1981–82 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1981–82 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1981 to August 1982.
Legend[]
- Light yellow indicates talk shows.
- Green indicates soap operas.
- Pink indicates game shows.
- Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
- Light teal indicates sporting events.
- White indicates local programming.
- Light purple indicates children's programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
- New series are highlighted in bold.
Schedule[]
- All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
- Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs to other timeslots) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.
Monday–Friday[]
Network | 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
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ABC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | The Love Boat | Family Feud | Ryan's Hope
FYI (12:58) |
All My Children | One Life to Live
FYI (2:58) |
General Hospital
FYI (3:58) |
The Edge of Night | Local/syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight | ||||||||||||||
Summer | ABC News This Morning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CBS | Fall | Sunrise Semester | Wake Up with the Captain | Morning | Local/syndicated programming | One Day at a Time | Alice | The Price is Right
CBS News Newsbreak (11:57) |
Local/syndicated programming | The Young and the Restless | As the World Turns | Search for Tomorrow | Guiding Light
CBS News Newsbreak (3:57) |
Up to the Minute | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | |||||||||||
Winter | Tattletales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring | Sunrise Semester | Wake Up with the Captain | The CBS Morning News | Capitol | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NBC | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Las Vegas Gambit | Blockbusters | Wheel of Fortune | Battlestars | Password Plus | The Doctors | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Texas | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News | ||||||||||||
Winter | The Regis Philbin Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring | Diff'rent Strokes | Wheel of Fortune | Texas | The Doctors | Search for Tomorrow | CHiPs | |||||||||||||||||||||
Summer | Early Today |
Notes
- Search for Tomorrow was cancelled by CBS in late 1981, and ended its run on CBS on March 26, 1982. It moved to NBC with its first episode the following Monday, March 29th. It is the second instance of a daytime soap opera switching networks, with The Edge of Night first doing-so from CBS to ABC in late 1975.
- ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for World News Tonight, depending on stations' schedule. By Spring 1982 it would be discontinued.
Saturday[]
Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
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ABC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Super Fun Hour | The Fonz-Laverne & Shirley Hour | The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too!
Schoolhouse Rock! (10:55) |
Goldie Gold and Action Jack / Thundarr the Barbarian
Schoolhouse Rock! (11:55) |
ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Saturday | ||||||||||||||
February | Super Friends | Thundarr the Barbarian / Goldie Gold and Action Jack | Laverne & Shirley in the Army | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | Heathcliff & Marmaduke | ||||||||||||||||||||
CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Kwicky Koala Show | Trollkins | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show | Blackstar | The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour | The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (R) | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 30 Minutes | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News | |||||||||||
December | The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show | The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show | Blackstar | Trollkins | The Kwicky Koala Show | |||||||||||||||||||
NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Flintstone Comedy Show | The Smurfs | The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! | Space Stars | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | The Daffy/Speedy Show | The Bullwinkle Show (R) | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News | |||||||||||||
December | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Flintstone Comedy Show | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | Space Stars |
In the News aired ten times during CBS' Saturday morning shows.
Ask NBC News aired after the credits of NBC's Saturday morning shows except Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and The Bullwinkle Show.
Sunday[]
Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |
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ABC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Kids Are People Too | Animals, Animals, Animals | Issues and Answers | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Sunday | |||||||||||||||||
November | This Week with David Brinkley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
CBS | Fall | The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (R) | Drak Pack (R) | Local and/or syndicated programming |
CBS News Sunday Morning | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The NFL Today | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | |||||||||||||||
Mid-winter | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Meet the Press | NFL '81 | NFL on NBC and local programming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-winter | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |
By network[]
ABC[]
Returning series
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New series
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Canceled/Ended
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CBS[]
Returning series
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New series |
Canceled/Ended
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NBC[]
Returning series
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New series |
Canceled/Ended
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See also[]
- 1981-82 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
- 1981-82 United States network television schedule (late night)
Sources[]
Categories:
- United States weekday network television schedules
- 1981 in American television
- 1982 in American television