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1993–94 United States network television schedule
Television schedule for the fall of 1993
Television schedule for the fall of 1993
The 1993–94 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1993 through August 1994. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1992–93 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 1994 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
This is the first season in which Fox commenced television broadcasts on every night of the week from the beginning of the season onward.
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.
All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming scheduled by affiliates after game completion.
Note: From February 12 to 27, 1994, all of CBS' primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
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.
- Light gold indicates programming produced outside of the United States.
- 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 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 | Fox | Fall | Late fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Mid-summer | NBC | Fall | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America's Funniest Home Videos | The New America's Funniest People | *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (30/12.6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Family Matters) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 Minutes (1/20.9) | Murder, She Wrote (11/16.0) | CBS Sunday Movie (10/16.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Townsend Television* | Martin | *Living Single* | Married... with Children | *Daddy Dearest* | Local programming | ||||||||||||||||
| Married... with Children (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Code 3 (R) | *The George Carlin Show* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Simpsons (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I Witness Video | *seaQuest DSV* | NBC Sunday Night Movie | |||||||||||||||||||
| NBA on NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming |
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 | Summer | CBS | Fall | Spring | Mid-spring | Late spring | Summer | Fox | NBC | Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day One | ABC's Monday Night Football (8/16.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The ABC Monday Night Movie | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach (R) | Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Evening Shade (27/13.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Phenom and Rescue 911) | *Dave's World* (21/13.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) | Murphy Brown (9/16.3) | Love & War (13/14.5) | Northern Exposure (14/14.4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| *Dave's World* (21/13.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) | *704 Hauser* | Hearts Afire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Evening Shade (27/13.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Phenom and Rescue 911) | Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Dave's World* (R) | *The Nanny* (R) | Love & War (R) | |||||||||||||||||||
| *The Nanny* (R) | *Dave's World* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fox Night at the Movies | Local programming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (21/13.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Dave's World) | Blossom | The NBC Monday Movie (23/13.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Someone Like Me* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Blossom |
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 | Summer | Mid-summer | CBS | Fox | Fall | Winter | Spring | Mid-spring | NBC | Fall | Winter | Late winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full House (16/14.2) | *Phenom* (27/13.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Evening Shade and Rescue 911) | Roseanne (4/19.1) | Coach (6/17.4) | *NYPD Blue* (18/13.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Wings) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Sister, Sister* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *These Friends of Mine* | *She TV* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rescue 911 (27/13.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Phenom and Evening Shade) | CBS Tuesday Movie (25/13.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roc | *Bakersfield P.D.* | America's Most Wanted | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Monty* | Roc | Front Page | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *South Central* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tales from the Crypt (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Saved by the Bell: The College Years* | Getting By | *The John Larroquette Show* | *The Second Half* | Dateline NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| *The Good Life* | *Café Americain* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Good Life* | *The Second Half* | *The John Larroquette Show* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *TV Nation* | *The John Larroquette Show* (R) | Wings (R) |
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 | Late fall | Winter | Mid-winter | Spring | Late Spring | Summer | CBS | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Late winter | Spring | Summer | Fox | Fall | Summer | NBC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Thea* | *Joe's Life* | Home Improvement (2/20.4) | *Grace Under Fire* (5/17.7) | *Moon Over Miami* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| *George* | Special programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Birdland* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Critic* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Improvement (R) | *Thunder Alley* (12/15.9) | *These Friends of Mine* | *Turning Point* (20/13.8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dinosaurs | *The Critic* | *Grace Under Fire* (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Thunder Alley* (R) | *Phenom* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB on CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hearts Afire | *The Nanny* | Special programming | 48 Hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Nanny* | Hearts Afire | In the Heat of the Night | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Tom* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Good Advice | *America Tonight* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Muddling Through* (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Melrose Place | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Models Inc.* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsolved Mysteries | *Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric* | Law & Order |
Note: After airing only a single episode of South of Sunset on October 27, CBS cancelled the show and broadcast no further episodes.
