The 1983–84 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers 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.

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 U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and 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.
ABC Ripley's Believe It or Not! 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Lottery!
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.
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.
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, Whiz Kids replaced Cutter to Houston at 8:00/7:00 CST due to the latter's cancellation. After airing the two-hour pilot episode of Airwolf on January 22, 1984, following Super Bowl XVIII, CBS ran Airwolf in its first season at 9:00 EST/8:00 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

CBS

NBC

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

  1. ↑ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
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