1993–94 United States network television schedule

Television schedule for the fall of 1993 March 2025 1993 The 1993–94 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1993 through August 1994. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1992–93 season. PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 1994 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported on TimBrooks.net/Ratings https://web.archive.org/web/20120621210328/http://www.timbrooks.net/ratings/ 2012-06-21 mdy-all This is the first season in which Fox commenced television broadcasts on every night of the week from the beginning of the season onward. New series are highlighted in bold. Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R). All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times. All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming scheduled by affiliates after game completion. Note: From February 12 to 27, 1994, all of CBS' primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Legend #abbfff darkgray Light blue indicates local programming. #C0C0C0 darkgray Gray indicates encore programming. #6699CC darkgray Blue-gray indicates news programming. lightgreen darkgray Light green indicates sporting events. #FA8072 darkgray Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies. #FFE082 darkgray Light gold indicates programming produced outside of the United States. light white darkgray highlight yellow Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season. light white darkgray highlight cyan Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season. light white darkgray highlight magenta Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season. light white darkgray highlight black Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories. Sunday Network7:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC America's Funniest Home Videos The New America's Funniest PeopleLois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanThe ABC Sunday Night Movie (30/12.6)(Tied with Family Matters)CBS60 Minutes (1/20.9)Murder, She Wrote (11/16.0)CBS Sunday Movie (10/16.2)Fox FallTownsend TelevisionMartinLiving SingleMarried... with Children Daddy DearestLocal programming Late fall Married... with Children (R) WinterCode 3 (R)The George Carlin Show SpringSpecial programming SummerThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Mid-summerThe Simpsons (R)NBC FallI Witness VideoseaQuest DSV NBC Sunday Night Movie SpringNBA on NBC SummerSpecial programming Monday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC Fall Day OneABC's Monday Night Football (8/16.5) WinterThe ABC Monday Night Movie SummerCoach (R)Various programming CBS FallEvening Shade (27/13.2)(Tied with Phenom and Rescue 911)Dave's World (21/13.7)(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) Murphy Brown (9/16.3)Love & War (13/14.5)Northern Exposure (14/14.4) SpringDave's World (21/13.7)(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 704 HauserHearts Afire Mid-spring Evening Shade (27/13.2)(Tied with Phenom and Rescue 911)Various programming Late springDave's World (R)The Nanny (R)Love & War (R) SummerThe Nanny (R) Dave's World (R) FoxFox Night at the MoviesLocal programming NBC FallThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (21/13.7)(Tied with Dave's World) BlossomThe NBC Monday Movie (23/13.6) Winter Someone Like Me Spring Blossom Tuesday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallFull House (16/14.2)Phenom (27/13.2)(Tied with Evening Shade and Rescue 911)Roseanne (4/19.1)Coach (6/17.4)NYPD Blue (18/13.9)(Tied with Wings) Summer Sister, Sister Mid-summer These Friends of MineShe TVCBSRescue 911 (27/13.2)(Tied with Phenom and Evening Shade)CBS Tuesday Movie (25/13.3)(Tied with Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)Fox Fall Roc Bakersfield P.D.America's Most WantedLocal programming Winter MontyRocFront Page SpringSouth Central Mid-springTales from the Crypt (R)NBC FallSaved by the Bell: The College Years Getting ByThe John Larroquette Show The Second HalfDateline NBC Winter The Good Life Café Americain Late winter The Good Life The Second HalfThe John Larroquette Show (R) SpringSpecial programming SummerTV NationThe John Larroquette Show (R)Wings (R) Wednesday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m. ABC Fall Thea Joe's Life Home Improvement (2/20.4) Grace Under Fire (5/17.7)Moon Over Miami Late fallGeorgeSpecial programming WinterBirdland Mid-winter The Critic SpringHome Improvement (R)Thunder Alley (12/15.9) These Friends of MineTurning Point (20/13.8) Late Spring Dinosaurs The CriticGrace Under Fire (R) SummerThunder Alley (R)Phenom (R)CBS FallMLB on CBS Mid-fall Hearts Afire The NannySpecial programming48 Hours WinterThe Nanny Hearts AfireIn the Heat of the Night Late winter Tom Spring Good AdviceAmerica Tonight SummerMuddling Through (R)Fox FallBeverly Hills, 90210Melrose PlaceLocal programming SummerModels Inc.NBCUnsolved MysteriesNow with Tom Brokaw and Katie CouricLaw & Order Note: After airing only a single episode of South of Sunset on October 27, CBS cancelled the show and broadcast no further episodes. Thursday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallMissing PersonsMatlockPrimetime Live (17/14.0) Winter The Byrds of Paradise SummerMatlock (R) Mid-summerMatlock (R)The CommishCBS FallIn the Heat of the NightEye to Eye with Connie ChungAngel Falls Mid-fallVarious programming Late fallSecond Chances WinterHow'd They Do That? SpringChristyTraps Mid-springSpecial programming Eye to Eye with Connie Chung Late springHow'd They Do That?Eye to Eye with Connie ChungPicket Fences (R) Summer In the Heat of the Night (R) Mid-summerOne West WaikikiHotel MalibuFox FallThe Simpsons The Sinbad ShowIn Living Color Herman's HeadLocal programming SpringThe Simpsons (R)Various programming Late springThe Sinbad Show (R)Herman's Head (R) SummerBakersfield P.D. Mid-summerMartin (R)Living Single (R)NBC FallMad About YouWings (18/13.9)(Tied with NYPD Blue)Seinfeld (3/19.4)Frasier (7/16.8)L.A. Law WinterHomicide: Life on the Street (24/13.5) Mid-winterL.A. Law SpringLaw & Order (R) SummerDateline NBC Friday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallFamily Matters (30/12.6)(Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie)Boy Meets WorldStep by Step Hangin' with Mr. Cooper20/20 (15/14.3) Spring Sister, Sister Mid-spring Hangin' with Mr. Cooper CBS Fall It Had to Be You Family AlbumVarious programming Mid-fallDiagnosis: Murder Bob Family AlbumPicket Fences Late fallSpecial programming WinterBurke's LawFox FallThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.The X-FilesLocal programming SummerEncounters: The Hidden TruthNBC FallAgainst the GrainNBC Friday Night Mystery Mid-fallSpecial programming WinterViper SpringSpecial programming SummerI Witness Video Note: On CBS, Good Advice was to have returned on this night at 9 p.m., followed by Bob at 9:30 p.m. Late changes resulted in Bob beginning at 9 p.m., Family Album moving to 9:30 p.m. in mid-October, It Had to Be You being canceled at the same time, and Good Advice not returning till the following May. Additionally, Diagnosis: Murder premiered in late October to fill the 8–9 p.m. hour. Saturday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallThe ABC Saturday Night MovieThe Commish Mid-fallGeorgeWhere I LiveVarious programming Late fallThe ABC Saturday Night MovieCBS FallMLB on CBS Mid-fall Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (25/13.3)(Tied with The CBS Tuesday Movie)Harts of the WestWalker, Texas Ranger Late winterThe Road Home SpringVarious programming Late springHarts of the West Summer Muddling Through Hearts AfireFox FallCOPSCOPS (R)Front PageLocal programming WinterAmerica's Most WantedNBC FallThe Mommies Café AmericainEmpty NestNursesSisters Winter Getting By Late winterBlossomThe MommiesWinnetka Road SpringSisters Late springThe Mommies (R) Getting By Summer NBC Saturday Night Movie Mid-summerThe Mommies (R)Empty Nest (R)NBC Saturday Night Movie Note: NBC was scheduled to show its portion of Baseball Night in America in August and September 1994, but those games were cancelled by the Major League Baseball players' strike. By network ABC Returning series 20/20 ABC's Monday Night Football The ABC Monday Night Movie The ABC Saturday Night Movie The ABC Sunday Night Movie America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People Coach The Commish Day One Dinosaurs Family Matters FBI: The Untold Stories Full House Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Home Improvement Matlock Primetime Live Roseanne Step by Step Where I Live New series Baseball Night in America Birdland * Boy Meets World The Byrds of Paradise * The Critic * Ellen * George Grace Under Fire Joe's Life Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Missing Persons Moon Over Miami NYPD Blue The Paula Poundstone Show Phenom She TV * Sister, Sister * Thea Thunder Alley * Turning Point * Not returning from 1992–93: American Detective Camp Wilder Civil Wars Covington Cross Crossroads Delta Doogie Howser, M.D. Getting By (moved to NBC) Going to Extremes Home Free Homefront Jack's Place The Jackie Thomas Show Laurie Hill Life Goes On Perfect Strangers Room for Two Sirens (moved to syndication in 1994) Street Match The Wonder Years The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Wild Palms CBS Returning series 48 Hours 60 Minutes Bob Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Evening Shade Good Advice Hearts Afire In the Heat of the Night Love & War Murder, She Wrote Murphy Brown Northern Exposure Picket Fences Rescue 911 Walker, Texas Ranger New series 704 Hauser * America Tonight * Angel Falls Burke's Law * Christy * Dave's World Diagnosis: Murder * Eye to Eye with Connie Chung Family Album Harts of the West Hotel Malibu * It Had to Be You Muddling Through * The Nanny One West Waikiki * The Road Home * Second Chances * South of Sunset Tom * Traps * Not returning from 1992–93: Angel Street Bodies of Evidence The Boys Brooklyn Bridge The Building Cutters Designing Women Dudley Family Dog Frannie's Turn The Golden Palace The Hat Squad How'd They Do That? Johnny Bago Knots Landing A League of Their Own Major Dad Middle Ages Raven Space Rangers Street Stories with Ed Bradley Top Cops Tall Hopes The Trouble with Larry Fox Returning series America's Most Wanted Beverly Hills, 90210 Code 3 Comic Strip Live Cops Fox Night at the Movies The Front Page Herman's Head In Living Color Married... with Children Martin Melrose Place Roc The Simpsons New series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Bakersfield P.D. Daddy Dearest Encounters: The Hidden Truth * The George Carlin Show * Living Single Models Inc. Monty * The Sinbad Show South Central * Townsend Television The X-Files Not returning from 1992–93: Batman: The Animated Series (returned to daytime) The Ben Stiller Show Class of '96 Danger Theatre Down the Shore The Edge Flying Blind Great Scott! The Heights Key West Likely Suspects Parker Lewis Can't Lose Shaky Ground Sightings (moved to syndication) TriBeCa Woops! NBC Returning series Blossom Dateline NBC Empty Nest The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Getting By (moved from ABC) Homicide: Life on the Street I Witness Video L.A. Law Law & Order Mad About You NBC Sunday Night Movie The NBC Monday Movie Nurses Seinfeld Sisters Unsolved Mysteries Wings New series Against the Grain Café Americain Frasier The Good Life * The John Larroquette Show The Mommies Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric * Saved by the Bell: The College Years seaQuest DSV The Second Half Someone Like Me * TV Nation * Viper * Winnetka Road * Not returning from 1992–93: Almost Home Black Tie Affair Cheers Crime & Punishment A Different World Final Appeal Here and Now I'll Fly Away Out All Night The Powers That Be Quantum Leap Reasonable Doubts Rhythm & Blues The Round Table Route 66 Secret Service South Beach Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes What Happened? Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. References Category:United States primetime network television schedules United States Network Television Schedule, 1993-94 United States Network Television Schedule, 1993-94