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1990–91 United States network television schedule
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The 1990–91 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1990 through August 1991. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1989–90 season.
Beginning this season, Fox began broadcasting on Thursdays and Fridays.
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 are U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
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 regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
- Lime indicates the number-one most-watched program of the season.
- Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
- Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
- Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 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 | CBS | Fall | Winter | Spring | Late spring | Summer | Fox | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Goes On | America's Funniest Home Videos (7/16.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Empty Nest) | *America's Funniest People* (13/16.3) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murder, She Wrote (12/16.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All in the Family (R) | *Sunday Dinner* | Murder, She Wrote (12/16.4) | *The Trials of Rosie O'Neill* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murder, She Wrote (12/16.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *True Colors* | *Parker Lewis Can't Lose* | In Living Color | *Get a Life* | Married... with Children | *Good Grief* | *Against the Law* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| *Comic Strip: Live* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Top of the Heap* | *The Sunday Comics* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Married... with Children (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Hull High* | *Lifestories* | NBC Sunday Night Movie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Sunday Best* | Real Life with Jane Pauley | *Expose* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage* | *Expose* | Real Life with Jane Pauley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *C. Everett Koop, M.D.* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming |
Note: All in the Family consisted in assorted episodes of the 1970s series.
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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | CBS | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Fox | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacGyver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The ABC Monday Night Movie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Uncle Buck* | Major Dad (21/14.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | Murphy Brown (6/16.9) | Designing Women (10/16.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with The Golden Girls) | *The Trials of Rosie O'Neill* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Evening Shade* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Exposure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Dad (21/14.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | *The Family Man* | *Evening Shade* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Evening Shade* | Major Dad (21/14.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | Designing Women (10/16.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with The Golden Girls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Fox Night at the Movies* | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* | *Ferris Bueller* | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Blossom* |
Note: On CBS, Face to Face with Connie Chung was to have aired 10-11 p.m., but it was replaced by The Trials of Rosie O'Neill at the last minute due to Connie Chung's personal health commitments.
Tuesday
| 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 | Spring | Mid-spring | Summer | Mid-summer | CBS | NBC | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who's the Boss? (19/15.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie) | Head of the Class (26/14.5) | Roseanne (3/18.1) | Coach (18/15.3) | Thirtysomething | ||||||||||||||||
| *Davis Rules* (27/14.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Growing Pains and *Baby Talk*) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Eddie Dodd* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Baby Talk* (27/14.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Growing Pains and *Davis Rules*) | Who's the Boss? (19/15.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie) | *Stat* | Thirtysomething | ||||||||||||||||||
| Who's the Boss? (19/15.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie) | Head of the Class | Coach (18/15.3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full House (R) | Who's the Boss? (19/15.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rescue 911 | CBS Tuesday Night Movie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Matlock (17/15.5) | In the Heat of the Night (21/14.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Major Dad) | Various programming | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Law & Order* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shannon's Deal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Law & Order* |
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 | Winter | Mid-winter | Spring | Mid-spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Late summer | CBS | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Mid-spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Late summer | NBC | Fall | Mid-fall | Late fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wonder Years (30/14.2) | Growing Pains (27/14.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with *Davis Rules* and *Baby Talk*) | Doogie Howser, M.D. (24/14.7) | *Married People* | *Cop Rock* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anything but Love | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *My Life and Times* | *Gabriel's Fire* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anything but Love | American Detective | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Man in the Family* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Davis Rules* (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Dinosaurs* (R) | The Wonder Years (30/14.2) | Anything but Love | *Married People* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Lenny* | Doctor Doctor | Jake and the Fatman | *WIOU* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 Hours | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | 48 Hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rescue 911 (R) | *The Family Man* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Hogan Family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Police Squad! (R) | *Morton & Hayes* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsolved Mysteries (16/15.7) | *The Fanelli Boys* | Dear John | Hunter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dear John | *The Fanelli Boys* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Working It Out* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Night Court | Seinfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dear John | Quantum Leap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seinfeld |
Note: Top Cops aired at 10:00 PM on CBS from July to October 1990. Police Squad! on CBS consisted of reruns of the 1982 ABC series.
