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
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 "Not Quite Human" | MacGyver "R" | Poltergeist (1982) | |||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder She Wrote "R" | Higher Ground (1988) | |||||
Fox | 21 Jump Street "R" | America's Most Wanted "R" | Married...With Children "R" | It's Gary Shandling's Show "R" | The Tracey Ullman Show "R" | Duet "R" | Syndication | |
NBC | Family Ties "R" | My Two Dads "R" | ...Whole Lot of Fun "Pilot" | The Man Who Wasn't There (1983) |
Network | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Monday Night Football Washington Redskins (20) at New York Giants (27) | Local News | Syndication | |||||
CBS | Newhart "R" | The Cavanaughs "Suggestive Dancing" | Kate and Allie "R" | Designing Women "R" | Magnum PI "R" | Local News | Syndication | |
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Alf "R" |
The Hogan Family "R" | Baby It's You (1983) | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | "R" | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Guest Host: Jay Leno; Holly Robinson, Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Alessandra Mussolini | |||||||
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 "Tickets Please" and "Some Kind of Woman" | Women of Valor (1986) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Matlock "R" | In the Heat of the Night "R" | Special: It isn't easy Being Teen | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Nanci Griffith, Richard Lewis, Janie Moore | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | "R" | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Convicted Murderer Jeffrey MacDonald | |||||||
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" | China Beach "R" | Local News | Syndication | |
CBS | Jake and the Fatman | The Equalizer | Wiseguy | Local News | Syndication | |||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Funny People | I Married a Centerfold (1984) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
David Letterman guests | Harvey Pekar, Florence Griffith Joyner | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Kirk Douglas, Ritch Shydner, The Temptations | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | Mickey Mantle, Cult Detectives | |||||||
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 | Racing With the Moon (1984) | Burning Questions: The Poisoning of America | Local News | Syndication | ||||
CBS | 48 Hours | Open Admissions(1988) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | Cosby Show "R" | Bob Hope Specials: Stand by for HNN: The Hope News Network | Cheers "R" | LA Law "R" | Local News | Syndication | ||
David Letterman guests | Marv Albert, Jack Cover, Peter Scolari, Bart Giamatti | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Buddy Hackett, Dana Delany | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | - | |||||||
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" | Saturday Morning Preview | ABC News special:Life After Death Row | 20/20 | Local News | Syndication | ||
CBS | Secret Witness (1988) | Run Til You Fall(1988) | Local News | Syndication | ||||
Fox | syndication | |||||||
NBC | TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes | Blacke's Magic | Miami Vice "R" | Local News | Syndication | |||
David Letterman guests | Howard Stern, Bob Costas, Chris Evert, Crowded House | |||||||
Johnny Carson guests | Jennifer Tilly, Randy Travis | |||||||
Late Show with Ross Shafer | trance channeler Dr. Peebles | |||||||
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 | College Football: Nebraska (28) at UCLA(41) | local news | syndication | |||||
CBS | First Impressions "Raymond vs The Computer" | Frank's Place "R" | College Football: Michigan(17) at Notre Dame(19) | local news | syndication | |||
Fox | The Reporters | Beyond Tomorrow | syndication | |||||
NBC | The Facts of Life "R | 227 "R" | The Golden Girls "R" | Baby Boom "Bring in Your Bad, Myrtle" | 68th Miss America: Gretchen Carlson; Minnesota | |||
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 Wizards | Pound Puppies | My Pet Monster | The Flintstone Kids | The Real Ghostbusters | The Bugs and Tweety Show | Animal Crack-Ups | 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 | US Open Tennis | |||
Fox | syndication programs | |||||||||
NBC | Kissyfur "R" | Gummi Bears "The Magnificent Seven Gummies" | Smurfs "Lost Smurf" & "Archives of Evil" | Alf "Flodust Adventures" | Alf Tales "Robin Hood" | Alvin and the Chipmunks "Dreamlighting" | Ed Grimley "Tall, Dark, and Hansom" | 2 hip 4 TV |
Charles in Charge (Returns Sept.17) | It's a Living (returns in October) | EMPTY SPACE | She's the Sheriff (returns in October) | EMPTY SPACE | ||||||
EMPTY SPACE | Webster (returns September 30th) | Star Trek:The Next Generation (returns in November) | EMPTY SPACE | Friday the 13th (Returns September 30) | ||||||
EMPTY SPACE | EMPTY SPACE | EMPTY SPACE | EMPTY SPACE | Small Wonder (returns September 17) | ||||||
Mama's Family (returns in September) | Out of this World (returns October) | EMPTY SPACE | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (returns October 8th) | EMPTY SPACE | ||||||
EMPTY SPACE | ThunderCats (returns September 5) | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Kids Incorporated | EMPTY SPACE | ||||||
EMPTY SPACE | EMPTY SPACE | Finders Keepers | EMPTY SPACE | EMPTY SPACE | ||||||
Austin City Limits (Returns Jan 16th) | Danger Mouse (New Episodes in 1991) | Mr Wizard's World (returns September 14th) | You Can't Do That on Television (would go on a retooling hiatus in 1988) | Star Search |