1980–81 United States network television schedule (late night)
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These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1980. 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 1980
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 11:50 PM | 12:20 AM | 12:50 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 | ABC News Nightline (Mon.-Thur.) | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri, 11:30-12:40) | 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.)/The Midnight Special (Fri) | local programming | |||||||||||
Winter 1980/1981
| - | 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 | ABC News Nightline (Mon.-Thur.) | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri, 11:30-12:40) | 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.)/The Midnight Special (Fri) | local programming | |||||||||||
Spring 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 | ABC News Nightline | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri, 12:00-1:10) | 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.)/The Midnight Special (Fri) | local programming | |||||||||||
Summer 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 | ABC News Nightline | ABC Late Night (Mon.-Thur.)/Fridays (Fri, 12:00-1:10) | 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 | |||||||||||