The following is the 1997–98 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1997 through August 1998. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1996–97 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] and [2]
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.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
From February 7 to 22, 1998, all of CBS' primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
For new series debuting during the season, it would ultimately prove to be one of the weakest seasons in American television history, as only ten shows would be picked up for a second season. Of those ten shows, only five (Dharma & Greg, Two Guys and a Girl, Ally McBeal, For Your Love and Dawson's Creek) would last beyond three seasons, and would all end their runs within six seasons.
For its tenth and final season, onetime CBS powerhouse Murphy Brown was moved from its lifelong home of Monday nights to Wednesday, where it lost a significant number of viewers. For its last block of episodes in the spring, the show was put back into the familiar timeslot that it had once used to anchor the CBS Monday night lineup.
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.
^"What ranked and what tanked". Entertainment Weekly Published in issue No. 434 May 29, 1998. May 29, 1998. from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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The following is the 1997 98 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1997 through August 1998 The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series new series and series cancelled after the 1996 97 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 and 2 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 PBS is not included member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary From February 7 to 22 1998 all of CBS primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano For new series debuting during the season it would ultimately prove to be one of the weakest seasons in American television history as only ten shows would be picked up for a second season Of those ten shows only five Dharma amp Greg Two Guys and a Girl Ally McBeal For Your Love and Dawson s Creek would last beyond three seasons and would all end their runs within six seasons For its tenth and final season onetime CBS powerhouse Murphy Brown was moved from its lifelong home of Monday nights to Wednesday where it lost a significant number of viewers For its last block of episodes in the spring the show was put back into the familiar timeslot that it had once used to anchor the CBS Monday night lineup 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 The Wonderful World of Disney The ABC Sunday Night MovieCBS 60 Minutes 8 19 8 million Touched by an Angel 5 21 8 million CBS Sunday Movie 9 19 4 million Fox Fall The World s Funniest The Simpsons 18 15 3 million King of the Hill 15 16 3 million The X Files 11 17 1 million Local ProgrammingMarch DamonApril King of the Hill 15 16 3 million NBC Fall Dateline Sunday Men Behaving Badly Jenny NBC Sunday Night Movie 22 14 2 million Winter All Star TV Bloopers Dateline Sunday Dateline SundayThe WB Fall Nick Freno Licensed Teacher The Parent Hood The Jamie Foxx Show Unhappily Ever After The Tom Show Alright Already Local ProgrammingFollow Up The Tom Show Unhappily Ever AfterWinter The Tom Show The Parent Hood The Jamie Foxx ShowSpring The Parent Hood Sister SisterFollow Up You re the OneMay The Parent Hood Kelly Kelly Alright AlreadySummer Nick Freno Licensed Teacher The Parent HoodMonday editNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Timecop Monday Night Football 6 21 0 Follow Up Various SpecialsWinter Timecop 20 20 27 13 9 million The PracticeSpring PushFollow Up America s Funniest Home VideosCBS Fall Cosby 28 13 8 million Everybody Loves Raymond Cybill George and Leo Brooklyn SouthWinter George and Leo Style amp SubstanceFollow Up The Closer George and LeoSpring Murphy BrownSummer Cybill George and Leo Michael HayesFollow Up Everybody Loves Raymond Cybill 48 HoursLate July Murphy BrownFox Fall Melrose Place Ally McBeal Local ProgrammingApril Damon Getting PersonalMid Summer Melrose PlaceNBC Fall Suddenly Susan Fired Up Caroline in the City The Naked Truth Dateline Monday 16 15 4 December JennyWinter Fired UpSpring House RulesSummer Caroline in the City Veronica s ClosetUPN Fall In the House Malcolm amp Eddie Good News Sparks Local ProgrammingSpring Love Boat The Next Wave Various SpecialsSummer Clueless CluelessMid Summer In the House Malcolm amp Eddie Good News SparksThe WB Fall 7th Heaven Buffy the Vampire SlayerWinter ThreeSpring Kelly Kelly Alright AlreadyFollow Up 7th Heaven Repeats Summer Buffy the Vampire SlayerTuesday editNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Home Improvement Repeats Soul Man 29 13 6 million Home Improvement 