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The 1990–91 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1990 through August 1991. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1989–90 season.

Beginning this season, Fox began broadcasting on Thursdays and Fridays.

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

New series are highlighted in bold.

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

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

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 regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
  •   Lime indicates the number-one most-watched program of the season.
  •   Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.

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 Life Goes On America's Funniest Home Videos (7/16.7)
(Tied with Empty Nest) 		America's Funniest People (13/16.3) The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS Fall 60 Minutes (2/20.6) Murder, She Wrote (12/16.4) CBS Sunday Movie (19/15.0)
(Tied with Who's the Boss?)
Winter
Spring
Late spring All in the Family (R) Sunday Dinner Murder, She Wrote (12/16.4) The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Summer Murder, She Wrote (12/16.4) CBS Sunday Movie (19/15.0)
(Tied with Who's the Boss?)
Fox Fall True Colors Parker Lewis Can't Lose In Living Color Get a Life Married... with Children Good Grief Against the Law
Mid-fall Comic Strip: Live
Winter
Spring Top of the Heap The Sunday Comics
Summer
NBC Fall Hull High Lifestories NBC Sunday Night Movie
Winter Sunday Best Real Life with Jane Pauley Expose
Spring The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Expose Real Life with Jane Pauley
Summer C. Everett Koop, M.D.
Mid-summer Special programming

Note: All in the Family consisted in assorted episodes of the 1970s series.

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 MacGyver Monday Night Football (9/16.6)
Winter The ABC Monday Night Movie
Spring
Summer
CBS Fall Uncle Buck Major Dad (21/14.9)
(Tied with In the Heat of the Night) 		Murphy Brown (6/16.9) Designing Women (10/16.5)
(Tied with The Golden Girls) 		The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Mid-fall Evening Shade
Winter
Spring Northern Exposure
Summer Major Dad (21/14.9)
(Tied with In the Heat of the Night) 		The Family Man Evening Shade
Mid-summer Evening Shade Major Dad (21/14.9)
(Tied with In the Heat of the Night) 		Designing Women (10/16.5)
(Tied with The Golden Girls)
Fox Fox Night at the Movies Local programming
NBC Fall The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Ferris Bueller NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Winter Blossom
Spring
Summer

Note: On CBS, Face to Face with Connie Chung was to have aired 10-11 p.m., but it was replaced by The Trials of Rosie O'Neill at the last minute due to Connie Chung's personal health commitments.[2]

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 Who's the Boss? (19/15.0)
(Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie) 		Head of the Class (26/14.5) Roseanne (3/18.1) Coach (18/15.3) Thirtysomething
Winter Davis Rules (27/14.3)
(Tied with Growing Pains and Baby Talk)
Spring Eddie Dodd
Mid-spring Baby Talk (27/14.3)
(Tied with Growing Pains and Davis Rules) 		Who's the Boss? (19/15.0)
(Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie) 		Stat Thirtysomething
Summer Who's the Boss? (19/15.0)
(Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie) 		Head of the Class Coach (18/15.3)
Mid-summer Full House (R) Who's the Boss? (19/15.0)
(Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie)
CBS Rescue 911 CBS Tuesday Night Movie
NBC Fall Matlock (17/15.5) In the Heat of the Night (21/14.9)
(Tied with Major Dad) 		Law & Order
Winter
Spring Shannon's Deal
Summer Law & Order

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 The Wonder Years (30/14.2) Growing Pains (27/14.3)
(Tied with Davis Rules and Baby Talk) 		Doogie Howser, M.D. (24/14.7) Married People Cop Rock
Winter Equal Justice
Mid-winter Anything but Love
Spring My Life and Times Gabriel's Fire
Mid-spring Anything but Love American Detective
Summer The Man in the Family
Mid-summer Davis Rules (R)
Late summer Dinosaurs (R) The Wonder Years (R) Anything but Love (R) Married People (R)
CBS Fall Lenny Doctor Doctor Jake and the Fatman WIOU
Mid-fall 48 Hours
Winter
Mid-spring Special programming 48 Hours
Summer Rescue 911 (R) The Family Man
Mid-summer The Hogan Family
Late summer Police Squad! (R) Morton & Hayes
NBC Fall Unsolved Mysteries (16/15.7) The Fanelli Boys Dear John Hunter
Mid-fall Dear John The Fanelli Boys
Late fall Working It Out
Winter Night Court Seinfeld
Spring Dear John Quantum Leap
Summer
Mid-summer Seinfeld

Note: Top Cops aired at 10:00 PM on CBS from July to October 1990. Police Squad! on CBS consisted of reruns of the 1982 ABC series.

