Fall 1986

This is the prime time schedule for the fall of 1986.
New shows are indicated in bold text. Returning shows making their fall debut are indicated in italic text.
==Sunday==
Network	7:00 PM 	7:30 PM 	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	The Disney Sunday Movie	The Disney Sunday Movie	The Disney Sunday Movie	The Disney Sunday Movie	The ABC Sunday Movie	The ABC Sunday Movie	The ABC Sunday Movie	The ABC Sunday Movie
CBS 	60 Minutes 	60 Minutes 	Murder, She Wrote 	Murder, She Wrote 	The CBS Sunday Movie	The CBS Sunday Movie	The CBS Sunday Movie	The CBS Sunday Movie
NBC 	Our House 	Our House 	Easy Street 	Valerie 	The NBC Sunday Movie	The NBC Sunday Movie	The NBC Sunday Movie	The NBC Sunday Movie
==Monday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	MacGyver 	MacGyver 	Monday Night Football	Monday Night Football	Monday Night Football	Monday Night Football
CBS 	Kate & Allie	My Sister Sam 	Newhart 	Designing Women 	Cagney & Lacey 	Cagney & Lacey
NBC 	ALF 	Amazing Stories	The NBC Monday Movie 	The NBC Monday Movie 	The NBC Monday Movie 	The NBC Monday Movie
==Tuesday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Who's the Boss?	Growing Pains	Moonlighting 	Moonlighting 	Jack and Mike 	Jack and Mike
CBS 	The Wizard 	The Wizard 	The CBS Tuesday Movie	The CBS Tuesday Movie	The CBS Tuesday Movie	The CBS Tuesday Movie
NBC 	Matlock 	Matlock 	Crime Story 	Crime Story 	1986 	1986
==Wednesday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Perfect Strangers	Head of the Class	Dynasty 	Dynasty 	Hotel 	Hotel
CBS 	Together We Stand	Better Days 	Magnum, P.I. 	Magnum, P.I.	The Equalizer	The Equalizer
NBC 	Highway to Heaven	Highway to Heaven	Gimme a Break!	You Again 	St. Elsewhere	St. Elsewhere
==Thursday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Our World 	Our World 	The Colbys 	The Colbys 	20/20 	20/20
CBS 	Simon & Simon 	Simon & Simon	Knots Landing	Knots Landing	Kay O'Brien 	Kay O'Brien
NBC 	The Cosby Show	Family Ties 	Cheers 	Night Court 	Hill Street Blues	Hill Street Blues
==Friday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Webster 	Mr. Belvedere 	Sidekicks 	Sledge Hammer!	Starman 	Starman
CBS 	Scarecrow & Mrs. King	Scarecrow & Mrs. King	Dallas 	Dallas 	Falcon Crest	Falcon Crest
NBC 	The A-Team 	The A-Team 	Miami Vice	Miami Vice 	L.A. Law 	L.A. Law
==Saturday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Life with Lucy 	The Ellen Burstyn Show	Heart of the City 	Heart of the City 	Spenser: For Hire	Spenser: For Hire
CBS 	Downtown 	Downtown 	The New Mike HammerFormerly known as "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer".	The New Mike HammerFormerly known as "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer".	The Twilight Zone	The Twilight Zone
NBC 	The Facts of Life	227 	The Golden Girls 	Amen 	Hunter 	Hunter
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