The following is the 1995–96 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1995 through August 1996. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1994–95 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series 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 fall season for The WB and UPN. The schedules of either network would not be constant until fall 1999, when the WB decided to air shows from Sunday through Friday and UPN would air Monday through Friday. This is also the first television season to officially end in the month of May. From July 19 to August 4, 1996, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
References
^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.
January 10, 2023
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The following is the 1995 96 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1995 through August 1996 The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series new series and series cancelled after the 1994 95 season All times are Eastern and Pacific with certain exceptions such as Monday Night Football New series 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 fall season for The WB and UPN The schedules of either network would not be constant until fall 1999 when the WB decided to air shows from Sunday through Friday and UPN would air Monday through Friday This is also the first television season to officially end in the month of May From July 19 to August 4 1996 all of NBC s primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta PBS is not included member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary 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 8 5 UPN 8 6 The WB 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 Fall America s Funniest Home Videos America s Funniest Home Videos Lois amp Clark The New Adventures of Superman The ABC Sunday Night MovieMid Summer Muppets TonightCBS Fall 60 Minutes 9 14 2 Cybill Almost Perfect CBS Sunday Movie 24 11 4 Tied with Law amp Order The Naked Truth and Can t Hurry Love Spring The Bonnie Hunt ShowFollow up Murder She WroteMid Summer Touched By An AngelFox Fall Space Above and Beyond The Simpsons Too Something Oct Married with Children Misery Loves Company Oct Local ProgrammingFollow Up Martin What s So Funny Spring The Show Local HeroesSummer New York Daze The CrewMid Summer Party of Five Married with Children New York UndercoverNBC Fall Brotherly Love Minor Adjustments Mad About You Hope and Gloria NBC Sunday Night Movie 21 12 2 Winter Various Repeats Specials NewsRadioSpring Dateline NBCMid Summer 3rd Rock from the Sun Boston CommonThe WB Fall Pinky and the Brain Sister Sister Repeats Kirk Simon Cleghorne First Time Out Local ProgrammingFollow Up Kirk Sister Sister Repeats Cleghorne First Time Out SimonWinter Simon Kirk SavannahApril The Parent Hood Repeats Mid Summer Kirk Brotherly Love The Parent Hood Sister Sister Unhappily Ever After The Parent HoodMonday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall The Marshal Monday Night Football 5 17 1 Winter The ABC Monday Night Movie Murder OneFebruary Second Noah Various SpecialSpring High IncidentSummer The Marshal The ABC Monday Night MovieCBS Fall The Nanny 16 12 5 Tied with Roseanne Can t Hurry Love 24 11 4 Tied with Law amp Order the CBS Sunday Movie and The Naked Truth Murphy Brown 18 12 3 Tied with Walker Texas Ranger and Primetime Live If Not for You Chicago Hope 23 11 9 Follow Up High SocietySpring Almost Perfect Good CompanyFollow Up Dave s World CybillMid Summer Almost PerfectFox Fall Melrose Place Partners Ned and Stacey Local ProgrammingWinter Ned and Stacey PartnersSpring ProfitSummer Ned and Stacey The Last Frontier L A FirefightersMid Summer Fox Night at the MoviesNBC Fall The Fresh Prince of Bel Air In the House The NBC Monday Movie 14 12 9 Tied with Coach Spring Brotherly LoveMay In the HouseSummer The Fresh Prince of Bel AirUPN Fall Star Trek Voyager Nowhere Man Local ProgrammingMid Summer In the House In the HouseTuesday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Roseanne 16 12 5 Tied with The Nanny Hudson Street Home Improvement 7 16 1 Coach 