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This was the United States television schedule on all three commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1986. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New fall series are highlighted in bold.

The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top 10 rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. The top 30 rated programs are highlighted in magenta. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research^[1]

Although FOX debuted as a channel in fall 1986, its first fall season was not until 1987. To view FOX's initial lineup, see 1987-88.

PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.

Sunday

PM	7:00	8:00	8:30	9:00
ABC	The Disney Sunday Movie			The ABC Sunday Movie
CBS	60 Minutes	Murder, She Wrote		CBS Sunday Night Movie
NBC	Our House	Easy Street	Valerie	NBC Sunday Night Movie

Monday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	MacGyver		Monday Night Football
CBS	Kate & Allie	My Sister Sam	Newhart	Designing Women	Cagney & Lacey
NBC	ALF	Amazing Stories	NBC Monday Night at the Movies

Tuesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	10:00
ABC	Who's the Boss?	Growing Pains	Moonlighting	Jack and Mike
CBS	The Wizard		CBS Tuesday Night Movie
NBC	Matlock		Crime Story	Hill Street Blues

Wednesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Perfect Strangers	Head of the Class	Dynasty		Hotel
CBS	Together We Stand	Better Days	Magnum, P.I.		The Equalizer
NBC	Highway to Heaven		Gimme a Break!	You Again?	St. Elsewhere

Thursday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Our World		The Colbys		20/20
CBS	Simon and Simon		Knots Landing		Kay O'Brien
NBC	The Cosby Show	Family Ties	Cheers	Night Court	L.A. Law

Note: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd was an NBC summer replacement in the 9:30 p.m. time slot.

Friday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Webster	Mr. Belvedere	Sidekicks	Sledge Hammer!	Starman
CBS	Scarecrow and Mrs. King		Dallas		Falcon Crest
NBC	The A-Team		Miami Vice		1986

Saturday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Life With Lucy	The Ellen Burstyn Show	Heart of the City		Spenser: For Hire
CBS	Downtown		The New Mike Hammer		The Twilight Zone
NBC	The Facts of Life	227	The Golden Girls	Amen	Hunter

References

^ "1986-1987 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Retrieved 2006-11-15.

[1] "1986-1987 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Retrieved 2006-11-15.

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 New fall series are highlighted in '''bold'''.
-The [[List of most-watched television episodes|highest-rated]] show for the year is <span style="background-color:lime">'''highlighted in lime'''</span>. The top 10 rated programs are <span style="background-color:yellow">'''highlighted in yellow'''</span>. The top 20 rated programs are <span style="background-color:cyan">'''highlighted in cyan'''</span>. ''Rankings determined by [[Nielsen Media Research]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1986_1987.htm|title=1986-1987 Television Season Top Rated Shows|accessdate=2006-11-15}}</ref>
+The [[List of most-watched television episodes|highest-rated]] show for the year is <span style="background-color:lime">'''highlighted in lime'''</span>. The top 10 rated programs are <span style="background-color:yellow">'''highlighted in yellow'''</span>. The top 20 rated programs are <span style="background-color:cyan">'''highlighted in cyan'''</span>. The top 30 rated programs are <span style="background-color:magenta">'''highlighted in magenta'''</span>. ''Rankings determined by [[Nielsen Media Research]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1986_1987.htm|title=1986-1987 Television Season Top Rated Shows|accessdate=2006-11-15}}</ref>
 Although [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] debuted as a channel in fall [[1986 in television|1986]], its first fall season was not until [[1987 in television|1987]]. To view FOX's initial lineup, see [[1987-88 United States network television schedule|1987-88]].
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 ! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
 | bgcolor="cyan" | [[Kate & Allie]]
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[My Sister Sam]]'''
+| bgcolor="magenta" | '''[[My Sister Sam]]'''
 | bgcolor="cyan" | [[Newhart]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Designing Women]]'''
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 |-
 ! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]'''
+| bgcolor="magenta" | '''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]'''
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Amazing Stories (TV series)|Amazing Stories]]
 | bgcolor="cyan" colspan="4" | [[The NBC Monday Movie|NBC Monday Night at the Movies]]
@@ Line 108: / Line 108: @@
 ! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'''
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[Head of the Class]]'''
+| bgcolor="magenta" | '''[[Head of the Class]]'''
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]
+| bgcolor="magenta" colspan="2" | [[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Hotel (TV series)|Hotel]]
 |-
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 |-
 ! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Highway to Heaven]]
+| bgcolor="magenta" colspan="2" | [[Highway to Heaven]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [[Gimme a Break!]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | '''[[You Again?]]'''
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 ! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[CBS]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Simon and Simon]]
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Knots Landing]]
+| bgcolor="magenta" colspan="2" | [[Knots Landing]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[Kay O'Brien]]'''
 |-
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 | bgcolor="yellow" | [[Cheers]]
 | bgcolor="yellow" | [[Night Court]]
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[L.A. Law]]
+| bgcolor="magenta" colspan="2" | [[L.A. Law]]
 |}
 ''Note:'' [[The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd]] was an NBC summer replacement in the 9:30 p.m. time slot.
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 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]
 | bgcolor="cyan" colspan="2" | [[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Falcon Crest]]
+| bgcolor="magenta" colspan="2" | [[Falcon Crest]]
 |-
 ! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | [[NBC]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[The A-Team]]
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Miami Vice]]
+| bgcolor="magenta" colspan="2" | [[Miami Vice]]
 | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | '''[[1986 (TV series)|1986]]'''
 |}
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 | bgcolor="yellow" | [[The Golden Girls]]
 | bgcolor="cyan" | '''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]'''
-| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" | [[Hunter (TV series)|Hunter]]
+| bgcolor="magenta" colspan="2" | [[Hunter (TV series)|Hunter]]
 |}