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 | Summer | Mid-summer | CBS | Fall | Mid-fall | Late fall | Winter | Spring | Mid-spring | Late spring | Summer | Mid-summer | Fox | Fall | Spring | Late spring | Summer | Mid-summer | NBC | Fall | Winter | Mid-winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Missing Persons* | Matlock | Primetime Live (17/14.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Byrds of Paradise* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matlock (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matlock (R) | The Commish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In the Heat of the Night | *Eye to Eye with Connie Chung* | *Angel Falls* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Second Chances* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How'd They Do That? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Christy* | *Traps* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | *Eye to Eye with Connie Chung* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How'd They Do That? | *Eye to Eye with Connie Chung* | Picket Fences (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In the Heat of the Night (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *One West Waikiki* | *Hotel Malibu* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Simpsons | *The Sinbad Show* | In Living Color | Herman's Head | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Simpsons (R) | Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Sinbad Show* (R) | Herman's Head (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Bakersfield P.D.* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin (R) | *Living Single* (R) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mad About You | Wings (18/13.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with NYPD Blue) | Seinfeld (3/19.4) | *Frasier* (7/16.8) | L.A. Law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homicide: Life on the Street (24/13.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L.A. Law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Law & Order (R) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dateline NBC |
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 | Spring | Mid-spring | CBS | Fall | Mid-fall | Late fall | Winter | Fox | Fall | Summer | NBC | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Matters (30/12.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie) | *Boy Meets World* | Step by Step | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | 20/20 (15/14.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Sister, Sister* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *It Had to Be You* | *Family Album* | Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Diagnosis: Murder* | Bob | *Family Album* | Picket Fences | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Burke's Law* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* | *The X-Files* | Local programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Encounters: The Hidden Truth* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Against the Grain* | NBC Friday Night Mystery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Viper* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Witness Video |
Note: On CBS, Good Advice was to have returned on this night at 9 p.m., followed by Bob at 9:30 p.m. Late changes resulted in Bob beginning at 9 p.m., Family Album moving to 9:30 p.m. in mid-October, It Had to Be You being canceled at the same time, and Good Advice not returning till the following May. Additionally, Diagnosis: Murder premiered in late October to fill the 8–9 p.m. hour.
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 | Late fall | CBS | Fall | Mid-fall | Winter | Spring | Late spring | Summer | Fox | Fall | Winter | NBC | Fall | Winter | Late winter | Spring | Late spring | Summer | Mid-summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The Commish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *George* | Where I Live | Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The ABC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB on CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (25/13.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Tied with The CBS Tuesday Movie) | *Harts of the West* | Walker, Texas Ranger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Road Home* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Harts of the West* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Muddling Through* | Hearts Afire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COPS | COPS (R) | Front Page | Local programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| America's Most Wanted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Mommies* | *Café Americain* | Empty Nest | Nurses | Sisters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Getting By | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blossom | *The Mommies* | *Winnetka Road* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sisters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Mommies* (R) | Getting By | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *The Mommies* (R) | Empty Nest (R) | NBC Saturday Night Movie |
Note: NBC was scheduled to show its portion of Baseball Night in America in August and September 1994, but those games were cancelled by the Major League Baseball players' strike.
