1992–93 United States network television schedule

None March 2025 1992 The 1992–93 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1992 through August 1993. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1991–92 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 1993 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 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. 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. light white darkgray highlight lime Lime highlights indicates the number-one watched program of the season. 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 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 Fall Life Goes On America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest PeopleThe ABC Sunday Night Movie (28/13.3)(Tied with Matlock) #FF66FF Winter Spring America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People Day One Mid-spring Dinosaurs Summer Life Goes On America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People CBS60 Minutes (1/21.9) lime Murder, She Wrote (5/17.7)CBS Sunday Movie (8/16.1)(Tied with Cheers) #ff0 Fox Fall Great Scott! The Ben Stiller Show In Living Color Roc Married... with Children Herman's Head Flying Blind Woops! Winter Batman: The Animated Series Shaky Ground The Ben Stiller Show Mid-winter The Edge Spring Parker Lewis Can't Lose Summer Danger Theatre TriBeCa (R) NBC Fall Secret Service I Witness Video NBC Sunday Night Movie Winter Spring Summer Quantum Leap (R) 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 FallThe Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesMonday Night Football (7/16.7) #ff0 Mid-fallFBI: The Untold StoriesAmerican Detective WinterThe ABC Monday Night Movie Spring Summer CBS FallEvening Shade (19/14.5)Hearts Afire (20/14.3)Murphy Brown (4/17.9)Love & War (15/14.7) Northern Exposure (11/15.2) Winter Spring Bob Mid-springMajor Dad (R) Summer Big Wave Dave'sFoxFox Night at the MoviesLocal programmingNBCThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (16/14.6)(Tied with Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and The Jackie Thomas Show)Blossom (26/13.5)(Tied with 48 Hours) The NBC Monday Movie (24/13.9) #FF66FF Tuesday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Full House (10/15.8) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (16/14.6)(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jackie Thomas Show) Roseanne (2/20.7) Coach (6/17.5) Going to Extremes Late fall The Jackie Thomas Show (16/14.6)(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper) Winter Civil Wars Spring Homefront Mid-spring Delta Late springSpecial programming Summer Room for TwoJack's Place Mid-summer Where I Live Coach (6/17.5)Special programming CBS Rescue 911 (12/15.1)(Tied with 20/20) CBS Tuesday Movie (14/14.8) #0ff Fox Winter(began January 19, 1993) Class of '96 Key West Local programming Spring TriBeCa Late springBeverly Hills, 90210 (R) Key West Summer America's Most Wanted (R) NBC Fall Quantum Leap Reasonable Doubts Dateline NBC Winter SpringLaw & Order (R) Summer Route 66 South Beach Mid-summerNBC Tuesday Night Movie Note: Fox added a Tuesday night lineup in January, giving it a schedule on all seven nights of the week for the first time. 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 FallThe Wonder YearsDoogie Howser, M.D.Home Improvement (3/19.4) Laurie HillCivil Wars Mid-fallCoach (6/17.5) Winter Going to Extremes Late winterSirens Spring Home Free Late springDoogie Howser, M.D. Summer Street Match DeltaCBS FallThe Hat SquadIn the Heat of the Night 48 Hours (26/13.5)(Tied with Blossom) #FF66FF WinterSpace Rangers Late winterHow'd They Do That? Spring SummerFamily Dog Late summer The Trouble with Larry Tall HopesFoxBeverly Hills, 90210 Melrose Place Local programmingNBC FallUnsolved Mysteries (21/14.2)Seinfeld (25/13.7) Mad About YouLaw & Order WinterHomicide: Life on the Street Spring SummerVarious programming Late summerNow with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric 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 Fall Delta Room for TwoHomefrontPrimetime Live (22/14.1) #FF66FF WinterMatlock (28/13.3)(Tied with the ABC Sunday Night Movie)Jack's Place Late winterVarious programming Spring SummerVarious programmingCBS Early fallTop CopsStreet Stories with Ed BradleyMiddle Ages Fall Knots Landing Winter Spring Picket Fences SummerVarious programming Fox FallThe Simpsons (30/13.0)(Tied with Wings)MartinThe HeightsLocal programming Late fallIn Living ColorDown the Shore Winter Spring SummerHerman's Head (R)NBC Fall A Different World Rhythm & BluesCheers (8/16.1)(Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie)Wings (30/13.0)(Tied with The Simpsons)L.A. Law Mid-fall Out All Night A Different World WinterCheers (R)Wings (30/13.0)(Tied with The Simpsons)Seinfeld (25/13.7) Late winter Crime & Punishment Spring L.A. Law SummerA Different World Mid-summerMad About You (R) Sisters (R) Late summer Various programming Friday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Family Matters Step by StepDinosaursCamp Wilder 20/20 (12/15.1)(Tied with Rescue 911) #0FF Winter Spring Getting By Where I Live Summer Dinosaurs Home Free Mid-summer Perfect Strangers Late summer Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (R)Step by StepDinosaurs CBS Fall The Golden Palace Major Dad Designing WomenBob Picket Fences Winter Spring Good Advice Bodies of Evidence Mid-spring Dudley Summer Cutters Street Stories Johnny Bago Mid-summerBrooklyn Bridge Late summer How'd They Do That? The Building The Boys Picket Fences Fox Fall America's Most Wanted Sightings Likely SuspectsLocal programming WinterSightings (R) Spring SummerVarious programming NBC Fall Final Appeal What Happened? The Round Table I'll Fly Away Winter NBC Friday Night Movie Spring Secret Service NBC Friday Night Movie Summer Various programming Out All Night Mid-summer Mancuso, F.B.I. (R) Notes: On NBC, Mancuso, F.B.I. consisted on reruns of the 1989-90 series. 