1988–89 United States network television schedule

This was the television schedule on all four networks for the fall season beginning in September 1988. 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**.

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.

### ABC

* 20/20
* The ABC Sunday Night Movie
* The ABC Monday Night Movie
* China Beach
* Dynasty
* Full House
* Growing Pains
* Head of the Class
* HeartBeat \*
* Hooperman
* Just the Ten of Us
* MacGyver
* Mr. Belvedere
* Monday Night Football
* Moonlighting
* Book & Rights
* The Buchanan Show
* Perfect Strangers
* Pennsylvania PD Blue
* Who's the Boss?
* The Wonder Years
* ***The ABC Mystery Movie*** \*
* ***Anything But Love*** \*
* ***Coach*** \*
* ***A Fine Romance*** \*
* ***Great Circuses of the World*** \*
* ***Have Faith*** \*
* ***Incredible Sunday***
* ***Knightwatch***
* ***A Man Called Hawk*** \*
* ***Men*** \*
* ***Mission: Impossible***
* ***Murphy's Law***
* ***Police Story***
* ***The Robert Guillaume Show*** \*
* ***Roseanne***
* ***Studio 5-B*** \*

* *The Charmings*
* *The Disney Sunday Movie*
* *Dolly*
* *Family Man*
* *Hotel*
* *Hothouse*
* *I Married Dora*
* *Just in Time*
* *Max Headroom*
* *Monday Night Baseball*
* *Ohara*
* *Once a Hero*
* *Probe*
* *Pursuit of Happiness*
* *Sable*
* *The "Slap" Maxwell Story*
* *Sledge Hammer!*
* *Spenser: For Hire*
* *Supercarrier*
* *The Thorns*

### CBS

* *48 Hours*
* *60 Minutes*
* *Beauty and the Beast*
* *CBS Summer Playhouse*
* *CBS Sunday Movie*
* *The Cavanaughs* \*
* *Coming of Age*
* *Dallas*
* *Designing Women*
* *The Equalizer*
* *Falcon Crest*
* *Jake and the Fatman* \*
* *Kate & Allie*
* *Knots Landing*
* *Murder, She Wrote*
* *Newhart*
* *Simon & Simon*
* *The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour* \*
* *Tour of Duty* \*
* *West 57th*
* *Wiseguy*

* ***Annie McGuire***
* ***Dirty Dancing***
* ***Doctor Doctor*** \*
* ***Dolphin Cove*** \*
* ***Hard Time on Planet Earth*** \*
* ***Heartland*** \*
* ***Jesse Hawkes*** \*
* ***Live! Dick Clark Presents***
* ***Live-In*** \*
* ***Murphy Brown***
* ***Paradise***
* ***Raising Miranda***
* ***TV 101***
* ***The Van Dyke Show***

* *Cagney & Lacey*
* *Eisenhower & Lutz*
* *Frank's Place*
* *High Mountain Rangers*
* *Houston Knights*
* *The Law & Harry McGraw*
* *Magnum, P.I.*
* *My Sister Sam*
* *The Oldest Rookie*
* *Trial and Error*

### Fox

**Returning Series**

* *21 Jump Street*
* *America's Most Wanted*
* *Duet*
* *It's Garry Shandling's Show*
* *Married... with Children*
* *The Tracey Ullman Show*

* ***Cops***
* ***The Reporters***

* *Dirty Dozen: The Series*
* *Family Double Dare*
* *Mr. President*
* *The New Adventures of Beans Baxter*
* *Second Chance*
* *Werewolf*
* *Women in Prison*

### NBC

* *ALF*
* *Amen*
* *The Cosby Show*
* *Cheers*
* *Day by Day*
* *A Different World*
* *Family Ties*
* *The Golden Girls*
* *Highway to Heaven* \*
* *Hunter*
* *In the Heat of the Night*
* *L.A. Law*
* *Matlock*
* *Miami Vice*
* *My Two Dads* \*
* *NBC Sunday Night Movie*
* *NBC Monday Night at the Movies*
* *Night Court*
* *The Hogan Family* @
* *Sonny Spoon*

* ***Baby Boom***
* ***Dear John***
* ***Dream Street***
* ***Empty Nest***
* ***Father Dowling Mysteries***
* ***The Jim Henson Hour***
* ***Knight & Daye***
* ***The Magical World of Disney***
* ***Midnight Caller***
* ***Nearly Departed***
* ***Nightingales***
* ***Quantum Leap***
* ***Something is Out There***
* ***Tattingers***
* ***Unsub***
* ***Unsolved Mysteries***
* ***One of the Boys***

* *The Bronx Zoo*
* *Crime Story*
* *The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd*
* *The Facts of Life*
* *The Highwayman*
* *J.J. Starbuck*
* *Our House*
* *Private Eye*
* *Rags to Riches*
* *St. Elsewhere*
* *A Year in the Life*

### Network/Warner

* American Freeland
* Star Trek: The Next Generation
* Too Annoyed Much
* Ryan's Lane
* Business Legal
* Success
* Living with the Platts
* Blue & Green
* Different Strangers
* That's Our Business
* Hellstorm's Files
* Book & Rights
* The Lex Fenelli Show
* Fenmore's Isle
* Diner General: Busted
* AfterM\*A\*S\*H
* Just MacIntyre
* T\*R\*A\*S\*HTink
* Z-Cars
* The Colenel's Project
* RackTrack
* Ryan's Home
* Full Time
* The Men-Team
* Boston P.I.
* Blackadder
* Boston Med
* Webster
* 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
* Whiz Kids
* The Lex Fenelli Show
* We Got No Made
* The Young Ones
* The Colenel's Project
* The Adventures of Dragnet
* Adam-12
* America's Hill of the Streetland
* A\*B\*B\*OT\*T

* Different Strangers: The Law-Team People
* Hellstorm M.D.
* Magnum P.I.