1981–82 United States network television schedule (late night)
Appearance
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1981. All times are Eastern/Pacific.
Talk/variety shows are highlighted in yellow, network news programs in gold, and local news & programs are highlighted in white background.
Fall 1981
- | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
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ABC | local programming | Nightline | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri) | Local | |||||||||||
CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | ||||||||||||
NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson/Saturday Night Live (Sat.)/NBC Late Night Movie to 1:30 (Sun.) | The Tomorrow Show (Mon.-Thur.)/SCTV Network 90 (Fri) | local programming |
Winter 1981/1982
- | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
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ABC | local programming | Nightline | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri) | Local | |||||||||||
CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | ||||||||||||
NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson/Saturday Night Live (Sat.)/NBC Late Night Movie to 1:30 (Sun.) | Late Night with David Letterman (Mon.-Thur.)/SCTV Network 90 to 2:00 (Fri) | local programming |
Spring 1982
- | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
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ABC | local programming | Nightline | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri) | Local | |||||||||||
CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | ||||||||||||
NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson/Saturday Night Live (Sat.)/NBC Late Night Movie to 1:30 (Sun.) | Late Night with David Letterman (Mon.-Thur.)/SCTV Network 90 to 2:00 (Fri) | local programming |
Summer 1982
- | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
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ABC | local programming | Nightline | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri) | Local | |||||||||||
CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | ||||||||||||
NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson/Saturday Night Live (Sat.)/NBC Late Night Movie to 1:30 (Sun.) | Late Night with David Letterman (Mon.-Thur.)/SCTV Network 90 to 2:00 (Fri.) | NBC News Overnight (Mon.-Thur., 1:30-2:30/Fri., 2:00-3:00) | local programming |