1996–97 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1996–97 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1996 to August 1997. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 1995–96 season.
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, branded as PTV at the time – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
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 and/or E/I-compliant programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
- White with red border indicates other programs not applicable to the above categorizations.
- 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.[1] 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 in overnight timeslots or defer them to a co-operated or contracted station in their regular timeslot) 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 | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends | Local/syndicated programming | The City | All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | Local/syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | |||||||||||||||
Spring | AMC/OLTL/GH Classics (3/31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer | The View (8/11) | Port Charles (6/1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
CBS | CBS Morning News | CBS This Morning | Local/syndicated programming | The Price Is Right | Local/syndicated programming | The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | ||||||||||||||||
NBC | Fall | NBC News at Sunrise | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Real Life with Jane Pauley | Leeza | Local/syndicated programming | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw | ||||||||||||||||
Winter | Local/syndicated programming | Sunset Beach (1/6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fox | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Bobby's World | Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? | Local/syndicated programming | Fox After Breakfast | Local/syndicated programming | Eek! Stravaganza | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Big Bad Beetleborgs | Power Rangers Zeo† | Local/syndicated programming | |||||||||||||||
Winter | Peter Pan & the Pirates | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Spider-Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring | Spider-Man | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Bobby's World | Various programs | Power Rangers Zeo / Power Rangers Turbo / Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer | Bobby's World | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Eek! Stravaganza | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mon-Thurs) / Power Rangers Turbo (Fri) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
July | Round the Twist (Mon-Thurs) / Stickin' Around (Fri) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WB | Fall | Local/syndicated programming | Bugs 'n' Daffy | Animaniacs | Local/syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
November | Bugs 'n' Daffy/Freakazoid! (Fri.) | Animaniacs/Freakazoid! (Fri.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winter | Bugs 'n' Daffy | Animaniacs |
Notes:
- ABC, NBC and CBS offered their early morning newscasts via a looping feed (usually running as late as 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to accommodate local scheduling in the westernmost contiguous time zones or for use a filler programming for stations that do not offer a local morning newscast; some stations without a morning newscast may air syndicated or time-lease programs instead of the full newscast loop.
- NBC allowed owned-and-operated and affiliated stations the preference of airing Another World and Days of Our Lives in reverse order from the network's recommended scheduling.
- Sunset Beach debuted on NBC on January 6, 1997, and was made available to affiliates at either noon/11:00 CT or 3:00/2:00 CT. Some NBC affiliates did not air Sunset Beach in the noon timeslot, opting to air local news and/or syndicated programming instead, and often placing the soap opera in a late morning or afternoon time slot.
- The City aired its last episode on ABC on March 28; abbreviated half-hour versions of classic episodes of All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital filled the timeslot in the interim, until Port Charles premiered in its place on June 1, 1997; The City and Port Charles was fed to affiliates at Noon/11:00 a.m. CT or 12:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. CT, depending on local scheduling preference.
- (+) Fox Kids temporarily aired Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reruns in the 4:30 p.m. ET slot for two non-consecutive weeks during the 1996–97 midseason (one in February and one in March).
- Fox Kids ran temporary stunt blocks of animated and live-action series in the 3:30 p.m. ET time slot during the Spring of 1997, including:
- Bobby's World (March 31–April 11)
- Spider-Man (April 14–25)
- Goosebumps (April 28–May 2)
- Eerie, Indiana (May 5–9)
- Life with Louie (May 12–16)
- Casper (May 19–23)
- In July, Fox Kids replaced Power Rangers reruns at 4:30 p.m. ET with Round the Twist (Monday–Thursday) and Stickin' Around (Friday).
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 New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Brand Spankin' New! Doug | The Mighty Ducks | Street Sharks | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56am) | Bone Chillers | Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles | Flash Forward | ABC Weekend Special | ABC Sports and/or local programming | |||||||||||||||
October | Jungle Cubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring | Brand Spankin' New! Doug | The Mighty Ducks | Nightmare Ned | DuckTales | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports programming | Local news | ABC World News Saturday | ||||||||||||||||||
CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Timon & Pumbaa | The Mask | Project G.e.e.K.e.R. | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. | Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Beakman's World | CBS Storybreak | SEC on CBS | ||||||||||||||
Spring | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports programming | Local news | CBS Evening News | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early August | Beakman's World | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBC | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Today | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Hang Time | California Dreams | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | NBA Inside Stuff | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News | ||||||||||||||||
Fox | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
C Bear and Jamal | Big Bad Beetleborgs | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Spider-Man | Goosebumps | Life With Louie | X-Men | The Tick | Local and/or syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||
Winter | Spider-Man | The Spooktacular New Adevntures of Casper | Eerie, Indiana | Life With Louie | X-Men | ||||||||||||||||||||||
May | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Power Rangers Turbo | Spider-Man | Local and/or syndicated programming |
In the Zone | Fox Sports and/or local programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Summer | Power Rangers Turbo | Spider-Man | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The WB | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Animaniacs | Pinky and The Brain | Superman: The Animated Series | Road Rovers | Freakazoid! | Earthworm Jim | Local and/or syndicated programming | |||||||||||||||||
October | Freakazoid! | Earthworm Jim | Superman: The Animated Series | Road Rovers | Waynehead | Pinky and The Brain | Animaniacs | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | |||||||||||||||||||
November | The Daffy Duck Show | Animaniacs |
CBS note: The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat and Beakman's World switched timeslots on August 2.
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 | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Good Morning America Sunday | This Week | Local and/or syndicated programming |
ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Sunday | ||||||||||||||||||||
CBS | Local and/or syndicated programming |
CBS News Sunday Morning | Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming |
CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News | ||||||||||||||||||||
NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Today | Meet the Press | Local and/or syndicated programming |
NFL on NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-winter | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fox | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Fox News Sunday | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Fox NFL Sunday | Fox NFL | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Fox Sports and/or local programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
UPN | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Jumanji | The Mouse and the Monster | The Incredible Hulk | Bureau of Alien Detectors | Local and/or syndicated programming |
By network[]
ABC[]
Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 1995-96:
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CBS[]
Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 1995-96:
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Fox[]
Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 1995-96:
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NBC[]
Returning series: |
New series:
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UPN[]
New series: |
Not returning from 1995-96:
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The WB[]
Returning series:
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New series:
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See also[]
- 1996-97 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
- 1996-97 United States network television schedule (late night)
References[]
Sources[]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122215/http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122235/http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071012211242/http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html
- https://kidsblockblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/fox-kids-weekday-lineups-1995-1997/
- https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aarong/from-andrew/wb/kidswb-schedule.html
- United States weekday network television schedules
- 1996 in American television
- 1997 in American television