August 7- 13, 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 "Sunday Drive" | MacGyver "R" | Hollywood Wives (1985) | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder She Wrote "R" | A Case of Deadly Force (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" | My Two Dads "R" | Desert Rats (1988) | Smart Guys "Pilot" |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Hollywood Wives (1985) | Local News | Syndication | |||||
CBS | Newhart "R" | The Cavanaughs "Weasel Waltz" | Special: Memories Then and Now | Magnum PI "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Alf "R" | Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Garry Shandling; Phoebe Mills, Ed Begley, Jr., Richard Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie | |||||||
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 | CBS Summer Playhouse "Whattley by the Bay" & "Sniff" | Circus of the Stars | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | New York Mets(4) at Chicago Cubs(6) | Local News | Syndication | |||||
David Letterman guests | George Miller, Justin Hayward, Eric Roberts | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Garry Shandling; Sugar Ray Leonard, Bill Maher, Patti D'Arbanville | |||||||
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" | Spenser: For Hire "R" | Local News | Syndication | |
CBS | Jake and the Fatman "R" | Wiseguy "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | J.J. Starbuck "R" | Funny People | St Elsewhere "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Connie Chung, Abe Vigoda, Tom Cruise, Jimmy McDonald | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host:Garry Shandling; Joan Embery, David Steinberg, Catherine O'Hara, Linda Hopkins | |||||||
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 | Kramer vs Kramer (1979) | Hothouse "His Mother" | Local News | Syndication | ||||
CBS | 48 Hours | Simon and Simon "R" | 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 | Super Dave Osborne, Mark Harmon | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host:Garry Shandling; Tracey Ullman, Ken Olin, Fred Roggin, Brenda Russell | |||||||
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 | How Bugs Bunny Won the West | Any Which Way You Can(1980) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes | Blacke's Magic | Miami Vice "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Martin Mull, The Uptown Horns, David Johansen | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Garry Shandling; Kirstie Alley, Mariel Hemingway, Cathy Guisewite | |||||||
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 | Preseason Football Washington Redskins(27) at Miami Dolphins(10) | local news | syndication | |||||
CBS | Kate and Allie "R" | Frank's Place "R" | Tour of Duty "R" | CBS News Special: The Republican National Convention | local news | syndication | ||
Fox | The Reporters | It's Garry Shandling's Show Anniversary Special | syndication | |||||
NBC | The Facts of Life "R | The Cheech Show "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 August 20th) | 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 August 19th) | DuckTales (returns in Nov) | Soul Train (Returns September 24th) | Empty | DeGrassi Jr High (returns November) |