# 1996–97 United States network television schedule

The 1996–97 United States network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1996 to August 1997. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 1995–96 season.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 1997 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
New series 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.
All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming (including Fox affiliates during the 10 p.m. ET/PT hour) by affiliates after game completion.

## Legend

    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 scheduled programs, including specials.

## Sunday

| Network | Network | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 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 | America's Funniest Home Videos | America's Funniest Home Videos | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| ABC | Winter | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | America's Funniest Home Videos | America's Funniest Home Videos | | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| ABC | Spring | America's Funniest Home Videos | America's Funniest Home Videos | ABC News programming | ABC News programming | | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| ABC | Late spring | Second Noah | Second Noah | America's Funniest Home Videos | America's Funniest Home Videos | | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| CBS | CBS | 60 Minutes (11/13.3) | 60 Minutes (11/13.3) | Touched by an Angel (10/13.6) | Touched by an Angel (10/13.6) | CBS Sunday Movie (14/12.1) | CBS Sunday Movie (14/12.1) | CBS Sunday Movie (14/12.1) | CBS Sunday Movie (14/12.1) |
| Fox | Fall | Big Deal | Big Deal | Fox Movie Special | Fox Movie Special | Fox Movie Special | Fox Movie Special | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Mid-fall | Married... with Children (R) | Married... with Children | The Simpsons | Ned & Stacey | The X-Files (21/11.4) (Tied with Cosby) | The X-Files (21/11.4) (Tied with Cosby) | | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Winter | Special programming | Special programming | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | The X-Files (21/11.4) (Tied with Cosby) | The X-Files (21/11.4) (Tied with Cosby) | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Spring | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | The X-Files (21/11.4) (Tied with Cosby) | The X-Files (21/11.4) (Tied with Cosby) | Local programming | Local programming |
| NBC | Fall | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC | 3rd Rock from the Sun (27/10.8) (Tied with Law & Order) | Boston Common | NBC Sunday Night Movie (18/11.5) (Tied with The Drew Carey Show) | NBC Sunday Night Movie (18/11.5) (Tied with The Drew Carey Show) | NBC Sunday Night Movie (18/11.5) (Tied with The Drew Carey Show) | NBC Sunday Night Movie (18/11.5) (Tied with The Drew Carey Show) |
| NBC | Spring | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC | 3rd Rock from the Sun (27/10.8) (Tied with Law & Order) | NewsRadio (R) | NBC Sunday Night Movie (18/11.5) (Tied with The Drew Carey Show) | NBC Sunday Night Movie (18/11.5) (Tied with The Drew Carey Show) | NBC Sunday Night Movie (18/11.5) (Tied with The Drew Carey Show) | NBC Sunday Night Movie (18/11.5) (Tied with The Drew Carey Show) |
| The WB | Fall | Kirk | Brotherly Love | The Parent 'Hood | The Steve Harvey Show | Unhappily Ever After | Life with Roger | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Mid-fall | Brotherly Love (R) | Brotherly Love (R) | | The Parent 'Hood | The Steve Harvey Show | Unhappily Ever After | Life with Roger | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Winter | Brotherly Love | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | The Parent 'Hood | The Steve Harvey Show | Unhappily Ever After | Life with Roger | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Spring | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (R) | The Parent 'Hood (R) | The Steve Harvey Show (R) | The Steve Harvey Show (R) | Unhappily Ever After | The Wayans Bros. (R) | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Summer | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (R) | The Parent 'Hood (R) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (R) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (R) | | Unhappily Ever After | The Wayans Bros. (R) | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Late summer | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (R) | The Parent 'Hood (R) | The Jamie Foxx Show (R) | The Jamie Foxx Show (R) | | Unhappily Ever After | The Wayans Bros. (R) | Local programming | Local programming |

