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" | The Right Stuff Part 1(1983) | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder She Wrote "R" | Blood and Orchids Part 1 (1986) | |||||
Fox | 21 Jump Street "R" | 40th Emmy Awards | ||||||
NBC | Rags to Riches "R" | Family Ties "R" | My Two Dads "R" | Police Academy 2 (1985) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Badlands 2005 "R" | The Right Stuff Part 2 (1983) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
CBS | Newhart "R" | The Cavanaughs "Monk's the Word" | Kate and Allie "R" | Designing Women "R" | Magnum PI "R" | Local News | Syndication | |
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Alf "R" |
Life on the Flipside "Pilot" | Fandango (1985) | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Jay Leno; Holly Robinson, Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Alessandra Mussolini | |||||||
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" | ABC News Closeup "Crimes Against Children" | Local News | Syndication | ||
CBS | CBS Summer Playhouse "Further Adventures" | Blood and Orchids Part 2 (1986) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Matlock "R" | In the Heat of the Night "R" | Summer Showcase: Revisiting former stories | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Nanci Griffith, Richard Lewis, Janie Moore | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | "R" | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Convicted Murderer Jeffrey MacDonald | |||||||
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" | Hooperman "R" | The Slap Maxwell Story "R" | China Beach "R" | Local News | Syndication | |
CBS | Jake and the Fatman | The Equalizer | Wiseguy | Local News | Syndication | |||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Funny People | Desperado: The Return of Desperado (1988) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
David Letterman guests | Harvey Pekar, Florence Griffith Joyner | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Kirk Douglas, Ritch Shydner, The Temptations | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Mickey Mantle, Cult Detectives | |||||||
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 | Half N' Half "Pilot" | Deadline (1988) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
CBS | 48 Hours | Tank(1984) | 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 | Marv Albert, Jack Cover, Peter Scolari, Bart Giamatti | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Buddy Hackett, Dana Delany | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | - | |||||||
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" | Second Stage "Pilot" | 20/20 | Local News | Syndication | |
CBS | Beauty and the Beast "R" | Kung Fu: the Movie(1986) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes | Blacke's Magic | Miami Vice "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Howard Stern, Bob Costas, Chris Evert, Crowded House | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Jennifer Tilly, Randy Travis | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | trance channeler Dr. Peebles | |||||||
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 | The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) | Spenser: For Hire "R" | local news | syndication | ||||
CBS | First Impressions "Frank's Date" | Frank's Place "R" | College Football: Florida St.(0) at Miami(31) | local news | syndication | |||
Fox | The Reporters | Suzi's Story | syndication | |||||
NBC | The Facts of Life "R | 227 "R" | The Golden Girls "R" | Amen "R" | Hunter "R" | local news | syndication | |
SNL this week | "R" |
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 "Run for the Rubies Pt 5" | DuckTales (returns in Nov) | Soul Train (Returns September 24th) | Empty | DeGrassi Jr High (returns November) |