1989–90 United States network television schedule

This was the broadcast television schedule on all four United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1989. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as *Monday Night Football*.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

New series are highlighted in **bold**.

This is the first season to feature entirely closed captioning programs on the Big Three networks.

This was the first time that two programs were tied for the no. 1 spot in the Nielsen ratings.

All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live events or specials). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.

## By network

### ABC

**Returning series**

* *20/20*
* *The ABC Sunday Night Movie*
* *The ABC Monday Night Movie*
* *ABC Mystery Movie* (moved from Monday to Saturday)
* *Anything but Love*
* *China Beach*
* *Coach*
* *Father Dowling Mysteries* (moved from NBC)
* *Full House*
* *Growing Pains*
* *Head of the Class*
* *Just the Ten of Us*
* *MacGyver*
* *Mission: Impossible*
* *Mr. Belvedere*
* *Monday Night Football*
* *Book & Rights*
* *The Buchanan Show*
* *Perfect Strangers*
* *Pennsylania PD Blue*
* *Roseanne*
* *Thirtysomething*
* *Who's the Boss?*
* *The Wonder Years*

**New series**

* ***America's Funniest Home Videos***
* ***Brewster Place***
* ***Capital News***
* ***Chicken Soup***
* ***Doogie Howser, M.D.***
* ***Elvis***
* ***Equal Justice***
* ***Family Matters***
* ***Free Spirit***
* ***H.E.L.P.***
* ***Homeroom***
* ***Life Goes On***
* ***Living Dolls***
* ***The Marshall Chronicles***
* ***Monopoly***
* ***New Attitude***
* ***Primetime Live***
* ***Sunset Beat***
* ***Super Jeopardy!***
* ***Tim Conway's Funny America***
* ***Twin Peaks***
* ***The Young Riders***

**Canceled/Ended**

* *Dynasty*
* *A Fine Romance*
* *Great Circuses of the World*
* *Have Faith*
* *HeartBeat*
* *Hooperman*
* *Incredible Sunday*
* *Knightwatch*
* *A Man Called Hawk*
* *Men*
* *Moonlighting*
* *Murphy's Law*
* *Police Story*
* *The Robert Guillaume Show*
* *Studio 5-B*

### CBS

**Returning series**

* *48 Hours*
* *60 Minutes*
* *Beauty and the Beast*
* *CBS Sunday Movie*
* *Dallas*
* *Designing Women*
* *Doctor Doctor*
* *Falcon Crest*
* *Jake and the Fatman*
* *Knots Landing*
* *Murder, She Wrote*
* *Murphy Brown*
* *Newhart*
* *Paradise*
* *Tour of Duty*
* *Wiseguy*

**New series**

* ***Bagdad Cafe***
* ***The Bradys***
* ***City***
* ***The Dave Thomas Comedy Show***
* ***The Famous Teddy Z***
* ***Grand Slam***
* ***His & Hers***
* ***Island Son***
* ***Major Dad***
* ***Max Monroe: Loose Cannon***
* ***Normal Life***
* ***Northern Exposure***
* ***A Peaceable Kingdom***
* ***The People Next Door***
* ***Rescue 911***
* ***Saturday Night with Connie Chung***
* ***Snoops***
* ***Sugar and Spice***
* ***Sydney***
* ***Top of the Hill***
* ***Wish You Were Here***
* ***Wolf***

**Canceled/Ended**

* *Almost Grown*
* *Annie McGuire*
* *The Cavanaughs*
* *CBS Summer Playhouse*
* *Coming of Age*
* *Dirty Dancing*
* *Dolphin Cove*
* *The Equalizer*
* *Hard Time on Planet Earth*
* *Heartland*
* *Jesse Hawkes*
* *Kate & Allie*
* *Live! Dick Clark Presents*
* *Live-In*
* *Raising Miranda*
* *Simon & Simon*
* *The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour*
* *TV 101*
* *Tour of Duty*
* *The Van Dyke Show*

* *West 57th*

### Fox

**Returning series**

* *21 Jump Street*
* *America's Most Wanted*
* *Beyond Tomorrow*
* *COPS*
* *It's Garry Shandling's Show*
* *Married... with Children*
* *The Reporters*

* *The Tracey Ullman Show*

**New series**

* ***Alien Nation***
* ***Booker***
* ***Comic Strip Live***
* ***Glory Days***
* ***FOX Night at the Movies***
* ***In Living Color***
* ***Molloy***
* ***Open House***
* ***The Outsiders***
* ***The Simpsons***
* ***Totally Hidden Video***

**Canceled/Ended**

* *Duet*

### NBC

**Returning series**

* *13 East*
* *227*
* *ALF*
* *Amen*
* *The Cosby Show*
* *Cheers*
* *Dear John*
* *A Different World*
* *Empty Nest*
* *The Golden Girls*
* *The Hogan Family*
* *Hunter*
* *In the Heat of the Night*
* *L.A. Law*
* *The Magical World of Disney*
* *Matlock*
* *Midnight Caller*
* *My Two Dads*
* *NBC Sunday Night Movie*
* *NBC Monday Night at the Movies*
* *Night Court*
* *Quantum Leap*
* *Unsolved Mysteries*

**New series**

* ***Ann Jillian***
* ***Baywatch***
* ***Carol & Company***
* ***Down Home***
* ***A Family for Joe***
* ***FM***
* ***Grand***
* ***Hardball***
* ***Mancuso, F.B.I.***
* ***Nasty Boys***
* ***The Nutt House***
* ***Real Life with Jane Pauley***
* ***Seinfeld***
* ***Singer & Sons***
* ***Shannon's Deal***
* ***Sister Kate***
* ***True Blue***
* ***Wings***
* ***Working Girl***

**Canceled/Ended**

* *Baby Boom*
* *Day by Day*
* *Dream Street*
* *Family Ties*
* *Father Dowling Mysteries* (moved to ABC)
* *Highway to Heaven*
* *The Jim Henson Hour*
* *Knight & Daye*
* *Miami Vice*
* *Nearly Departed*
* *Nightingales*
* *One of the Boys*
* *Something Is Out There*
* *Sonny Spoon*
* *Tattingers*
* *Unsub*

### Network/Warner

**Returning series**

* American Freeland
* Star Trek: The Next Generation
* Too Annoyed Much
* Ryan's Lane
* Business Legal
* Success
* Living with the Platts
* Blue & Green
* Raging Problems (moved from CBS)
* Different Strangers
* That's Our Business
* Hellstorm's Files
* Book & Rights
* Fenmore's Isle
* Diner General: Busted
* AfterM\*A\*S\*H
* T\*R\*A\*S\*HTink
* Z-Cars
* The Colenel's Project
* RackTrack
* Full Time
* The Men-Team
* Boston P.I.
* Blackadder
* Boston Med
* K.O. Nineteen
* Moved to the Hill
* Jason Riggs: The P.I. Version
* We Got it Made
* Living with the Platts
* Night Job
* According To Matt
* Blackadder
* RackTrack
* Break House
* Only Fools for Horses
* Five's Company
* Hellstorm M.D.
* Whiz Kids
* We Got No Made
* Just MacIntyre
* Different Strangers: The Law-Team People
* Welcome to the Chancellors
* The Young Ones
* The Colenel's Project
* The Adventures of Dragnet
* Adam-12
* America's Hill of the Streetland
* A\*B\*B\*OT\*T

**New series**

* The Simpsons
* Wizards of Burns Place
* Major's Rules
* *Birds of a Feather*
* *One Foot in the Grave*

**Canceled/Ended**

* Webster
* The Lex Fenelli Show