1982–83 United States network television schedule

The following is the 1982–83 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1982 through August 1983. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1981–82 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.^[1]

  Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.

  Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.

  Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.

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

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		Ripley's Believe It or Not!		Matt Houston		The ABC Sunday Night Movie (26/17.6)
CBS	Fall	60 Minutes (1/25.5)		Archie Bunker's Place (22/18.3) (Tied with That's Incredible!)	Gloria (18/18.7) (Tied with Trapper John, M.D.)	The Jeffersons (12/20.0) (Tied with Newhart)	One Day at a Time (16/19.1)	Trapper John, M.D. (18/18.7) (Tied with Gloria)
	Winter
	Spring						Newhart (12/20.0) (Tied with The Jeffersons)
	Mid-Spring			Goodnight, Beantown	Newhart (12/20.0) (Tied with The Jeffersons)		Alice
	Summer			Alice	One Day at a Time (16/19.1)		Newhart (12/20.0) (Tied with The Jeffersons)
NBC	Fall	Voyagers!		CHiPs		NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
	Winter
	Spring	Casablanca
	Follow-up	Voyagers!
	Summer	Monitor		Knight Rider (R)

Monday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	That's Incredible! (22/18.3) (Tied with Archie Bunker's Place)		ABC NFL Monday Night Football (10/20.1) (Tied with The A-Team)
	Winter
	January			The ABC Monday Night Movie (24/18.0)
	Spring
	Summer	Monday Night Baseball
CBS	Fall	Square Pegs	Private Benjamin	M*A*S*H (3/22.6) (Tied with Magnum, P.I.)	Newhart (12/20.0) (Tied with The Jeffersons)	Cagney & Lacey
	Winter
	Spring		Small & Frye	Alice	One Day at a Time (16/19.1)
	Mid-Spring	Archie Bunker's Place (22/18.3) (Tied with That's Incredible!)	Foot in the Door	M*A*S*H Repeats
	Late Spring	Square Pegs	Private Benjamin		Archie Bunker's Place (22/18.3) (Tied with That's Incredible!)
	Summer			Tucker's Witch
NBC	Fall	Little House: A New Beginning (28/17.4) (Tied with Happy Days)		NBC Monday Night at the Movies
	Winter
	Spring	Love, Sidney	Family Ties
	Summer

Tuesday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Happy Days (28/17.4) (Tied with Little House: A New Beginning)	Laverne & Shirley (25/17.8)	Three's Company (6/21.2)	9 to 5 (15/19.3)	Hart to Hart (17/18.9)
	Winter
	Spring		Joanie Loves Chachi
	Summer	The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
CBS	Fall	Bring 'Em Back Alive		The CBS Tuesday Night Movies (27/17.5)
	Winter	Walt Disney
	Spring	Ace Crawford, Private Eye	Gun Shy
	Summer	Bring 'Em Back Alive
	Follow-up	On the Road with Charles Kuralt	Our Times with Bill Moyers
NBC	Fall	Father Murphy		Gavilan		St. Elsewhere
	Winter	The A-Team (10/20.1) (Tied with Monday Night Football)		Bare Essence
	Spring
	Summer			Remington Steele (R)

Wednesday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Tales of the Gold Monkey		The Fall Guy (14/19.4)		Dynasty (5/22.4)
	Winter
	Spring	High Performance
	April	The Fall Guy (14/19.4)		Ryan's Four
	Late Spring			Tales of the Gold Monkey
	Summer			The Hamptons
CBS	Fall	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers		Alice	Filthy Rich	Tucker's Witch
	Follow-up			The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
	Winter
	Spring	Zorro and Son	Square Pegs Repeats
	Late Spring	Small & Frye	Filthy Rich
	Summer	Archie Bunker's Place (22/18.3) (Tied with That's Incredible!)	Gloria (18/18.7) (Tied with Trapper John, M.D.)
NBC	Fall	Real People (30/17.2) (Tied with The Dukes of Hazzard)		The Facts of Life	Family Ties	Quincy, M.E.
	Winter
	Spring				Taxi
	Follow-Up				Buffalo Bill	The News Is the News	Taxi
	Summer					The Family Tree

Note: On CBS, a sitcom called Mama Malone was supposed to have aired 9:30-10 p.m., but was delayed when CBS decided to place Filthy Rich into the schedule. Mama Malone did not air until the spring of 1984.

