1987-88 United States network television schedule

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United States Network Television Schedule

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This was the television schedule on all four United States commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1987. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New series highlighted in bold.

The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top 10 rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research^[1]

Note: This is the first fall season for FOX. It would air only twice a week until 1989.

PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.

1 Sunday
2 Monday
3 Tuesday
4 Wednesday
5 Thursday
6 Friday
7 Saturday
8 References

[edit] Sunday

PM	7:00	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	The Disney Sunday Movie	Spenser: For Hire		Dolly		Buck James
CBS	60 Minutes	Murder, She Wrote		CBS Sunday Night Movie
FOX	21 Jump Street	Werewolf	Married... with Children	The Tracey Ullman Show	Duet	Local
NBC	Our House	Family Ties	My Two Dads	NBC Sunday Night at the Movies

[edit] Monday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	MacGyver		Monday Night Football
CBS	Frank's Place	Kate & Allie	Newhart	Designing Women	Cagney & Lacey
NBC	ALF	Valerie's Family	NBC Monday Night at the Movies

[edit] Tuesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	10:00
ABC	Who's the Boss?	Growing Pains	Moonlighting	thirtysomething
CBS	Houston Knights		Jake and the Fatman	The Law and Harry McGraw
NBC	Matlock		J.J. Starbuck	Crime Story

Note: ABC premiered The Wonder Years after Super Bowl XXII and then aired the rest of its season on Tuesdays 8:30pm. NBC aired In the Heat of the Night Tuesdays 9:00pm starting March 1988.

[edit] Wednesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Perfect Strangers	Head of the Class	Hooperman	The "Slap" Maxwell Story	Dynasty
CBS	The Oldest Rookie		Magnum, P.I.		The Equalizer
NBC	Highway to Heaven		A Year in the Life		St. Elsewhere

[edit] Thursday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Sledge Hammer!	The Charmings	The ABC Thursday Night Movie
CBS	Tour of Duty		Wiseguy		Knots Landing
NBC	The Cosby Show	A Different World	Cheers	Night Court	L.A. Law

Note: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd was an NBC spring replacement in the 9:30 p.m. time slot.

[edit] Friday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	10:00
ABC	Full House	I Married Dora	Max Headroom	20/20
CBS	Beauty and the Beast		Dallas	Falcon Crest
NBC	Rags to Riches		Miami Vice	Private Eye

[edit] Saturday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Once a Hero		Ohara		Spenser: For Hire
CBS	My Sister Sam	Everything's Relative	Leg Work		West 57th
FOX	Mr. President	Women in Prison	The New Adventures of Beans Baxter	Second Chance	Local
NBC	The Facts of Life	227	The Golden Girls	Amen	Hunter