1983–84 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)
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The following is the 1983–84 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 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. 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. .


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


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Saturday

Note: Starting January 7, 1984, '' Whiz Kids'' replaced ''
Cutter to Houston ''Cutter to Houston'' is an American medical drama starring Shelley Hack, Jim Metzler, and Alec Baldwin that aired on CBS on Saturday night from October 1 to December 31, 1983 at 8 p.m Eastern time. The series was created by Sandor Stern. Synops ...
'' at 8:00/7:00 CST due to the latters 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
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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


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Returning Series *''
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'' *'' The ABC Sunday Night Movie'' *''
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'' *'' Dynasty'' *'' The Fall Guy'' *'' Fantasy Island'' *'' Happy Days'' *'' Hart to Hart'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' The Love Boat'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' Monday Night Baseball'' *''
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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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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'' *'' Three's Company'' New Series *''
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Automan ''Automan'' is an American superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC between 1983 and 1984. It consciously emulates the stylistic trappings of the Walt Disney Pictures live-ac ...
'' * *'' Blue Thunder'' * *'' Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders'' * *'' Hardcastle and McCormick'' *'' Hotel'' *''
It's Not Easy ''It's Not Easy'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29 until October 27, 1983. Premise A divorced couple decides to live across the street from each other to make it easier for the kids. Cast *Evan Cohen as Johnny Long *Be ...
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Just Our Luck ''Just Our Luck'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for 12 episodes (a 13th was unaired) from September 20 to December 27, 1983. Created by brothers Lawrence and Charles Gordon, it was considered a modernized version of the 1960s sitcom '' ...
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Lottery! ''Lottery!'' is an American anthologic drama that premiered on ABC on September 9, 1983. The series aired for one season of 17 episodes and starred Ben Murphy as Patrick Sean Flaherty, and Marshall Colt as Eric Rush. ''Lottery!'' centered on o ...
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Oh Madeline ''Oh Madeline'' is an American sitcom television series starring Madeline Kahn that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 27, 1983 to March 13, 1984. It was based on the British sitcom ''Pig in the Middle'' that aired on ITV ...
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Shaping Up ''Shaping Up'' is an American sitcom created by writer-producers Sam Simon and Ken Estin, which ran for five weeks on ABC from March 20 until April 17, 1984. Synopsis A spring replacement in 1984, ''Shaping Up'', originally titled ''Welcome to ...
'' * *'' Trauma Center'' *'' Two Marriages'' *''
Webster Webster may refer to: People *Webster (surname), including a list of people with the surname *Webster (given name), including a list of people with the given name Places Canada *Webster, Alberta *Webster's Falls, Hamilton, Ontario United State ...
'' Not returning from 1982–83: *''
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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'' *'' The Greatest American Hero'' *''High Performance'' *'' It Takes Two'' *''
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 ...
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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'' *''
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 ...
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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'' *'' Too Close for Comfort'' ^


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 ...
'' *'' 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 ...
'' *'' Goodnight, Beantown'' *'' 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 ...
'' *'' Magnum, P.I.'' *''
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'' *'' Newhart'' *'' One Day at a Time'' *''Rosie'' *'' Simon & Simon'' *'' Trapper John, M.D.'' New Series *'' Airwolf'' * *''The American Parade'' * *'' AfterMASH'' *''
Cutter to Houston ''Cutter to Houston'' is an American medical drama starring Shelley Hack, Jim Metzler, and Alec Baldwin that aired on CBS on Saturday night from October 1 to December 31, 1983 at 8 p.m Eastern time. The series was created by Sandor Stern. Synops ...
'' *'' Domestic Life'' * *''
Emerald Point N.A.S. ''Emerald Point N.A.S'' is an American primetime soap opera created by ''Dynasty''s Richard and Esther Shapiro which premiered on CBS on Monday, September 26, 1983. The series revolved around the lives of personnel stationed on a naval air stati ...
'' *'' Empire'' * *''The Four Seasons'' * *''
Kate & Allie ''Kate & Allie'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989, starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin as two divorced women, both with children, who decide to live together in the same house. ...
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Maggie Briggs ''Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 4 to April 15, 1984. Premise Maggie Briggs is a reporter at ''The New York Examiner'' who is demoted from working on feature stories to writing human inter ...
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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 ...
'' * *'' Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' * *''
Scarecrow and Mrs. King ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to September 10, 1987, on CBS. The show starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner, as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative ...
'' *'' Whiz Kids'' Not returning from 1982–83: *''
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 ...
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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 ...
'' *'' Bring 'Em Back Alive'' *'' Filthy Rich'' *''Foot in the Door'' *''
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'' *'' Gun Shy'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' Private Benjamin'' *'' Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' *'' Small & Frye'' *'' Square Pegs'' *'' Tucker's Witch'' *'' Walt Disney'' *'' Wizards and Warriors'' *'' Zorro and Son''


NBC

Returning Series *'' The A-Team'' *''
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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 ...
'' *'' Diff'rent Strokes'' *'' The Facts of Life'' *'' Family Ties'' *'' Gimme a Break!'' *'' Hill Street Blues'' *'' Knight Rider'' *'' Mama's Family'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' Real People'' *'' 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'' New Series *'' Bay City Blues'' *''Boone'' *''Comedy Zone'' * *'' Double Trouble'' * *''
The Duck Factory ''The Duck Factory'' is an American sitcom produced by MTM Enterprises that aired on NBC from April 12 until July 11, 1984. It was Jim Carrey's first lead role in a Hollywood production. It was also the only time when Don Messick appeared in liv ...
'' * *'' First Camera'' *''For Love and Honor'' *''
Jennifer Slept Here ''Jennifer Slept Here'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that ran for one season on NBC from October 21, 1983, to September 5, 1984. The series was a Larry Larry production in association with Columbia Pictures Television. Overvi ...
'' *'' Legmen'' * *'' Manimal'' *'' The Master'' * *'' Mr. Smith'' *''
The New Show ''The New Show'' is an NBC sketch comedy show produced by Lorne Michaels that ran for one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in format to Michaels' own ''S ...
'' * *'' Night Court'' * *'' People Are Funny'' * *'' Riptide'' * *''
The Rousters ''The Rousters'' is an American adventure drama television series about a group of modern-day bounty hunters who are descendants of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. It aired on NBC from October 1, 1983, until July 21, 1984. Despite advertising claims ...
'' *''Summer Sunday U.S.A.'' * *'' TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes'' * *'' We Got It Made'' *''
The Yellow Rose ''The Yellow Rose'' is an American soap opera television series that was broadcast on NBC from October 2, 1983 until May 12, 1984. It was produced by Paul Freeman. The series was at least partly inspired by the more coltish elements of the soap o ...
'' Not returning from 1982–83: *'' Bare Essence'' *'' CHiPs'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' Fame'' ^ *'' The Family Tree'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' Gavilan'' *'' Little House: A New Beginning'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' Monitor'' *''
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'' *'' The Powers of Matthew Star'' *'' Quincy, M.E.'' *'' Taxi'' *''
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 ...
'' *'' Voyagers!'' 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.


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