1981-82 American network television schedule
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| Seasons: 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 - 1981-82 - 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 |
This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1981. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime.
Note: A writers' strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. The shows in the tables were the first to air new episodes in their respective slots. Some of the new shows debuted as late as January 1982.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
SUNDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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| ABC | Code Red | Today's F.B.I. | The ABC Sunday Movie | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Archie Bunker's Place | One Day at a Time | Alice | The Jeffersons | Trapper John, M.D. | ||
| NBC | Specials | Here's Boomer | CHiPS | The NBC Sunday Movie | ||||
MONDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | That's Incredible! | Monday Night Football | ||||
| CBS | Private Benjamin | Two of Us | M*A*S*H | House Calls | Lou Grant | |
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | The NBC Monday Movie | ||||
TUESDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne and Shirley | Three's Company | Too Close for Comfort | Hart to Hart | |
| CBS | Simon and Simon | The CBS Tuesday Movie | ||||
| NBC | Father Murphy | Bret Maverick | Flamingo Road | |||
WEDNESDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Greatest American Hero | The Fall Guy | Dynasty | |||
| CBS | Mr. Merlin | WKRP in Cincinnati | Nurse | Shannon | ||
| NBC | Real People | The Facts of Life | Love, Sidney | Quincy, M.E. | ||
THURSDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Mork and Mindy | Best of the West | Barney Miller | Taxi | 20/20 | |
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. | Knots Landing | Jessica Novak | |||
| NBC | Harper Valley | Lewis and Clark | Diff'rent Strokes | Gimme a Break! | Hill Street Blues | |
FRIDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Benson | Bosom Buddies | Darkroom | Strike Force | ||
| CBS | The Incredible Hulk | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | |||
| NBC | NBC Magazine | McClain's Law | Specials | |||
SATURDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Maggie | Making a Living | The Love Boat | Fantasy Island | ||
| CBS | Walt Disney | The CBS Saturday Movie | ||||
| NBC | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | The Nashville Palace | Fitz and Bones | |||