December 25-31, 1988
Overview
What can we learn about this week? Elections, AIDS, Donald Trump makes the rounds on TV, the ongoing fight in the the world for justice, and the introduction of computer viruses 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 | Incredible Sunday | Mission Impossible "R" | Cannonball Run 2 (1984) | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder She Wrote "R" | The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983) | |||||
Fox | 21 Jump Street "R" | America's Most Wanted | Married with Children "R" | It's Garry Shandling's Show "R" | The Tracey Ullman Show | Duet "R" | syndication | |
NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney "Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" | The Little Match Girl (1987) | All Star TV Bloopers |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Ewoks:The Battle for Endor (1985) | Koppel Report: News from Earth | local news | syndication | ||||
CBS | Newhart "R" | Kate & Allie "The Odd Couples" | Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) | local news | syndication | |||
Fox | all syndication programming | |||||||
NBC | ALF | Miracle at Beekman's Place(1988) | local news | syndication | ||||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Jay Leno; Brice Beckham, Joey Bishop, Louie Anderson, Dwight Yoakam | |||||||
Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Danny DeVito,Steve Witting,Joe Namath. |
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" | Roseanne "R" | Moonlighting (rerun of the premiere) | >Local News | Syndication | |||
CBS | Dirty Dancing "Book of Love" (Part 1 and 2) | St Elmo's Fire (1985) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Matlock "R" | In the Heat of the Night "Hot Nights" | Midnight Caller "Bank Job" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | "R" | |||||||
Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Richard Belzer, The Amazing Kreskin |
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" | The Wonder Years "R" | Hooperman "R" | China Beach "R" | local news | syndication | |
CBS | Happy New Year Charlie Brown! | Annie McGuire "The Journey" | The Equalizer "R" | local news | syndication | |||
Fox | >syndication | |||||||
NBC | Unsolved Mysteries | Night Court "R" | Night Court "R" | NBC News: Sarafina! | local news | syndication | ||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | 'Poppa John' Venturello, Franklyn Ajaye, Catherine Hicks | |||||||
Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Paul Provenza, Maureen McGovern, Fred Blassie, Jerome Alexander |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Ice Capades Host: Kirk Cameron | Burning Questions: America's Kids: Diet of Danger | Local News | Syndication | ||||
CBS | 48 Hours "America for Sale" | Dynasty "Childhood's End" | Knots Landing "A Fine Romance" | Local News | Syndication | |||
Fox | >syndication | |||||||
NBC | The Cosby Show "R" | A Different World "R" | Cheers "R" | Dear John "R" | LA Law "R" | Local News | Syndication | |
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Haldan Martinson, Jessica Vallot,Cristin Morrison | |||||||
Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Susan Ruttan,Christopher Hewett, Dawnn Lewis,The Osmond Boys. |
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" | Growing Pains "R" | 20/20 | Local News | Syndication | |
CBS | Beauty and the Beast "R" | 11th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Alvin Ailey, George Burns, Myrna Loy, Alexander Schneider, and Roger L. Stevens | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | The Sound of Music (1965) | Local News | Syndication | |||||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | A. Whitney Brown,Gregory Popovich, Sweet Baby Blues Band | |||||||
Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Raquel Welch, Peter Scolari |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Superman 3 (1983) | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve co hosts: Marg Helgenberger, Brian Wimmer; Natalie Cole,Taylor Dayne,Richard Marx,Reba Mcentire,Frankie Valli,Dj Jazzy Jeff,Will Smith,Keith Winikoff | ||||||
CBS | Dirty Dancing "Turn Me Loose" | Raising Miranda "Maurice Shoplifts" | Simon & Simon "First, Let's Kill All the Lawyers" | West 57th | local news | syndication | ||
Fox | The Reporters | Beyond Tomorrow | syndication | |||||
NBC | Orange Bowl Parade | The Golden Girls "R" | Empty Nest "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 | Flintstone Kids | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh "Luck Amok/Magic Earmuffs" | The Little Wizards | Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters "Space Case" | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | Animal Crack-Ups or syndication | ABC Weekend Special or syndication | |||
CBS | The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy | Superman "Night of the Living Shadows/Graduation" | Muppet Babies "Bug-Bustin' Babies" | Pee Wee's Playhouse "R" | Garfield and Friends "Caped Avenger/Shy Fly Guy/Green Thumbs Down" | Hey Vern, It's Ernest! "R" | Teen Wolf "R" | Mighty Mouse or synd. "R" | CBS Storybreak or Synd. | |
Fox | syndication programs | |||||||||
NBC | Kissyfur | Gummi Bears "Good Neighbor Gummi/Girl's Night Out" | The Smurfs | Alvin and the Chipmunks "Theodore and Juliet/Quarterback in Curlers" | ALF/ALF Tales Hour | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | Punky Brewster or synd. "R" | The New Archies or synd. |
Charles in Charge "No Nukes, Is Good Nukes" | It's a Living (Returns in 1989) | Learning the Ropes (returns in 1989) | She's the Sheriff (Returns in 1989) | The Munsters Today (Returns in 1989) | |||||
My Secret Identity (Returns in 1989) | Webster (Returns in 1989) | Star Trek:The Next Generation (Returns in 1989) | C.O.P.S (Returns in 1989) | Friday the 13th (Returns in 1989) | |||||
MST3K "Gamera vs. Zigra" | Superboy (Returns in 1989) | Starting From Scratch (Returns in 1989) | War of the Worlds "The Good Samaritan" | Small Wonder (Returns in 1989) | |||||
Mama's Family (Returns in 1989) | Out of this World (Returns in 1989) | Twilight Zone "Appointment on Route 17" | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Returns in 1989) | Freddy's Nightmares (Returns in 1989) | |||||
Monsters "Rouse Him Not" | The American Experience "Views of a Vanishing Frontier" | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Kids Incorporated | Marvel Action Universe -Dino-Riders "Ice Age Adventure/Dino-Riders in the Ice Age"(finale) | |||||
Rin Tin Tin: K9 Cop (Returns in 1989) | Yo!MTV Raps | Red Dwarf (Returns in 1989) | The Raccoons (Returns in 1989) | Kid's Court | |||||
Austin City Limits (returns in January 1989) | Danger Mouse (New Episodes in 1991) | Mr Wizard's World (Returns in 1989) | You Can't Do That on Television (would go on a retooling hiatus in 1988) | Star Search | |||||
Doctor Who (Returns in 1989) | T and T (Returns in 1989) | Hee Haw (Returns in 1989) | Good Morning Miss Bliss "Parents and Teachers" | The New Leave It To Beaver (Returns in 1989) | |||||
GLOW (Returns in 1989) | DuckTales (returns in 1989) | Soul Train (Returns in 1989) | Count Duckula (Returns in 1989) | DeGrassi Jr High (Returns in 1989) |