10 18 4 million Hiller and Diller 30 13 5 million NYPD Blue 19 15 0 million Follow Up Soul Man 29 13 6 million Over the TopNovember Grace Under Fire Soul Man 29 13 6 million Spin City Repeats Winter The Drew Carey Show Repeats Home Improvement Repeats Spring Home Improvement Repeats Something So Right That s LifeFollow Up Soul Man 29 13 6 million Something So RightSummer Soul Man 29 13 6 million Something So Right Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza PlaceMid Summer Home Improvement Soul Man 29 13 6 million Spin City Dharma amp Greg Maximum BobCBS Fall JAG Michael Hayes DellaventuraWinter CBS Tuesday MovieMarch Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel Four CornersFollow Up 48 HoursSummer CBS Tuesday MovieFox Fall Fox Tuesday Night Movie Local ProgrammingMid Summer King of the Hill Repeats King of the Hill Repeats Guinness World Records PrimetimeNBC Fall Mad About You NewsRadio Frasier 14 16 7 million Just Shoot Me 12 17 0 million Dateline NBC 17 15 3 million Spring For Your Love LateLineFollow Up NewsRadio Just Shoot Me 12 17 0 million Summer 3rd Rock from the SunUPN Fall Clueless Moesha Hitz Head Over Heels Local ProgrammingFollow Up Moesha Clueless Malcolm amp Eddie HitzWinter CluelessSpring In the HouseFollow Up Good NewsSummer In the HouseMid Summer Clueless In the House CluelessThe WB Winter began Jan 20th Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dawson s CreekSummer Invasion America Invasion AmericaMid Summer Dawson s CreekWednesday editNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Spin City Dharma amp Greg 25 13 9 million The Drew Carey Show 13 16 7 million Ellen Primetime Live 23 14 2 million Spring Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza PlaceSummer EllenAugust Whose Line Is It Anyway CBS Fall The Nanny Murphy Brown Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel Chicago HopeSpring Cybill Michael HayesSummer The Simple Life Public Eye with Bryant GumbelFollow Up Style amp SubstanceFox Fall Beverly Hills 90210 Party of Five Local ProgrammingSpring Significant OthersFollow Up Party of FiveSummer Fox Wednesday Night MovieNBC Fall The Tony Danza Show Built to Last 3rd Rock from the Sun Working Law amp Order 24 14 1 million Follow Up Dateline NBCDecember 3rd Rock from the Sun Repeats The Tony Danza ShowWinter Seinfeld Repeats Spring NewsRadioFollow Up 3rd Rock from the Sun Repeats NewsRadioSummer The PretenderAugust Dateline NBC Stressed EricUPN Fall The Sentinel Star Trek Voyager Local ProgrammingLate Fall Star Trek Voyager The SentinelSpring The Sentinel Star Trek VoyagerThe WB Fall Sister Sister Smart Guy The Wayans Bros The Steve Harvey ShowSpring Smart Guy Sister Sister Repeats Summer Smart GuyMid Summer The Wayans Bros The Jamie Foxx ShowThursday editNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Nothing Sacred Cracker 20 20 ThursdayWinter Prey The ABC Thursday Night MovieSpring TimecopSummer C 16 Prey Various ABC News SpecialsAugust Various Specials Various ABC News Specials Nightline in PrimetimeCBS Promised Land Diagnosis Murder 26 13 9 million 48 HoursFox Fall Living Single Between Brothers 413 Hope St Local ProgrammingWinter Between Brothers Ask Harriet New York UndercoverMarch Ask HarrietApril World s Wildest Police Videos Various SpecialsSummer New York UndercoverMid Summer Fox FilesNBC Fall Friends 4 24 0 million Union Square 8 19 9 million Seinfeld 1 34 1 million Veronica s Closet 3 24 4 million ER 2 30 2 million Spring Just Shoot Me 12 17 0 million Summer Veronica s Closet 3 24 4 million Just Shoot Me 12 17 0 million Mid Summer Suddenly SusanNOTE On Fox Rewind was supposed to air 8 8 30 but it was cancelled due to production troubles Friday editNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Sabrina the Teenage Witch Boy Meets World You Wish Teen Angel 20 20 Friday 20 15 0 million Winter Sabrina the Teenage Witch Repeats Sabrina the Teenage WitchSpring Hiller and DillerFollow Up Boy Meets World Repeats Summer Sabrina the Teenage Witch You Wish Boy Meets World Teen AngelCBS Fall Family Matters Meego The Gregory Hines Show Step by Step Nash BridgesFollow Up Various Specials Family MattersWinter Kids Say the Darndest Things The Gregory Hines ShowFollow Up Candid Camera The Gregory Hines ShowSpring Unsolved MysteriesSummer Family Matters Step by StepMid Summer Unsolved MysteriesFox Fall The Visitor Millennium Local ProgrammingWinter Beyond Belief Fact or FictionMid Summer Getting Personal Getting PersonalNBC Fall Players Dateline Friday Homicide Life on the StreetLate Spring Various SpecialsSummer Dateline Friday NBC Friday Night MovieMid Summer NBC Friday Night Movie Dateline FridaySaturday editNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall C 16 Total Security The PracticeFollow Up Various Specials and ABC Saturday Night MovieWinter Nothing Sacred Cracker ABC News Saturday NightFollow Up ABC Saturday