This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1983. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football .
New fall series are highlighted in bold . Series ending their original runs are highlighted in italics .
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime yellow cyan magenta orange silver Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research .[1]
PBS , the Public Broadcasting Service , was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
All ratings data courtesy of TVTango.com's ratings database
Fall Schedule [ ] Sunday [ ]
Network
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
Ripley's Believe It or Not! #68 12.56 rating
Hardcastle and McCormick The ABC Sunday Night Movie #12 20.52 rating
CBS
60 Minutes #2 24.35 rating
Alice #30 16.93 rating
One Day at a Time The Jeffersons #19 18.50 rating
Goodnight, Beantown Trapper John, M.D. #31 16.81 rating
NBC
First Camera Knight Rider #25 17.56 rating
NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
Monday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
That's Incredible! Monday Night Football #21 18.21 rating
CBS
Scarecrow and Mrs. King AfterM*A*S*H Newhart #24 18.03 rating
Woman to Woman
NBC
Boone NBC Monday Night at the Movies #22 18.21 rating
Tuesday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
Just Our Luck Happy Days Three's Company Oh, Madeline Hart to Hart
CBS
The Mississippi The CBS Tuesday Night Movies #28 17.30 rating
NBC
The A-Team #4 24.16 rating
Remington Steele #33 16.65 rating
Bay City Blues
Wednesday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
The Fall Guy #13 20.05 rating
Dynasty #3 24.08 rating
Hotel
CBS
Whiz Kids The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
NBC
Real People The Facts of Life #24 17.46 rating
Family Ties #43 15.62 rating
St. Elsewhere #64 13.41 rating
Thursday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
official
Trauma Center 9 to 5 It's Not Easy 20/20
follow-up (Nov. 3)
Specials
Automan
Trauma Center
CBS
Magnum, P.I. #7 22.62 rating
Simon and Simon #3 24.27 rating
Knots Landing #9 20.85 rating
NBC
Gimme a Break! #49 15.20 rating
Mama's Family We Got It Made Cheers #34 16.64 rating
Hill Street Blues #29 17.20 rating
Friday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
Benson #37 16.31 rating
Webster Lottery! Matt Houston #42 15.65 rating
CBS
The Dukes of Hazzard #46 15.44 rating
Dallas #1 25.63 rating
Falcon Crest #8 22.13 rating
NBC
official
Mr. Smith Jennifer Slept Here Manimal For Love and Honor
follow-up (Nov. 11)
NBC Friday Night at the Movies
Saturday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
T.J. Hooker #40 15.90 rating
The Love Boat #14 19.54 rating
Fantasy Island
CBS
Cutter to Houston The CBS Saturday Night Movies
NBC
official
Diff'rent Strokes #50 15.07 rating
Silver Spoons #53 14.94 rating
The Rousters The Yellow Rose
follow-up (Dec. 3)
Manimal
Mid-season Schedule [ ] Sunday [ ]
Network
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Hardcastle and McCormick The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS
official
60 Minutes
The Four Seasons One Day at a Time The Jeffersons
Alice
Trapper John, M.D.
follow-up (Mar. 4)
Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs The Four Seasons
follow-up (Apr. 22)
AfterM*A*S*H
NBC
official
First Camera Knight Rider
NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
follow-up (Apr. 8)
Father Murphy (repeats)
Monday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
official
That's Incredible! The ABC Monday Night Movie #11 20.52 rating
follow-up (Mar. 5)
Automan Blue Thunder
CBS
official
Scarecrow and Mrs. King AfterM*A*S*H Newhart
Woman to Woman
follow-up (Mar. 19)
Kate & Allie Cagney & Lacey #10 23.02 rating
NBC
TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Tuesday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
official
Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders Happy Days Three's Company Oh, Madeline Hart to Hart
follow-up (Mar. 6)
A.K.A. Pablo Shaping Up
CBS
official
The Mississippi The CBS Tuesday Night Movies
follow-up (Mar. 27)
The American Parade
NBC
The A-Team
Riptide Remington Steele
Wednesday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
The Fall Guy
Dynasty
Hotel
CBS
official
Domestic Life Empire The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
follow-up (Mar. 7)
One Day at a Time Mama Malone
NBC
official
Real People The Facts of Life
Night Court St. Elsewhere
follow-up
Double Trouble
Thursday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
official
Automan Masquerade 20/20
follow-up (Feb. 2)
The ABC Thursday Night Movie
follow-up (Mar)
Two Marriages Lottery!
follow-up (May 3)
The ABC Thursday Night Movie
CBS
Magnum, P.I.
Simon and Simon
Knots Landing
NBC
official
Gimme a Break!
