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The following is the 1982–83 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1982 through August 1983. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1981–82 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New series are highlighted in bold.

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

  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.

Sunday

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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 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Matt Houston The ABC Sunday Night Movie (26/17.6)
CBS Fall 60 Minutes (1/25.5) Archie Bunker's Place (22/18.3)
(Tied with That's Incredible!) 		Gloria (18/18.7)
(Tied with Trapper John, M.D.) 		The Jeffersons (12/20.0)
(Tied with Newhart) 		One Day at a Time (16/19.1) Trapper John, M.D. (18/18.7)
(Tied with Gloria)
Spring Goodnight, Beantown Newhart (12/20.0)
(Tied with The Jeffersons)
Follow-up Goodnight, Beantown
NBC Fall Voyagers! CHiPs NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
Spring Casablanca
Follow-up Voyagers!

Monday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall That's Incredible! (22/18.3)
(Tied with Archie Bunker's Place) 		ABC NFL Monday Night Football (10/20.1)
(Tied with The A-Team)
January The ABC Monday Night Movie (24/18.0)
Summer Monday Night Baseball
CBS Fall Square Pegs Private Benjamin M*A*S*H (3/22.6)
(Tied with Magnum, P.I.) 		Newhart (12/20.0)
(Tied with The Jeffersons) 		Cagney & Lacey
Spring Small & Frye Alice One Day at a Time
Follow-up Archie Bunker's Place Foot in the Door
Summer Square Pegs Private Benjamin Tucker's Witch
NBC Fall Little House: A New Beginning (28/17.4)
(Tied with Happy Days) 		NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Spring Love, Sidney Family Ties

Tuesday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Happy Days (28/17.4)
(Tied with Little House: A New Beginning) 		Laverne & Shirley (25/17.8) Three's Company (6/21.2) 9 to 5 (15/19.3) Hart to Hart (17/18.9)
Spring Joanie Loves Chachi
Summer The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
CBS Fall Bring 'Em Back Alive The CBS Tuesday Night Movies (27/17.5)
Winter Walt Disney
Spring Ace Crawford, Private Eye Gun Shy
Summer Bring 'Em Back Alive
Follow-up On the Road with Charles Kuralt Our Times with Bill Moyers
NBC Fall Father Murphy Gavilan St. Elsewhere
Winter The A-Team (10/20.1)
(Tied with Monday Night Football) 		Bare Essence

Wednesday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Tales of the Gold Monkey The Fall Guy (14/19.4) Dynasty (5/22.4)
Spring High Performance
April The Fall Guy (14/19.4) Ryan's Four
CBS Fall Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Alice Filthy Rich Tucker's Witch
Follow-up The CBS Wednesday Night Movies
Spring Zorro and Son Newhart (12/20.0)
(Tied with The Jeffersons)
NBC Fall Real People (30/17.2)
(Tied with The Dukes of Hazzard) 		The Facts of Life Family Ties Quincy, M.E.
Spring Taxi
Follow-Up Buffalo Bill The News Is the News Taxi
Summer The Family Tree

Note: On CBS, a sitcom called Mama Malone was supposed to have aired 9:30-10 p.m., but was delayed when CBS decided to place Filthy Rich into the schedule. Mama Malone did not air until the spring of 1984.

Thursday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Joanie Loves Chachi Star of the Family Too Close for Comfort It Takes Two 20/20
Winter The Greatest American Hero
Follow-up Condo Amanda's
Summer Benson Reggie
CBS Fall Magnum, P.I. (3/22.6)
(Tied with M*A*S*H) 		Simon & Simon (7/21.0) Knots Landing (20/18.6)
Spring Tucker's Witch
NBC Fall Fame Cheers Taxi Hill Street Blues (21/18.4)
Winter Gimme a Break! Cheers

Note : Mama's Family was supposed to have aired on NBC 9:30-10 p.m., but was pushed back to midseason when NBC picked up Taxi.

Friday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Benson The New Odd Couple The Greatest American Hero The Quest
Follow-up ABC Friday Night Movie
Spring At Ease Renegades Tales of the Gold Monkey
April Baby Makes Five
Follow-up The New Odd Couple ABC Friday Night Movie
Summer It Takes Two
CBS Fall The Dukes of Hazzard (30/17.2)
(Tied with Real People) 		Dallas (2/24.6) Falcon Crest (8/20.7)
Spring The Mississippi
Summer Falcon Crest (8/20.7)
NBC Fall The Powers of Matthew Star Knight Rider Remington Steele
Summer Eischied

Note: On NBC, Eischied consisted of reruns of the network's 1979-80 crime drama series.

Saturday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC T. J. Hooker The Love Boat (9/20.3) Fantasy Island
CBS Fall Walt Disney The CBS Saturday Night Movies
Spring Wizards and Warriors
NBC Fall Diff'rent Strokes Silver Spoons Gimme a Break! Love, Sidney The Devlin Connection
Winter Mama's Family Taxi The Family Tree
Spring Teachers Only Monitor
Summer Quincy, M.E.
Follow-up Casablanca

By network

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ABC

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CBS

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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.
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