company | Oh, Madeline | Hart to Hart | |
| follow-up (Mar. 6) | A.K.A. Pablo #54 14.78 rating | Shaping Up #38 16.06 rating | |||||
| CBS | official | The Mississippi | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | ||||
| follow-up (Mar. 27) | The American Parade #79 10.77 rating | ||||||
| NBC | The A-Team | Riptide #14 18.56 rating | Remington Steele | ||||
[edit] 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 #63 13.60 rating | Empire #77 10.85 rating | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||
| follow-up (Mar. 7) | One Day at a Time | Mama Malone #78 10.78 rating | |||||
| NBC | official | Real People | The Facts of Life | Night Court #44 15.53 rating | St. Elsewhere | ||
| follow-up | Double Trouble #61 13.69 rating | ||||||
[edit] Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | official | Automan | Masquerade #71 11.97 rating | 20/20 | |||
| follow-up (Feb. 2) | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
| follow-up (Mar) | Two Marriages #73 11.63 rating | 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 #67 12.84 rating | Hill Street Blues | |
| follow-up | The Duck Factory #74 11.43 rating | ||||||
[edit] 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 #93 8.06 rating | The Master #86 10.29 rating | The New Show #94 7.81 rating | |||
| follow-up (Feb.) | The Master | Legmen | The New Show | ||||
| follow-up (Mar. 23) | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | ||||||
[edit] 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 #45 15.47 rating | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #36 16.53 rating | ||||
| NBC | official | Diff'rent Strokes | Silver Spoons | We Got It Made | Mama's Family | The Yellow Rose | |
| follow-up (Mar.) | People are Funny #80 10.68 rating | ||||||
[edit] Summer Schedule
[edit] 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 | ||||||
[edit] 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 | |||||
[edit] 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 | ||||
[edit] 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 | |||||
[edit] 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 | ||
[edit] 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 #92 8.45 rating | ||||||
| NBC | The Master | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | |||||
[edit] 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 | |||||
[edit] Pickups and Cancellations
[edit] Full-Season Pickups
ABC
- 20/20
- Benson
- Dynasty
- The Fall Guy
- Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders"
- Hardcastle and McCormick
- Hotel
- The Love Boat
- Matt Houston
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
- T.J. Hooker
- Webster
CBS
- 60 Minutes
- AfterMASH
- Alice
- Cagney & Lacey
- Dallas
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Falcon Crest
- The Jeffersons
- Kate & Allie
- Knots Landing
- Magnum, P.I.
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
- Newhart
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- Simon and Simon
- Trapper John, M.D.
NBC
- The A-Team
- Cheers
- Diff'rent Strokes
- Double Trouble
- The Facts of Life
- Family Ties
- Gimme A Break!
- Hill Street Blues
- Knight Rider
- Night Court
- Remington Steele
- Riptide
- St. Elsewhere
- Silver Spoons
[edit] Cancellations and Endings
ABC
- 9 to 5 (to return in first-run syndication in 1986)
- A.K.A. Pablo
- Automan
- Blue Thunder
- Fantasy Island
- Happy Days
- Hart to Hart
- It's Not Easy
- Just Our Luck
- Lottery!
- Oh, Madeline
- Shaping Up
- That's Incredible!
- Three's Company (would transform into Three's A Crowd the following season)
- Trauma Center
CBS
- The American Parade (Crossroads)
- Comedy Zone
- Cutter to Houston
- Domestic Life
- Empire
- The Four Seasons
- Goodnight, Beantown
- Mama Malone
- The Mississippi
- One Day at a Time
- Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs
- Whiz Kids
- Woman To Woman
NBC
- Bay City Blues
- Boone
- Buffalo Bill
- The Duck Factory
- First Camera
- For Love and Honor
- Jennifer Slept Here
- Mama's Family (to return in first-run syndication in 1986)
- Manimal
- Mr. Smith
- People Are Funny
- Real People
- The Rousters
- Summer Sunday USA
- We Got It Made (to return in first-run syndication in 1987)
- The Yellow Rose
[edit] 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.
- ^ "1983-1984 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20061031060258/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1983_1984.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
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