The following is the 1983–84 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. It covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1983 to August 1984.
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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. 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 to other timeslots) 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 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm ABC Fall ABC World News This Morning Good Morning America Local/syndicated programming Benson Loving Family Feud Ryan's Hope FYI (12:58; until December 30) All My Children One Life to Live FYI (2:58; until December 30) General Hospital FYI (3:58; until December 30) The Edge of Night Local/syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight Summer The Love Report August Celebrity Family Feud CBS Fall Local/syndicated programming CBS Early Morning News The CBS Morning News Local/syndicated programming The New $25,000 Pyramid Press Your Luck The Price Is Right Local/syndicated programming The Young and the Restless As the World Turns Capitol Guiding Light Tattletales Local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News with Dan Rather Summer Body Language NBC Fall Local/syndicated programming NBC News at Sunrise Today Local/syndicated programming Diff'rent Strokes Sale of the Century Wheel of Fortune Dream House The Facts of Life Search for Tomorrow Days of Our Lives Another World Fantasy Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw October GO Late October Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour Winter The Facts of Life Hot Potato Summer Scrabble Diff'rent Strokes Santa Barbara
Notes: During the two weeks that the 1984 Summer Olympics was broadcast on ABC, all regular programming was pre-empted except for 40-minute versions of All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital, which ran from July 30 through August 3 from 2 pm ET/11 am PT to 4 pm ET/1 pm PT and August 6 through August 10 from 1 pm ET/10 am PT to 3 pm ET/12 noon PT. The New Newlywed Game aired on ABC from February 13 to 17, 1984 at 11:00AM EST. Hosted by Jim Lange, it was a test week of shows to see if a daytime version of Newlywed Game might be feasible for ABC. The series did re-emerge eighteen months later in syndication with Bob Eubanks hosting again; he couldn't host the February 1984 week of shows because he was hosting Dream House on NBC at the time.
Saturday Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABC FallLocal and/orsyndicatedprogrammingThe Best of Scooby-Doo Menudo on ABC (8:25)The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich ShowThe Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour Menudo on ABC (10:25)The LittlesThe Puppy's Further AdventuresThe New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Schoolhouse Rock! (11:55)ABC Weekend SpecialAmerican BandstandABC Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsABC World News Saturday FebruaryMonchhichisThe Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show Schoolhouse Rock! (8:55)The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo ShowThe Best of Scooby-Doo Menudo on ABC (11:55)CBS FallCaptain KangarooThe BiskittsSaturday SupercadeDungeons & DragonsThe DukesThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowBenji, Zax & the Alien PrinceThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner ShowThe New Fat Albert ShowCBS Children's Film FestivalCBS Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsCBS Evening News NovemberPlastic Man FebruaryThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowTarzan, Lord of the Jungle The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner ShowThe BiskittsBenji, Zax & the Alien PrinceNBCLocal and/orsyndicatedprogrammingThe Flintstone FunniesShirt TalesThe SmurfsAlvin and the ChipmunksMister TThe Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible HulkThundarr the Barbarian NBC Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsNBC Nightly News
In the News aired at the end of most of CBS' Saturday morning shows.
One to Grow On aired after the credits of NBC's Saturday morning shows except The Flintstone Funnies, Mister T, and Thundarr the Barbarian.
Sunday Network7:00 am7:30 am8:00 am8:30 am9:00 am9:30 am10:00 am10:30 am11:00 am11:30 amnoon12:30 pm1:00 pm1:30 pm2:00 pm2:30 pm3:00 pm3:30 pm4:00 pm4:30 pm5:00 pm5:30 pm6:00 pm6:30 pmABCLocal and/orsyndicated programmingThis Week with David BrinkleyABC Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsABC World News SundayCBS FallCaptain KangarooMeatballs and Spaghetti Gilligan's Planet CBS News Sunday MorningFace the NationLocal and/orsyndicated programmingThe NFL TodayNFL on CBS and/or local programming Mid-winterLocal and/orsyndicated programmingCBS Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsCBS Evening NewsNBC FallLocal and/orsyndicated programmingMeet the PressNFL '83NFL on NBC and local programming Mid-winterNBC Sports and/or local programmingLocal newsNBC Nightly News
By network ABC
Returning series ABC Weekend Special ABC World News This Morning ABC World News Tonight All My Children American Bandstand The Best of Scooby-Doo Celebrity Family Feud The Edge of Night Family Feud General Hospital Good Morning America Loving One Life to Live Pac-Man The Puppy's Further Adventures Ryan's Hope Schoolhouse Rock! This Week with David Brinkley
New series Benson The Littles The Love Report Menudo on ABC The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Rubik, the Amazing Cube
Canceled/Ended The Best of the Super Friends The Love Boat Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour Too Close For Comfort
CBS
Returning series The $25,000 Pyramid As the World Turns The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show Capitol Captain Kangaroo CBS Children's Film Festival CBS Evening News CBS Morning News CBS News Sunday Morning The Dukes Face the Nation Guiding Light Gilligan's Planet Meatballs and Spaghetti The New Fat Albert Show Plastic Man The Price Is Right Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle Tattletales The Young and the Restless
New series Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince The Biskitts Body Language The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Dungeons & Dragons Press Your Luck Saturday Supercade
Canceled/Ended Blackstar Child's Play The Kwicky Koala Show The New $25,000 Pyramid Pandamonium The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show Speed Buggy Sunrise Semester Sylvester & Tweety, Daffy, and Speedy Show
NBC
Returning series Another World Days of Our Lives Diff'rent Strokes Dream House The Facts of Life Fantasy The Flintstone Funnies The Incredible Hulk Meet the Press NBC News at Sunrise NBC Nightly News Sale of the Century Search for Tomorrow Shirt Tales The Smurfs Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Thundarr the Barbarian Today Wheel of Fortune
New series Alvin and the Chipmunks GO Hot Potato Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour Mister T Santa Barbara Scrabble
Canceled/Ended The Doctors The Gary Coleman Show Hit Man The Jetsons Just Men! The New Adventures of Flash Gordon The New Battlestars Texas
See also 1983-84 United States network television schedule (prime-time) 1983-84 United States network television schedule (late night)
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