## Monday

| Network | 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 | Dangerous Minds | Dangerous Minds | Monday Night Football (7/16.0) | Monday Night Football (7/16.0) | Monday Night Football (7/16.0) | Monday Night Football (7/16.0) |
| ABC | Winter | Dangerous Minds | Dangerous Minds | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| ABC | Late winter | Spy Game | Spy Game | | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| ABC | Spring | Relativity | Relativity | | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| ABC | Mid-spring | Special programming | Special programming | | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| ABC | Summer | World of Discovery (R) | World of Discovery (R) | | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| ABC | Mid-summer | Monday Night Football Preseason | Monday Night Football Preseason | Monday Night Football Preseason | Monday Night Football Preseason | Monday Night Football Preseason | Monday Night Football Preseason |
| CBS | Fall | Cosby (21/11.2) (Tied with The X-Files) | Pearl | Murphy Brown | Cybill (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Dateline NBC) | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) |
| CBS | Mid-fall | Cosby (21/11.2) (Tied with The X-Files) | Ink | Murphy Brown | Cybill (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Dateline NBC) | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) |
| CBS | Winter | Cosby (21/11.2) (Tied with The X-Files) | Everybody Loves Raymond | Cybill (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Dateline NBC) | Ink | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) |
| CBS | Spring | Cosby (21/11.2) (Tied with The X-Files) | Murphy Brown | Cybill (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Dateline NBC) | Ink | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) |
| CBS | Late spring | Cosby (21/11.2) (Tied with The X-Files) | Everybody Loves Raymond (R) | Cybill (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Dateline NBC) | Murphy Brown (R) | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) | Chicago Hope (30/10.5) (Tied with Dateline NBC and Cybill) |
| Fox | Fall | Melrose Place | Melrose Place | Party Girl | Lush Life | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Winter | Melrose Place | Melrose Place | Ned and Stacey | Married... with Children | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Late winter | Melrose Place | Melrose Place | Married... with Children | Pauly | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Spring | MADtv Primetime | The Ruby Wax Show | Married... with Children (R) | Married... with Children (R) | | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Summer | Various programming | Various programming | Roar | Roar | | Local programming | Local programming |
| NBC | Fall | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Mr. Rhodes | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) |
| NBC | Spring | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Boston Common | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) |
| NBC | Late spring | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | The NBC Monday Movie (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Mad About You and Caroline in the City) | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC |
| NBC | Summer | Suddenly Susan (R) | Fired Up (R) | Caroline in the City (R) | Wings (R) | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC |
| UPN | Fall | In the House | Malcolm & Eddie | Goode Behavior | Sparks | Local programming | Local programming |
| UPN | Winter | In the House | Malcolm & Eddie | Sparks | Goode Behavior | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Fall | 7th Heaven | 7th Heaven | Savannah | Savannah | | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Winter | 7th Heaven | 7th Heaven | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | | Local programming | Local programming |
Note: On CBS, the debut of Ink was delayed by a month due to production problems, resulting in another new sitcom, Pearl, which aired temporarily in its slot before moving to its own originally designated Wednesday time period in late October.

## Tuesday

| Network | 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 | Roseanne | Life's Work | Home Improvement (9/14.0) | Spin City (17/11.7) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) |
| ABC | Winter | Roseanne | Ellen (R) | Home Improvement (9/14.0) | Spin City (17/11.7) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) |
| ABC | Late winter | Roseanne | Ellen (R) | Home Improvement (9/14.0) | Spin City (17/11.7) | The Practice | The Practice |
| ABC | Spring | Home Improvement (R) | Soul Man | Home Improvement (9/14.0) | Spin City (17/11.7) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) |
| ABC | Late spring | Roseanne | Life's Work | Home Improvement (9/14.0) | Spin City (17/11.7) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) |
| ABC | Summer | Roseanne | Grace Under Fire (R) | Home Improvement (9/14.0) | Spin City (17/11.7) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) | NYPD Blue (13/12.5) |
| CBS | CBS | Promised Land | Promised Land | CBS Tuesday Movie | CBS Tuesday Movie | CBS Tuesday Movie | CBS Tuesday Movie |
| Fox | Fox | Fox Tuesday Night Movie | Fox Tuesday Night Movie | Fox Tuesday Night Movie | Fox Tuesday Night Movie | Local programming | Local programming |
| NBC | Fall | Mad About You (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Caroline in the City and The NBC Monday Movie) | Something So Right | Frasier (16/11.8) | Caroline in the City (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger Mad About You and The NBC Monday Movie) | Dateline Tuesday (20/11.4) | Dateline Tuesday (20/11.4) |
| NBC | Summer | Mad About You (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Caroline in the City and The NBC Monday Movie) | The Naked Truth (R) | Frasier (16/11.8) | Caroline in the City (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger Mad About You and The NBC Monday Movie) | Dateline Tuesday (20/11.4) | Dateline Tuesday (20/11.4) |
| NBC | Mid-summer | Mad About You (23/11.0) (Tied with Walker, Texas Ranger, Caroline in the City and The NBC Monday Movie) | NewsRadio (R) | Frasier (16/11.8) | Just Shoot Me! (R) | Dateline Tuesday (20/11.4) | Dateline Tuesday (20/11.4) |
| UPN | Fall | Moesha | Homeboys in Outer Space | The Burning Zone | The Burning Zone | Local programming | Local programming |
| UPN | Winter | Moesha | Social Studies | The Burning Zone | The Burning Zone | Local programming | Local programming |
| UPN | Spring | Moesha | Homeboys in Outer Space | The Burning Zone | The Burning Zone | Local programming | Local programming |
| UPN | Summer | Moesha | Social Studies (R) | Malcolm & Eddie (R) | In the House (R) | Local programming | Local programming |

