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Revision as of 06:07, 3 October 2009
This was the television schedule on all three commercial broadcast television networks in the United States for the fall season beginning in September 1981. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
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][2]
New fall series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are highlighted in italics.
Note: A Writers Guild of America strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. The shows in the schedule were the first to air new episodes in their respective time periods as they bowed in between September and early December. The debut month for each new series that had been intended for a fall premiere is noted as to when it actually appeared.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
Fall Schedule
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Code Red (Nov.) | Today's F.B.I. (Oct.) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | ||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Archie Bunker's Place | One Day at a Time | Alice | The Jeffersons | Trapper John, M.D. | |||
| NBC | Local | CHiPs | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | ||||||
Note: On NBC, The Powers of Matthew Star was supposed to have aired from 7–8 p.m. starting December 6, but when its star Peter Barton was hospitalized due to an on-set accident, it was delayed to the next season.
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | That's Incredible! | Monday Night Football | |||||
| CBS | Private Benjamin | The Two of Us | M*A*S*H | House Calls | Lou Grant | ||
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | |||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne and Shirley | Three's Company | Too Close for Comfort | Hart to Hart | ||
| CBS | Specials/Simon and Simon (debut November 24) | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | |||||
| NBC | preliminary | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies | |||||
| official | Father Murphy (Nov.) | Bret Maverick (Dec.) | Flamingo Road | ||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Greatest American Hero | Specials/The Fall Guy (debut November 4) | Dynasty | ||||
| CBS | preliminary | Mr. Merlin (debut October 7) | WKRP in Cincinnati | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||
| official | Nurse | Shannon (Nov.) | |||||
| NBC | Real People | The Facts of Life | Love, Sidney (Oct.) | Quincy, M.E. | |||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Mork and Mindy | Best of the West | Bosom Buddies (Sep.-Oct. 22)/Barney Miller (from Oct. 29) | Taxi | 20/20 | ||
| CBS | preliminary | Magnum, P.I. | Nurse | Knots Landing | |||
| official (Nov. 5) | Knots Landing | Jessica Novak | |||||
| follow-up (Dec. 10) | Knots Landing | Nurse | |||||
| NBC | Harper Valley | Lewis & Clark (Oct.) | Diff'rent Strokes | Gimme a Break! (debut October 29) | Hill Street Blues | ||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | preliminary (Sep.-Oct.) | Benson | Making a Living | ABC Friday Night Movie | |||
| official (Nov.) | Bosom Buddies | Darkroom (Nov.) | Strike Force (Nov.) | ||||
| CBS | official | The Incredible Hulk | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | |||
| follow-up (Dec. 4) | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | Falcon Crest | ||||
| NBC | preliminary | NBC Magazine | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | ||||
| official | McClain's Law (debut November 20) | Local | |||||
Notes: On ABC, Open All Night was supposed to have aired from 8:30–9 p.m., but because Maggie had been canceled, it aired on Saturday instead.
On CBS, Falcon Crest was not supposed to premiere until October 1, 1982, having been delayed by the WGA strike, but it was rushed into production to fill the gap caused by the cancellation of The Incredible Hulk.
On NBC, The Devlin Connection was supposed to have premiered in the 10–11 p.m. time period on November 27, but was held back until the following season when its star, Rock Hudson, had heart surgery in early November.
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | official | Maggie | Making a Living | The Love Boat | Fantasy Island | ||
| follow-up (Nov. 28) | Open All Night | ||||||
| CBS | Walt Disney | The CBS Saturday Night Movies | |||||
| NBC | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Various | |||||
Note: King's Crossing, which was scheduled to air from 8–9 p.m., was delayed until February 1982 as an indirect result of the WGA strike.
Mid-Season Schedule
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Code Red | Today's F.B.I. | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | ||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Archie Bunker's Place | One Day at a Time | Alice | The Jeffersons | Trapper John, M.D. | |||
| NBC | Father Murphy | CHiPs | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | ||||||
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | That's Incredible! | ABC Monday Night Movie | |||||
| CBS | official | Mr. Merlin | Private Benjamin | M*A*S*H | House Calls | Lou Grant | |
| follow-up (Apr. 5) | Private Benjamin | Report to Murphy | |||||
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | |||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne and Shirley/Joanie Loves Chachi (Mar. 23-Apr. 13) | Three's Company | Too Close for Comfort | Hart to Hart | ||
| CBS | official | Simon and Simon | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | ||||
| follow-up (Mar. 23) | Q.E.D. (to Apr. 27)/The Book of Lists (May 4-25) | ||||||
| NBC | official | Father Murphy | Bret Maverick | Flamingo Road | |||
| follow-up (Mar. 9) | Bret Maverick | Flamingo Road | Cassie & Co. | ||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Greatest American Hero | The Fall Guy | Dynasty | ||||
| CBS | official | WKRP in Cincinnati | The Two of Us | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||
| follow-up (Mar. 17) | Herbie the Love Bug | WKRP in Cincinnati | Baker's Dozen | Shannon | |||
