1982–83 United States network television schedule

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This was the schedule for the United States' three commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1982. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New series are highlighted in bold.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

     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.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

Contents

• 1 Sunday
• 2 Monday
• 3 Tuesday
• 4 Wednesday
• 5 Thursday
• 6 Friday
• 7 Saturday
• 8 By network
  • 8.1 ABC
  • 8.2 CBS
  • 8.3 NBC
• 9 References

Sunday[edit]

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!		Matt Houston		The ABC Sunday Night Movie (26/17.6)
CBS	Fall	60 Minutes (1/25.5)		Archie Bunker's Place (22/18.3) (Tied with That's Incredible!)	Gloria (18/18.7) (Tied with Trapper John, M.D.)	The Jeffersons (12/20.0) (Tied with Newhart)	One Day at a Time (16/19.1)	Trapper John, M.D. (18/18.7) (Tied with Gloria)
	Spring			Goodnight, Beantown			Newhart
	Follow-up						Goodnight, Beantown
NBC		Voyagers!		CHiPs		NBC Sunday Night at the Movies

Monday[edit]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	That's Incredible! (22/18.3) (Tied with Archie Bunker's Place)		ABC NFL Monday Night Football (September) (10/20.1) (Tied with The A-Team)
	Winter			The ABC Monday Night Movie (January) (24/18.0)
	Summer	Monday Night Baseball
CBS	Fall	Square Pegs	Private Benjamin	M*A*S*H (3/22.6) (Tied with Magnum, P.I.)	Newhart (12/20.0) (Tied with The Jeffersons)	Cagney & Lacey
	Spring		Small & Frye	Alice	One Day at a Time
	Follow-up	Newhart	Square Pegs
NBC	Fall	Little House: A New Beginning (28/17.4) (Tied with Happy Days)		NBC Monday Night at the Movies
	Spring	Love, Sidney	Family Ties

Tuesday[edit]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC		Happy Days (28/17.4) (Tied with Little House: A New Beginning)	Laverne & Shirley (25/17.8)	Three's Company (6/21.2)	9 to 5 (15/19.3)	Hart to Hart (17/18.9)
CBS	Fall	Bring 'Em Back Alive		The CBS Tuesday Night Movies (27/17.5)
	Winter	Walt Disney
	Spring	Ace Crawford, Private Eye	Gun Shy
	Summer	Bring 'Em Back Alive
NBC	Fall	Father Murphy		Gavilan		St. Elsewhere
	Winter	The A-Team (10/20.1) (Tied with Monday Night Football)		Bare Essence

Wednesday[edit]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Tales of the Gold Monkey		The Fall Guy (14/19.4)		Dynasty (5/22.4)
	Spring	High Performance
	Mid-season	The Fall Guy		Ryan's Four
CBS	Fall	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers		Alice	Mama Malone	Tucker's Witch
	Follow-up			The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
	Spring	Zorro and Son	Newhart
NBC	Fall	Real People (30/17.2) (Tied with The Dukes of Hazzard)		The Facts of Life	Family Ties	Quincy, M.E.
	Spring				Taxi
	Summer				Buffalo Bill	The News Is the News	Taxi

Note: On CBS, a sitcom called Mama Malone was supposed to have aired 9:30-10 p.m., but was delayed when CBS decided to place Filthy Rich into the schedule. Mama Malone did not air until the spring of 1984.

Thursday[edit]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Joanie Loves Chachi	Star of the Family	Too Close for Comfort	It Takes Two	20/20
	Winter	The Greatest American Hero
	Follow-up	Condo	Amanda's
	Spring	Benson	Condo
CBS	Fall	Magnum, P.I. (3/22.6) (Tied with M*A*S*H)		Simon & Simon (7/21.0)		Knots Landing (20/18.6)
	Spring					Tucker's Witch
NBC	Fall	Fame		Cheers	Taxi	Hill Street Blues (21/18.4)
	Winter			Teachers Only	Cheers

Note : Mama's Family was supposed to have aired on NBC 9:30-10 p.m., but was pushed back to midseason when NBC picked up Taxi.

