1980–81 United States network television schedule (late night)
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These are the late night schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1980. All times are Eastern/Pacific.
PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary, CBS and ABC are not included on the weekend schedules (as the networks do not offer late night programs of any kind on weekends).
Talk/variety shows are highlighted in yellow, network news programs in gold, and local news & programs are highlighted in white background.
Monday-Friday
| - | 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 | Fall | local programming | ABC News Nightline (Mon.-Thur.) | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri, 11:30-12:40) | Local | |||||||||||
| Spring | ABC News Nightline | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri, 12:00-1:10) | ||||||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | The CBS Late Movie | Local | |||||||||||||
| NBC | Fall | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | The Tomorrow Show* (Mon.-Thur.)/The Midnight Special (Fri) | local programming | |||||||||||
| May | Tomorrow Coast to Coast (Mon.-Thur.)/SCTV Network 90 (Fri) | |||||||||||||||
(*) renamed Tomorrow Coast to Coast in January
Saturday
| - | 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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| NBC | local programming | Saturday Night Live '80 | local programming | |||||||||||
Sunday
| - | 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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| NBC | local programming | NBC Late Night Movie | local programming | |||||||||||
By network
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Returning Series
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Not returning from 1979 to 1980
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Returning Series
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