This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the Fall season beginning in September 1995. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
New series highlighted in bold.
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The 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 fall season for the WB and UPN. The schedules of either network would not be constant until fall 1999, when the WB decided to air shows from Sunday through Friday and UPN would air Monday through Friday. This is also the first television season to officially end in the month of May.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
Fall Schedule[]
Sunday[]
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos #70 8.7 rating | America's Funniest Home Videos 2 #29 11.3 rating | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman #44 10.3 rating | ABC Sunday Night Movie #39 10.6 rating | ||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes #9 14.2 rating | Cybill #50 10.0 rating | Almost Perfect #65 9.0 rating | The CBS Sunday Night Movies #25 11.4 rating | ||||
| Fox | Space: Above and Beyond #113 6.3 rating | The Simpsons #77 8.3 rating | Too Something #122 5.9 rating | Married... with Children #78 8.2 rating | Misery Loves Company #122 5.9 rating | Local Programming | ||
| NBC | Brotherly Love | Minor Adjustments | Mad About You #37 10.8 rating | Hope & Gloria #98 7.0 rating | NBC Sunday Night Movie #21 12.2 rating | |||
| WB | Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain #156 1.8 rating | Sister, Sister #148 2.6 rating | Kirk #152 2.2 rating | Simon #160 1.5 rating | Cleghorne! #154 2.1 rating | First Time Out #158 1.6 rating | Local Programming | |
Monday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Marshal #94 7.2 rating | Monday Night Football #5 17.1 rating | ||||
| CBS | The Nanny #17 12.4 rating | Can't Hurry Love #25 11.4 rating | Murphy Brown #18 12.3 rating | If Not for You #46 10.2 rating | Chicago Hope #24 11.9 rating | |
| Fox | Melrose Place #61 9.3 rating | Partners #131 5.4 rating | Ned and Stacey #121 6.0 rating | Local Programming | ||
| NBC | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air #55 9.6 rating | In the House #59 9.4 rating | NBC Monday Night Movie #14 12.9 rating | |||
| UPN | Star Trek: Voyager #134 5.1 rating | Nowhere Man #148 2.6 rating | Local Programming | |||
Note: On ABC, the crime drama series High Incident premiered at 9:00 p.m. on March 4, 1996.
Tuesday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Roseanne #16 12.5 rating | Hudson Street #38 10.7 rating | Home Improvement #7 16.2 rating | Coach #14 12.9 rating | NYPD Blue #10 14.1 rating | |
| CBS | The Client #82 7.9 rating | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies #55 9.6 rating | ||||
| Fox | Fox Tuesday Night Movie #98 7.0 rating | Local Programming | ||||
| NBC | Wings #35 11.0 rating | NewsRadio #39 10.6 rating | Frasier #11 13.6 rating | The Pursuit of Happiness #50 10.0 rating | Dateline Tuesday #29 11.3 rating | |
| UPN | Deadly Games #154 2.1 rating | Live Shot #158 1.6 rating | Local Programming | |||
Note: On NBC, the sitcom 3rd Rock From The Sun premiered at 8:30 on January 9, 1996. The show later moved to 8:00 on April 23, 1996.
Wednesday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Ellen #39 10.6 rating | The Drew Carey Show #48 10.1 rating | Grace Under Fire #13 13.2 rating | The Naked Truth #25 11.4 rating | Primetime Live #18 12.3 rating | |
| CBS | Bless This House #87 7.5 rating | Dave's World #70 8.7 rating | Central Park West #115 6.2 rating | Courthouse #117 6.1 rating | ||
| Fox | Beverly Hills, 90210 #53 9.8 rating | Party of Five #96 7.1 rating | Local Programming | |||
| NBC | seaQuest 2032 #117 6.1 rating | Dateline Wednesday #29 11.3 rating | Law & Order #25 11.4 rating | |||
| WB | Sister, Sister #142 3.0 rating | The Parent 'Hood #142 3.0 rating | The Wayans Bros. #144 2.9 rating | Unhappily Ever After #150 2.5 rating | Local Programming | |
Thursday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Charlie Grace #108 6.6 rating | The Monroes #126 5.6 rating | Murder One #66 8.9 rating | |||
| CBS | Murder, She Wrote #58 9.5 rating | New York News #113 6.3 rating | 48 Hours #83 7.8 rating | |||
| Fox | Living Single #111 6.5 rating | The Crew #111 6.5 rating | New York Undercover #102 6.9 rating | Local Programming | ||
| NBC | Friends #3 18.7 rating | The Single Guy #6 16.7 rating | Seinfeld #2 21.2 rating | Caroline in the City #4 17.9 rating | ER #1 22.0 rating | |
Note: On NBC, the sitcom Boston Common(#8) premiered at 8:30 on March 21, 1996.
