This was the United States television schedule on all four commercial broadcast television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1993. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in . Th top ten rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. The top 30 rated programs are highlighted in magenta. The top 40 rated programs are highlighted in orange. The top 50 rated programs are highlighted in silver. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Note: This is the first season in which Fox commenced television broadcasts on every night of the week from the beginning of the season onward.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
New series highlighted in bold.
All ratings data courtesy of TVTango.com's ratings database.
Fall schedule[]
Sunday December 12, 1993[]
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos #57 10.11 rating | The New America's Funniest People #71 9.22 rating | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman #60 10.02 rating | The ABC Sunday Night Movie #29 12.75 rating | ||||
CBS | 60 Minutes #1 20.90 rating | Murder, She Wrote #11 16.19 rating | The CBS Sunday Night Movies #10 16.39 rating | |||||
Fox | Townsend Television #105 3.97 rating | Martin #69 9.29 rating | Living Single #61 10.00 rating | Married... with Children #46 10.77 rating | Daddy Dearest #87 7.56 rating | Local | ||
NBC | I Witness Video #91 6.75 rating | seaQuest DSV #51 10.53 rating | NBC Sunday Night Movie #33 12.26 rating |
Monday December 13, 1993[]
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Day One #62 9.89 rating | ABC's Monday Night Football #8 16.69 rating | ||||
CBS | Evening Shade #26 13.36 rating | Dave's World #20 13.86 rating | Murphy Brown #9 16.49 rating | Love & War #13 14.67 rating | Northern Exposure #14 14.57 rating | |
Fox | Fox Night at the Movies #94 6.24 rating | Local | ||||
NBC | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air #21 13.86 rating | Blossom #31 12.52 rating | NBC Monday Night Movie #23 13.76 rating |
Tuesday December 14, 1993[]
PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 |
9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Full House #16 14.37 rating | Phenom #22 13.86 rating | Roseanne #4 19.33 rating | Coach #6 17.61 rating | NYPD Blue #18 14.06 rating | |
CBS | Rescue 911 #27 13.36 rating | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies #25 13.46 rating | ||||
Fox | Roc #102 5.10 rating | Bakersfield P.D. #104 4.26 rating | America's Most Wanted #95 6.23 rating | Local | ||
NBC | Saved by the Bell: The College Years #83 7.82 rating | Getting By #92 6.51 rating | The John Larroquette Show #68 9.43 rating | The Second Half #85 7.75 rating | Dateline NBC #44 10.83 rating |
Wednesday December 15, 1993[]
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Thea #45 10.78 rating | Joe's Life #47 10.64 rating | Home Improvement #2 20.64 rating | Grace Under Fire #5 17.91 rating | Moon Over Miami #63 9.74 rating | |
CBS | Hearts Afire #64 9.71 rating | The Nanny #65 9.52 rating | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies #54 10.35 rating | |||
Fox | Beverly Hills, 90210 #43 11.40 rating | Melrose Place #55 10.24 rating | Local | |||
NBC | Unsolved Mysteries #36 11.99 rating | Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric #52 10.52 rating | Law & Order #40 11.88 rating |
Note: On ABC, the sitcom Thunder Alley (#12, 15.18 rating), starring Ed Asner, premiered at 8:30 on March 9, 1994. Also on ABC, the news program Turning Point (#32, 12.46 rating) premiered in 1994 at 10:00. On CBS, the first casualty of the season, The Trouble with Larry (#90, 7.03 rating), was replaced by the return of Hearts Afire in October, while The Nanny did not debut till November. As well, South of Sunset (#97, 6.10 rating) aired only once, on its debut date of October 27, and was replaced by movies until January. Also on ABC, The Critic (#76, 8.60 rating) premiered at 8:30 on January 26, 1994.
