1986–87 United States network television schedule
The 1986–87 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1986 through August 1987. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1985–86 season. Although Fox debuted as a fourth network effort in October 1986, the network waited until April 1987 to commence offering prime time programming, effectively deferring its first Fall programming season until September 1987. PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station. New series are highlighted in bold. All times are U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1] Legend
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Note: Fox Night at the Movies premiered May 17, 1989 with The Fly. Thursday
Friday
Saturday
By network
+ Animal Crack-Ups had a short run in prime time before moving to Saturday mornings in the fall of 1987.
+ This was a revival of the 1984–1985 series following star Stacy Keach's release from prison on drug charges. New Series
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. An ^ indicates a show that continued in first-run syndication after the network cancelled it. References
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