1982–83 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)
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The following is the 1982–83 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers
primetime Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...
hours from September 1982 through August 1983. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1981–82 season. 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.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. . : 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.''


Sunday


Monday


Tuesday


Wednesday

Note: On CBS, a sitcom called
Mama Malone ''Mama Malone'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 7, 1984, to July 21, 1984, and featured Lila Kaye in the title role. Premise The series' main character was Renate Malone (surname rhymed with "baloney"), an Italian-American woma ...
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 ''Mama Malone'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 7, 1984, to July 21, 1984, and featured Lila Kaye in the title role. Premise The series' main character was Renate Malone (surname rhymed with "baloney"), an Italian-American woma ...
did not air until the spring of 1984.


Thursday

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

Note: On NBC,
Eischied ''Eischied'' (, ) is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 21, 1979, to July 1, 1980. It was based on the starring character from the 1978 miniseries ''To Kill a Cop'', which was based on the 1976 novel by Ro ...
consisted of reruns of the network's 1979-80 crime drama series.


Saturday


By network


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Returning Series *''
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'' *''The ABC Friday Night Movie'' *''The ABC Monday Night Movie'' *''
ABC NFL Monday Night Football ''ESPN Monday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''MNF'' and also known as ''ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC'' for simulcasts) is an American live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games currently airing on ESPN, A ...
'' *'' The ABC Sunday Night Movie'' *''
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'' *'' Dynasty'' *'' The Fall Guy'' *'' Fantasy Island'' *'' The Greatest American Hero'' *'' Happy Days'' *'' Hart to Hart'' *''
Joanie Loves Chachi ''Joanie Loves Chachi'' is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of ''Happy Days'' that aired on ABC from March 23, 1982, to May 24, 1983. It stars Erin Moran and Scott Baio as the characters Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola, re ...
'' *''
Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' star ...
'' *'' The Love Boat'' *'' Monday Night Baseball'' *''
T. J. Hooker ''T. J. Hooker'' is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982, on ABC and ran on the network un ...
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That's Incredible! ''That's Incredible!'' is an American reality television show that aired on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network from 1980 in television, 1980 to 1984 in television, 1984. In the tradition of ''You Asked for It'', ''List of ...
'' *'' Three's Company'' *'' Too Close for Comfort'' New Series *''The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour'' * *''
Amanda's ''Amanda's'' (also known as ''Amanda's by the Sea'') is an American sitcom television series based on the 1970s British sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' that aired on ABC from February 10 to May 26, 1983. The series starred Bea Arthur as Amanda Cartwrig ...
'' * *''
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Baby Makes Five ''Baby Makes Five'' is an American sitcom television series starring Peter Scolari. The series premiered April 1, 1983 on ABC. Plot Eddie (Scolari)is an accountant who married to Jennie (Louise Williams) and the father of three children, with twin ...
'' * *''
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'' * *''High Performance'' * *'' It Takes Two'' *''
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments ''Life's Most Embarrassing Moments'' is a series of television comedy specials primarily featuring "blooper" outtakes, and appeared on the ABC network in the United States from 1983 to 1986. Created by Alan Landsburg ProductionsShales, Tom (18 N ...
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Matt Houston ''Matt Houston'' was an American crime drama television series starring Lee Horsley as the title character, a wealthy oilman who decides to hold a side job as a private investigator. Created by Lawrence Gordon and produced by Aaron Spelling, i ...
'' *''
The New Odd Couple ''The New Odd Couple'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1983, and was an updated version of the 1970s television series '' The Odd Couple''. ''The New Odd Couple'' was the second attempt to remake a series ...
'' *'' The Quest'' *'' The Renegades'' * *''
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' feat ...
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Ryan's Four ''Ryan's Four'' is an American medical drama television series that aired from April 5 until April 27, 1983. Premise A doctor acts as a guide for four interns at a medical center. Cast *Tom Skerritt as Dr. Ryan Thomas *Lisa Eilbacher as Dr. In ...
'' * *''
Star of the Family ''Star of the Family'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 30 to December 9, 1982. The show featured Brian Dennehy as fire chief Leslie "Buddy" Krebs and Katherine Saltzberg, then Maisnik, as his singer daughter, Jennie Lee Kr ...
'' *'' Tales of the Gold Monkey'' Not returning from 1981–82: *'' Barney Miller'' *'' Best of the West'' *'' Bosom Buddies'' *'' Code Red'' *''
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King's Crossing ''King's Crossing'' is an American nighttime soap opera which aired on ABC from January 16 to February 27, 1982 on Saturday night at 8:00pm for seven episodes. Its roots can be found in the 1980 drama ''Secrets of Midland Heights'', which aired ...
'' *''
Maggie Maggie is a common short form of the name Magdalena, Magnolia, Margaret. Maggie may refer to: People Women * Maggie Adamson, Scottish musician * Maggie Aderin-Pocock (born 1968), British scientist * Maggie Alderson (born 1959), Aust ...
'' *'' Making a Living'' *'' Mork & Mindy'' *''
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'' *'' Open All Night'' *'' The Phoenix'' *'' Police Squad!'' *'' Strike Force'' *'' Taxi'' (moved to NBC) *''
Today's FBI ''Today's FBI'' is an American crime drama television series, an updated and revamped version of the earlier series ''The F.B.I.'' Like the original program, this series is based on actual cases from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigat ...
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CBS