| follow-up (Apr. 28) | The Incredible Hulk | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||||
| NBC | Real People | The Facts of Life | Love, Sidney/Teachers Only (Apr. 14-June 9) | Quincy, M.E. | |||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | official | Mork and Mindy | Bosom Buddies | Barney Miller/9 to 5 (Mar. 25-Apr. 15) | Taxi | 20/20 | |
| follow-up (Mar. 4) | Police Squad! (to Mar. 25)/No Soap Radio (Apr. 15-May 13) | Bosom Buddies/Mork and Mindy (from Apr. 1) | |||||
| follow-up (May 20) | Mork and Mindy | Bosom Buddies | |||||
| CBS | official | Magnum, P.I. | Knots Landing | Nurse | |||
| follow-up (Mar. 25) | Cagney & Lacey (to Apr. 25)/Simon & Simon (from May 2) | Knots Landing | |||||
| NBC | Fame | Diff'rent Strokes | Gimme a Break! | Hill Street Blues | |||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | official | Benson | Open All Night | Best of the West | Making a Living | Strike Force | |
| follow-up (March 19) | Barney Miller (to Apr. 23)/Maggie (from Apr. 30) | The Phoenix | |||||
| CBS | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | Falcon Crest | ||||
| NBC | official | NBC Magazine | McClain's Law | Cassie & Co. | |||
| follow-up (Feb.) | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | ||||||
| follow-up (April) | Specials | Chicago Story | McClain's Law | ||||
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | official | King's Crossing | The Love Boat | Fantasy Island | |||
| follow-up (Mar. 13) | T.J. Hooker (to Apr. 10)/Today's F.B.I. (from Apr. 17) | ||||||
| CBS | Walt Disney | The CBS Saturday Night Movies | |||||
| NBC | official | One of the Boys | Harper Valley | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour | ||
| follow-up (Mar. 1) | Chicago Story | McClain's Law | |||||
| follow-up (Apr. 17) | Harper Valley | One of the Boys | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | NBC Magazine | |||
Summer Schedule
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Code Red | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Archie Bunker's Place | One Day at a Time | Alice | The Jeffersons | Trapper John, M.D. | |||
| NBC | Local | CHiPs | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | ||||||
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | That's Incredible! | Monday Night Baseball | |||||
| CBS | Private Benjamin | WKRP in Cincinnati | M*A*S*H | House Calls/Filthy Rich (8/9-8/23) | Lou Grant | ||
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | |||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne and Shirley | Three's Company | Too Close for Comfort | Hart to Hart | ||
| CBS | Universe | The Two of Us | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | official | Bret Maverick | Flamingo Road | Cassie & Co. | |||
| follow-up (July) | Father Murphy | Bret Maverick | Flamingo Road (to Jul. 13)/McClain's Law (Jul. 20-Aug. 24) | ||||
| follow-up (Aug. 31) | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies | ||||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Greatest American Hero/The Phoenix (1982 TV series) (Aug.-Sep. 15) | The Fall Guy | Dynasty | ||||
| CBS | Mr. Merlin | Specials | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | Real People | The Facts of Life | Love, Sidney | Quincy, M.E. | |||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Darkroom | Barney Miller | Police Squad! | 20/20 | |||
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. | Simon & Simon | Knots Landing | ||||
| NBC | official | Fame | Diff'rent Strokes | Gimme a Break! | Hill Street Blues | ||
| follow-up (Aug. 26) | Gimme a Break! | Teachers Only | |||||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | official | Benson | Making a Living | The ABC Friday Night Movie | |||
| follow-up (August) | The Greatest American Hero | Strike Force | |||||
| CBS | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | Falcon Crest | ||||
| NBC | official | Lewis & Clark | Chicago Story | McClain's Law (to 7/16) | |||
| follow-up (8/6) | One of the Boys | Cassie & Co. | |||||
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Today's FBI | The Love Boat | Fantasy Island | ||||
| CBS | Walt Disney | The CBS Saturday Night Movies | |||||
| NBC | official | Here's Boomer | Harper Valley | NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | |||
| follow-up (8/21) | Diff'rent Strokes | ||||||
Pickups and Cancellations
Full Season Pickups
ABC
- 9 to 5
- Benson
- Dynasty
- The Fall Guy
- Fantasy Island
- The Greatest American Hero
- Happy Days
- Hart to Hart
- Laverne and Shirley
- The Love Boat
- Monday Night Football
- T.J. Hooker
- That's Incredible!
- Three's Company
- Too Close For Comfort
CBS
- 60 Minutes
- Alice
- Archie Bunker's Place
- Cagney & Lacey
- Dallas
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Falcon Crest
- Filthy Rich
- The Jeffersons
- Knots Landing
- M*A*S*H
- Magnum, P.I.
- One Day at a Time
- Private Benjamin
- Simon & Simon
- Trapper John, M.D.
- Walt Disney
NBC
- CHiPs
- Diff'rent Strokes
- The Facts of Life
- Fame
- Father Murphy
- Gimme A Break!
- Hill Street Blues
- Love, Sidney
- Quincy, M.E.
- Real People
- Teachers Only (mid-season)
Cancellations and Endings
ABC
- Barney Miller
- Best of the West
- Bosom Buddies
- Code Red
- Darkroom
- King's Crossing
- Maggie
- Making A Living (to return in first-run syndication in 1985 under its original title)
- Mork and Mindy
- No Soap Radio
- Open All Night
- Police Squad!
- The Phoenix
- Strike Force
- Today's FBI
CBS
- Baker's Dozen
- The Book of Lists
- Herbie the Love Bug
- House Calls
- The Incredible Hulk
- Jessica Novak
- Lou Grant
- Mr. Merlin
- Nurse
- Q.E.D.
- Report to Murphy
- Shannon
- The Two of Us
- Universe
- WKRP in Cincinnati
NBC
- Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
- Born to the Wind
- Bret Maverick
- Cassie & Co.
- Chicago Story
- Harper Valley
- Here's Boomer
- Lewis and Clark
- McClain's Law
- NBC Magazine
- One of the Boys
References
- ^ "1981-1982 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Retrieved 2006-11-06.
- ^ http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1981.htm