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1992–93 United States network television schedule
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The 1992–93 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1992 through August 1993. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1991–92 season.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 1993 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
New series are highlighted in bold.
Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).
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.
Legend
- Light blue indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
- Lime highlights indicates the number-one watched program of the season.
- Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
- Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
- Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
- Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.
Sunday
| 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 | Fall | Winter | Spring | Mid-spring | Summer | CBS | Fox | Fall | Winter | Mid-winter | Spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Life Goes On* | *America's Funniest Home Videos* | *America's Funniest People* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *America's Funniest Home Videos* | *America's Funniest People* | ***Day One*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Dinosaurs* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Life Goes On* | *America's Funniest Home Videos* | *America's Funniest People* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Murder, She Wrote* (5/17.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Great Scott!*** | ***The Ben Stiller Show*** | *In Living Color* | *Roc* | *Married... with Children* | *Herman's Head* | ***Flying Blind*** | ***Woops!*** | |||||||||||||||||||
| ***Batman: The Animated Series*** | ***Shaky Ground*** | ***The Ben Stiller Show*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***The Edge*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Parker Lewis Can't Lose* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Danger Theatre*** | ***TriBeCa*** (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Secret Service* | *I Witness Video* | *NBC Sunday Night Movie* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Quantum Leap* (R) |
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 | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | CBS | Fall | Winter | Spring | Mid-spring | Summer | Fox | NBC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *FBI: The Untold Stories* | *American Detective* | |||||||||||||||||||
| *The ABC Monday Night Movie* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Evening Shade* (19/14.5) | ***Hearts Afire*** (20/14.3) | *Murphy Brown* (4/17.9) | ***Love & War*** (15/14.7) | *Northern Exposure* (11/15.2) | ||||||||||||||||
| ***Bob*** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Major Dad* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Big Wave Dave's*** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Fox Night at the Movies* | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||
| *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (16/14.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *Hangin' with Mr. Cooper* and *The Jackie Thomas Show*) | *Blossom* (26/13.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *[48 Hours](48-hours-tv-program)*) |
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | ABC | Fall | Late fall | Winter | Spring | Mid-spring | Late spring | Summer | Mid-summer | CBS | Fox | Winter | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (began January 19, 1993) | Spring | Late spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer | ||||||||||||||||||
| *Full House* (10/15.8) | ***Hangin' with Mr. Cooper*** (16/14.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* and *The Jackie Thomas Show*) | *Roseanne* (2/20.7) | *Coach* (6/17.5) | ***Going to Extremes*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***The Jackie Thomas Show*** (16/14.6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* and *Hangin' with Mr. Cooper*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Civil Wars* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Homefront* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Delta*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Room for Two* | *Jack's Place* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Where I Live*** | *Coach* (6/17.5) | Special programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Rescue 911* (12/15.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *[20/20](20-20-american-tv-program)*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Class of '96*** | ***Key West*** | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***TriBeCa*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Beverly Hills, 90210* (R) | ***Key West*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *America's Most Wanted* (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Quantum Leap* | *Reasonable Doubts* | *Dateline NBC* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Route 66*** | ***South Beach*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *NBC Tuesday Night Movie* |
Note: Fox added a Tuesday night lineup in January, giving it a schedule on all seven nights of the week for the first time.