## Wednesday

| Network | 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 | Ellen (29/10.6) | Townies | Grace Under Fire | The Drew Carey Show (18/11.5) (Tied with The NBC Sunday Night Movie) | Primetime Live (15/11.9) | Primetime Live (15/11.9) |
| ABC | Winter | Grace Under Fire | Coach | The Drew Carey Show (18/11.5) (Tied with The NBC Sunday Night Movie) | Ellen (29/10.6) | Primetime Live (15/11.9) | Primetime Live (15/11.9) |
| ABC | Late winter | Grace Under Fire | Coach | The Drew Carey Show (18/11.5) (Tied with The NBC Sunday Night Movie) | Arsenio | Primetime Live (15/11.9) | Primetime Live (15/11.9) |
| ABC | Spring | Grace Under Fire | Coach | The Drew Carey Show (18/11.5) (Tied with The NBC Sunday Night Movie) | Ellen (29/10.6) | Primetime Live (15/11.9) | Primetime Live (15/11.9) |
| CBS | Fall | The Nanny | Almost Perfect | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie |
| CBS | Mid-fall | The Nanny | Pearl | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie |
| CBS | Winter | The Nanny | Pearl | Coast to Coast | Coast to Coast | Orleans | Orleans |
| CBS | Late winter | The Nanny | Temporarily Yours | Feds | Feds | EZ Streets | EZ Streets |
| CBS | Spring | The Nanny | Various programming | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie |
| CBS | Late spring | The Nanny | Pearl | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie | CBS Wednesday Movie |
| CBS | Summer | The Nanny | Murphy Brown (R) | Coast to Coast | Coast to Coast | 48 Hours | 48 Hours |
| Fox | Fall | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Party of Five | Party of Five | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Spring | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Pacific Palisades | Pacific Palisades | | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Late spring | Special programming | Special programming | | Pacific Palisades | Pacific Palisades | Local programming | Local programming |
| NBC | Fall | Wings | The John Larroquette Show | NewsRadio | Men Behaving Badly | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) |
| NBC | Mid-fall | Wings | 3rd Rock from the Sun (R) | NewsRadio | Men Behaving Badly | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) |
| NBC | Winter | Wings | Chicago Sons | NewsRadio | Men Behaving Badly | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) |
| NBC | Late winter | NewsRadio | Chicago Sons | Wings | Just Shoot Me! | Prince Street | Prince Street |
| NBC | Spring | NewsRadio | The Single Guy | Wings | Men Behaving Badly | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) |
| NBC | Late spring | NewsRadio | Various programming | NBA on NBC | NBA on NBC | NBA on NBC | NBA on NBC |
| NBC | Summer | NewsRadio | Various programming | Wings (R) | Chicago Sons | Law & Order (R) | Law & Order (R) |
| NBC | Mid-summer | NBC Wednesday Night Movie | NBC Wednesday Night Movie | NBC Wednesday Night Movie | NBC Wednesday Night Movie | | | | Law & Order (R) | Law & Order (R) |
| UPN | UPN | The Sentinel | The Sentinel | Star Trek: Voyager | Star Trek: Voyager | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Fall | Sister, Sister | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | The Wayans Bros. | The Jamie Foxx Show | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Spring | Sister, Sister | Smart Guy | The Jamie Foxx Show | The Wayans Bros. | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Late spring | Sister, Sister | The Parent 'Hood (R) | The Jamie Foxx Show | The Wayans Bros. | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Summer | Sister, Sister | The Steve Harvey Show (R) | The Jamie Foxx Show | The Wayans Bros. | Local programming | Local programming |
| The WB | Mid-summer | Sister, Sister | Smart Guy (R) | The Wayans Bros. (R) | The Steve Harvey Show (R) | Local programming | Local programming |
Note: On CBS, due to the effect of the debut delay of Ink on Monday, the first month of the new season on this night aired Almost Perfect at 8:30 p.m., followed by CBS Wednesday Movies at 9 p.m. The originally planned fall Wednesday lineup took shape at the end of October with Pearl taking over at 8:30 p.m., Almost Perfect moving to 9 p.m., Public Morals debuting at 9:30 p.m., and EZ Streets debuting at 10 p.m. This lasted for only one week in late October. CBS cancelled Public Morals after it aired the 1st, and only, episode. This meant Almost Perfect would soon be cancelled. EZ Streets would be given a 2nd chance in the spring.

