The following is the 1993–94 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1993 through August 1994. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1992–93 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series are highlighted in bold.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
Other Legend
Light blue indicates local programming.
Gray indicates encore programming.
Blue-gray indicates news programming.
Light green indicates sporting events.
Light Purple indicates movies.
Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials.
Note: This is the first season in which Fox commenced television broadcasts on every night of the week from the beginning of the season onward.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, is not included; member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. From February 12 to 27, 1994, all of CBS' primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
Note: On CBS, Good Advice was to have returned on this night at 9 p.m., followed by Bob at 9:30 p.m. Late changes resulted in Bob beginning at 9 p.m., Family Album moving to 9:30 p.m. in mid-October, It Had to Be You being canceled at the same time, and Good Advice not returning till the following May. Additionally, Diagnosis: Murder premiered in late October to fill the 8–9 p.m. hour.
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
ReferencesEdit
^Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN978-0-345-49773-4.
October 16, 2023
1993, united, states, network, television, schedule, following, 1993, network, television, schedule, four, major, english, language, commercial, broadcast, networks, united, states, schedule, covers, primetime, hours, from, september, 1993, through, august, 19. The following is the 1993 94 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1993 through August 1994 The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series new series and series cancelled after the 1992 93 season All times are Eastern and Pacific with certain exceptions such as Monday Night Football New series are highlighted in bold Each of the 30 highest rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research 1 Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season Other Legend Light blue indicates local programming Gray indicates encore programming Blue gray indicates news programming Light green indicates sporting events Light Purple indicates movies Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs including specials Note This is the first season in which Fox commenced television broadcasts on every night of the week from the beginning of the season onward PBS the Public Broadcasting Service is not included member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary From February 12 to 27 1994 all of CBS primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Contents 1 Sunday 2 Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Friday 7 Saturday 8 By network 8 1 ABC 8 2 CBS 8 3 Fox 8 4 NBC 9 ReferencesSunday EditNetwork 7 00 PM 7 30 PM 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC America s Funniest Home Videos The New America s Funniest People Lois amp Clark The New Adventures of Superman The ABC Sunday Night Movie 30 12 6 Tied with Family Matters CBS 60 Minutes 1 20 9 Murder She Wrote 11 16 0 CBS Sunday Movie 10 16 2 Fox Fall Townsend Television Martin Living Single Married with Children Daddy Dearest Local ProgrammingDecember Married with Children Repeats Winter Code 3 Code 3 The George Carlin ShowLate Spring Various SpecialsSummer The Adventures of Brisco County Jr August The Simpsons The SimpsonsNBC Fall I Witness Video seaQuest DSV NBC Sunday Night MovieSpring NBA on NBCJune NBA on NBC NBA Finals Frasier Repeats Law amp Order Repeats Summer I Witness Video seaQuest DSV NBC Sunday Night MovieAugust Various SpecialsMonday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Day One ABC s Monday Night Football 8 16 5 Winter The ABC Monday Night MovieJuly Baseball Night in AmericaAugust Coach Coach ABC s Preseason Monday Night FootballCBS Fall Evening Shade 27 13 2 Tied with Phenom and Rescue 911 Dave s World 21 13 7 Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Murphy Brown 9 16 3 Love amp War 13 14 5 Northern Exposure 14 14 4 Spring Dave s World 21 13 7 Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 704 Hauser Hearts AfireMay Evening Shade 27 13 2 Tied with Phenom and Rescue 911 New Episodes of Various CBS ComediesJune Dave s World 21 13 7 Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Tom Good AdviceSummer The Nanny Love amp War 13 14 5 Mid Summer The Nanny Dave s World 21 13 7 Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Fox FOX Night at the Movies Local