1997-98 United States network television schedule

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United States Network Television Schedule

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This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the Fall season beginning in September 1997. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.

New series highlighted in bold.

The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top 10 rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. The top 30 rated programs are highlighted in magenta.Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research^[1]

1 Sunday
2 Monday
3 Tuesday
4 Wednesday
5 Thursday
6 Friday
7 Saturday
8 References

[edit] Sunday

PM	7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	The Wonderful World of Disney				ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS	60 Minutes		Touched by an Angel		CBS Sunday Movies
FOX	The World's Funniest!		The Simpsons	King of the Hill	The X-Files		Local Programming
NBC	Dateline NBC		Men Behaving Badly	Jenny	NBC Sunday Night Movie
WB	Brotherly Love	The Parent 'Hood	The Jamie Foxx Show	Unhappily Ever After	The Tom Show	Alright Already	Local Programming

[edit] Monday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Timecop		ABC Monday Night Football
CBS	Cosby	Everybody Loves Raymond	Cybill	George & Leo	Brooklyn South
FOX	Melrose Place		Ally McBeal		Local Programming
NBC	Suddenly Susan	Fired Up	Caroline in the City	The Naked Truth	Dateline NBC
UPN	In the House	Malcolm & Eddie	Good News	Sparks	Local Programming
WB	7th Heaven		Buffy the Vampire Slayer		Local Programming

[edit] Tuesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Soul Man	Over the Top	Home Improvement	Hiller and Diller	NYPD Blue
CBS	JAG		Michael Hayes		Dellaventura
FOX	FOX Tuesday Night Movie				Local Programming
NBC	Mad About You	NewsRadio	Frasier	Just Shoot Me!	Dateline NBC
UPN	Clueless	Moesha	Hitz	Head Over Heels	Local Programming

Note: On January 20, 1998, the WB launched its "New Tuesday" line up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer at 8 PM, and new series Dawson's Creek at 9 PM.

[edit] Wednesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Spin City	Dharma & Greg	The Drew Carey Show	Ellen	Primetime Live
CBS	The Nanny	Murphy Brown	Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel		Chicago Hope
FOX	Beverly Hills 90210		Party of Five		Local Programming
NBC	The Tony Danza Show	Built to Last	3rd Rock from the Sun	Working	Law & Order
UPN	The Sentinel		Star Trek: Voyager		Local Programming
WB	Sister Sister	Smart Guy	The Wayans Bros.	The Steve Harvey Show	Local Programming

[edit] Thursday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Nothing Sacred		Cracker		20/20
CBS	Promised Land		Diagnosis: Murder		48 Hours
FOX	Living Single	Between Brothers	413 Hope St.		Local Programming
NBC	Friends	Union Square	Seinfeld	Veronica's Closet	ER

[edit] Friday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
ABC	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Boy Meets World	You Wish	Teen Angel	20/20
CBS	Family Matters	Meego	The Gregory Hines Show	Step by Step	Nash Bridges
FOX	The Visitor		Millennium		Local Programming
NBC	Players		Dateline NBC		Homicide: Life on the Street

[edit] Saturday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	10:00
ABC	C-16		Total Security	The Practice
CBS	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman		Early Edition	Walker, Texas Ranger
FOX	Cops	Cops	America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back	Local Programming
NBC	The Pretender		Sleepwalkers	Profiler