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 | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Late winter | Spring | Late spring | Summer | CBS | Fall | Winter | Late winter | Spring | Summer | Late summer | Fox | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Late summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *The Wonder Years* | *Doogie Howser, M.D.* | *Home Improvement* (3/19.4) | ***Laurie Hill*** | *Civil Wars* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Coach* (6/17.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Going to Extremes*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Sirens*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Home Free*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Doogie Howser, M.D.* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Street Match*** | ***Delta*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***The Hat Squad*** | *In the Heat of the Night* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Space Rangers*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***How'd They Do That?*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Family Dog*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***The Trouble with Larry*** | ***Tall Hopes*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Beverly Hills, 90210* | *Melrose Place* | Local programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Unsolved Mysteries* (21/14.2) | *Seinfeld* (25/13.7) | ***Mad About You*** | *Law & Order* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Homicide: Life on the Street*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric*** |
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 | Winter | Late winter | Spring | Summer | CBS | Early fall | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fox | Fall | Late fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Late winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Late summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ***Delta*** | *Room for Two* | *Homefront* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Matlock* (28/13.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with the *ABC Sunday Night Movie*) | *Jack's Place* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Top Cops* | *Street Stories with Ed Bradley* | ***Middle Ages*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Knots Landing* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | ***Picket Fences*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Simpsons* (30/13.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *Wings*) | ***Martin*** | ***The Heights*** | Local programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *In Living Color* | *Down the Shore* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Herman's Head* (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *A Different World* | ***Rhythm & Blues*** | *Cheers* (8/16.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with the *CBS Sunday Movie*) | *Wings* (30/13.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *The Simpsons*) | *L.A. Law* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Out All Night*** | *A Different World* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Cheers* (R) | *Wings* (30/13.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *The Simpsons*) | *Seinfeld* (25/13.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Crime & Punishment*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *L.A. Law* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *A Different World* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Mad About You*** (R) | *Sisters* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming |
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | ABC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Late summer | CBS | Fall | Winter | Spring | Mid-spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Late summer | Fox | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Family Matters* | *Step by Step* | *Dinosaurs* | ***Camp Wilder*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Getting By*** | ***Where I Live*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Dinosaurs* | ***Home Free*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Perfect Strangers* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Hangin' with Mr. Cooper*** (R) | *Step by Step* | *Dinosaurs* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***The Golden Palace*** | *Major Dad* | *Designing Women* | ***Bob*** | ***Picket Fences*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Good Advice*** | *Bodies of Evidence* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Dudley*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Cutters*** | *Street Stories* | ***Johnny Bago*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Brooklyn Bridge* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***How'd They Do That?*** | ***The Building*** | ***The Boys*** | ***Picket Fences*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *America's Most Wanted* | *Sightings* | ***Likely Suspects*** | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Sightings* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Final Appeal*** | ***What Happened?*** | ***The Round Table*** | *I'll Fly Away* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *NBC Friday Night Movie* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Secret Service* | *NBC Friday Night Movie* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | ***Out All Night*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Mancuso, F.B.I.* (R) |
Notes: On NBC, Mancuso, F.B.I. consisted on reruns of the 1989-90 series.
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 | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | CBS | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Mid-spring | Summer | Fox | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Mid-winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ***Covington Cross*** | ***Crossroads*** | *The Commish* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The ABC Saturday Night Movie* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* | Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The ABC Saturday Night Movie* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Frannie's Turn*** | *Brooklyn Bridge* | *Raven* | ***Angel Street*** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Specials* and *The CBS Saturday Night Movie* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman*** (23/14.0) | *Raven* | ***The Hat Squad*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***A League of Their Own*** | *Brooklyn Bridge* | *Raven* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Walker, Texas Ranger*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The CBS Saturday Night Movie* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *COPS* | *COPS* (R) | *Code 3* | ***The Edge*** | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Code 3* (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Front Page*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Here and Now*** | ***Out All Night*** | *Empty Nest* | *Nurses* | *Sisters* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Powers That Be* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Empty Nest* (R) | *Nurses* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Almost Home* (*) | *Nurses* | ***Mad About You*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Black Tie Affair*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes*** | *Nurses* | *Sisters* |
(*) Formerly known as The Torkelsons
By network
[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
;Returning series
- 20/20
- The ABC Monday Night Movie
- The ABC Saturday Night Movie
- The ABC Sunday Night Movie
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- America's Funniest People
- American Detective
- Civil Wars
- Coach
- The Commish
- Dinosaurs
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Family Matters
- FBI: The Untold Stories
- Full House
- Home Improvement
- Homefront
- Jack's Place
- Life Goes On
- Matlock (moved from NBC)
- Monday Night Football
- Perfect Strangers
- Primetime Live
- Room for Two
- Roseanne
- Step by Step
- The Wonder Years
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
;New series
- Camp Wilder
- Covington Cross
- Crossroads
- Day One
- Delta
- Getting By *
- Going to Extremes
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
- Home Free *
- The Jackie Thomas Show *
- Laurie Hill
- Sirens *
- Street Match *
- Where I Live *
- Wild Palms *
Not returning from 1991–92:
- The ABC Thursday Night Movie
- Anything But Love
- Arresting Behavior
- Baby Talk
- Billy
- Capitol Critters
- Good & Evil
- Growing Pains
- Human Target
- Julie
- MacGyver
- On the Air
- Pros and Cons
- Sibs
- Who's the Boss?