Family Ties
Cheers
Buffalo Bill Hill Street Blues
follow-up
The Duck Factory
Friday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
official
Benson
Webster Blue Thunder Matt Houston
follow-up (Mar. 30)
Masquerade
CBS
The Dukes of Hazzard
Dallas
Falcon Crest
NBC
official
Legmen The Master The New Show
follow-up (Feb.)
The Master Legmen The New Show
follow-up (Mar. 23)
NBC Friday Night at the Movies
Saturday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
T.J. Hooker
The Love Boat
Fantasy Island
CBS
Whiz Kids Airwolf Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
NBC
official
Diff'rent Strokes
Silver Spoons
We Got It Made Mama's Family The Yellow Rose
follow-up (Mar.)
People are Funny
Summer Schedule [ ] Sunday [ ]
Network
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Hardcastle and McCormick The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS
official
60 Minutes
AfterM*A*S*H The Four Seasons The Jeffersons
Alice
Trapper John, M.D.
follow-up (Jul.)
Goodnight, Beantown
follow-up (Aug. 5)
One Day at a Time Goodnight, Beantown
NBC
Summer Sunday USA Knight Rider
NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
Monday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
Monday Night Baseball
CBS
Scarecrow and Mrs. King Newhart
Kate & Allie Cagney & Lacey
NBC
TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Tuesday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
official
Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders Three's Company Hotel Hart to Hart
follow-up (Aug. 7)
The ABC Tuesday Night Movie
CBS
AfterM*A*S*H Domestic Life The CBS Tuesday Night Movies
NBC
The A-Team
Riptide Remington Steele
Wednesday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
official
The Fall Guy
The ABC Wednesday Night Movie
follow-up (Aug. 8)
Dynasty
Hotel
CBS
Crossroads The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
NBC
official
Real People The Facts of Life
The Duck Factory St. Elsewhere
follow-up (Jul. 11)
Double Trouble Jennifer Slept Here
Thursday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
Happy Days Specials
Lottery! 20/20
CBS
Magnum, P.I.
Simon and Simon
Knots Landing
NBC
Gimme a Break!
Family Ties
Cheers
Night Court Hill Street Blues
Friday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
Benson
Webster Blue Thunder Matt Houston
CBS
official
The Dukes of Hazzard
Dallas
Falcon Crest
follow-up (Aug. 17)
Comedy Zone
NBC
The Master NBC Friday Night at the Movies
Saturday [ ]
Network
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
ABC
T.J. Hooker
The Love Boat
Fantasy Island
CBS
official
Mama Malone Specials
The CBS Saturday Night Movies
follow-up (Jul. 28)
Airwolf
NBC
official
Diff'rent Strokes
Silver Spoons
Mama's Family People are Funny The Rousters
follow-up (Jul. 28)
Bosom Buddies (repeats)
Boone
Pickups and Cancellations [ ] Full-Season Pickups [ ] ABC
20/20 Benson Dynasty The Fall Guy Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders" Hardcastle and McCormick Hotel The Love Boat Matt Houston Ripley's Believe It Or Not! T.J. Hooker Webster CBS
60 Minutes AfterMASH Alice Cagney & Lacey Dallas The Dukes of Hazzard Falcon Crest The Jeffersons Kate & Allie Knots Landing Magnum, P.I. Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Newhart Scarecrow and Mrs. King Simon and Simon Trapper John, M.D. NBC
The A-Team Cheers Diff'rent Strokes Double Trouble The Facts of Life Family Ties Gimme A Break! Hill Street Blues Knight Rider Night Court Remington Steele Riptide St. Elsewhere Silver Spoons Cancellations and Endings [ ] ABC
9 to 5 (to return in first-run syndication in 1986)A.K.A. Pablo Automan Blue Thunder Fantasy Island Happy Days Hart to Hart It's Not Easy Just Our Luck Lottery! Oh, Madeline Shaping Up That's Incredible! Three's Company (would transform into Three's A Crowd Trauma Center CBS
The American Parade (Crossroads) Comedy Zone Cutter to Houston Domestic Life Empire The Four Seasons Goodnight, Beantown Mama Malone The Mississippi One Day at a Time Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs Whiz Kids Woman To Woman NBC
Bay City Blues Boone Buffalo Bill The Duck Factory First Camera For Love and Honor Jennifer Slept Here Mama's Family (to return in first-run syndication in 1986)Manimal Mr. Smith People Are Funny Real People The Rousters Summer Sunday USA We Got It Made (to return in first-run syndication in 1987)The Yellow Rose References [ ] Castleman, H. & Podrazik, W. (1982). Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television . New York: McGraw-Hill. 314 pp.
McNeil, Alex. Total Television . Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8 .
Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1 .
Shapiro, Mitchell E (1989). "Television Network Prime-Time Programming, 1948-1988". Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-89950-412-4 .