1992–93 United States network television schedule

The 1992–93 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1992 through August 1993. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1991–92 season.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 1993 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

New series are highlighted in bold.

Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.

Legend

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  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming.
  •   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
  •   Light green indicates sporting events.
  •   Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
  •  highlight  Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Sunday

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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 Fall Life Goes On America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People The ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/13.3)
(Tied with Matlock)
Spring America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People Day One
Follow-up Dinosaurs
Summer Wild Palms America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People
CBS 60 Minutes (1/21.9) Murder, She Wrote (5/17.7) CBS Sunday Movie (8/16.1)
(Tied with Cheers)
Fox Fall Great Scott! The Ben Stiller Show In Living Color Roc Married... with Children Herman's Head Flying Blind Woops!
Winter Batman: The Animated Series Shaky Ground The Ben Stiller Show
Follow-up The Edge
Spring Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Summer Danger Theatre (The Searcher/Tropical Punch/357 Marina del Rey) TriBeCa (R)
NBC Fall Secret Service I Witness Video NBC Sunday Night Movie
Summer Quantum Leap (R)

Monday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Monday Night Football (7/16.7)
Mid-fall FBI: The Untold Stories American Detective
Winter The ABC Monday Night Movie
CBS Fall Evening Shade (19/14.5) Hearts Afire (20/14.3) Murphy Brown (4/17.9) Love & War (15/14.7) Northern Exposure (11/15.2)
Spring Bob
Mid-spring Major Dad (R)
Summer Big Wave Dave's
Fox Fox Night at the Movies Local programming
NBC The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (16/14.6)
(Tied with Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and The Jackie Thomas Show)
Blossom (26/13.5)
(Tied with 48 Hours)
The NBC Monday Movie (24/13.9)

Tuesday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Full House (10/15.8) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (16/14.6)
(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jackie Thomas Show)
Roseanne (2/20.7) Coach (6/17.5) Going to Extremes
December The Jackie Thomas Show (16/14.6)
(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper)
Winter Civil Wars
Spring Homefront
April Delta
Follow-up
(began May 4)
Where I Live (R) Coach (6/17.5) Covington Cross (R)
CBS Rescue 911 (12/15.1)
(Tied with 20/20)
CBS Tuesday Movie (14/14.8)
Fox Winter
(began January 19)
Class of '96 Key West Local Programming
Spring TriBeCa
NBC Fall Quantum Leap Reasonable Doubts Dateline NBC
Summer Route 66 South Beach

Note: Fox added a Tuesday night lineup in January, giving it a schedule on all seven nights of the week for the first time.

Wednesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall The Wonder Years Doogie Howser, M.D. Home Improvement (3/19.4) Laurie Hill Civil Wars
Mid-fall Coach (6/17.5)
Winter Going to Extremes
Late winter Sirens
Spring Home Free
Summer Street Match Delta
CBS Fall The Hat Squad In the Heat of the Night 48 Hours (26/13.5)
(Tied with Blossom)
Winter Space Rangers
Late winter How'd They Do That?
Summer Family Dog
Late summer The Trouble with Larry Tall Hopes
Fox Beverly Hills, 90210 Melrose Place Local programming
NBC Fall Unsolved Mysteries (21/14.2) Seinfeld (25/13.7) Mad About You Law & Order
Winter Homicide: Life on the Street

Thursday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Delta Room for Two Homefront Primetime Live (22/14.1)
Winter Matlock (28/13.3)
(Tied with the ABC Sunday Night Movie)
Jack's Place
Late winter Various programming
Summer Various programming
CBS Early fall Top Cops Street Stories with Ed Bradley Middle Ages
Fall Knots Landing
Spring Picket Fences
Fox Fall The Simpsons (30/13.0)
(Tied with Wings)
Martin The Heights Local programming
Late fall In Living Color Down the Shore
NBC Fall A Different World Rhythm & Blues Cheers (8/16.1)
(Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie)
Wings (30/13.0)
(Tied with The Simpsons)
L.A. Law
Mid-fall Out All Night A Different World
Winter Cheers (R) Wings (30/13.0)
(Tied with The Simpsons)
Seinfeld (25/13.7)
Late winter Crime & Punishment
Spring L.A. Law
Summer Sisters
Mid-summer Mad About You (R) Various programming

Friday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Family Matters Step by Step Dinosaurs Camp Wilder 20/20 (12/15.1)
(Tied with Rescue 911)
Spring Getting By Where I Live
Summer Dinosaurs Home Free
July Perfect Strangers
August Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (16/14.6)
(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jackie Thomas Show)
Step by Step Dinosaurs
CBS Fall The Golden Palace Major Dad Designing Women Bob Picket Fences
Spring Good Advice Bodies of Evidence
April Dudley
Summer Cutters Street Stories Johnny Bago
July Brooklyn Bridge
Late August How'd They Do That? The Building The Boys Local Programming
Fox Fall America's Most Wanted Sightings Likely Suspects
Winter Sightings
NBC Fall Final Appeal What Happened? The Round Table I'll Fly Away
Winter NBC Friday Night Movie
Spring Secret Service NBC Friday Night Movie
Summer Mancuso, F.B.I. (R)

Saturday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Covington Cross Crossroads The Commish
Mid-fall The ABC Saturday Night Movie
Winter The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Various programming
Spring Various programming
Summer The ABC Saturday Night Movie
CBS Fall Various programming
Winter Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (23/14.0) Raven The Hat Squad
Spring A League of Their Own Brooklyn Bridge Raven
Follow-up Walker, Texas Ranger
Fox Fall COPS COPS (R) Code 3 The Edge Local programming
Winter Code 3 (R)
Summer Front Page
NBC Fall Here and Now Out All Night Empty Nest Nurses Sisters
Follow-up The Powers That Be
Winter Empty Nest (R) Nurses
Follow-up Almost Home (*) Mad About You
Spring Black Tie Affair
Late spring Sisters
Summer Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes Nurses

(*) Formerly known as The Torkelsons

By network

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

References

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  1. ^ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported on TimBrooks.net/Ratings Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine