The 1991–92 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1991 through August 1992. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1990–91 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are highlighted in italics.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. .
Lime indicates the number-one most-watched program of the season. Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season. Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season. Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. From February 8 to 24, 1992, all of CBS' primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, and from July 25 to August 9, 1992, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Sunday Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Life Goes On America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People The ABC Sunday Night Movie CBS Murder, She Wrote Fox FallTrue ColorsParker Lewis Can't LoseIn Living Color RocMarried... with ChildrenHerman's Head The Sunday Comics Winter Spring Roc In Living Color Stand By Your Man Get a Life Summer Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventuresTrue Colors In Living Color Rachel Gunn, R.N. Down the ShoreStand By Your Man NBC Fall The Adventures of Mark & Brian Eerie, Indiana Man of the People Pacific Station NBC Sunday Night Movie Late fall Eerie, Indiana The Torkelsons Hot Country Nights Spring Against All Odds Mann & Machine Summer The Adventures of Mark & Brian In the Heat of the Night Late summer Secret Service I Witness Video
Monday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall MacGyver WinterFBI: The Untold StoriesAmerican Detective Spring Summer CBS Fall Evening Shade Major Dad Murphy Brown Designing Women Northern Exposure Winter Spring Summer Grapevine Mid-summer Designing Women Fox Fox Night at the Movies NBC The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Blossom
Tuesday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Full House Home Improvement Roseanne Coach Homefront Winter Spring Room for Two Civil Wars Mid-spring Coach Summer Jack's Place CBS Rescue 911 The CBS Tuesday Movie NBC Fall I'll Fly Away In the Heat of the Night Law & Order Winter Spring In the Heat of the Night Law & Order Reasonable Doubts Mid-spring Dateline NBC Summer Mann & Machine Mid-summerQuantum Leap Late summerQuantum Leap Reasonable Doubts
Wednesday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Dinosaurs The Wonder Years Doogie Howser, M.D. Sibs Anything but Love Good & Evil Late fall Anything but LoveCivil Wars Winter Spring The Wonder Years Doogie Howser, M.D.The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Homefront Mid-spring Room for Two Sibs The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Summer Growing Pains Doogie Howser, M.D. Anything but LoveCivil Wars Mid-summer Who's the Boss? Late summer Doogie Howser, M.D. Home Improvement Arresting Behavior CBS Fall The Royal Family Teech Jake and the Fatman Late fall Brooklyn Bridge The Royal Family Winter Davis Rules Brooklyn Bridge Spring The Royal Family Davis Rules Late spring Davis Rules Brooklyn Bridge Summer Howie Davis Rules Raven Late summer Freshman Dorm 2000 Malibu Road Fox Summer (starting July 8, 1992) Beverly Hills, 90210 Melrose Place NBC Fall Unsolved Mysteries Night Court Seinfeld Quantum Leap Winter Seinfeld Night Court Spring Dear John Mid-spring Night Court Summer Mid-summer Dear John Late summerWings Law & Order
Thursday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Pros and Cons FBI: The Untold StoriesAmerican Detective Primetime Live Winter Spring The ABC Thursday Night Movie SummerThe Young RidersMacGyver Late summer Who's the Boss? Growing Pains Homefront CBS Fall Top Cops The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Knots Landing Winter Street Stories with Ed Bradley SpringThe Human Factor SummerBodies of Evidence Fox Fall The SimpsonsDrexell's Class Beverly Hills, 90210 Winter Spring Summer Parker Lewis Can't Lose NBC Fall The Cosby Show A Different World Cheers Wings L.A. Law Winter Spring Summer A Different World The Cosby Show
(*) Formerly known as Gabriel's Fire
Friday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Family Matters Step by Step Perfect Strangers Baby Talk Winter Baby Talk Perfect Strangers Mid-winterBilly SpringDinosaurs Baby Talk Summer Perfect Strangers CBS Fall Princesses Brooklyn Bridge CBS Friday Night Movie Mid-fall Brooklyn Bridge Princesses Palace Guard Late fall The Carol Burnett Show Winter Tequila and Bonetti Hearts Are Wild Spring Scorch Fish Police Mid-spring Tequila and Bonetti CBS Friday Night Movie Late spring Summer Fox Fall America's Most WantedThe Ultimate Challenge Mid-fall Best of the Worst Totally Hidden Video Winter Totally Hidden Video Best of the Worst Mid-winter Spring Totally Hidden VideoTotally Hidden Video Mid-springSightings Summer NBC Fall Real Life with Jane Pauley Expose Dear John Flesh 'n' Blood Reasonable Doubts Mid-fall Matlock Flesh 'n' Blood Dear John Late fall Pacific Station Winter SpringI'll Fly AwayNightmare Cafe Mid-springThe Fifth Corner Summer Reasonable Doubts Law & Order Late summer I'll Fly Away