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 | Spring | Summer | CBS | Fall | Winter | Mid-winter | Spring | Summer | Late summer | Fox | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Dowling Mysteries | *Gabriel's Fire* | Primetime Live | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Twin Peaks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top Cops | *The Flash* | Doctor Doctor | Knots Landing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Good Sports* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top Cops | *The Flash* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Antagonists* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Over My Dead Body* | *Broken Badges* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Trials of Rosie O'Neill* (R) | *Golden Years* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Simpsons | *Babes* | *Beverly Hills, 90210* | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *True Colors* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Cosby Show (5/17.1) | A Different World (4/17.5) | Cheers (1/21.3) | Grand (25/14.6) | *Law & Order* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L.A. Law (23/14.8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seinfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wings |
On CBS, Sons and Daughters was supposed to premiere on October 25, 1990, while The Flash is supposed to start at 8:00-9:00 p.m., but the show was shelved.
Friday
| 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 | Spring | Mid-spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Late summer | CBS | Fall | Mid-fall | Late fall | Winter | Spring | Late spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Late summer | Fox | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Mid-spring | Late spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Late summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full House (14/15.9) | Family Matters (15/15.8) | Perfect Strangers | *Going Places* | 20/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Baby Talk* (27/14.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Growing Pains and *Davis Rules*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Dinosaurs* | Family Matters (15/15.8) | Perfect Strangers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family Matters (15/15.8) | Perfect Strangers | *Going Places* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Hi Honey, I'm Home!* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family Matters (15/15.8) | Growing Pains (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Evening Shade* | Bagdad Café | CBS Friday Movie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Over My Dead Body* | Dallas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Uncle Buck* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guns of Paradise | Dallas | *Sons and Daughters* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *True Detectives* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS Friday Movie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Verdict* | *True Detectives* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Flash* (R) | *Sweating Bullets* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Fantastic Facts* | Prime Time Pets | CBS Friday Movie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| America's Most Wanted | *DEA* | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Against the Law* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *DEA* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quantum Leap | Night Court | Wings | Midnight Caller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | *Dark Shadows* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hunter | *Dark Shadows* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage* | Midnight Caller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC Friday Night Movie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hunter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Life with Jane Pauley | *Expose* | NBC Friday Night Movie |
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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | CBS | Fall | Late fall | Early winter | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Fox | Fall | Winter | Mid-winter | Spring | Summer | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring | Late spring | Summer | Mid-summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Young Riders | China Beach | Twin Peaks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Under Cover* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The ABC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Family Man* | The Hogan Family | *E.A.R.T.H. Force* | 48 Hours | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Broken Badges* | Wiseguy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *You Take the Kids* | *Lenny* | CBS Saturday Movie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Uncle Buck* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Flash* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS Saturday Movie | Doctor Doctor | *Good Sports* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totally Hidden Video | *Haywire* | COPS | *American Chronicles* | Local programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COPS (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totally Hidden Video | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Yearbook* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COPS | COPS (R) | Totally Hidden Video | *Babes* (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Parenthood* | *Working It Out* | The Golden Girls (10/16.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Designing Women) | Empty Nest (7/16.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with America's Funniest Home Videos) | Carol & Company | *American Dreamer* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amen | *The Fanelli Boys* | Dear John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Down Home | Carol & Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *American Dreamer* | *Sisters* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Down Home | Dear John | Carol & Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Golden Girls (10/16.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Designing Women) | The Golden Girls (R) | Empty Nest (7/16.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with America's Funniest Home Videos) | Dear John | *Sisters* |
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
- Anything but Love
- China Beach
- Coach
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Equal Justice
- Family Matters
- Father Dowling Mysteries
- Full House
- Growing Pains
- Head of the Class
- Life Goes On
- MacGyver
- Monday Night Football
- Perfect Strangers
- Primetime Live
- Roseanne
- Thirtysomething
- Twin Peaks
- Who's the Boss?
