RANDOM NIGHTS 1985-95

FRIDAYS, MARCH 1985

ABC
8:00 Webster – sitcom
8:30 Mr. Belvedere – sitcom (Debut: Mar. 15)
9:00 Benson – sitcom (new time)
9:30 Off the Rack – sitcom (Debut: Mar. 15)
10:00 Matt Houston – private eye

CBS
8:00 Detective in the House – private eye (Debut: Mar. 15)
9:00 Dallas – soap drama
10:00 Falcon Crest – soap drama

NBC
8:00 Knight Rider – fantasy action (new time)
9:00 Half Nelson – private eye (Preview: Mar. 24; Debut: Mar. 29)
10:00 Miami Vice – police

THURSDAYS, DECEMBER 1986

ABC
8:00 Our World – documentary
9:00 The Colbys – soap drama
10:00 20/20 – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 The Twilight Zone – fantasy anthology (return; new time)
8:30 Simon & Simon – private eye (new time)
9:30 Designing Women – sitcom (new time)
10:00 Knots Landing – soap drama

NBC
8:00 The Cosby Show – sitcom
8:30 Family Ties – sitcom
9:00 Cheers – bar sitcom
9:30 Night Court – courtroom sitcom
10:00 L.A. Law – law drama(new time)

WEDNESDAYS, AUGUST 1987

ABC
8:00 Perfect Strangers – sitcom
8:30 Head of the Class – high school sitcom
9:00 MacGyver – action
10:00 Hotel – hotel drama

CBS
8:00 The New Mike Hammer – private eye
9:00 Magnum, P.I. – private eye
10:00 The Equalizer – crime/spy

NBC
8:00 Highway to Heaven – fantasy drama
9:00 The Bronx Zoo – high school drama (return; new time)
10:00 St. Elsewhere – medical drama

SUNDAYS, JULY 1988

ABC
7:00 The Disney Sunday Movie – anthology
8:00 MacGyver – action
9:00 The ABC Sunday Night Movie – films

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
8:00 Murder, She Wrote – sleuth
9:00 The CBS Sunday Night Movies – films

NBC
7:00 Rags to Riches – sitcom (return; new time)
8:00 Family Ties – sitcom
8:30 My Two Dads – sitcom
9:00 NBC Sunday Night Movie – films

FOX
7:00 21 Jump Street – police
8:00 America’s Most Wanted – crime re-enactments
8:30 Married with Children – sitcom
9:00 It’s Garry Shandling’s Show – sitcom
9:30 The Tracey Ullman Show – sketch comedy (new time)
10:00 Duet – sitcom (new time)
10:30 Werewolf – supernatural

SATURDAYS, APRIL 1989

ABC
8:00 Mission: Impossible – spy
9:00 A Man Called Hawk – crime
10:00 Men – drama

CBS
8:00 Paradise – western (new time)
9:00 Jesse Hawkes – bounty hunter (Debut: Apr. 22)
10:00 West 57th – newsmagazine

NBC
8:00 One of the Boys – sitcom (Debut: Apr. 15)
8:30 Amen – sitcom
9:00 The Golden Girls – sitcom
9:30 Empty Nest – sitcom
10:00 Hunter – police

FOX
8:00 The Reporters – newsmagazine
9:00 Cops – police documentary
9:30 Beyond Tomorrow – information
10:00 Local

FRIDAYS, NOVEMBER 1990

ABC
8:00 Full House – sitcom
8:30 Family Matters – sitcom
9:00 Perfect Strangers – sitcom
9:30 Going Places – sitcom
10:00 20/20 – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 Uncle Buck – sitcom (new time)
8:30 Bagdad Café – diner sitcom
9:00 Over My Dead Body – sleuth
10:00 Dallas – soap drama (return)

NBC
8:00 Quantum Leap – science fiction
9:00 Night Court – courtroom sitcom
9:30 Wings – airport sitcom
10:00 Midnight Caller – crime

FOX
8:00 America’s Most Wanted – crime re-enactments
9:00 Against the Law – law drama (new time)
10:00 Local

SATURDAYS, MAY 1991

ABC
8:00 The Young Riders – western
9:00 The ABC Saturday Night Movie – films

CBS
8:00 The Flash – fantasy action
9:00 The CBS Saturday Night Movies – films

NBC
8:00 Amen – sitcom
8:30 American Dreamer – sitcom (return; new time)
9:00 The Golden Girls – sitcom
9:30 Empty Nest – sitcom
10:00 Sisters – drama (Debut: May 11)

FOX
8:00 Totally Hidden Videos – comedy pranks
8:30 Yearbook – high school documentary
9:00 Cops – police documentary
9:30 Cops – police documentary
10:00 Local

MONDAYS, SEPTEMBER 1992

ABC
8:00 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – adventure
9:00 The ABC Monday Night Football – football (return)

CBS
8:00 Evening Shade – sitcom
8:30 Hearts Afire – sitcom (Debut: Sep. 14)
9:00 Murphy Brown – newsroom sitcom
9:30 Love & War – sitcom (Debut: Sep. 21)
10:00 Northern Exposure – drama

FOX
8:00 FOX Night at the Movies – films
10:00 Local

SUNDAYS, JUNE 1993

ABC
7:00 Life Goes On – family drama
8:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos – comedy
8:30 America’s Funniest People – comedy
9:00 The ABC Sunday Night Movie – films

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes – newsmagazine
8:00 Murder, She Wrote – sleuth
9:00 The CBS Sunday Night Movies – films

NBC
7:00 Various – specials
8:00 I Witness Video – documentary
9:00 NBC Sunday Night Movie – films

FOX
7:00 Peter Lewis – teen sitcom
7:30 Shaky Ground – sitcom
8:00 In Living Color – sketch comedy
8:30 Roc – sitcom
9:00 Married with Children – sitcom
9:30 Herman’s Head – sitcom
10:00 Flying Blind – sitcom
10:30 The Edge – sketch comedy

THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 1994

ABC
8:00 My So-Called Life – teen drama
9:00 Matlock – law drama (return; new time)
10:00 Primetime Live – newsmagazine

CBS
8:00 Due South – police
9:00 Chicago Hope – medical drama (new time)
10:00 Eye to Eye with Connie Chung – newsmagazine (new time)

NBC
8:00 Mad About You – sitcom
8:30 Friends – sitcom
9:00 Seinfeld – sitcom
9:30 Madman of the People – sitcom
10:00 ER – medical drama

FOX
8:00 Martin – sitcom
8:30 Living Single – sitcom
9:00 New York undercover – police
10:00 Local

WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 1995

ABC
8:00 Sister Sister – sitcom
8:30 All-American Girl – sitcom
9:00 Roseanne – sitcom
9:30 Ellen – sitcom
10:00 Primetime Live – newsmagazine (new time)

CBS
8:00 Women of the House – sitcom (Debut: Jan. 4)
8:30 Hearts Afire – sitcom (new time)
9:00 Double Rush – sitcom (Debut: Jan. 4)
9:30 Love & War – sitcom (new time)
10:00 Northern Exposure – drama (new time)

NBC
8:00 The Cosby Mysteries – sleuth
9:00 Dateline NBC – newsmagazine
10:00 Law & Order – police/law drama

FOX
8:00 Beverly Hills 90210 – drama
9:00 Party of Five – drama
10:00 Local

WB
8:00 The Wayans Bros. – sketch comedy (Debut: Jan. 11)
8:30 The Parent ‘Hood – sitcom (Debut: Jan. 18)
9:00 Unhappily Ever After – sitcom (Debut: Jan. 11)
9:30 Muscle – sitcom (Debut: Jan. 11)
10:00 Local