Fall 1988

This is the prime time schedule for the fall of 1988. Many programs were delayed at the start of this season due to a writers' strike. Most didn't premiere until mid-October or later, with some delayed until late November.
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 	Incredible Sunday 	Incredible Sunday 	Mission: Impossible 	Mission: Impossible 	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
FOX 	21 Jump Street 	21 Jump Street 	America's Most Wanted	Married...with Children	It's Garry Shandling's Show (R)	The Tracey Ullman Show	Duet 	
NBC 	The Magical World of Disney	The Magical World of Disney	Family Ties 	Day by Day 	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 	Newhart 	Coming of Age 	Murphy Brown 	Designing Women 	Almost Grown 	Almost Grown
NBC 	ALF 	The Hogan FamilyFormerly known as "Valerie's Family".	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?	Roseanne	Moonlighting 	Moonlighting 	Thirtysomething 	Thirtysomething
CBS 	TV 101 	TV 101 	The CBS Tuesday Movie 	The CBS Tuesday Movie 	The CBS Tuesday Movie	The CBS Tuesday Movie
NBC 	Matlock 	Matlock 	In the Heat of the Night	In the Heat of the Night	Midnight Caller 	Midnight Caller
==Wednesday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Growing Pains 	Head of the Class 	The Wonder Years	Hooperman 	China Beach	China Beach
CBS 	The Van Dyke Show 	Annie McGuire 	The Equalizer 	The Equalizer	Wiseguy 	Wiseguy
NBC 	Unsolved Mysteries	Unsolved Mysteries	Night Court 	Baby Boom 	Tattinger's	Tattinger's
==Thursday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Knightwatch 	Knightwatch 	Dynasty 	Dynasty 	Specials 	Specials
CBS 	48 Hours 	48 Hours 	Paradise	Paradise 	Knots Landing	Knots Landing
NBC 	The Cosby Show	A Different World	Cheers 	Dear John	L.A. Law 	L.A. Law
==Friday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Perfect Strangers 	Full House 	Mr. Belvedere 	Just the Ten of Us 	20/20 	20/20
CBS 	Beauty and the Beast	Beauty and the Beast	Dallas 	Dallas 	Falcon Crest	Falcon Crest
NBC 	Sonny Spoon 	Sonny Spoon 	Something Is Out There	Something Is Out There	Miami Vice 	Miami Vice
==Saturday==
Network	8:00 PM 	8:30 PM 	9:00 PM 	9:30 PM 	10:00 PM 	10:30 PM
ABC 	Murphy's Law 	Murphy's Law 	Police Story 	Police Story 	Police Story	Police Story
CBS 	Dirty Dancing	Raising Miranda	Simon & Simon 	Simon & Simon 	West 57th 	West 57th
FOX 	The Reporters	The Reporters 	Beyond Tomorrow 	Beyond Tomorrow	 	
NBC 	227 	Amen 	The Golden Girls	Empty Nest 	Hunter 	Hunter
==Notes==
Category:Primetime schedules
Category:1980s primetime schedules