## Thursday

| Network | 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 | High Incident | High Incident | Murder One | Murder One | Turning Point | Turning Point |
| ABC | Winter | High Incident | High Incident | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | The ABC Thursday Night Movie |
| ABC | Late winter | High Incident | High Incident | Vital Signs | Vital Signs | Turning Point | Turning Point |
| ABC | Summer | High Incident | High Incident | Turning Point | Turning Point | ABC News programming | ABC News programming |
| CBS | Fall | Diagnosis: Murder | Diagnosis: Murder | Moloney | Moloney | 48 Hours | 48 Hours |
| CBS | Summer | Promised Land (R) | Promised Land (R) | Diagnosis: Murder (R) | Diagnosis: Murder (R) | | 48 Hours | 48 Hours |
| Fox | Fox | Martin | Living Single | New York Undercover | New York Undercover | Local programming | Local programming |
| NBC | Fall | Friends (4/16.8) (Tied with The Naked Truth) | The Single Guy (8/14.1) | Seinfeld (2/20.5) | Suddenly Susan (3/17.0) | ER (1/21.2) | ER (1/21.2) |
| NBC | Winter | Friends (4/16.8) (Tied with The Naked Truth) | The Single Guy (8/14.1) | Seinfeld (2/20.5) | The Naked Truth (4/16.8) (Tied with Friends) | ER (1/21.2) | ER (1/21.2) |
| NBC | Late winter | Friends (4/16.8) (Tied with The Naked Truth) | Suddenly Susan (3/17.0) | Seinfeld (2/20.5) | The Naked Truth (4/16.8) (Tied with Friends) | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) | Law & Order (27/10.8) (Tied with 3rd Rock from the Sun) |
| NBC | Spring | Friends (4/16.8) (Tied with The Naked Truth) | Suddenly Susan (3/17.0) | Seinfeld (2/20.5) | Fired Up (6/16.5) | ER (1/21.2) | ER (1/21.2) |
| NBC | Late spring | Friends (4/16.8) (Tied with The Naked Truth) | Men Behaving Badly (R) | Seinfeld (2/20.5) | Suddenly Susan (R) | ER (1/21.2) | ER (1/21.2) |
| NBC | Summer | Friends (4/16.8) (Tied with The Naked Truth) | Men Behaving Badly (R) | Seinfeld (2/20.5) | 3rd Rock from the Sun (R) | ER (1/21.2) | ER (1/21.2) |