14 12 9 Tied with the NBC Monday Movie NYPD Blue 10 14 1 Winter Coach 14 12 9 Tied with the NBC Monday Movie ChampsFollow Up Home Improvement Repeats Spring The Dana Carvey Show 30 11 2 Summer The Drew Carey Show Coach 14 12 9 Tied with the NBC Monday Night Movie CBS Fall The Client CBS Tuesday MovieMid Summer Rescue 911Fox Fox Tuesday Night Movie Local ProgrammingNBC Fall Wings NewsRadio Frasier 11 13 6 Tied with 20 20 The Pursuit of Happiness Dateline NBC 28 11 3 December The John Larroquette ShowWinter 3rd Rock from the Sun 22 12 1 Spring 3rd Rock from the Sun 22 12 1 WingsSummer NewsRadio WingsMid Summer Mad About You Caroline in the CityUPN Fall Deadly Games Live Shot Local ProgrammingWinter Moesha Minor Adjustments Deadly GamesSpring The Paranormal BorderlineWednesday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Ellen The Drew Carey Show Grace Under Fire 13 13 2 The Naked Truth 24 11 4 Tied with Law amp Order the CBS Sunday Movie and Can t Hurry Love Primetime Live 18 12 3 Tied with Walker Texas Ranger and Murphy Brown Winter The Faculty BuddiesSpring The Drew Carey Show The FacultyJune Hudson StreetJuly The Faculty ChampsAugust The Drew Carey ShowCBS Fall Bless This House Dave s World Central Park West CourthouseFollow Up Dave s World Bless This House CBS Wednesday MovieWinter Matt Waters American GothicFollow Up The Louie Show CBS Wednesday MovieApril My GuysMay Various SpecialsJune Picket Fences Central Park WestJuly Dave s World Can t Hurry Love American Gothic American GothicAugust The Nanny Dave s World CBS Wednesday MovieFox Fall Beverly Hills 90210 Party of Five Local ProgrammingSpring Kindred The EmbracedSummer Party of FiveNBC Fall seaQuest 2032 Dateline NBC 28 11 3 Law amp Order 24 11 4 Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie The Naked Truth and Can t Hurry Love Winter Various Specials and National Geographic SpecialsSpring JAGAugust Wings The John Larroquette ShowUPN Spring Starting in mid March The Sentinel Swift Justice Local ProgrammingAugust Star Trek VoyagerThe WB Sister Sister The Parent Hood The Wayans Bros Unhappily Ever AfterThursday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Charlie Grace The Monroes Murder OneFollow Up The ABC Thursday Night MovieWinter Mix of Various Specials amp Movies America s Funniest Home Videos Reruns and The CommishFebruary World s Funniest Videos Before They Were Stars The ABC Thursday Night Movie Various Specials amp Turning PointMid Summer High Incident The ABC Thursday Night MovieCBS Fall Murder She Wrote New York News 48 HoursWinter Rescue 911Mid Summer CBS Thursday Night MovieFox Fall Living Single The Crew New York Undercover Local ProgrammingSpring MartinSummer Martin The ShowFollow Up Living SingleNBC Fall Friends 3 18 7 The Single Guy 6 16 7 Seinfeld 2 21 2 Caroline in the City 4 18 0 ER 1 22 0 Spring Boston Common 8 15 6 Follow Up The Single Guy 6 16 7 Friday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Family Matters Boy Meets World Step by Step Hangin with Mr Cooper 20 20 11 13 6 Tied with Frasier March Muppets Tonight Aliens in the Family Step by StepFollow Up Step by Step Hangin with Mr CooperApril Boy Meets WorldCBS Fall Dweebs The Bonnie Hunt Show Picket Fences American GothicWinter Due South Diagnosis Murder Picket FencesSpring Nash BridgesSummer Central Park WestMid Summer Nash BridgesFox Fall Strange Luck The X Files Local ProgrammingSpring SlidersNBC Unsolved Mysteries Dateline NBC Homicide Life on the StreetSaturday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall The Jeff Foxworthy Show Maybe This Time ABC Saturday Night at the MoviesFebruary Hudson StreetSpring ABC Saturday Night at the Movies amp Various SpecialsSummer Second Noah ABC Saturday Night at the MoviesCBS Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Touched by an Angel Walker Texas Ranger 18 12 3 Tied with Primetime Live and Murphy Brown Fox Fall Martin The Preston Episodes COPS America s Most Wanted Local ProgrammingFollow Up COPS America s Most WantedNovember Encounters The Hidden TruthDecember COPSNBC Fall JAG The John Larroquette Show The Home Court SistersWinter Hope and GloriaSpring