# 1987–88 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1987–88 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1987 to August 1988.

## Legend

* Light yellow indicates talk shows.
* Green indicates soap operas.
* Pink indicates game shows.
* Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
* Light teal indicates sporting events.
* White indicates local programming.
* Light purple indicates children's programming.
* Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
* New series are highlighted in bold.

## Schedule

* All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
* Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs to later timeslots) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.

### Monday–Friday

| Network | Network | 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
| ABC | Fall | ABC World News This Morning | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Who's the Boss? | Mr. Belvedere | Ryan's Hope | Loving | All My Children | All My Children | One Life to Live | One Life to Live | General Hospital | General Hospital | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings |
| ABC | Winter | ABC World News This Morning | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Who's the Boss? | The Home Show | Ryan's Hope | Loving | All My Children | All My Children | One Life to Live | One Life to Live | General Hospital | General Hospital | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings |
| ABC | Summer | ABC World News This Morning | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Growing Pains | The Home Show | Ryan's Hope | Loving | All My Children | All My Children | One Life to Live | One Life to Live | General Hospital | General Hospital | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings |
| CBS | Fall | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | The Morning Program | The Morning Program | The Morning Program | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The $25,000 Pyramid | Card Sharks | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Local/syndicated programming | The Young and the Restless | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather |
| CBS | Winter | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Blackout | Card Sharks | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Local/syndicated programming | The Young and the Restless | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather |
| CBS | Spring | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The $25,000 Pyramid | Card Sharks | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Local/syndicated programming | The Young and the Restless | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather |
| CBS | Summer | CBS Morning News | CBS Morning News | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | CBS This Morning | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Family Feud | Card Sharks | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Local/syndicated programming | The Young and the Restless | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather |
| NBC | NBC | Before Hours | NBC News at Sunrise | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Sale of the Century | Classic Concentration | Wheel of Fortune | Win, Lose or Draw | Super Password | Scrabble | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Another World | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw |

### Saturday

| Network | Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
| ABC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Care Bears Family | Little Clowns of Happytown | My Pet Monster | All New Pound Puppies | Little Wizards | The Real Ghostbusters | The Flintstone Kids | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | Animal Crack-Ups | ABC Weekend Special | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC |
| ABC | Winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Little Clowns of Happytown | All New Pound Puppies | My Pet Monster | Little Wizards | The Real Ghostbusters | The Real Ghostbusters | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | The Flintstone Kids | Animal Crack-Ups | ABC Weekend Special | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Saturday |
| ABC | Summer | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Little Wizards | All New Pound Puppies | My Pet Monster | The Flintstone Kids | The Real Ghostbusters | The Real Ghostbusters | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | | Animal Crack-Ups | ABC Weekend Special | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Saturday |
| CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | Popeye and Son | Teen Wolf | CBS Storybreak | Kidd Video (R) | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | Winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | Popeye and Son | Dennis the Menace | Teen Wolf | Galaxy High (R) | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock | Alvin and the Chipmunks | ALF | The New Archies | Foofur | I'm Telling! | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |
| NBC | November | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | ALF | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock | The New Archies | Foofur | I'm Telling! | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |
CBS note: Muppet Babies expanded to 90 minutes for this season to take the spot that would have been filled by Garbage Pail Kids; which had been pulled shortly before the season began due to criticisms from groups such as Action for Children's Television and American Family Association.

### Sunday

| Network | Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
| ABC | ABC | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | This Week with David Brinkley | This Week with David Brinkley | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Sunday |
| CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The NFL Today | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming |
| CBS | Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Sunday Today | Sunday Today | Sunday Today | Meet the Press | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | NFL Live! | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC | NFL on NBC |
| NBC | Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Sunday Today | Sunday Today | Sunday Today | Meet the Press | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |