The 2002–03 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States in operation during that television season covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2002 to August 2003. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2001–02 season.
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried some first-run programs.
| Network | 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"colspan="2" | Good Morning America | Local and/or syndicated programming | The View | Local and/or syndicated programming | Port Charles | All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | Local and/or syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | ||||||||||||||||
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| The Early Show | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Price is Right | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Local and/or syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | - !bgcolor="#C0C0C0"colspan="2" | Today | Local and/or syndicated programming | Days of Our Lives | Passions | Local and/or syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UPN | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Recess | The Legend of Tarzan | Local and/or syndicated programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Local and/or syndicated programming | Scooby-Doo Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team | Jackie Chan Adventures | Pokémon | Yu-Gi-Oh! | Local and/or syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ABC note: Port Charles aired its final episode on October 3, 2003. ABC returned the 12:30 pm timeslot to its affiliates on October 6. Some affiliates did not air the program at its intended timeslot during its last three months on the air.
| Network | 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 | ||||
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| ABC | Local and/or syndicated programming | This Week with George Stephanopoulos | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Sunday | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | CBS News Sunday Morning | Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming | NFL Today | NFL on CBS (if no doubleheader this week or opposite network is airing a home game, only one NFL game at 1pm or 4pm ET, paid programming airing before game or after post-game show) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-winter | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC | Local and/or syndicated programming | Today | Meet the Press | Local and/or syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fox | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Fox News Sunday | Local and/or syndicated programming | Fox NFL Sunday | Fox NFL (if no doubleheader this week, only one NFL game at 1pm or 4pm ET opposite network is airing a home game, paid programming airing before game or after post-game show) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Fox Sports and/or local programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UPN | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Legend of Tarzan | Recess | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Local and/or syndicated programming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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