July 31-August 6, 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" | Obsessed with a Married Women (1985) | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder She Wrote "R" | Vital Signs(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 | Family Ties "R" | My Two Dads "R" | The Killing Fields (1984) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Monday Night Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates (7) at New York Mets (2) | Local News | Syndication | |||||
CBS | Blue Skies "Changes" | Newhart "R" | Designing Women "R" | Magnum PI "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Alf "R" | Hogan Family "R" | His Mistress (1984) | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Jeff Altman, Lynda Barry, Lyle Lovett, David Sanborn, Steve Ferrone | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Jay Leno; Chuck Norris, Joan Van Ark, Abigail Van Buren, Oak Ridge Boys | |||||||
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 "Fort Figueroa" | Johnny Mae Gibson: FBI(1986) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Matlock "R" | In the Heat of the Night "R" | NBC Summer Showcase "The Pension Cookie Jar" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Martin Short, Sally Love, Fats Domino | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | "R" | |||||||
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" | The Equalizer "R" | Wiseguy "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | J.J. Starbuck "R" | Funny People | St Elsewhere "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Tony Randall, Bob Short, Anthony Edwards | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Bill Murray, Jeff Cesario, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg | |||||||
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 | Impulse (1984) | Hothouse "Nancy" (part 2) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
CBS | 48 Hours | People Magazine | Cagney and Lacey "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Cosby Show "R" | A Different World "R" | Cheers "R" | Channel 99 "Pilot" | Night Court "R" | Night Court "R" | Local News | Syndication |
David Letterman guests | Don Rickles, Basia, Billy Scripture | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Paul Reiser, Mabel Hines Buck, Robben Ford | |||||||
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" | Perfect(1985) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes | Blacke's Magic | Miami Vice "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Jerry Hall, Steve Forbert | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Richard Pryor, Richard Jeni, Pete Fountain | |||||||
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" | Ohara "R" | Hotel "R" | local news | syndication | |||
CBS | Kate and Allie "R" | Frank's Place "R" | Preseason Football Los Angeles Raiders (10) at San Francisco 49ers (24) | local news | syndication | |||
Fox | The Reporters | Fox Special: Saturday Night at the Late Show guests Jessica Hahn and Koo Stark | syndication | |||||
NBC | The Facts of Life "R | 227 "R" | The Golden Girls "R" | Mama's Boy "Hamlet"(finale) | Hunter "R" | local news | syndication | |
SNL this week | "R" | |||||||
Disney Channel Original Movie | Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss |
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 "Run for the Rubies, Part Three" | DuckTales (returns in Nov) | Soul Train (Returns September 24th) | Empty | DeGrassi Jr High (returns November) |