Thursday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Joanie Loves Chachi	Star of the Family	Too Close for Comfort	It Takes Two	20/20
	Winter	The Greatest American Hero
	Follow Up	Condo	Amanda's
	Spring	Benson	Condo
	Follow Up	Special programming			Amanda's
	Late Spring	Condo	The New Odd Couple		It Takes Two
	Summer	The ABC Thursday Night Movie
	Mid-Summer	Eye On Hollywood	Too Close for Comfort	Reggie	It Takes Two
CBS	Fall	Magnum, P.I. (3/22.6) (Tied with M*A*S*H)		Simon & Simon (7/21.0)		Knots Landing (20/18.6)
	Winter
	Spring					Tucker's Witch
	Summer					Knots Landing (20/18.6)
NBC	Fall	Fame		Cheers	Taxi	Hill Street Blues (21/18.4)
	Winter			Gimme a Break!	Cheers
	Spring
	Summer
	Late summer	Gimme a Break!	Mama's Family	Taxi

Note : Mama's Family was supposed to have aired on NBC 9:30-10 p.m., but was pushed back to midseason when NBC picked up Taxi.

Friday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Benson	The New Odd Couple	The Greatest American Hero		The Quest
	Follow-up			ABC Friday Night Movie
	Winter
	Spring		At Ease	Renegades		Tales of the Gold Monkey
	April	Baby Makes Five
	Follow-up	The New Odd Couple		ABC Friday Night Movie
	Late Spring	Benson
CBS	Fall	The Dukes of Hazzard (30/17.2) (Tied with Real People)		Dallas (2/24.6)		Falcon Crest (8/20.7)
	Winter
	Spring					The Mississippi
	Summer					Falcon Crest (8/20.7)
NBC	Fall	The Powers of Matthew Star		Knight Rider		Remington Steele
	Winter
	Spring
	Summer	Various programming				Eischied

Note: On NBC, Eischied consisted of reruns of the network's 1979-80 crime drama series.

Saturday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC		T. J. Hooker		The Love Boat (9/20.3)		Fantasy Island
CBS	Fall	Walt Disney		The CBS Saturday Night Movies
	Winter
	Spring	Wizards and Warriors
	Summer
NBC	Fall	Diff'rent Strokes	Silver Spoons	Gimme a Break!	Love, Sidney	The Devlin Connection
	Winter			Mama's Family	Taxi	The Family Tree
	Spring				Teachers Only	Monitor
	Summer			Quincy, M.E.
	Follow-up					Casablanca

By network

ABC

Returning Series 20/20 9 to 5 The ABC Friday Night Movie The ABC Monday Night Movie ABC NFL Monday Night Football The ABC Sunday Night Movie Benson Dynasty The Fall Guy Fantasy Island The Greatest American Hero Happy Days Hart to Hart Joanie Loves Chachi Laverne & Shirley The Love Boat Monday Night Baseball T. J. Hooker That's Incredible! Three's Company Too Close for Comfort

New Series The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour * Amanda's * At Ease * Baby Makes Five * Condo * High Performance * It Takes Two Life's Most Embarrassing Moments Matt Houston The New Odd Couple The Quest The Renegades * Reggie Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ryan's Four * Star of the Family Tales of the Gold Monkey

Not returning from 1981–82: Barney Miller Best of the West Bosom Buddies Code Red Darkroom King's Crossing Maggie Making a Living Mork & Mindy No Soap, Radio Open All Night The Phoenix Police Squad! Strike Force Taxi (moved to NBC) Today's FBI

CBS

Returning Series 60 Minutes Alice Archie Bunker's Place Cagney & Lacey Dallas The Dukes of Hazzard Falcon Crest Filthy Rich The Jeffersons Knots Landing M*A*S*H Magnum, P.I. One Day at a Time Private Benjamin Simon & Simon Trapper John, M.D. Walt Disney

New Series Ace Crawford, Private Eye * Bring 'Em Back Alive Foot in the Door * Gloria Goodnight, Beantown * Gun Shy * The Mississippi * Newhart On the Road with Charles Kuralt Our Times with Bill Moyers Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Small & Frye * Square Pegs Tucker's Witch Wizards and Warriors * Zorro and Son *

Not returning from 1981–82: Baker's Dozen Herbie, the Love Bug House Calls The Incredible Hulk Jessica Novak Lou Grant Making the Grade Mr. Merlin Nurse Q.E.D. Report to Murphy The Two of Us WKRP in Cincinnati

NBC

Returning Series CHiPs Diff'rent Strokes The Facts of Life Fame Father Murphy Gimme a Break! Hill Street Blues Love, Sidney NBC Monday Night at the Movies Quincy, M.E. Real People Taxi (moved from ABC) Teachers Only *

New Series The A-Team * Bare Essence * Buffalo Bill * Casablanca * Cheers The Devlin Connection Family Ties The Family Tree * Gavilan Knight Rider Little House: A New Beginning Mama's Family * Monitor * The News Is the News * The Powers of Matthew Star Remington Steele St. Elsewhere Silver Spoons Voyagers!

Not returning from 1981–82: Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour Bret Maverick Cassie & Co. Chicago Story Fitz and Bones Flamingo Road Harper Valley Jokebook Lewis & Clark Little House on the Prairie McClain's Law Nashville Palace NBC Magazine One of the Boys Television: Inside and Out

Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.