- The Wonder Years
- The Young Riders
;New series
- America's Funniest People *
- Baby Talk *
- Cop Rock
- Davis Rules
- Dinosaurs *
- Eddie Dodd *
- Gabriel's Fire
- Going Places
- Hi Honey, I'm Home! *
- The Man in the Family *
- Married People
- My Life and Times *
- Stat *
- Under Cover *
Not returning from 1989–90:
- The ABC Mystery Movie
- Brewster Place
- Capital News
- Chicken Soup
- Elvis
- Free Spirit
- H.E.L.P.
- Homeroom
- Just the Ten of Us
- Living Dolls
- The Marshall Chronicles
- Mission: Impossible
- Mr. Belvedere
- Monopoly
- Sunset Beat
- Super Jeopardy!
- Tim Conway's Funny America
[[CBS]]
;Returning series
- 48 Hours
- 60 Minutes
- Bagdad Café
- CBS Sunday Movie
- Dallas
- Designing Women
- Doctor Doctor
- Guns of Paradise (formerly known as Paradise)
- The Hogan Family (moved from NBC)
- Jake and the Fatman
- Knots Landing
- Major Dad
- Murder, She Wrote
- Murphy Brown
- Northern Exposure
- Rescue 911
- Wiseguy
;New series
- The Antagonists *
- Broken Badges *
- E.A.R.T.H. Force
- Evening Shade
- The Family Man
- Fantastic Facts *
- The Flash
- Golden Years
- Good Sports *
- Lenny
- Morton & Hayes *
- Over My Dead Body
- Sons and Daughters *
- Sunday Dinner *
- The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
- True Detectives *
- Uncle Buck
- Verdict *
- WIOU
- You Take the Kids *
Not returning from 1989–90:
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Bradys
- City
- Falcon Crest
- The Famous Teddy Z
- Grand Slam
- His & Hers
- Island Son
- Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
- Newhart
- Normal Life
- A Peaceable Kingdom
- The People Next Door
- Prime Time Pets
- Room for Romance
- Saturday Night with Connie Chung
- Small Talk
- Snoops
- Sugar and Spice
- Sydney
- Top of the Hill
- Tour of Duty
- Wolf
[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
;Returning series
- America's Most Wanted
- Comic Strip Live
- Cops
- In Living Color
- Married... with Children
- The Simpsons
- Totally Hidden Video
;New series
- Against the Law
- American Chronicles
- Babes
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- DEA
- FOX Night At The Movies
- Get a Life
- Good Grief
- Haywire
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- The Sunday Comics *
- Top of the Heap *
- True Colors
- Yearbook
Not returning from 1989–90:
- 21 Jump Street (moved to syndication)
- Alien Nation
- Beyond Tomorrow
- Booker
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
- Glory Days
- Molloy
- Open House
- The Outsiders
- The Reporters
- The Tracey Ullman Show
[[NBC]]
;Returning series
- Amen
- Cheers
- The Cosby Show
- Dear John
- A Different World
- Down Home
- Empty Nest
- The Golden Girls
- Grand
- Hunter
- In the Heat of the Night
- L.A. Law
- Matlock
- Midnight Caller
- NBC Sunday Night Movie
- NBC Monday Night at the Movies
- Night Court
- Quantum Leap
- Real Life with Jane Pauley
- Seinfeld
- Shannon's Deal
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Wings
;New series
- The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage *
- American Dreamer
- Blossom *
- Dark Shadows *
- Expose *
- The Fanelli Boys
- Ferris Bueller
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Hull High
- Lifestories
- Law & Order
- Parenthood
- Sisters *
- Sunday Best *
- Working It Out
Not returning from 1989–90:
- 13 East
- 227
- ALF
- Ann Jillian
- Baywatch (moved to syndication in September 1991)
- Brand New Life
- Carol and Company
- A Family for Joe
- FM
- Hardball
- The Hogan Family (moved to CBS)
- The Magical World of Disney (moved to ABC)
- Mancuso, F.B.I.
- My Two Dads
- Nasty Boys
- The Nutt House
- Singer & Sons
- Sister Kate
- True Blue
- Working Girl
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 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.
- Rosenfeld, Megan. (1990-07-31). "A PREGNANT PAUSE FOR CHUNG?". Washington Post.
- (1990-10-08). "Top of the Week". [[Broadcasting & Cable.
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