Saturday Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC Fall Who's the Boss? Growing Pains The Young Riders The Commish Winter Capitol Critters Who's the Boss? Perfect Strangers Growing Pains Spring Who's the Boss? Billy Late spring Julie Billy Perfect Strangers Summer Billy Perfect Strangers On the Air Mid-summer MacGyver Human Target CBS Fall CBS Saturday Movie P.S. I Luv U Winter Rescue 911 Mid-winterThe Boys of Twilight Spring The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Summer Jake and the Fatman Fox Fall COPS COPS Totally Hidden Video Best of the Worst Mid-fall Charlie Hoover Get a Life Winter SpringCode 3 Totally Hidden Video Summer Vinnie & Bobby NBC Fall The Golden Girls The Torkelsons Empty Nest Nurses Sisters WinterWalter & Emily Spring The Powers That Be Mid-springThe Torkelsons SummerHome Fires Late summer The Powers That Be
By network ABC
Returning series 20/20 The ABC Monday Night Movie The ABC Sunday Night Movie The ABC Thursday Night Movie America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest People Anything But Love Baby Talk Coach Dinosaurs Doogie Howser, M.D. Family Matters Full House Growing Pains Life Goes On MacGyver Monday Night Football Perfect Strangers Primetime Live Pros and Cons (formerly known as Gabriel's Fire) Roseanne Who's the Boss? The Wonder Years The Young Riders
New series American Detective * Arresting Behavior * Billy * Capitol Critters * Civil Wars * The Commish FBI: The Untold Stories Good & Evil Home Improvement Homefront Human Target * Jack's Place * Julie * On the Air * Room for Two * Sibs Step by Step The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles *
Not returning from 1990–91: The ABC Saturday Night Movie China Beach Cop Rock Davis Rules (moved to CBS) Eddie Dodd Equal Justice Father Dowling Mysteries Going Places Head of the Class Hi Honey, I'm Home! The Man in the Family Married People My Life and Times Stat Thirtysomething Twin Peaks Under Cover
CBS
Returning series 48 Hours 60 Minutes CBS Sunday Movie Davis Rules (moved from ABC) Designing Women Evening Shade Jake and the Fatman Knots Landing Major Dad Murder, She Wrote Murphy Brown Northern Exposure Rescue 911 Top Cops The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
New series 2000 Malibu Road * Bodies of Evidence * The Boys of Twilight * Brooklyn Bridge The Carol Burnett Show Fish Police * Freshman Dorm * Grapevine * Hearts Are Wild * Howie * The Human Factor * P.S. I Luv U Palace Guard Princesses Raven The Royal Family Scorch * Street Stories with Ed Bradley * Teech Tequila and Bonetti *
Not returning from 1990–91: The Antangonists Bagdad Café Broken Badges Dallas Doctor Doctor E.A.R.T.H. Force The Family Man The Flash Good Sports The Hogan Family Lenny Over My Dead Body Paradise Sons & Daughters True Detectives Uncle Buck WIOU Wiseguy You Take the Kids
Fox
Returning series America's Most Wanted Beverly Hills, 90210 Comic Strip Live COPS FOX Night at the Movies Get a Life In Living Color Married... with Children Parker Lewis Can't Lose The Simpsons The Sunday Comics Totally Hidden Video True Colors
New series Best of the Worst Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures * Charlie Hoover * Code 3 * Down the Shore * Drexell's Class Freshman Dorm * Herman's Head Melrose Place * Rachel Gunn, R.N. * Roc Sightings Stand By Your Man * The Ultimate Challenge * Vinnie & Bobby *
Not returning from 1990–91: Against the Law American Chronicles Babes DEA Good Grief Haywire Top of the Heap Yearbook
NBC
Returning series Blossom Cheers The Cosby Show Dear John A Different World Empty Nest The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Golden Girls In the Heat of the Night L.A. Law Law & Order Matlock NBC Sunday Night Movie The NBC Monday Movie Night Court Quantum Leap Seinfeld Sisters Unsolved Mysteries Wings
New series Against All Odds * Dateline NBC * Eerie, Indiana Flesh 'n' Blood Home Fires * Hot Country Nights * I Witness Video * I'll Fly Away Man of the People * Mann & Machine * Nightmare Cafe * Nurses Pacific Station Reasonable Doubts Secret Service * The Adventures of Mark & Brian The Fifth Corner * The Powers That Be * The Torkelsons Walter & Emily *
Not returning from 1990–91: The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Amen American Dreamer Dark Shadows Down Home The Fanelli Boys Ferris Bueller Grand Hull High Hunter Lifestories Midnight Caller Parenthood Real Life with Jane Pauley Shannon's Deal Sunday Best Working It Out
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
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