August 21- 27, 1988
Overview
What can we learn about this week? Elections, AIDS, CAFTA, Midwestern drought, Donald Trump makes the rounds on TV, the ongoing fight in the the world for justice, and the effects of Perestroika are just a few things to explore this week.
What I already Know (K)(what you should know coming into this week)
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This Week's Magazine Rack
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TV schedule
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Wonderful World of Disney "Down the Long Hills" | MacGyver "R" | Letting Go (1985) | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder She Wrote "R" | Outrage!(1986) | |||||
Fox | 21 Jump Street "R" | America's Most Wanted "R" | Married...with Children "R" | It's Garry Shandling's Show "R" | Tracey Ullman Show "R" | Duet "R" | Werewolf "R" | |
NBC | Rags to Riches "R" | Family Ties "R" | Dress Gray(1986) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Pre-Season Football: Chicago Bears (9) at Dallas Cowboys (17) | Local News | Syndication | |||||
CBS | Newhart "R" | The Cavanaughs "Careers" | Kate and Allie "R" | Designing Women "R" | Magnum PI "R" | Local News | Syndication | |
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Alf "R" | Hogan Family "R" | Dress Gray (1986) Pt 2 | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Jay Leno (becomes permanent guest host); Wayne Gretzky, BB King | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Mr Male America, Susan Stafford,Test Tube Quints | |||||||
Sesame Street | (returns November 21st) | |||||||
Mister Rogers Neighborhood | (returns November 11th) | |||||||
Reading Rainbow | (returns in August) | |||||||
Square One TV | (returns in September) | |||||||
3-2-1 Contact | (returns in October) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Who's the Boss? "R" | Full House "R" | Moonlighting "R" | thirtysomething "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||
CBS | Alice and Wonderland Pt 1 (1985) | CBS Summer Playhouse "Mad Avenue" | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Matlock "R" | In the Heat of the Night "R" | Summer Showcase: A Look at the Palestine | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Bob Costas, Steve Miller, Richard Dominick | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | "R" | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Victims of Contaminated Water, Michael and Linda Gillick | |||||||
Sesame Street | (returns November 21st) | |||||||
Mister Rogers Neighborhood | (returns November 11th) | |||||||
Reading Rainbow | (returns in August) | |||||||
Square One TV | (returns in September) | |||||||
3-2-1 Contact | (returns in October) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Growing Pains "R" | Head of the Class "R" | China Beach "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
CBS | Alice in Wonderland Pt 2 (1985) | Wiseguy | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Funny People | Convicted:A Mother's Story (1985) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
David Letterman guests | Bob Sarlatte, Julie Larsen, Melanie Mayron | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | George Carlin, Mark Harmon | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Grace Jones, Michael Spinx,Butch Lewis | |||||||
Sesame Street | (returns November 21st) | |||||||
Mister Rogers Neighborhood | (returns November 11th) | |||||||
Reading Rainbow | (returns in August) | |||||||
Square One TV | (returns in September) | |||||||
3-2-1 Contact | (returns in October) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | George Stevens:A Filmmaker's Journey | Hothouse "Love and Taxes" | Local News | Syndication | ||||
CBS | 48 Hours "Showdown at Cheyenne" | Cagney and Lacey "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Cosby Show "R" | A Different World "R" | Cheers "R" | Night Court "R" | LA Law "R" | Local News | Syndication | |
David Letterman guests | Harry Shearer, Brian Wilson, Darryl Strawberry | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Jonathan Winters, Karen Josephson, Sarah Josephson | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Lauren Stratford, Zena Le Vay, Errol Morris | |||||||
Sesame Street | (returns November 21st) | |||||||
Mister Rogers Neighborhood | (returns November 11th) | |||||||
Reading Rainbow | (returns in August) | |||||||
Square One TV | (returns in September) | |||||||
3-2-1 Contact | (returns in October) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Perfect Strangers "R" | Full House "R" | Mr Belvedere "R" | I Married Dora "R" | 20/20 | Local News | Syndication | |
CBS | Beauty and the Beast "R" | The Legend of Billie Jean(1985) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Blacke's Magic | Preseason Football: New York Giants(13) at Cleveland Browns(17) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
David Letterman guests | Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Armatrading, Paul Harvey | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | "R" | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Dr. Thomas Noguchi | |||||||
Sesame Street | (returns in November) | |||||||
Mister Rogers Neighborhood | (returns in November) | |||||||
Reading Rainbow | (returns in August) | |||||||
Square One TV | (returns in September) | |||||||
3-2-1 Contact | (returns in October) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Supercarrier "R" | After Midnight "Pilot" | Spenser: For Hire "R" | local news | syndication | |||
CBS | First Impressions "Pilot" | Frank's Place "R" | Tour of Duty "R" | West 57th | local news | syndication | ||
Fox | The Reporters | Married... With Children | syndication | |||||
NBC | The Facts of Life "R | The Golden Girls "R" | Amen "R" | Hunter "R" | local news | syndication | ||
SNL this week | "R" | |||||||
Disney Channel Original Movie | A Friendship in Vienna |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
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ABC | Little Clowns of Happytown | Pound Puppies | My Pet Monster | The Little Wizards | The Real Ghostbusters | The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show | The Flintstone Kids | Animal Crack-Ups or syndication | ABC Weekend Special or syndication | |
CBS | Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | Muppet Babies | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | Popeye and Son | Dennis the Menace | Teen Wolf or syndication | Kidd Video/Galaxy High or syndication | ||
Fox | syndication programs | |||||||||
NBC | Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears | The Smurfs | ALF:The Animated Series | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Fraggle Rock | The New Archies | Foofur or syndication | I'm Telling!or syndication |
Charles in Charge (Returns September 17th) | It's a Living (Returns October 15th) | Empty | She's the Sheriff (returns October 8th) | Empty | |||||
Empty | Webster (returns September 9th) | Star Trek:The Next Generation (returns November 21st) | Empty | Friday the 13th (Returns September 30th) | |||||
Empty | Empty | Empty | Empty | Small Wonder (returns September 17th) | |||||
Mama's Family (returns November 5th) | Out of this World (Returns October 8th) | Empty | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (returns October 8th) | Empty | |||||
Empty | ThunderCats (returns September 5) | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Kids Incorporated | Empty | |||||
Empty | Empty | Finders Keepers | The Raccoons (Returns in October) | Empty | |||||
Austin City Limits (Returns in January 1989) | Danger Mouse (New Episodes in 1991) | Mr Wizard's World (Returns September 14th) | You Can't Do That on Television (would go on a retooling hiatus in 1988) | Star Search | |||||
Doctor Who (Returns in October) | T and T (Returns October 24th) | Hee Haw (Returns October 1st) | Empty | The New Leave It To Beaver (Returns October 2nd) | |||||
GLOW (Returns September 2nd) | DuckTales (returns in Nov) | Soul Train (Returns September 24th) | Empty | DeGrassi Jr High (returns November) |