By network
[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
;Returning series
- 20/20
- ABC's Monday Night Football
- The ABC Monday Night Movie
- The ABC Saturday Night Movie
- The ABC Sunday Night Movie
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- America's Funniest People
- Coach
- The Commish
- Day One
- Dinosaurs
- Family Matters
- FBI: The Untold Stories
- Full House
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
- Home Improvement
- Matlock
- Primetime Live
- Roseanne
- Step by Step
- Where I Live
;New series
- Baseball Night in America
- Birdland *
- Boy Meets World
- The Byrds of Paradise *
- The Critic *
- Ellen *
- George
- Grace Under Fire
- Joe's Life
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Missing Persons
- Moon Over Miami
- NYPD Blue
- The Paula Poundstone Show
- Phenom
- She TV *
- Sister, Sister *
- Thea
- Thunder Alley *
- Turning Point *
Not returning from 1992–93:
- American Detective
- Camp Wilder
- Civil Wars
- Covington Cross
- Crossroads
- Delta
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Getting By (moved to NBC)
- Going to Extremes
- Home Free
- Homefront
- Jack's Place
- The Jackie Thomas Show
- Laurie Hill
- Life Goes On
- Perfect Strangers
- Room for Two
- Sirens (moved to syndication in 1994)
- Street Match
- The Wonder Years
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
- Wild Palms
[[CBS]]
;Returning series
- 48 Hours
- 60 Minutes
- Bob
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Evening Shade
- Good Advice
- Hearts Afire
- In the Heat of the Night
- Love & War
- Murder, She Wrote
- Murphy Brown
- Northern Exposure
- Picket Fences
- Rescue 911
- Walker, Texas Ranger
;New series
- 704 Hauser *
- America Tonight *
- Angel Falls
- Burke's Law *
- Christy *
- Dave's World
- Diagnosis: Murder *
- Eye to Eye with Connie Chung
- Family Album
- Harts of the West
- Hotel Malibu *
- It Had to Be You
- Muddling Through *
- The Nanny
- One West Waikiki *
- The Road Home *
- Second Chances *
- South of Sunset
- Tom *
- Traps *
Not returning from 1992–93:
- Angel Street
- Bodies of Evidence
- The Boys
- Brooklyn Bridge
- The Building
- Cutters
- Designing Women
- Dudley
- Family Dog
- Frannie's Turn
- The Golden Palace
- The Hat Squad
- How'd They Do That?
- Johnny Bago
- Knots Landing
- A League of Their Own
- Major Dad
- Middle Ages
- Raven
- Space Rangers
- Street Stories with Ed Bradley
- Top Cops
- Tall Hopes
- The Trouble with Larry
[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
;Returning series
- America's Most Wanted
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Code 3
- Comic Strip Live
- Cops
- Fox Night at the Movies
- The Front Page
- Herman's Head
- In Living Color
- Married... with Children
- Martin
- Melrose Place
- Roc
- The Simpsons
;New series
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
- Bakersfield P.D.
- Daddy Dearest
- Encounters: The Hidden Truth *
- The George Carlin Show *
- Living Single
- Models Inc.
- Monty *
- The Sinbad Show
- South Central *
- Townsend Television
- The X-Files
Not returning from 1992–93:
- Batman: The Animated Series (returned to daytime)
- The Ben Stiller Show
- Class of '96
- Danger Theatre
- Down the Shore
- The Edge
- Flying Blind
- Great Scott!
- The Heights
- Key West
- Likely Suspects
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- Shaky Ground
- Sightings (moved to syndication)
- TriBeCa
- Woops!
[[NBC]]
;Returning series
- Blossom
- Dateline NBC
- Empty Nest
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Getting By (moved from ABC)
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- I Witness Video
- L.A. Law
- Law & Order
- Mad About You
- NBC Sunday Night Movie
- The NBC Monday Movie
- Nurses
- Seinfeld
- Sisters
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Wings
;New series
- Against the Grain
- Café Americain
- Frasier
- The Good Life *
- The John Larroquette Show
- The Mommies
- Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric *
- Saved by the Bell: The College Years
- seaQuest DSV
- The Second Half
- Someone Like Me *
- TV Nation *
- Viper *
- Winnetka Road *
Not returning from 1992–93:
- Almost Home
- Black Tie Affair
- Cheers
- Crime & Punishment
- A Different World
- Final Appeal
- Here and Now
- I'll Fly Away
- Out All Night
- The Powers That Be
- Quantum Leap
- Reasonable Doubts
- Rhythm & Blues
- The Round Table
- Route 66
- Secret Service
- South Beach
- Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes
- What Happened?
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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