1983–84 United States network television schedule (daytime) explained

The 1983–84 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1983 to August 1984.

Legend

Schedule

Monday–Friday

Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm - !bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="3"ABCFall ABC World News This Morning Good Morning America Local/syndicated programming Benson Loving Family Feud Ryan's HopeFYI (12:58; until December 30) All My Children One Life to LiveFYI (2:58; until December 30) General HospitalFYI (3:58; until December 30) The Edge of Night Local/syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight
Summer The Love Report
August Celebrity Family Feud
CBSFall Local/syndicated programming CBS Early Morning News The CBS Morning News Local/syndicated programming The $25,000 Pyramid Press Your Luck The Price Is Right Local/syndicated programming The Young and the Restless As the World Turns Capitol Guiding Light Tattletales Local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
Summer Body Language - !bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan="5"NBCFall Local/syndicated programming NBC News at Sunrise Today Local/syndicated programming Diff'rent Strokes Sale of the Century Wheel of Fortune Dream House The Facts of Life Search for Tomorrow Days of Our Lives Another World Fantasy Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw -October GO -Late October Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour -Winter The Facts of Life Hot Potato -Summer Scrabble Diff'rent Strokes Santa Barbara

Notes:

Saturday

Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pm
ABCFallLocal and/or
syndicated
programming
The Best of Scooby-DooMenudo on ABC (8:25)The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich ShowThe Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube HourMenudo on ABC (10:25)The LittlesThe Puppy's Further AdventuresThe New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo ShowSchoolhouse Rock! (11:55)ABC Weekend SpecialAmerican BandstandABC Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsABC World News Saturday
FebruaryMonchhichisThe Little Rascals/Richie Rich ShowSchoolhouse Rock! (8:55)The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo ShowThe Best of Scooby-DooMenudo on ABC (11:55)
CBSFallCaptain KangarooThe BiskittsSaturday SupercadeDungeons & DragonsThe DukesThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowBenji, Zax & the Alien PrinceThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner ShowThe New Fat Albert ShowCBS Children's Film FestivalCBS Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsCBS Evening News
NovemberPlastic Man
FebruaryThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowTarzan, Lord of the Jungle The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner ShowThe BiskittsBenji, Zax & the Alien Prince
NBCLocal and/or
syndicated
programming
The Flintstone FunniesShirt TalesThe SmurfsAlvin and the ChipmunksMister TThe Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible HulkThundarr the Barbarian NBC Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsNBC Nightly News

In the News aired at the end of most of CBS' Saturday morning shows.

One to Grow On aired after the credits of NBC's Saturday morning shows except The Flintstone Funnies, Mister T, and Thundarr the Barbarian.

Sunday

Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pm
ABCLocal and/or
syndicated programming
This Week with David BrinkleyABC Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsABC World News Sunday
CBSFallCaptain Kangaroobgcolor=bf9fef rowspan=2Meatballs and Spaghetti bgcolor=bf9fef rowspan=2Gilligan's Planet CBS News Sunday MorningFace the NationLocal and/or
syndicated programming
The NFL TodayNFL on CBS and/or local programming
Mid-winterLocal and/or
syndicated programming
CBS Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsCBS Evening News
NBCFallLocal and/or
syndicated programming
Meet the PressNFL '83NFL on NBC and local programming
Mid-winterNBC Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsNBC Nightly News

By network

ABC

Returning series

New series

Canceled/Ended

CBS

Returning series

New series

Canceled/Ended

NBC

Returning series

New series

Canceled/Ended

See also

Sources