1983–84 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1983–84 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1983 through August 1984. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1982–83 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as "Monday Night Football". New series are highlighted in bold. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research. "PBS  is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Saturday. Note: Starting January 7, 1984, "Whiz Kids" replaced "Cutter to Houston" at 8:00/7:00 CST due to the latters cancellation. After airing the two-hour pilot episode of "Airwolf" on January 22, 1984, following Super Bowl XVIII, CBS ran "Airwolf" in its first season at 9:00 EST/8:00 CST Saturdays starting with the episode "Daddy's Gone A Hunt'n" on January 28, 1984. "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" starring Stacy Keach as Mike Hammer also premiered on CBS on January  28, 1984, at 10:00 EST/9:00 CST. On NBC, "Bosom Buddies" consisted of reruns of the 1980–1982 series. By network. ABC. Returning Series New Series Not returning from 1982–83: CBS. Returning Series New Series Not returning from 1982–83: NBC. Returning Series New Series Not returning from 1982–83: Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. An ^ indicates a show that came back in first-run syndication after a network cancellation.