Thursday December 16, 1993[]
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Missing Persons #70 9.24 rating | Matlock #35 12.12 rating | Primetime Live #17 14.17 rating | |||
CBS | In the Heat of the Night #48 10.63 rating | Eye to Eye with Connie Chung #56 10.18 rating | Angel Falls #72 9.20 rating | |||
Fox | The Simpsons #42 11.73 rating | The Sinbad Show #74 9.09 rating | In Living Color #78 7.98 rating | Herman's Head #96 6.18 rating | Local | |
NBC | Mad About You #30 12.69 rating | Wings #19 14.06 rating | Seinfeld #3 19.63 rating | Frasier #7 17.00 rating | L.A. Law #37 11.98 rating |
Friday December 17, 1993[]
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Family Matters #28 12.91 rating | Boy Meets World #39 11.89 rating | Step By Step #34 12.15 rating | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper #38 11.92 rating | 20/20 #15 14.47 rating | |
CBS | The CBS Friday Night Movies #53 10.45 rating | Picket Fences #66 9.49 rating | ||||
Fox | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. #99 5.54 rating | The X-Files #89 7.11 rating | Local | |||
NBC | Against the Grain #98 5.75 rating | NBC Friday Night at the Movies #77 8.43 rating |
Note: On CBS, Good Advice (#86, 7.64 rating) was to have returned on this night at 9 p.m., followed by Bob (#84, 7.78 rating) at 9:30 p.m. Late changes resulted in Bob beginning at 9 p.m., Family Album (#93, 6.43 rating) moving to 9:30 p.m. in mid-October, It Had to Be You (#79, 7.95 rating) being canceled at the same time, and Good Advice not returning till the following May. Additionally, Diagnosis: Murder (#50, 10.53 rating) premiered in late October to fill the 8–9 p.m. hour.
Saturday December 18, 1993[]
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | George #73 9.16 rating | Where I Live #100 5.43 rating | The Paula Poundstone Show #101 5.25 rating | The Commish #49 10.61 rating | ||
CBS | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman #24 13.46 rating | Harts of the West #75 9.03 rating | Walker, Texas Ranger #41 11.74 rating | |||
Fox | COPS #80 7.87 rating | COPS 2 #81 7.87 rating | Front Page #103 4.64 rating | Local | ||
NBC | The Mommies #82 7.86 rating | Café Americain #88 7.23 rating | Empty Nest #67 9.46 rating | Nurses #59 10.06 rating | Sisters #58 10.11 rating |
Note: On ABC, George debuted in November.
Pickups and shows[]
Full season shows[]
ABC
- 20/20
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- America's Funniest People
- Boy Meets World
- Coach
- The Commish
- The Critic
- Day One
- Dinosaurs
- Family Matters
- Full House
- George
- Grace Under Fire
- Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
- Home Improvement
- Joe's Life
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman
- Matlock
- Missing Persons
- Monday Night Football
- Moon Over Miami
- NYPD Blue
- The Paula Poundstone Show
- Phenom
- Primetime Live
- Roseanne
- Sister, Sister
- Step By Step
- Thea
- Thunder Alley
- The Trouble With Larry
- Turning Point
- Where I Live
CBS
- 48 Hours
- 60 Minutes
- Angel Falls
- Bob
- Dave's World
- Diagnosis: Murder
- Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
- Evening Shade
- Eye To Eye With Connie Chung
- Good Advice
- Family Album
- Harts of the West
- Hearts Afire
- In The Heat Of The Night
- It Had to Be You
- Love & War
- Murder, She Wrote
- Murphy Brown
- The Nanny
- Northern Exposure
- Picket Fences
- Rescue 911
- South of Sunset
- Walker, Texas Ranger
Fox
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
- America's Most Wanted
- Bakersfield, P.D.
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- The Chevy Chase Show
- Comic Strip Live
- Cops
- Daddy Dearest
- Encounters: The Hidden Truth
- Front Page
- Herman's Head
- In Living Color
- Living Single
- Married… With Children
- Martin
- Melrose Place
- Roc
- Sightings
- The Simpsons
- The Sinbad Show
- Townsend Television
- The X-Files
NBC
- Against The Grain
- Blossom
- Café Americain
- Dateline NBC
- Empty Nest
- Frasier
- The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
- Getting By
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- I Witness Video
- The John Larroquette Show
- L.A. Law
- Law & Order
- Mad About You
- The Mommies
- Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric
- Nurses
- Saved By The Bell: The College Years
- SeaQuest DSV
- The Second Half
- Seinfeld
- Sisters
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Wings
References[]
- ↑ "1993-1994 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20061031060222/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1993_1994.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
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