December 4-December 10, 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
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 "The Moscow Circus" | Trackdown Pt 2 | My First Love (1988) | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder She Wrote "R" | Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Tenth Man (1988) | |||||
Fox | 21 Jump Street "R" | America's Most Wanted | Married with Children "R" | It's Gary Shandling's Show | The Tracey Ullman Show | Duet "R" | syndication | |
NBC | The Wonderful World of Disney "Mickey's Christmas Carol" | Family Ties "Heartstrings"(Pt 1) | Day by Day "Girl Wars" | In the Heat of the Night "Don't Look Back" (pt 1 and 2) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | MacGuyver "On a Wing and a Prayer" | Monday Night Football Rams (23) vs Bears (3) | local news | syndication | ||||
CBS | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | Murphy Brown "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" | Designing Women "Getting Married, and Eating Dirt" | Almost Grown "Ghost Town" | local news | syndication | ||
Fox | all syndication programming | |||||||
NBC | ALF "Alone Again, Naturally" | The Hogan Family "Tobacco Road" | Maybe Baby(1988) | local news | syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Jay Leno (guest host),Kirk Douglas, Paula Poundstone, Eva Marie Saint, Linda Hopkins | |||||||
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Susan Saint James, Dart Champion Sandy Reitan, Joe Graedon |
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 "Double Dump" | Roseanne "Lover's Lanes" | Moonlighting "A Womb With a View" | thirtysomething "We'll Meet Again" | Local News | Syndication | ||
CBS | TV 101 "Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Teenagers (But Were Afraid to Ask)" | Tricks of the Trade (1988) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Matlock "The Ambassador pt 1" | In the Heat of the Night "Family Secret" | Midnight Caller "But Not For Me" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | "R" | |||||||
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Gene Chalit |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Growing Pains "Ben's First Kiss" | Head of the Class "Get a Job" | The Wonder Years "Our Miss White" | Hooperman "We'll Always Have Paris" | China Beach "Lost and Found pt 2" | local news | syndication | |
CBS | The Van Dyke Show "The Benefit" | Annie McGuire "The Ferry" | The Equalizer "The Day of the Covenant" | Wiseguy "Aria for Don Aiuppo" | local news | syndication | ||
Fox | >syndication | |||||||
NBC | Highway to Heaven "Hello and Farewell" | Tattinger's "Death and Taxis" | local news | syndication | ||||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Zota Croughan, Carl Reiner | |||||||
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee guests | John Wesley Fletcher |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Knightwatch "Knight Before Christmas" | Dynasty "Body Trouble" | Mission Impossible "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
CBS | 48 Hours "Assignment Gorbachev" | Guns of Paradise "Stray Bullet" | Knots Landing "A Weekend Getaway" | Local News | Syndication | |||
Fox | >syndication | |||||||
NBC | The Cosby Show "If the Dress Fits, Wear It New" | A Different World "Life with Father" | Cheers "Norm, Is That You?" | Night Court "R" | LA Law "Princess and the Pee" | Local News | Syndication | |
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Jonathan Winters, Kenny Loggins | |||||||
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Care Free House plants |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Perfect Strangers "College Bound" | Full House "Triple Date" | Mr Belvedere "Black Widow" | Just the Ten of Us "The Unkindest Cut Of All" | 20/20 | Local News | Syndication | |
CBS | Beauty and the Beast "Dead of Winter" | Dallas "War and Love and the Whole Damned Thing " | Falcon Crest "Liar's Anonymous" | Local News | Syndication | |||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Something is Out There "Good Psychics are Out There" | Sonny Spoon "Deuce's Wild" | Miami Vice "Borrasca" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Danny DeVito, Richard Benjamin | |||||||
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee guests | Beverly Sassoon |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Murphy's Law "If You Can't Win, Shoot for a Tie" | Battle of the Network Stars | local news | syndication | ||||
CBS | Dirty Dancing "Poetry in Motion" | Raising Miranda "Home for the Holidays" | Simon and Simon "The Richer They Are, the Harder They Fall" | West 57th | local news | syndication | ||
Fox | The Reporters | Beyond Tomorrow | syndication | |||||
NBC | 227 "The Night They Arrested Santa Claus" | Amen "The Deacon's Donkey" | The Golden Girls "Scared Straight" | Empty Nest "Harry's Friend" | Hunter "Honorable Profession" | local news | syndication | |
SNL this week | Host: Kevin Kline Musical Guest:Bobby McFerrin |
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 (returns Dec 31) | It's a Living "Dot Casts Off" | Learning the Ropes (Returns December 16th) | She's the Sheriff "Love Hurts" | The Munsters Today "Professor Grandpa" | |||||
My Secret Identity "Forbidden Ground" | Webster "Doing Time at the Community Center" | Star Trek:The Next Generation "Elementary, Dear Data" | C.O.P.S (Returns January 16, 1989) | Friday the 13th (Returns in 1989) | |||||
MST3K | Superboy "Troubled Waters" | Starting From Scratch "Kate's Broken Heart" | War of the Worlds (Returns Dec 26) | Small Wonder "No Laughing Matter" | |||||
Mama's Family "Found Money" | Out of this World "Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind" | Twilight Zone "20/20 vision" | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "Teenagers from Dimension X" | Freddy's Nightmares "Rebel Without a Car" | |||||
Monsters "Sleeping Dragon" | The American Experience "That Rhythm, Those Blues" | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Kids Incorporated | Marvel Action Universe -Dino-Riders "Enter the Commandos" -Robo-Cop; the Animated Series "Into the Wilderness" | |||||
Rin Tin Tin: K9 Cop "Princess Rosa" | Yo!MTV Raps | Red Dwarf (Returns in 1989) | The Raccoons "The Artful Dodger!" | Kid's Court | |||||
Austin City Limits (returns in January 1989) | Danger Mouse (New Episodes in 1991) | Mr Wizard's World (Returns January 6th, 1989) | You Can't Do That on Television (would go on a retooling hiatus in 1988) | Star Search | |||||
Doctor Who (Returns December 14th) | T and T "Conspiracy" | Hee Haw co host: Jimmy Dean; Marie Osmond, Billy Joe Royal | Good Morning Miss Bliss "Love Letters" | The New Leave It To Beaver (Returns January 1, 1989) | |||||
GLOW (Returns January 20, 1989) | DuckTales (returns in March 1989) | Soul Train Levert,James D-Train Williams | Count Duckula "The Vampire Strikes Back!" | DeGrassi Jr High "He Ain't Heavy..." |