Friday[edit]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Benson	The New Odd Couple	The Greatest American Hero		The Quest
	Follow-up			ABC Friday Night Movie
	Spring		At Ease	Renegades		Tales of the Gold Monkey
	Follow-up	Baby Makes Five
	Follow-up	The New Odd Couple		ABC Friday Night Movie
	Summer	It Takes Two
CBS		The Dukes of Hazzard (30/17.2) (Tied with Real People)		Dallas (2/24.6)		Falcon Crest (8/20.7)
NBC		The Powers of Matthew Star		Knight Rider		Remington Steele

Saturday[edit]

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 (9/20.3)		Fantasy Island
CBS	Fall	Walt Disney		The CBS Saturday Night Movies
	Spring	Wizards and Warriors
NBC	Fall	Diff'rent Strokes	Silver Spoons	Gimme a Break!	Love, Sidney	The Devlin Connection
	Winter			Mama's Family	Taxi	The Family Tree
	Follow-up				Love, Sidney	Monitor
	Summer			Quincy, M.E.

By network[edit]

ABC[edit]

Returning Series 20/20 The ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC NFL Monday Night Football The ABC Monday Night Movie 9 to 5 Benson Dynasty The Fall Guy Fantasy Island The Greatest American Hero Happy Days Hart to Hart Joanie Loves Chachi Laverne & Shirley The Love Boat Monday Night Baseball T. J. Hooker That's Incredible! Three's Company Too Close for Comfort

New Series Amanda's * At Ease * Baby Makes Five * Condo * High Performance * It Takes Two Matt Houston The New Odd Couple The Quest The Renegades * Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ryan's Four * Star of the Family Tales of the Gold Monkey Two Marriages *

Not Returning From 1981-82 Barney Miller Best of the West Bosom Buddies Code Red Darkroom King's Crossing Maggie Making a Living Mork & Mindy No Soap, Radio Open All Night The Phoenix Police Squad! Strike Force Taxi Today's FBI

CBS[edit]

Returning Series 60 Minutes Alice Archie Bunker's Place Cagney & Lacey Dallas The Dukes of Hazzard Falcon Crest Filthy Rich The Jeffersons Knots Landing M*A*S*H Magnum, P.I. One Day at a Time Private Benjamin Simon & Simon Trapper John, M.D. Walt Disney

New Series Ace Crawford, Private Eye * Bring 'Em Back Alive Foot in the Door * Gloria Goodnight, Beantown * Gun Shy * The Mississippi* Newhart Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Small & Frye * Square Pegs Tucker's Witch Wizards and Warriors * Zorro and Son *

Not Returning From 1981-82 Baker's Dozen Herbie, the Love Bug The Incredible Hulk Jessica Novak Lou Grant Making the Grade Mr. Merlin Nurse Report to Murphy The Two of Us WKRP in Cincinnati

NBC[edit]

Returning Series CHiPs Diff'rent Strokes The Facts of Life Fame Father Murphy Gimme a Break! Hill Street Blues Love, Sidney NBC Monday Night at the Movies Quincy, M.E. Real People Taxi (moved from ABC) Teachers Only *

New Series The A-Team * Bare Essence * Buffalo Bill * Cheers The Devlin Connection Family Ties The Family Tree * Gavilan Knight Rider Little House: A New Beginning Mama's Family * The News Is the News * Monitor * The Powers of Matthew Star Remington Steele St. Elsewhere Silver Spoons Voyagers!

Not Returning From 1981-82 Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour Bret Maverick Cassie & Co. Chicago Story Flamingo Road Harper Valley Jokebook Lewis & Clark Little House on the Prairie McClain's Law NBC Magazine One of the Boys Television: Inside and Out

Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

References[edit]

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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