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 FallCovington CrossCrossroadsThe Commish Mid-fallThe ABC Saturday Night Movie WinterThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Various programming SpringVarious programming SummerThe ABC Saturday Night MovieCBS FallFrannie's TurnBrooklyn BridgeRavenAngel Street Mid-fallSpecials and The CBS Saturday Night Movie WinterDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (23/14.0)RavenThe Hat Squad SpringA League of Their OwnBrooklyn BridgeRaven Mid-spring Walker, Texas Ranger SummerThe CBS Saturday Night Movie Fox FallCOPSCOPS (R)Code 3 The EdgeLocal programming WinterCode 3 (R) Spring SummerFront Page NBC Fall Here and Now Out All Night Empty Nest Nurses Sisters Mid-fall The Powers That Be Winter Empty Nest (R) Nurses (R) Mid-winter Almost Home (*) Nurses Mad About You SpringReasonable Doubts Mid-springSpecial programmingSisters Summer Almost Home (*) Nurses Black Tie Affair The Powers That Be Mid-summerReasonable Doubts Late summer Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes NursesSisters (*) Formerly known as The Torkelsons By network ABC Returning series 20/20 The ABC Monday Night Movie The ABC Saturday Night Movie The ABC Sunday Night Movie America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People American Detective Civil Wars Coach The Commish Dinosaurs Doogie Howser, M.D. Family Matters FBI: The Untold Stories Full House Home Improvement Homefront Jack's Place Life Goes On Matlock (moved from NBC) Monday Night Football Perfect Strangers Primetime Live Room for Two Roseanne Step by Step The Wonder Years The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles New series Camp Wilder Covington Cross Crossroads Day One Delta Getting By * Going to Extremes Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Home Free * The Jackie Thomas Show * Laurie Hill Sirens * Street Match * Where I Live * Wild Palms * Not returning from 1991–92: The ABC Thursday Night Movie Anything But Love Arresting Behavior Baby Talk Billy Capitol Critters Good & Evil Growing Pains Human Target Julie MacGyver On the Air Pros and Cons Sibs Who's the Boss? The Young Riders CBS Returning series 48 Hours 60 Minutes Bodies of Evidence Brooklyn Bridge CBS Sunday Movie Designing Women Evening Shade In the Heat of the Night (moved from NBC) Knots Landing Major Dad Murder, She Wrote Murphy Brown Northern Exposure Raven Rescue 911 Street Stories with Ed Bradley Top Cops New series Angel Street Big Wave Dave's * Bob The Boys * The Building * Cutters * Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman * Dudley * Family Dog * Frannie's Turn The Golden Palace Good Advice * The Hat Squad Hearts Afire How'd They Do That? * Johnny Bago * A League of Their Own * Love & War Middle Ages Picket Fences Space Rangers * Tall Hopes The Trouble with Larry Walker, Texas Ranger * Not returning from 1991–92: 2000 Malibu Road The Boys of Twilight The Carol Burnett Show Davis Rules Fish Police Freshman Dorm Grapevine Hearts Are Wild Howie The Human Factor Jake and the Fatman P.S. I Luv U Palace Guard Princesses The Royal Family Scorch Teech Tequila and Bonetti The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Fox Returning series America's Most Wanted Beverly Hills, 90210 Code 3 Comic Strip Live Cops Down the Shore Fox Night at the Movies Herman's Head In Living Color Melrose Place Married... with Children Parker Lewis Can't Lose Roc Sightings The Simpsons New series Batman: The Animated Series (original aired in daytime) The Ben Stiller Show Class of '96 * Danger Theatre * The Edge Flying Blind The Front Page * Great Scott! The Heights Key West * Likely Suspects Martin Shaky Ground * TriBeCa * Woops! Not returning from 1991–92: Best of the Worst Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Charlie Hoover Drexell's Class Get a Life Rachel Gunn, R.N. Stand By Your Man The Sunday Comics Totally Hidden Video The Ultimate Challenge True Colors Vinnie & Bobby NBC Returning series Almost Home (formerly known as The Torkelsons) Blossom Cheers Dateline NBC A Different World Empty Nest The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air I Witness Video I'll Fly Away L.A. Law Law & Order NBC Sunday Night Movie The NBC Monday Movie Nurses The Powers That Be Quantum Leap Reasonable Doubts Secret Service Seinfeld Sisters Unsolved Mysteries Wings New series Black Tie Affair * Crime & Punishment * Final Appeal Here and Now Homicide: Life on the Street * Mad About You Out All Night Rhythm & Blues The Round Table Route 66 * South Beach * Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes * What Happened? Not returning from 1991–92: The Adventures of Mark & Brian The Cosby Show Dear John Eerie, Indiana Exposé The Fifth Corner Flesh 'n' Blood The Golden Girls Hot Country Nights In the Heat of the Night (moved to CBS) Man of the People Mann & Machine Matlock (moved to ABC) Night Court Nightmare Cafe Pacific Station Walter & Emily Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. References Category:United States primetime network television schedules United States Network Television Schedule, 1992-93 United States Network Television Schedule, 1992-93