Friday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Family Matters #42 10.5 rating | Boy Meets World #48 10.1 rating | Step By Step #54 9.7 rating | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper #61 9.3 rating | 20/20 #11 13.6 rating | |
| CBS | Dweebs #122 5.9 rating | The Bonnie Hunt Show #129 5.5 rating | Picket Fences #98 7.0 rating | American Gothic #108 6.6 rating | ||
| Fox | Strange Luck #117 6.1 rating | The X-Files #50 10.0 rating | Local Programming | |||
| NBC | Unsolved Mysteries #59 9.4 rating | Dateline Friday #44 10.3 rating | Homicide: Life on the Street #66 8.9 rating | |||
Note: On CBS, the drama crime series Nash Bridges premiered at 10:00 on March 29, 1996.
Saturday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Jeff Foxworthy Show #96 7.1 rating | Maybe This Time #108 6.6 rating | ABC Saturday Night at the Movies #98 7.0 rating | |||
| CBS | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman #55 9.6 rating | Touched by an Angel #34 11.1 rating | Walker, Texas Ranger #18 12.3 rating | |||
| Fox | Martin #104 6.7 rating | The Preston Episodes #140 4.1 rating | COPS #117 6.1 rating | America's Most Wanted #104 6.7 rating | Local Programming | |
| NBC | JAG #79 8.1 rating | The John Larroquette Show #42 10.5 rating | The Home Court #134 5.1 rating | Sisters #103 6.8 rating | ||
Note: JAG was on Saturdays until February 3, 1996; then, on March 13, 1996, NBC moved the show to Wednesdays.
Pickups and Shows[]
Full Season Shows[]
ABC
- 20/20
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- Boy Meets World
- Champs
- Charlie Grace
- Coach
- The Commish
- The Drew Carey Show
- Ellen
- Family Matters
- Grace Under Fire
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
- High Incident
- Home Improvement
- Hudson Street
- The Jeff Foxxworthy Show
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- The Marshal
- Maybe This Time
- Monday Night Football
- The Monroes
- Murder One
- The Naked Truth
- NYPD Blue
- Primetime
- Roseanne
- Second Noah
- Step by Step
- Turning Point
CBS
- 48 Hours
- 60 Minutes
- Almost Perfect
- American Gothic
- Bless This House
- The Bonnie Hunt Show
- Can't Hurry Love
- Central Park West
- Chicago Hope
- The Client
- Courthouse
- Cybill
- Diagnosis Murder
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Due South
- Dwebbs
- High Society
- Murder, She Wrote
- Murphy Brown
- The Nanny
- Nash Bridges
- New York News
- Picket Fences
- Rescue 911
- Touched by an Angel
- Walker, Texas, Ranger
Fox
- America's Most Wanted
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- COPS
- The Crew
- Dream On
- Encounters: The Hidden Truth
- L.A. Firefighters
- Living Single
- Married... with Children
- Martin
- Melrose Place
- Misery Loves Company
- Ned & Stacey
- New York Undercover
- Partners
- Party of Five
- The Preston Episodes
- Profit
- Sightings
- The Simpsons
- Sliders
- Space: Above and Beyond
- Strange Luck
- Time Warped
- Too Something
- The X-Files
NBC
- 3rd Rock from The Sun
- Boston Common
- Brotherly Love
- Caroline In The City
- Dateline NBC
- ER
- Fraiser
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Friends
- The Home Court
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- Hope and Gloria
- In The House
- JAG
- The John Larroquette Show
- Law and Order
- Mad About You
- NewsRadio
- The Pursuit of Happiness
- seaQuest 2032
- Seinfeld
- The Single Guy
- Sisters
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Wings
UPN
- Deadly Games
- Live Shot
- Moesha
- Nowhere Man
- The Sentinel
- Star Trek: Voyager
- Swift Justice
The WB
- Cleghorne!
- First Time Out
- Kirk
- The Parent 'Hood
- Savannah
- Simon
- Sister, Sister
- Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brian
- Unhappily Ever After
- The Wayans Bros.
References[]
- ↑ "1995-1996 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20061031060319/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1995_1996.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
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