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The 1993–94 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1993 through August 1994. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1992–93 season.

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

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 1994 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

This is the first full season in which Fox had primetime programming all seven nights of the week

Beginning this season, a majority of primetime programs were broadcast in stereo or surround sound.

New series are highlighted in bold.

Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.

All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming scheduled by affiliates after game completion.

Note: From February 12 to 27, 1994, all of CBS' primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Legend

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  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming.
  •   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
  •   Light green indicates sporting events.
  •   Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
  •   Light gold indicates programming produced outside of the United States.
  •  highlight  Lime highlights indicates the number-one watched program of the season.
  •  highlight  Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC America's Funniest Home Videos The New America's Funniest People Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman The ABC Sunday Night Movie (30/12.6)
(Tied with Family Matters)
CBS 60 Minutes (1/20.9) Murder, She Wrote (11/16.0) CBS Sunday Movie (10/16.2)
Fox Fall Townsend Television Martin Living Single Married... with Children Daddy Dearest Local programming
Late fall Married... with Children (R)
Winter Code 3 The George Carlin Show
Spring Special programming
Summer The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (R)
Mid-summer The Simpsons (R) The Simpsons (R)
NBC Fall I Witness Video seaQuest DSV NBC Sunday Night Movie
Winter
Spring NBA on NBC
Summer Special programming

Monday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Day One ABC's Monday Night Football (8/16.5)
Winter The ABC Monday Night Movie
Spring
Summer Coach (R) Coach (R)
CBS Fall Evening Shade (27/13.2)
(Tied with Phenom and Rescue 911) 		Dave's World (21/13.7)
(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 		Murphy Brown (9/16.3) Love & War (13/14.5) Northern Exposure (14/14.4)
Winter
Spring Dave's World (21/13.7)
(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 		704 Hauser Hearts Afire
Mid-spring Evening Shade (27/13.2)
(Tied with Phenom and Rescue 911) 		Love & War (13/14.5)
Summer Dave's World (21/13.7)
(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 		Tom Good Advice
Mid-summer The Nanny (R) Dave's World (21/13.7)
(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 		Love & War (13/14.5)
Fox Fox Night at the Movies Local programming
NBC Fall The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (21/13.7)
(Tied with Dave's World) 		Blossom The NBC Monday Movie (23/13.6)
Winter Someone Like Me
Spring Blossom
Summer

Tuesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Full House (16/14.2) Phenom (27/13.2)
(Tied with Evening Shade and Rescue 911) 		Roseanne (4/19.1) Coach (6/17.4) NYPD Blue (18/13.9)
(Tied with Wings)
Winter
Spring
Summer
Mid-summer Sister, Sister
Late summer These Friends of Mine She TV
CBS Rescue 911 (27/13.2)
(Tied with Phenom and Evening Shade) 		CBS Tuesday Movie (25/13.3)
(Tied with Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
Fox Fall Roc Bakersfield P.D. America's Most Wanted Local programming
Winter Monty Roc Front Page
Spring South Central
Mid-spring Tales from the Crypt (R) Tales from the Crypt (R)
Summer
NBC Fall Saved by the Bell: The College Years Getting By The John Larroquette Show The Second Half Dateline NBC
Winter The Good Life Café Americain
Late winter The Good Life The Second Half The John Larroquette Show (R)
Spring Special programming
Summer Special programming The John Larroquette Show The John Larroquette Show (R)
Mid-summer TV Nation Wings (R)

Note: On Fox, Tales from the Crypt consisted on reruns of the HBO series.

Wednesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Thea Joe's Life Home Improvement (2/20.4) Grace Under Fire (5/17.7) Moon Over Miami
Late fall George Special programming
Winter Birdland
Mid-winter The Critic
Spring Home Improvement (R) Thunder Alley (12/15.9) These Friends of Mine Turning Point (20/13.8)
Summer Dinosaurs The Critic Grace Under Fire (5/17.7)
Late summer Thunder Alley (12/15.9) Phenom (R)
CBS Fall MLB on CBS
Mid-fall Hearts Afire The Nanny Special programming 48 Hours
Winter The Nanny Hearts Afire In the Heat of the Night
Spring Tom
Summer Good Advice America Tonight
Late summer Muddling Through Christy (R)
Fox Fall Beverly Hills, 90210 Melrose Place Local programming
Winter
Spring
Summer Models Inc.
NBC Unsolved Mysteries Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric Law & Order

Note: After airing only a single episode of South of Sunset on October 27, CBS cancelled the show and broadcast no further episodes.

Thursday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Missing Persons Matlock Primetime Live (17/14.0)
Winter The Byrds of Paradise
Spring
Summer
Mid-summer Matlock
Late summer The Commish (R)
CBS Fall In the Heat of the Night Eye to Eye with Connie Chung Angel Falls
Mid-fall Various programming
Late fall Second Chances
Winter How'd They Do That?
Spring Christy Traps
Mid-spring Special programming Eye to Eye with Connie Chung
Summer How'd They Do That? Eye to Eye with Connie Chung Picket Fences (R)
Mid-summer In the Heat of the Night
Late summer One West Waikiki Hotel Malibu
Fox Fall The Simpsons The Sinbad Show In Living Color Herman's Head Local programming
Winter
Spring The Simpsons (R) Various programming
Summer The Sinbad Show Herman's Head
Mid-summer Bakersfield P.D.
Late summer Martin (R) Living Single (R)
NBC Fall Mad About You Wings (18/13.9)
(Tied with NYPD Blue) 		Seinfeld (3/19.4) Frasier (7/16.8) L.A. Law
Winter Homicide: Life on the Street (24/13.5)
Mid-winter L.A. Law
Spring
Summer Dateline NBC

Friday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Family Matters (30/12.6)
(Tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie) 		Boy Meets World Step by Step Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 20/20 (15/14.3)
Winter
Spring Sister, Sister
Mid-spring Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Summer
CBS Fall It Had to Be You Family Album Various programming
Mid-fall Diagnosis: Murder Bob Family Album Picket Fences
Late fall Special programming
Winter Burke's Law
Spring
Summer
Fox Fall The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. The X-Files Local programming
Winter
Spring
Summer Encounters: The Hidden Truth
NBC Fall Against the Grain NBC Friday Night Mystery
Winter Viper
Spring Special programming
Summer I Witness Video

Note: On CBS, Good Advice was to have returned on this night at 9 p.m., followed by Bob at 9:30 p.m. Late changes resulted in Bob beginning at 9 p.m., Family Album moving to 9:30 p.m. in mid-October, It Had to Be You being canceled at the same time, and Good Advice not returning till the following May. Additionally, Diagnosis: Murder premiered in late October to fill the 8–9 p.m. hour.

Saturday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall The ABC Saturday Night Movie The Commish
Mid-fall George Where I Live Various programming
Winter The ABC Saturday Night Movie
Spring
Summer
CBS Fall MLB on CBS
Mid-fall Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (25/13.3)
(Tied with the CBS Tuesday Movie) 		Harts of the West Walker, Texas Ranger
Winter
Spring The Road Home
Mid-spring Various programming
Summer Harts of the West
Mid-summer Muddling Through Hearts Afire (R)
Fox Fall COPS COPS (R) Front Page Local programming
Winter America's Most Wanted
Spring
Summer
NBC Fall The Mommies Café Americain Empty Nest Nurses Sisters
Winter Getting By
Late winter Blossom The Mommies Winnetka Road
Spring Sisters
Summer The Mommies Getting By
Mid-summer NBC Saturday Night Movie
Late summer The Mommies Empty Nest NBC Saturday Night Movie

Note: NBC was scheduled to show its portion of Baseball Night in America in August and September 1994, but those games were cancelled by the Major League Baseball players' strike.

By network

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ABC

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CBS

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Fox

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NBC

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

References

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  1. ^ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported on TimBrooks.net/Ratings Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
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