1989–90 United States network television schedule
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This was the broadcast television schedule on all four United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1989. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
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 given are in U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live events or specials). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
- Lime indicates the #1 most watched program of the season.
- 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 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Life Goes On | Free Spirit | Homeroom | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | ||||
| Mid-season | America's Funniest Home Videos (#5/38.0 million; 21.0/32) | Elvis | |||||||
| Summer | Mr. Belvedere | ||||||||
| Follow-up | Tim Conway's Funny America | ||||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes (#7/27.0 million; 19.7/33) | Murder, She Wrote (#15/26.3 million; 17.7/27) | CBS Sunday Movie (#27/21.8 million; 14.8/24) | ||||||
| Fox | Fall | Booker | America's Most Wanted | Totally Hidden Video | Married... with Children (#50/12.9) | Open House | The Tracy Ullman Show | It's Garry Shandling's Show | |
| Winter | The Simpsons (#28/27.8 million; 14.5/23) | ||||||||
| Spring | The Outsiders | Booker | |||||||
| NBC | Fall | The Magical World of Disney | Sister Kate | My Two Dads | NBC Sunday Night Movie | ||||
| Mid-season | Ann Jillian | Sister Kate | |||||||
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | MacGyver | Monday Night Football (#11/25.3 million; 18.1/32) | ||||
| Winter | The ABC Monday Night Movie | ||||||
| Spring | China Beach | Capital News | |||||
| Follow-up | The Young Riders | The ABC Monday Night Movie | |||||
| CBS | Fall | Major Dad | The People Next Door | Murphy Brown (#29/22.0 million; 14.7/22) | The Famous Teddy Z | Designing Women (#25/22.1 million; 15.3/23) | Newhart |
| Follow-up | The Famous Teddy Z | Designing Women (#25/22.1 million; 15.3/23) | Newhart | Doctor Doctor | |||
| Winter | City | ||||||
| Spring | His & Hers | ||||||
| Follow-up | Newhart | Various programming | |||||
| Fox | 21 Jump Street | Alien Nation | Local Programming | ||||
| NBC | Fall | ALF | The Hogan Family | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | |||
| Spring | Shannon's Deal | ||||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Who's the Boss? (#13/27.3 million; 17.9/28) | The Wonder Years (#8/29.7 million; 19.2/29) | Roseanne (#1/36.1 million; 23.1/35) | Chicken Soup (#10/25.9 million; 18.2/29) | thirtysomething | |
| Follow-up | Coach (#19/25.3 million; 17.0/26) | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Rescue 911 | Wolf | Island Son | |||
| Follow-up | CBS Tuesday Night Movie | ||||||
| NBC | Matlock (#20/24.0 million; 16.7/26) | In the Heat of the Night (#17/24.8 million; 17.3/26) | Midnight Caller | ||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Growing Pains (#22/23.0 million; 15.4/25) | Head of the Class (#25/21.8 million; 14.8/24) | Anything But Love | Doogie Howser M.D. | China Beach | |
| Spring | Doogie Howser M.D. | The Marshall Chronicles | Equal Justice | ||||
| Follow-up | Brewster Place | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | A Peaceable Kingdom | Jake and the Fatman | Wiseguy | |||
| Follow-up | Beauty and the Beast | ||||||
| Winter | Grand Slam | ||||||
| Spring | Normal Life | Sydney | |||||
| Follow-up | Sydney | Normal Life | Various programming | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Unsolved Mysteries (#12/26.4 million; 18.0/29) | Night Court (#27/21.6 million; 14.5/23) | The Nutt House | Quantum Leap | ||
| Spring | FM | ||||||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Mission: Impossible | The Young Riders | Primetime Live | ||||
| Mid-season | Father Dowling Mysteries | |||||||
| Spring | Twin Peaks | |||||||
| CBS | Fall | 48 Hours | Top of the Hill | Knots Landing | ||||
| Follow-up | Island Son | |||||||
| Follow-up | Max Monroe: Loose Cannon | |||||||
| Spring | Falcon Crest | |||||||
| Summer | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | |||||||
| NBC | Fall | The Cosby Show (#1/36.6 million; 23.1/38) | A Different World (#4/33.7 million; 21.1/34) | Cheers (#3/34.7 million; 22.9/36) | Dear John (#18/24.3 million; 17.2/27) | L.A. Law (#14/25.3 million; 17.7/30) | ||
| Winter | Grand (#16/25.7 million; 17.6/28) | |||||||
| Spring | Wings | |||||||
| Summer | Seinfeld | |||||||
NOTE: The Eddie Capra Mysteries, which CBS aired from July 26 to August 30, consisted of reruns of episodes from the 1978-79 NBC series.
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Full House (#21/24.6 million; 15.4/28) | Family Matters | Perfect Strangers | Just the Ten of Us | 20/20 | ||
| CBS | Fall | Snoops | Dallas | Falcon Crest | |||
| Winter | Max Monroe: Loose Cannon | ||||||
| Spring | The Bradys | ||||||
| Follow-up | Small Talk | Specials | Bagdad Cafe | Sugar and Spice | Dallas | ||
| NBC | Fall | Baywatch | Hardball | Mancuso, F.B.I. | |||
| Winter | True Blue | ||||||
| Follow-up | Nasty Boys | ||||||
| Spring | Hardball | ||||||
| Summer | Bret Maverick | The Yellow Rose | |||||
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Mr. Belvedere | Living Dolls | The ABC Saturday Mystery: B.L. Stryker, Columbo, Kojak, Christine Cromwell | |||
| Winter | Mission: Impossible | ||||||
| Spring | H.E.L.P. | ||||||
| Follow-up | Sunset Beat | ||||||
| Follow-up | Elvis | Specials | |||||
| Summer | Super Jeopardy! | Monopoly | |||||
| CBS | Paradise | Tour of Duty | Saturday Night with Connie Chung | ||||
| Fox | COPS | The Reporters | Beyond Tomorrow | Local Programming | |||
| NBC | Fall | 227 | Amen | The Golden Girls (#6/30.7 million; 20.1/35) | Empty Nest (#9/28.6 million; 19.1/33) | Hunter (#24/22.4 million; 14.9/28) | |
| Winter | ALF | The Hogan Family | |||||
| Spring | A Family for Joe | 13 East | Carol and Company | Down Home | |||
References
- ↑ 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.