Returning Series *''
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Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
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Archie Bunker's Place ''Archie Bunker's Place'' is an American television sitcom produced as a continuation of ''All in the Family''. It aired on CBS from September 23, 1979, to April 4, 1983. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough ...
'' *'' Cagney & Lacey'' *'' Dallas'' *'' The Dukes of Hazzard'' *''
Falcon Crest ''Falcon Crest'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired for nine seasons on CBS from December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the California ...
'' *'' Filthy Rich'' *'' The Jeffersons'' *''
Knots Landing ''Knots Landing'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially centered on the lives of ...
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M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. The ...
'' *'' Magnum, P.I.'' *'' One Day at a Time'' *'' Private Benjamin'' *''Rosie'' *'' Simon & Simon'' *'' Trapper John, M.D.'' *'' Walt Disney'' New Series *''
Ace Crawford, Private Eye ''Ace Crawford, Private Eye'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 15 to April 12, 1983. The series parodied the "hard-boiled detective" genre. Synopsis Tim Conway stars as a trench-coated private investigator who always solves the ...
'' * *'' Bring 'Em Back Alive'' *''Foot in the Door'' * *''
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'' *'' Goodnight, Beantown'' * *'' Gun Shy'' * *''
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'' * *'' Newhart'' *''On the Road with Charles Kuralt'' *''Our Times with Bill Moyers'' *'' 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 Herbie, the Love Bug is a fictional Sentience, sentient 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, who has been featured in several Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film ''The Love Bug''. He has a mind of his own an ...
'' *'' House Calls'' *'' The Incredible Hulk'' *'' Jessica Novak'' *'' Lou Grant'' *'' Making the Grade'' *''
Mr. Merlin ''Mr. Merlin'' is an American sitcom that ran for one season, from 1981 to 1982, about Merlin the wizard (played by Barnard Hughes), who is immortal, living in modern-day San Francisco, and disguised as Max Merlin, a mechanic. ''Mr. Merlin'' was ...
'' *'' Nurse'' *''
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'' *'' Report to Murphy'' *''
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'' *'' WKRP in Cincinnati''


NBC

Returning Series *'' CHiPs'' *'' Diff'rent Strokes'' *'' The Facts of Life'' *'' Fame'' *''
Father Murphy ''Father Murphy'' is an American western drama television series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981, to September 18, 1983. Michael Landon created the series, was the executive producer, and directed the show in partnership with ...
'' *'' Gimme a Break!'' *'' Hill Street Blues'' *''
Love, Sidney ''Love, Sidney'' is an American sitcom television series which aired two seasons on NBC, from October 28, 1981, to June 6, 1983. It stars Tony Randall as Sidney Shorr (a single, closeted gay man), Swoosie Kurtz as Laurie Morgan (a single mother wi ...
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NBC Monday Night at the Movies ''The NBC Monday Movie'' was a television anthology series of films that debuted on February 4, 1963 (in the middle of the 1962-63 season). It was referred to as ''Monday Night at the Movies'' prior to the mid-1980s. Contrary to popular contemp ...
'' *'' Quincy, M.E.'' *'' Real People'' *'' Taxi'' (moved from
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) *''
Teachers Only ''Teachers Only'' is an American sitcom on NBC that centered on the faculty of a Los Angeles high school who spent a lot of time in the teacher's lounge, where the students were not allowed. Following a short first season, the show was completely ...
'' * New Series *'' The A-Team'' * *'' Bare Essence'' * *''
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Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
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Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...
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The Devlin Connection ''The Devlin Connection'' is an American television crime drama starring Rock Hudson and Jack Scalia. The show aired on NBC for 13 episodes in 1982, premiering on October 2. Premise Hudson stars as Brian Devlin, a former military intelligence ...
'' *'' Family Ties'' *'' The Family Tree'' * *'' Gavilan'' *'' Knight Rider'' *'' Little House: A New Beginning'' *'' Mama's Family'' * *'' Monitor'' * *''
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'' * *'' The Powers of Matthew Star'' *'' Remington Steele'' *''
St. Elsewhere ''St. Elsewhere'' was an American medical drama television series created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982, to May 25, 1988. The series stars Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, and William Daniels as ...
'' *'' 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 ''Chicago Story'' is an American crime drama television series that aired for 13 episodes on NBC from March 6 to June 11, 1982, following a 2-hour television film pilot that was broadcast earlier on March 15, 1981. Synopsis The series followed ...
'' *''Fitz and Bones'' *'' Flamingo Road'' *'' Harper Valley'' *''
Jokebook ''Jokebook'' is an American adult animated comedy series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It aired on NBC for three episodes from April 23 to May 7, 1982. Format The series' theme song was sung by Scatman Crothers. ''Jokebook'' was an anthology of seg ...
'' *'' Lewis & Clark'' *'' Little House on the Prairie'' *'' McClain's Law'' *''Nashville Palace'' *'' NBC Magazine'' *'' One of the Boys'' *''Television: Inside and Out'' Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


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