ProgrammingNBC Fall The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 21 13 7 Tied with Dave s World Blossom The NBC Monday Movie 23 13 6 Spring Someone Like MeApril BlossomTuesday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Full House 16 14 2 Phenom 27 13 2 Tied with Evening Shade and Rescue 911 Roseanne 4 19 1 Coach 6 17 4 NYPD Blue 18 13 9 Tied with Wings Summer Sister SisterAugust She TVCBS Rescue 911 27 13 2 Tied with Phenom and Evening Shade CBS Tuesday Movie 25 13 3 Tied with Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Fox Fall Roc Bakersfield P D America s Most Wanted Local ProgrammingWinter Monty RocFollow Up Front PageSpring South CentralMay Tales from the Crypt Tales from the CryptNBC Fall Saved by the Bell The College Years Getting By The John Larroquette Show The Second Half Dateline NBCWinter The Good Life Cafe AmericainSpring The Good Life The Second Half The John Larroquette Show Repeats The John Larroquette ShowMid April Various Specials NBC Movie of the WeekSummer Various Specials The John Larroquette Show The John Larroquette ShowMid Summer TV Nation WingsWednesday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Thea Joe s Life Home Improvement 2 20 4 Grace Under Fire 5 17 7 Moon Over MiamiDecember George Various SpecialsJanuary BirdlandFollow Up The CriticSpring Home Improvement Repeats Thunder Alley 12 15 9 These Friends of Mine Turning Point 20 13 8 Summer Dinosaurs The Critic Grace Under Fire 5 17 7 August Thunder Alley 12 15 9 Phenom 27 13 2 Tied with Evening Shade and Rescue 911 CBS Fall MLB on CBSLate October Hearts Afire The Nanny South of Sunset 48 HoursNovember Various SpecialsWinter The Nanny Hearts Afire In the Heat of the NightSpring TomSummer Good Advice America TonightAugust Muddling ThroughFox Fall Beverly Hills 90210 Melrose Place Local ProgrammingMid Summer Models Inc NBC Unsolved Mysteries Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric Law amp OrderNote After airing only a single episode of South of Sunset on October 27 CBS cancelled the show and broadcast no further episodes Thursday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Missing Persons Matlock Primetime Live 17 14 0 March The Byrds of ParadiseApril BirdlandFollow Up MatlockJuly MatlockAugust The CommishCBS Fall In the Heat of the Night Eye to Eye with Connie Chung Angel FallsFollow Up Top Cops Various ProgrammingDecember Second ChancesWinter How d They Do That Spring Christy TrapsMay Various Specials Eye to Eye with Connie ChungJune How d They Do That Eye to Eye with Connie Chung Picket FencesFollow Up In the Heat of the NightAugust One West Waikiki Hotel MalibuFox Fall The Simpsons The Sinbad Show In Living Color Herman s Head Local ProgrammingLate April The Simpsons Repeats Various FOX Comedy RepeatsJune The Sinbad Show Herman s HeadJuly Bakersfield P D August Martin Living SingleNBC Fall Mad About You Wings 18 13 9 Tied with NYPD Blue Seinfeld 3 19 4 Frasier 7 16 8 L A LawJanuary Homicide Life on the Street 24 13 5 February L A LawLate May Law amp Order Repeats Summer Dateline NBCFriday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Family Matters 30 12 6 Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie Boy Meets World Step by Step Hangin with Mr Cooper 20 20 15 14 3 Spring Sister SisterMid May Hangin with Mr CooperCBS Fall It Had to Be You Family Album CBS Friday Night Movie Specials MLB on CBSLate October Diagnosis Murder Bob Family Album Picket FencesDecember Various SpecialsJanuary Burke s LawFox Fall The Adventures of Brisco County Jr The X Files Local ProgrammingSummer Encounters The Hidden TruthLate July Mighty Morphin Power Rangers X MenAugust NFL Preseason on FOXNBC Fall Against the Grain NBC Friday Night MysteryMid November Various SpecialsJanuary ViperMid April Various SpecialsMid July I Witness VideoNote On CBS Good Advice was to have returned on this night at 9 p m followed by Bob at 9 30 p m Late changes resulted in Bob beginning at 9 p m Family Album moving to 9 30 p m in mid October It Had to Be You being canceled at the same time and Good Advice not returning till the following May Additionally Diagnosis Murder premiered in late October to fill the 8 9 p m hour Saturday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall The ABC Saturday Night Movie The CommishNovember George Where I Live The Paula Poundstone ShowFollow up Various SpecialsDecember The ABC Saturday Night MovieCBS Fall Dr Quinn Medicine Woman 25 13 3 Tied with The CBS Tuesday Movie Harts of the West Walker Texas RangerOctober MLB on CBSNovember Dr Quinn Medicine Woman 25 13 3 Tied with The CBS Tuesday Movie Harts of the West Walker Texas RangerSpring The Road HomeLate April Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Walker