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.
- The Iran-Contra Scandal
- AIDS
- Reaganomics
- The War on Drugs
- 80's rock music
- The Conservative Coalition
- The Crash of '87
- Business Consolidation/Mergers
- Outsourcing
- The Middle Eastern Crisis
- Glasnost
- NATO/Warsaw Pact
- The Computer Age
- Iran-Iraq War
- The Election system
- US Central American policy
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 "The Liberators"(1987) | MacGyver "R" | Bluffing It (1987) | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder She Wrote "R" | The 42nd Annual Tony Awards Best Play: M.Butterfly; Best Musical: Phantom of the Opera | |||||
Fox | 21 Jump Street "R" | America's Most Wanted "R" | Married...with Children "R" | It's Garry Shandling's Show "R" | Duet "R" | Tracey Ullman Show "R" | Werewolf "R" | |
NBC | The Incredible Ida Early | Family Ties "R" | My Two Dads "R" | Short Circuit (1986) | ||||
Disney Channel Original Movie | Night Train to Kathmandu |
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 Yankees (2) vs Red Sox (3) or Astros (10) vs Dodgers (4) | Local News | Syndication | |||||
CBS | Kate and Allie "R" | Newhart "R" | Eisenhower and Lutz "Pride and Prejudice" | Cagney and Lacey "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Alf "R" | Valerie's Family "R" | Can You Feel Me Dancing (1986) | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th) | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Jay Leno;Marilu Henner, Cathy Guisewite | |||||||
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" | Perfect Strangers "R" | Moonlighting "R" | thirtysomething "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||
CBS | Houston Knights "The Jungle Fighter" | NBA Finals Game 1 Lakers (93) vs Pistons (105) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Matlock "R" | A Letter to Three Wives (1985) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
David Letterman guests | no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th) | |||||||
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 (finale) | China Beach "Chao Ong" | Local News | Syndication | |
CBS | Jake and the Fatman "R" | The Equalizer "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Highway to Heaven "R" | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd "Here's what happened to that earring you lost" | Sara "R" | The Bronx Zoo "When I Paint my Masterpiece" | Local News | Syndication | ||
David Letterman guests | no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th) | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | David Brinkley, Chuck Berry | |||||||
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 | The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979) | <Local News | Syndication | |||||
CBS | 48 Hours "Gold Medal Fever" | NBA Finals Game 2: Lakers (108) vs Pistons (96) | 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 | no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th) | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Seinfeld, Andre Agassi | |||||||
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" | 20/20 10th anniversary special | Local News | Syndication | |||
CBS | Beauty and the Beast "R" | Under the Influence (1986) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes | Sonny Spoon "R" | Miami Vice "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th) | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Don Yesso, Basia | |||||||
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 | Probe "R" | O'Hara "R" | Spenser: For Hire "R" | local news | syndication | |||||
CBS | High Mountain Rangers "R" | Tour of Duty "R" | Special:Cronkite at Large | local news | syndication | |||||
Fox | Freedomfest: 70th Birthday celebration for Nelson Mandela | syndication | ||||||||
NBC | The Facts of Life "R | 227 "R" | The Golden Girls "R" | Amen "R" | Hunter "R" | local news | syndication | |||
SNL this week | SNL is over for the season, writer's strike started on March 7th |
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 June 25th) | 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 July 2nd) | |||||
Tales from the Darkside (Returns June 19th) | 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 in July) | 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 "Private Eyes" | Hee Haw (Returns October 1st) | Empty | The New Leave It To Beaver (Returns October 2nd) | |||||
GLOW (Returns June 17th) | DuckTales (returns in Nov) | Soul Train (Returns June 18th) | Empty | DeGrassi Jr High (returns November) |