## Friday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Family Matters | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Clueless | Boy Meets World | 20/20 (12/12.8) | 20/20 (12/12.8) |
| ABC | Mid-fall | Family Matters | Boy Meets World | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Clueless | 20/20 (12/12.8) | 20/20 (12/12.8) |
| ABC | Late Winter | Family Matters | Boy Meets World | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Step by Step | 20/20 (12/12.8) | 20/20 (12/12.8) |
| ABC | Spring | Step by Step | Boy Meets World | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Clueless (R) | 20/20 (12/12.8) | 20/20 (12/12.8) |
| ABC | Summer | Step by Step | Boy Meets World | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | 20/20 (12/12.8) | 20/20 (12/12.8) |
| CBS | Fall | Dave's World | Everybody Loves Raymond | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nash Bridges | Nash Bridges |
| CBS | Late fall | Dave's World | Everybody Loves Raymond | Special programming | Special programming | | Nash Bridges | Nash Bridges |
| CBS | Winter | Dave's World | Everybody Loves Raymond | JAG | JAG | | Nash Bridges | Nash Bridges |
| CBS | Spring | JAG | JAG | Orleans | Orleans | | Nash Bridges | Nash Bridges |
| CBS | Late spring | Dave's World | Life... and Stuff | JAG (R) | JAG (R) | | Nash Bridges | Nash Bridges |
| CBS | Summer | Ordinary Extraordinary | Ordinary Extraordinary | | JAG (R) | JAG (R) | Nash Bridges | Nash Bridges |
| Fox | Fall | Sliders | Sliders | The X-Files (21/11.4) (Tied with Cosby) | The X-Files (21/11.4) (Tied with Cosby) | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Mid-fall | Sliders | Sliders | Millennium | Millennium | | Local programming | Local programming |
| NBC | Fall | Unsolved Mysteries | Unsolved Mysteries | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Homicide: Life on the Street | Homicide: Life on the Street |
| NBC | Winter | Unsolved Mysteries | Unsolved Mysteries | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Crisis Center | Crisis Center |
| NBC | Spring | Unsolved Mysteries | Unsolved Mysteries | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Homicide: Life on the Street | Homicide: Life on the Street |
| NBC | Late spring | Unsolved Mysteries | Unsolved Mysteries | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Profiler (R) | Profiler (R) |
| NBC | Summer | Unsolved Mysteries | Unsolved Mysteries | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Dateline NBC (30/10.5) (Tied with Chicago Hope and Cybill) | Homicide: Life on the Street (R) | Homicide: Life on the Street (R) |
Note: CBS picked up JAG after NBC cancelled it due to low ratings and it became a success afterwards.
This is the last season of Family Matters and Step by Step and the only season of Clueless to air on ABC's TGIF block, until the following season, the former two shows were picked up by CBS and Clueless moved to UPN on Tuesdays.

## Saturday

| Network | 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 | Second Noah | Second Noah | Coach | Common Law | Relativity | Relativity |
| ABC | Winter | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | | | | Relativity | Relativity |
| ABC | Late winter | Dangerous Minds | Dangerous Minds | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie | The ABC Saturday Night Movie |
| ABC | Spring | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Leaving L.A. | Leaving L.A. | Gun | Gun |
| ABC | Late spring | Family Matters (R) | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Dangerous Minds (R) | Dangerous Minds (R) | Spy Game | Spy Game |
| ABC | Summer | Family Matters (R) | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Special programming | Special programming | The Practice (R) | The Practice (R) |
| CBS | CBS | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Early Edition | Early Edition | Walker, Texas Ranger (23/11.0) (Tied with Mad About You, Caroline in the City and The NBC Monday Movie) | Walker, Texas Ranger (23/11.0) (Tied with Mad About You, Caroline in the City and The NBC Monday Movie) |
| Fox | Fall | COPS | COPS (R) | Married... with Children | Love and Marriage | Local programming | Local programming |
| Fox | Mid-fall | COPS | COPS (R) | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | | Local programming | Local programming |
| NBC | Fall | Dark Skies | Dark Skies | The Pretender | The Pretender | Profiler | Profiler |
| NBC | Spring | Special programming | Special programming | | The Pretender | The Pretender | Profiler | Profiler |
| NBC | Summer | The Pretender | The Pretender | NBC Saturday Night Movie | NBC Saturday Night Movie | NBC Saturday Night Movie | NBC Saturday Night Movie |
Note: America's Most Wanted would return in November at 9:00 on Fox. Married... with Children moved to Sundays at 7-8pm in November, Mondays at 9:30 in January, and Mondays at 9pm in February. Lawless which aired on March 27, 1997, replacing the second half of America's Most Wanted was canceled after one episode.