# 1986–87 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1986–87 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 1986 to August 1987.

## 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 | Fame, Fortune and Romance | Double Talk | 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 | Fame, Fortune and Romance | Webster | 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 | Who's the Boss? | Bargain Hunters | 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 Early Morning News | CBS Early Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | 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 | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Capitol | 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 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 | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Capitol | 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 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 |
| NBC | Fall | NBC News at Sunrise | NBC News at Sunrise | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Family Ties | Sale of the Century | Wheel of Fortune | Scrabble | Super Password | Search for Tomorrow | 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 |
| NBC | Winter | NBC News at Sunrise | NBC News at Sunrise | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Sale of the Century | Blockbusters | Wheel of Fortune | Scrabble | Super Password | Wordplay | 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 |
| NBC | Spring | Before Hours (15 min.) NBC News at Sunrise | Before Hours (15 min.) NBC News at Sunrise | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Sale of the Century | Classic Concentration | Wheel of Fortune | Scrabble | Super Password | Wordplay | 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 | Wuzzles (R) | The Care Bears Family | The Flintstone Kids | The Flintstone Kids | The Real Ghostbusters | Pound Puppies | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | The All-New Ewoks | ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | 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 | Wuzzles (R) | The Care Bears Family | The Flintstone Kids | The Flintstone Kids | The Real Ghostbusters | Pound Puppies | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | The All-New Ewoks | ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | 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 | The Berenstain Bears | Wildfire | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Galaxy High | Teen Wolf | Pee-wee's Playhouse | The Puppy's Great Adventures | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | 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 | November | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Berenstain Bears | Wildfire | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Teen Wolf | Galaxy High | Richie Rich (R) | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | 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 | The Berenstain Bears | Wildfire | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Teen Wolf | Galaxy High | CBS Storybreak | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | 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 | Summer | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Berenstain Bears | Wildfire | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Teen Wolf | Dungeons & Dragons (R) | Land of the Lost (R) | Galaxy High | CBS Storybreak | 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 | Kissyfur | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | Punky Brewster | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Foofur | Lazer Tag Academy | Kidd Video (R) | 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 | Kissyfur | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Foofur | Punky Brewster | Lazer Tag Academy | Kidd Video (R) | 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 | June | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Kissyfur | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Foofur | Punky Brewster | Lazer Tag Academy | Main Street | 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 | August | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Kissyfur | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Foofur | Punky Brewster | Lazer Tag Academy | Punky Brewster | 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 |

### 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 | 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 | Meet the Press | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | NFL '86 | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming |
| NBC | Mid-winter | 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 | Local and/or syndicated programming | Meet the Press | 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 | Local news | NBC Nightly News |