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 Father Dowling Mysteries Gabriel's Fire Primetime Live
Winter
Spring Twin Peaks
Summer
CBS Fall Top Cops The Flash Doctor Doctor Knots Landing
Winter Good Sports
Mid-winter Top Cops The Flash
Spring The Antagonists
Summer Over My Dead Body Broken Badges
Late summer The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (R) Golden Years
Fox Fall The Simpsons Babes Beverly Hills, 90210 Local programming
Winter
Spring
Summer True Colors (R)
NBC Fall The Cosby Show (5/17.1) A Different World (4/17.5) Cheers (1/21.3) Grand (25/14.6) L.A. Law (23/14.8)
Winter Wings
Spring Seinfeld
Summer
Mid-summer Wings

On CBS, Sons and Daughters was supposed to premiere on October 25, 1990, while The Flash is supposed to start at 8:00-9:00 p.m., but the show was shelved.[3]

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 Full House (14/15.9) Family Matters (15/15.8) Perfect Strangers Going Places 20/20
Winter
Spring Baby Talk (27/14.3)
(Tied with Growing Pains and Davis Rules)
Mid-spring Dinosaurs Family Matters (15/15.8) Perfect Strangers
Summer Family Matters (15/15.8) Perfect Strangers Going Places
Mid-summer Hi Honey, I'm Home!
Late summer Family Matters (15/15.8) Growing Pains (R)
CBS Fall Evening Shade Bagdad Café Over My Dead Body Dallas
Mid-fall Uncle Buck
Winter Guns of Paradise Dallas Sons and Daughters
Spring True Detectives
Late spring CBS Friday Movie
Summer Verdict True Detectives
Mid-summer The Flash (R) Sweating Bullets
Late summer Fantastic Facts Prime Time Pets CBS Friday Movie
Fox Fall America's Most Wanted DEA Local programming
Mid-fall Against the Law
Winter
Spring DEA
Summer
NBC Fall Quantum Leap Night Court Wings Midnight Caller
Winter Special programming Dark Shadows
Spring Hunter Dark Shadows
Mid-spring The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Midnight Caller
Late spring Special programming
Summer NBC Friday Night Movie
Mid-summer Hunter
Late summer Real Life with Jane Pauley Expose NBC Friday Night Movie

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 Young Riders China Beach Twin Peaks
Winter Under Cover
Spring The ABC Saturday Night Movie
Summer
CBS Fall The Family Man The Hogan Family E.A.R.T.H. Force 48 Hours
Late fall Broken Badges Wiseguy
Early winter You Take the Kids Lenny CBS Saturday Movie
Winter Uncle Buck
Spring The Flash
Summer CBS Saturday Movie Doctor Doctor Good Sports
Mid-summer Special programming
Fox Fall Totally Hidden Video Haywire COPS American Chronicles Local programming
Winter COPS (R)
Mid-winter Totally Hidden Video
Spring Yearbook
Summer COPS COPS (R) Totally Hidden Video Babes (R)
NBC Fall Parenthood Working It Out The Golden Girls (10/16.5)
(Tied with Designing Women) 		Empty Nest (7/16.7)
(Tied with America's Funniest Home Videos) 		Carol & Company American Dreamer
Winter Amen The Fanelli Boys Dear John
Spring Down Home Carol & Company
Late spring American Dreamer Sisters
Summer Down Home Dear John Carol & Company
Mid-summer The Golden Girls (10/16.5)
(Tied with Designing Women) 		The Golden Girls (R) Empty Nest (7/16.7)
(Tied with America's Funniest Home Videos) 		Dear John Sisters

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 in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. ^ Rosenfeld, Megan (July 31, 1990). "A PREGNANT PAUSE FOR CHUNG?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Top of the Week" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 8, 1990. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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