Malibu ShoresJune Hope and Gloria The Home Court NBC Saturday Night MovieJuly JAGLate Summer NBC Coverage of the 1996 Summer OlympicsFollow Up Various Specials NBC Saturday Night MovieNote JAG was on Saturdays until February 3 1996 then on March 13 1996 NBC moved the show to Wednesdays By network EditABC Edit Returning series20 20 The ABC Sunday Night Movie America s Funniest Home Videos Boy Meets World Coach The Commish Ellen Family Matters Grace Under Fire Hangin with Mr Cooper Home Improvement Lois amp Clark The New Adventures of Superman The Marshal Monday Night Football NYPD Blue Primetime Live Roseanne Step by Step Turning Point New seriesAliens in the Family Before They Were Stars Buddies Champs Charlie Grace The Dana Carvey Show The Drew Carey Show The Faculty High Incident Hudson Street The Jeff Foxworthy Show Maybe This Time The Monroes Muppets Tonight Murder One The Naked Truth Second Noah World s Funniest Videos Not returning from 1994 95 All American Girl Baseball Night in America Blue Skies Bringing up Jack Day One Extreme Full House Matlock McKenna Me and the Boys My So Called Life On Our Own Sister Sister moved to The WB Thunder Alley A Whole New Ballgame CBS Edit Returning series48 Hours 60 Minutes CBS Sunday Movie Chicago Hope Cybill Dave s World Diagnosis Murder Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Due South Murder She Wrote Murphy Brown The Nanny Picket Fences Rescue 911 Touched by an Angel Walker Texas Ranger New seriesAlmost Perfect American Gothic Bless This House The Bonnie Hunt Show Can t Hurry Love Central Park West The Client Courthouse Dweebs Good Company High Society The Louie Show Matt Waters My Guys Nash Bridges New York News Not returning from 1994 95 The Boys Are Back Burke s Law Christy Daddy s Girls Double Rush Eye to Eye with Connie Chung The 5 Mrs Buchanans The George Wendt Show Hearts Afire Love amp War Muddling Through Northern Exposure The Office Under One Roof Under Suspicion Women of the House The Wright Verdicts Fox Edit Returning seriesAmerica s Most Wanted Beverly Hills 90210 COPS Encounters The Hidden Truth FOX Night at the Movies Living Single Married with Children Martin Melrose Place New York Undercover Party of Five The Simpsons Sliders The X Files New seriesThe Crew Kindred The Embraced L A Firefighters The Last Frontier Local Heroes Misery Loves Company MADtv Ned and Stacey Partners The Preston Episodes Profit The Show Saturday Night Special Space Above and Beyond Strange Luck Too Something What s So Funny Not returning from 1994 95 The Critic Dream On Fortune Hunter Get Smart The George Carlin Show The Great Defender Hardball House of Buggin M A N T I S Medicine Ball Models Inc My Wildest Dreams VR 5 Wild Oats NBC Edit Returning seriesDateline NBC ER Frasier The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Friends Homicide Life on the Street Hope and Gloria In the House The John Larroquette Show Law amp Order Mad About You NBC Sunday Night Movie The NBC Monday Movie NewsRadio seaQuest 2032 formerly known as seaQuest DSV Seinfeld Sisters Unsolved Mysteries Wings New series3rd Rock from the Sun Boston Common Brotherly Love Caroline in the City The Home Court JAG Malibu Shores Minor Adjustments moved to UPN The Pursuit of Happiness The Single Guy Not returning from 1994 95 Amazing Grace Blossom The Cosby Mysteries Earth 2 Empty Nest High Sierra Search and Rescue Madman of the People The Martin Short Show The Mommies Pride amp Joy Something Wilder Sweet Justice Time Life s Lost Civilizations UPN Edit Returning seriesStar Trek Voyager New seriesDeadly Games Live Shot Minor Adjustments moved from NBC Moesha Nowhere Man The Paranormal Borderline The Sentinel Swift Justice Not returning from 1994 95 Legend Marker Pig Sty Platypus Man The Watcher The WB Edit The Parent Hood Sister Sister moved from ABC Unhappily Ever After The Wayans Bros New seriesCleghorne First Time Out Kirk Pinky and the Brain Savannah Simon Not returning from 1994 95 Muscle 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 1995 96 United States network television schedule amp oldid 1132226226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