- The Young Riders
[[CBS]]
;Returning series
- 48 Hours
- 60 Minutes
- Bodies of Evidence
- Brooklyn Bridge
- CBS Sunday Movie
- Designing Women
- Evening Shade
- In the Heat of the Night (moved from NBC)
- Knots Landing
- Major Dad
- Murder, She Wrote
- Murphy Brown
- Northern Exposure
- Raven
- Rescue 911
- Street Stories with Ed Bradley
- Top Cops
;New series
- Angel Street
- Big Wave Dave's *
- Bob
- The Boys *
- The Building *
- Cutters *
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman *
- Dudley *
- Family Dog *
- Frannie's Turn
- The Golden Palace
- Good Advice *
- The Hat Squad
- Hearts Afire
- How'd They Do That? *
- Johnny Bago *
- A League of Their Own *
- Love & War
- Middle Ages
- Picket Fences
- Space Rangers *
- Tall Hopes
- The Trouble with Larry
- Walker, Texas Ranger *
Not returning from 1991–92:
- 2000 Malibu Road
- The Boys of Twilight
- The Carol Burnett Show
- Davis Rules
- Fish Police
- Freshman Dorm
- Grapevine
- Hearts Are Wild
- Howie
- The Human Factor
- Jake and the Fatman
- P.S. I Luv U
- Palace Guard
- Princesses
- The Royal Family
- Scorch
- Teech
- Tequila and Bonetti
- The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
;Returning series
- America's Most Wanted
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Code 3
- Comic Strip Live
- Cops
- Down the Shore
- Fox Night at the Movies
- Herman's Head
- In Living Color
- Melrose Place
- Married... with Children
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- Roc
- Sightings
- The Simpsons
;New series
- Batman: The Animated Series (original aired in daytime)
- The Ben Stiller Show
- Class of '96 *
- Danger Theatre *
- The Edge
- Flying Blind
- The Front Page *
- Great Scott!
- The Heights
- Key West *
- Likely Suspects
- Martin
- Shaky Ground *
- TriBeCa *
- Woops!
Not returning from 1991–92:
- Best of the Worst
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
- Charlie Hoover
- Drexell's Class
- Get a Life
- Rachel Gunn, R.N.
- Stand By Your Man
- The Sunday Comics
- Totally Hidden Video
- The Ultimate Challenge
- True Colors
- Vinnie & Bobby
[[NBC]]
;Returning series
- Almost Home (formerly known as The Torkelsons)
- Blossom
- Cheers
- Dateline NBC
- A Different World
- Empty Nest
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- I Witness Video
- I'll Fly Away
- L.A. Law
- Law & Order
- NBC Sunday Night Movie
- The NBC Monday Movie
- Nurses
- The Powers That Be
- Quantum Leap
- Reasonable Doubts
- Secret Service
- Seinfeld
- Sisters
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Wings
;New series
- Black Tie Affair *
- Crime & Punishment *
- Final Appeal
- Here and Now
- Homicide: Life on the Street *
- Mad About You
- Out All Night
- Rhythm & Blues
- The Round Table
- Route 66 *
- South Beach *
- Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes *
- What Happened?
Not returning from 1991–92:
- The Adventures of Mark & Brian
- The Cosby Show
- Dear John
- Eerie, Indiana
- Exposé
- The Fifth Corner
- Flesh 'n' Blood
- The Golden Girls
- Hot Country Nights
- In the Heat of the Night (moved to CBS)
- Man of the People
- Mann & Machine
- Matlock (moved to ABC)
- Night Court
- Nightmare Cafe
- Pacific Station
- Walter & Emily
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
References
References
- Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by [[Nielsen Media Research]] and reported on [http://www.timbrooks.net/ratings/ TimBrooks.net/Ratings] {{webarchive. link. (2012-06-21)
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