Texas RangerSummer Harts of the WestMid Summer Muddling Through Hearts AfireFox Fall COPS COPS Front Page Local ProgrammingMid Winter America s Most WantedNBC Fall The Mommies Cafe Americain Empty Nest Nurses SistersWinter Getting ByMarch Blossom The Mommies Winnetka RoadMid April SistersMay The MommiesSummer Getting ByMid Summer NBC Saturday Night MovieAugust The Mommies Empty Nest NBC Saturday Night MovieNote NBC was scheduled to show its portion of Baseball Night in America in August and September 1994 but those games were cancelled by the Major League Baseball players strike By network EditABC Edit Returning series20 20 The ABC Sunday Night Movie America s Funniest Home Videos America s Funniest People Coach The Commish Day One Dinosaurs Family Matters FBI The Untold Stories Full House Hangin with Mr Cooper Home Improvement Matlock Monday Night Football Primetime Live Roseanne Step by Step Where I Live New seriesBaseball Night in America Birdland Boy Meets World The Byrds of Paradise The Critic Ellen George Grace Under Fire Joe s Life Lois amp Clark The New Adventures of Superman Missing Persons Moon Over Miami NYPD Blue The Paula Poundstone Show Phenom She TV Sister Sister Thea Thunder Alley Turning Point Not returning from 1992 93 American Detective Camp Wilder Civil Wars Covington Cross Crossroads Delta Doogie Howser M D Getting By moved to NBC Going to Extremes Home Free Homefront Jack s Place The Jackie Thomas Show Laurie Hill Life Goes On Perfect Strangers Room for Two Sirens moved to syndication in 1994 Street Match The Wonder Years The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Wild Palms CBS Edit Returning series48 Hours 60 Minutes Bob Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Evening Shade Good Advice Hearts Afire In the Heat of the Night Love amp War Murder She Wrote Murphy Brown Northern Exposure Picket Fences Rescue 911 Walker Texas Ranger New series704 Hauser America Tonight Angel Falls Burke s Law Christy Dave s World Diagnosis Murder Eye to Eye with Connie Chung Family Album Harts of the West Hotel Malibu It Had to Be You Muddling Through The Nanny One West Waikiki The Road Home Second Chances South of Sunset Tom Traps Not returning from 1992 93 Angel Street Bodies of Evidence The Boys Brooklyn Bridge The Building Cutters Designing Women Dudley Family Dog Frannie s Turn The Golden Palace The Hat Squad How d They Do That Johnny Bago Knots Landing A League of Their Own Major Dad Middle Ages Raven Space Rangers Street Stories with Ed Bradley Top Cops Tall Hopes The Trouble with Larry Fox Edit Returning seriesAmerica s Most Wanted Beverly Hills 90210 Code 3 Comic Strip Live COPS FOX Night at the Movies The Front Page Herman s Head In Living Color Married with Children Martin Melrose Place Roc The Simpsons New seriesThe Adventures of Brisco County Jr Bakersfield P D Daddy Dearest Encounters The Hidden Truth The George Carlin Show Living Single Models Inc Monty The Sinbad Show South Central Townsend Television The X Files Not returning from 1992 93 Batman The Animated Series returned to daytime The Ben Stiller Show Class of 96 Danger Theatre Down the Shore The Edge Flying Blind Great Scott The Heights Key West Likely Suspects Parker Lewis Can t Lose Shaky Ground Sightings moved to syndication TriBeCa Woops NBC Edit Returning seriesBlossom Dateline NBC Empty Nest The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Getting By moved from ABC Homicide Life on the Street I Witness Video L A Law Law amp Order Mad About You NBC Sunday Night Movie The NBC Monday Movie Nurses Seinfeld Sisters Unsolved Mysteries Wings New seriesAgainst the Grain Cafe Americain Frasier The Good Life The John Larroquette Show The Mommies Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric Saved by the Bell The College Years seaQuest DSV The Second Half Someone Like Me Viper Winnetka Road Not returning from 1992 93 Almost Home Black Tie Affair Cheers Crime amp Punishment A Different World Final Appeal Here and Now I ll Fly Away Out All Night The Powers That Be Quantum Leap Reasonable Doubts Rhythm amp Blues The Round Table Route 66 Secret Service South Beach Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes What Happened Note The indicates that the program was introduced in midseason References Edit Highest rated series is based on the annual top rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in Brooks Tim amp Marsh Earle 2007 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 9th ed New York Ballantine ISBN 978 0 345 49773 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1993 94 United States network television schedule amp oldid 1162189168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