Night MovieSummer Timecop ABC Saturday Night MovieMid Summer 20 20CBS Fall Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Early Edition Walker Texas Ranger 21 14 5 million Winter The Magnificent SevenFollow Up Dr Quinn Medicine Woman The Magnificent SevenSpring Early EditionMid Summer Early Edition The Magnificent SevenFox COPS COPS America s Most Wanted America Fights Back Local ProgrammingNBC Fall The Pretender Repeats NBC Saturday Night MovieNovember The Pretender Sleepwalkers ProfilerFollow Up Various Specials and The Pretender Repeats The PretenderWinter All Star TV BloopersSummer NBC Saturday Night MovieMid Summer All Star TV Bloopers NBC Saturday Night MovieBy network editABC edit Returning series20 20 The ABC Sunday Night Movie America s Funniest Home Videos Boy Meets World The Drew Carey Show Ellen Grace Under Fire Home Improvement Monday Night Football NYPD Blue The Practice Primetime Live Sabrina the Teenage Witch Something So Right moved from NBC Soul Man Spin City New seriesABC News Saturday Night C 16 FBI Cracker Dharma amp Greg Hiller and Diller Maximum Bob Nothing Sacred Over the Top Prey Push Teen Angel That s Life Timecop Total Security Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place The Wonderful World of Disney You Wish Not returning from 1996 97 Arsenio Clueless moved to UPN Coach Common Law Dangerous Minds Family Matters moved to CBS Gun Hangin with Mr Cooper High Incident Leaving L A Life s Work Lois amp Clark The New Adventures of Superman Murder One Relativity Roseanne revived and returned for 2017 18 for one season Second Noah Spy Game Step by Step moved to CBS Townies Turning Point Vital Signs CBS edit Returning series48 Hours 60 Minutes Candid Camera CBS Sunday Movie Chicago Hope Cosby Cybill Diagnosis Murder Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Early Edition Everybody Loves Raymond Family Matters moved from ABC JAG Murphy Brown The Nanny Nash Bridges Promised Land Step by Step moved from ABC Touched by an Angel Unsolved Mysteries moved from NBC Walker Texas Ranger New seriesBrooklyn South The Closer Dellaventura Four Corners George and Leo The Gregory Hines Show Kids Say the Darndest Things The Magnificent Seven Meego Michael Hayes Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel The Simple Life Style amp Substance Not returning from 1996 97 Almost Perfect Dave s World EZ Streets Ink Life and Stuff Mr amp Mrs Smith Moloney Orleans Pearl Public Morals Temporarily Yours Feds Fox edit Returning seriesAmerica s Most Wanted America Fights Back Beverly Hills 90210 Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction COPS FOX Night at the Movies King of the Hill Living Single Melrose Place Millennium New York Undercover Party of Five The Simpsons The X Files New series413 Hope St Ally McBeal Ask Harriet Between Brothers Damon Fox Files Getting Personal Rewind Significant Others The Visitor The World s Funniest World s Wildest Police Videos Not returning from 1996 97 Big Deal Lawless Love and Marriage Lush Life Married with Children Martin Ned and Stacey Pacific Palisades Party Girl Pauly Roar Sliders NBC edit Returning series3rd Rock from the Sun Caroline in the City Dateline NBC ER Fired Up Frasier Friends Homicide Life on the Street Just Shoot Me Law amp Order Mad About You Men Behaving Badly The Naked Truth NBC Sunday Night Movie NewsRadio The Pretender Profiler Seinfeld Suddenly Susan New seriesBuilt to Last For Your Love House Rules Jenny LateLine Players Sleepwalkers Stressed Eric The Tony Danza Show Union Square Veronica s Closet Working Not returning from 1996 97 Boston Common Chicago Sons Crisis Center Dark Skies The Jeff Foxworthy Show The John Larroquette Show Mr Rhodes Prince Street The Single Guy Something So Right moved to ABC Unsolved Mysteries moved to CBS Wings UPN edit Returning seriesClueless moved from ABC In the House Malcolm amp Eddie Moesha The Sentinel Sparks Star Trek Voyager New seriesGood News Head Over Heels Hitz Love Boat The Next Wave Not returning from 1996 97 The Burning Zone Goode Behavior Homeboys in Outer Space Social Studies The WB edit Returning series7th Heaven Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Jamie Foxx Show Nick Freno Licensed Teacher The Parent Hood Sister Sister Smart Guy The Steve Harvey Show Unhappily Ever After The Wayans Bros New seriesAlright Already Dawson s Creek Invasion America Kelly Kelly Three The Tom Show You re the One Not returning from 1996 97 Brotherly Love Kirk Life with Roger Savannah 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 What ranked and what tanked Entertainment Weekly Published in issue No 434 May 29 1998 May 29 1998 Archived from the original on October 13 2019 Retrieved April 8 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 98 United States network television schedule amp oldid 1163635111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
